The aim of this course is to introduce students to GRIB/BUFR decoding and encoding with ecCodes : A package developed by ECMWF which provides an application programming interface and a set of tools for decoding and encoding GRIB and BUFR messages.
Note: The version of the ecCodes software used for this training course is now released (v2.10.0). Please see here.
Pre-course programme
A list of pre-course activities is indicated below. Please note that these activities are integral part of the course and by completing them you will be able to get the most benefit out of the training week.
- Introduce yourself to the other course participants and to the lecturers (click here to go to the forum).
- Please complete the following modules:
GRIB ecoding/decoding:
ecCodes: decoding with GRIB tools
ecCodes: manipulating GRIB data with tools and API
BUFR encoding/decoding:
ecCodes: introduction to BUFR decoding
- Post here your reflections on the modules and any concepts that you would like to review during the face to face version of the course.
PLEASE NOTE: the course starts at 9.30am on Monday 4th February 2019, and finishes at 17.00 on Thursday 8th February 2019.
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Other online resources are available here
Lectures from the course: Download the 2018 lectures from here (GRIB) and here (BUFR)