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pygrib_open_grib_file_select_message_extract_coordinates.py
pythonThis quickstart demonstrates how to open a GRIB file, select specific data messag
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pygrib_open_grib_file_select_message_extract_coordinates.py
1import pygrib
2
3# Open the GRIB file
4grbs = pygrib.open('sampledata/flux.grb')
5
6# Select the first GRIB message matching the name 'Precipitable water'
7grb = grbs.select(name='Precipitable water')[0]
8
9# Extract data values, latitudes, and longitudes
10data = grb.values
11lats, lons = grb.latlons()
12
13# Print some metadata and the shape of the data
14print(grb)
15print(data.shape, lats.min(), lats.max(), lons.min(), lons.max())
16
17# Close the file
18grbs.close()