GRB File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
Full Name GRIB (GRIdded Binary) Meteorological Data File
Primary Usage Meteorological data storage
MIME Type application/x-grib
File Extension(s) .grb, .grib
Format Type Binary
Developed by World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Compression Lossless
Multi-dimensional Data Yes
Supports Metadata Yes
Data Representation Grid-based
Usability Weather prediction, climate data analysis
Modification Date Encoding Included within file metadata
Geospatial Information Embedded
Versioning GRIB1 and GRIB2
Standardization ISO 19115 and WMO
Typical File Size Varies widely, often large (MB to GB)
Efficiency High (optimized for large datasets)
Interoperability Good with meteorological and GIS software
Encoding Binary, with various encoding schemes for data compression
Accessibility Readable by specialized software or libraries (e.g., wgrib, wgrib2, pygrib)