BUFR edition 3 and 4 messages have a different header structure.
Section 0
Key | Description |
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totalLength | Total length of the message in bytes |
editionNumber | BUFR edition number (=3) |
Section 1
Key | Description |
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section1Length | Length of section 1 in bytes |
masterTableNumber | BUFR master table |
bufrHeaderSubCentre | Originating sub-centre |
bufrHeaderCentre | Originating centre |
updateSequenceNumber | Update sequence number (0 for original messages, incremented by 1 for updates) |
section1Flags | Bit 1:
|
dataCategory | Data category (BUFR Table A, see the latest version here.) |
dataSubCategory | Data sub-category (defined by local automatic data processing (ADP) centres) |
masterTablesVersionNumber | Version number of master table used |
localTablesVersionNumber | Version number of local table used |
typicalYearOfCentury | Year (yy) |
typicalMonth | Month |
typicalDay | Day |
typicalHour | Hour |
typicalMinute | Minute |
Section 3
Key | Description |
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section3Length | Length of section 3 in bytes |
numberOfSubsets | Number of data subsets |
section3Flags | Bit 1:
Bit 2:
|
Section 0
Key | Description |
---|---|
totalLength | Total length of the message in bytes |
editionNumber | BUFR edition number (=4) |
Section 1
Key | Description |
---|---|
section1Length | Length of section 1 in bytes |
masterTableNumber | BUFR master table |
bufrHeaderCentre | Originating centre |
bufrHeaderSubCentre | Originating sub-centre |
updateSequenceNumber | Update sequence number (0 for original messages, incremented by 1 for updates) |
section1Flags | Bit 1:
|
dataCategory | Data category (BUFR Table A, see the latest version here.) |
internationalDataSubCategory | International data sub-category (Common Code Table C-13, see the latest version here.) |
dataSubCategory | Local data sub-category |
masterTablesVersionNumber | Version number of master table used |
localTablesVersionNumber | Version number of local table used |
typicalMonth | Month |
typicalDay | Day |
typicalHour | Hour |
typicalMinute | Minute |
typicalSecond | Second |
Section 3
Key | Description |
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section3Length | Length of section 3 in bytes |
numberOfSubsets | Number of data subsets |
section3Flags | Bit 1:
Bit 2:
|