-Sec_len¶

Introduction¶

Grib2 messages (records) are comprised of 9 sections (0-8). Sections 0 and 8 are 16 and 4 bytes long, respectively. When the message contains submessages, each submessage contains 9 sections but some of the sections can be shared with the other submessages. The -Set_late option shows the length of each section except for sections 0 and 8.

Usage¶

-Sec_len

Examples¶

$ wgrib2 small.grb2 -Sec\_len
1:0:Sec size msg=188 id(1)=21 local(2)=0 grid(3)=72 product(4)=37 data-rep(5)=21 bitmap(6)=6 data(7)=11

  The size of the grib message is 188 bytes.
  Section 1 is 21
  Section 2 is missing and not used
  Section 3 is 72
  Section 4 is 37
  Section 5 is 21
  Section 6 is 6
  Section 7 is 11