GRIB API: Library and Tools – Training Course 2015

Tuesday 24 February

1. GRIB API Introduction
2. GRIB API: Tools
   
   • Introduction to the grib_api command-line tools
   • Obtaining information about the grib_api installation with grib_info
   • Inspecting the content of GRIB files with grib_count,  grib_ls and grib_dump
3. GRIB API: Keys
4. GRIB API: Tools
   
   • Comparing the content of GRIB messages with grib_compare
   • Printing data values with grib_get_data
   • Using grib_get
   • Copying GRIB messages with grib_copy
   • Making simple modifications to the GRIB header information with grib_set

Wednesday 25 February

1. GRIB API: Fortran, C, Python APIs - Part 1
   
   • Overview of the API
   • Using the API functions with Fortran, C and Python
   • Practicals 
2. GRIB API: Advanced tools
   
   • Basic features of grib_filter
   • Conversion from GRIB to NetCDF with grib_to_netcdf

Thursday 26 February

1. GRIB API: Fortran, C, python APIs - Part 2
   • Use of the indexing routines
   • Practicals 
2. GRIB API: Python interface
3. GRIB API: Advanced topics I
   
   • Packing

Friday 27 February

1. GRIB API: Advanced topics II
   • Parameter database
   • Conversion from GRIB 1 to GRIB 2
   • Local adaptation - how to define your own local parameters