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GRDHDR
GRDHDR is a list of the valid grid header flags, separated by
slashes.
Horizontal Remap Type / Directional Grid Type
The values in GRDHDR are set in the header array of the grid
stored in a GEMPAK data file. The values for horizontal remap
type define how the grid is to be interpolated to a new
navigation. The directional grid type flag identifies grids
that are direction grids and therefore must be handled differently
when interpolated from one navigation to another.
The Horizontal Remap Type has values 0, 1 or 2 defined as the
following:
0 = Regular area averaging for continuous gribs
1 = Discrete field, use nearest neighbor
2 = Force bilinear interpolation
The Directional Grid Type has values 0, 1, or 2 defined as the
following:
0 = NOT a directional field
1 = IS a directional field in degrees
2 = IS a directional field in radians
If any flag is not given by the user, the value is set to a
default of 0.
The setting of the grid header elements is done automatically
by programs like NAGRIB and the objective analysis programs.
GDMOD may be used to change the setting of the grid header
elements. The header elements are all zero for grids created
prior to the introduction of the remapping capability.