Specification of the target format.


MARS

This keyword is not supported by the full MARS client available on ECMWF computers.

Using the Web API client fields can be retrieved in NetCDF format, rather than in GRIB, by specifying 

format=netcdf

Dissemination

Specifies the format of the dissemination files.

format=<value>

Valid formats are:

ValueNote
grib

GRIB 1 format, for all non LEVT=ML data

grib2GRIB 2 format, for all LEVT=ML data
bufrBUFR format, for weather parameters and tropical cyclone trajectory forecasts