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definitions/bufr/tables/[masterTableNumber]/local/[localTablesVersionNumber]/[bufrHeaderCentre]/[bufrHeaderSubCentre]
e.g. definitions/bufr/tables/0/local/101/98/0/ (98 is for ecmwf)
The environment variable ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH can be set to locate local BUFR tables. This is similar to how the PATH environment variable works in Unix, it is a list of directories separated by colons (":"):
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