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https://confluence-test.ecmwf.int/display/ECC/Frequently+Asked+Questions
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Is ecCodes thread-safe - ecCodes FAQ — Great care has been taken to ensure this. Note: the package needs to be built with either Pthreads (POSIX Threads) or OpenMP support.
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Keys and their types - ecCodes GRIB FAQ — Some keys like shortName are strings (native type "string") and it doesn't make any sense to set them as an integer or float as they are not possible values for the key.
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grib_to_netcdf: skips Control Forecast when I convert Ensemble Forecast data - ecCodes GRIB FAQ — If you have a file with both Control and Perturbed forecasts, grib_to_netcdf will only convert the pf. Normally from 51 members in the GRIB file, only 50 appear in the netCDF.
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grib_to_netcdf: Why do I get the error "Wrong number of fields... Try using the -T option" - ecCodes GRIB FAQ — You try to retrieve data from the ECMWF data archive in netCDF format but the retrieval fails with this message
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What happens when I set the packingType to grid_jpeg on a GRIB1 message - ecCodes GRIB FAQ — Actually nothing! JPEG packing is not supported for GRIB edition 1 but rather than fail, the library leaves the message as is.
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How do I use an OR condition (logical disjunction) in a where clause - ecCodes GRIB FAQ — For example in grib_get you may want to show all messages which have a level of 100, 150 or 200.
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Creating your own local definitions - ecCodes GRIB FAQ — Local definitions are required when one needs to store information which is not part of the standard GRIB header. This might be local parameters or local definitions.
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