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### START OF HEADER
### This file is created by Deltares
### All text on a line behind the first # is parsed as commentary
### Additional commments
FileVersion      =    1.0                                                # Version of meteo input file, to check if the new file format is used (1.0)
meteotype        =    spiderweb                                          # Type of meteo input file: curvi, arcinfo or spiderweb 
NODATA_value     =    -999.000                                           # Value used for undefined or missing data
n_cols           =    400                                                # Number of columns used for wind datafield
n_rows           =    16                                                 # Number of rows used for wind datafield
spw_radius       =    600000.00                                          # Radius of spiderweb (in units specified in rad_unit)
spw_rad_unit     =    m                                                  # Unit of radius 
n_quantity       =    3                                                  # Number of quantities prescribed in the file
quantity1        =    wind_speed                                         # Name of quantity1
quantity2        =    wind_from_direction                                # Name of quantity2
quantity3        =    air_pressure_drop                                  # Name of quantity3
unit1            =    m s-1                                              # Unit of quantity1
unit2            =    degree                                             # Unit of quantity2
unit3            =    Pa                                                 # Unit of quantity3
### END OF HEADER
TIME             =    0 minutes since 2004-01-03 11:02:00 +01:00         # Fixed format: <time> <time unit> "since" <date> <time> <time zone> 
x_spw_eye        =    115.4                                              # Xcoordinate of cyclone eye (Spiderweb centre) at specified TIME 
y_spw_eye        =    18.9                                               # Ycoordinate of cyclone eye (Spiderweb centre) at specified TIME 
p_drop_spw_eye   =    5300                                               # Pressure drop at cyclone eye (Spiderweb centre) at specified TIME 
 1.388999       1.388999       1.388999       1.388999       1.388999      1.388999       1.388999       1.388999       1.388999       1.388999    
 155.0000       346.2500       357.5000       8.750000       20.00000      31.25000       42.50000       53.75000       65.00000       76.25000    
 5300.000       5300.000       5300.000       5300.000       5300.000      5300.000       5300.000       5300.000       5300.000       5300.000    
TIME             =    1440 minutes since 2004-01-03 11:02:00 +01:00      # Fixed format: <time> <time unit> "since" <date> <time> <time zone> 
x_spw_eye        =    114.4000                                           # Xcoordinate of cyclone eye (Spiderweb centre) at specified TIME 
y_spw_eye        =    18.90000                                           # Ycoordinate of cyclone eye (Spiderweb centre) at specified TIME          
p_drop_spw_eye   =    5300.000                                           # Pressure drop at cyclone eye (Spiderweb centre) at specified TIME 
 2.435253       2.435253       2.435253       2.435253       2.435253      2.435253       2.435253       2.435253       2.435253       2.435253    
 65.01978       75.11859       85.25320       95.45370       105.7529      116.1833       126.7762       137.5612       148.5649       159.8090    
 5298.544       5298.544       5298.544       5298.544       5298.544      5298.544       5298.544       5298.544       5298.544       5298.544

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  • Explanation of the data to grid conversion for separate curvi-linear grids.

The first_data_value keyword is used to determine the starting point on the grid. The first_data_value is the first value that is read in the meteo file, i.e. the upper left value in a datablock. The keyword has 4 possible values:

grid_llcorner, meaning m = 1, n = 1 (on the curvilinear grid)
grid_lrcorner, meaning m = mmax, n = 1 ( " )
grid_ulcorner, meaning m = 1, n = nmax ( " )
grid_urcorner, meaning m = mmax, n = nmax ( " )

The data_row keyword is then used to determine the direction of placing the data on the grid, i.e. data_row = grid_column means that a row that is read in the meteo file becomes a column in the array on the grid (so fixed m, increasing n).

Example:

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first_data_value = grid_ll_corner
data_row = grid_column

means:
The first read value (top left) of the meteofile coincides with the point (1,1) on the grid. The first row in the meteofile is then the first column on the grid, i.e. (1,1:nmax). The second row is then the second column (2,1:nmax) and so on. See also Figure 1.

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Figure 1: Data to grid conversion for wind on a separate curvi-linear grid.