ecCodes: BUFR data decoding and encoding software

The aim of this course is to introduce students to ecCodes: A package developed by ECMWF which provides an application programming interface and a set of tools for decoding and encoding BUFR messages.

Note: The version of the ecCodes software used for this training course is now released. See here.

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	Monday 6th March	Tuesday 7th March	Wednesday 8th March	Thursday 9th March
9:30 - 11:00		BUFR tools basics: codes_info bufr_count bufr_dump bufr_ls bufr_get Slides Shahram Najm	Decoding with Fortran & Python part 1 Slides Marijana Crepulja	copy data from one BUFR to another keys iterator new python interface bufr_dump producing code Slides Enrico Fucile
Tea and Coffee
11:30 - 13:00		bufr_compare bufr_copy bufr_set Slides bufr_filter syntax and basic usage Slides Shahram Najm	Decoding with Fortran & Python part 2 Slides Marijana Crepulja	Installation with CMake Slides GTS headers METAR Slides Shahram Najm Enrico Fucile 12:50 Q&A session
Lunch
14:00 - 15:15	14:00 Welcome Anna Ghelli WMO Manual on Codes BUFR structure BUFR tables Operators, bitmap, replication... Slides Enrico Fucile	bufr_filter advanced topics part 1 encoding/decoding subset selection Slides Roberto Ribas	Encoding with Fortran & Python part 1 Slides Marijana Crepulja
Tea and Coffee
15:45 - 17:00	Slides Enrico Fucile	bufr_filter advanced topics part 2 delayed replication bit maps Slides Extras Roberto Ribas	Encoding with Fortran & Python part 2 Slides Marijana Crepulja

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Recommended reading

Lecture notes: ecCodes: GRIB and BUFR decoding and encoding software

Events during the week

Tea and coffees: 11.00-11.30 am and 15.15 to 15.45 pm

Lunch: 13.00 to 14.00

Training course participants and lecturers

6th - 9th March 2017

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