Correct parameter name with cdo ERA5

cdo doesn’t recognise the name for 100m u and v winds from ERA5. So, I created a small text file called myparam.txt with information about the variables:

&parameter
name = 246
out_name= u100
standard_name = "100 metre U wind component"
units = "m s**-1"
param = 246.228
/
&parameter
name = 247
out_name= v100
standard_name = "100 metre V wind component"
units = "m s**-1"
param = 247.228

Then I used the following cdo command:

cdo -f nc4 setpartabp,myparam.txt ERA5_100m_u_v_hourly_2009.grib qwe.nc

and that worked!

$ cdo sinfov qwe.nc
   File format : NetCDF4
    -1 : Institut Source   T Steptype Levels Num    Points Num Dtype : Parameter name
     1 : ECMWF    unknown  v instant       1   1       525   1  F32  : u100          
     2 : ECMWF    unknown  v instant       1   1       525   1  F32  : v100          
   Grid coordinates :
     1 : lonlat                   : points=525 (25x21)
                              lon : -11 to -5 by 0.25 degrees_east
                              lat : 56 to 51 by -0.25 degrees_north
   Vertical coordinates :
     1 : surface                  : levels=1
   Time coordinate :  8760 steps

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