Element | Contents | ecCodes keys |
---|---|---|
1 | Data representation type (see WMO code table 6) = 5 | gridType |
2 | Number of points along X-axis. | Nx Ni |
3 | Number of points along Y-axis. | Ny Nj |
4 | Latitude of the first grid point. | latitudeOfFirstGridPointInDegrees*1000 |
5 | Longitude of the first grid point. | longitudeOfFirstGridPointInDegrees*1000 |
6 | Reserved. Set to 0. (Resolution flag is not applicable to polar stereographic.) | |
7 | Orientation of the grid, ie the longitude of the meridian which is parallel to the Y-axis along which latitude increases as the Y-coordinate increases. | orientationOfTheGrid |
8 | Reserved. Set to 0. | |
9 | X-direction grid length. | xDirectionGridLengthInMetres |
10 | Y-direction grid length. | yDirectionGridLengthInMetres |
11 | Scanning mode flag (see WMO code table 8) | |
12 | Zero | |
13 | Projection centre flag: | projectionCenterFlag |
14-16 | Reserved. Set to 0. | |
17 | 0 Regular grid. | gridType |
18 | Earth flag: | earthIsOblate |
19 | Components flag. Valid values are: | uvRelativeToGrid |
20-22 | Reserved. Set to 0. |
Grid lengths are in metres, at the 60-degree parallel nearest to the pole on the projection plane.