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Description

ecCodes is 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, which will be introduced in the module.

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

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