the 16 byte metadata section
Discipline Table 0.0
Edition number - 2 for GRIB2
GRIB string encoded
Total length of GRIB message in octets (All sections)
Length of GRIB section (Always 16 for Section 0)
Name of Grib section
Number of GRIB section
SECTION 0 - INDICATOR SECTION
Description
This section serves to identify the start of the record in a human readable form, indicate the total length of the message, and indicate the Edition number of GRIB used to construct or encode the message. For GRIB2, this section is always 16 octets long.
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