BUFR code-flag tables for WMO master table version 14

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Classification of code-flag tables

1Identification
2Instrumentation 2
4Location (time)
8Significance qualifiers
10Non-coordinate location (vertical)
11Wind and turbulence
13Hydrographic and hydrological elements
15Physical/chemical constituents
19Synoptic features
20Observed phenomena
21Radar data
22Oceanographic elements
23Dispersal and transport
24Radiological elements
25Processing information
26Non-coordinate location (time)
29Map data
30Image
31Data description operator qualifiers
33Quality information
35Data monitoring information
40Satellite data

Class 1 - Identification - code-flag tables

Code table for element 001003 (WMO REGION NUMBER/GEOGRAPHICAL AREA)

ValueDescription
0ANTARCTICA
1REGION I
2REGION II
3REGION III
4REGION IV
5REGION V
6REGION VI
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 001007 (SATELLITE IDENTIFIER)

ValueDescription
1ERS 1
2ERS 2
3METOP-1
4METOP-2
5METOP-3
20SPOT1
21SPOT2
22SPOT3
23SPOT4
40OERSTED
41CHAMP
42TERRASAR-X
50METEOSAT 3
51METEOSAT 4
52METEOSAT 5
53METEOSAT 6
54METEOSAT 7
55METEOSAT 8
56METEOSAT 9
57METEOSAT 10
58METEOSAT 1
59METEOSAT 2
60ENVISAT
70METEOSAT 11
120ADEOS
121ADEOS II
150GMS 3
151GMS 4
152GMS 5
171MTSAT-1R
172MTSAT-2
200NOAA 8
201NOAA 9
202NOAA 10
203NOAA 11
204NOAA 12
205NOAA 14
206NOAA 15
207NOAA 16
208NOAA 17
209NOAA 18
220LANDSAT 5
221LANDSAT 4
222LANDSAT 7
240DMSP 7
241DMSP 8
242DMSP 9
243DMSP 10
244DMSP 11
245DMSP 12
246DMSP 13
247DMSP 14
248DMSP 15
249DMSP 16
250GOES 6
251GOES 7
252GOES 8
253GOES 9
254GOES 10
255GOES 11
256GOES 12
257GOES 13
258GOES 14
259GOES 15
260JASON-1
261JASON-2
281QUIKSCAT
282TRMM
283CORIOLIS
285DMSP17
310GOMS 1
311GOMS 2
320METEOR 2-21
321METEOR 3-5
322METEOR 3M-1
323METEOR 3M-2
341RESURS 01-4
430INSAT 1B
431INSAT 1C
432INSAT 1D
450INSAT 2A
451INSAT 2B
452INSAT 2E
470INSAT 3A
471INSAT 3D
472INSAT 3E
500FY-1C
501FY-1D
510FY-2
512FY-2B
513FY-2C
514FY-2D
700TIROS M (ITOS 1)
701NOAA 1
702NOAA 2
703NOAA 3
704NOAA 4
705NOAA 5
706NOAA 6
707NOAA 7
708TIROS-N
710GOES (SMS 1)
711GOES (SMS 2)
720TOPEX
721GFO (GEOSAT FOLLOW ON)
722GRACE A
723GRACE B
731GOES 1
732GOES 2
733GOES 3
734GOES 4
735GOES 5
740COSMIC-1
741COSMIC-2
742COSMIC-3
743COSMIC-4
744COSMIC-5
745COSMIC-6
763NIMBUS 3
764NIMBUS 4
765NIMBUS 5
766NIMBUS 6
767NIMBUS 7
780ERBS
781UARS
782EARTH PROBE
783TERRA
784AQUA
785AURA
800SUNSAT
820SAC-C
1023MISSIN VALUE

Code table for element 001031 (IDENTIFICATION OF ORIGINATING/GENERATING CENTRE (SEE NOTE 10))

ValueDescription
0WMO SECRETARIAT
1MELBOURNE
2MELBOURNE
3MELBOURNE
4MOSCOW
5MOSCOW
6MOSCOW
7US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, NATIONAL CENTRES FOR ENVIRONMEN" TAL PREDICTION(NCEP)
8US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATIONSGATEWAY (NWSTG" )
9US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - OTHER
10CAIRO (RSMC)
11CAIRO (RSMC)
12DAKAR (RSMC)
13DAKAR (RSMC)
14NAIROBI (RSMC)
15NAIROBI (RSMC)
16CASABLANCA (RSMC)
17TUNIS (RSMC)
18TUNIS CASABLANCA (RSMC)
19TUNIS CASABLANCA (RSMC)
20LAS PALMAS
21ALGIERS (RSMC)
22ACMAD
23MOZAMBIQUE NMC
24PRETORIA (RSMC)
25LA R?UNION (RSMC)
26KHABAROVSK (RSMC)
27KHABAROVSK (RSMC)
28NEW DELHI (RSMC)
29NEW DELHI (RSMC)
30NOVOSIBIRSK (RSMC)
31NOVOSIBIRSK (RSMC)
32TASHKENT (RSMC)
33JEDDAH (RSMC)
34TOKYO (RSMC), JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY
35TOKYO (RSMC), JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY
36BANGKOK
37ULAN BATOR
38BEIJING (RSMC)
39BEIJING (RSMC)
40SEOUL
41BUENOS AIRES (RSMC)
42BUENOS AIRES (RSMC)
43BRASILIA (RSMC)
44BRASILIA (RSMC)
45SANTIAGO
46BRAZILIAN SPACE AGENCY - INPE
47COLOMBIA NMC
48ECUADOR NMC
49PERU NMC
50VENEZUELA NMC
51MIAMI (RSMC)
52MIAMI RSMC, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
53MONTREAL (RSMC)
54MONTREAL (RSMC)
55SAN FRANCISCO
56ARINC CENTRE
57U.S. AIR FORCE AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL
58FLEET NUMERICAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER, MONTERE" Y, CA
59THE NOAA FORECAST SYSTEMS LABORATORY, BOULDER, CO, USA
60UNITED STATES NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (NCAR" )
61SERVICE ARGOS - LANDOVER
62U.S. NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE
63IRI (INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND SOCIET" Y)
64HONOLULU (RSMC)
65DARWIN (RSMC)
66DARWIN (RSMC)
67MELBOURNE (RSMC)
69WELLINGTON (RSMC)
70WELLINGTON (RSMC)
71NADI (RSMC)
72SINGAPORE
73MALAYSIA NMC
74UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE - EXETER (RSMC)
75UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE - EXETER (RSMC)
76MOSCOW (RSMC)
78OFFENBACH (RSMC)
79OFFENBACH (RSMC)
80ROME (RSMC)
81ROME (RSMC)
82NORRK?PING
83NORRK?PING
84TOULOUSE (RSMC)
85TOULOUSE (RSMC)
86HELSINKI
87BELGRADE
88OSLO
89PRAGUE
90EPISKOPI
91ANKARA
92FRANKFURT/MAIN)
93LONDON (WAFC)
94COPENHAGEN
95ROTA
96ATHENS
97EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
98EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECAST (ECMWF)
99DE BILT
100BRAZZAVILLE
101ABIDJAN
102LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA NMC
103MADAGASCAR NMC
104MAURITIUS NMC
105NIGER NMC
106SEYCHELLES NMC
107UGANDA NMC
108TANZANIA NMC
109ZIMBABWE NMC
110HONG-KONG, CHINA
111AFGHANISTAN NMC
112BAHRAIN NMC
113BANGLADESH NMC
114BHUTAN NMC
115CAMBODIA NMC
116DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA NMC
117ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN NMC
118IRAQ NMC
119KAZAKHSTAN NMC
120KUWAIT NMC
121KYRGYZ REPUBLIC NMC
122LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC NMC
123MACAO, CHINA
124MALDIVES NMC
125MYANMAR NMC
126NEPAL NMC
127OMAN NMC
128PAKISTAN NMC
129QATAR NMC
130REPUBLIC OF YEMEN NMC
131SRI LANKA NMC
132TAJIKISTAN NMC
133TURKMENISTAN NMC
134UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NMC
135UZBEKISTAN NMC
136SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM NMC
140BOLIVIA NMC
141GUYANA NMC
142PARAGUAY NMC
143SURINAME NMC
144URUGUAY NMC
145FRENCH GUYANA
146BRAZILIAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC CENTRE
150ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA NMC
151BAHAMAS NMC
152BARBADOS NMC
153BELIZE NMC
154BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES CENTRE
155SAN JOSE
156CUBA NMC
157DOMINICA NMC
158DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NMC
159EL SALVADOR NMC
160US NOAA/NESDIS
161US NOAA OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
162GUATEMALA NMC
163HAITI NMC
164HONDURAS NMC
165JAMAICA NMC
166MEXICO
167NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA NMC
168NICARAGUA NMC
169PANAMA NMC
170SAINT LUCIA NMC
171TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO NMC
172FRENCH DEPARTMENTS IN RA IV
173US NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)
190COOK ISLANDS NMC
191FRENCH POLYNESIA NMC
192TONGA NMC
193VANUATU NMC
194BRUNEI DARUSSALAM NMC
195INDONESIA NMC
196KIRIBATI NMC
197FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA NMC
198NEW CALEDONIA NMC
199NIUE
200PAPUA NEW GUINEA NMC
201PHILIPPINES NMC
202SAMOA NMC
203SOLOMON ISLANDS NMC
210FRASCATI (ESA/ESRIN)
211LANNION
212LISBOA
213REYKJAVIK
214MADRID
215Z?RICH
216SERVICE ARGOS TOULOUSE
217BRATISLAVA
218BUDAPEST
219LJUBLJANA
220WARSAW
221ZAGREB
222ALBANIA NMC
223ARMENIA NMC
224AUSTRIA NMC
225AZERBAIJAN NMC
226BELARUS NMC
227BELGIUM NMC
228BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA NMC
229BULGARIA NMC
230CYPRUS NMC
231ESTONIA NMC
232GEORGIA NMC
233DUBLIN
234ISRAEL NMC
235JORDAN NMC
236LATVIA NMC
237LEBANON NMC
238LITHUANIA NMC
239LUXEMBOURG
240MALTA NMC
241MONACO
242ROMANIA NMC
243SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC NMC
244THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA NMC
245UKRAINE NMC
246REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA NMC
254EUMETSAT OPERATION CENTRE

Code table for element 001032 (GENERATING APPLICATION)

ValueDescription
1PREPROCESSING CONSISTENCY CHECK
10BIAS CORRECTION
20BLACK LIST
30OI MASS AND WIND ANALYSIS, REPORT STATUS
31OI HUMIDITY ANALYSIS, REPORT STATUS
32OI ANALYSIS VARIABLES
33OI ANALYSIS, FIRST GUESS Q/C
34OI ANALYSIS, FINAL ANALYSIS Q/C
35OI ANALYSIS, EVENT FLAGS
40DYNAMIC INITIALISATION SCHEME
41NORMAL MODE INITIALISATION SCHEME
50SURFACE ANALYSIS, REPORT STATUS
51SURFACE ANALYSIS VARIABLES
52SURFACE ANALYSIS Q/C
53SURFACE ANALYSIS, EVENT FLAGS
603D VAR REPORT STATUS
613D VAR ANALYSIS VARIABLES
623D VAR Q/C
633D VAR EVENT FLAGS
80PRESAT FIRST GUESS
81PRESAT ERROR STANDARD DEVIATIONS
82PRESAT BIAS ESTIMATES
83PRESAT BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE QUALITY FLAGS
84PRESAT SAMARY FLAGS
90FIRST GUESS (6 HOUR FORECAST)
91FIRST GUESS (FGAT INTERPOLATED)
100PRESCAT AMBIGUITY REMOVAL
110WAM FIRST GUESS
111WAM ANALYSIS
112WAM FORECAST
113WAM Q/C
201COLLOCATION WITH SURFACE DATA
202COLLOCATION WITH TEMP/PILOT DATA
203COLLOCATION WITH AIREP DATA
204COLLOCATION WITH SATOB DATA
205COLLOCATION WITH TOVS DATA
206COLLOCATION WITH ERS1 SCATTEROMETER DATA
207COLLOCATION WITH ERS1 ALTIMETER DATA
220ERS1 SCATTEROMETER COLLOCATION BLACK LIST
230GAUSS ERROR
231GROSS ERROR

Code table for element 001033 (IDENTIFICATION OF ORIGINATING/GENERATING CENTRE)

ValueDescription
0WMO SECRETARIAT
1MELBOURNE
2MELBOURNE
3MELBOURNE
4MOSCOW
5MOSCOW
6MOSCOW
7US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, NATIONAL CENTRES FOR ENVIRONMEN" TAL PREDICTION(NCEP)
8US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATIONSGATEWAY (NWSTG" )
9US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - OTHER
10CAIRO (RSMC)
11CAIRO (RSMC)
12DAKAR (RSMC)
13DAKAR (RSMC)
14NAIROBI (RSMC)
15NAIROBI (RSMC)
16CASABLANCA (RSMC)
17TUNIS (RSMC)
18TUNIS CASABLANCA (RSMC)
19TUNIS CASABLANCA (RSMC)
20LAS PALMAS
21ALGIERS (RSMC)
22ACMAD
23MOZAMBIQUE NMC
24PRETORIA (RSMC)
25LA R?UNION (RSMC)
26KHABAROVSK (RSMC)
27KHABAROVSK (RSMC)
28NEW DELHI (RSMC)
29NEW DELHI (RSMC)
30NOVOSIBIRSK (RSMC)
31NOVOSIBIRSK (RSMC)
32TASHKENT (RSMC)
33JEDDAH (RSMC)
34TOKYO (RSMC), JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY
35TOKYO (RSMC), JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY
36BANGKOK
37ULAN BATOR
38BEIJING (RSMC)
39BEIJING (RSMC)
40SEOUL
41BUENOS AIRES (RSMC)
42BUENOS AIRES (RSMC)
43BRASILIA (RSMC)
44BRASILIA (RSMC)
45SANTIAGO
46BRAZILIAN SPACE AGENCY - INPE
47COLOMBIA NMC
48ECUADOR NMC
49PERU NMC
50VENEZUELA NMC
51MIAMI (RSMC)
52MIAMI RSMC, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
53MONTREAL (RSMC)
54MONTREAL (RSMC)
55SAN FRANCISCO
56ARINC CENTRE
57U.S. AIR FORCE AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL
58FLEET NUMERICAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER, MONTERE" Y, CA
59THE NOAA FORECAST SYSTEMS LABORATORY, BOULDER, CO, USA
60UNITED STATES NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (NCAR" )
61SERVICE ARGOS - LANDOVER
62U.S. NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE
63IRI (INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND SOCIET" Y)
64HONOLULU (RSMC)
65DARWIN (RSMC)
66DARWIN (RSMC)
67MELBOURNE (RSMC)
69WELLINGTON (RSMC)
70WELLINGTON (RSMC)
71NADI (RSMC)
72SINGAPORE
73MALAYSIA NMC
74UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE - EXETER (RSMC)
75UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE - EXETER (RSMC)
76MOSCOW (RSMC)
78OFFENBACH (RSMC)
79OFFENBACH (RSMC)
80ROME (RSMC)
81ROME (RSMC)
82NORRK?PING
83NORRK?PING
84TOULOUSE (RSMC)
85TOULOUSE (RSMC)
86HELSINKI
87BELGRADE
88OSLO
89PRAGUE
90EPISKOPI
91ANKARA
92FRANKFURT/MAIN)
93LONDON (WAFC)
94COPENHAGEN
95ROTA
96ATHENS
97EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
98EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECAST (ECMWF)
99DE BILT
100BRAZZAVILLE
101ABIDJAN
102LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA NMC
103MADAGASCAR NMC
104MAURITIUS NMC
105NIGER NMC
106SEYCHELLES NMC
107UGANDA NMC
108TANZANIA NMC
109ZIMBABWE NMC
110HONG-KONG, CHINA
111AFGHANISTAN NMC
112BAHRAIN NMC
113BANGLADESH NMC
114BHUTAN NMC
115CAMBODIA NMC
116DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA NMC
117ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN NMC
118IRAQ NMC
119KAZAKHSTAN NMC
120KUWAIT NMC
121KYRGYZ REPUBLIC NMC
122LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC NMC
123MACAO, CHINA
124MALDIVES NMC
125MYANMAR NMC
126NEPAL NMC
127OMAN NMC
128PAKISTAN NMC
129QATAR NMC
130REPUBLIC OF YEMEN NMC
131SRI LANKA NMC
132TAJIKISTAN NMC
133TURKMENISTAN NMC
134UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NMC
135UZBEKISTAN NMC
136SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM NMC
140BOLIVIA NMC
141GUYANA NMC
142PARAGUAY NMC
143SURINAME NMC
144URUGUAY NMC
145FRENCH GUYANA
146BRAZILIAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC CENTRE
150ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA NMC
151BAHAMAS NMC
152BARBADOS NMC
153BELIZE NMC
154BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES CENTRE
155SAN JOSE
156CUBA NMC
157DOMINICA NMC
158DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NMC
159EL SALVADOR NMC
160US NOAA/NESDIS
161US NOAA OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
162GUATEMALA NMC
163HAITI NMC
164HONDURAS NMC
165JAMAICA NMC
166MEXICO
167NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA NMC
168NICARAGUA NMC
169PANAMA NMC
170SAINT LUCIA NMC
171TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO NMC
172FRENCH DEPARTMENTS IN RA IV
173US NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)
190COOK ISLANDS NMC
191FRENCH POLYNESIA NMC
192TONGA NMC
193VANUATU NMC
194BRUNEI DARUSSALAM NMC
195INDONESIA NMC
196KIRIBATI NMC
197FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA NMC
198NEW CALEDONIA NMC
199NIUE
200PAPUA NEW GUINEA NMC
201PHILIPPINES NMC
202SAMOA NMC
203SOLOMON ISLANDS NMC
210FRASCATI (ESA/ESRIN)
211LANNION
212LISBOA
213REYKJAVIK
214MADRID
215Z?RICH
216SERVICE ARGOS TOULOUSE
217BRATISLAVA
218BUDAPEST
219LJUBLJANA
220WARSAW
221ZAGREB
222ALBANIA NMC
223ARMENIA NMC
224AUSTRIA NMC
225AZERBAIJAN NMC
226BELARUS NMC
227BELGIUM NMC
228BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA NMC
229BULGARIA NMC
230CYPRUS NMC
231ESTONIA NMC
232GEORGIA NMC
233DUBLIN
234ISRAEL NMC
235JORDAN NMC
236LATVIA NMC
237LEBANON NMC
238LITHUANIA NMC
239LUXEMBOURG
240MALTA NMC
241MONACO
242ROMANIA NMC
243SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC NMC
244THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA NMC
245UKRAINE NMC
246REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA NMC
254EUMETSAT OPERATION CENTRE

Code table for element 001035 (ORIGINATING CENTRE)

ValueDescription
0WMO SECRETARIAT
1MELBOURNE
2MELBOURNE
3MELBOURNE
4MOSCOW
5MOSCOW
6MOSCOW
7US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, NATIONAL CENTRES FOR ENVIRONMEN" TAL PREDICTION(NCEP)
8US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATIONSGATEWAY (NWSTG" )
9US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - OTHER
10CAIRO (RSMC)
11CAIRO (RSMC)
12DAKAR (RSMC)
13DAKAR (RSMC)
14NAIROBI (RSMC)
15NAIROBI (RSMC)
16CASABLANCA (RSMC)
17TUNIS (RSMC)
18TUNIS CASABLANCA (RSMC)
19TUNIS CASABLANCA (RSMC)
20LAS PALMAS
21ALGIERS (RSMC)
22ACMAD
23MOZAMBIQUE NMC
24PRETORIA (RSMC)
25LA R?UNION (RSMC)
26KHABAROVSK (RSMC)
27KHABAROVSK (RSMC)
28NEW DELHI (RSMC)
29NEW DELHI (RSMC)
30NOVOSIBIRSK (RSMC)
31NOVOSIBIRSK (RSMC)
32TASHKENT (RSMC)
33JEDDAH (RSMC)
34TOKYO (RSMC), JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY
35TOKYO (RSMC), JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY
36BANGKOK
37ULAN BATOR
38BEIJING (RSMC)
39BEIJING (RSMC)
40SEOUL
41BUENOS AIRES (RSMC)
42BUENOS AIRES (RSMC)
43BRASILIA (RSMC)
44BRASILIA (RSMC)
45SANTIAGO
46BRAZILIAN SPACE AGENCY - INPE
47COLOMBIA NMC
48ECUADOR NMC
49PERU NMC
50VENEZUELA NMC
51MIAMI (RSMC)
52MIAMI RSMC, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
53MONTREAL (RSMC)
54MONTREAL (RSMC)
55SAN FRANCISCO
56ARINC CENTRE
57U.S. AIR FORCE AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL
58FLEET NUMERICAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER, MONTERE" Y, CA
59THE NOAA FORECAST SYSTEMS LABORATORY, BOULDER, CO, USA
60UNITED STATES NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (NCAR" )
61SERVICE ARGOS - LANDOVER
62U.S. NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE
63IRI (INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND SOCIET" Y)
64HONOLULU (RSMC)
65DARWIN (RSMC)
66DARWIN (RSMC)
67MELBOURNE (RSMC)
69WELLINGTON (RSMC)
70WELLINGTON (RSMC)
71NADI (RSMC)
72SINGAPORE
73MALAYSIA NMC
74UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE - EXETER (RSMC)
75UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE - EXETER (RSMC)
76MOSCOW (RSMC)
78OFFENBACH (RSMC)
79OFFENBACH (RSMC)
80ROME (RSMC)
81ROME (RSMC)
82NORRK?PING
83NORRK?PING
84TOULOUSE (RSMC)
85TOULOUSE (RSMC)
86HELSINKI
87BELGRADE
88OSLO
89PRAGUE
90EPISKOPI
91ANKARA
92FRANKFURT/MAIN)
93LONDON (WAFC)
94COPENHAGEN
95ROTA
96ATHENS
97EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
98EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECAST (ECMWF)
99DE BILT
100BRAZZAVILLE
101ABIDJAN
102LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA NMC
103MADAGASCAR NMC
104MAURITIUS NMC
105NIGER NMC
106SEYCHELLES NMC
107UGANDA NMC
108TANZANIA NMC
109ZIMBABWE NMC
110HONG-KONG, CHINA
111AFGHANISTAN NMC
112BAHRAIN NMC
113BANGLADESH NMC
114BHUTAN NMC
115CAMBODIA NMC
116DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA NMC
117ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN NMC
118IRAQ NMC
119KAZAKHSTAN NMC
120KUWAIT NMC
121KYRGYZ REPUBLIC NMC
122LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC NMC
123MACAO, CHINA
124MALDIVES NMC
125MYANMAR NMC
126NEPAL NMC
127OMAN NMC
128PAKISTAN NMC
129QATAR NMC
130REPUBLIC OF YEMEN NMC
131SRI LANKA NMC
132TAJIKISTAN NMC
133TURKMENISTAN NMC
134UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NMC
135UZBEKISTAN NMC
136SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM NMC
140BOLIVIA NMC
141GUYANA NMC
142PARAGUAY NMC
143SURINAME NMC
144URUGUAY NMC
145FRENCH GUYANA
146BRAZILIAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC CENTRE
150ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA NMC
151BAHAMAS NMC
152BARBADOS NMC
153BELIZE NMC
154BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES CENTRE
155SAN JOSE
156CUBA NMC
157DOMINICA NMC
158DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NMC
159EL SALVADOR NMC
160US NOAA/NESDIS
161US NOAA OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
162GUATEMALA NMC
163HAITI NMC
164HONDURAS NMC
165JAMAICA NMC
166MEXICO
167NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA NMC
168NICARAGUA NMC
169PANAMA NMC
170SAINT LUCIA NMC
171TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO NMC
172FRENCH DEPARTMENTS IN RA IV
173US NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)
190COOK ISLANDS NMC
191FRENCH POLYNESIA NMC
192TONGA NMC
193VANUATU NMC
194BRUNEI DARUSSALAM NMC
195INDONESIA NMC
196KIRIBATI NMC
197FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA NMC
198NEW CALEDONIA NMC
199NIUE
200PAPUA NEW GUINEA NMC
201PHILIPPINES NMC
202SAMOA NMC
203SOLOMON ISLANDS NMC
210FRASCATI (ESA/ESRIN)
211LANNION
212LISBOA
213REYKJAVIK
214MADRID
215Z?RICH
216SERVICE ARGOS TOULOUSE
217BRATISLAVA
218BUDAPEST
219LJUBLJANA
220WARSAW
221ZAGREB
222ALBANIA NMC
223ARMENIA NMC
224AUSTRIA NMC
225AZERBAIJAN NMC
226BELARUS NMC
227BELGIUM NMC
228BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA NMC
229BULGARIA NMC
230CYPRUS NMC
231ESTONIA NMC
232GEORGIA NMC
233DUBLIN
234ISRAEL NMC
235JORDAN NMC
236LATVIA NMC
237LEBANON NMC
238LITHUANIA NMC
239LUXEMBOURG
240MALTA NMC
241MONACO
242ROMANIA NMC
243SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC NMC
244THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA NMC
245UKRAINE NMC
246REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA NMC
254EUMETSAT OPERATION CENTRE
255MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 001090 (TECHNIQUE FOR MAKING UP INITIAL PERTURBATIONS)

ValueDescription
0LAF (LAGGED-AVERAGE FORECASTING)
1BREEDING
2SINGULAR VECTOR
3MULTIPLE ANALYSIS CYCLE
255MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 001092 (TYPE OF ENSEMBLE FORECAST)

ValueDescription
0UNPERTURBED HIGH-RESOLUTION CONTROL FORECAST
1UNPERTURBED LOW-RESOLUTION CONTROL FORECAST
2NEGATIVELY PERTURBED FORECAST
3POSITIVELY PERTURBED FORECAST
255MISSING VALUE

Class 2 - Instrumentation 2 - code-flag tables

Code table for element 002001 (TYPE OF STATION)

ValueDescription
0AUTOMATIC STATION
1MANNED STATION
2HYBRID, BOTH MANNED AND AUTOMATIC
3MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002002 (TYPE OF INSTRUMENTATION FOR WIND MEASUREMENT)

Total number of bits: 4
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
0???MEASURED IN M S-1 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED
1???CERTIFIED INSTRUMENTS
2???ORIGINALY MEASURED IN KNOTS
3???ORIGINALY MEASURED IN KM/H

Code table for element 002003 (TYPE OF MEASURING EQUIPMENT USED)

ValueDescription
0PRESSURE INSTRUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH WIND-MEASURING EQUIPMENT
1OPTICAL THEODOLITE
2RADIO THEODOLITE
3RADAR
4VLF-OMEGA
5LORAN C
6WIND PROFILER
7SATELLITE NAVIGATION
8RADIO-ACOUSTIC SOUNDING SYSTEM (RASS)
9SODAR
14PRESSURE INSTRUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH WIND MEASUREMENT EQUIPME" NT BUT PRESSURE ELEMENT FAILED DURING ASCENT
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002004 (TYPE OF INSTRUMENTATION FOR EVAPORATION MEASUREMENT OR TYPE OF C)

ValueDescription
0USA OPEN PAN EVAPORIMETER (WITHOUT COVER)
1USA OPEN PAN EVAPORIMETER (MESH COVERED)
2GGI-300 EVAPORIMETER (SUNKEN)
320 M**2 TANK
4OTHERS
5RICE
6WHEAT
7MAIZE
8SORGHUM
9OTHER CROPS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002011 (RADIOSONDE TYPE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1RESERVED
2NO RADIOSONDE-PASSIVE TARGET(E.G.REFLECTOR)
3NO RADIOSONDE-ACTIVE TARGET(E.G.TRANSPONDER)
4NO RADIOSONDE-PASSIVE TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY PROFILER
5NO RADIOSONDE-ACTIVE TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY PROFILER
6NO RADIOSONDE-RADIO ACOUSTIC SOUNDER
9NO RADIOSONDE-SYSTEM UNKNOWN OR NOT SPECIFIED
10RS VIZ TYPE A (USA)
11RS VIZ TYPE B (USA)
12RS SDC (SPACE DATA CORPORATION-USA)
13ASTOR (NO LONGER MADE-AUSTRALIA)
14VIZ MARK I MICROSONDE(USA)
15EEC COMPANY TYPE 23 (USA)
16ELIN (AUSTRIA)
17GRAW G. (GERMANY)
19GRAW M60 (GERMANY)
20INDIAN MET SERVICE MK3 (INDIA)
21VIZ/JIN YANG MARK I MICROSONDE(SOUTH KOREA)
22MEISEI RS2-80 (JAPAN)
23MESURAL FMO 1950A (FRANCE)
24MESURAL FMO 19455A (FRANCE)
25MESURAL MH73A (FRANCE)
26METEOLABOR BASORA (SWITZERLAND)
27AVK-MRZ (USSR)
28METEORIT MARZ2-1 (USSR)
29METEIRIT MARZ2-2 (USSR)
30OKI RS2-80 (JAPAN)
31VIZ/VALCOM TYPE A PRESSURE-COMMUTATED(CANADA)
32SHANGAI RADIO (CHINA)
33UK MET OFFICE MK3( UK)
34VINOHRADY(CZECHOSLOVAKIA)
35VAISALA RS18 (FINLAND)
36VAISALA RS21 (FINLAND)
37VAISALA RS80 (FINLAND)
38VIZ LOCATE (LORAN-C)(USA)
39SPRENGER E076 (GERMANY)
40SPRENGER E084 (GERMANY)
41SPRENGER E085 (GERMANY)
42SPRENGER E086 (GERMANY)
43AIR IS -4A-1680 (UK)
44AIR IS -4A-1680 X (UK)
45RS MSS(USA)
46AIR IS -4A-403(USA)
47MEISLEI RS2-91(JAPAN)
48VALCOM(CANADA)
49VIZ MARK II(USA)
60VAISALA RS80/MICROCORA (FINLAND)
61VAISALA RS80/DIGCORA OR MARWIN (FINLAND)
62VAISALA RS80/PCCORA (FINLAND)
63VAISALA RS80/STAR (FINLAND)
64ORBITAL,SCIENCE CORPORATION,SPACE DATA DIVISION,TRANSPONDER" RADIOSONDE,TYPE 909-11-XX,WHERE XX CORRECPOND TO THE MODEL" OF THE INSTRUMENT
65VIZ TRANSPONDER RADIOSONDE,MODEL NUMBER 1499-520(USA)
255MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002012 (RADIOSONDE COMPUTATIONAL METHOD)

ValueDescription
0TO BE DEVELOPED

Code table for element 002013 (SOLAR AND INFRARED RADIATION CORRECTION)

ValueDescription
0NO CORRECTION
1CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED AND CIMO INFRARED CORRECTED
2CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED AND IFRARED CORRECTED
3CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED ONLY
4SOLAR AND INFRARED CORRECTED AUTOMATICALLY BY RADIOSONDE SY" STEM
5SOLAR CORRECTED AUTOMATICALLY BY RADIOSONDE SYSTEM
6SOLAR AND INFRARED CORRECTED AS SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY
7SOLAR CORRECTED AS SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002014 (TRACKING TECHNIQUE/STATUS OF SYSTEM USED)

ValueDescription
0NO WINDFINDING
1AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY OPTICAL DIRECTION FINDING
2AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY RADIO DIRECTION FINDING
3AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY RANGING
4NOT USED
5AUTOMATIC WITH MULTIPLE VLF-OMEGA SIGNALS
6AUTOMATIC CROSS CHAIN LORAN-C
7AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY WIND PROFILER
8AUTOMATIC SATELLITE NAVIGATION
19TRACKING TECHNIQUE NOT SPECIFIED
20VESSEL STOPPED
21VESSEL DIVERTED FROM ORIGINAL DESTINATION
22VESSEL'S ARRIVAL DELAYED
23CONTAINER DAMAGED
24POWER FAILURE TO CONTAINER
29OTHER PROBLEMS
30MAJOR POWER PROBLEMS
31UPS INOPERATIVE
32RECEIVER HARDWARE PROBLEMS
33RECEIVER SOFTWARE PROBLEMS
34PROCESSOR HARDWARE PROBLEMS
35PROCESSOR SOFTWARE PROBLEMS
36NAVAID SYSTEM DAMAGED
37SHORTAGE OF LIFTING GAS
39OTHER PROBLEMS
40MECHANICAL DEFECT
41MATERIAL DEFECT (HAND LAUNCHER)
42POWER FAILURE
43CONTROL FAILURE
44PNEUMATIC/HYDRAULIC FAILURE
45OTHER PROBLEMS
46COMPRESSOR PROBLEMS
47BALLOON PROBLEMS
48BALLOON RELEASE PROBLEMS
49LAUNCHER DAMAGED
50R/S RECEIVER ANTENNA DEFECT
51NAVAID ANTENNA DEFECT
52R/S RECEIVER CABLING (ANTENNA DEFECT)
53NAVAID ANTENNA CABLING DEFECT
59OTHER PROBLEMS
60ASAP COMMUNICATIONS DEFECT
61COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY REJECTED DATA
62NO POWER AT TRANSMITTINGANTENN
63ANTENNA CABLE BROKEN
64ANTENNA CABLE DEFECT
65MESSAGE TRANSMITTED POWER BELOW NORMAL
69OTHER PROBLEMS
70ALL SYSTEMS IN NORMAL OPERATION
99STATUS OF SYSTEM AND ITS COMPONENTS NOT SPECIFIED
127MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002015 (RADIOSONDE COMPLETENESS)

ValueDescription
1PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE
2PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER
3PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR
4NO PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER
5NO PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002016 (RADIOSONDE CONFIGURATION)

Total number of bits: 5
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
116TRAIN REGULATOR
28LIGHT UNIT
34PARACHUTE
42ROOFTOP RELEASE

Code table for element 002019 (SATELLITE INSTRUMENTS)

ValueDescription
10BNSC RADIOMETER AATSR ADVANCED ALONG TRACK SCANNIN" G RADIOMETER
11BNSC RADIOMETER ATSR ALONG TRACK SCANNING RADIOME" TER
12BNSC RADIOMETER ATSR-2 ALONG TRACK SCANNING RADIOME" TER -2
13BNSC RADIOMETER MWR MICROWAVE RADIOMETER
30CNES COMMUNICATIONS ARGOS
40CNES LIDAR LASER REFLECTORS
41CNES LIDAR DORIS DOPPLER ORBITOGRAPHY AND RADIO-POSIT" IONING INTEGRATED BY SATELLITE
42CNES LIDAR DORIS-NG DOPPLER ORBITOGRAPHY AND RAD" IO-POSITIONING INTEGRATED BY SATELLITE-NG
47CNES RADAR ALTIMETERS POSEIDON-1 (SSALT-1) POSI" TIONING OCEAN SOLID EARTH ICE DYNAMICS ORBITING NAVIGATOR (S" INGLE FREQUENCY SOLI
48 CNES RADAR ALTIMETERS POSEIDON-2 (SSALT-2) POSI" TIONING OCEAN SOLID EARTH ICE DYNAMICS ORBITING NAVIGATOR (D" UAL FREQUENCY SOLID
50CNES IMAGER RADIOMETER ATSR/M ATSR/M
51CNES HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS HRG
52CNES RADIOMETER HRV HIGH RESOLUTION VISIBLE
53CNES RADIOMETER HRVIR HIGH RESOLUTION VISIBLE AND" INFRA-RED
54CNES RADIOMETER SCARAB/MV2 SCANNER FOR EARTH'S" RADIATION BUDGET
55CNES RADIOMETER POLDER POLDER
60CNES SPECTROMETER VEGETATION VEGETATION
61CNES SPECTROMETER WINDII WINDII
80CSA COMMUNICATIONS RADARSAT DTT
81CSA COMMUNICATIONS RADARSAT TTC
85CSA RADAR SAR (CSA) SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (CS" A)
90CSA RADIOMETER MOPITT MEASUREMENTS OF POLLUTION IN" THE TROPOSPHERE
91CSA CHEMISTRY INSTRUMENTS OSIRIS OPTICAL SPECTROGRAPH" AND INFRA-RED IMAGING SYSTEM
97CSIRO RADIOMETER PANCHROMATIC IMAGER
98CRCSS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDERS GPS" RECEIVER
102DLR RADIOMETER CHAMP GPS SOUNDER GPS TURBORO" GUE SPACE RECEIVER (TRSR)
103UNKNOWN
116DLR MAGNETOMETER IGOR CHAMP GRAVITY PACKAGE (ACCELEROMETE" R+GPS) INTEGRATED GPS AND OCCULTATION RECEIVER STAR AC" CELEROMETER
117DLR MAGNETOMETER CHAMP MAGNETOMETRY PACKAGE (1 SCALAR" +2 VECTOR MAGNETOMETER) OVERHAUSER MAGNETOMETER (OVM) AN" D FLUXGATE MAGNETOME
120ESA COMMUNICATIONS ENVISAT COMMS COMMUNICATIONS PACKA" GE ON ENVISAT
121ESA COMMUNICATIONS ERS COMMS COMMUNICATION PACKAG" E FOR ERS
130ESA LIDARS ALADIN ATMOSPHERIC LASER DOPPLER INSTRUMENT
131ESA LIDARS ATLID ATMOSPHERIC LIDAR
140ESA RADAR AMI/SAR/IMAGE ACTIVE MICROWAVE INSTRUMENTA" TION. IMAGE MODE
141ESA RADAR AMI/SAR/WAVE ACTIVE MICROWAVE INSTRUMENTA" TION. WAVE MODE
142ESA RADAR AMI/SCATTEROMETER ACTIVE MICROWAVE INS" TRUMENTATION. WIND MODE
143ESA RADAR ASAR ASAR
144ESA IMAGING MICROWAVE RADARS ASAR ADVANCED SYN" TETIC APERTURA RADAR (IMAGE MODE)
145ESA IMAGING MICROWAVE RADARS ASAR ADVANCED SYN" TETIC APERTURA RADAR (WAVE MODE)
146ESA CLOUD PROFILE AND RAIN RADARS CPR CLOUD RADAR
147ESA RADAR RA-2/MWR RADAR ALTIMETER - 2
148ESA RADAR RA/MWR RADAR ALTIMETER
150ESA SCATTEROMETERS SCATTEROMETER SCATTEROMETER
161ESA RADIOMETER MIPAS MICHELSON INTERFEROMETRIC PA" SSIVE ATMOSPHERE SOUNDER
162ESA IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (PASSIVE MICROWAV" E MWR-2 MICROWAVE RADIOMETER-2
163ESA ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY INSTRUMENTS SOPRANO SUB-" MILIMETRE OBSERVATION OF PROCESSES IN THE ABSORPTION NOTEWOR" THY FOR OZONE
170ESA ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY INSTRUMENTS GOME I GLOB" AL OZONE MONITORING EXPERIMENT
172ESA SPECTROMETER GOMOS GLOBAL OZONE MONITORING BY O" CCULTATION OF STARS
174ESA SPECTROMETER MERIS MEDIUM RESOLUTION IMAGING SP" ECTROMETER
175ESA SPECTROMETER SCIAMACHY SCANNING IMAGING ABS" ORPTION SPECTROMETER FOR ATMOSPHERIC CARTOGRAPHY
181EUMETSAT COMMUNICATIONS METEOSAT COMMS COMMUNICATIO" NS PACKAGE FOR METEOSAT
182EUMETSAT COMMUNICATIONS MSG COMMS COMMUNICATIO" NS PACKAGE FOR MSG
190ESA/ EUMETSAT SCATTEROMETERS ASCAT ADVANCED SCATTE" ROMETER
200EUMETSAT RADIOMETER GERB GEOSTATIONARY EARTH" RADIATION BUDGET
202ESA/ EUMETSAT RADIOMETER GRAS GNSS RECEIVER F" OR ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING
203EUMETSAT RADIOMETER MHS MICROWAVE HUMIDITY S" OUNDER
205EUMETSAT RADIOMETER MVIRI METEOSAT VISIBLE AND" INFRA-RED IMAGER
207EUMETSAT RADIOMETER SEVIRI SPINNING ENHANCED VI" SIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGER
208EUMETSAT IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (VIS/IR)" VIRI VIRI
220ESA/ EUMETSAT SPECTROMETER GOME-2 GLOBAL OZONE MO" NITORING EXPERIMENT - 2
221CNES/ EUMETSAT ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY S" OUNDERS IASI INFRA-RED ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING INTERFEROME" TER
240CAST COMMUNICATIONS DCP DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM TRA" NSPONDER
245CAST RADIOMETER CCD HIGH RESOLUTION CCD CAMERA
246INPE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDERS HSB" HUMIDITY SOUNDER/BRAZIL
248INPE IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (VIS/IR) OBA" OBSERVADOR BRASILEIRO DA AMAZONIA
250CAST RADIOMETER WFI WIDE FIELD IMAGER
255CAST SPECTROMETER IRMSS INFRA RED MULTI SPECTRAL SCA" NNER
260ISRO PRECISION ORBIT BSS & FSS TRANSPONDERS
261ISRO PRECISION ORBIT DRT-S&R
262ISRO COMMUNICATIONS INSAT COMMS COMMUNICATIONS PACKA" GE FOR INSAT
268ISRO HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS HR-PAN HIGH RESOLUT" ION PANCHROMATIC CAMERA
269ISRO IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (PASSIVE MICROWAV" E) MSMR MULTIFREQUENCY SCANNING MICROWAVE RADIOMETER
270ISRO IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (VIS/IR) VHRR" VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER
271ISRO IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (VIS/IR) WIFS" WIDE FIELD SENSOR
275ISRO HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS AWIFS ADVANCED WID" E FIELD SENSOR
276ISRO HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS LISS-I LINEAR IMAGI" NG SELF SCANNER - I
277ISRO HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS LISS-II LINEAR IMAGI" NG SELF SCANNER - II
278ISRO HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS LISS-III LINE" AR IMAGING SELF SCANNER - III
279ISRO HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS LISS-IV LINEAR IMAGI" NG SELF SCANNER - IV
284ISRO HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS PAN PANCHROMATIC" SENSOR
285ISRO IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (VIS/IR) MOS" MODULAR OPTO-ELECTRONIC SCANNER
286ISRO OCEAN COLOUR INSTRUMENTS OCM OCEAN COLOUR" MONITOR
290JMA COMMUNICATIONS MTSAT COMMS COMMUNICATIONS PACKA" GE FOR MTSAT
294JMA IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS IMAGER/MTSAT" -1R IMAGER/MTSAT
295JMA IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS IMAGER/MTSAT" IMAGER/MTSAT
296JMA IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS VISSR (GMS4)" VISIBLE AND INFRA-RED SPIN SCAN RADIOMETER (GMS4)
300NASA LIDARS GLAS GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM
301NASA PRECISION ORBIT LRA LASER RETROREFLECTOR ARRAY
302NASA LIDARS MBLA MULTI BEAM LASER ALTIMETER
309NASA CLOUD PROFILE AND RAIN RADARS CPR (CLOUDSAT) CLOU" D PROFILING RADAR
312NASA RADAR NSCAT NASA SCATTEROMETER
313NASA RADAR SEAWINDS ADEOS II - NASA SCATTEROMETER
330NASA EARTH RADIATION BUDGET RADIOMETER ACRIM ACTI" VE CAVITY RADIOMETER IRRADIANCE MONITOR
334NASA TOTAL AND PROFILE OZONE BUV BACKSCATTER ULTRAVIO" LET INSTRUMENT
336NASA HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS ALI ADVANCED LAN" D IMAGER
347NASA HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS ASTER ADVANCED SPA" CEBORNE THERMAL EMISSION AND REFLECTION RADIOMETER
348NASA EARTH RADIATION BUDGET RADIOMETER CERES-2 CLOU" D AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEM
351CONAE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDERS GPSD" R GPS DEMONSTRATION RECEIVER
353NASA TOTAL AND PROFILE OZONE HIRDLS HIGH RESOLUTION DYNA" MICS LIMB SOUNDER
354NASA TOTAL AND PROFILE OZONE HRDI HIGH RESOLUTION DOPP" LER IMAGER
356NASA RADIOMETER LIS LIGHTNING IMAGING SENSOR
358NASA MAGNETIC FIELD, AUROAL IMAGERYSCINTILLATION BOUNDARY" PEM PARTICLE ENVIRONMENT MONITOR
359NASA OCEAN COLOUR INSTRUMENTS SEAWIFS SEA-VIEWING" WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW SENSOR
360NASA EARTH RADIATION BUDGET RADIOMETER SUSIM (UARS)" SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIANCE MONITOR
363NASA TOTAL AND PROFILE OZONE SBUV/1 SOLAR BACKSCATTER UL" TRAVIOLET 1 INSTRUMENT
365NASA IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (PASSIVE MICROWAV" E) TMI TRMM MICROWAVE IMAGER
366NASA IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (PASSIVE MICROWAV" E) JMR JASON-1 MICROWAVE RADIOMETER
369NASA TOTAL AND PROFILE OZONE LIMS LIMB INFRARED MONITO" R OF THE STRATOSPHERE
370NASA TOTAL AND PROFILE OZONE LRIR LIMB RADIANCE INVERS" ION RADIOMETER INSTRUMENT
371NASA TOTAL AND PROFILE OZONE EPIC EARTH POLYCHROMATIC" IMAGING CAMERA
372NASA EARTH RADIATION BUDGET RADIOMETER NISTAR NIST" ADVANCED RADIOMETER
373NASA MAGNETIC FIELD, AUROAL IMAGERY SCINTILLATION BOUNDAR" Y PLASMA-MAG
374NASA OTHER XPS XUV PHOTOMETER SYSTEM
375NASA IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (VIS/IR) VIRS" VISIBLE INFRA-RED SCANNER
376CNES MULTIPLE DIRECTION/POLARISATION RADIOMETERS POLD" ER II POLARIZATION AND DIRECTIONALITY OF THE EARTH'S R" EFLECTANCE - II
377NASA EARTH RADIATION BUDGET RADIOMETER TIM TOTA" L IRRADIANCE MONITOR
379NASA IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (VIS/IR) WFC" WIDE FIELD CAMERA
382NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER CLAES CRYOGENIC LIMB ARRAY" ETALON SPECTROMETER
383NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER HALOE HALOGEN OCCULTATION" EXPERIMENT
384NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER ISAMS IMPROVED STRATOSPHER" IC AND MESOSPHERIC SOUNDER
385NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER MISR MULTI-ANGLE IMAGING" SPECTRORADIOMETER
386NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER MLS MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER
387NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER MLS (EOS-AURA) MICROWAVE LIMB" SOUNDER (EOS-AURA)
389NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER MODIS MODERATE-RESOLUTION" IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER
393NASA GRAVITY HAIRS HIGH ACCURACY INTER-SATELLITE RANGIN" G SYSTEM
394NASA TOTAL AND PROFILE OZONE OMI OZONE MEASURING INST" RUMENT
395NASA RADIOMETER ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTOR ATMOSPHERIC" CORRECTOR
396NASA RADIOMETER HYPERION HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGER
399NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER SAGE I STRATOSPHERIC AEROSO" L AND GAS EXPERIMENT-I
400NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER SAGE II STRATOSPHERIC AEROSO" L AND GAS EXPERIMENT-II
401NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER SAGE III STRATOSPHERI" C AEROSOL AND GAS EXPERIMENT-III
402NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER SAMS STRATOSPHERIC AND ME" SOSPHERIC SOUNDER
403NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER SAM II STRATOSPHERIC AEROSO" L MEASUREMENT II
404NASA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER IRIS INFRARED INTERFEROME" TER SPECTROMETER
405NASA ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDERS GIFT" S GEOSYNCHRONOUS IMAGING FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER
420NASA SPECTROMETER AIRS ATMOSPHERIC INFRA-RED SOUNDER
426NASA SPECTROMETER SOLSTICE SOLAR STELLAR IRRADI" ANCE COMPARISON EXPERIMENT
430NASA SPECTROMETER TES TROPOSHPERIC EMISSION SPECTR" OMETER
431NASA SPECTROMETER TOMS TOTAL OZONE MAPPING SPECTROM" ETER
450JAXA COMMUNICATIONS ADEOS COMMS COMMUNICATIONS PACKA" GE FOR ADEOS
451JAXA COMMUNICATIONS DCS (JAXA) DATA COLLECTION SYST" EM (JAXA)
453JAXA COMMUNICATIONS GMS COMMS COMMUNICATIONS PACKA" GE ON GMS
454JAXA COMMUNICATIONS JERS-1 COMMS COMMUNICATIONS PACKA" GE FOR JERS-1
460JAXA LIDAR RIS RETROREFLECTOR IN SPACE
461JAXA RADAR PR PRECIPITATION RADAR
462JAXA IMAGING MICROWAVE RADARS SAR SYNTETIC APE" RTURE RADAR
470JAXA IMAGING MICROWAVE RADARS PALSAR PHASED ARRAY" TYPE L-BAND SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR
479JAXA IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (PASSIVE MICROWAV" E) AMSR-E ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER-EOS
480JAXA HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS PRISM (ALOS) PANC" HROMATIC REMOTE-SENSING INSTRUMENT FOR STEREO MAPPING
481JAXA RADIOMETER AMSR ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING" RADIOMETER
482JAXA HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS AVNIR ADVANCED VIS" IBLE AND NEAR INFRARED RADIOMETER
483JAXA HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS AVNIR-2 ADVANCED VIS" IBLE AND NEAR INFRA-RED RADIOMETER TYPE 2
484JAXA IMAGER GLI GLOBAL IMAGER
485JAXA RADIOMETER MESSR MULTISPECTRAL ELECTRONIC SEL" F SCANNING RADIOMETER
486JAXA RADIOMETER MSR MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER
487JAXA RADIOMETER OCTS OCEAN COLOR AND TEMPERATURE S" CANNER
488JAXA RADIOMETER OPS OPTICAL SENSOR
489JAXA SPECTRO-RADIOMETER VISSR (GMS5) VISIBLE AND" INFRA-RED SPIN SCAN RADIOMETER (GMS5)
490JAXA RADIOMETER VTIR VISIBLE AND THERMAL INFRA-RE" D RADIOMETER
510JAXA SPECTROMETER ILAS-I IMOROVED LIMB ATOMOSPHIRIC S" PECTROMETER
511JAXA SPECTROMETER ILAS-II IMPROVED LIMB ATOMOSPHIRIC S" PECTROMETER
512JAXA SPECTROMETER IMG INFEROMETRIC MONITOR OF GREE" NHOUSE GASES
514JAXA SPACE ENVIRONMENT SEM SPACE ENVIRONMENT MO" NITOR (JAXA)
515JAXA TOTAL AND PROFILE OZONE SOFIS SOLAR OCCULTATION FO" URIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER FOR INCLINED ORBIT SATELLITE
540NOAA COMMUNICATIONS DCS (NOAA) DATA COLLECTION SYST" EM (NOAA)
541NOAA COMMUNICATIONS GOES COMMS COMMUNICATIONS PACKA" GE ON GOES
542NOAA COMMUNICATIONS LANDSAT COMMS COMMUNICATIONS PACKA" GE FOR LANDSAT
543NOAA COMMUNICATIONS NOAA COMMS COMMUNICATIONS PACKA" GE FOR NOAA
544NOAA COMMUNICATIONS S&R (GOES) SEARCH AND RESCUE
545NOAA COMMUNICATIONS S&R (NOAA) SEARCH AND RESCUE
546NOAA COMMUNICATIONS WEFAX WEATHER FACSIMILE
547NOAA SPECTROMETER SEM(GOES) SPACE ENVIRONMENT MO" NITOR
550NOAA MAGNETIC FIELD SSM SPECIAL SENSOR MAGNETOMETER
551NOAA MAGNETIC FIELD SSJ/4 SPECIAL SENSOR PRECIPITATING" PLASMA MONITOR
552NOAA SPACE ENVIRONMENT SSIES-2 SPECIAL SENSOR IONOS" PHERIC PLASMA DRIFT/SCINTILLATION METER
553NOAA SPACE ENVIRONMENT SSB/X-2 SPECIAL SENSOR GAMMA" RAY PARTICLE DECTECTOR
570NOAA RADIOMETER AMSU-A ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING" UNIT-A
574NOAA RADIOMETER AMSU-B ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING" UNIT-B
580NOAA RADIOMETER ATOVS (HIRS/3 + AMSU + AVHRR/3) ADVA" NCED TIROS OPERATIONAL VERTICAL SOUNDER
590NOAA RADIOMETER AVHRR/2 ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTIO" N RADIOMETER/2
591NOAA RADIOMETER AVHRR/3 ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTIO" N RADIOMETER/3
592NOAA RADIOMETER AVHRR/4 ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTIO" N RADIOMETER/4
600NOAA RADIOMETER ERBE EARTH'S RADIATION BUDGET EXP" ERIMENT
601NOAA RADIOMETER ETM+ ENHANCED THEMATIC MAPPER
605NOAA RADIOMETER HIRS/2 HIGH RESOLUTION INFRA-RED SO" UNDER/2
606NOAA RADIOMETER HIRS/3 HIGH RESOLUTION INFRA-RED SO" UNDER/3
607NOAA RADIOMETER HIRS/4 HIGH RESOLUTION INFRA-RED SO" UNDER/4
615NOAA RADIOMETER IMAGER IMAGER
616NOAA IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (VIS/IR) VIIR" S VISIBLE/INFRARED IMAGER RADIOMETER SUITE
620NOAA ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDERS CRIR" S/NP CROSS TRACK INFRA-RED SOUNDER/NPOESS
621NOAA ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDERS ATMS" ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MICROWAVE SOUNDER
622NOAA RADIOMETER MSS MULTISPECTRAL SCANNING SYSTEM
623NOAA RADIOMETER MSU MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT
624NOAA RADIOMETER SBUV/2 SOLAR BACKSCATTTER ULTRA-VIO" LET INSTRUMENT/2
625NOAA RADIOMETER SBUV/3 SOLAR BACKSCATTTER ULTRA-VIO" LET INSTRUMENT/3
626NOAA RADIOMETER SOUNDER SOUNDER
627NOAA RADIOMETER SSU STRATOSPHERIC SOUNDING UNIT
628NOAA RADIOMETER TM THEMATIC MAPPER
629NOAA RADIOMETER TOVS (HIRS/2 + MSU + SSU) TIRO" S OPERATIONAL VERTICAL SOUNDER
630NOAA RADIOMETER VAS VISSR ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDER
631NOAA RADIOMETER SSZ
645NOAA SPECTROMETER SEM SPACE ENVIRONMENT MONITOR
650NRSCC RADIOMETER MVIRSR (10 CHANNEL) MULTISPECTRA" L VISIBLE AND INFRA-RED SCAN RADIOMETER
651NRSCC RADIOMETER MVIRSR (3 CHANNEL) MULTISPECTRA" L VISIBLE AND INFRA-RED SCAN RADIOMETER
652NRSCC RADIOMETER MVIRSR (5 CHANNEL) MULTISPECTRA" L VISIBLE AND INFRA-RED SCAN RADIOMETER
670NSAU RADAR RLSBO SIDE LOOKING MICROWAVE RADAR
680NSAU HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS MSU-EU MULTI-SPECTR" AL RADIOMETER WITH HIGH RESOLUTION
681NSAU IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (VIS/IR) MSU-" UM VISIBLE MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETER
682NSAU RADIOMETER RM-08 IMAGING MICROWAVE RADIOMETER
683NSAU HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS SU-UMS STEREO RADIO" METER WITH HIGH RESOLUTION
684NSAU HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGERS SU-VR VISIBLE RADI" OMETER WITH HIGH RESOLUTION
685NSAU RADIOMETER TRASSER
700ROSCOSMOS COMMUNICATIONS KONDOR-2 DATA COLLECT" ION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
701ROSCOSMOS COMMUNICATIONS BRK
710ROSCOSMOS LIDAR ALISSA BACKSCATTER LIDAR
712ROSCOSMOS LIDAR BALKAN-2 LIDAR
715ROSCOSMOS LIDAR MK-4
716ROSCOSMOS LIDAR MK-4M
730ROSCOSMOS RADAR GREBEN RADAR ALTIMETER
731ROSCOSMOS RADAR SAR-10 SYNTETIC APERTURE RADAR
732ROSCOSMOS RADAR SAR-3 SYNTETIC APERTURE RADAR
733ROSCOSMOS RADAR SAR-70 SYNTETIC APERTURE RADAR
740ROSCOSMOS RADAR SLR-3 SIDE LOOKING RADAR
745ROSCOSMOS RADAR TRAVERS SAR
750ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER 174-K TEMPERATURE AND HUMI" DITY PROFILER
751ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER BTVK SCANNING TELEVISION" RADIOMETER
752ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER CHAIKA SCANNING IR RADIOMET" ER
753ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER DELTA-2 MULTISPECTRAL MICROW" AVE SCANNER
755ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER IKAR-D MULTISPECTRAL MICROW" AVE SCANNER
756ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER IKAR-N MULTISPECTRAL MICROW" AVE SCANNER
757ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER IKAR-P MULTISPECTRAL MICROW" AVE SCANNER
760ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER ISP
761ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER KFA-1000 PHOTOGRAPHIC" CAMERA
762ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER KFA-200 PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA
763ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER KFA-3000 PHOTOGRAPHIC" CAMERA
770ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER KLIMAT SCANNING IR RADIOMETER
771ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER KLIMAT-2 SCANNING IR" RADIOMETER
775ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MIRAS
776ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MIVZA
777ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MIVZA-M MICROWAVE SCANNING R" ADIOMETER
780ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MR-2000
781ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MR-2000M
785ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MR-900 SCANNING TELEPHOTOME" TER
786ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MR-900B SCANNING VISUAL BAND" TELEPHOTOMETER
790ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MSU-E MULTISPECTRAL HIGH R" ESOLUTION ELECTRONIC SCANNER
791ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MSU-E1 MULTISPECTRAL HIGH R" ESOLUTION ELECTRONIC SCANNER
792ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MSU-E2 MULTISPECTRAL HIGH R" ESOLUTION ELECTRONIC SCANNER
793ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MSU-M
794ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MSU-S MULTISPECTRAL MEDIUM" RESOLUTION SCANNER
795ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MSU-SK MULTISPECTRAL MEDIUM" RESOLUTION CONICAL SCANNER
796ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MSU-V MULTISPECTRAL HIGH R" ESOLUTION CONICAL SCANNER
810ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER MTZA SCANNING MICROWAVE R" ADIOMETER
815ROSCOSMOS IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (PASSIVE" MICROWAVE) MZOAS SCANNING MICROWAVE RADIO" METER
820ROSCOSMOS IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (PASSIVE" MICROWAVE) R-225 SINGLE CHANNEL MICROWAVE" RADIOMETER
821ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER R-400
822ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER R-600 SINGLE CHANNEL MICRO" WAVE RADIOMETER
830ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER RMS RADIATION MEASUREMEN" T SYSTEM
835ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER TV CAMERA
836ROSCOSMOS RADIOMETER SILVA
840ROSCOSMOS SPECTRO-RADIOMETER SROSMO SPECTRORADIO" METER FOR OCEAN MONITORING
850ROSCOSMOS SPECTROMETER BUFS-2 BACKSCATTER SPECTROM" ETER/2
851ROSCOSMOS SPECTROMETER BUFS-4 BACKSCATTER SPECTROM" ETER/4
855ROSCOSMOS SPECTROMETER ISTOK-1 INFRA-RED SPECTROMET" ER
856ROSCOSMOS SPECTROMETER SFM-2 SPECTROMETER TO MEAS" URE DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION
857ROSCOSMOS SPECTROMETER DOPI
858ROSCOSMOS SPECTROMETER KGI-4
859ROSCOSMOS SPECTROMETER OZON-M
860ROSCOSMOS SPECTROMETER RMK-2
900NOAA RADIOMETER MAXIE MAGNETOSPHERIC ATMOSPHERIC X" -RAY IMAGING EXPERIMENT
901NOAA RADIOMETER OLS OPERATIONAL LINESCAN SYSTEM
905NOAA RADIOMETER SSM/I MISSION SENSOR MICROWAVE IMA" GER
906NOAA RADIOMETER SSM/T-1 MISSION SENSOR MICROWAVE TEM" PERATURE SOUNDER
907NOAA RADIOMETER SSM/T-2 MISSION SENSOR MICROWAVE WAT" ER VAPOR SOUNDER
908NOAA RADIOMETER SSMIS SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMA" GER SOUNDER
910NOAA RADIOMETER SXI SOLAR X-RAY IMAGER
930NOAA SPECTROMETER EHIC ENERGETIC HEAVY ION COMPOSIT" ION EXPERIMENT
931NOAA SPECTROMETER X-RAY ASTRONOMY PAYLOAD
932NRSCC IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (VIS/IR) IVIS" SR (FY-2) IMPROVED MULTISPECTRAL VISIBLE AND INFRA-RED SCA" N RADIOMETER (5 CHAN
933NRSCC ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDERS IRAS" INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDER
934NRSCC ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDERS MWAS" MICROWAVE ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDER
935NRSCC ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDERS IMWA" S IMPROVED MICROWAVE ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDER
936NRSCC ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDERS MWHS" MICROWAVE HUMIDITY SOUNDER
937NRSCC IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (VIS/IR) MVIR" S MODERATE RESOLUTION VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGING SPECTRO" RADIOMETER
938NRSCC IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (PASSIVE MICROWAV" E) MWRI MICROWAVE RADIATION IMAGER
940ROSCOSMOS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDER" S MTVZA-OK SCANNING MICROWAVE RADIOMETER
941CNES ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SOUNDERS SAPH" IR
944NOAA RADAR ALTIMETERS ALT ALTIMETER
945NOAA EARTH RADIATION BUDGET RADIOMETER TSIS TOTA" L SOLAR IRRADIANCE SENSOR
946NOAA IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (PASSIVE MICROWAV" E) CMIS CONICAL-SCANNING MICROWAVE IMAGER/SOUNDER
947NOAA TOTAL AND PROFILE OZONE OMPS OZONE MAPPING AND PR" OFILER SUITE
948NOAA SPACE ENVIRONMENT ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDI" TY SOUNDERS GPSOS GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM OCCULTATION SE" NSOR
949NOAA MAGNETIC FIELD, AUROAL IMAGERY SCINTILLATION BOUNDAR" Y SESS SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR SUITE
950NRSCC IMAGING MULTI-SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS (VIS/IR) VIRR" MULTISPECTRAL VISIBLE AND INFRA-RED SCAN RADIOMETER (10" CHANNELS
951NRSCC TOTAL AND PROFILE OZONE TOM TOTAL OZONE MAPPER
952NRSCC TOTAL AND PROFILE OZONE OP OZONE PROFILER
2047MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002020 (SATELLITE CLASSIFICATION)

ValueDescription
0NIMBUS
1VTPR
2TIROS 1 (TIROS, NOAA-6 TO NOAA-13)
3TIROS 2 (NOAA-14 ONWARDS)
10EOS
31DMSP
61EUMETSAT POLAR SYSTEM (EPS)
91ERS
121ADEOS
241GOES
261JASON
271GMS
272MTSAT
301INSAT
331METEOSAT OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME (MOP)
332METEOSAT TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMME (MTP)
333METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION PROGRAMME (MSG)
351GOMS
380FY-1
381FY-2
401GPS
402GLONASS
403GALILEO
511MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002021 (SATELLITE INSTRUMENT DATA USED IN PROCESSING)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256HIGH RESOLUTION INFRA RED SOUNDER (HIRS)
2128MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT (MSU )
364STRATOSPHERIC SOUNDING UNIT (SSU)
432AMI WIND MODE
516AMI WAVE MODE
68AMI IMAGE MODE
74RADAR ALTIMETER
82ATSR

Flag table for element 002022 (SATELLITE DATA-PROCESSING TECHNIQUE USED)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1128PROCESSING TECHNIQUE NOT DEFINED
264AUTOMATED STATISTICAL REGRESSION
332CLEAR PATH
416PARTLY CLOUDY PATH
58CLOUDY PATH

Code table for element 002023 (SATELLITE DERIVED WIND COMPUTATION METHOD)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN THE INFRARED" CHANNEL
2WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN THE VISIBLE CHANNEL
3WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL
4WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN COMBINATION OF SPECTRAL" CHANNELS
5WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN THE WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL" IN CLEAR AIR
6WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN THE OZONE CHANNEL
7WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL" (CLOUD OR CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED)
8WIND DERIVED FROM ALTIMETER
9WIND DERIVED FROM RADIOMETER
13ROOT MEAN SQUARE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002024 (INTEGRATED MEAN HUMIDITY COMPUTATIONAL METHOD)

ValueDescription
1TABLE WITH FULL RANGE OF HUMIDITY VARIATION IN LAYER
2REGRESSION TECHNIQUE ON 2 HUMIDITY VALUES IN LAYER
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002025 (SATELLITE CHANNEL(S) USED IN COMPUTATION)

Total number of bits: 25
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
116777216RESERVED
28388608HIRS
34194304MSU
6524288HIRS
7262144MSU
1032768HIRS(1, 2, 3, 8,9, 16, 17)
1116384HIRS(1, 2, 3, 9, 17)
128192MSU
151024HIRS
16512HIRS
17256MSU
18128SKINTK(OCEAN ONLY)
2116HIRS
228SSU
234MSU (3 ,4)
251MISSING

Code table for element 002030 (METHOD OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
1ADCP (ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER)
2GEK (GEOMAGNETIC ELECTRO KINETOGRAPH)
3SHIPS'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY FIXES 3-6 HOURS APART
4SHIPS'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY MORE THAN 6 HOURS" BUT LESS THAN 12 HOURS APART
5DRIFT OF BUOY
6ADCP (ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER)
7MISSIN VALUE

Code table for element 002031 (DURATION AND TIME OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1INSTANTANEOUS
2AVERAGED OVER 3 MINUTES OR LESS
3AVERAGED OVER MORE THAN 3 MINUTES, BUT 6 AT THE MOST
4AVERAGED OVER MORE THAN 6 MINUTES, BUT 12 AT THE MOST
5INSTANTANEOUS
6AVERAGED OVER 3 MINUTES OR LESS
7AVERAGED OVER MORE THAN 3 MINUTES, BUT 6 AT THE MOST
8AVERAGED OVER MORE THAN 6 MINUTES, BUT 12 AT THE MOST
9VECTOR OR DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILLING METHOD NOT USED
10RESERVED
111 HOUR OR LESS
12MORE THAN 1 HOUR BUT 2 AT THE MOST
13MORE THAN 2 HOUR BUT 4 AT THE MOST
14MORE THAN 4 HOUR BUT 8 AT THE MOST
15MORE THAN 8 HOUR BUT 12 AT THE MOST
16MORE THAN 12 HOUR BUT 18 AT THE MOST
17MORE THAN 18 HOUR BUT 24 AT THE MOST
18RESERVED
19DRIFT METHOD NOT USED
31MISSING

Code table for element 002032 (INDICATOR FOR DIGITIZATION)

ValueDescription
0VALUES AT SELECTED DEPTHS (DATA POINTS FIXED BY THE INSTRUME" NT OR SELECTED BY ANY OTHER METHOD)
1VALUES AT SIGNIFICANT DEPTHS (DATA POINTS TAKEN FROM TRACES" AT SIGNIFICANT DEPTHS)
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002033 (METHOD OF SALINITY/DEPTH MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0NO SALINITY MEASURED
1IN SITU SENSOR, ACCURACY BETTER THAN 0.02 %
2IN SITU SENSOR, ACCURACY LESS THAN 0.02 %
3SAMPLE ANALYSIS
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002034 (DROGUE TYPE)

ValueDescription
0UNSPECIFIED DROGUE
1HOLEY SOCK
2TRISTAR
3WINDOW SHADE
4PARACHUTE
5NON-LAGRANGIAN SEA ANCHOR
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002036 (BUOY TYPE)

ValueDescription
0DRIFTING BUOY
1FIXED BUOY
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002037 (METHOD OF TIDAL OBSERVATION)

ValueDescription
0REASERVED
1MANUAL READING FROM VERTICAL TIDE STAFF
2MANUAL READING FROM SINGLE AUTOMATIC RECORDER AT STATION
3MANUAL READING FROM MULTIPLE AUTOMATIC RECORDERS AT STATION
4AUTOMATIC READING FROM SINGLE AUTOMATIC RECORDER AT STATION" WITHOUT LEVEL REFERENCE CHECK
5AUTOMATIC READING FROM SINGLE AUTOMATIC RECORDER AT STATION" WITH LEVEL REFERENCE CHECK,OR MULTIPLE AUTOMATIC RECORDERS
7MISSING

Code table for element 002038 (METHOD OF WATER TEMPERATURE AND/OR SALINITY MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0SHIP INTAKE
1BUCKET
2HULL CONTACT SENSOR
3REVERSING TERMOMETER
4STD/CTD SENSOR
5MECHANICAL BT
6EXPANDABLE BT
7DIGITAL BT
8THERMISTOR CHAIN
9INFRARED SCANNER
10MICROWAVE SCANNER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002039 (METHOD OF WET-BULB TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0MEASURED WET-BULB TEMPERATURE
1ICED BULB MEASURED WET-BULB TEMPERATURE
2COMPUTED WET-BULB TEMPERATURE
3ICED BULB COMPUTED WET-BULB TEMPERATURE
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002040 (METHOD OF REMOVING VELOCITY AND MOTION OF PLATFORM FROM CURRENT)

ValueDescription
0SHIPS MOTION REMOVED BY AVARAGING
1SHIPS MOTION REMOVED BY MOTION COMPENSATION
2SHIPS MOTION NOT REMOVED
3SHIPS MOTION REMOVED BY AVERAGING
4SHIPS MOTION REMOVED BY MOTION COMPENSATION
5SHIPS MOTION NOT REMOVED
6DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILING METHOD NOT USED
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002041 (METHOD FOR ESTIMATING REPORTS RELATED TO SYNOPTIC FEATURES)

ValueDescription
0INFORMATION BASED ON MANUAL ANALYSIS
1INFORMATION BASED ON COMPUTER ANALYSIS
2INFORMATION BASED ON DATA ASSIMILATION
3INFORMATION BASED ON COMPUTER ANALYSIS OR" DATA ASSIMILATION MANUALLY MODIFIED
10INFORMATION BASED ON THE NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002044 (INDICATOR FOR METHOD OF CALCULATING SPECTRAL WAVE DATA)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1LONGUET-HIGGINS (1964)
2LONGUET-HIGGINS (F3 METHOS)
3MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD
4MAXIMUM ENTROPY METHOD
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002045 (INDICATOR FOR TYPE OF PLATFORM)

ValueDescription
0SEA STATION
1AUTOMATIC DATA BUOY
2AIRCRAFT
3SATELLITE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002046 (WAVE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1HEAVE SENSOR
2SLOPE SENSOR
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002048 (SATELLITE SENSOR INDICATOR)

ValueDescription
0HIRS
1MSU
2SSU
3AMSU-A
4AMSU-B
5AVHRR
6SSMI
7NSCAT
8SEA WINDS
9POSEIDON ALTIMETER
10JMR (JASON MICROWAVE RADIOMETER)
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002049 (GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE DATA-PROCESSING TECHNIQUE USED)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1128PROCESSING TECHNIQUE NOT DEFINED
264SIMULTANIOUS PHISICAL RETRIEVAL
332CLEAR SOUNDING
416CLOUDY COUNDING

Flag table for element 002050 (GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDER SATELLITE CHANNELS USED)

Total number of bits: 20
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1524288CHANNEL 1 14.71 MICROMETERS
2262144CHANNEL 2 14.37 MICROMETERS
3131072CHANNEL 3 14.06 MICROMETERS
465536CHANNEL 4 13.64 MICROMETERS
532768CHANNEL 5 13.37 MICROMETERS
616384CHANNEL 6 12.66 MICROMETERS
78192CHANNEL 7 12.02 MICROMETERS
84096CHANNEL 8 11.03 MICROMETERS
92048CHANNEL 9 9.71 MICROMETERS
101024CHANNEL 10 7.43 MICROMETERS
11512CHANNEL 11 7.02 MICROMETERS
12256CHANNEL 12 6.51 MICROMETERS
13128CHANNEL 13 4.57 MICROMETERS
1464CHANNEL 14 4.52 MICROMETERS
1532CHANNEL 15 4.45 MICROMETERS
1616CHANNEL 16 4.13 MICROMETERS
178CHANNEL 17 3.98 MICROMETERS
184CHANNEL 18 3.74 MICROMETERS
192CHANNEL 19 0.969 MICROMETERS

Code table for element 002051 (INDICATOR TO SPECIFY OBSERVING METHOD FOR EXTREME TEMPERATURES)

ValueDescription
1MAXIMUM/MINIMUM THERMOMETERS
2AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT
3THERMOGRAPH
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002052 (GEOSTATIONARY IMAGER SATELLITE CHANNELS USED)

Total number of bits: 6
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
132CHANNEL 1 0.55-.75 MICROMETERS
216CHANNEL 2 3.9 MICROMETERS
38CHANNEL 3 6.7 MICROMETERS
44CHANNEL 4 10.7 MICROMETERS
52CHANNEL 5 12.0 MICROMETERS

Code table for element 002053 (GOES-I/M BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS)

ValueDescription
0OBSERVED BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES
1BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE WITH BIAS CORRECTION APPLIED
2BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE CALCULATED FROM FIRST GUESS
3BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE CALCULATED FROM SOUNDING
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002054 (GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS)

ValueDescription
0PARAMETER DERIVED USING OBSERVED SOUNDER BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES
1PARAMETER DERIVED USING OBSERVED IMAGER BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES
2PARAMETER DERIVED USING FIRST GUESS INFORMATION
3PARAMETER DERIVED USING NMC ANALYSIS INFORMATION
4PARAMETER DERIVED USING RADIOSONDE INFORMATION
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002055 (GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDINGS STATISTICAL PARAMETERS)

ValueDescription
0STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RETRIEVAL VERSUS RADIOSONDE
1STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RETRIEVAL VERSUS FIRST GUESS
2STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RADIOSONDE VERSUS FIRST GUESS
3STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING OBSERVED VERSUS RETRIEVAL
4STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING OBSERVED VERSUS FORST GUESS
5STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RADIOSONDE VERSUS IMAGER
6STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RADIOSONDE VERSUS SOUNDER
7STATISTICS GENERATED FOR RADIOSONDE
8STATISTICS GENERATED FOR FIRST GUESS

Code table for element 002056 (GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDINGS ACCURACY STATISTICS)

ValueDescription
0SUMS OF DIFFERENCE
1SUMS OF SQUARED DIFFERENCES
2SAMPLE SIZE
3MINIMUM DIFFERENCE
4MAXIMUM DIFFERENCE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002057 (ORIGIN OF FIRST GUESS INFORMATION FOR GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS)

ValueDescription
0NESTED GRID MODEL (NMG)
1AVIATION MODEL(AVN)
2MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST (MRF) MODEL
3GLOBAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM (GDAS) FORECAST MODEL
4PRIOR SOUNDINGS (WITHIN 3 HOURS OF CURRENT TIME)
5CLIMATOLOGY

Code table for element 002058 (VALID TIMES OF FIRST GUESS INFORMATION FOR GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS)

ValueDescription
012 HOUR AND 18 HOUR
118 HOUR AND 24 HOUR
2 6 HOUR AND 12 HOUR
3GREATER THAN 24 HOUR
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002059 (ORIGIN OF ANALYSIS INFORMATION FOR GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS)

ValueDescription
0NCEP NESTED GRID MODEL ANALYSIS
1NCEP AVIATION MODEL ANALYSIS
2NCEP MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST MODEL ANALYSIS
3NCEP GLOBAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM FORECAST MODEL ANALYSIS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002060 (ORIGIN OF SURFACE INFORMATION FOR GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS)

ValueDescription
0CURRENT SURFACE HOURLY REPORTS
1CURRENT SHIP REPORTS
2CURRENT BUOY REPORTS
3ONE HOUR OLD SURFACE HOURLY REPORTS
4ONE HOUR SHIP OLD REPORTS
5ONE HOUR BUOY OLD REPORTS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002061 (AIRCRAFT NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM)

ValueDescription
0INERTIAL NAVIGATOR SYSTEM
1OMEGA
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002062 (TYPE OF AIRCRAFT DATA RELAY SYSTEM)

ValueDescription
0ASDAR
1ASDAR(ACARS ALSO AVAILABLE BUT NOT OPERATIVE)
2ASDAR(ACARS ALSO AVAILABLE AND OPERATIVE)
3ACARS
4ACARS(ASDAR ALSO AVALILABLE BUT NOT OPERATIVE)
5ACARS(ASDAR ALSO AVAILABLE AND OPERATIVE)
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002064 (AIRCRAFT ROLL ANGLE QUALITY)

ValueDescription
0GOOD
1BAD
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002066 (RADIOSONDE GROUND RECEIVING SYSTEM)

ValueDescription
0TRS 2000
1IMS 1500C
62OTHER
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002070 (ORIGINAL SPECIFICATION OF LATITUDE/LONGITUDE)

ValueDescription
0ACTUAL LOCATION IN SECONDS
1ACTUAL LOCATION IN MINUTES
2ACTUAL LOCATION IN DEGREES
3ACTUAL LOCATION IN DECIDEGREES
4ACTUAL LOCATION OM CENTIDEGREES
5REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN SECONDS
6REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN MINUTES
7REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN DEGREES
8REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN DECIDEGREES
9REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN CENTIDEGREES
10ACTUAL LOCATION IN TENTHS OF A MINUTE
11REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN TENTHS OF A MINUTE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002080 (BALLOON MANUFACTURER)

ValueDescription
0KAYSAM
1TOTEX
2KKS
62OTHER
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002081 (TYPE OF BALLOON)

ValueDescription
0GP26
1GP28
2GP30
3HM26
4HM28
5HM30
6SV16
30OTHER
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002083 (TYPE OF BALLOON SHELTER)

ValueDescription
0HIGH BAY
1LOW BAY
2BALLOON INFLATION LAUNCH SYSTEM (BILS)
3ROOF-TOP BILS
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002084 (TYPE OF GAS USED IN BALLOON)

ValueDescription
0HYDROGEN
1HELIUM
2NATURAL GAS
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002095 (TYPE OF PRESSURE SENSOR)

ValueDescription
0CAPACITANCE ANEROID
1DERIVED FROM GPS
2RESISTIVE STRAIN GAUGE
30OTHER
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002096 (TYPE OF TEMPERATURE SENSOR)

ValueDescription
0ROD THERMISTOR
1BEAD THERMISTOR
2CAPACITANCE BEAD
30OTHER
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002097 (TYPE OF HUMIDITY SENSOR)

ValueDescription
0VIZ MARK II CARBON HYGRISTOR
1VIZ B2 HYGRISTOR
2VAISALA A-HUMICAP
3VAISALA H-HUMICAP
4CAPACITANCE SENSOR
5VAISALA RS90
30OTHER
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002101 (TYPE OF ANTENNA)

ValueDescription
0CENTRE FRONT-FED PARABOLOID
1OFFSET FRONT-FED PARABOLOID
2CENTRE CASSEGRAIN PARABOLOID
3OFFSET CASSEGRAIN PARABOLOID
4PLANAR ARRAY
5COAXIAL-COLLINEAR ARRAY
6YAGI ELEMENTS ARRAY
7MICROSTRIP
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002103 (RADOME)

Total number of bits: 2
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
12RADAR ANTENNA IS PROTECTED BY A RADOME
21MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002104 (ANTENNA POLARISATION)

ValueDescription
0HORIZONTAL POLARISATION
1VERTICAL POLARISATION
2RIGHT CIRCULAR POLARISATION
3LEFT CIRCULAR POLARSZATION
4HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL POLARISATION
5RIGHT AND LEFT CIRCULAR POLARISATION
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002115 (TYPE OF SURFACE OBSERVING EQUIPMENT)

ValueDescription
0PDB
1RSOIS
2ASOS
3PSYCHROMETER
4F420
30OTHER
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002119 (RA-2 INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS)

ValueDescription
0INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY CALIBRATION MODE (IFCAL)
1BUILT-IN TEST EQUIPMENT DIGITAL (BITE DGT)
2BUILT-IN TEST EQUIPMENT RADIO FREQUENCY (BITE RF)
3PRESET TRACKING (PSET TRK)
4PRESET LOOP OUT
5ACQUISITION
6TRACKING
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002131 (SENSITIVITY TIME CONTROL (STC))

Total number of bits: 2
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
12STC OPERATIONAL
30.5MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002143 (OZONE INSTRUMENT TYPE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1BREWER SPECTROPHOTOMETER
2CAVER TEICHERT
3DOBSON
4DOBSON (JAPAN)
5EHMET
6FECKER TELESCOPE
7HOELPER
8JODMETER
9FILTER OZONOMETER M-83
10MAST
11OXFORD
12PAETZOLD
13REGENER
14RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE
15VASSY FILTER OZONOMETER
16CARBON IODIDE
17SURFACE OZONE BUBLER
18FILTER OZONOMETER M-124
19ECC SONDE
127MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002144 (LIGHT SOURCE TYPE FOR BREWER SPECTRO PHOTOMETER)

ValueDescription
0DIRECT SUN
1DIRECT SUN, ATTENUATOR #1
2DIRECT SUN, ATTENUATOR #2
3FOCUSSED MOON
4FOCUSSED SUN
5FOCUSSED SUN CORRECTED WITH ADJACENT SKY MEASUREMENTS
6ZENITH SKY
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002145 (WAVE LENGTH SETTING FOR DOBSON INSTRUMENTS)

ValueDescription
0WAVELENGTH AD ORDINARY SETTING
1WAVELENGTH BD ORDINARY SETTING
2WAVELENGTH CD ORDINARY SETTING
3WAVELENGTH CC' ORDINARY SETTING
4WAVELENGTH AD FOCUSSING IMAGE
5WAVELENGTH BD FOCUSSING IMAGE
6WAVELENGTH CD FOCUSSING IMAGE
7WAVELENGTH CC' FOCUSSING IMAGE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002146 (SOURCE CONDITIONS FOR DOBSON INSTRUMENTS)

ValueDescription
0ON DIRECT SUN
1ON DIRECT MOON
2ON BLUE ZENITH SKY
3ON ZENITH CLOUD (UNIFORM STRATIFIED LAYER OF SMALL OPACITY)
4ON ZENITH CLOUD (UNIFORM OR MODERATELY VARIABLE LAYER OF MEDIUM OPACITY)
5ON ZENITH CLOUD (UNIFORM OR MODERATELY VARIABLE LAYER OF LARGE OPACITY)
6ON ZENITH CLOUD (HIGHLY VARIABLE OPACITY, WITH OR WITOUT PRECIPITATION)
7ON ZENITH CLOUD (FOG)
8ON ZENITH HAZE
9ON DIRECT SUN THROUGH THIN CLOUD, FOG OR HAZE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002148 (DATA COLLECTION AND/OR LOCATION SYSTEM)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1ARGOS
2GPS
3GOES DCP
4METEOSAT DCP
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002149 (TYPE OF DATA BUOY)

ValueDescription
0UNSPECIFIED DRIFTING BUOY
1STANDARD LAGRANGIAN DRIFTER (GLOBAL DRIFTER PROGRAMME)
2STANDARD FGGE TYPE DRIFTING BUOY
3WIND MEASURING FGGE TYPE DRIFTING BUOY
4ICE FLOAT
8UNSPECIFIED SUB-SURFACE FLOAT
9SOFAR
10ALACE
11MARVOR
12RAFOS
16UNSPECIFIED MOORED BUOY
17NOMAD
183-METRE DISCUS
1910-12-METRE DISCUS
20ODAS 30 SERIES
21ATLAS (E.G. TAO AREA)
22TRITON BUOY
23RESERVED
24OMNIDIRECTIONAL WAVERIDER
25DIRECTIONAL WAVERIDER
26SUB-SURFACE ARGO FLOAT
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002150 (TOVS/ATOVS/AVHRR INSTRUMENTATION CHANNEL NUMBER)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1HIRS 1
2HIRS 2
3HIRS 3
4HIRS 4
5HIRS 5
6HIRS 6
7HIRS 7
8HIRS 8
9HIRS 9
10HIRS 10
11HIRS 11
12HIRS 12
13HIRS 13
14HIRS 14
15HIRS 15
16HIRS 16
17HIRS 17
18HIRS 18
19HIRS 19
20HIRS 20
21MSU 1
22MSU 2
23MSU 3
24MSU 4
25SSU 1
26SSU 2
27SSU 3
28AMSU-A 1
29AMSU-A 2
30AMSU-A 3
31AMSU-A 4
32AMSU-A 5
33AMSU-A 6
34AMSU-A 7
35AMSU-A 8
36AMSU-A 9
37AMSU-A 10
38AMSU-A 11
39AMSU-A 12
40AMSU-A 13
41AMSU-A 14
42AMSU-A 15
43AMSU-B 1
44AMSU-B 2
45AMSU-B 3
46AMSU-B 4
47AMSU-B 5
48AVHRR 1
49AVHRR 2
50AVHRR 3A
51AVHRR 3B
52AVHRR 4
53AVHRR 5
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002151 (RADIOMETER IDENTIFIER)

ValueDescription
0HIRS
1MSU
2SSU
3AMSU-A1-1
4AMSU-A1-2
5AMSU-A2
6AMSU-B
7AVHRR
2047MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002152 (SATELLITE INSTRUMENT USED IN DATA PROCESSING(6))

Total number of bits: 31
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11073741824HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED SOUNDER(HIRS)
2536870912MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT (MSU)
3268435456STRATOSPHERIC SOUNDING UNIT (SSU)
4134217728AMI WIND MODE
567108864AMI WAVE MODE
633554432AMI IMAGE MODE
716777216RADAR ALTIMETER
88388608ATSR
94194304GEOSTATIONARY IMAGER
102097152GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDER
111048576GEOSTATIONARY EARTH RADIATION (GERB)

Flag table for element 002158 (RA-2 INSTRUMENT)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256MISMATCH IN RED VEC HPA
2128MISMATCH IN RED VEC RFSS
364PTR CALIBRATION BAND 320 MHZ (KU)
432PTR CALIBRATION BAND 80 MHZ (KU)
516PTR CALIBRATION BAND 20 MHZ (KU)
68PTR CALIBRATION BAND 160 MHZ (S)
74KU FLIGHT CALIBRATION PARAMETERS AVAILABLE
82S FLIGHT CALIBRATION PARAMETERS AVAILABLE

Flag table for element 002159 (MWR INSTRUMENT)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1128TEMPERATURE INCONSISTENCY
264DATA IS MISSING
332REDUNDANCY CHANNEL
416POWER BUS PROTECTION
58OVERVOLTAGE/OVERLOAD PROTECTION

Code table for element 002163 (HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT METHOD)

ValueDescription
0AUTO EDITOR
1IRW HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
2WV HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
3H2O INTERCEPT HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
4CO2 SLICING HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
5LOW PIXEL MAX GRADIENT
6HIGHER PIXEL MAX GRADIENT
7PRIMARY HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
8LAYER THICKNESS ASSIGNMENT
9CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION -10 PERCENT HEIGHT
10CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION -50 PERCENT HEIGHT
11CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION -90 PERCENT HEIGHT
12CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - HEIGHT OF" MAXIMUM GRADIENT
14COMPOSITE HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002164 (TRACER CORRELATION METHOD)

ValueDescription
0LP - NORMS LEAST SQUARE MINIMUM
1EN - EUCLIDEAN NORM WITH RADIANCE CORRELATION
2CC - CROSS CORRELATION
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002166 (RADIANCE TYPE)

ValueDescription
0TYPE NOT DEFINED
1AUTOMATED STATISTICAL REGRESSION
2CLEAR PATH
3PARTLY CLOUDY PATH
4CLOUDY PATH
5APODIZED
6UNAPODIZED
7RECONSTRUCTED
8CLOUD CLEARED

Code table for element 002167 (RADIANCE COMPUTATIONAL METHOD)

ValueDescription
0METHOD NOT DEFINE
11B RAW RADIANCE
2PROCESSED RADIANCE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002169 (ANEMOMETER TYPE)

ValueDescription
0CUP ROTOR
1PROPELLER ROTOR
2WIND OBSERVATION THROUGH AMBIENT NOISE (WOTAN)
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002172 (PRODUCT TYPE FOR RETRIEVED ATMOSPHERIC GASES)

ValueDescription
1RETRIEVAL FROM A NADIR SOUNDING
2RETRIEVAL FROM A LIMB SOUNDING
255MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002175 (METHOD OF PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0MANUAL MEASUREMENT
1TIPPING BUCKET METHOD
2WEIGHING METHOD
3OPTICAL METHOD
4PRESSURE METHOD
5FLOAT METHOD
6DROP COUNTER METHOD
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002176 (METHOD OF STATE OF GROUND MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0MANUAL OBSERVATION
1VIDEO CAMERA METHOD
2INFRA-RED METHOD
3LASER METHOD
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002177 (METHOD OF SNOW DEPTH MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0MANUAL OBSERVATION
1ULTRASONIC METHOD
2VIDEO CAMERA METHOD
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002178 (METHOD OF LIQUID CONTENT MEASUREMENT OF PRECIPITATION)

ValueDescription
0MANUAL OBSERVATION
1OPTICAL METHOD
2CAPACITIVE METHOD
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002179 (TYPE OF SKY CONDITION ALGORITHM)

ValueDescription
0MANUAL OBSERVATION
1VAISALA ALGORITHM
2ASOS (FAA) ALGORITHM
3AWOS (CANADA) ALGORITHM
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002180 (MAIN PRESENT WEATHER DETECTING SYSTEM)

ValueDescription
0MANUAL OBSERVATION
1OPTICAL SCATTER SYSTEM COMBINED WITH PRECIPITATION" OCCURRENCE SENSING SYSTEM
2FORWARD AND/OR BACK-SCATTER SYSTEM OF VISIBLE LIGHT
3FORWARD AND/OR BACK-SCATTER SYSTEM OF INFRARED LIGHT
4INFRARED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (IRED) SYSTEM
5DOPPLER RADAR SYSTEM
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002181 (SUPPLEMENTARY PRESENT WEATHER SENSOR)

Total number of bits: 21
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11048576RAIN DETECTOR
2524288FREEZING RAIN SENSOR
3262144ICE DETECTION SENSOR
4131072HAIL AND ICE PELLET SENSOR
202OTHER

Code table for element 002182 (VISIBILITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM)

ValueDescription
0MANUAL MEASUREMENT
1TRANSMISSOMETER SYSTEM (BASE > 25)
2TRANSMISSOMETER SYSTEM (BASE < 25 M)
3FORWARD SCATTER SYSTEM
4BACK SCATTER SYSTEM
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002183 (CLOUD DETECTION SYSTEM)

ValueDescription
0MANUAL OBSERVATION
1CEILOMETER SYSTEM
2INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEM
3MICROWAVE VISUAL CAMERA SYSTEM
4SKY IMAGER SYSTEM
5VIDEO TIME LAPSED CAMERA SYSTEM
6MICRO PULSE LIDAR (MPL) SYSTEM
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002184 (TYPE OF LIGHTNING DETECTION SENSOR)

ValueDescription
0MANUAL OBSERVATION
1LIGHTNING IMAGING SENSOR
2ELECTRICAL STORM IDENTIFICATION SENSOR
3MAGNETIC FINDER SENSOR
4LIGHTNING STRIKE SENSOR
5FLASH COUNTER
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002185 (METHOD OF EVAPORATION MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0MANUAL MEASUREMENT
1BALANCED FLOATING METHOD
2PRESSURE METHOD
3ULTRASONIC METHOD
4HYDRAULIC METHOD
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002186 (CAPABILITY TO DETECT PRECIPITATION PHENOMENA)

Total number of bits: 30
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1536870912PRECIPITATION-UNKNOWN TYPE
2268435456LIQUID PRECIPITATION NOT FREEZING
3134217728LIQUID FREEZING PRECIPITATION
467108864DRIZZLE
533554432RAIN
616777216SOLID PRECIPITATION
78388608SNOW
84194304SNOW GRAINS
92097152SNOW PELLETS
101048576ICE PELLETS
11524288ICE CRYSTALS
12262144DIAMOND DUST
13131072SMALL HAIL
1465536HAIL
1532768GLAZE
1616384RIME
178192SOFT RIME
184096HARD RIME
192048CLEAR ICE
201024WET SNOW
21512HOAR FROST
22256DEW
23128WHITE DEW

Flag table for element 002187 (CAPABILITY TO DETECT OTHER WEATHER PHENOMENA)

Total number of bits: 18
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1131072DUST/SAND WHIRL
265536SQUALLS
332768SAND STORM
416384DUST STORM
58192LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO SURFACE
64096LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO CLOUD
72048LIGHTNING - DISTANT
81024THUNDERSTORM
9512FUNNEL CLOUD NOT TOUCHING SURFACE
10256FUNNEL CLOUD TOUCHING SURFACE
11128SPRAY

Flag table for element 002188 (CAPABILITY TO DETECT OBSCURATION)

Total number of bits: 21
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11048576FOG
2524288ICE FOG
3262144STEAM FOG
716384MIST
88192HAZE
94096SMOKE
102048VOLCANIC ASH
111024DUST
12512SAND
13256SNOW

Flag table for element 002189 (CAPABILITY TO DISCRIMINATE LIGHTNING STRIKES)

Total number of bits: 12
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
12048MANUAL OBSERVATION
21024ALL LIGHTNING STRIKES WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION
3512LIGHTNING STRIKES CLOUD TO GROUND ONLY
4256ALL LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN" CLOUD TO GROUND AND CLOUD TO CLOUD

Class 4 - Location (time) - code-flag tables

Flag table for element 004059 (TIMES OF OBSERVATION USED TO COMPUTE THE REPORTED MEAN VALUES)

Total number of bits: 6
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
13200 UTC
21606 UTC
3812 UTC
4418 UTC
52OTHER HOURS

Class 8 - Significance qualifiers - code-flag tables

Flag table for element 008001 (VERTICAL SOUNDING SIGNIFICANCE)

Total number of bits: 7
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
164SURFACE
232STANDARD LEVEL
316TROPOPAUSE LEVEL
48MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL
54SIGNIFICANT LEVEL, TEMPERATURE AND/OR RELATIVE HUMIDITY
62SIGNIFICANT LEVEL, WIND
71MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008002 (VERTICAL SIGNIFICANCE (SURFACE OBSERVATIONS))

ValueDescription
0OBSERVING RULES FOR BASE OF LOWEST CLOUD AND CLOUD TYPES OF" FM 12-IX EXT. SYNOP AND FM 13-IX EXT. SHIP APPLY
1FIRST NON - CB SIGNIFICANT LAYER
2SECOND NON - CB SIGNIFICANT LAYER
3THIRD NON - CB SIGNIFICANT LAYER
4CUMULONIMBUS LAYER
5CEILING
6CLOUD NOT DETECTED BELOW THE FOLLOWING HEIGHT(S)
7LOW CLOUD
8MIDDLE CLOUD
9HIGH CLOUD
10CLOUD LAYER WITH BASE BELOW THE STATION LEVEL AND TOP" ABOVE THE STATION LEVEL
11CLOUD LAYER WITH BASE AND TOP BELOW THE STATION LEVEL
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008003 (VERTICAL SIGNIFICANCE (SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS))

ValueDescription
0SURFACE
1BASE OF SATELLITE SOUNDING
2CLOUD TOP
3TROPOPAUSE
4PRECIPITABLE WATER
5SOUNDING RADIANCES
6MEAN TEMPERATURES
7OZON
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008004 (PHASE OF AIRCRAFT FLIGHT)

ValueDescription
2UNSTEADY (UNS)
3LEVEL FLIGHT, ROUTINE OBSERVATION (LVR)
4LEVEL FLIGHT, HIGHEST WIND ENCOUNTERED (LVW)
5ASCENDING (ASC)
6DESCENDING(DES)
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008005 (METEOROLOGICAL ATTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1STORM CENTRE
2OUTER LIMIT OR EDGE OF STORM
3LOCATION OF MAXIMUM WIND
4LOCATION OF STORM IN THE PERTURBED ANALYSIS
5LOCATION OF STORM IN THE ANALYSIS
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 008006 (OZONE VERTICAL SOUNDING SIGNIFICANCE)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256SURFACE
2128STANDARD LEVEL
364TROPOPAUSE LEVEL
432PROMINENT MAXIMUM LEVEL
516PROMINENT MINIMUM LEVEL
68MINIMUM PRESSURE LEVEL
74RESERVED
82LEVEL OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE

Code table for element 008007 (DIMENSIONAL SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0POINT
1LINE
2AREA
3VOLUME
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 008008 (RADIATION VERTICAL SOUNDING SIGNIFICANCE)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256SURFACE
2128STANDARD LEVEL
364TROPOPAUSE LEVEL
432LEVEL OF BETA RADIATION MAXIMUM
516LEVEL OF GAMMA RADIATION MAXIMUM
68MINIMUM PRESSURE LEVEL
74RESERVED
82LEVEL OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE

Code table for element 008009 (DETAILED PHASE OF FLIGHT)

ValueDescription
0LEVEL FLIGHT, ROUTINE OBSERVATION, UNSTEADY
1LEVEL FLIGHT, HIGHEST WIND ENCOUNTERED, UNSTEADY
2UNSTEADY (UNS)
3LEVEL FLIGHT, ROUTINE OBSERVATION (LVR)
4LEVEL FLIGHT, HIGHEST WIND ENCOUNTERED (LVW)
5ASCENDING (ASC)
6DESCENDING (DES)
7ASCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY" TIME INCREMENTS
8ASCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY" TIME INCREMENTS, UNSTEADY
9ASCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY" PRESSURE INCREMENTS
10ASCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY" PRESSURE INCREMENTS, UNSTEADY
11DESCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY" TIME INCREMENTS
12DESCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY" TIME INCREMENTS, UNSTEADY
13DESCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY" PRESSURE INCREMENTS
14DESCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY" PRESSURE INCREMENTS, UNSTEADY
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008010 (SURFACE QUALIFIER (TEMPERATURE DATA))

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1BARE SOIL
2BARE ROCK
3LAND GRASS COVER
4WATER (LAKE, SEA)
5FLOOD WATER UNDERNEATH
6SNOW
7ICE
8RUNWAY OR ROAD
9SHIP OR PLATFORM DECK IN STEEL
10SHIP OR PLATFORM DECK IN WOOD
11SHIP OR PLATFORM DECK PARTLY COVERED WITH RUBBER MAT
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008011 (METEOROLOGICAL FEATURE)

ValueDescription
0QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT AT THE SURFACE
1QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE
2WARM FRONT AT THE SURFACE
3WARM FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE
4COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE
5COLD FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE
6OCCLUSION
7INSTABILITY LINE
8INTERTROPICAL FRONT
9CONVERGENCE LINE
10JET STREAM
11CLOUD CLEAR
12CLOUD
13TURBULENCE
14STORM
15AIRFRAME ICING
16PHENOMENON
17VOLCANO
18ATMOSPHERICS
20SPECIAL CLOUDS
21THUNDERSTORM (VAL)
22TROPICAL CYCLONE (VAL)
23MOUNTAIN WAVE (VAL)
24DUSTSTORM (VAL)
25SANDSTORM (VAL)
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008012 (LAND/SEA QUALIFIER)

ValueDescription
0LAND
1SEA
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008013 (DAY/NIGHT QUALIFIER)

ValueDescription
0NIGHT
1DAY
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008014 (QUALIFIER FOR RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE)

ValueDescription
010-MINUTE MEAN VALUE - NORMAL VALUE
110-MINUTE MEAN VALUE - ABOVE THE UPPER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENT OF RVR (P)
210-MINUTE MEAN VALUE - BELOW LOWER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENT OF RVR (M)
3ONE MINUTE MINIMUM VALUE - NORMAL VALUE
4ONE MINUTE MINIMUM VALUE - ABOVE THE UPPER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENT OF RVR (P)
5ONE MINUTE MINIMUM VALUE - BELOW LOWER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENT OF RVR (M)
6ONE MINUTE MAXIMUM VALUE - NORMAL VALUE
7ONE MINUTE MAXIMUM VALUE - ABOVE THE UPPER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENT OF RVR (P)
8ONE MINUTE MAXIMUM VALUE - BELOW LOWER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENT OF RVR (M)
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008016 (CHANGE QUALIFIER OF A TREND-TYPE FORECAST OR AN AERODROME FORECA)

ValueDescription
0NOSIG
1BECMG
2TEMPO
3FM
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008017 (QUALIFIER OF THE TIME WHEN THE FORECAST CHANGE IS EXPECTED)

ValueDescription
0FM
1TL
2AT
3MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 008018 (SEAWINDS LAND/ICE SURFACE TYPE)

Total number of bits: 17
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
165536LAND IS PRESENT
232768SURFACE ICE MAP INDICATES ICE IS PRESENT
1164ICE MAP DATA NOT AVAILABLE
1232ATTENUATION MAP DATA NOT AVAILABLE
171MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008021 (TIME SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1TIME SERIES
2TIME AVERAGED
3ACCUMULATED
4FORECAST
5FORECAST TIME SERIES
6FORECAST TIME AVERAGED
7FORECAST ACCUMULATED
8ENSEMBLE MEAN
9ENSEMBLE MEAN TIME SERIES
10ENSEMBLE MEAN TIME AVERAGED
11ENSEMBLE MEAN ACCUMULATED
12ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST
13ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST TIME SERIES
14ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST AVERAGED
15ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST ACCUMULATED
16ANALYSIS
17START OF PHENOMENON
18RADIOSONDE LAUNCH TIME
19START OF ORBIT
20END OF ORBIT
21TIME OF ASCENDING NODE
22TIME OF OCCURENCE OF WIND SHIFT
27FIRST GUESS --NOT WMO ENTRY
28START OF SCAN --NOT WMO ENTRY
29END OF SCAN --NOT WMO ENTRY
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008023 (FIRST ORDER STATISTICS)

ValueDescription
2MAXIMUM VALUE
3MINIMUM VALUE
4MEAN VALUE
5MEDIAN VALUE
6MODAL VALUE
7MEAN ABSOLUTE ERROR
9BEST ESTIMATE OF STANDARD DEVIATION (N-1)
10STANDARD DEVIATION
11HARMONIC MEAN
12ROOT MEAN SQUARE VECTOR ERROR
13ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE
32VECTOR MEAN
33PRESCRIBED OBSERVATION ERROR
34PERSISTENCE OBSERVATION ERROR
35FINAL OBSERVATION ERROR
36REPRESENTATIVNESS OBSERVATION ERROR
63MISSING

Code table for element 008024 (DIFFERENCE STATISTICS)

ValueDescription
2OBSERVED MINUS MAXIMUM
3OBSERVED MINUS MINIMUM
4OBSERVED MINUS MEAN
5OBSERVED MINUS MEDIAN
6OBSERVED MINUS MODE
11OBSERVED MINUS CLIMATOLOGY (ANOMALY)
12OBSERVED MINUS ANALYZED VALUE
13OBSERVED MINUS INITIALISED ANALYZED VALUE
14OBSERVED MINUS FORECAST VALUE
21OBSERVED MINUS INTERPOLATED VALUE
22OBSERVED MINUS HYDROSTATICALLY CALCULATED VALUE
32OBSERVED MINUS FIRST GUESS
33OBSERVED MINUS ANALYSIS
34OBSERVED MINUS INITIALIZED ANALYSIS
63MISSING

Code table for element 008025 (TIME DIFFERENCE QUALIFIER)

ValueDescription
0UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATED (UTC) MINUS" LOCAL STANDARD TIME (LST)
1LOCAL STANDARD TIME
2UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATED (UTC) MINUS SATELLITE CLOCK
5TIME DIFFERENCE FROM EDGE OF PROCESSING SEGMENT
15MISSING

Code table for element 008026 (MATRIX SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0AVERAGING KERNEL MATRIX
1CORRELATION MATRIX
2LOWER TRIANGULAR CORRELATION MATRIX SQUARE ROOT (L FROM C=LLT)
3INVERSE LOWER TRIANGULAR CORRELATION MATRIX SQUARE ROOT (L**-1)
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008029 (REMOTLY SENSED SURFACE TYPE)

ValueDescription
0OPEN OCEAN OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEA
1ENCLOSED SEA OR LAKE
2CONTINENTAL ICE
3LAND
255MISSING

Code table for element 008033 (METHOD OF DERIVATION OF PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE CALCULATED USING CLOUD FRACTION
2PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE CALCULATED USING STANDARD" DEVIATION OF TEMPERATURE
3PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE CALCULATED USING PROBABILITY OF" THE CLOUD CONTAMINATION
4PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE CALCULATED USING NORMALITY OF DISTRIBUTION
127MISSING

Code table for element 008035 (TYPE OF MONITORING EXERCISE)

ValueDescription
0GLOBAL
1REGIONAL
2NATIONAL
3SPECIAL
4BILATERAL
5RESERVED
6RESERVED
7MISSING

Code table for element 008036 (TYPE OF CENTRE OR STATION PERFORMING MONITORING)

ValueDescription
0WMO SECRETARIAT
1WMO
2RSMC
3NMC
4RTH
5OBSERVING SITE
6OTHER
7MISSING

Code table for element 008039 (TIME SIGNIFICANCE ( AVIATION FORECAST))

ValueDescription
0ISSUE TIME OF FORECAST
1TIME OF COMMNENCEMENT OF PERIOD OF THE FORECAST
2TIME OF ENDING OF PERIOD OF THE FORECAST
3FORECSAT TIME OF MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
4FORECSAT TIME OF MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
5TIME OF BEGINNING OF THE FORECAST
6TIME OF ENDING OF THE FORECAST
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008040 (FLIGHT LEVEL SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0HIGH RESOLUTION DATA SAMPLE
1WITHIN 20 HPA OF SURFACE
2PRESSURE LESS THAN 10 HPA (I.E., 9, 8, 7, ETC.)" WHEN NO OTHER REASON APPLIES
3BASE PRESSURE LEVEL FOR STABILITY INDEX
4BEGIN DOUBTFUL TEMPERATURE, HEIGHT DATA
5BEGIN MISSING DATA (ALL ELEMENTS)
6BEGIN MISSING RH DATA
7BEGIN MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA
8HIGHEST LEVEL REACHED BEFORE BALLOON" DESCENT BECAUSE OF ICING OR TURBULENCE
9END DOUBTFUL TEMPERATURE, HEIGHT DATA
10END MISSING DATA (ALL ELEMENTS)
11END MISSING RH DATA
12END MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA
13ZERO DEGREES C CROSSING(S) FOR RADAT
14STANDARD PRESSURE LEVEL
15OPERATOR ADDED LEVEL
16OPERATOR DELETED LEVEL
17BALLOON RE-ASCENDED BEYOND PREVIOUS HIGHEST ASCENT LEVEL
18SIGNIFICANT RH LEVEL
19RH LEVEL SELECTION TERMINATED
20SURFACE LEVEL
21SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL
22MANDATORY TEMPERATURE LEVEL
23FLIGHT TERMINATION LEVEL
24TROPOPAUSE(S)
25AIRCRAFT REPORT
26INTERPOLATED (GENERATED) LEVEL
27MANDATORY WIND LEVEL
28SIGNIFICANT WIND LEVEL
29MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL
30INCREMENTAL WIND LEVEL (FIXED REGIONAL)
31INCREMENTAL HEIGHT LEVEL (GENERATED)
32WIND TERMINATION LEVEL
33PRESSURE 100 TO 110 HPA, WHEN NO OTHER REASON APPLIES
40SIGNIFICANT THERMODYNAMIC LEVEL (INVERSION)
41SIGNIFICANT RH LEVEL ( PER NCDC CRITERIA)
42SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL (PER NCDC)
43BEGIN MISSING WIND DATA
44END MISSING WIND DATA
60LEVEL OF 80-KNOT ISOTACH ABOVE JET
61LEVEL OF 80-KNOT ISOTACH BELOW JET
62OTHER
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008041 (DATA SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0PARENT SITE
1OBSERVATION SITE
2BALLOON MANUFACTURE DATE
3BALLOON LAUNCH POINT
4SURFACE OBSERVATION
5SURFACE OBSERVATION DISPLACEMENT FROM LAUNCH POINT
6FLIGHT LEVEL OBSERVATION
7FLIGHT LEVEL TERMINATION POINT
31MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 008042 (EXTENDED VERTICAL SOUNDING SIGNIFICANCE)

Total number of bits: 18
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1131072SURFACE
265536STANDARD LEVEL
332768TROPOPAUSE LEVEL
416384MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL
58192SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL
64096SIGNIFICANT HUMIDITY LEVEL
72048SIGNIFICANT WIND LEVEL
81024BEGINNING OF MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA
9512END OF MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA
10256BEGINNING OF MISSING HUMIDITY DATA
11128END OF MISSING HUMIDITY DATA
1264BEGINNING OF MISSING WIND DATA
1332END OF MISSING WIND DATA
181ALL 18 MISSING

Code table for element 008043 (ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL OR PHISICAL CONSTITUENT TYPE)

ValueDescription
0OZONE, O3,10028-15-6
1WATER VAPOUR, H2O, 7732-18-5
2METHANE, CH4, 74-82-8
3CARBON DIOXIDE, CO2, 37210-16-5
4CARBON MONOXIDE, CO, 630-08-0
5NITROGEN DIOXIDE, NO2, 10102-44-0
6NITROUS OXIDE, N2O, 10024-97-2
7FORMALDEHYDE, HCHO, 50-00-0
8SULFUR DIOXIDE, SO2, 7446-09-5
9BROMINE OXIDE, BRO, 15656-19-6
10CHLORINE DIOXIDE, OCLO, 10049-04-4
11NITROGEN MONOXIDE, NO, 10102-43-9
12AMMONIA, NH3, 7664-41-7
25PARTICULATE MATTER < 1.0 MICRONS
26PARTICULATE MATTER < 2.5 MICRONS
27PARTICULATE MATTER < 10 MICRONS
28AEROSOLS GENERIC
29SMOKE GENERIC
30CRUSTAL MATERIAL (GENERIC DUST)
31VOLCANIC ASH
255MISSING

Code table for element 008050 (QUALIFIER FOR NUMBER OF MISSING VALUES IN CALCULATION OF STATIST)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1PRESSURE
2TEMPERATURE
3EXTREME TEMPERATURE
4VAPOUR PRESSURE
5PRECIPITATION
6SUNSHINE DURATION
7MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
8MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
9WIND
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008051 (QUALIFIER FOR NUMBER OF MISSING VALUES IN CALCULATION OF STATIST)

ValueDescription
1PRESSURE
2TEMPERATURE
3EXTREME TEMPERATURE
4VAPOUR PRESSURE
5PRECIPITATION
6SUNSHINE DURATION
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008052 (CONDITION FOR WHICH NUMBER OF DAYS OF OCCURRENCE FOLLOWS)

ValueDescription
0MEAN WIND SPEED OVER 10-MINUTES PERIOD OBSERVED OR RECORDED" EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 10 M/S
1MEAN WIND SPEED OVER 10-MINUTES PERIOD OBSERVED OR RECORDED" EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 20 M/S
2MEAN WIND SPEED OVER 10-MINUTES PERIOD OBSERVED OR RECORDED" EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 30 M/S
3MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 273.2 K
4MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 298.2 K
5MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 303.2 K
6MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 308.2 K
7MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 313.2 K
8MINIMUM TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 273.2 K
9MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 273.2 K
10PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 1.0 KG/M**2
11PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 5.0 KG/M**2
12PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 10.0 KG/M**2
13PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 50.0 KG/M**2
14PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 100.0 KG/M**2
15PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 150.0 KG/M**2
16SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.0 M
17SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.01 M
18SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.10 M
19SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.50 M
20HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 50 M
21HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 100 M
22HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1000 M
23HAIL
24THUNDERSTORM
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008053 (DAY OF OCCURRENCE QUALIFIER)

ValueDescription
0VALUE OCCURED ON ONLY ONE DAY IN THE MONTH
1VALUE OCCURED ON MORE THAN ONE DAY IN THE MONTH
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008054 (QUALIFIER FOR WIND SPEED OR WIND GUST)

ValueDescription
0WIND SPEED OR GUST IS AS REPORTED
1WIND SPEED IS GREATER THAN THAT REPRTED (P IN METAR/TAF/SPECI)
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008060 (SAMPLE SCANNING MODE SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1RANGE
2AZIMUTH
3HORIZONTAL
4VERTICAL
5NORTH/SOUTH
6EAST/WEST
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008065 (SUN-GLINT INDICATOR)

ValueDescription
0NO SUN-GLINT
1SUN-GLINT
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008066 (SEMI-TRANSPARENCY INDICATOR)

ValueDescription
0OPAQUE
1SEMI-TRANSPARENT
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008070 (TOVS/ATOVS PRODUCT QUALIFIER)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1RESERVED
2EARTH LOCATED INSTRUMENT COUNTS," CALIBRATION COEFFICIENTS AND HOUSEKEEPING (LEVEL 1B)
3EARTH LOCATED CALIBRATED RADIANCES (LEVEL 1C)
4MAPPED TO A COMMON FOOTPRINT, EARTH LOCATED" CALIBRATED RADIANCES (LEVEL 1D)
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008072 (PIXEL(S) TYPE)

ValueDescription
0MIXED
1CLEAR
2CLOUDY
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008074 (ALTIMETER ECHO TYPE)

ValueDescription
0OPEN OCEAN OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEA
1NON-OCEAN LIKE
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008075 (ASCENDING/DESCENDING ORBIT QUALIFIER)

ValueDescription
0ASCENDING ORBIT
1DESCENDING ORBIT
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008076 (TYPE OF BAND)

ValueDescription
0KU
1C
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008077 (RADIOMETER SENSED SURFACE TYPE)

ValueDescription
0LAND
1SEA
2COASTAL
3OPEN OCEAN OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEA
4ENCLOSED SEA OR LAKE
5CONTINENTAL ICE
127MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008079 (PRODUCT STATUS)

ValueDescription
0NORMAL ISSUE
1CORRECTION TO A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRODUCT (COR)
2AMANDMENT TO A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRODUCT *AMD)
3CORRECTION TO A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AMENDED PRODUCT (COR AMD)
4CANCELLATION OD A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRODUCT (CNL)
5NO PRODUCT AVAILABLE (NIL)
6SPECIAL REPORT ( SPECI)
7CORRECTED SPECIAL REPORT (SPECI COR)
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008080 (QUALIFIER FOR GTSPP QUALITY FLAG)

ValueDescription
0TOTAL WATER PRESSURE PROFILE
1TOTAL WATER TEMPERATURE PROFILE
2TOTAL WATER SALINITY PROFILE
3TOTAL WATER CONDUCTIVITY PROFILE
10WATER PRESSURE AT A LEVEL
11WATER TEMPERATURE AT A LEVEL
12SALINITY AT A LEVEL
20POSITION
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008081 (TYPE OF EQUIPMENT)

ValueDescription
0SENSOR
1TRANSMITTER
2RECEIVER
3OBSERVING PLATFORM
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008082 ((CBS) ARTIFICIAL CORRECTION OF SENSOR HEIGHT TO ANOTHER VALUE)

ValueDescription
0SENSOR HEIGHT IS NOT MODIFIED
1SENSOR HEIGHT IS MODIFIED TO STANDARD LEVEL
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 008083 (NOMINAL VALUE INDICATOR)

Total number of bits: 15
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
116384ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO REPRESENTATIVE HEIGHT OF SENSOR ABOVE" LOCAL GROUND (OR DECK OF MARINE PLATFORM)
28192ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO REPRESENTATIVE HEIGHT OF SENSOR ABOVE" WATER SURFACE
34096ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO STANDARD SURFACE ROUGHNESS
42048ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO WIND SPEED
51024ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURE
6512ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO PRESSURE
7256ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO HUMIDITY
8128ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO EVAPORATION
964ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO WETTING LOSSES

Code table for element 008085 (BEAM IDENTIFIER)

ValueDescription
0FORE BEAM
1MID BEAM
2AFT BEAM
3RESERVED
4RESERVED
5RESERVED
6RESERVED
7MISSING VALUE

Class 10 - Non-coordinate location (vertical) - code-flag tables

Code table for element 010063 (CHARACTERISTIC OF PRESSURE TENDENCY)

ValueDescription
0INCREASING, THEN DECREASING: ATMOSPHERIC PRESURE THE SAME OR" HIGHER THAN 3 HOURS AGO (OR 24 HOURS AGO )
1INCREASING, THEN STEADY; OR INCREASING; THEN MORE SLOWLY
2INCREASING (STEADILY OR UNSTEADILY )
3DECREASING OR STEADY, THEN INCREASING; RAPIDLY
4STEADY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME AS 3 HOURS AGO (OR 24" HOURS)
5DECREASING; THEN INCREASING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME O" R LOWER THAN 3 HOURS AGO
6DECREASING, THEN STEADY; OR DECREASING, DECREASING MORE SLOW" LY
7DECREASING (STEADILY OR UNSTEADELY )
8STEADY OR INCREASING, THEN DECREASING; OR DECREASING, THEN" DECREASING MORE RAPIDLY
15MISSING

Code table for element 010064 (SIGMET CRUISING LEVEL)

ValueDescription
0SUBSONIC
1TRANSONIC
2SUPERSONIC
7MISSING VALUE

Class 11 - Wind and turbulence - code-flag tables

Code table for element 011031 (DEGREE OF TURBULENCE)

ValueDescription
0NIL IN CLOUD
1SLIGHT IN CLOUD
2MODERATE IN CLOUD
3SEVERE IN CLOUD
4NIL IN CLEAR AIR
5SLIGHT IN CLEAR AIR
6MODERATE IN CLEAR AIR
7SEVERE IN CLEAR AIR
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 011037 (TURBULENCE INDEX)

ValueDescription
0AVE <0.1 PEAK <0.1
1AVE <0.1 0.1 <= PEAK <0.2
20.1 <= AVE <0.2 0.1 <= PEAK <0.2
3AVE <0.1 0.2 <= PEAK <0.3
40.1 <= AVE <0.2 0.2 <= PEAK <0.3
50.2 <= AVE <0.3 0.2 <= PEAK <0.3
6AVE <0.1 0.3 <= PEAK <0.4
70.1 <= AVE <0.2 0.3 <= PEAK <0.4
80.2 <= AVE <0.3 0.3 <= PEAK <0.4
90.3 <= AVE <0.4 0.3 <= PEAK <0.4
10AVE <0.1 0.4 <= PEAK <0.5
110.1 <= AVE <0.2 0.4 <= PEAK <0.5
120.2 <= AVE <0.3 0.4 <= PEAK <0.5
130.3 <= AVE <0.4 0.4 <= PEAK <0.5
140.4 <= AVE <0.5 0.4 <= PEAK <0.5
15AVE <0.1 0.5 <= PEAK <0.8
160.1 <= AVE <0.2 0.5 <= PEAK <0.8
170.2 <= AVE <0.3 0.5 <= PEAK <0.8
180.3 <= AVE <0.4 0.5 <= PEAK <0.8
190.4 <= AVE <0.5 0.5 <= PEAK <0.8
200.5 <= AVE <0.8 0.5 <= PEAK <0.8
21AVE <0.1 0.8 <= PEAK
220.1 <= AVE <0.2 0.8 <= PEAK
230.2 <= AVE <0.3 0.8 <= PEAK
240.3 <= AVE <0.4 0.8 <= PEAK
250.4 <= AVE <0.5 0.8 <= PEAK
260.5 <= AVE <0.8 0.8 <= PEAK
270.8 <= AVE 0.8 <= PEAK
28NIL NIL
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 011038 (TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF PEAK EDDY DISSIPATION RATE)

ValueDescription
0MIN < 1
11 <= MIN < 2
22 <= MIN < 3
33 <= MIN < 4
44 <= MIN < 5
55 <= MIN < 6
66 <= MIN < 7
77 <= MIN < 8
88 <= MIN < 9
99 <= MIN < 10
1010 <= MIN < 11
1111 <= MIN < 12
1212 <= MIN < 13
1313 <= MIN < 14
1414 <= MIN < 15
15NO TIMING INFORMATION AVAILABLE
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 011039 (EXTENDED TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF PEAK EDDY DISSIPATION RATE)

ValueDescription
01 <= MIN < 2
12 <= MIN < 3
23 <= MIN < 4
44 <= MIN < 5
55 <= MIN < 6
66 <= MIN < 7
77 <= MIN < 8
88 <= MIN < 9
99 <= MIN < 10
1010 <= MIN < 11
1111 <= MIN < 12
1212 <= MIN < 13
1313 <= MIN < 14
1414 <= MIN < 15
60NO TIMING INFORMATION AVAILABLE
63MISSING VALUE

Class 13 - Hydrographic and hydrological elements - code-flag tables

Code table for element 013038 (SUPERADIABATIC INDICATOR)

ValueDescription
0NOT SUPERADIABATIC
1SUPERADIABATIC
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 013039 (TERRAIN TYPE (ICE/SNOW))

ValueDescription
0SEA ICE
1SNOW ON LAND
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 013040 (SURFACE FLAG)

ValueDescription
0LAND
1RESERVED
2NEAR COAST
3ICE
4POSSIBLE ICE
5OCEAN
6COAST
7DESERT
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 013041 (PASQUILL-GIFFORD STABILITY CATEGORY)

ValueDescription
1A
2A-B
3B
4B-C
5C
6D
7E
8F
9G
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 013051 (FREQUENCY GROUP, PRECIPITATION)

ValueDescription
0SMALLER THAN ANY VALUE IN THE 30 YEARS PERIOD
1IN THE FIRST QUINTILE
2IN THE SECOND QUINTILE
3IN THE THIRD QUINTILE
4IN THE FOURTH QUINTILE
5IN THE FIFTH QUINTILE
6GREATER THAN ANY VALUE IN THE 30 YEAR PERIOD
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 013056 (CHARACTER AND INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION)

ValueDescription
0NO PRECIPITATION
1LIGHT INTERMITTENT
2MODERATE INTERMITTENT
3HEAVY INTERMITTENT
4VERY HEAVY INTERMITTENT
5LIGHT CONTINUOUS
6MODERATE CONTINUOUS
7VERY HEAVY CONTINUOUS
9VARIABLE-ALTERNATIVELY LIGHT AND HEAVY
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 013057 (TIME OF BEGINNING OR END OF PRECIPITATION)

ValueDescription
0NO PRECIPITATION
1WITHIN THE LAST HOUR
21 TO 2 HOURS AGO
32 TO 3 HOURS AGO
43 TO 4 HOURS AGO
54 TO 5 HOURS AGO
65 TO 6 HOURS AGO
76 TO 8 HOURS AGO
88 TO 10 HOURS AGO
9MORE THAN 10 HOURS AHO
15MISSING VALUE

Class 15 - Physical/chemical constituents - code-flag tables

Code table for element 015025 (TYPE OF POLLUTANT)

ValueDescription
0OZONE
15MISSING VALUE

Class 19 - Synoptic features - code-flag tables

Code table for element 019001 (TYPE OF SYNOPTIC FEATURE)

ValueDescription
0DEPRESSION OR LOW (EXTRATROPICAL)
1TROPICAL DEPRESSION
2TROPICAL STORM
3SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
4TYPHOON
10DUST/SANDSTORM
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019008 (VERTICAL EXTENT OF CIRCULATION)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1SHALLOW (TOP OF CIRCULATION BELOW 700-HPA LEVEL
2MEDIUM(TOP BETWEEN 700-HPA AND 400-HPA)
3DEEP(TOP ABOVE 400-HPA LEVEL
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019010 (METHOD FOR TRACKING THE CENTRE OF SYNOPTIC FEATURE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1MINIMUM VALUE OF SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
2MAXIMUM VALUE OF 850 HPA RELATIVE VORTICITY
15MISSING VALUE

Class 20 - Observed phenomena - code-flag tables

Code table for element 020003 (PRESENT WEATHER (SEE NOTE 1))

ValueDescription
0CLOUD DEVELOPMENT NOT OBSERVED OR NOT OBSERVABLE
1CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OR BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED
2STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED
3CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING
4VISIBILITY REDUCED BY SMOKE, E.G. VELDT OR FOREST FIRES, IN" DUSTRIAL SMOKE OR VOLCANIC ASHES
5HAZE
6WIDESPREAD DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, NOT RAISED BY WIND" AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
7DUST OR SEND RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE TI" ME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO WELL-DEVELOPED DUST WHRIL(S) OR SA" ND WHRIL(S), AND NO
8WELL-DEVELOPED DUST WHRIL(S) OR SAND WHRILS SEEN AT OR NEAR" THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE SAME TIME OF" OBSERVATION, BUT NO
9DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATI" ON, OR AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOR
10MIST
11PACHES SHALLOW FOG OR ICE AT THE STATION, WHETHER ON LAND OR" SEA, NOT DEEPER THAN 2 METRES ON LAND OR 10 METRES AT SEA
12MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS SHALLOW FOG OR ICE AT THE STATION," WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER THAN 2 METRES ON LAND OR" 10 METRES AT SEA
13LIGHTNING VISIBLE, NO THUNDER HEARD
14PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, NOT REACHING THE GROUND OR THE" SURFACE OF THE SEA
15PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFA" CE OF THE SEA, BUT DISTANT, I.E. ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN" 5 KM FROM THE STATION
16PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFA" CE OF THE SEA, NEAR TO, BUT NOT AT THE STATION
17THUNDERSTORM, BUT NO PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATIO" N
18SQUALLS AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDI" NG HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
19FUNNEL CLOUD(S) AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING THE" PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
20DRIZZEL (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS NOT FALLING AS SHOWERS" ; DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVAT" IONS
21RAIN (NOT FREEZING) NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S); DURING THE PRE" ECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
22SNOW NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S); DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT" NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
23RAIN AND SNOW OR ICE PELLETS NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S); DURIN" G THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
24FREEZING DRIZZEL OR FREEZING RAIN NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S);" DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
25SHOWER(S) OF RAIN; DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE" TIME OF OBSERVATION
26SHOWER(S) OF SNOW, OR OF RAIN AND SNOW; DURING THE PRECEDING" HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
27SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, OR OF RAIN AND HAIL; DURING THE PRECEDING" HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
28FOG OR ICE FOG; DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIM" E OF OBSERVATION
29THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION); DURING THE PRE" CEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
30SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM HAS DECREASED DURI" NG THE PRECEDING HOURS
31SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM NO APPRECIABLE CHA" NGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
32SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM HAS BEGUN OR HAS I" NCEASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
33SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM HAS DECREASED DURING THE PREC" EDING HOURS
34SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING T" HE PRECEDING HOUR
35SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM HAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED DUR" ING THE PRECEDING HOUR
36SLIGHT OR MODERATE DRIFTING SNOW GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LE" VEL)
37HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW GENERALY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL)
38SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LE" VEL)
39HEAVY BLOWING SNOW GENERALY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL)
40FOG OR ICE FOG AT A DISTANCE AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT" NOT AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR, THE FOG OR IC" E FOG EXTENDING TO A
41FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES
42FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE,HAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE PR" ECEDING HOUR
43FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE,HAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE" PRECEDING HOUR
44FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE,NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING T" HE PRECEDING HOUR
45FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE,NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING T" HE PRECEDING HOUR
46FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE,HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME THICKE" R DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
47FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE,HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME THICKE" R DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
48FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY VISIBLE
49FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY INVISIBLE
50DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT;SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERV" ATION
51DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS ;SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERV" ATION
52DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT;MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSE" RVATION
53DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS ;MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSE" RVATION
54DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT;HEAVY (DENSE) AT THE TIM" E OF OBSERVATION
55DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS ;HEAVY (DENSE) AT THE TIM" E OF OBSERVATION
56DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT
57DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY (DENSE)
58DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT
59DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY
60RAIN,NOT FREEZING,INTERMITTENT;SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
61RAIN,NOT FREEZING,CONTINUOUS ;SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
62RAIN,NOT FREEZING,INTERMITTENT;MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATI" ON
63RAIN,NOT FREEZING,CONTINUOUS ;MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATI" ON
64RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT;HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATIO" ON
65RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS;HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
66RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT
67RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY
68RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, LIGHT
69RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY
70INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES, SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATI" ON
71CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES, SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATI" ON
72INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES, MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVA" TION
73CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES, MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVA" TION
74INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES, HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATIO" ONS
75CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES, HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATIO" ONS
76DIAMOND DUST (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG)
77SNOW GRAINS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG)
78ISOLATED STAR-LIKE SNOW CRYSTALS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG)
79ICE PELLETS
80RAIN SHOWER(S), SLIGHT
81RAIN SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY
82RAIN SHOWER(S), VIOLENT
83SHOWER(S) OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, SLIGHT
84SHOWER(S) OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, MODERATE OR HEAVY
85SNOW SHOWER(S), SLIGHT
86SNOW SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY
87SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAI" N OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, SLIGHT
88SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAI" N OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, MODERATE OR HEAVY
89SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX" ED, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDER, SLIGHT
90SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX" ED, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDER, MODERATE OR HEAVY
91SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, THUNDERSTORM DURING THE" PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
92MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, THUNDERSTORM" DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
93SLIGHT SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TIME OF OBSER" VATION, THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TI" ME OF OBSERVATION
94MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TI" ME OF OBSERVATION, THUNDERSTORM DURING PRECEDING HOUR BUT NO" T AT TIME OF OBSERVA
95THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITHOUT HAIL, BUT WITH RAI" N AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, THUNDERSTORM DURING TH" E PRECEDING HOUR BUT
96THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE,WITH HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERV" ATION, THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
97THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITHOUT HAIL BUT WITH RAIN AND/OR SNOW" AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
98THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT TIME OF" OBSERVATION, THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
99THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, THUND" ERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
100NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVED
101CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OR BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED DURIN" G THE PAST HOUR
102STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED DURING THE PAST HOUR
103CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING DURING THE PAST HOUR
104HAZE OR SMOKE, OR DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, VISIBILITY" EQUAL TO, OR GREATER THAN 1KM
105HAZE OR SMOKE, OR DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, VISIBILITY" LESS THAN 1KM
110MIST
111DIAMOND DUST
112DISTANT LIGHTING
118SQUALLS
120FOG
121PRECIPITATION
122DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS
123RAIN (NOT FREEZING)
124SNOW
125FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN
126THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION)
127BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND
128BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND, VISIBILITY EQUAL TO, OR GR" ATER THAN, 1KM
129BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 KM
130FOG
131FOG OR ICE FOG, IN PATCHES
132FOG OR ICE FOG, HAS BECOME THINNER DURING PAST HOUR
133FOG OR ICE FOG, NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING PAST HOUR
134FOG OR ICE FOG, HAS BECUNOR BECOME THICKER DURING PAST HOUR
135FOG, DEPOSITION RIME
140PRECIPITATION
141PRECIPITATION SLIGHT OR MODERATE
142PRECIPITATION, HEAVY
143LIQUID PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE
144LIQUID PRECIPITATION, HEAVY
145SOLID PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE
146SOLID PRECIPITATION, HEAVY
147FREEZING PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE
148FREEZING PRECIPITATION, HEAVY
150DRIZZLE
151DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, SLIGHT
152DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, MODERATE
153DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, HEAVY
154DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT
155DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE
156DRIZZLE, FREEZING, HEAVY
157DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT
158DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY
160RAIN
161RAIN, NOT FREEZING, SLIGHT
162RAIN, NOT FREEZING, MODERATE
163RAIN, NOT FREEZING, HEAVY
164RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT
165RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE
166RAIN, FREEZING, HEAVY
167RAIN (OR DRIZZLE) AND SNOW, SLIGHT
168RAIN (OR DRIZZLE) AND SNOW, MODERATE AND HEAVY
170SNOW
171SNOW, SLIGHT
172SNOW, MODERATE
173SNOW, HEAVY
174ICE PELLETS, SLIGHT
175ICE PELLETS, MODERATE
176ICE PELLETS, HEAVY
180SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION
181RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, SLIGHT
182RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, MODERATE
183RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, HEAVY
184RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, VIOLENT
185SNOW SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT SNOW, SLIGHT
186SNOW SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT SNOW, MODERATE
187SNOW SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT SNOW, HEAVY
190THUNDERSTORM
191THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH NO PRECIPITATION
192THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND/OR S" NOW SHOWERS
193THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH HAIL
194THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH NO PRECIPITATION
195THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS
196THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL
204VOLCANIC ASH SUSPENDED IN THE AIR ALOFT
206THICK DUST HAZE, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 KM
207BLOWING SPRAY AT THE STATION
208DRIFTING DUST (SAND)
209WALL OF DUST OR SAND IN DISTANCE (LIKE HABOOB)
210SNOW HAZE
211WHITEOUT
213LIGHTING, CLOUD TO SURFACE
217DRY THUNDERSTORM
219TORNADO CLOUD (DESTRUCTIVE AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION" DURING PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
220DEPOSITION OF VOLCANIC ASH
221DEPOSITION OF DUST OR SAND
222DEPOSITION OF DEW
223DEPOSITION OF WET SNOW
224DEPOSITION OF SOFT RIME
225DEPOSITION OF HARD RIME
226DEPOSITION OF HOAR FROST
227DEPOSITION OF GLAZE
228DEPOSITION OF ICE CRUST (ICE SLICK)
230DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITH TEMPERATURE BELOW 0 C DEGREES
239BLOWING SNOW, IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SNOW IS FALLIN" G OR NOT
241FOG ON SEA
242FOG IN VALLEYS
243ARCTIC OR ANTARCTIC SEA SMOKE
244STEAM FOG (SEA,LAKE OR RIVER)
245STEAM FOG (LAND)
246FOG OVER ICE OR SNOW COVER
247DENCE FOG VISIBILITY 60-90 M
248DENCE FOG VISIBILITY 30-60 M
249DENCE FOG VISIBILITY LESS THAN 30 M
250DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL LESS THAN 0.10 MM/H
251DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 0.10 - .19 MM/H
252DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 0.20 - .39 MM/H
253DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 0.40 - .79 MM/H
254DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 0.80 - 1.59 MM/H
255DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 1.60 - 3.19 MM/H
256DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 3.20 - 6.39 MM/H
257DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 6.40 MM/H OR MORE
259DRIZZLE AND SNOW
260RAIN, RATE OF FALL LESS THAN 1.0 MM/H
261RAIN, RATE OF FALL 1.0 - 1.9 MM/H
262RAIN, RATE OF FALL 2.0 - 3.9 MM/H
263RAIN, RATE OF FALL 4.0 - 7.9 MM/H
264RAIN, RATE OF FALL 8.0 - 15.9 MM/H
265RAIN, RATE OF FALL 16.0 - 31.9 MM/H
266RAIN, RATE OF FALL 32.0 - 63.9 MM/H
267RAIN, RATE OF FALL 64.0 MM/H OR MORE
270SNOW, RATE OF FALL LESS THAN 1.0 CM/H
271SNOW, RATE OF FALL 1.0 - 1.9 CM/H
272SNOW, RATE OF FALL 2.0 - 3.9 CM/H
273SNOW, RATE OF FALL 4.0 - 7.9 CM/H
274SNOW, RATE OF FALL 8.0 - 15.9 CM/H
275SNOW, RATE OF FALL 16.0 - 31.9 CM/H
276SNOW, RATE OF FALL 32.0 - 63.9 CM/H
277SNOW, RATE OF FALL 64.0 CM/H OR MORE
278SNOW OR ICE CRISTAL PRECIPITATION FROM A CLEAR SKY
279WET SNOW, FREEZING ON CONTACT
280PRECIPITATION OF RAIN (WW= 87-99)
281PRECIPITATION OF RAIN,FREEZING (WW= 80-82)
282PRECIPITATION OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED
283PRECIPITATION OF SNOW
284PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL
285PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH RAIN
286PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH RAIN AND S" NOW MIXED
287PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH SNOW
288PRECIPITATION OF HAIL
289PRECIPITATION OF HAIL, WITH RAIN
290PRECIPITATION OF HAIL, WITH RAIN AND SNOW MIXED
291PRECIPITATION OF HAIL, WITH SNOW
292SHOWER(S) OR THUNDERSTORM OVER SEA
293SHOWER(S) OR THUNDERSTORM OVER MOUNTAINS
508NO SIGNIFICANT PHENOMENA TO REPORT, PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER" OMITTED
509NOT OBSERVED, NO DATA AVAILABLE, PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER OM" ITTED
510PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER MISSING, BUT EXPECTED
511MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020004 (PAST WEATHER (1) (SEE NOTE 2))

ValueDescription
0CLOUD COVERING 1/2 OR LESS OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPROPP" RIATE PERIOD
1CLOUD COVERING MORE THAN 1/2 OF THE SKY DURING PART OF THE A" PPROPRIATE PERIOD AND COVERING 1/2 OR LESS DURING PART OF TH" E PERIOD
2CLOUD COVERING MORE THAN 1/2 OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPRP" PRIATE PERIOD
3SANSTORM, DUSTSTORM OR BLOWING SNOW
4FOG OR ICE OR THICK HAZE
5DRIZZLE
6RAIN
7SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED
8SHOWER(S)
9THUNDERSTORM(S) WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION
10NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVED
11VISIBILITY REDUCED
12BLOWING PHENOMENA, VISIBILITY REDUCED
13FOG
14PRECIPITATION
15DRIZZLE
16RAIN
17SNOW OR ICE PELLETS
18SHOWERS OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION
19THUNDERSTORM
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020005 (PAST WEATHER (2) (SEE NOTE 2))

ValueDescription
0CLOUD COVERING 1/2 OR LESS OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPROPP" RIATE PERIOD
1CLOUD COVERING MORE THAN 1/2 OF THE SKY DURING PART OF THE A" PPROPRIATE PERIOD AND COVERING 1/2 OR LESS DURING PART OF TH" E PERIOD
2CLOUD COVERING MORE THAN 1/2 OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPRP" PRIATE PERIOD
3SANSTORM, DUSTSTORM OR BLOWING SNOW
4FOG OR ICE OR THICK HAZE
5DRIZZLE
6RAIN
7SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED
8SHOWER(S)
9THUNDERSTORM(S) WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION
10NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVED
11VISIBILITY REDUCED
12BLOWING PHENOMENA, VISIBILITY REDUCED
13FOG
14PRECIPITATION
15DRIZZLE
16RAIN
17SNOW OR ICE PELLETS
18SHOWERS OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION
19THUNDERSTORM
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020008 (CLOUD DISTRIBUTION FOR AVIATION)

ValueDescription
0SKY CLEAR
1FEW
2SCATTERED
3BROKEN
4OVERCAST
5RESERVED
6SCATTERED/BROKEN (MANY FORECASTS USE SCATTERED/BROKEN
7BROKEN/OVERCAST (BROKEN/OVERCAST FOLLOWED BY CLOUD TYPE(S))
8ISOLATED (USED ON AVIATION CHARTS TO DESCRIBE THE CLOUD TYPE CB)
9ISOLATED EMBEDDED (USED ON AVIATION CHARTS TO DESCRIBE THE CLOUD TYPE CB)
10OCCASIONAL (USED ON AVIATION CHARTS TO DESCRIBE THE CLOUD TYPE CB)
11OCCASIONAL EMBEDDED (USED ON AVIATION CHARTS TO DESCRIBE THE CLOUD TYPE CB)
12FREQUENT (USED ON AVIATION CHARTS TO DESCRIBE THE CLOUD TYPE CB)
13DENSE (USED ON AVIATION CHARTS TO DESCRIBE CLOUD THAT WOULD CAUSE" SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY (LESS THAN 1000M))
14LAYERS
15OBSCURED (OBSC)
16EMBEDDED (EMBD)
17 FREQUENT EMBEDDED
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020009 (GENERAL WEATHER INDICATOR (TAF/METAR))

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1NSC MIL SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
2CAVOK
3SKC SKY CLEAR
4NSW NIL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020011 (CLOUD AMOUNT)

ValueDescription
00 0
11 OKTA OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO 1/10 OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO
22 OKTAS 2/10 - 3/10
33 OKTAS 4/10
44 OKTAS 5/10
55 OKTAS 6/10
66 OKTAS 7/10 - 8/10
77 OKTAS OR MORE,BUT NOT 8 OKTAS9/10 OR MORE, BUT NOT 10/10
88 OKTAS 10/10
9SKY OBSCURED BY FOG AND OR OTHER METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
15CLOUD COVE IS INDISCERNIBLE FOR REASONS OTHER THAN FOG OR OT" HER METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, OR OBSERVATION IS NOT MADE

Code table for element 020012 (CLOUD TYPE)

ValueDescription
0CIRRUS (CI)...............CI
1CIRROCUMULUS (CC).........CC
2CIRROSTRATUS (CS).........CS
3ALTOCUMULUS (AC).........AC
4ALTOSTRATUS (AS).........AS
5NIMBOSTRATUS (NS).........NS
6STRATOCUMULUS(SC).........SC
7STRATUS (ST).........ST
8CUMULUS (CU).........CU
9CUMULONIMBUS (CB).........CB
10NO CH CLOUDS
11CIRRUS FIBRATUS, SOMETIMES UNCINUS, NOT PROGRESSIVELY INADIN" G THE SKY
12CIRRUS SPISSATUS, IN PATCHES OR ENTANGLED SHEAVES, WHICH USU" ALLY DO NOT INCREASE AND SOMETIMES SEEM TO BE THE REMAINS OF" THE UPPER PART OF A
13CIRRUS SPISSATUS CUMULONIMBOGENITUS
14CIRRUS UNCINUS OR FIBRATUS,OR BOTH, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING T" HE SKY ; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE
15CIRRUS (OFTEN IN BANDS) AND CIRROSTRATUS, OR CIRROSTRATUS AL" ONE, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN" ASA WHOLE, BUT THE CO
16CIRRUS (OFTEN IN BANDS) AND CIRROSTRATUS, OR CIRROSTRATUS AL" ONE, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN" ASA WHOLE, BUT THE CO
17CIRROSTRATUS COVERING THE WHOLE SKY
18CIRROSTRATUS NOT PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY AND NOT ENTI" RELY COVERING IT
19CIRROCUMULUS ALONE, OR CIRROCUMULUS PREDOMINANT AMONG THE CH" CLOUDS
20NO CM CLOUDS
21ALTOSTRATUS TRANSLUCIDUS
22ALTOSTRATUS OPACUS OR NIMBOSTRATUS
23ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS AT A SINGLE LEVEL
24PATCHES (OFTEN LENTICULARIS) OF ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS, CO" NTINUALLY CHANGING AND OCCURING AT ONE OR MORE LEVELS
25ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS IN BANDS, OR ONE OR MORE LAYERS OF" ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS OR OPACUS, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING T" HE SKY; THESE ALTOCUM
26ALTOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS (OR CUMULONIMBOGENITUS)
27ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS OR OPACUS IN TWO OR MORE LAYERS, OR" ALTOCUMULUS OPACUS IN A SINGLE LAYER, NOT PROGRESSIVELY INV" ADING THE SKY, OR AL
28ALTOCUMULUS CASTELLANUS OR FLOCUS
29ALTOCUMULUS OF CHAOTIC SKY, GENERALLY AT SEVERAL LEVELS
30NO CL CLOUDS
31CUMULUS HUMILIS OR CUMULUS FRACTUS OTHER THAN OF BAD WEATHER" , OR BOTH
32CUMULUS MEDIOCRIS OR CONGESTUS, WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULUS OF S" PECIES FRACTUS OR HUMULIS OR STRATOCUMULUS, ALL HAVING THEIR" BASES AT THE SAME L
33CUMULONIMBUS CALVUS, WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULUS, STRATOCUMULUS" OR STRATUS
34STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS
35STRATOCUMULUS OTHER THAN STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS
36STRATUS NEBULOSUS OR STRATUS FRACTUS OTHER THAN OF BAD WEATH" ER, OR BOTH
37STRATUS FRACTUS OR CUMULUS FRACTUS OF BAD WEATHER, OR BOTH" (PANNUS), USUALLY BELOW ALTOSTRATUS OR NIMBOSTRATUS
38CUMULUS AND STRATOCUMULUS OTHER THAN STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGEN" ITUS, WITH BASES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
39CUMULONIMBUS CAPILLATUS (OFTEN WITH AN ANVIL), WITH OR WITHO" UT CUMULONIMBUS CALVUS, CUMULUS, STRATOCUMULUS, STRATUS OR P" ANNUS
59CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDSTO" RM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA
60CH CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDS" TORM, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA, OR BECAUSE OF A CONTINUOUS" LAYER OF LOWER CLOUD
61CM CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDS" TORM, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA, OR BECAUSE OF A CONTINUOUS" LAYER OF LOWER CLOUD
62CL CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDS" TORM, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020017 (CLOUD TOP DESCRIPTION)

ValueDescription
0ISOLATED CLOUD OR FRAGMENTS OF CLOUD
1CONTINUOUS CLOUD
2BROKEN CLOUD - SMALL BREAKS, FLAT TOPS
3BROKEN CLOUD - LARGE BREAKS, FLAT TOPS
4CONTINUOUS CLOUD
5BROKEN CLOUD - SMALL BREAKS, UNDULATED TOPS
6BROKEN CLOUD - LARGE BREAKS, UNDULATED TOPS
7CONTINUOUS OR ALMOST CONTINUOUS WAVES WITH TOWERING CLOUDS A" BOVE THE TOP OF THE LAYER
8GROUPS OF WAVES WITH TOWERING CLOUDS ABOVE THE TOP OF THE LA" YER
9TWO OR MORE LAYERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020018 (TENDENCY OF RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE)

ValueDescription
0INCREASING (U)
1DECREASING (D)
2NO DISTINCT CHANGE (N)
3MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 020021 (TYPE OF PRECIPITATION)

Total number of bits: 30
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1536870912PRECIPITATION-UNKNOWN TYPE
2268435456LIQUID PRECIPITATION NOT FREEZING
3134217728LIQUID FREEZING PRECIPITATION
467108864DRIZZLE
533554432RAIN
616777216SOLID PRECIPITATION
78388608SNOW
84194304SNOW GRAINS
92097152SNOW PELLETS
101048576ICE PELLETS
11524288ICE CRYSTALS
12262144DIAMOND DUST
13131072SMALL HAIL
1465536HAIL
1532768GLAZE
1616384RIME
178192SOFT RIME
184096HARD RIME
192048CLEAR ICE
201024WET SNOW
21512HOAR FROST
22256DEW
23128WHITE DEW
301ALL 30 MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020022 (CHARACTER OF PRECIPITATION)

ValueDescription
0NO PRECIPITATION
1CONTINUOUS
2INTERMITTENT
3SHOWER
4NOT REACHING GROUND
5DEPOSITION
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 020023 (OTHER WEATHER PHENOMENA)

Total number of bits: 18
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1131072DUST/SAND WHIRL
265536SQUALLS
332768SAND STORM
416384DUST STORM
58192LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO SURFACE
64096LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO CLOUD
72048LIGHTNING - DISTANT
81024THUNDERSTORM
9512FUNNEL CLOUD NOT TOUCHING SURFACE
10256FUNNEL CLOUD TOUCHING SURFACE
11128SPRAY
1264WATER-SPOUT

Code table for element 020024 (INTENSITY OF PHENOMENA)

ValueDescription
0NO PHENOMENA
1LIGHT
2MODERATE
3HEAVY
4VIOLENT
5SEVERE (VAL)
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 020025 (OBSCURATION)

Total number of bits: 21
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11048576FOG
2524288ICE FOG
3262144STEAM FOG
716384MIST
88192HAZE
94096SMOKE
102048VOLCANIC ASH
111024DUST
12512SAND
13256SNOW
211ALL 21 MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020026 (CHARACTER OF OBSCURATION)

ValueDescription
0NO CHANGE
1SHALLOW
2PATCHES
3PARTIAL
4FREEZING
5LOW DRIFTING
6BLOWING
7INCREASING
8DECREASING
9IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR
10WALL
11DENSE
12WHITEOUT
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 020027 (PHENOMENA OCCURRENCE)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
2128IN PAST HOUR
364IN TIME PERIOD FOR PAST WEATHER W1W2
432IN TIME PERIOD SPECIFIED
68BELOW STATION LEVEL
74AT THE STATION
82IN THE VICINITY
91ALL 9 MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020029 (RAIN FLAG)

ValueDescription
0NO RAIN
1RAIN
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020032 (RATE OF ICE ACCRETION)

ValueDescription
0ICE NOT BUILDING UP
1ICE BUILDING UP SLOWLY
2ICE BUILDING UP QUICKLY
3ICE MELTING OR BREAKING UP SLOWLY
4ICE MELTING OR BREAKING UP RAPIDLY
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 020033 (CAUSE OF ICE ACCRETION)

Total number of bits: 4
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18ICING FROM OCEAN SPRAY
24ICING FROM FOG
32ICING FROM RAIN
41MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020034 (SEA ICE CONCENTRATION)

ValueDescription
0NO SEA ICE IN SIGHT
1SHIP IN OPEN LEAD MORE THAN 1.0 NAUTICAL MILE WIDE, OR SHIP" IN FAST ICE WITH BOUNDARY BEYOND LIMIT OF VISIBILITY
2SEA ICE PRESENT IN CONCETRATION LESS THAN 3/10 (3/8), OPEN W" ATER OR VERY OPEN PACK ICE, SEA ICE CONCETRATION IS UNIFORM" IN THE OBSERVATION AR
34/10 TO 6/10 (3/8 TO LESS THAN 6/8) ,OPEN PACK ICE, SEA ICE" CONCETRATION IS UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVATION AREA, SHIP IN ICE" OR WITHIN 0.5 NAUTIC
47/10 TO 8/10 (6/8 TO LESS THAN 7/8), CLOSE PACK ICE, SEA ICE" CONCETRATION IS UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVATION AREA, SHIP IN IC" E OR WITHIN 0.5 NAU
59/10 OR MORE, BUT NOT 10/10 (7/8 TO LESS THAN 8/8), VERY CLO" SE PACK ICE, SEA ICE CONCETRATION IS UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVAT" ION AREA, SHIP IN IC
6STRIPS AND PATCHES OF PACK ICE WITH OPEN WATER BETWEEN, SEA" ICE CONCENTRATION IS NOT UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVATION AREA, SH" IP IN ICE OR WITHIN 0
7STRIPS AND PATCHES OF CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE PACK ICE WITH AREA" S OF LESSER CONCENTRATION BETWEEN, SEA ICE CONCETRATION IS N" OT UNIFORM IN THE OB
8FAST ICE WITH OPEN WATER,VERY OPEN OR OPEN PACK ICE TO SEAWA" RD OF THE ICE BOUNDARY, SEA ICE CONCENTRATION IS NOT UNIFORM" IN THE OBSERVATION
9FAST ICE CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE PACK ICE TO SEAWARD OF THE ICE" BOUNDARY, SEA ICE CONCETRATION IS NOT UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVA" TION AREA, SHIP IN IC
14UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS, LACK OF VISIBILITY, O" R BECAUSE SHIP IS MORE THAN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE AWAY FROM ICE" EDGE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020035 (AMOUNT AND TYPE OF ICE)

ValueDescription
0NO ICE OF LAND ORIGIN
11-5 ICEBERGS, NO GROWLERS OR BERGY BITS
26-10 ICEBERGS, NO GROWLERS OR BERGY BITS
311-20 ICEBERGS, NO GROWLERS OR BERGY BITS
4UP TO AND INCLUDING 10 GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS - NO ICEBERGS
5MORE THAN 10 GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS - NO ICEBERGS
61-5 ICEBERGS, WITH GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS
76-10 ICEBERGS, WITH GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS
811-20 ICEBERGS, WITH GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS
9MORE THAN 20 ICEBERGS,WITH GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS - A MAJOR" HAZARD TO NAVIGATION
14UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS, LACK OF VISIBILITY OR" BECAUSE ONLY SEA ICE IS VISIBLE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020036 (ICE SITUATION)

ValueDescription
0SHIP IN OPEN WATER WITH FLOATING ICE IN SIGHT
1SHIP IN EASILY PENETRABLE ICE; CONDITIONS IMPROVING
2SHIP IN EASILY PENETRABLE ICE; CONDITIONS NOT CHANGING
3SHIP IN EASILY PENETRABLE ICE; CONDITIONS WORSENING
4SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE; CONDITIONS IMPROVING
5SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE; CONDITIONS NOT CHANGING
6SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE AND CONDITIONS WORSENING." ICE FORMING AND FLOES FREEZING TOGETHAR
7SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE AND CONDITIONS WORSENING." ICE UNDER SLIGHT PRESSURE
8SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE AND CONDITIONS WORSENING." ICE UNDER MODERATE OR SEVERE PRESSURE
9SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE AND CONDITIONS WORSENING. SHIP BESET.
30UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS OR LACK OF VISIBILITY
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020037 (ICE DEVELOPMENT)

ValueDescription
0NEW ICE ONLY (FRAZIL ICE, GREASE ICE, SLUSH, SHUGA)
1NILAS OR ICE RIND, LESS THAN 10 CM THICK
2YOUNG ICE(GREY ICE, GREY-WHITE ICE
3PREDOMINANTLY NEW AND/OR YOUNG ICE WITH SOME FIRST-YEAR ICE
4PREDOMINANTLY THIN FIRST-YEAR ICE WITH SOME NEW AND/OR YOUNG ICE
5ALL THIN FIRST-YEAR ICE (30-70 CM THICK)
6PREDOMINANTLY MEDIUM FIRST-YEAR ICE" (70-120 CM THICK) AND THICK FIRST-YEAR ICE (>120 CM
7ALL MEDIUM AND THICK FIRST-YEAR ICE
8PREDOMINANTLY MEDIUM AND THICK FIRST-YEAR ICE WITH SOME" OLD ICE (USUALLY MORE THAN 2 METRES THICK)
9PREDOMINANTLY OLD ICE
30UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS, LACK OF VISIBILITY OR BECAUSE" ONLY ICE OF LAND ORIGIN IS VISIBLE OR BECAUSE SHIP IS MORE THAN 0.5" NAUTI
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020040 (EVOLUTION OF DRIFT OF SNOW)

ValueDescription
0DRIFT SNOW ENDED BEFORE THE HOUR OF OBSERVATION
1INTENSITY DIMINISHING
2NO CHANGE
3INTENSITY INCREASING
4CONTINUES, APART FROM INTERRUPTION LASTING LESS THAN 30 MINUTES
5GENERAL DRIFT SNOW HAS BECOME DRIFT SNOW NEAR THE GROUND
6DRIFT SNOW NEAR THE GROUND HAS BECOME GENERAL DRIFT SNOW
7DRIFT SNOW HAS STARTED AGAIN AFTER AN INTERRUPTION OF MORE THAN 30 MINUTES
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020041 (AIRFRAME ICING)

ValueDescription
0NO ICING
1LIGHT ICING
2LIGHT ICING IN CLOUD
3LIGHT ICING IN PRECIPITATION
4MODERATE ICING
5MODERATE ICING IN CLOUD
6MODERATE ICING IN PRECIPITATION
7SEVERE ICING
8SEVERE ICING IN CLOUD
9SEVERE ICING IN PRECIPITATION
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020042 (AIRFRAME ICING PRESENT)

ValueDescription
0NO ICING
1ICING PRESENT
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020045 (SUPERCOOLED LARGE DROPLET (SLD) CONDITIONS)

ValueDescription
0NO SLD CONDITIONS PRESENT
1SLD CONDITIONS PRESENT
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020050 (CLOUD INDEX)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
11ST LOW CLOUD
22ND LOW CLOUD
33RD LOW CLOUD
41ST MEDIUM CLOUD
52ND MEDIUM CLOUD
63RD MEDIUM CLOUD
71ST HIGH CLOUD
82ND HIGH CLOUD
255MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020055 (STATE OF SKY IN TROPICS)

ValueDescription
0CUMULUS, IF ANY, ARE QUITE SMALL
1CUMULUS OF INTERMEDIATE SIZE
2SWELLING CUMULUS
3SWELLING CUMULUS WITH TOWERS
4SWELLING CUMULUS WITH TOWERS HAVING PRONOUNCED TILT
5TALL CUMULUS CONGESTUS
6ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS
7NUMEROUS CUMULONIMBUS
8CONTINUOUS DENSE MIDDLE CLOUDS
9CONTINUOUS SHEETS OF MIDDLE CLOUDS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020056 (CLOUD PHASE)

ValueDescription
0UNKNOWN
1WATER
2ICE
3MIXED
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020062 (STATE OF THE GROUND (WITH OR WITHOUT SNOW))

ValueDescription
0SURFACE OF GROUND DRY (WITHOUT CRACKS AND NO APPRECIABLE" AMOUNT OF DUST OR LOOSE SAND)
1SURFACE OF GROUND MOIST
2SURFACE OF GROUND WET (STANDING WATER IN SMALL" OR LARGE POOLS ON SURFACE)
3FLOODED WITHOUT SNOW
4SURFACE OF GROUND FROZEN MEASURABLE ICE
5GLAZE ON GROUND COVER
6LOOSE DRY DUST OR SAND NOT COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY
7THIN COVER OF LOOSE DRY DUST OR SAND COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY
8MODERATE OR THICK COVER OF LOOSE DRY DUST OR SAND COVERING" GROUND COMPLETELY
9EXTREMELY DRY WITH CRACKS
10GROUND PREDOMINANTLY COVERED BY ICE
11COMPACT OR WET SNOW (WITH OR WITHOUT ICE) COVERING LESS THAN" ONE-HALF OF THE GROUND
12COMPACT OR WET SNOW (WITH OR WITHOUT ICE) COVERING AT LEAST" ONE-HALF OF THE GROUND BUT GROUND NOT COMPLETELY COVERED
13EVEN LAYER OF COMPACT OR WET SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY
14UNEVEN LAYER OF COMPACT OR WET SNOW COVERING GROUND" WITH SNOW OR COMPLETELY MEASURABLE ICE
15LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF THE GROUND COVER
16LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF THE" GROUND (BUT NOT COMPLETELY)
17EVEN LAYER OF LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY
18UNEVEN LAYER OF LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY
19SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY; DEEP DRIFTS
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020063 (SPECIAL PHENOMENA)

ValueDescription
0TO BE DEVELOPED

Code table for element 020071 (ACCURACY OF FIX AND RATE OF ATMOSPHERICS)

ValueDescription
0NO ASSESSMENT NO ASSESSMENT
1LESS THAN 50 KM LESS THAN 1 PER SECOND
2BETWEEN 50 AND 200 KM LESS THAN 1 PER SECOND
3MORE THAN 200 KM LESS THAN 1 PER SECOND
4LESS THAN 50 KM 1 OR MORE PER SECOND
5BETWEEN 50 AND 200 KM 1 OR MORE PER SECOND
6MORE THAN 200 KM 1 OR MORE PER SECOND
7LESS THANK 50 KM RATE SO RAPID NUMBER CANNOT BE COUNTED
8BETWEEN 50 AND 200 KM RATE SO RAPID NUMBER CANNOT BE COUNTED
9MORE THAN 200 KM RATE SO RAPID NUMBER CANNOT BE COUNTED
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020086 (RANWAY DEPOSITS)

ValueDescription
0CLEAR AND DRY
1DAMP
5WET SNOW
6SLUSH
7ICE
8COMPACTED OR ROLLED SNOW
9FROZEN RUTS OR RIDGES
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020090 (SPECIAL CLOUDS)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1NACREOUS CLOUDS
2NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS
3CLOUDS FROM WATERFALLS
4CLOUDS FROM FIRES
5CLOUDS FROM VULCANIC ERUPTIONS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020101 (LOCUST (ACRIDIAN) NAME)

ValueDescription
1SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA
2LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA
3NOMADACRIS SEPTEMFASCIATA
4OEDALEUS SENAGALENSIS
5ANRACRIDIUM SPP
6OTHER LOCUST
7OTHER GRASSHOPPERS
8ITHER CRICKETS
9SPODOPTERA EXEMPTA
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020102 (LOCUST (MATURITY) COLOR)

ValueDescription
0GREEN
1GREEN AND BLACK
2BLACK
3YELLOW AND BLACK
4STRAW/GREY
5PINK
6DARK RED/BROWN
7MIXED RED AND YELLOW
8YELLOW
9OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Class 21 - Radar data - code-flag tables

Flag table for element 021066 (WAVE SCATTEROMETER PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA)

Total number of bits: 12
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
12048PROCESSING EQUIPMENT NOT WORKING
21024EQUIPMENT FAILED
3512PRF CODE CHANGED DURING IMAGE GENERATION
4256SAMPLINH WINDOW CHANGED DURING IMAGE GENERATION
5128GAIN CHANGED DURING IMAGE GENERATION
664CHIRP REPLICA EXCEEDS SPECIFIC VALUE
732INPUT DATA MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION OF IN-PHASE AND" QUADRATURE OUT OF RANGE
816DOPPLER CENTROID CONFIDENCE > MMCC VALUE
98DOPPLER CENTROID ABSOLUTE VALUE > PRF/2
104DOPPLER AMBIGUITY CONFIDENCE < MMCC VALUE
112OUTPUT DATA MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION =< MMCC VALUE

Flag table for element 021067 (WIND PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA)

Total number of bits: 13
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
14096NO FOREBEAM CALCULATION
22048NO MIDBEAM CALCULATION
31024NO AFTBEAM CALCULATION
4512FOREBEAM ARCING DETECTED
5256MID ARCING DETECTED
6128AFTBEAM ARCING DETECTED
764ANY BEAM NOISE CONTENT ABOVE OR EQUAL TO TRESHOLD
832LAND (ANY LAND IN CELL FOOTPRINT)
916AUTONOMOUS AMBIGUITY REMOVAL NOT USED
108METEOROLOGICAL BACKGROUND NOT USED
114MINIMUM RESIDUAL EXCEEDED TRESHOLD
122FRAME CHECKSUM ERROR DETECTED

Flag table for element 021068 (RADAR ALTIMETER PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1128STANDARD DEVIATION OF WIND SPEED OUTSIDE MMCC LIMIT
264STANDARD DEVIATION OF SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT OUTSIDE MMCC LIMIT
332STANDARD DEVIATION OF ALTITUDE OUTSIDE MMCC LIMIT
416MEAN PEAKINESS OUTSIDE MMCC LIMIT
58FRAME CHECKSUM ERROR DETECTED
64HEIGHT-TIME LOOP TIME CONSTANT CORRECTION NOT PERFORMED
72NOT ENOUGH MEASUREMENTS ( N< 10)

Flag table for element 021069 (SST PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA)

Total number of bits: 10
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
151212.0 MICROMETERS CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA
225611.0 MICROMETERS CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA
3128 3.7 MICROMETERS CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA
464 1.6 MICROMETERS CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA
532CLOUD IDENTIFICATION USED 1.6 MICROMETERS" HISTOGRAM REFLECTANCE CLOUD TEST
6161.6 MICROMETERS HISTOGRAM REFLECTANCE CLOUD" TEST USED DYNAMIC TRESHOLD
78SUN GLINT DETECTED BY 1.6 MICROMETERS REFLECTANCE CLOUD TEST
843.7 MICROMETERS USED IN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE RETRIEVAL
92SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE DERIVATION USED DAYTIME DATA" (NIGHT-TIME IF ZERO)

Flag table for element 021070 (SST PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA (SADIST-2))

Total number of bits: 23
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
14194304CELL 1:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL
22097152CELL 2:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL CELL NUMBERING
31048576CELL 3:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL
4524288CELL 4:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL NW NE
5262144CELL 5:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL 7 8 9
6131072CELL 6:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL 4 5 6
765536CELL 7:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL 1 2 3
832768CELL 8:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL SW SE
916384CELL 9:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL
108192CELL 1:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL
114096CELL 2:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL CELL NUMBERING
122048CELL 3:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL
131024CELL 4:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL NW NE
14512CELL 5:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL 7 8 9
15256CELL 6:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL 4 5 6
16128CELL 7:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL 1 2 3
1764CELL 8:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL SW SE
1832CELL 9:NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL
1916NADIR VIEW CONTAINS DAY-TIME DATA (NIGHT IF ZERO)
208FORWARD VIEW CONTAINS DAY-TIME DATA (NIGHT IF ZERO)
214RECORD CONTAINS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INSTRUMENT SCANS ACQUIRED WHEN ERS PLATFORM NOT IN" YAW-STEERING MODE
222RECORD CONTAINS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INSTRUMENT SCANS FOR WHICH PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA" SHOW QUALITY IS POOR OR UNKNOWN
231MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 021072 (SATELLITE ALTIMETER CALIBRATION STATUS)

Total number of bits: 4
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18HEIGHT ERROR CORRECTION APPLIED INSTEAD OF OPEN LOOP CALIBRATION
24MICROWAVE SOUNDER USED FOR TROPOSPHERE CORRECTION
32AGC OUTPUT CORRECTION APPLIED INSTED OF OPEN LOOP CALIBRATION

Flag table for element 021073 (SATELLLITE ALTIMETER INSTRUMENT MODE)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256BLANK DATA RECORD
2128TEST
364CALIBRATION (CLOSED LOOP)
432BITE
516ACQUISITION ON ICE
68ACQUISITION ON OCEAN
74TRACKING ON ICE
82TRACKING ON OCEAN

Code table for element 021076 (REPRESENTATION OF INTENSITIES)

ValueDescription
0LINEAR
1LOGARITHMIC (BASE E)
2LOGARITHMIC (BASE 10)
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 021109 (SEAWINDS WIND VECTOR CELL QUALITY)

Total number of bits: 17
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
165536NOT ENOUGH GOOD SIGMA-0 AVAILABLE FOR WIND RETRIEVAL
232768POOR AZIMUTH DIVERSITY AMONG SIGMA0- FOR WIND RETRIEVAL
8512SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER LAND
9256SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER ICE
10128WIND RETRIEVAL NOT PERFORMED FOR WIND VECTOR CELL
1164REPORTED WIND SPEED IS GREATER THAN 30 M/S
1232REPORTED WIND SPEED IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 3 M/S
171MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 021115 (SEAWINDS SIGMA-0 QUALITY)

Total number of bits: 17
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
165536SIGMA-0 MEASUREMENT IS NOT USABLE
232768SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO IS LOW
316384SIGMA-0 IS NEGATIVE
48192SIGMA-0 IS OUTSIDE OF ACCEPTABLE RANGE
54096SCATTEROMETER PULSE QUALITY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE
62048SIGMA-0 CELL LOCATION ALGORITHM DOES NOT CONVERGE
71024FREQUENCY SHIFT LIES BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE X FACTOR TABLE
8512SPACECRAFT TEMPERATURE IS BEYOND CALIBRATION COEFFICIENT RANGE
9256NO APPLICABLE ATTITUDE RECORDS WERE FOUND FOR THIS SIGMA-0
10128INTERPOLATED EPHEMERIS DATA ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THIS SIGMA-0
171MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 021116 (SEAWINDS SIGMA-0 MODE)

Total number of bits: 17
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
165536CALIBRATION/MEASUREMENT PULSE FLAG (1)
232768CALIBRATION/MEASUREMENT PULSE FLAG (2)
316384OUTER ANTENNA BEAM
48192SIGMA-0 CELL IS AFT OF SPACECRAFT
54096CURRENT MODE (1)
62048CURRENT MODE (2)
71024EFFECTIVE GATE WIDTH - SLICE RESOLUTION (1)
8512EFFECTIVE GATE WIDTH - SLICE RESOLUTION (2)
9256EFFECTIVE GATE WIDTH - SLICE RESOLUTION (3)
10128LOW RESOLUTION MODE - WHOLE PULSE DATA
1164SCATTEROMETER ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEM B
1232ALTERNATE SPIN RATE - 19.8 RPM
1316RECEIVER PROTECTION ON
148SLICES PER COMPOSITE FLAG (1)
154SLICES PER COMPOSITE FLAG (2)
162SLICES PER COMPOSITE FLAG (3)

Code table for element 021119 (WIND SCATTEROMETER GEOPHYSICAL MODEL FUNCTION)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1SASS
2SASS2
3NSCAT0
4NSCAT1
5NSCAT2
6QSCAT0
7QSCAT1
31CMOD1
32CMOD2
33CMOD3
34CMOD4
35CMOD5
64MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 021144 (ALTIMETER RAIN FLAG)

Total number of bits: 2
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
12RAIN

Code table for element 021150 (BEAM COLLOCATION)

ValueDescription
0DATA FROM SINGLE GROUND STATION (NO CO-LOCATION)
1DATA FROM MULTIPLE GROUND STATION (CO-LOCATED DATA)
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 021155 (WIND VECTOR CELL QUALITY)

Total number of bits: 24
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18388608NOT ENOUGH GOOD SIGMA-0 AVAILABLE FOR WIND RETRIEVAL
24194304POOR AZIMUTH DIVERSITY AMONG SIGMA-0 FOR WIND RETRIEVAL
32097152ANY BEAM NOISE CONTENT ABOVE TRESHOLD
41048576PRODUCT MONITORING NOT USED
5524288PRODUCT MONITORING FLAG
6262144KNMI QUALITY CONTROL FAILS
7131072VARIATIONAL QUALITY CONTROL FAILS
865536SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER LAND
932768SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER ICE
1016384WIND RETRIEVAL NOT PERFORMED FOR WIND VECTOR CELL
118192REPORTED WIND SPEED IS GREATER THAN 30 M/S
124096REPORTED WIND SPEED IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 3 M/S
132048RAIN FLAG FOR THE WIND VECTOR CELL IS NOT USABLE
141024RAIN FLAG ALGORITHM DETECTS RAIN
15512NO METEOROLOGICAL BACKGROUND USED
16256DATA ARE REDUNDANT

Code table for element 021158 (ASCAT kp ESTIMATE QUALITY)

ValueDescription
0ACCEPTABLE
1NOT ACCEPTABLE
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 021159 (ASCAT SIGMA-0 USABILITY)

ValueDescription
0GOOD
1USABLE
2BAD
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 021169 (ICE PRESENCE INDICATOR)

ValueDescription
0NO ICE PRESENT
1ICE PRESENT
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Class 22 - Oceanographic elements - code-flag tables

Code table for element 022056 (DIRECTION OF PROFILE)

ValueDescription
0UPWARDS PROFILE
1DOWNWARDS PROFILE
2HORIZONTAL
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 022060 (LAGRANGIAN DRIFTER DROGUE STATUS)

ValueDescription
0DROGUE IS DETACHED
1DROGUE IS ATTACHED
2DROGUE STATUS UNKNOWN
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 022061 (STATE OF THE SEA)

ValueDescription
0CALM (GLASSY) HEIGHT 0 M
1CALM (RIPPLED) HEIGHT 0 - 0.1 M
2SMOOTH (WAVELETS) HEIGHT 0.1 - 0.5 M
3SLIGHT HEIGHT 0.5 - 1.5 M
4MODERATE HEIGHT 1.25 - 2.5 M
5ROUGH HEIGHT 2.5 - 4 M
6VERY ROUGH HEIGHT 4 - 6 M
7HIGH HEIGHT 6 - 9 M
8VERY HIGH HEIGHT 9 -14 M
9PHENOMANAL HEIGHT OVER 14 M
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 022067 (INSTRUMENT TYPE FOR WATER TEMPERATURE PROFILE MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0SEE COMMON CODE TABLE C3

Code table for element 022068 (WATER TEMPERATURE PROFILE RECORDER TYPES)

ValueDescription
0SEE COMMON CODE TABLE C4

Code table for element 022120 (TIDE STATION AUTOMATED WATER LEVEL CHECK)

ValueDescription
0GOOD DATA
1MAXIMUM (HIGH) WATER LEVEL LIMIT EXCEEDED
2MINIMUM (LOW) WATER LEVEL LIMIT EXCEEDED
3RATE OF CHANGE LIMIT FOR WATER LEVEL EXCEEDED
4FLAT LIMIT FOR WATER LEVEL EXCEEDED
5OBSERVED MINUS PREDICTED WATER LEVEL VALUE LIMIT EXCEEDED
6OBSERVED VALUE FROM PRIMARY WATER LEVEL SENSOR MINUS" BACKUP WATER LEVEL SENSOR
7VALUE EXCEEDED SPECIFIED TOLERANCE FROM EXPECTED VALUE
8WATER LEVEL QA PARAMETER (SIGMAS AND/OR OUTLIERS) LIMITS EXCEEDED
9SEA TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE
10MULTIPLE QC CHECKS (ABOVE) FAILED
11NO AUTOMATED WATER LEVEL CHECKS PERFORMED
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 022121 (TIDE STATION MANUAL WATER LEVEL CHECK)

ValueDescription
0OPERATIONAL
1POSSIBLE CLOGGING PROBLEM OR OTHERWISE DEGRADED WATE LEVEL DATA
2POSSIBLE DATUM SHIFT
3UNKNOWN STATUS OF WATER LEVEL SENSOR
4SUSPECTED OR KNOWN SEA TEMPERATURE SENSOR PROBLEM
5MULTIPLE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS (ABOVE)
6BAD DATA- DO NOT DISSEMINATE
7NO MANUAL WATER LEVEL CHECKS PERFORMED
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 022122 (TIDE STATION AUTOMATED METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECK)

ValueDescription
0GOOD DATA FROM ALL SENSORS
1WIND DIRECTION OUTSIDE OF ALLOWABLE RANGE
2WIND SPEED OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE
3BAROMETRIC PRESSURE OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE
4AIR TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE
5MULTIPLE SENSOR FAILED QC CHECKS
6NO AUTOMATED METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECKS PERFORMED
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 022123 (TIDE STATION MANUAL METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECK)

ValueDescription
0OPERATIONAL
1SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH WIND SENSOR
2SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR
3SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR
4UNKNOWN STATUS OF ALL SENSORS
5SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS
6BAD DATA - DO NOT DISSEMINATE
7NO MANUAL METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECKS PERFORMED
31MISSING VALUE

Class 23 - Dispersal and transport - code-flag tables

Code table for element 023001 (ACCIDENT EARLY NOTIFICATION ARTICLE APPLICABLE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1ARTICLES 1 AND 2
2ARTICLE 3
3ARTICLE 5.2
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023002 (ACTIVITY OR FACILITY INVOLVED IN INCIDENT)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1NUCLEAR REACTOR ON GROUND
2NUCLEAR REACTOR ON SEA
3NUCLEAR REACTOR IN SPACE
4NUCLEAR FULE FACILITY
5RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGMENT FACITILY
6TRANSPORT OF NUCLEAR FUEL OR RADIOACTIVE WASTE
7STORAGE OF NUCLEAR FUEL OR RADIOACTIVE WASTE
8MANUFACTURE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES
9USE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES
10STORAGE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES
11DISPOSAL OF RADIO-ISOTOPS
12TRANSPORT OF RADIO-ISOTOPES
13USE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES FOR POWER GENERATION
30OTHER
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023003 (TYPE OF RELEASE)

ValueDescription
0NO RELEASE
1RELEASE TO ATMOSPHERE
2RELEASE TO WATER
3RELEASE TO BOTH ATMOSPHERE AND WATER
4EXPECTED RELEASE TO ATMOSPHERE
5EXPECTED RELEASE TO WATER
6EXPECTED RELEASE TO BOTH ATMOSPHERE AND WATER
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023004 (COUNTERMEASURES TAKEN NEAR BORDER)

ValueDescription
0NO COUNTERMEASURE
1EVACUATION
2SHELTERING
3PROPHILAXIS
4WATER
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023005 (CAUSE OF INCIDENT)

ValueDescription
0INCIDENT STAT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED
1INCIDENT STATE KNOWS THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023006 (INCIDENT SITUATION)

ValueDescription
0NO IMPROVEMENT
1UNSTABLE
2NO DETERIORATION
3IMPROVING
4STABLE
5DETERIORATING
6RESERVED
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023007 (CHARACTERISTICS OF RELEASE)

ValueDescription
0NO RELEASE
1RELEASE HAS STOPPED
2RELEASE
3RELEASE IS CONTINUING
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023008 (STATE OF CURRENT RELEASE)

ValueDescription
0GASEUS
1PARTICULATE
2MIXTURE OF GASEUS AND PARTICULATE
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023009 (STATE OF EXPECTED RELEASE)

ValueDescription
0GASEUS
1PARTICULATE
2MIXTURE OF GASEUS AND PARTICULATE
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023016 (POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT CHEMICAL TOXIC HEALTH EFFECT)

ValueDescription
0NO SIGNIFICANT TOXIC HEALTH EFFECT
1SIGNIFICANT CHEMICAL TOXIC HEALTH EFFECT POSSIBLE
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023018 (RELEASE BEHAVIOUR OVER TIME)

ValueDescription
0RELEASE NO LONGER OCCURRING
1RELEASE STILL OCCURRING
2RELEASE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN NEXT SIX HOURS
3RELEASE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CONSTANT IN NEXT SIX HOURS
4RELEASE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN NEXT SIX HOURS
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023031 (POSSIBILITY THAT PLUME WILL ENCOUNTER PRECIPITATION IN STATE IN)

ValueDescription
0PLUME WILL NOT ENCOUNTER RAIN IN INCIDENT STATE
1PLUME WILL ENCOUNTER RAIN IN INCIDENT STATE
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023032 (PLUME WILL ENCOUNTER CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION AND/OR SPEED FLAG)

ValueDescription
0NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE EXPECTED WITHIN NEXT SIX HOURS
1ANTICIPATED SIGNIFICANT CHANGE EXPECTED WITHIN NEXT SIX HOURS
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Class 24 - Radiological elements - code-flag tables

Code table for element 024003 (COMPOSITION OF RELEASE)

ValueDescription
0NOBLE GASES
1IODINES
2CAESIUM
3TRANSURANICS
31MISSING VALUE

Class 25 - Processing information - code-flag tables

Code table for element 025004 (ECHO PROCESSING)

ValueDescription
0INCOHERENT
1COHERENT (DOPPLER)
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025005 (ECHO INTEGRATION)

ValueDescription
0LOGATITHM - 2.5 DB
1LINEAR
2SPECIAL
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025006 (Z TO R CONVERSION)

ValueDescription
0ZH TO R CONVERSION
1(ZH, ZDR) TO (NO.DO) TO R
2(Z(F1),Z(F2)) TO ATTENUATION TO R
6OTHER
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 025009 (CALIBRATION METHOD)

Total number of bits: 4
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18NONE
24CALIBRATION TARGET OR SIGNAL
32AGAINST RAINGAGES
41AGAINST OTHER INSTRUMENTS (DISTROMETER-ATTENUATION)

Code table for element 025010 (CLUTTER TREATMENT)

ValueDescription
0NONE
1MAP
2INSERTION OF HIGHER ELEVATION DATA AND MAP
3ANALYSIS OF FLUCTUATING LOGARITHM SIGNAL (CLUTTER DETECTION)
4EXTRACTION OF FLUCTUATING PART OF LINEAR SIGNAL (CLUTTER SUPPRESSION)
5CLUTTER SUPPRESSION DOPPLER
6MULTIPARAMETER ANALYSIS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025011 (GROUND OCCULTATION CORRECTION (SCREENING))

ValueDescription
0NONE
1MAP OF CORRECTION FACTORS
2INTERPOLATION (AZIMUTH OR ELEVATION)
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025012 (RANGE ATTENUATION CORRECTION)

ValueDescription
0HARDWARE
1SOFTWARE
2HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
3MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 025013 (BRIGHT-BAND CORRECTION)

Total number of bits: 2
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
12BRIGHT BAND CORRECTION

Flag table for element 025015 (RADOME ATTENUATION CORRECTION)

Total number of bits: 2
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
12RADOME ATTENUATION CORRECTION

Flag table for element 025017 (PRECIPITATION ATTENUATION CORRECTION)

Total number of bits: 2
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
12PRECIPITATION ATTENUATION CORRECTION

Code table for element 025020 (MEAN SPEED ESTIMATION)

ValueDescription
0FTT (FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM
1PPP (PULSE PAIR PROCESSING
2VPC (VECTOR-PHASE CHANGE)
3MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 025021 (WIND COMPUTATION ENHANCEMENT)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1128SIMPLE AVERAGE
264CONSENSUS AVERAGE
332MEDIAN CHECK
416VERTICAL CONSISTENCY CHECK
58OTHER

Code table for element 025030 (RUNNING MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE USAGE)

ValueDescription
0RUNNING MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE NOT USED BECAUSE USAGE CRITERIA NOT MET
1RUNNING MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE NOT USED BECAUSE DATA NOT AVAILABLE
2RUNNING MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE USED AS PREDICTOR
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025032 (WIND PROFILER MODE INFORMATION)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1DATA FROM LOW MODE
2DATA FROM HIGH MODE
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025033 (WIND PROFILER SUBMODE INFORMATION*)

ValueDescription
0WIND PROFILER OPERATING IN SUBMODE A
1WIND PROFILER OPERATING IN SUBMODE B
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 025034 (WIND PROFILER QUALITY CONTROL TEST RESULTS*)

Total number of bits: 4
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18TEST A PERFORMED AND FAILED
24TEST B PERFORMED AND FAILED
32TEST RESULTS INCONCLUSIVE

Code table for element 025036 (ATMOSPHERICS LOCATION METHOD)

ValueDescription
0NETWORK OF SEVERAL DIRECTION-FINDERS OPERATING ON" THE SAME INDIVIDUAL ATMOSPHERICS
1NETWORK OF SEVERAL ARRIVAL-TIME STATIONS OPERATING ON" THE SAME INDIVIDUAL ATMOSPHERICS
6SINGLE STATION RANGE BEARING TECHNIQUE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025040 (CO2 WIND PRODUCT DERIVATION)

ValueDescription
0NON-SPECIFIC MODE
1FIRST GUESS DATA
2CLOUD DATA
3AVERAGE VECTOR DATA
4PRIMARY DATA
5GUESS DATA
6VECTOR DATA
7TRACER DATA; THE IMAGE
8TRACER DATA TO NEXT IMAGE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025041 (MOVING PLATFORM DIRECTION REPORTING METHOD)

ValueDescription
0DIRECTION ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN TRUE DEGREES
1DIRECTION ORIGINALLY REPORTED USING CODE TABLE 0700, FM 13
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025042 (MOVING PLATFORM SPEED REPORTING METHOD)

ValueDescription
0SPEED ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN METERS PER SECOND
1SPEED ORIGINALLY REPORTED USING CODE TABLE 2251, FM 13
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 025045 (HIRS CHANNEL COMBINATION)

Total number of bits: 21
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11048576CHANNEL 1 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
2524288CHANNEL 2 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
3262144CHANNEL 3 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
4131072CHANNEL 4 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
565536CHANNEL 5 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
632768CHANNEL 6 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
716384CHANNEL 7 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
88192CHANNEL 8 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
94096CHANNEL 9 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
102048CHANNEL 10 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
111024CHANNEL 11 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
12512CHANNEL 12 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
13256CHANNEL 13 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
14128CHANNEL 14 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
1564CHANNEL 15 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
1632CHANNEL 16 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
1716CHANNEL 17 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
188CHANNEL 18 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
194CHANNEL 19 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
202CHANNEL 20 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)

Flag table for element 025046 (MSU CHANNEL COMBINATION)

Total number of bits: 5
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
116CHANNEL 1 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
28CHANNEL 2 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
34CHANNEL 3 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
42CHANNEL 4 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)

Flag table for element 025047 (SSU CHANNEL COMBINATION)

Total number of bits: 4
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18CHANNEL 1 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
24CHANNEL 2 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
32CHANNEL 3 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)

Flag table for element 025048 (AMSU-A CHANNEL COMBINATION)

Total number of bits: 16
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
132768CHANNEL 1 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
216384CHANNEL 2 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
38192CHANNEL 3 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
44096CHANNEL 4 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
52048CHANNEL 5 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
61024CHANNEL 6 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
7512CHANNEL 7 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
8256CHANNEL 8 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
9128CHANNEL 9 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
1064CHANNEL 10 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
1132CHANNEL 11 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
1216CHANNEL 12 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
138CHANNEL 13 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
144CHANNEL 14 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
152CHANNEL 15 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)

Flag table for element 025049 (AMSU-B CHANNEL COMBINATION)

Total number of bits: 6
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
132CHANNEL 1 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
216CHANNEL 2 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
38CHANNEL 3 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
44CHANNEL 4 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
52CHANNEL 5 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)

Flag table for element 025051 (AVHRR CHANNEL COMBINATION)

Total number of bits: 7
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
164CHANNEL 1 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
232CHANNEL 2 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
316CHANNEL 3 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
48CHANNEL 4 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
54CHANNEL 5 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)
62CHANNEL 6 PRESENT - (SET TO 1 PRESENT)

Flag table for element 025053 (OBSERVATION QUALITY)

Total number of bits: 12
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
12048GOOD
21024REDUNDANT
3512QUESTIONABLE
4256BAD
5128EXPERIMENTAL
664PRECIPITATING

Flag table for element 025069 (FLIGHT LEVEL PRESSURE CORRECTIONS)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1128SMOOTHED
264BASELINE ADJUSTED
332NORMALIZED TIME INTERVAL
416OUTLIER CHECKED
58PLAUSIBILITY CHECKED
64CONSISTENCY CHECKED
72INTERPOLATED

Code table for element 025086 (DEPTH CORRECTION INDICATOR)

ValueDescription
0DEPTHS ARE NOT CORRECTED
1DEPTHS ARE CORRECTED
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 025093 (RASS COMPUTATION CORRECTION)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1128NO CORRECTION
264VERTICAL VELOCITY CORRECTION
72ALL CORRECTIONS

Flag table for element 025095 (ALTIMETER STATE FLAG)

Total number of bits: 2
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
12ALTIMETER OPERATING (SET TO 0 IF NOMINAL, SET TO" BACKUP)

Flag table for element 025096 (RADIOMETER STATE FLAG)

Total number of bits: 5
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
116MODE INDICATOR (0 IF MODE 2, 1 IF MODE 1)
28MODE 1 CALIBRATION SEQUENCE INDICATOR (0 IF" NORMAL DATA TAKING EITHER MODE 1 OR 2, 1 IF MODE 1 CALIBRATION SEQUENCE)" BITS 3 AND 4 INDICATE ACT
34CHANNEL 2 (0 IF ON, 1 IF OFF)
42CHANNEL 3 (0 IF ON, 1 IF OFF)

Code table for element 025097 (THREE DIMENSIONAL ERROR ESTIMATE OF THE NAVIGATOR ORBIT)

ValueDescription
0RANGES BETWEEN 0 AND 30 CM
1RANGES BETWEEN 30 AND 60 CM
2RANGES BETWEEN 60 AND 90 CM
3RANGES BETWEEN 90 AND 120 CM
4RANGES BETWEEN 120 AND 150 CM
5RANGES BETWEEN 150 AND 180 CM
6RANGES BETWEEN 180 AND 210 CM
7RANGES BETWEEN 210 AND 240 CM
8RANGES BETWEEN 240 AND 270 CM
9RANGES LARGER THAN 270 CM
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 025098 (ALTIMETER DATA QUALITY FLAG)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256KU BAND RANGE
2128C BAND RANGE
364KU BAND SWH
432C BAND SWH
516KU BAND SCATTEROMETER COEFFICIENT
68C BAND SCATTEROMETER COEFFICIENT
74OFF NADIR ANGLE FROM KU BAND WVEFORM PARAMETERS
82OFF NADIR FROM PLATFORM

Flag table for element 025099 (ALTIMETER CORRECTION QUALITY)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256KU BAND RANGE INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
2128C BAND RANGE INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
364KU BAND SWH INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
432C BAND SWH INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
516KU BAND SCATTEROMETER COEFFICIENT INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
68C BAND SCATTEROMETER COEFFICIENT INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION

Flag table for element 025110 (IMAGE PROCESSING SUMMARY)

Total number of bits: 10
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1512RAW DATA ANALYSIS USED FOR RAW DATA CORRECTION." CORRECTION DONE USING DEFAULT PARAMETERS
2256RAW DATA ANALYSIS USED FOR RAW DATA CORRECTION." CORRECTION DONE USING RAW DATA ANALYSIS RESULTS
3128ANTENNA ELEVATION PATTERN CORRECTION APPLIED
464NOMINAL CHIRP REPLICA USED
532RECONSTRUCTED CHIRP USED
616SLANT RANGE TO GROUND RANGE CONVERSION APPLIED

Code table for element 025120 (RA2-L2-PROCESSING FLAG)

ValueDescription
0PERCENTAGE OF DSRS FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS DURING LEVEL" 2 PROCESSING IS GREATER THAN THE ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD
1PERCENTAGE OF DSRS FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS DURING LEVEL" 2 PROCESSING IS LESS THAN THE ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025122 (HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR RF)

ValueDescription
0HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR RF IS A
1HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR RF IS B
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025123 (HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR HPA)

ValueDescription
0HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR HPA IS A
1HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR HPA IS B
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025124 (MWR L2 PROCESSING FLAG)

ValueDescription
0PERCENTAGE OF DSRS FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS DURING LEVEL" 2 PROCESSING IS GREATER THAN THE ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD
1PERCENTAGE OF DSRS FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS DURING LEVEL" 2 PROCESSING IS LESS THAN THE ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Class 26 - Non-coordinate location (time) - code-flag tables

Flag table for element 026010 (HOURS INCLUDED)

Total number of bits: 26
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1335544320100 INCLUDED
2167772160200 INCLUDED
383886080300 INCLUDED
441943040400 INCLUDED
520971520500 INCLUDED
610485760600 INCLUDED
75242880700 INCLUDED
82621440800 INCLUDED
91310720900 INCLUDED
10655361000 INCLUDED
11327681100 INCLUDED
12163841200 INCLUDED
1381921300 INCLUDED
1440961400 INCLUDED
1520481500 INCLUDED
1610241600 INCLUDED
175121700 INCLUDED
182561800 INCLUDED
191281900 INCLUDED
20642000 INCLUDED
21322100 INCLUDED
22162200 INCLUDED
2382300 INCLUDED
2442400 INCLUDED
252UNKNOWN MIXTURE OF HOURS

Class 29 - Map data - code-flag tables

Code table for element 029001 (PROJECTION TYPE)

ValueDescription
0GNOMONIC PROJECTION
1POLAR STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
2LAMBERT'S CONFORMAL CONIC PROJECTION
3MERCATOR'S PROJECTION
4SCANNING CONE (RADAR)
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 029002 (CO-ORDINATE GRID TYPE)

ValueDescription
0CARTESIAN
1POLAR
2OTHER
7MISSING VALUE

Class 30 - Image - code-flag tables

Code table for element 030031 (PICTURE TYPE)

ValueDescription
0PPI
1COMPOSITE
2CAPPI
3VERTICAL SECTION
4ALPHANUMERIC DATA
5MAP OF SUBJECT CLUTTER
6MAP
7TEST PICTURE
8COMMENTS
9MAP OF GROUND OCCULTATION
10MAP OF RADAR BEAM HEIGHT
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 030032 (COMBINATION WITH OTHER DATA)

Total number of bits: 16
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
132768MAP
216384SATELLITE IR
38192SATELLITE VIS
44096SATELLITE WV
52048SATELLITE MULTISPECTRAL
61024SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS
7512FORECAST PARAMETERS
8256LIGHTNING DATA
152OTHER DATA

Class 31 - Data description operator qualifiers - code-flag tables

Code table for element 031021 (ASSOCIATED FIELD SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
11 BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY, 0= GOOD; 1=SUSPECT OR BAD
22 BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY, 0= GOOD; 1= SLIGHTLY SUSPECTED;" 2= HIGHLY SUSPECTED; 3=BAD
7PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE
63MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 031031 (DATA PRESENT INDICATOR)

Total number of bits: 1
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11DATA NOT PRESENT

Class 33 - Quality information - code-flag tables

Code table for element 033002 (QUALITY INFORMATION)

ValueDescription
0DATA NOT SUSPECT
1DATA SUSPECT
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033003 (QUALITY INFORMATION)

ValueDescription
0DATA NOT SUSPECT
1DATA SLIGHTLY SUSPECT
2DATA HIGHTLY SUSPECT
3DATA CONSIDERED UNFIT FOR USE
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 033005 (QUALITY INFORMATION (AWS DATA))

Total number of bits: 30
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1536870912NO AUTOMATED METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECKS PERFORMED
2268435456PRESSURE DATA SUSPECT
3134217728WIND DATA SUSPECT
467108864DRY-BULB TEMPERATURE DATA SUSPECT
533554432WET-BULB TEMPERATURE DATA SUSPECT
616777216HUMIDITY DATA SUSPECT
78388608GROUND TEMPERATURE DATA SUSPECT
84194304SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 1) DATA SUSPECT
92097152SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 2) DATA SUSPECT
101048576SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 3) DATA SUSPECT
11524288SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 4) DATA SUSPECT
12262144SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 5) DATA SUSPECT
13131072CLOUD DATA SUSPECT
1465536VISIBILITY DATA SUSPECT
1532768PRESENT WEATHER DATA SUSPECT
1616384LIGHTNING DATA SUSPECT
178192ICE DEPOSIT DATA SUSPECT
184096PRECIPITATION DATA SUSPECT
192048STATE OF GROUND DATA SUSPECT
201024SNOW DATA SUSPECT
21512WATER CONTENT DATA SUSPECT
22256EVAPORATION/EVAPOTRANSPIRATION DATA SUSPECT
23128SUNSHINE DATA SUSPECT

Code table for element 033006 (INTERNAL MEASUREMENT STATUS INFORMATION (AWS))

ValueDescription
0SELF-CHECK OK
1AT LEAST ONE WARNING ACTIVE, NO ALARMS
2AT LEAST ONE ALARM ACTIVE
3SENSOR FAILURE
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033015 (DATA QUALITY CHECK INDICATOR)

ValueDescription
0PASSED ALL CHECKS
1MISSING-DATA CHECK
2DESCENDING/REASCENDING BALLOON CHECK
3DATA PLAUSIBILITY CHECK (ABOVE LIMITS)
4DATA PLAUSIBILITY CHECK (BELOW LIMITS)
5SUPERADIABATIC LAPSE RATE CHECK
6LIMITING ANGLES CHECK
7ASCENSION RATE CHECK
8EXCESSIVE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS FLIGHT
9BALLOON OVERHEAD CHECK
10WIND SPEED CHECK
11WIND DIRECTION CHECK
12DEPENDENCY CHECK
13DATA VALID BUT MODIFIED
14DATA OUTLIER CHECK
63MISSING DATA

Code table for element 033020 (QUALITY CONTROL INDICATION OF FOLLOWING VALUE)

ValueDescription
0GOOD
1INCONSISTENT
2DOUBTFUL
3WRONG
4NOT CHECKED
5HAS BEEN CHECKED
6RESERVED
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033021 (QUALITY OF FOLLOWING VALUE)

ValueDescription
0WITHIN LIMITS
1OUTSIDE LIMITS
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033022 (QUALITY OF BUOY SATELLITE TRANSMISSION)

ValueDescription
0GOOD (SEVERAL IDENTICAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED)
1DUBIOUS (NO IDENTICAL REPORT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED)
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033023 (QUALITY OF BUOY LOCATION)

ValueDescription
0RELIABLE (LOCATION WAS MADE OVER TWO SATELLITE PASSES)
1LATEST KNOWN (NO LOCATION OVER CORRESPONDING PASS)
2DUBIOUS
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033024 (STATION ELEVATION QUALITY MARK (FOR MOBILE STATIONS))

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1EXELLENT - WITHIN 3 METRES
2GOOD - WITHIN 10 METRES
3FAIR - WITHIN 20 METRES
4POOR - MORE THAN 20 METRES
5EXELLENT -WITHIN 10 FEET
6GOOD WITHIN-30 FEET
7FAIR WITHIN 60 FEET
8POOR - MORE THAN 60 FEET
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033025 (ACARS INTERPOLATED VALUES)

ValueDescription
0TIME INTERPOLATED, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE REPORTED
1TIME REPORTED, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE INTERPOLATED
2TIME, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE INTERPOLATED
3TIME, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE REPORTED
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033026 (MOISTURE QUALITY)

ValueDescription
0NORMAL OPERATIONS - MEASUREMENT MODE
1NORMAL OPERATIONS - NON-MEASUREMENT MODE
2SMALL RH
3HUMIDITY ELEMENT IS WET
4HUMIDITY ELEMENT IS CONTAMINATED
5HEATER FAIL
6HEATER FAIL AND WET/CONTAMINATED HUMIDITY ELEMENT
7SINGLE VALIDITY BAD
8NUMERIC ERROR
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033027 (LOCATION QUALITY CLASS (RANGE OF RADIUS OF 66 % CONFIDENCE))

ValueDescription
0RADIUS >= 1500 M
1500 M <= RADIUS < 1500 M
2250 M <= RADIUS < 500 M
3RADIUS < 250 M
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033028 (SNAPSHOT OVERALL QUALITY)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1NOMINAL
2DEGRADED BY SW ERROR; ANY ERROR REPORTED BY THE ALGORITHMS
3DEGRADED BY INSTRUMENT ERROR
4DEGRADED BY CORRUPTED/MISSING ADF
7MISSING

Flag table for element 033030 (SCAN LINE STATUS FLAGS FOR ATOVS)

Total number of bits: 24
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18388608DO NOT USE SCAN FOR PRODUCT GENERATION
24194304TIME SEQUENCE ERROR DETECTED WITH THIS SCAN
32097152DATA GAP PRECEDES THIS SCAN
41048576NO CALIBRATION
5524288NO EARTH LOCATION
6262144FIRST GOOD TIME FOLLOWING A CLOCK UPDATE
7131072INSTRUMENT STATUS CHANGED WITH THIS SCAN

Flag table for element 033031 (SCAN LINE QUALITY FLAGS FOR ATOVS)

Total number of bits: 24
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18388608TIME FIELD IS BAD BUT CAN PROBABLY BE INFERRED FROM THE PREVIOUS GOOD TIME
24194304TIME FIELD IS BAD AND CAN?~@~YT BE INFERRED FROM THE PREVIOUS GOOD TIME
32097152THIS RECORD STARTS A SEQUENCE THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH" PREVIOUS TIMES (I.E. THERE IS A TIME DISCONTINUITY). THIS MAY OR MAY" NOT BE ASSOCIATED
41048576START OF A SEQUENCE THAT APPARENTLY REPEATS SCAN" TIMES THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED
5524288SCAN LINE WAS NOT CALIBRATED BECAUSE OF BAD TIME
6262144SCAN LINE WAS CALIBRATED USING FEWER THAN THE PREFERRED" NUMBER OF SCAN LINES BECAUSE OF PROXIMATY TO START OR" END OF DATA OR TO A DATA GAP
7131072SCAN LINE WAS NOT CALIBRATED BECAUSE OF BAD OR INSUFFICIENT PRT DATA
865536SCAN LINE WAS CALIBRATED BUT WITH MARGINAL PRT DATA
932768SOME UNCALIBRATED CHANNELS ON THIS SCAN
1016384UNCALIBRATED DUE TO INSTRUMENT MODE
118192QUESTIONABLE CALIBRATION BECAUSE OF ANTENNA POSITION ERROR OF SPACE VIEW
124096QUESTIONABLE CALIBRATION BECAUSE OF ANTENNA POSITION ERROR OF BLACK BODY
132048NOT EARTH LOCATED BECAUSE OF BAD TIME
141024EARTH LOCATION QUESTIONABLE BECAUSE OF" QUESTIONABLE TIME CODE (SEE TIME PROBLEM" CODE BITS)
15512EARTH LOCATION QUESTIONABLE - ONLY MARGINAL AGREEMENT" WITH REASONABLENESS CHECK
16256EARTH LOCATION QUESTIONABLE - FAILS REASONABLENESS CHECK
17128EARTH LOCATION QUESTIONABLE BECAUSE OF ANTENNA POSITION CHECK
1864SCAN LINE CALIBRATION COLD BLACK BODY
1932SCAN LINE CALIBRATION WARM BLACK BODY
2016SCAN LINE CALIBRATION SPACE VIEW
218EARTH VIEW

Flag table for element 033032 (CHANNEL QUALITY FLAGS FOR ATOVS)

Total number of bits: 24
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18388608NO GOOD BLACKBODY COUNTS FOR SCAN LINE
24194304NO GOOD SPACE VIEW COUNTS FOR THIS LINE
32097152NO GOOD PRTS FOR THIS LINE
41048576SOME BAD BLACKBODY VIEW COUNTS FOR THIS LINE
5524288SOME BAD SPACE VIEW COUNTS FOR THIS LINE
6262144SOME BAD PRT TEMPS ON THIS LINE

Flag table for element 033033 (FIELD OF VIEW QUALITY FLAGS FOR ATOVS)

Total number of bits: 24
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18388608SET IF SECONDARY CALIBRATION USED
24194304BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 1 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
32097152BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 2 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
41048576BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 3 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
5524288BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 4 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
6262144BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 5 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
7131072BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 6 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
865536BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 7 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
932768BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 8 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
1016384BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 9 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
118192BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 10 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
124096BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 11 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
132048BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 12 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
141024BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 13 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
15512BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 14 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
16256BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 15 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
17128BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 16 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
1864BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 17 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
1932BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 18 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
2016BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 19 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
218BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IN CHANNEL 20 IS PHYSICALLY UNREASONABLE OR HAS NOT" BEEN CALCULATED DUE TO CALIBRATION PROBLEMS
224SET IF ALL CHANNELS ARE MISSING
232SUSPECT

Code table for element 033035 (MANUAL/AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL)

ValueDescription
0AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL PASSED AND NOT MANUALLY CHECKED
1AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL PASSED AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND PASSED
2AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL PASSED AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND DELETED
3AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FAILED AND MANUALLY NOT CHECKED
4AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FAILED AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND FAILED
5AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FAILED AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND RE-INSERTED
6AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FLAGGED DATA AS QUESTIONABLE AND NOT MANUALLY CHECCKED
7AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FLAGGED DATA AS QUESTIONABLE" AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND FAILED
8MANUALLY CHECKED AND FAILED
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 033037 (WIND CORRELATION ERROR)

Total number of bits: 20
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1524288U DEPARTURE FROM GUESS
2262144V DEPARTURE FROM GUESS
3131072U & V DEPARTURE FROM GUESS
465536U ACCELERATION
532768V ACCELERATION
616384U & V ACCELERATION
78192POSSIBLE LAND FEATURE
84096U ACCELERATION AND POSSIBLE LAND FEATURE
92048V ACCELERATION AND POSSIBLE LAND FEATURE
101024U & V ACCELERATION AND POSSIBLE LAND FEATURE
11512BAD WIND GUESS
12256CORRELATION FAILURE
13128SEARCH BOX OFF EDGE OF AREA
1464TARGET BOX OFF EDGE OF AREA
1532PIXEL BRIGHTNESS OUT OF BOUNDS (NOISY LINE)
1616TARGET OUTSIDE OF LAT/LONG BOX
178TARGET OUTSIDE OF PRESSURE MIN/MAX
184AUTOEDITOR FLAGGED SLOW VECTOR
192AUTOEDITOR FLAGGED VECTORS

Flag table for element 033038 (QUALITY FLAGS FOR GROUND-BASED GNSS DATA)

Total number of bits: 10
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1512TOTAL ZENITH DELAY QUALITY IS CONSIDERED POOR
2256GALILEO SATELLITES USED
3128GLONASS SATELLITES USED
464GPS SATELLITES USED
532METEOROLOGICAL DATA APPLIED
616ATMOSPHERIC LOADING CORRECTION APPLIED
78OCEAN TIDE LOADING APPLIED
84CLIMATE QUALITY DATA PROCESSING
92NEAR-REAL TIME DATA PROCESSING

Flag table for element 033039 (QUALITY FLAGS FOR RADIO OCCULTATION DATA)

Total number of bits: 16
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
132768NON-NOMINAL QUALITY
216384OFFLINE PRODUCT
38192ASCENDING OCCULTATION FLAG
44096EXCESS PHASE PROCESSING NON-NOMINAL
52048BENDING ANGLE PROCESSING NON-NOMINAL
61024REFRACTIVITY PROCESSING NON-NOMINAL
7512METEOROLOGICAL PROCESSING NON-NOMINAL
144BACKGROUND PROFILE NON-NOMINAL
152BACKGROUND (I.E. NOT RETRIEVED) PROFILE PRESENT

Code table for element 033041 (ATTRIBUTE OF FOLLOWING VALUE)

ValueDescription
0THE FOLLOWING VALUE IS THE TRUE VALUE
1THE FOLLOWING VALUE IS HIGHER THAN THE TRUE VALUE" (THE MEASUREMENT HIT THE LOWER LIMIT OF THE INSTRUMENT)
2THE FOLLOWING VALUE IS LOWER THAN THE TRUE VALUE" (THE MEASUREMENT HIT THE HIGHER LIMIT OF THE INSTRUMENT)
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033042 (TYPE OF LIMIT REPRESENTED BY FOLLOWING VALUE)

ValueDescription
0EXCLUSIVE LOWER LIMIT (>)
1INCLUSIVE LOWER LIMIT (>=)
2EXCLUSIVE UPPER LIMIT (<)
3INCLUSIVE UPPER LIMIT (=<)
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 033043 (AST CONFIDENCE)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1128SEA MDS. NADIR ONLY SST RETRIEVAL USED 3.7 MICRON" CHANNEL. LAND MDS RESERVED
264SEA MDS. DUAL VIEW SST RETRIEVAL USED 3.7 MICRON" CHANNEL. LAND MDS RESERVED.
332NADIR VIEW CONTAINS DAY TIME DATA
416FORWARD VIEW CONTAINS DAY TIME DATA

Flag table for element 033044 (ASAR QUALITY INFORMATION)

Total number of bits: 15
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
116384INPUT DATA MEAN OUTSIDE NOMINAL RANGE FLAG
28192INPUT DATA STANDARD DEVIATION OUTSIDE NOMINAL RANGE FLAG
34096NUMBER OF INPUT DATA GAPS > THRESHOLD VALUE
42048PERCENTAGE OF MISSING LINES > THRESHOLD VALUE
51024DOPPLER CENTROID UNCERTAIN. CONFIDENCE MEASURE < SPECIFIC VALUE
6512DOPPLER AMBIGUITY ESTIMATE UNCERTAIN. CONFIDENCE MEASURE < SPECIFIC VALUE
7256OUTPUT DATA MEAN OUTSIDE NOMINAL RANGE FLAG
8128OUTPUT DATA STANDARD DEVIATION OUTSIDE NOMINAL RANGE FLAG
964CHIRP RECONSTRUCTION FAILED OR IS OF LOW QUALITY FLAG
1032DATA SET MISSING
1116INVALID DOWNLINK PARAMETERS
128AZIMUTH CUT-OFF ITERATION COUNT. THE AZIMUTH" CUT-OFF FIT DID NOT CONVERGE WITHIN A MINIMUM NUMBER OF ITERATIONS
134AZIMUTH CUT-OFF FIT DID NOT CONVERGE WITHIN A MINIMUM" NUMBER OF ITERATIONS
142PHASE INFORMATION CONFIDENCE MEASURE. THE IMAGINARY SPECTRAL" PEAK IS LESS THAN A MINIMUM THRESHOLD, OR THE ZERO LAG SHIFT" IS GREATER THAN A MI

Flag table for element 033047 (MEASUREMENT CONFIDENCE DATA)

Total number of bits: 31
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11073741824ERROR DETECTED AND ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER MADE
2536870912ANOMALY IN ON-BOARD DATA HANDLING (OBDH) VALUE DETECTED
3268435456ANOMALY IN ULTRA STABLE OSCILLATOR PROCESSING (USOP) VALUE DETECTED
4134217728ERRORS DETECTED BY ON-BOARD COMPUTER
567108864AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL (AGC) OUT OF RANGE
633554432RX DELAY FAULT. RX DISTANCE OUT OF RANGE
716777216WAVE FORM SAMPLES FAULT IDENTIFIER. ERROR
12524288BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE (CHANNEL 1) OUT OF RANGE
13262144BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE (CHANNEL 2) OUT OF RANGE
14131072RESERVED
1565536KU OCEAN RETRACKING ERROR
1632768S OCEAN RETRACKING ERROR
1716384KU ICE 1 RETRACKING ERROR
188192S ICE 1 RETRACKING ERROR
194096KU ICE 2 RETRACKING ERROR
202048S ICE 2 RETRACKING ERROR
211024KU SEA ICE RETRACKING ERROR
22512ARITHMETIC FAULT ERROR
23256METEO DATA STATE. NO MAP
24128METEO DATA STATE. 1 MAP
2564METEO DATA STATE 2 MAPS DEGRADED
2632METEO DATA STATE 2 MAPS NOMINAL
2716ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR PROPAGATION MODE, SEVERAL ERRORS
288ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR PROPAGATION MODE, WARNING DETECTED
294ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR INITIALISATION MODE, SEVERAL ERRORS
302ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR INITIALISATION MODE, WARNING DETECTED

Code table for element 033048 (CONFIDENCE MEASURE OF SAR INVERSION)

ValueDescription
0INVERSION SUCCESSFUL
1INVERSION NOT SUCCESSFUL
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033049 (CONFIDENCE MEASURE OF WIND RETRIEVAL)

ValueDescription
0EXTERNAL WIND DIRECTION USED DURING INVERSION
1EXTERNAL WIND DIRECTION NOT USED DURING INVERSION
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033050 (GLOBAL GTSPP QUALITY FLAG)

ValueDescription
0UNQUALIFIED
1CORRECT VALUE (ALL CHECKS PASSED)
2PROBABLY GOOD BUT VALUE INCONSISTENT WITH STATISTICS (DIFFER FROM CLIMATOLOGY)
3PROBABLY BAD (SPIKE, GRADIENT, ?~E IF OTHER TESTS PASSED)
4BAD VALUE, IMPOSSIBLE VALUE (OUT OF SCALE, VERTICAL" INSTABILITY, CONSTANT PROFILE)
5VALUE MODIFIED DURING QUALITY CONTROL
8INTERPOLATED VALUE
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 033052 (S BAND OCEAN RETRACKING QUALITY)

Total number of bits: 21
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11048576DATA BLOCK 1 INVALID (S BAND)
2524288DATA BLOCK 2 INVALID (S BAND)
3262144DATA BLOCK 3 INVALID (S BAND)
4131072DATA BLOCK 4 INVALID (S BAND)
565536DATA BLOCK 5 INVALID (S BAND)
632768DATA BLOCK 6 INVALID (S BAND)
716384DATA BLOCK 7 INVALID (S BAND)
88192DATA BLOCK 8 INVALID (S BAND)
94096DATA BLOCK 9 INVALID (S BAND)
102048DATA BLOCK 10 INVALID (S BAND)
111024DATA BLOCK 11 INVALID (S BAND)
12512DATA BLOCK 12 INVALID (S BAND)
13256DATA BLOCK 13 INVALID (S BAND)
14128DATA BLOCK 14 INVALID (S BAND)
1564DATA BLOCK 15 INVALID (S BAND)
1632DATA BLOCK 16 INVALID (S BAND)
1716DATA BLOCK 17 INVALID (S BAND)
188DATA BLOCK 18 INVALID (S BAND)
194DATA BLOCK 19 INVALID (S BAND)
202DATA BLOCK 20 INVALID (S BAND)

Flag table for element 033053 (KU BAND OCEAN RETRACKING QUALITY)

Total number of bits: 21
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11048576DATA BLOCK 1 INVALID (KU BAND)
2524288DATA BLOCK 2 INVALID (KU BAND)
3262144DATA BLOCK 3 INVALID (KU BAND)
4131072DATA BLOCK 4 INVALID (KU BAND)
565536DATA BLOCK 5 INVALID (KU BAND)
632768DATA BLOCK 6 INVALID (KU BAND)
716384DATA BLOCK 7 INVALID (KU BAND)
88192DATA BLOCK 8 INVALID (KU BAND)
94096DATA BLOCK 9 INVALID (KU BAND)
102048DATA BLOCK 10 INVALID (KU BAND)
111024DATA BLOCK 11 INVALID (KU BAND)
12512DATA BLOCK 12 INVALID (KU BAND)
13256DATA BLOCK 13 INVALID (KU BAND)
14128DATA BLOCK 14 INVALID (KU BAND)
1564DATA BLOCK 15 INVALID (KU BAND)
1632DATA BLOCK 16 INVALID (KU BAND)
1716DATA BLOCK 17 INVALID (KU BAND)
188DATA BLOCK 18 INVALID (KU BAND)
194DATA BLOCK 19 INVALID (KU BAND)
202DATA BLOCK 20 INVALID (KU BAND)

Code table for element 033060 (GQISFLAGQUAL-INDIVIDUAL IASI-SYSTEM QUALITY FLAG)

ValueDescription
0PARAMETER=GOOD
1PARAMETER=BAD
2PARAMETER=RESERVED
3MISSING

Flag table for element 033075 (SCAN LEVEL QUALITY FLAG)

Total number of bits: 13
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
14096GAP IN RAW DATA RECORD DATA DETECTED
22048RECORDED TIME IS NOT IN SEQUENCE
31024LAMDA MONITORED CALCULATION CANNOT BE CALCULATED
4512THE MEASURED TEMPERATURE OF ANY INSTRUMENT COMPONENT" IS OUTSIDE THE ALLOWABLE RANGE
5256AT LEAST ONE OF THE MONITORED INSTRUMENT TEMPERATURES" HAS DRIFTED MORE THAN A SPECIFIED TOLERANCE VALUE

Flag table for element 033076 (CALIBRATION QUALITY FLAG)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256LUNAR INTRUSION ON FIRST DEEP SPACE VIEW
2128LUNAR INTRUSION ON SECOND DEEP SPACE VIEW

Flag table for element 033077 (FIELD OF VIEW QUALITY FLAG)

Total number of bits: 19
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1262144DEGRADED SDR QUALITY
2131072INVALID SDR QUALITY
365536INVALID SDR GEOLOCATION INFORMATION
432768DEGRADED RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION
516384INVALID RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION
68192DEGRADED SPECTRAL CALIBRATION
74096INVALID SPECTRAL CALIBRATION
82048FRINGE COUNT ERROR DETECTED AND CORRECTED
91024DAy/NIGHT INDICATOR
10512INVALID RDR DATA
11256SIGNIFICANT FRINGE COUNT ERROR DETECTED
12128BIT TRIM FAILED

Code table for element 033078 (GEOLOCATION QUALITY)

ValueDescription
0NOMINAL- ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA AVAILABLE
1MISSING AT MOST A SMALL GAP OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS
2MISSING MORE THAN A SMALL GAP OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS" DATA, BUT NO MORE THAN A GRANULE BOUNDARY
3MISSING MORE THAN GRANULE BOUNDARY OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS
15MISSING VALUE

Class 35 - Data monitoring information - code-flag tables

Code table for element 035000 (FM AND REGIONAL CODE NUMBER)

ValueDescription
1100-199 RA I CODES
2200-299 RA II CODES
3300-399 RA III CODES
4400-499 RA IV CODES
5500-599 RA V CODES
6600-699 RA VI CODES
7700-799 ANTARCTIC CODES
8800-999 RESERVED
91000-1022 NOT USED
11000-099 INTERNATIONAL FM CODES
1023MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 035001 (TIME-FRAME FOR MONITORING)

ValueDescription
0REAL TIME
1NEAR-REAL TIME
2NON-REAL TIME
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 035030 (DISCREPANCIES IN THE AVAILABILITY OF EXPECTED DATA)

ValueDescription
0NO DISCREPANCIES
1NON-COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES" AND PROCEDURES INCLUDINGTHOSE OF MONITORING
2CATALOGUES OF METEOROLOGICAL BULLETINS NOT UPDATED IN A TIMELY MANNER
3INCORRECT ROUTEING DIRECTORIES
4LACK OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE ROUTEING ARRANGEMENTS
5DEFICIENCIES IN THE OPERATION OF GTS CENTRES AND CIRCUITS
6LOSS OF DATA OR DELAYS IN RELAYING DATA ON THE GTS
7ROUTEING OF DATA DIFFERENT FROM THE ROUTEING PROVIDED IN THE PLAN
8VARIOUS MALPRACTICES
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 035031 (QUALIFIER ON MONITORING RESULTS)

ValueDescription
1SUFFICIENT AND ALL OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY
2SUFFICIENT BUT PARTLY OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY
3INSUFFICIENT BUT ALL OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY
4INSUFFICIENT AND OF UNACCEPTABLE QUALITY
5SOME MESSAGES NOT COMPLETE
6SUSPECT OR WRONGLY CODED GROUPS COULD NOT BE INTERPRETED CONFIDENTLY
7GROSS CODING ERRORS
8TRANSMISSION SEQUENTIAL ORDER NOT OBSERVED
9REPORT COMPLETELY GARBLED AND THUS DISCARDED
10DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED AND RECTIFIED
11DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED BUT NOT RECTIFIED
12DEFICIENCIES NOT IDENTIFIED
13MEASURING ERRORS
14MUTUAL INCONSISTENCY
15TEMPORAL INCONSISTENCY
16FORECAST ERROR
17BIAS
18IMPROVE SYSTEM OF QUALITY CONTROL
19EXPAND TRAINING PROGRAMMES
123MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 035032 (CAUSE OF MISSING DATA)

ValueDescription
1DATA GROUPS MISSING DUE TO RADIO FADING
2DATA GROUPS MISSING DUE TO OUTAGE OF CENTRE
3DATA GROUPS MISSING DUE TO OUTAGE OF CIRCUIT
4NON-IMPLEMENTATION OR MAINTENANCE OF REQUIRED RBSN DENSITY
5SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED STAFF TO MAN STATIONS
6LACK OF CONSUMABLES
7INSTRUMENT FAILURE
8NON-ADHERENCE TO TELECOMMUNICATION PROCEDURES
9SOME OBSERVING PROGRAMMES CEASED
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 035033 (OBSERVATION AND COLLECTION DEFICIENCIES)

ValueDescription
1NO DEFICIENCY
2OBSERVATIONS NOT MADE REGULARLY
3OBSERVATIONS NOT MADE AT RIGHT TIME
4OBSERVATIONS MADE BUT NOT DISSEMINATED
5OBSERVATIONS MADE AND SENT TO INCORRECT USERS
6COLLECTION NOT RECEIVED
7COLLECTION TRANSMITTED LATE
8COLLECTION NOT TRANSMITTED
9DIFFICULTIES IN HF PROPAGATION AND SELECTION OF SUITABLE FREQUENCY
10DIFFICULTIES IN MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AT REMOTE STATIONS
11NO ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR ROUTEING METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION
123MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 035034 (STATISTICAL TRENDS FOR AVAILABILITY OF DATA (DURING THE SURVEY P)

ValueDescription
1SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT
2SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT
3MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT
4STEADY
5DECREASING
6EFFORTS REQUIRED TO IMPROVE NIGHT-TIME OBSERVATIONS
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 035035 (REASON FOR TERMINATION)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1BALLOON BURST
2BALLOON FORCED DOWN BY ICING
3LEAKING OR FLOATING BALLOON
4WEAK OR FADING SIGNAL
5BATTERY FAILURE
6GROUND EQUIPMENT FAILURE
7SIGNAL INTERFERENCE
8RADIOSONDE FAILURE
9EXCESSIVE MISSING DATA FRAMES
10RESERVED
11EXCESSIVE MISSING TEMPERATURE
12EXCESSIVE MISSING PRESSURE
13USER TERMINATED
30OTHER
31MISSING VALUE

Class 40 - Satellite data - code-flag tables

Flag table for element 040011 (INTERPOLATION FLAG)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1128MEAN SEA SURFACE (MSS) INTERPOLATION FLAG
264OCEAN TIDE SOLUTION 1 INTERPOLATION FLAG (0= 4 POINTS OVER OCEAN, 1=LESS THAN 4 POINTS)
332OCEAN TIDE SOLUTION 2 INTERPOLATION FLAG (0= 4 POINTS OVER OCEAN, 1=LESS THAN 4 POINTS)
416METEOROLOGICAL DATA INTERPOLATION FLAG (0= 4 POINTS OVER OCEAN, 1=LESS THAN 4 POINTS)

Flag table for element 040012 (RADIOMETER DATA QUALITY FLAG)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
112818.7 GHZ BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
26423.8 GHZ BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
33234 GHZ BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE

Code table for element 040013 (RADIOMETER BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE INTERPOLATION FLAG)

ValueDescription
0INTERPOLATION WITH NO GAP BETWEEN JMR DATA
1INTERPOLATION WITH GAP BETWEEN JMR DATA
2EXTRAOLATION OF JMR DATA
3FAILURE OF EXTRAPOLATION AND INTERPOLATION
7MISSING VALUE