GRIB2 - PRODUCT DEFINITION TEMPLATE 4.0

Analysis or forecast at a horizontal level or in
a horizontal layer at a point in time

Created 09/21/2007


Octet No. Contents
10
Parameter category (see Code table 4.1)
11
Parameter number (see Code table 4.2)
12
Type of generating process (see Code table 4.3)
13
Background generating process identifier (defined by originating centre)
14
Analysis or forecast generating process identified (see Code ON388 Table A)
15-16
Hours of observational data cutoff after reference time (see Note)
17
Minutes of observational data cutoff after reference time (see Note)
18
Indicator of unit of time range (see Code table 4.4)
19-22
Forecast time in units defined by octet 18
23
Type of first fixed surface (see Code table 4.5)
24
Scale factor of first fixed surface
25-28
Scaled value of first fixed surface
29
Type of second fixed surfaced (see Code table 4.5)
30
Scale factor of second fixed surface
31-34
Scaled value of second fixed surfaces


Notes:

  Hours greater than 65534 will be coded as 65534


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