convert grib2 to binary format with wgrib2

[Wesley Ebisuzaki]

Hi,

In a grib file, the fields can be in any order. With a binary file,
GrADS expects
the fields to be in a specific order. In grib, a missing field is just
not there. In
a binary file, a missing field is an array of missing values.
It is possible rearrange the order of the grib records and to add the
missing fields,
but why?

Wesley Ebisuzaki

P.Romero wrote:
>
> I have questions about converting my grib2 data to binary:
>
> I tried running “wgrib2 mygrib2file.grb2 –bin mydata.bin”, which
> created a very large binary file.
>
> I then tried to use my existing .ctl file (that I had created with
> g2ctl.pl), and modify it to point to the new binary file.
>
> This seemed to work, grads didn’t complain when I tried to load the
> control file.
>
> However, when I tried to plot something, the values were completely off.
>
>
> Whats the correct way to export a grib2 file to binary using wgrib2 &
> create a proper .ctl file for this binary file?
>
> Please help,
>
> Thanks,
>
> P.Romero
>