# Virtual GRIB ingestion via Gribberish

**URL:** <https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/virtual-grib-ingestion-via-gribberish/5785>\
**Category:** Data\
**Tags:** zarr, virtual-zarr, icechunk\
**Created:** [July 15, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/virtual-grib-ingestion-via-gribberish/5785 "2026-07-15T22:30:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/virtual-grib-ingestion-via-gribberish/5785/1 "2026-07-15T22:30:57Z")

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Ever wonder why GRIB is the way it is? Read our new blog post on virtually ingesting GRIB data into Icechunk using Gribberish and VirtualiZarr!

> **[Virtually Gribberish - Bringing Icechunk clarity to GRIB archives | Earthmover](https://www.earthmover.io/blog/virtual-grib-nbm)**
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> GRIB data is notoriously hard to work with, so we made it easy to create virtual Icechunk stores from GRIB archives such as the NOAA National Blend of Models, allowing cloud-optimized access to GRIB data archives without copying the data.