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2CNVGRIB1TO2(1)              General Commands Manual             CNVGRIB1TO2(1)
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NAME

7       cnvgrib1to2 - Convert a GRIB1 file to GRIB2 format
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SYNOPSIS

11       cnvgrib1tos21 <grib1filename> <grib2filename> [packing_scheme]
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DESCRIPTION

15       This  command (from the pygrib package) converts a GRIB1 formatted file
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18       GRIB is a file format defined for meteorological data  defined  by  the
19       WMO (World Meteorological Organisation).  It is commonly used in meteo‐
20       rology to store historical and forecast weather data.
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OPTIONS

24       This program takes an optional packing_scheme which may be one of:
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36       The default is 'grid_jpeg'
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EXIT STATUS

40       0      if OK or if the program did not start due to a wrong  number  of
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AUTHORS

47       Jeffrey Whitaker <jeffrey.s.whitaker@noaa.gov> wrote the code.
48       Alastair McKinstry <mckinstry@debian.org> wrote this man page
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SEE ALSO

52       Related  tools are cnvgrib2to1, grib_list and grib_repack which are all
53       based on the more general python module pygrib and the c-library  grib‐
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