Degrib: Links

• Data Locations
  • GRIB2
  • GRIB1
• Creators of GRIB2
  • NDFD / NDGD
  • NCEP / HPC
• Programs that use degrib output files.
• Specifications
  • GRIB2
  • Other
• Libraries
  • GRIB2
  • Other libraries used by degrib.
• Extra: MS-Windows Utilities
• Related government sites

Data Locations: GRIB2

• National Digital Forecast Database
  • http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.conus/
  • ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndfd/AR.conus/
  • Custom Grids: http://weather.gov/ndfd/select_grib.php
• National Digital Guidance Database
  • http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndgd/AR.conus/
  • ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/ST.expr/DF.gr2/DC.ndgd/AR.conus/
• Old Weather
  • Archived NDFD Data: http://has.ncdc.noaa.gov/pls/plhas/HAS.FileAppSelect?datasetname=9959
  • Archived Model Data: http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/
  • Past Weather 1: http://www.noaa.gov/pastweather.html
  • Past Weather 2: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
• Global 0.5 degree grid
  • GFS Model: http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/SL.us008001/ST.opnt/MT.gfs_CY.00/RD.20121010/PT.grid_DF.gr2/
  • ETA Model: http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/SL.us008001/ST.opnt/MT.eta_CY.00/RD.20121010/PT.grid_DF.gr2/

Data Locations: GRIB1

• MOS (Model Output Statistic) Guidance http://weather.gov/mdl/synop/products.shtml
  • AVN MOS (short range GFS) (CONUS): http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/SL.us008001/DF.gr1/DC.mos/DS.mavcns/RD.20121010/
  • MRF MOS (long range GFS) (CONUS): http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/SL.us008001/DF.gr1/DC.mos/DS.mexcns/RD.20121010/
  • ETA MOS (CONUS): http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/SL.us008001/DF.gr1/DC.mos/DS.metcns/RD.20121010/
• GFS model http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/products/gfs/
  • http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/MT.gfs_CY.00/RD.20121010/PT.grid_DF.gr1/
• ETA model http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/products/eta/
  • http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/MT.eta_CY.00RD.20121010/PT.grid_DF.gr1/
• RUC2 model http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/products/ruc2/
  • http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/SL.us008001/ST.opnl/MT.ruc_CY.00/RD.20121010/PT.grid_DF.gr1/
• NCEP Products http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/products/
  • ECMWF model ftp://ftpprd.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/mrf/prod/ecmwf.20121010/
  • UKMET model ftp://ftpprd.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/mrf/prod/ukmet.20121010/

Creators of GRIB2: NDFD / NDGD

• Meteorological Development Laboratory: http://weather.gov/mdl
• National Digital Forecast Database: http://weather.gov/ndfd/
• NDFD Graphical Forecasts: http://weather.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/
• NDGD Graphical Forecasts (currently just Air Quality): http://weather.gov/aq/
• NDFD Verification: http://weather.gov/ndfd/verification/


NDFD / NDGD GRIB2 Customization:

• NDFD use of GRIB2: http://weather.gov/datamgmt/doc/GRIB2_encoding.html
• NDFD WMO Heading Reference: http://weather.gov/datamgmt/doc/ndfdref.html

Creators of GRIB2: NCEP / HPC

• National Centers for Environmental Prediction: http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/
• Hydrometeorological Prediction Center: http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
• HPC Experimental Products: http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/exp2.shtml
• HPC Graphical Forecasts: http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/5km_grids/5km_gridsbody.html


NCEP / HPC GRIB2 Customization:

• Main NCEP GRIB2 Page: http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/grib2/
• NCEP Local parameter table: http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/grib2/GRIB2_parmeter_conversion_table.html
• NCEP originating "sub Center" definition table: http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/on388/tablec.html

Programs that use degrib output files.

• Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) (Free): http://grads.iges.org/grads/grads.html
• ESRI ArcExplorer (Free): http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/

Specifications: GRIB2

• WMO GRIB2 Document FM92-X11 GRIB http://www.wmo.ch/pages/prog/www/WMOCodes/GRIB.html
• WMO Common Code Tables (Table C-1 = originating "Center" table) http://www.wmo.ch/pages/prog/www/WMOCodes/OperationalCodes.html (See Common Code Tables)
• WMO Codes http://www.wmo.ch/pages/prog/www/WMOCodes.html

Specifications: Other

• ESRI shapefile specification: http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf
• NetCDF CF convention: http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cms/eaton/cf-metadata/index.html
• FGDC specification for meta data files:http://www.fgdc.gov/fgdc/fgdc.html
• FGDC specification for meta data files:http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/geospatial-metadata-standards#whatstandard

Libraries: GRIB2

• National Center for Environmental Prediction's (NCEP) GRIB2 Decoder library: http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/grib2/

Libraries: Other libraries used by degrib.

• "emapf" - Conformal Map Projection Library: http://www.arl.noaa.gov/HYSPLIT_cmapf.php
• "zlib" - gzip Compression Library: http://www.gzip.org/zlib/
• "libpng" - png Compression Library: http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
• "jpeg2000" - JPEG 2000 Compression Library: http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper/
• NetCDF Specifications: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/
• Tcl/Tk: http://www.tcl.tk/
• Tcl/Tk (version 8.3.2): ftp://ftp.tcl.tk/pub/tcl/tcl8_3/

Extra: MS-Windows Utilities

• Cygwin (aka UNIX on top of MS-Windows): http://cygwin.com
• MinGW (Minimalist GNU For Windows) - free compiler: http://www.mingw.org
• Howto compile with no cygwin1.dll dependence: http://www.nanotech.wisc.edu/%7Ekhan/software/gnu-win32/mno-cygwin-howto.txt
  
  
• Freeman installer - Creates MS-Windows installation programs: http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?500000003082
• MS-Windows uncompression utility: http://www.winzip.com/

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