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Description

The aim of this tutorial is to introduce ecFlow functionalities by building a simple suite. Complexity is introduced gradually.

Each page of the online tutorial introduces a new concept and provides a list of exercises to complete. Links to relevant ecFlow documentation is also provided.

Learning objectives

By the end of the module, participants will be familiar with ecFlow functionalities and will be able to build simple suites.

Audience

Technical staff, IT developers

Link to module

ecFlow tutorial

Description

ECMWF has developed ecCodes: an application program interface developed for decoding and encoding messages in GRIB. ecCodes relies on a useful set of command line tools to provide quick access to the messages.

Learning objectives

By the end of the module, participants will be familiar with a set of command line tools which provide an easy way to access and modify information contained in a GRIB messages. More specifically:

• Understanding the use of ecCodes and obtaining information about its installation

• Inspecting the content of GRIB files 

• Printing data values from GRIB messages 

• Comparing the content of GRIB messages 

• Copying GRIB messages 

• Making simple modifications to the GRIB header information 

Audience

Programmers and researchers who need to decode ECMWF data to use it in their applications

Link to module

https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/OPTR/ecCodes%3A+GRIB+and+BUFR+data+decoding+and+encoding+software?preview=/55128009/55128086/ecCodes_grib_tools.pdf

https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/OPTR/ecCodes%3A+GRIB+and+BUFR+data+decoding+and+encoding+software?preview=/55128009/55128630/eccodes-grib-tools2-2016.pdf

Practical: https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/OPTR/Solutions+for+GRIB+tools+compare+practicals

Practical: https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/display/OPTR/Solutions+to+GRIB+tools+modify+practicals