eccodes: Libraries for encoding/decoding weather related data formats
Overview of package
| Package: | eccodes |
|---|---|
| Description: | Libraries for encoding/decoding weather related data formats |
| For more information: | https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/ECC/ecCodes+Home |
| Categories: | SoftwareDevelopment DataFormat Meteorology |
| License: | OpenSource (Apache License v2.0) |
General Usage
ecCodes is a library and set of tools for encoding and decoding messages in various data file formats used in meteorology. In particular, it supports the formats:
- WMO FM-92 GRIB edition 1 and edition 2
- WMO FM-94 BUFR edition 3 and edition 4
- WMO GTS abbreviated header (only decoding)
The following environmental variables have been defined:
- $ECCODES_ROOT has been set to the root of the eccodes installation
- $ECCODES_LIBDIR points to the directory containing the libraries
- $ECCODES_INCDIR points to the directory containing the header files
You will probably wish to use these by adding the following flags to your compilation command (e.g. to CFLAGS in your Makefile):
- -I$ECCODES_INCDIR
and the following flags to your link command (e.g. LDFLAGS in your Makefile):
- -L$ECCODES_LIBDIR -Wl,-rpath,$ECCODES_LIBDIR
Available versions by cluster
This section lists the available versions of the package eccodeson the UMD HPC clusters.
Versions available on the Zaratan cluster
| Version | Module tags | CPU(s) optimized for | GPU ready? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.21.0 | 2.21.0 | zen, zen2 | Yes |
| 2.25.0 | 2.25.0 | icelake, x86_64, zen2 | Yes |