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The value 9 should be used when testing and 8 for operational data.

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Deterministic and

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ensemble data assimilation forecasts

Two types of datasets are expected for UERRA - outputs from deterministic and ensemble data assimiliation systems. How they should be encoded in GRIB2 is shown below.

Control and perturbed forecasts are identified in section 1 and 4. The following tables explains how to code them in GRIB2:

Both systems - deterministic and ensemble DA (analysis or forecast products)
Section 1
Octets Example perturbedAnalysis productsForecast productsExample control
21typeOfProcessedData01
Deterministic system (both analysis and forecast products)
Section 4
Octets 

Analysis and Forecast products (instantaneous)

Analysis and Forecast products (statisticially processed = accumulated/min/max values )

8-9productDefinitionTemplateNumber

0

Analysis or forecast at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time (grib2/tables/17/4.0.table))

8

(Average, accumulation, extreme values or other statistically processed values at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer in a continuous or non-continuous time interval (grib2/tables/17/4.0.table))

Ensembe DA system (both analysis and forecast products)
Section 4
Octets 

Analysis and Forecast products (instantaneous)

Analysis and Forecast products (statisticially processed = accumulated/min/max values )

8-9productDefinitionTemplateNumber

1

(Individual ensemble forecast, control and perturbed, at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time  (grib2/tables/17/4.0.table))

11

(Individual ensemble forecast, control and perturbed, at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer, in a continuous or non-continuous time interval (grib2/tables/17/4.0.table))

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= = 0
Ensemble (section 4, template 4.61)
Octets Example perturbedExample controlfor 2nd eps member of ensemble with 4 members (0/1/2/3)
35type of ensemble forecast= 255 (missing) 255 (missing) 
36perturbation number= 72
37number of forecasts in ensemble= 514= 51

3) Time component

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of GRIB2 definition

 

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Examples of GRIB2 files

Control Perturbed
 
 real-timere-forecast
Daily average  Control  PerturbedControl Perturbed
Accumulations  Control  PerturbedControl  Perturbed
Instantaneous  Control  PerturbedControl Perturbed
Maximum over the last 6 hours  Control  PerturbedControl Perturbed
deterministicensemble DA
Accumulations  
Instantaneous  
Maximum since previous post-processing  
Minimum since previous post-processing 
Parameter on soil level 
Parameter on soil layer Minimum over the last 6 hours  Control Perturbed