GRIB
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GRIB (GRIdded Binary) is a mathematically concise data format commonly used in meteorology to store historical and forecasted weather data. It is standardized by the World Meteorological Organization’s Commission for Basic Systems, known under number GRIB FM 92-IX, described in WMO Manual on Codes No.306. Currently there are two versions of GRIB, [first edition] (current sub-version is 2) is used operationaly world-wide by all meteorological centers, for Numerical Weather Prediction output (NWP). A newer generation was introduced, known as GRIB [second edition], but it is used only by few centers and in many cases not for operational broadcast. Some of the second-generation GRIB are used for derived product distributed in Eumetcast of Meteosat Second Generation.
GRIB superseded the Aeronatical Data Format (ADF).
See also
- Common Data Format (CDF)
- Hierarchical Data Format (HDF)
- netCDF
External links
- http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/on388/
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