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Input general GRIB DATA

Below is an extract from the pregrid.csh file. Listed are the settings you need to change / pay attention to.

# For ALL GRIB data (excluding NCEP GDAS data) use the keyword GRIB for SDC3D/SRCSST/SRCSNOW/SRCSOIL
set SRC3D = GRIB     # Many GRIB-format datasets

# Tell the script where the data files are, and that you called them (wild card permitted)
set InFiles = ( ${DataDir}/myGRIB* )

# If a Vtable does not already exist, create one for your data - ALL GRIB DATA MUST HAVE Vtables
set VT3D = ( grib.misc/Vtable.my3D )
set VTSST = ( grib.misc/Vtable.mySST )
set VTSNOW = ( grib.misc/Vtable.mySNOW )
set VTSOIL = ( grib.misc/Vtable.mySOIL )     

Check the contents of your GRIB input analysis files to ensure the Vtable GRIB Codes correspond to the GRIB codes in the analysis files. For example, the list below was generated from a FNL GRIB file. The kpds5 and kpds6 values ar the ones used in the Vtables. TMP:   kpds5=11:  kpds6=112: 0-10 cm down TMP:   kpds5=11:  kpds6=112: 10-200 cm down SOILW: kpds5=144: kpds6=112: 0-10 cm down SOILW: kpds5=144: kpds6=112: 10-200 cm down ICEC:  kpds5=91:  kpds6=1:   sfc LAND:  kpds5=81:  kpds6=1:   sfc HGT:   kpds5=7:   kpds6=1:   sfc

WMO guides for GRIB Version 1