prop/lib/microwaveprop/weather/grib2/wgrib2.ex
Graham McIntire 8637253fda Batch ERA5 fetches by month and 2° tile
Per-point ERA5 fetches were tragically slow because every point-hour
triggered its own asynchronous CDS job (submit → poll → assemble →
download). For backfill this meant thousands of independent jobs
queued against Copernicus. The new path groups requests by calendar
month and a 2° × 2° lat/lon tile so one CDS cycle populates ~60k
profiles at once, and Oban uniqueness on (year, month, tile_lat,
tile_lon) collapses every duplicate enqueue.

- Era5BatchClient builds the monthly CDS requests, extracts every
  (lat, lon, hour) from the GRIB2 blob with wgrib2, derives
  refractivity params, and bulk-inserts in 2k-row chunks with
  on_conflict: :nothing. fetch_month_into_db/1 short-circuits when
  the month-tile already has any cached profile.
- Era5MonthBatchWorker runs the batch on the :era5 queue with a
  generous backoff (10m → 1d) and the uniqueness key above.
- Era5FetchWorker is now a thin router: cache hit → :ok, cache miss
  → enqueue the month-batch for the point's tile-month and return.
  No more per-point CDS calls.
- Wgrib2 grows extract_grid_messages/3 which preserves per-message
  datetimes by parsing `d=YYYYMMDDHH[MMSS]` from the inventory, so a
  single GRIB2 file carrying a whole month decodes correctly.
- The era5_backfill mix task enqueues month-tile batches directly.
2026-04-09 13:01:49 -05:00

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Elixir

defmodule Microwaveprop.Weather.Grib2.Wgrib2 do
@moduledoc """
Fast GRIB2 grid extraction using the wgrib2 binary.
Uses wgrib2's `-lola` option to interpolate HRRR Lambert Conformal data
onto a regular lat-lon grid, outputting IEEE 754 binary floats.
Falls back to the pure-Elixir decoder if wgrib2 is not available.
"""
require Logger
@undefined_value 9.999e20
@doc """
Extract values from a GRIB2 binary at a regular lat-lon grid.
Takes the raw GRIB2 binary data, a regex pattern to match desired messages
(e.g. ":(TMP|DPT|PRES):"), and grid specification.
Returns `{:ok, %{{lat, lon} => %{"VAR:LEVEL" => float}}}` or `{:error, reason}`.
"""
def extract_grid(grib_binary, match_pattern, grid_spec) do
if available?() do
extract_with_wgrib2(grib_binary, match_pattern, grid_spec)
else
{:error, :wgrib2_not_available}
end
end
@doc "Check if wgrib2 is available on the system."
def available?, do: wgrib2_path() != nil
defp wgrib2_path, do: System.find_executable("wgrib2")
defp extract_with_wgrib2(grib_binary, match_pattern, grid_spec) do
%{
lon_start: lon_start,
lon_count: lon_count,
lon_step: lon_step,
lat_start: lat_start,
lat_count: lat_count,
lat_step: lat_step
} = grid_spec
# wgrib2 uses 0-360 longitude convention
wgrib2_lon_start = normalize_lon(lon_start)
lon_spec = "#{wgrib2_lon_start}:#{lon_count}:#{lon_step}"
lat_spec = "#{lat_start}:#{lat_count}:#{lat_step}"
# Write GRIB to temp file
tmp_grib = Path.join(System.tmp_dir!(), "hrrr_#{System.unique_integer([:positive])}.grib2")
tmp_bin = tmp_grib <> ".lola.bin"
try do
File.write!(tmp_grib, grib_binary)
# Run wgrib2: match desired messages, extract to regular lat-lon grid as binary
args = [
tmp_grib,
"-match",
match_pattern,
"-lola",
lon_spec,
lat_spec,
tmp_bin,
"bin"
]
case System.cmd(wgrib2_path(), args, stderr_to_stdout: true) do
{output, 0} ->
# Parse message inventory from stdout to know which vars were extracted
messages = parse_wgrib2_inventory(output)
case File.read(tmp_bin) do
{:ok, bin_data} ->
parse_lola_binary(bin_data, messages, grid_spec)
{:error, :enoent} ->
# No output file means no matching messages
{:ok, %{}}
{:error, reason} ->
{:error, "Failed to read wgrib2 output: #{inspect(reason)}"}
end
{output, exit_code} ->
{:error, "wgrib2 failed (exit #{exit_code}): #{String.slice(output, 0, 200)}"}
end
after
File.rm(tmp_grib)
File.rm(tmp_bin)
end
end
defp parse_wgrib2_inventory(output) do
output
|> String.split("\n")
|> Enum.flat_map(fn line ->
case String.split(line, ":", parts: 8) do
[_n, _offset, date, var, level | _] ->
[%{var: var, level: level, datetime: parse_wgrib2_date(date)}]
_ ->
[]
end
end)
end
# wgrib2 inventory date looks like "d=20250101000000" or "d=2025010100".
# Returns a `DateTime` in UTC, or `nil` if it can't be parsed.
defp parse_wgrib2_date("d=" <> digits), do: parse_wgrib2_date_digits(digits)
defp parse_wgrib2_date(_), do: nil
defp parse_wgrib2_date_digits(<<y::binary-4, m::binary-2, d::binary-2, h::binary-2, rest::binary>>) do
{mi, s} =
case rest do
<<mm::binary-2, ss::binary-2>> -> {mm, ss}
<<mm::binary-2>> -> {mm, "00"}
_ -> {"00", "00"}
end
with {year, ""} <- Integer.parse(y),
{month, ""} <- Integer.parse(m),
{day, ""} <- Integer.parse(d),
{hour, ""} <- Integer.parse(h),
{minute, ""} <- Integer.parse(mi),
{second, ""} <- Integer.parse(s),
{:ok, naive} <- NaiveDateTime.new(year, month, day, hour, minute, second),
{:ok, dt} <- DateTime.from_naive(naive, "Etc/UTC") do
DateTime.truncate(dt, :second)
else
_ -> nil
end
end
defp parse_wgrib2_date_digits(_), do: nil
@doc """
Like `extract_grid/3`, but returns a flat list of per-message results so
the time dimension is preserved. Used when a single GRIB2 blob carries
many timesteps (e.g. a month of ERA5 data fetched in one CDS request).
Each entry is `%{datetime: DateTime.t() | nil, var: String.t(),
level: String.t(), values: %{{lat, lon} => float}}`.
"""
def extract_grid_messages(grib_binary, match_pattern, grid_spec) do
if available?() do
extract_messages_with_wgrib2(grib_binary, match_pattern, grid_spec)
else
{:error, :wgrib2_not_available}
end
end
defp extract_messages_with_wgrib2(grib_binary, match_pattern, grid_spec) do
%{
lon_start: lon_start,
lon_count: lon_count,
lon_step: lon_step,
lat_start: lat_start,
lat_count: lat_count,
lat_step: lat_step
} = grid_spec
wgrib2_lon_start = normalize_lon(lon_start)
lon_spec = "#{wgrib2_lon_start}:#{lon_count}:#{lon_step}"
lat_spec = "#{lat_start}:#{lat_count}:#{lat_step}"
tmp_grib = Path.join(System.tmp_dir!(), "era5_#{System.unique_integer([:positive])}.grib2")
tmp_bin = tmp_grib <> ".lola.bin"
try do
File.write!(tmp_grib, grib_binary)
args = [tmp_grib, "-match", match_pattern, "-lola", lon_spec, lat_spec, tmp_bin, "bin"]
case System.cmd(wgrib2_path(), args, stderr_to_stdout: true) do
{output, 0} ->
messages = parse_wgrib2_inventory(output)
case File.read(tmp_bin) do
{:ok, bin_data} ->
{:ok, build_messages_per_message(bin_data, messages, grid_spec)}
{:error, :enoent} ->
{:ok, []}
{:error, reason} ->
{:error, "Failed to read wgrib2 output: #{inspect(reason)}"}
end
{output, exit_code} ->
{:error, "wgrib2 failed (exit #{exit_code}): #{String.slice(output, 0, 200)}"}
end
after
File.rm(tmp_grib)
File.rm(tmp_bin)
end
end
defp build_messages_per_message(bin_data, messages, grid_spec) do
%{lon_count: nx, lat_count: ny} = grid_spec
points_per_message = nx * ny
bytes_per_message = points_per_message * 4
messages
|> Enum.with_index()
|> Enum.flat_map(fn {msg, msg_idx} ->
offset = msg_idx * bytes_per_message
if offset + bytes_per_message <= byte_size(bin_data) do
chunk = binary_part(bin_data, offset, bytes_per_message)
values = extract_message_values(chunk, grid_spec)
[Map.put(msg, :values, values)]
else
[]
end
end)
end
defp extract_message_values(chunk, %{
lon_count: nx,
lat_count: ny,
lon_start: lon_start,
lon_step: lon_step,
lat_start: lat_start,
lat_step: lat_step
}) do
Enum.reduce(0..(ny - 1), %{}, fn j, outer ->
lat = Float.round(lat_start + j * lat_step, 3)
Enum.reduce(0..(nx - 1), outer, fn i, inner ->
offset = (j * nx + i) * 4
<<_::binary-size(offset), value::float-little-32, _::binary>> = chunk
if value > @undefined_value / 2 do
inner
else
lon = Float.round(denormalize_lon(lon_start + i * lon_step), 3)
Map.put(inner, {lat, lon}, value)
end
end)
end)
end
defp parse_lola_binary(bin_data, messages, grid_spec) do
%{lon_count: nx, lat_count: ny, lon_start: lon_start, lon_step: lon_step, lat_start: lat_start, lat_step: lat_step} =
grid_spec
points_per_message = nx * ny
bytes_per_message = points_per_message * 4
result =
messages
|> Enum.with_index()
|> Enum.reduce(%{}, fn {msg, msg_idx}, acc ->
offset = msg_idx * bytes_per_message
key = "#{msg.var}:#{msg.level}"
if offset + bytes_per_message <= byte_size(bin_data) do
chunk = binary_part(bin_data, offset, bytes_per_message)
merge_message_values(acc, key, chunk, nx, ny, lon_start, lon_step, lat_start, lat_step)
else
acc
end
end)
{:ok, result}
end
defp merge_message_values(acc, key, chunk, nx, ny, lon_start, lon_step, lat_start, lat_step) do
# Binary is row-major: lat varies slowest, lon varies fastest
# Each value is a 32-bit IEEE 754 little-endian float
Enum.reduce(0..(ny - 1), acc, fn j, acc_outer ->
lat = Float.round(lat_start + j * lat_step, 3)
Enum.reduce(0..(nx - 1), acc_outer, fn i, acc_inner ->
offset = (j * nx + i) * 4
<<_::binary-size(offset), value::float-little-32, _::binary>> = chunk
if value > @undefined_value / 2 do
# Skip undefined values (ocean/outside-domain points)
acc_inner
else
lon = Float.round(denormalize_lon(lon_start + i * lon_step), 3)
point = {lat, lon}
existing = Map.get(acc_inner, point, %{})
Map.put(acc_inner, point, Map.put(existing, key, value))
end
end)
end)
end
# Convert -125.0 to 235.0 for wgrib2
defp normalize_lon(lon) when lon < 0, do: lon + 360.0
defp normalize_lon(lon), do: lon
# Convert back from 0-360 to -180..180
defp denormalize_lon(lon) when lon > 180.0, do: lon - 360.0
defp denormalize_lon(lon), do: lon
end