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[IDV #SII-492455]: IDV - ECMWF model levels -> pressure levels

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  • Subject: [IDV #SII-492455]: IDV - ECMWF model levels -> pressure levels
  • Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:31:08 -0700
Hi HP-

> > Yes, I can confirm that these are GRIB 1 files.  An octal dump (od -c)
> > of the file you sent shows:
> >
> > 0000000   G   R   I   B  \0 020   n 001  \0  \0   4 200   b 200 377 200
> >
> > where the 001 is version 1 of grib.  I've also received a similar
> > question about these files from another user.
> 
> That is convincing, of course. I do not have high hopes that ECMWF will
> change these data sets to GRIB2 soon. However, they are offering
> different grid setting but not one seems to be adequate. What do you
> understand exactly under a regular grid?

It has to be a regular projection (xy -> lat/lon).  We do not support
the thinned or tiled grids.

Is the archive you are accessing publicly available?  If so, what
is the URL?

Don

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: SII-492455
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Emergency
Status: Open