GRIB
GRIB ( English GRIdded Binary as an abbreviation for version 1 , General Regularly-distributed Information in Binary form as an abbreviation for version 2) is a standardized, compressed binary data format that is commonly used in meteorology to provide historical and forecast weather data to save. It is based on a rectangular grid whose grid points the geographic coordinates are known. The standard is defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) for basic systems, known under the number GRIB FM 92-IX, described in the WMO Manual, code no.306 .
This format is of practical importance for weather and current forecasts in shipping and for sports sailors as well as in air traffic control (transmission of high-altitude wind forecasts).
Web links
- Edition 1 documentation
- Flow calculations by the BSH
- zyGrib - GRIB File Viewer / Graphic display of weather data
- Receipt of sea weather data
- WMO Manual on Codes, International Codes, Volume I.2, Part B - Binary Codes
Individual evidence
- ↑ WMO Manual on Codes, International Codes, Volume I.2, Part B - Binary Codes. 2010, accessed April 7, 2016 .