BUFR code-flag tables for WMO master table version 15
Edition details
| Master table | Master table version | Centre | Subcentre | Local table version |
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| 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Classification of code-flag tables
| 1 | Identification |
| 2 | Instrumentation 2 |
| 4 | Location (time) |
| 8 | Significance qualifiers |
| 10 | Non-coordinate location (vertical) |
| 11 | Wind and turbulence |
| 13 | Hydrographic and hydrological elements |
| 15 | Physical/chemical constituents |
| 19 | Synoptic features |
| 20 | Observed phenomena |
| 21 | Radar data |
| 22 | Oceanographic elements |
| 23 | Dispersal and transport |
| 24 | Radiological elements |
| 25 | Processing information |
| 26 | Non-coordinate location (time) |
| 29 | Map data |
| 30 | Image |
| 31 | Data description operator qualifiers |
| 33 | Quality information |
| 35 | Data monitoring information |
| 40 | Satellite data |
Class 1 - Identification - code-flag tables
Code table for element 001003 (WMO REGION NUMBER/GEOGRAPHICAL AREA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ANTARCTICA |
| 1 | REGION I |
| 2 | REGION II |
| 3 | REGION III |
| 4 | REGION IV |
| 5 | REGION V |
| 6 | REGION VI |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001007 (SATELLITE IDENTIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | ERS 1 |
| 2 | ERS 2 |
| 3 | METOP-1 |
| 4 | METOP-2 |
| 5 | METOP-3 |
| 20 | SPOT1 |
| 21 | SPOT2 |
| 22 | SPOT3 |
| 23 | SPOT4 |
| 40 | OERSTED |
| 41 | CHAMP |
| 42 | TERRASAR-X |
| 46 | SMOS |
| 50 | METEOSAT 3 |
| 51 | METEOSAT 4 |
| 52 | METEOSAT 5 |
| 53 | METEOSAT 6 |
| 54 | METEOSAT 7 |
| 55 | METEOSAT 8 |
| 56 | METEOSAT 9 |
| 57 | METEOSAT 10 |
| 58 | METEOSAT 1 |
| 59 | METEOSAT 2 |
| 60 | ENVISAT |
| 70 | METEOSAT 11 |
| 120 | ADEOS |
| 121 | ADEOS II |
| 140 | GOSAT |
| 150 | GMS 3 |
| 151 | GMS 4 |
| 152 | GMS 5 |
| 171 | MTSAT-1R |
| 172 | MTSAT-2 |
| 200 | NOAA 8 |
| 201 | NOAA 9 |
| 202 | NOAA 10 |
| 203 | NOAA 11 |
| 204 | NOAA 12 |
| 205 | NOAA 14 |
| 206 | NOAA 15 |
| 207 | NOAA 16 |
| 208 | NOAA 17 |
| 209 | NOAA 18 |
| 220 | LANDSAT 5 |
| 221 | LANDSAT 4 |
| 222 | LANDSAT 7 |
| 223 | NOAA 19 |
| 224 | NPP |
| 240 | DMSP 7 |
| 241 | DMSP 8 |
| 242 | DMSP 9 |
| 243 | DMSP 10 |
| 244 | DMSP 11 |
| 245 | DMSP 12 |
| 246 | DMSP 13 |
| 247 | DMSP 14 |
| 248 | DMSP 15 |
| 249 | DMSP 16 |
| 250 | GOES 6 |
| 251 | GOES 7 |
| 252 | GOES 8 |
| 253 | GOES 9 |
| 254 | GOES 10 |
| 255 | GOES 11 |
| 256 | GOES 12 |
| 257 | GOES 13 |
| 258 | GOES 14 |
| 259 | GOES 15 |
| 260 | JASON 1 |
| 261 | JASON 2 |
| 281 | QUIKSCAT |
| 282 | TRMM |
| 283 | CORIOLIS |
| 285 | DMSP17 |
| 286 | DMSP18 |
| 310 | GOMS 1 |
| 311 | GOMS 2 |
| 320 | METEOR 2-21 |
| 321 | METEOR 3-5 |
| 322 | METEOR 3M-1 |
| 323 | METEOR 3M-2 |
| 341 | RESURS 01-4 |
| 410 | KALPANA-1 |
| 430 | INSAT 1B |
| 431 | INSAT 1C |
| 432 | INSAT 1D |
| 441 | SARAL |
| 450 | INSAT 2A |
| 451 | INSAT 2B |
| 452 | INSAT 2E |
| 470 | INSAT 3A |
| 471 | INSAT 3D |
| 472 | INSAT 3E |
| 500 | FY-1C |
| 501 | FY-1D |
| 510 | FY-2 |
| 512 | FY-2B |
| 513 | FY-2C |
| 514 | FY-2D |
| 515 | FY-2E |
| 520 | FY-3A |
| 700 | TIROS M (ITOS 1) |
| 701 | NOAA 1 |
| 702 | NOAA 2 |
| 703 | NOAA 3 |
| 704 | NOAA 4 |
| 705 | NOAA 5 |
| 706 | NOAA 6 |
| 707 | NOAA 7 |
| 708 | TIROS-N |
| 710 | GOES (SMS 1) |
| 711 | GOES (SMS 2) |
| 720 | TOPEX |
| 721 | GFO (GEOSAT FOLLOW ON) |
| 722 | GRACE A |
| 723 | GRACE B |
| 731 | GOES 1 |
| 732 | GOES 2 |
| 733 | GOES 3 |
| 734 | GOES 4 |
| 735 | GOES 5 |
| 740 | COSMIC-1 |
| 741 | COSMIC-2 |
| 742 | COSMIC-3 |
| 743 | COSMIC-4 |
| 744 | COSMIC-5 |
| 745 | COSMIC-6 |
| 763 | NIMBUS 3 |
| 764 | NIMBUS 4 |
| 765 | NIMBUS 5 |
| 766 | NIMBUS 6 |
| 767 | NIMBUS 7 |
| 780 | ERBS |
| 781 | UARS |
| 782 | EARTH PROBE |
| 783 | TERRA |
| 784 | AQUA |
| 785 | AURA |
| 800 | SUNSAT |
| 820 | SAC-C |
| 1023 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001024 (WIND SPEED SOURCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO WIND SPEED DATA AVAILABLE |
| 1 | AMSR-E DATA |
| 2 | TMI DATA |
| 3 | NWP: ECMWF |
| 4 | NWP: UK MET OFFICE |
| 5 | NWP: NCEP |
| 6 | REFERENCE CLIMATOLOGY |
| 7 | ERS_SCATTEROMETER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001028 (AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH (AOD) SOURCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO AOD DATA AVAILABLE |
| 1 | NESDIS |
| 2 | NAVOCEANO |
| 3 | NAAPS |
| 4 | MERIS |
| 5 | AATSR |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001029 (SSI SOURCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SSI DATA AVAILABLE |
| 1 | MSG_SEVIRI |
| 2 | GOES EAST |
| 3 | GOES WEST |
| 4 | ECMWF |
| 5 | NCEP |
| 6 | UK MET OFFICE |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001033 (IDENTIFICATION OF ORIGINATING/GENERATING CENTRE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WMO SECRETARIAT |
| 1 | MELBOURNE |
| 2 | MELBOURNE |
| 3 | ) |
| 4 | MOSCOW |
| 5 | MOSCOW |
| 6 | ) |
| 7 | US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - NATIONAL CENTRES FOR ENVIRONME" NTAL PREDICTION (NCEP) |
| 8 | US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY (NWST" G) |
| 9 | US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - OTHER |
| 10 | CAIRO (RSMC) |
| 11 | ) |
| 12 | DAKAR (RSMC) |
| 13 | ) |
| 14 | NAIROBI (RSMC) |
| 15 | ) |
| 16 | CASABLANCA (RSMC) |
| 17 | TUNIS (RSMC) |
| 18 | TUNIS - CASABLANCA (RSMC) |
| 19 | ) |
| 20 | LAS PALMAS |
| 21 | ALGIERS (RSMC) |
| 22 | ACMAD |
| 23 | MOZAMBIQUE (NMC) |
| 24 | PRETORIA (RSMC) |
| 25 | LA RéUNION (RSMC) |
| 26 | KHABAROVSK (RSMC) |
| 27 | ) |
| 28 | NEW DELHI (RSMC) |
| 29 | ) |
| 30 | NOVOSIBIRSK (RSMC) |
| 31 | ) |
| 32 | TASHKENT (RSMC) |
| 33 | JEDDAH (RSMC) |
| 34 | TOKYO (RSMC), JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY |
| 35 | ) |
| 36 | BANGKOK |
| 37 | ULAANBAATAR |
| 38 | BEIJING (RSMC) |
| 39 | ) |
| 40 | SEOUL |
| 41 | BUENOS AIRES (RSMC) |
| 42 | ) |
| 43 | BRASILIA (RSMC) |
| 44 | ) |
| 45 | SANTIAGO |
| 46 | BRAZILIAN SPACE AGENCY INPE |
| 47 | COLOMBIA (NMC) |
| 48 | ECUADOR (NMC) |
| 49 | PERU (NMC) |
| 50 | VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) (NMC) |
| 51 | MIAMI (RSMC) |
| 52 | MIAMI RSMC, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTRE |
| 53 | MONTREAL (RSMC) |
| 54 | ) |
| 55 | SAN FRANCISCO |
| 56 | ARINC CENTRE |
| 57 | US AIR FORCE - AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL |
| 58 | FLEET NUMERICAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER, MONTERE" Y, CA, USA |
| 59 | THE NOAA FORECAST SYSTEMS LABORATORY, BOULDER, CO, USA |
| 60 | UNITED STATES NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (NCAR" ) |
| 61 | SERVICE ARGOS - LANDOVER |
| 62 | US NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE |
| 63 | INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND SOCIETY (IR" I) |
| 64 | HONOLULU (RSMC) |
| 65 | DARWIN (RSMC) |
| 66 | ) |
| 67 | MELBOURNE (RSMC) |
| 68 | RESERVED |
| 69 | WELLINGTON (RSMC) |
| 70 | ) |
| 71 | NADI (RSMC) |
| 72 | SINGAPORE |
| 73 | MALAYSIA (NMC) |
| 74 | UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE EXETER (RSMC) |
| 75 | ) |
| 76 | MOSCOW (RSMC) |
| 77 | RESERVED |
| 78 | OFFENBACH (RSMC) |
| 79 | ) |
| 80 | ROME (RSMC) |
| 81 | ) |
| 82 | NORRKöPING |
| 83 | ) |
| 84 | TOULOUSE (RSMC) |
| 85 | TOULOUSE (RSMC) |
| 86 | HELSINKI |
| 87 | BELGRADE |
| 88 | OSLO |
| 89 | PRAGUE |
| 90 | EPISKOPI |
| 91 | ANKARA |
| 92 | FRANKFURT/MAIN |
| 93 | LONDON (WAFC) |
| 94 | COPENHAGEN |
| 95 | ROTA |
| 96 | ATHENS |
| 97 | EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA) |
| 98 | EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS (ECMWF) (" RSMC) |
| 99 | DE BILT |
| 100 | BRAZZAVILLE |
| 101 | ABIDJAN |
| 102 | LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA (NMC) |
| 103 | MADAGASCAR (NMC) |
| 104 | MAURITIUS (NMC) |
| 105 | NIGER (NMC) |
| 106 | SEYCHELLES (NMC) |
| 107 | UGANDA (NMC) |
| 108 | UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA (NMC) |
| 109 | ZIMBABWE (NMC) |
| 110 | HONG-KONG, CHINA |
| 111 | AFGHANISTAN (NMC) |
| 112 | BAHRAIN (NMC) |
| 113 | BANGLADESH (NMC) |
| 114 | BHUTAN (NMC) |
| 115 | CAMBODIA (NMC) |
| 116 | DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NMC) |
| 117 | ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN (NMC) |
| 118 | IRAQ (NMC) |
| 119 | KYRGYZSTAN (NMC) |
| 120 | KUWAIT (NMC) |
| 121 | KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (NMC) |
| 122 | LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (NMC) |
| 123 | MACAO, CHINA |
| 124 | MALDIVES (NMC) |
| 125 | MYANMAR (NMC) |
| 126 | NEPAL (NMC) |
| 127 | OMAN (NMC) |
| 128 | PAKISTAN (NMC) |
| 129 | QATAR (NMC) |
| 130 | YEMEN (NMC) |
| 131 | SRI LANKA (NMC) |
| 132 | TAJIKISTAN (NMC) |
| 133 | TURKMENISTAN (NMC) |
| 134 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (NMC) |
| 135 | UZBEKISTAN (NMC) |
| 136 | VIET NAM (NMC) |
| 140 | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) (NMC) |
| 141 | GUYANA (NMC) |
| 142 | PARAGUAY (NMC) |
| 143 | SURINAME (NMC) |
| 144 | URUGUAY (NMC) |
| 145 | FRENCH GUIANA |
| 146 | BRAZILIAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC CENTRE |
| 147 | NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SPACE ACTIVITIES (CONAE) - ARGENTINA |
| 150 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (NMC) |
| 151 | BAHAMAS (NMC) |
| 152 | BARBADOS (NMC) |
| 153 | BELIZE (NMC) |
| 154 | BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES CENTRE |
| 155 | SAN JOSé |
| 156 | CUBA (NMC) |
| 157 | DOMINICA (NMC) |
| 158 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (NMC) |
| 159 | EL SALVADOR (NMC) |
| 160 | US NOAA/NESDIS |
| 161 | US NOAA OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH |
| 162 | GUATEMALA (NMC) |
| 163 | HAITI (NMC) |
| 164 | HONDURAS (NMC) |
| 165 | JAMAICA (NMC) |
| 166 | MEXICO CITY |
| 167 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA (NMC) |
| 168 | NICARAGUA (NMC) |
| 169 | PANAMA (NMC) |
| 170 | SAINT LUCIA (NMC) |
| 171 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (NMC) |
| 172 | FRENCH DEPARTMENTS IN RA IV |
| 173 | US NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) |
| 174 | INTEGRATED SCIENCE DATA MANAGEMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVIC" E (ISDM/MEDS) - CANADA |
| 175 | RESERVED FOR OTHER CENTRES |
| 176 | U.S. COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE STUD" IES (CIMSS) |
| 190 | COOK ISLANDS (NMC) |
| 191 | FRENCH POLYNESIA (NMC) |
| 192 | TONGA (NMC) |
| 193 | VANUATU (NMC) |
| 194 | BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (NMC) |
| 195 | INDONESIA (NMC) |
| 196 | KIRIBATI (NMC) |
| 197 | FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (NMC) |
| 198 | NEW CALEDONIA (NMC) |
| 199 | NIUE |
| 200 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA (NMC) |
| 201 | PHILIPPINES (NMC) |
| 202 | SAMOA (NMC) |
| 203 | SOLOMON ISLANDS (NMC) |
| 204 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (NIWA" - NEW ZEALAND) |
| 210 | FRASCATI (ESA/ESRIN) |
| 211 | LANNION |
| 212 | LISBON |
| 213 | REYKJAVIK |
| 214 | MADRID |
| 215 | ZURICH |
| 216 | SERVICE ARGOS - TOULOUSE |
| 217 | BRATISLAVA |
| 218 | BUDAPEST |
| 219 | LJUBLJANA |
| 220 | WARSAW |
| 221 | ZAGREB |
| 222 | ALBANIA (NMC) |
| 223 | ARMENIA (NMC) |
| 224 | AUSTRIA (NMC) |
| 225 | AZERBAIJAN (NMC) |
| 226 | BELARUS (NMC) |
| 227 | BELGIUM (NMC) |
| 228 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (NMC) |
| 229 | BULGARIA (NMC) |
| 230 | CYPRUS (NMC) |
| 231 | ESTONIA (NMC) |
| 232 | GEORGIA (NMC) |
| 233 | DUBLIN |
| 234 | ISRAEL (NMC) |
| 235 | JORDAN (NMC) |
| 236 | LATVIA (NMC) |
| 237 | LEBANON (NMC) |
| 238 | LITHUANIA (NMC) |
| 239 | LUXEMBOURG |
| 240 | MALTA (NMC) |
| 241 | MONACO |
| 242 | ROMANIA (NMC) |
| 243 | SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC (NMC) |
| 244 | THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (NMC) |
| 245 | UKRAINE (NMC) |
| 246 | REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA (NMC) |
| 247 | OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE EXCHANGE OF WEATHER RADAR INFO" RMATION (OPERA) - EUMETNET |
| 250 | CONSORTIUM FOR SMALL SCALE MODELLING (COSMO) |
| 254 | EUMETSAT OPERATION CENTRE |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001034 (IDENTIFICATION OF ORIGINATING/GENERATING SUB-CENTRE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SUB-CENTRE |
| 1 | NCEP REANALYSIS PROJECT |
| 2 | NCEP ENSEMBLE PRODUCTS |
| 3 | NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS |
| 4 | ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING CENTER |
| 5 | HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER |
| 6 | MARINE PREDICTION CENTER |
| 7 | CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER |
| 8 | AVIATION WEATHER CENTER |
| 9 | STORM PREDICTION CENTER |
| 10 | NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER |
| 11 | NWS TECHNIQUES DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY |
| 12 | NESDIS OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS |
| 13 | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION |
| 14 | NWS METEOROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY |
| 15 | NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL REANALYSIS PROJECT |
| 16 | SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER |
| 17 | BOA VISTA |
| 20 | MARAMBIO |
| 21 | AGENZIA SPAZIALE ITALIANA (ITALY) |
| 22 | CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (FRANCE) |
| 23 | GEOFORSCHUNGS ZENTRUM (GERMANY) |
| 24 | GEODETIC OBSERVATORY PECNY (CZECH REPUBLIC) |
| 25 | INSTITUT D'ESTUDIS ESPACIALS DE CATALUNYA (SPAIN) |
| 26 | FEDERAL OFFICE OF TOPOGRAPHY (SWITZERLAND) |
| 27 | NORDIC COMMISSION OF GEODESY (NORWAY) |
| 28 | NORDIC COMMISSION OF GEODESY (SWEDEN) |
| 29 | INSTITUTE GéOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL (FRANCE) - SERVICE DE GéOD" éSIE |
| 30 | BUNDESAMT FüR KARTOGRAPHIE UND GEODäSIE (GERMANY) |
| 31 | INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SATELLITE SURVEYING AND GEODESY (U." K.) |
| 32 | JOINT OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE (JOMOC" ) |
| 33 | KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS METEOROLOGISCH INSTITUT (NETHERLANDS) |
| 34 | NORDIC GPS ATMOSPHERIC ANALYSIS CENTRE (SWEDEN) |
| 35 | INSTITUTO GEOGRAFICO NACIONAL DE ESPAñA (SPAIN) |
| 36 | MET ÉIREANN (IRELAND) |
| 37 | ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM (BELGIUM) |
| 40 | PUNTA ARENAS |
| 50 | BASE PRESIDENTE FREI |
| 60 | COTOPAXI |
| 70 | MONTEREY UNITED STATES) |
| 80 | WALLOPS ISLAND (UNITED STATES) |
| 90 | GILMOR CREEK (UNITED STATES) |
| 100 | ATHENS (GREECE) |
| 120 | EWA BEACH, HAWAII |
| 130 | MIAMI, FLORIDA |
| 140 | LANNION (FRANCE) |
| 150 | SVALBARD (NORWAY) |
| 170 | ST DENIS (LA RéUNION) |
| 180 | MOSCOW |
| 190 | MUSCAT |
| 200 | KHABAROVSK |
| 201 | CASEY |
| 203 | DAVIS |
| 207 | SYOWA |
| 210 | NOVOSIBIRSK |
| 211 | MELBOURNE CRIB POINT 1 |
| 214 | DARWIN |
| 217 | PERTH |
| 219 | TOWNSVILLE |
| 225 | BEIJING |
| 226 | GUANGZHOU |
| 228 | URUMUQI |
| 229 | HONG-KONG |
| 232 | FIJI |
| 235 | NOUMEA |
| 237 | PAPEETE |
| 240 | KIYOSE |
| 243 | SEOUL |
| 245 | JINCHEON |
| 249 | SINGAPORE |
| 250 | VLADIVOSTOCK |
| 251 | GUAM |
| 252 | HONOLULU |
Code table for element 001036 (AGENCY IN CHARGE OF OPERATING THE OBSERVING PLATFORM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 36001 | AUSTRALIA, BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY (BOM) |
| 36002 | AUSTRALIA, JOINT AUSTRALIAN FACILITY FOR OCEAN OBSERVING SYS" TEMS (JAFOOS) |
| 36003 | AUSTRALIA, THE COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEAR" CH ORGANIZATION (CSIRO) |
| 124001 | CANADA, MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE (MEDS) |
| 124002 | CANADA, INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES (IOS) |
| 156001 | CHINA, THE STATE OCEANIC ADMINISTRATION |
| 156002 | CHINA, SECOND INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, STATE OCEANIC ADMIN" ISTRATION |
| 156003 | CHINA, INSTITUTE OF OCEAN TECHNOLOGY |
| 250001 | FRANCE, INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DéVELOPPEMENT (IRD) |
| 250002 | FRANCE, INSTITUT FRANçAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION" DE LA MER (IFREMER) |
| 276001 | GERMANY, BUNDESAMT FUER SEESCHIFFAHRT UND HYDROGRAPHIE (BSH) |
| 276002 | GERMANY, INSTITUT FUER MEERESKUNDE, KIEL |
| 356001 | INDIA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY (NIO) |
| 356002 | INDIA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCEAN TECHNOLOGY (NIOT) |
| 356003 | INDIA, NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICE |
| 392001 | JAPAN, JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY (JMA) |
| 392002 | JAPAN, FRONTIER OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEM FOR GLOBAL CHA" NGE |
| 392003 | JAPAN, JAPAN MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE (JAMSTEC) |
| 410001 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY |
| 410002 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KOREA OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INST" ITUTE (KORDI) |
| 410003 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA, METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| 540001 | NEW CALEDONIA, INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DéVELOPPEMENT" (IRD) |
| 554001 | NEW ZEALAND, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RES" EARCH (NIWA) |
| 643001 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION, STATE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE OF ROSHYDR" OMET |
| 643002 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION, FEDERAL SERVICE FOR HYDROMETEOROLOGY AND" ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING |
| 724001 | SPAIN, INSTITUTO ESPAñOL DE OCEANOGRAFIA |
| 826001 | UNITED KINGDOM, HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE |
| 826002 | UNITED KINGDOM, SOUTHAMPTON OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE (SOC) |
| 840001 | USA, NOAA ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATO" RIES (AOML) |
| 840002 | USA, NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES (PMEL) |
| 840003 | USA, SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY (SIO) |
| 840004 | USA, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION (WHOI) |
| 840005 | USA, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON |
| 840006 | USA, NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE |
| 1048575 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001038 (SOURCE OF SEA ICE FRACTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SEA ICE SET |
| 1 | NSIDC SSM/I CAVALIERI ET AL. (1992) |
| 2 | AMSR-E |
| 3 | ECMWF |
| 4 | CMS (FRANCE) CLOUD MASK USED BY MEDSPIRATION |
| 5 | EUMETSAT OSI-SAF |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001052 (PLATFORM TRANSMITTER ID)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PRIMARY |
| 1 | SECONDARY |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001090 (TECHNIQUE FOR MAKING UP INITIAL PERTURBATIONS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LAGGED-AVERAGE FORECASTING (LAF) |
| 1 | BREEDING |
| 2 | SINGULAR VECTORS |
| 3 | MULTIPLE ANALYSIS CYCLES |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001092 (TYPE OF ENSEMBLE FORECAST)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNPERTURBED HIGH-RESOLUTION CONTROL FORECAST |
| 1 | UNPERTURBED LOW-RESOLUTION CONTROL FORECAST |
| 2 | NEGATIVELY PERTURBED FORECAST |
| 3 | POSITIVELY PERTURBED FORECAST |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001101 (STATE IDENTIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 100 | ALGERIA |
| 101 | ANGOLA |
| 102 | BENIN |
| 103 | BOTSWANA |
| 104 | BURKINA FASO |
| 105 | BURUNDI |
| 106 | CAMEROON |
| 107 | CAPE VERDE |
| 108 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
| 109 | CHAD |
| 110 | COMOROS |
| 111 | CONGO |
| 112 | COTE D'IVOIRE |
| 113 | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO |
| 114 | DJIBOUTI |
| 115 | EGYPT |
| 116 | ERITREA |
| 117 | ETHIOPIA |
| 118 | FRANCE (RA I) |
| 119 | GABON |
| 120 | GAMBIA |
| 121 | GHANA |
| 122 | GUINEA |
| 123 | GUINEA-BISSAU |
| 124 | KENYA |
| 125 | LESOTHO |
| 126 | LIBERIA |
| 127 | LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA |
| 128 | MADAGASCAR |
| 129 | MALAWI |
| 130 | MALI |
| 131 | MAURITANIA |
| 132 | MAURITIUS |
| 133 | MOROCCO |
| 134 | MOZAMBIQUE |
| 135 | NAMIBIA |
| 136 | NIGER |
| 137 | NIGERIA |
| 138 | PORTUGAL (RA I) |
| 139 | RWANDA |
| 140 | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
| 141 | SENEGAL |
| 142 | SEYCHELLES |
| 143 | SIERRA LEONE |
| 144 | SOMALIA |
| 145 | SOUTH AFRICA |
| 146 | SPAIN (RA I) |
| 147 | SUDAN |
| 148 | SWAZILAND |
| 149 | TOGO |
| 150 | TUNISIA |
| 151 | UGANDA |
| 152 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (RA I) |
| 153 | UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA |
| 154 | ZAMBIA |
| 155 | ZIMBABWE |
| 200 | AFGHANISTAN |
| 201 | BAHRAIN |
| 202 | BANGLADESH |
| 203 | BHUTAN |
| 204 | CAMBODIA |
| 205 | CHINA |
| 206 | DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA |
| 207 | HONG KONG, CHINA |
| 208 | INDIA |
| 209 | IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF |
| 210 | IRAQ |
| 211 | JAPAN |
| 212 | KAZAKHSTAN |
| 213 | KUWAIT |
| 214 | KYRGYZSTAN |
| 215 | LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC |
| 216 | MACAO, CHINA |
| 217 | MALDIVES |
| 218 | MONGOLIA |
| 219 | MYANMAR |
| 220 | NEPAL |
| 221 | OMAN |
| 222 | PAKISTAN |
| 223 | QATAR |
| 224 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA |
| 225 | YEMEN |
| 226 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RA II) |
| 227 | SAUDI ARABIA |
| 228 | SRI LANKA |
| 229 | TAJIKISTAN |
| 230 | THAILAND |
| 231 | TURKMENISTAN |
| 232 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| 233 | UZBEKISTAN |
| 234 | VIET NAM |
| 300 | ARGENTINA |
| 301 | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) |
| 302 | BRAZIL |
| 303 | CHILE |
| 304 | COLOMBIA |
| 305 | ECUADOR |
| 306 | FRANCE (RA III) |
| 307 | GUYANA |
| 308 | PARAGUAY |
| 309 | PERU |
| 310 | SURINAME |
| 311 | URUGUAY |
| 312 | VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) |
| 400 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
| 401 | BAHAMAS |
| 402 | BARBADOS |
| 403 | BELIZE |
| 404 | BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES |
| 405 | CANADA |
| 406 | COLOMBIA |
| 407 | COSTA RICA |
| 408 | CUBA |
| 409 | DOMINICA |
| 410 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| 411 | EL SALVADOR |
| 412 | FRANCE (RA IV) |
| 413 | GUATEMALA |
| 414 | HAITI |
| 415 | HONDURAS |
| 416 | JAMAICA |
| 417 | MEXICO |
| 418 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA |
| 419 | NICARAGUA |
| 420 | PANAMA |
| 421 | SAINT LUCIA |
| 422 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
| 423 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (RA IV) |
| 424 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (RA IV) |
| 425 | VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) |
| 500 | AUSTRALIA |
| 501 | BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
| 502 | COOK ISLANDS |
| 503 | FIJI |
| 504 | FRENCH POLYNESIA |
| 505 | INDONESIA |
| 506 | KIRIBATI |
| 507 | MALAYSIA |
| 508 | MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF |
| 509 | NEW CALEDONIA |
| 510 | NEW ZEALAND |
| 511 | NIUE |
| 512 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| 513 | PHILIPPINES |
| 514 | SAMOA |
| 515 | SINGAPORE |
| 516 | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| 517 | TONGA |
| 518 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (RA V) |
| 519 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (RA V) |
| 520 | VANUATU |
| 600 | ALBANIA |
| 601 | ARMENIA |
| 602 | AUSTRIA |
| 603 | AZERBAIJAN |
| 604 | BELARUS |
| 605 | BELGIUM |
| 606 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
| 607 | BULGARIA |
| 608 | CROATIA |
| 609 | CYPRUS |
| 610 | CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 611 | DENMARK |
| 612 | ESTONIA |
| 613 | FINLAND |
| 614 | FRANCE (RA VI) |
| 615 | GEORGIA |
| 616 | GERMANY |
| 617 | GREECE |
| 618 | HUNGARY |
| 619 | ICELAND |
| 620 | IRELAND |
| 621 | ISRAEL |
| 622 | ITALY |
| 623 | JORDAN |
| 624 | KAZAKHSTAN |
| 625 | LATVIA |
| 626 | LEBANON |
| 627 | LITHUANIA |
| 628 | LUXEMBOURG |
| 629 | MALTA |
| 630 | MONACO |
| 631 | MONTENEGRO |
| 632 | NETHERLANDS |
| 633 | NORWAY |
| 634 | POLAND |
| 635 | PORTUGAL (RA VI) |
| 636 | REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA |
| 637 | ROMANIA |
| 638 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RA VI) |
| 639 | SERBIA |
| 640 | SLOVAKIA |
| 641 | SLOVENIA |
| 642 | SPAIN (RA VI) |
| 643 | SWEDEN |
| 644 | SWITZERLAND |
| 645 | SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC |
| 646 | THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA |
| 647 | TURKEY |
| 648 | UKRAINE |
| 649 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (RA VI) |
| 1023 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 2 - Instrumentation 2 - code-flag tables
Code table for element 002001 (TYPE OF STATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AUTOMATIC |
| 1 | MANNED |
| 2 | HYBRID: BOTH MANNED AND AUTOMATIC |
| 3 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | CERTIFIED INSTRUMENTS |
| 2 | 4 | ORIGINALLY MEASURED IN KNOTS |
| 3 | 2 | ORIGINALLY MEASURED IN KM H-1 |
Code table for element 002003 (TYPE OF MEASURING EQUIPMENT USED)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PRESSURE INSTRUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH WIND MEASURING EQUIPMENT |
| 1 | OPTICAL THEODOLITE |
| 2 | RADIO THEODOLITE |
| 3 | RADAR |
| 4 | VLF-OMEGA |
| 5 | LORAN C |
| 6 | WIND PROFILER |
| 7 | SATELLITE NAVIGATION |
| 8 | RADIO-ACOUSTIC SOUNDING SYSTEM (RASS) |
| 9 | SODAR |
| 14 | PRESSURE INSTRUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH WIND MEASURING EQUIPMENT" BUT PRESSURE ELEMENT FAILED DURING ASCENT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002004 (TYPE OF INSTRUMENTATION FOR EVAPORATION MEASUREMENT OR TYPE OF C)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | USA OPEN PAN EVAPORIMETER (WITHOUT COVER) |
| 1 | USA OPEN PAN EVAPORIMETER (MESH COVERED) |
| 2 | GGI 3000 EVAPORIMETER (SUNKEN) |
| 3 | 20 M2 TANK |
| 4 | OTHERS |
| 5 | RICE |
| 6 | WHEAT |
| 7 | MAIZE |
| 8 | SORGHUM |
| 9 | OTHER CROPS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002011 (RADIOSONDE TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | IMET-1-BB (USA) |
| 2 | NO RADIOSONDE - PASSIVE TARGET (E.G. REFLECTOR) |
| 3 | NO RADIOSONDE - ACTIVE TARGET (E.G. TRANSPONDER) |
| 4 | NO RADIOSONDE - PASSIVE TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY PROFILER |
| 5 | NO RADIOSONDE - ACTIVE TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY PROFILER |
| 6 | NO RADIOSONDE - RADIO ACOUSTIC SOUNDER |
| 7 | IMET-1-AB (USA) |
| 8 | NO RADIOSONDE -... (RESERVED) |
| 9 | NO RADIOSONDE - SYSTEM UNKNOWN OR NOT SPECIFIED |
| 10 | VIZ TYPE A PRESSURE-COMMUTATED (USA) |
| 11 | VIZ TYPE B TIME-COMMUTATED (USA) |
| 12 | RS SDC (SPACE DATA CORPORATION - USA) |
| 13 | ASTOR (NO LONGER MADE - AUSTRALIA) |
| 14 | VIZ MARK I MICROSONDE (USA) |
| 15 | EEC COMPANY TYPE 23 (USA) |
| 16 | ELIN (AUSTRIA) |
| 17 | GRAW G. (GERMANY) |
| 18 | GRAW DFM-06 (GERMANY) |
| 19 | GRAW M60 (GERMANY) |
| 20 | INDIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE MK3 (INDIA) |
| 21 | VIZ/JIN YANG MARK I MICROSONDE (REPUBLIC OF KOREA) |
| 22 | MEISEI RS2-80 (JAPAN) |
| 23 | MESURAL FMO 1950A (FRANCE) |
| 24 | MESURAL FMO 1945A (FRANCE) |
| 25 | MESURAL MH73A (FRANCE) |
| 26 | METEOLABOR BASORA (SWITZERLAND) |
| 27 | AVK-MRZ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 28 | METEORIT MARZ2-1 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 29 | METEORIT MARZ2-2 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 30 | OKI RS2-80 (JAPAN) |
| 31 | VIZ/VALCOM TYPE A PRESSURE-COMMUTATED (CANADA) |
| 32 | SHANGHAI RADIO (CHINA) |
| 33 | UK MET OFFICE MK3 (UK) |
| 34 | VINOHRADY (CZECH REPUBLIC) |
| 35 | VAISALA RS18 (FINLAND) |
| 36 | VAISALA RS21 (FINLAND) |
| 37 | VAISALA RS80 (FINLAND) |
| 38 | VIZ LOCATE LORAN-C (USA) |
| 39 | SPRENGER E076 (GERMANY) |
| 40 | SPRENGER E084 (GERMANY) |
| 41 | SPRENGER E085 (GERMANY) |
| 42 | SPRENGER E086 (GERMANY) |
| 43 | AIR IS - 4A - 1680 (USA) |
| 44 | AIR IS - 4A - 1680 X (USA) |
| 45 | RS MSS (USA) |
| 46 | AIR IS - 4A - 403 (USA) |
| 47 | MEISEI RS2-91 (JAPAN) |
| 48 | VALCOM (CANADA) |
| 49 | VIZ MARK II (USA) |
| 50 | GRAW DFM-90 (GERMANY) |
| 51 | VIZ-B2 (USA) |
| 52 | VAISALA RS80-57H |
| 53 | AVK-RF95 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 54 | GRAW DFM-97 (GERMANY) |
| 55 | MEISEI RS-016 (JAPAN) |
| 56 | M2K2 (FRANCE) |
| 57 | MODEM M2K2-DC (FRANCE) |
| 58 | AVK-BAR (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 59 | MODEM M2K2-R 1680 MHZ RDF RADIOSONDE WITH PRESSURE SENSOR CH" IP (FRANCE) |
| 60 | VAISALA RS80/MICROCORA (FINLAND) |
| 61 | VAISALA RS80/LORAN/DIGICORA I, II OR MARWIN (FINLAND) |
| 62 | VAISALA RS80/PCCORA (FINLAND) |
| 63 | VAISALA RS80/STAR (FINLAND) |
| 64 | ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION, SPACE DATA DIVISION, TRANSPOND" ER RADIOSONDE, TYPE 909-11-XX, WHERE XX CORRESPONDS TO THE M" ODEL OF THE INSTRUMENT ( |
| 65 | VIZ TRANSPONDER RADIOSONDE, MODEL NUMBER 1499–520 (USA) |
| 66 | VAISALA RS80 /AUTOSONDE (FINLAND) |
| 67 | VAISALA RS80/DIGICORA III (FINLAND) |
| 68 | AVK-RZM-2 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 69 | MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M-RZM-2 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 70 | VAISALA RS92/STAR (FINLAND) |
| 71 | VAISALA RS90/LORAN/DIGICORA I, II OR MARWIN (FINLAND) |
| 72 | VAISALA RS90/PC-CORA (FINLAND) |
| 73 | VAISALA RS90/AUTOSONDE (FINLAND) |
| 74 | VAISALA RS90/STAR (FINLAND) |
| 75 | AVK-MRZ-ARMA (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 76 | AVK-RF95-ARMA (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 77 | GEOLINK GPSONDE GL98 (FRANCE) |
| 78 | VAISALA RS90/DIGICORA III (FINLAND) |
| 79 | VAISALA RS92/DIGICORA I,II OR MARWIN (FINLAND) |
| 80 | VAISALA RS92/DIGICORA III (FINLAND) |
| 81 | VAISALA RS92/AUTOSONDE (FINLAND) |
| 82 | SIPPICAN MK2 GPS/STAR (USA) WITH ROD THERMISTOR, CARBON ELEM" ENT AND DERIVED PRESSURE |
| 83 | SIPPICAN MK2 GPS/W9000 (USA) WITH ROD THERMISTOR, CARBON ELE" MENT AND DERIVED PRESSURE |
| 84 | SIPPICAN MARK II WITH CHIP THERMISTOR, CARBON ELEMENT AND DE" RIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT |
| 85 | SIPPICAN MARK IIA WITH CHIP THERMISTOR, CARBON ELEMENT AND D" ERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT |
| 86 | SIPPICAN MARK II WITH CHIP THERMISTOR, PRESSURE AND CARBON E" LEMENT |
| 87 | SIPPICAN MARK IIA WITH CHIP THERMISTOR, PRESSURE AND CARBON" ELEMENT |
| 88 | MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M-MRZ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 89 | MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M-BAR (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 90 | RADIOSONDE NOT SPECIFIED OR UNKNOWN |
| 91 | PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE |
| 92 | PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER |
| 93 | PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR |
| 94 | NO PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER |
| 95 | NO PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR |
| 96 | DESCENDING RADIOSONDE |
| 97 | BAT-16P (SOUTH AFRICA) |
| 98 | BAT-16G (SOUTH AFRICA) |
| 99 | BAT-4G (SOUTH AFRICA) |
Code table for element 002013 (SOLAR AND INFRARED RADIATION CORRECTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO CORRECTION |
| 1 | CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED AND CIMO INFRARED CORRECTED |
| 2 | CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED AND INFRARED CORRECTED |
| 3 | CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED ONLY |
| 4 | SOLAR AND INFRARED CORRECTED AUTOMATICALLY BY RADIOSONDE SYS" TEM |
| 5 | SOLAR CORRECTED AUTOMATICALLY BY RADIOSONDE SYSTEM |
| 6 | SOLAR AND INFRARED CORRECTED AS SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY |
| 7 | SOLAR CORRECTED AS SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002014 (TRACKING TECHNIQUE/STATUS OF SYSTEM USED)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO WIND FINDING |
| 1 | AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY OPTICAL DIRECTION FINDING |
| 2 | AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY RADIO DIRECTION FINDING |
| 3 | AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY RANGING |
| 4 | NOT USED |
| 5 | AUTOMATIC WITH MULTIPLE VLF-OMEGA SIGNALS |
| 6 | AUTOMATIC CROSS CHAIN LORAN-C |
| 7 | AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY WIND PROFILER |
| 8 | AUTOMATIC SATELLITE NAVIGATION |
| 19 | TRACKING TECHNIQUE NOT SPECIFIED |
| 20 | VESSEL STOPPED |
| 21 | VESSEL DIVERTED FROM ORIGINAL DESTINATION |
| 22 | VESSEL'S ARRIVAL DELAYED |
| 23 | CONTAINER DAMAGED |
| 24 | POWER FAILURE TO CONTAINER |
| 29 | OTHER PROBLEMS |
| 30 | MAJOR POWER PROBLEMS |
| 31 | UPS INOPERATIVE |
| 32 | RECEIVER HARDWARE PROBLEMS |
| 33 | RECEIVER SOFTWARE PROBLEMS |
| 34 | PROCESSOR HARDWARE PROBLEMS |
| 35 | PROCESSOR SOFTWARE PROBLEMS |
| 36 | NAVAID SYSTEM DAMAGED |
| 37 | SHORTAGE OF LIFTING GAS |
| 38 | RESERVED |
| 39 | OTHER PROBLEMS |
| 40 | MECHANICAL DEFECT |
| 41 | MATERIAL DEFECT (HAND LAUNCHER) |
| 42 | POWER FAILURE |
| 43 | CONTROL FAILURE |
| 44 | PNEUMATIC/HYDRAULIC FAILURE |
| 45 | OTHER PROBLEMS |
| 46 | COMPRESSOR PROBLEMS |
| 47 | BALLOON PROBLEMS |
| 48 | BALLOON RELEASE PROBLEMS |
| 49 | LAUNCHER DAMAGED |
| 50 | R/S RECEIVER ANTENNA DEFECT |
| 51 | NAVAID ANTENNA DEFECT |
| 52 | R/S RECEIVER CABLING (ANTENNA) DEFECT |
| 53 | NAVAID ANTENNA CABLING DEFECT |
| 59 | OTHER PROBLEMS |
| 60 | ASAP COMMUNICATIONS DEFECT |
| 61 | COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY REJECTED DATA |
| 62 | NO POWER AT TRANSMITTING ANTENNA |
| 63 | ANTENNA CABLE BROKEN |
| 64 | ANTENNA CABLE DEFECT |
| 65 | MESSAGE TRANSMITTED POWER BELOW NORMAL |
| 69 | OTHER PROBLEMS |
| 70 | ALL SYSTEMS IN NORMAL OPERATION |
| 99 | STATUS OF SYSTEM AND ITS COMPONENTS NOT SPECIFIED |
| 127 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002015 (RADIOSONDE COMPLETENESS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE |
| 2 | PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER |
| 3 | PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR |
| 4 | NO-PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER |
| 5 | NO-PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | TRAIN REGULATOR |
| 2 | 8 | LIGHT UNIT |
| 3 | 4 | PARACHUTE |
| 4 | 2 | ROOFTOP RELEASE |
Code table for element 002019 (SATELLITE INSTRUMENTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 10 | AATSR |
| 11 | ATSR |
| 12 | ATSR-2 |
| 13 | MWR |
| 30 | ARGOS |
| 40 | LASER REFLECTORS |
| 41 | DORIS |
| 42 | DORIS-NG |
| 47 | POSEIDON-1 (SSALT1) |
| 48 | POSEIDON-2 (SSALT2) |
| 50 | ATSR/M |
| 51 | HRG |
| 52 | HRV |
| 53 | HRVIR |
| 54 | SCARAB/MV2 |
| 55 | POLDER |
| 60 | VEGETATION |
| 61 | WINDII |
| 80 | RADARSAT DTT |
| 81 | RADARSAT TTC |
| 85 | SAR (CSA) |
| 90 | MOPITT |
| 91 | OSIRIS |
| 97 | PANCHROMATIC IMAGER |
| 98 | GPS RECEIVER |
| 102 | CHAMP GPS SOUNDER |
| 103 | IGOR |
| 116 | CHAMP GRAVITY PACKAGE (ACCELEROMETER+GPS) |
| 117 | CHAMP MAGNETOMETRY PACKAGE (1 SCALAR+2 VECTOR MAGNETOMETER) |
| 120 | ENVISAT COMMS |
| 121 | ERS COMMS |
| 130 | ALADIN |
| 131 | ATLID |
| 140 | AMI/SAR/IMAGE |
| 141 | AMI/SAR/WAVE |
| 142 | AMI/SCATTEROMETER |
| 143 | ASAR |
| 144 | ASAR |
| 145 | ASAR |
| 146 | CPR |
| 147 | RA-2/MWR |
| 148 | RA/MWR |
| 150 | SCATTEROMETER |
| 161 | MIPAS |
| 162 | MWR-2 |
| 163 | SOPRANO |
| 170 | GOME |
| 172 | GOMOS |
| 174 | MERIS |
| 175 | SCIAMACHY |
| 176 | MIRAS |
| 181 | METEOSAT COMMS |
| 182 | MSG COMMS |
| 190 | ASCAT |
| 200 | GERB |
| 202 | GRAS |
| 203 | MHS |
| 205 | MVIRI |
| 207 | SEVIRI |
| 208 | VIRI |
| 220 | GOME-2 |
| 221 | IASI |
| 240 | DCP |
| 245 | CCD |
| 246 | HSB |
| 248 | OBA |
| 250 | WFI |
| 255 | IRMSS |
| 260 | BSS & FSS TRANSPONDERS |
| 261 | DRT-S&R |
| 262 | INSAT COMMS |
| 268 | HR-PAN |
| 269 | MSMR |
| 270 | VHRR |
| 271 | WIFS |
| 275 | AWIFS |
| 276 | LISS-I |
| 277 | LISS-II |
| 278 | LISS-III |
| 279 | LISS-IV |
| 284 | PAN |
| 285 | MOS |
| 286 | OCM |
| 290 | MTSAT COMMS |
| 294 | IMAGER/MTSAT-1R |
| 295 | IMAGER/MTSAT |
| 296 | VISSR |
| 300 | GLAS |
| 301 | LRA |
| 302 | MBLA |
| 309 | CPR (CLOUDSAT) |
| 312 | NSCAT |
| 313 | SEAWINDS |
| 330 | ACRIM |
| 334 | BUV |
| 336 | ALI |
| 347 | ASTER |
| 348 | CERES-2 |
| 351 | GPSDR |
| 353 | HIRDLS |
| 354 | HRDI |
| 356 | LIS |
| 358 | PEM |
| 359 | SEAWIFS |
| 360 | SUSIM (UARS) |
| 363 | SBUV/1 |
| 365 | TMI |
| 366 | JMR |
| 369 | LIMS |
| 370 | LRIR |
| 371 | EPIC |
| 372 | NISTAR |
| 373 | PLASMA-MAG |
| 374 | XPS |
| 375 | VIRS |
| 376 | POLDER II |
| 377 | TIM |
| 379 | WFC |
| 382 | CLAES |
| 383 | HALOE |
| 384 | ISAMS |
| 385 | MISR |
| 386 | MLS |
| 387 | MLS (EOS-AURA) |
| 389 | MODIS |
| 393 | HAIRS |
| 394 | OMI |
| 395 | ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTOR |
| 396 | HYPERION |
| 399 | SAGE I |
| 400 | SAGE II |
| 401 | SAGE III |
| 402 | SAMS |
| 403 | SAM-II |
| 404 | IRIS |
| 405 | GIFTS |
| 420 | AIRS |
| 426 | SOLSTICE |
| 430 | TES |
| 431 | TOMS |
| 450 | ADEOS COMMS |
| 451 | DCS (JAXA) |
| 453 | GMS COMMS |
| 454 | JERS-1 COMMS |
| 460 | RIS |
| 461 | PR |
| 462 | SAR |
| 470 | PALSAR |
| 479 | AMSR-E |
| 480 | PRISM (ALOS) |
| 481 | AMSR |
| 482 | AVNIR |
| 483 | AVNIR-2 |
| 484 | GLI |
| 485 | MESSR |
| 486 | MSR |
| 487 | OCTS |
| 488 | OPS |
| 489 | VISSR (GMS-5) |
| 490 | VTIR |
| 510 | ILAS-I |
| 511 | ILAS-II |
| 512 | IMG |
| 514 | SEM |
| 515 | SOFIS |
| 516 | TANSO-FTS |
| 517 | TANSO-CAI |
| 540 | DCS (NOAA) |
| 541 | GOES COMMS |
| 542 | LANDSAT COMMS |
| 543 | NOAA COMMS |
| 544 | S&R (GOES) |
| 545 | S&R (NOAA) |
| 546 | WEFAX |
| 547 | SEM(GOES) |
| 550 | SSM |
| 551 | SSJ/4 |
| 552 | SSIES-2 |
| 553 | SSB/X-2 |
| 570 | AMSU-A |
| 574 | AMSU-B |
| 580 | ATOVS (HIRS/3 + AMSU + AVHRR/3) |
| 590 | AVHRR/2 |
| 591 | AVHRR/3 |
| 592 | AVHRR/4 |
| 600 | ERBE |
| 601 | ETM+ |
| 605 | HIRS/2 |
| 606 | HIRS/3 |
| 607 | HIRS/4 |
| 615 | IMAGER |
| 616 | VIIRS |
| 620 | CRIRS/NP |
| 621 | ATMS |
| 622 | MSS |
| 623 | MSU |
| 624 | SBUV/2 |
| 625 | SBUV/3 |
| 626 | SOUNDER |
| 627 | SSU |
| 628 | TM |
| 629 | TOVS (HIRS/2 + MSU + SSU) |
| 630 | VAS |
| 631 | SSZ |
| 645 | SEM |
| 650 | MVIRSR (10 CHANNEL) |
| 651 | MVIRSR (3 CHANNEL) |
| 652 | MVIRSR (5 CHANNEL) |
| 670 | RLSBO |
| 680 | MSU-EU |
| 681 | MSU-UM |
| 682 | RM-08 |
| 683 | SU-UMS |
| 684 | SU-VR |
| 685 | TRASSER |
| 700 | KONDOR-2 |
| 701 | BRK |
| 710 | ALISSA |
| 712 | BALKAN-2 LIDAR |
| 715 | MK-4 |
| 716 | MK-4M |
| 730 | GREBEN |
| 731 | SAR-10 |
| 732 | SAR-3 |
| 733 | SAR-70 |
| 740 | SLR-3 |
| 745 | TRAVERS SAR |
| 750 | 174-K |
| 751 | BTVK |
| 752 | CHAIKA |
| 753 | DELTA-2 |
| 755 | IKAR-D |
| 756 | IKAR-N |
| 757 | IKAR-P |
| 760 | ISP |
| 761 | KFA-1000 |
| 762 | KFA-200 |
| 763 | KFA-3000 |
| 770 | KLIMAT |
| 771 | KLIMAT-2 |
| 775 | MIRAS |
| 776 | MIVZA |
| 777 | MIVZA-M |
| 780 | MR-2000 |
| 781 | MR-2000M |
| 785 | MR-900 |
| 786 | MR-900B |
| 790 | MSU-E |
| 791 | MSU-E1 |
| 792 | MSU-E2 |
| 793 | MSU-M |
| 794 | MSU-S |
| 795 | MSU-SK |
| 796 | MSU-V |
| 810 | MTZA |
| 815 | MZOAS |
| 820 | R-225 |
| 821 | R-400 |
| 822 | R-600 |
| 830 | RMS |
| 835 | TV CAMERA |
| 836 | SILVA |
| 840 | SROSMO |
| 850 | BUFS-2 |
| 851 | BUFS-4 |
| 855 | ISTOK-1 |
| 856 | SFM-2 |
| 857 | DOPI |
| 858 | KGI-4 |
| 859 | OZON-M |
| 860 | RMK-2 |
| 900 | MAXIE |
| 901 | OLS |
| 905 | SSM/I |
| 906 | SSM/T-1 |
| 907 | SSM/T-2 |
| 908 | SSMIS |
| 910 | SXI |
| 930 | EHIC |
| 931 | X-RAY ASTRONOMY PAYLOAD |
| 932 | IVISSR (FY-2) |
| 933 | IRAS |
| 934 | MWAS |
| 935 | IMWAS |
| 936 | MWHS |
| 937 | MVIRS |
| 938 | MWRI |
| 940 | MTVZA-OK |
| 941 | SAPHIR |
| 944 | ALT |
| 945 | TSIS |
| 946 | CMIS |
| 947 | OMPS |
| 948 | GPSOS |
| 949 | SESS |
| 950 | VIRR |
| 951 | TOM |
| 952 | OP |
Code table for element 002020 (SATELLITE CLASSIFICATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIMBUS |
| 1 | VTPR |
| 2 | TIROS 1 (TIROS, NOAA-6 TO NOAA-13) |
| 3 | TIROS 2 (NOAA-14 ONWARDS) |
| 10 | EOS |
| 31 | DMSP |
| 61 | EUMETSAT POLAR SYSTEM (EPS) |
| 91 | ERS |
| 121 | ADEOS |
| 241 | GOES |
| 261 | JASON |
| 271 | GMS |
| 272 | MTSAT |
| 301 | INSAT |
| 331 | METEOSAT OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME (MOP) |
| 332 | METEOSAT TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMME (MTP) |
| 333 | METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION PROGRAMME (MSG) |
| 351 | GOMS |
| 380 | FY-1 |
| 381 | FY-2 |
| 401 | GPS |
| 402 | GLONASS |
| 403 | GALILEO |
| 511 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | HIGH RESOLUTION INFRARED SOUNDER (HIRS) |
| 2 | 128 | MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT (MSU) |
| 3 | 64 | STRATOSPHERIC SOUNDING UNIT (SSU) |
| 4 | 32 | AMI (ADVANCED MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT) WIND MODE |
| 5 | 16 | AMI (ADVANCED MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT) WAVE MODE |
| 6 | 8 | AMI (ADVANCED MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT) IMAGE MODE |
| 7 | 4 | RADAR ALTIMETER |
| 8 | 2 | ATSR (ALONG-TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER) |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | PROCESSING TECHNIQUE NOT DEFINED |
| 2 | 64 | AUTOMATED STATISTICAL REGRESSION |
| 3 | 32 | CLEAR PATH |
| 4 | 16 | PARTLY CLOUDY PATH |
| 5 | 8 | CLOUDY PATH |
Code table for element 002023 (SATELLITE DERIVED WIND COMPUTATION METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN THE INFRARED CHAN" NEL |
| 2 | WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN THE VISIBLE CHANN" EL |
| 3 | WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN THE WATER VAPOUR" CHANNEL |
| 4 | WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN A COMBINATION OF SPECTR" AL CHANNELS |
| 5 | WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN THE WATER VAPOUR CHANNE" L IN CLEAR AIR |
| 6 | WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN THE OZONE CHANNEL |
| 7 | WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL (C" LOUD OR CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED) |
| 13 | ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE |
| 14 | RESERVED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002024 (INTEGRATED MEAN HUMIDITY COMPUTATIONAL METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | TABLE WITH FULL RANGE OF HUMIDITY VARIATION IN LAYER |
| 2 | REGRESSION TECHNIQUE ON 2 HUMIDITY VALUES IN LAYER |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16777216 | RESERVED |
| 2 | 8388608 | HIRS |
| 3 | 4194304 | MSU |
| 6 | 524288 | HIRS |
| 7 | 262144 | MSU |
| 10 | 32768 | HIRS (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 16, 17) |
| 11 | 16384 | HIRS (1, 2, 3, 9, 17) |
| 12 | 8192 | MSU |
| 15 | 1024 | HIRS |
| 16 | 512 | HIRS |
| 17 | 256 | MSU |
| 18 | 128 | SKINTK (OCEAN ONLY) |
| 21 | 16 | HIRS |
| 22 | 8 | SSU |
| 23 | 4 | MSU (3, 4) |
| 24 | 2 | RESERVED |
Code table for element 002030 (METHOD OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | ADCP (ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER) |
| 2 | GEK (GEOMAGNETIC ELECTROKINETOGRAPH) |
| 3 | SHIP'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY FIXES 3-6 HOURS APART |
| 4 | SHIP'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY FIXES MORE THAN 6 HOURS B" UT LESS THAN 12 HOURS APART |
| 5 | DRIFT OF BUOY |
| 6 | ADCP (ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002031 (DURATION AND TIME OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | INSTANTANEOUS |
| 2 | AVERAGED OVER 3 MINUTES OR LESS |
| 3 | AVERAGED OVER MORE THAN 3 MINUTES, BUT 6 AT THE MOST |
| 4 | AVERAGED OVER MORE THAN 6 MINUTES, BUT 12 AT THE MOST |
| 5 | INSTANTANEOUS |
| 6 | AVERAGED OVER 3 MINUTES OR LESS |
| 7 | AVERAGED OVER MORE THAN 3 MINUTES, BUT 6 AT THE MOST |
| 8 | AVERAGED OVER MORE THAN 6 MINUTES, BUT 12 AT THE MOST |
| 9 | VECTOR OR DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILING METHOD NOT USED |
| 10 | RESERVED |
| 11 | 1 HOUR OR LESS |
| 12 | MORE THAN 1 HOUR BUT 2 AT THE MOST |
| 13 | MORE THAN 2 HOURS BUT 4 AT THE MOST |
| 14 | MORE THAN 4 HOURS BUT 8 AT THE MOST |
| 15 | MORE THAN 8 HOURS BUT 12 AT THE MOST |
| 16 | MORE THAN 12 HOURS BUT 18 AT THE MOST |
| 17 | MORE THAN 18 HOURS BUT 24 AT THE MOST |
| 18 | RESERVED |
| 19 | DRIFT METHOD NOT USED |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002032 (INDICATOR FOR DIGITIZATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | VALUES AT SELECTED DEPTHS (DATA POINTS FIXED BY THE INSTRUME" NT OR SELECTED BY ANY OTHER METHOD) |
| 1 | VALUES AT SELECTED DEPTHS (DATA POINTS TAKEN FROM TRACES AT" SIGNIFICANT DEPTHS) |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002033 (METHOD OF SALINITY/DEPTH MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SALINITY MEASURED |
| 1 | IN SITU SENSOR, ACCURACY BETTER THAN 0.02 ‰ |
| 2 | IN SITU SENSOR, ACCURACY LESS THAN 0.02 ‰ |
| 3 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002034 (DROGUE TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNSPECIFIED DROGUE |
| 1 | HOLEY SOCK |
| 2 | TRISTAR |
| 3 | WINDOW SHADE |
| 4 | PARACHUTE |
| 5 | NON-LAGRANGIAN SEA ANCHOR |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002036 (BUOY TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DRIFTING BUOY |
| 1 | FIXED BUOY |
| 2 | SUB-SURFACE FLOAT (MOVING) |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002037 (METHOD OF TIDAL OBSERVATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | MANUAL READING FROM VERTICAL TIDE STAFF |
| 2 | MANUAL READING FROM SINGLE AUTOMATIC RECORDER AT STATION |
| 3 | MANUAL READING FROM MULTIPLE AUTOMATIC RECORDERS AT STATION |
| 4 | AUTOMATIC READING FROM SINGLE AUTOMATIC RECORDER AT STATION" WITHOUT LEVEL REFERENCE CHECK. |
| 5 | AUTOMATIC READING FROM A SINGLE AUTOMATIC RECORDER AT STATIO" N WITH LEVEL REFERENCE CHECK, OR FROM MULTIPLE AUTOMATIC REC" ORDERS. |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002038 (METHOD OF WATER TEMPERATURE AND/OR SALINITY MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SHIP INTAKE |
| 1 | BUCKET |
| 2 | HULL CONTACT SENSOR |
| 3 | REVERSING THERMOMETER |
| 4 | STD/CTD SENSOR |
| 5 | MECHANICAL BT |
| 6 | EXPENDABLE BT |
| 7 | DIGITAL BT |
| 8 | THERMISTOR CHAIN |
| 9 | INFRARED SCANNER |
| 10 | MICROWAVE SCANNER |
| 11 | INFRARED RADIOMETER |
| 12 | IN-LINE THERMOSALINOGRAPH |
| 13 | TOWED BODY |
| 14 | OTHER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002039 (METHOD OF WET-BULB TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MEASURED WET-BULB TEMPERATURE |
| 1 | ICED BULB MEASURED WET-BULB TEMPERATURE |
| 2 | COMPUTED WET-BULB TEMPERATURE |
| 3 | ICED BULB COMPUTED WET-BULB TEMPERATURE |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002040 (METHOD OF REMOVING VELOCITY AND MOTION OF PLATFORM FROM CURRENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SHIPS MOTION REMOVED BY AVERAGING |
| 1 | SHIPS MOTION REMOVED BY MOTION COMPENSATION |
| 2 | SHIPS MOTION NOT REMOVED |
| 3 | SHIPS MOTION REMOVED BY AVERAGING |
| 4 | SHIPS MOTION REMOVED BY MOTION COMPENSATION |
| 5 | SHIPS MOTION NOT REMOVED |
| 6 | DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILING METHOD NOT USED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002041 (METHOD FOR ESTIMATING REPORTS RELATED TO SYNOPTIC FEATURES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INFORMATION BASED ON MANUAL ANALYSIS |
| 1 | INFORMATION BASED ON COMPUTER ANALYSIS |
| 2 | INFORMATION BASED ON DATA ASSIMILATION |
| 3 | INFORMATION BASED ON COMPUTER ANALYSIS OR DATA ASSIMILATION" MANUALLY MODIFIED |
| 10 | INFORMATION BASED ON THE NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002042 (INDICATOR FOR SEA SURFACE CURRENT SPEED)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | VALUE ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN M/S |
| 1 | VALUE ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN KNOTS |
| 2 | NO SEA CURRENT DATA AVAILABLE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002044 (INDICATOR FOR METHOD OF CALCULATING SPECTRAL WAVE DATA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE |
| 1 | LONGUET-HIGGINS (1964) |
| 2 | LONGUET-HIGGINS (F3 METHOD) |
| 3 | MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD |
| 4 | MAXIMUM ENTROPY METHOD |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002045 (INDICATOR FOR TYPE OF PLATFORM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SEA STATION |
| 1 | AUTOMATIC DATA BUOY |
| 2 | AIRCRAFT |
| 3 | SATELLITE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002046 (WAVE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE |
| 1 | HEAVE SENSOR |
| 2 | SLOPE SENSOR |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002047 (DEEP OCEAN TSUNAMI TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | DART II (PMEL) |
| 2 | DART ETD |
| 3 | SAIC TSUNAMI BUOY (STB) |
| 4 | GFZ - POTSDAM |
| 5 | INCOIS (INDIA) |
| 6 | INABUOY (INDONESIA) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002048 (SATELLITE SENSOR INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HIRS |
| 1 | MSU |
| 2 | SSU |
| 3 | AMSU-A |
| 4 | AMSU-B |
| 5 | AVHRR |
| 6 | SSMI |
| 7 | NSCAT |
| 8 | SEAWINDS |
| 9 | POSEIDON |
| 10 | JASON MICROWAVE RADIOMETER (JMR) |
| 11 | MHS |
| 12 | ASCAT |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | PROCESSING TECHNIQUE NOT DEFINED |
| 2 | 64 | SIMULTANEOUS PHYSICAL RETRIEVAL |
| 3 | 32 | CLEAR SOUNDING |
| 4 | 16 | CLOUDY SOUNDING |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 524288 | 1 |
| 2 | 262144 | 2 |
| 3 | 131072 | 3 |
| 4 | 65536 | 4 |
| 5 | 32768 | 5 |
| 6 | 16384 | 6 |
| 7 | 8192 | 7 |
| 8 | 4096 | 8 |
| 9 | 2048 | 9 |
| 10 | 1024 | 10 |
| 11 | 512 | 11 |
| 12 | 256 | 12 |
| 13 | 128 | 13 |
| 14 | 64 | 14 |
| 15 | 32 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 8 | 17 |
| 18 | 4 | 18 |
| 19 | 2 | 19 |
Code table for element 002051 (INDICATOR TO SPECIFY OBSERVING METHOD FOR EXTREME TEMPERATURES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | MAXIMUM/MINIMUM THERMOMETERS |
| 2 | AUTOMATED INSTRUMENTS |
| 3 | THERMOGRAPH |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 5 |
Code table for element 002053 (GOES-I/M BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OBSERVED BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE |
| 1 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE WITH BIAS CORRECTION APPLIED |
| 2 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE CALCULATED FROM FIRST GUESS |
| 3 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE CALCULATED FROM SOUNDING |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002054 (GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PARAMETER DERIVED USING OBSERVED SOUNDER BRIGHTNESS TEMPERAT" URES |
| 1 | PARAMETER DERIVED USING OBSERVED IMAGER BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATU" RES |
| 2 | PARAMETER DERIVED USING FIRST GUESS INFORMATION |
| 3 | PARAMETER DERIVED USING NMC ANALYSIS INFORMATION |
| 4 | PARAMETER DERIVED USING RADIOSONDE INFORMATION |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002055 (GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDINGS STATISTICAL PARAMETERS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RETRIEVAL VERSUS RADIOSONDE |
| 1 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RETRIEVAL VERSUS FIRST GUESS |
| 2 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RADIOSONDE VERSUS FIRST GUESS |
| 3 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING OBSERVED VERSUS RETRIEVAL |
| 4 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING OBSERVED VERSUS FIRST GUESS |
| 5 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RADIOSONDE VERSUS IMAGER |
| 6 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RADIOSONDE VERSUS SOUNDER |
| 7 | STATISTICS GENERATED FOR RADIOSONDE |
| 8 | STATISTICS GENERATED FOR FIRST GUESS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002056 (GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDINGS ACCURACY STATISTICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SUMS OF DIFFERENCES |
| 1 | SUMS OF SQUARED DIFFERENCES |
| 2 | SAMPLE SIZE |
| 3 | MINIMUM DIFFERENCE |
| 4 | MAXIMUM DIFFERENCE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002057 (ORIGIN OF FIRST GUESS INFORMATION FOR GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NESTED GRID MODEL (NGM) |
| 1 | AVIATION MODEL (AVN) |
| 2 | MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST (MRF) MODEL |
| 3 | GLOBAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM (GDAS) FORECAST MODEL |
| 4 | PRIOR SOUNDINGS (WITHIN 3 HOURS OF CURRENT TIME) |
| 5 | CLIMATOLOGY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002058 (VALID TIMES OF FIRST GUESS INFORMATION FOR GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 12 HOUR AND 18 HOUR |
| 1 | 18 HOUR AND 24 HOUR |
| 2 | 6 HOUR AND 12 HOUR |
| 3 | GREATER THAN 24 HOURS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002059 (ORIGIN OF ANALYSIS INFORMATION FOR GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NCEP NESTED GRID MODEL (NGM) ANALYSIS |
| 1 | NCEP AVIATION MODEL (AVN) ANALYSIS |
| 2 | NCEP MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST (MRF) MODEL ANALYSIS |
| 3 | NCEP GLOBAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM (GDAS) FORECAST MODEL A" NALYSIS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002060 (ORIGIN OF SURFACE INFORMATION FOR GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CURRENT SURFACE HOURLY REPORTS |
| 1 | CURRENT SHIP REPORTS |
| 2 | CURRENT BUOY REPORTS |
| 3 | ONE HOUR OLD SURFACE HOURLY REPORTS |
| 4 | ONE HOUR OLD SHIP REPORTS |
| 5 | ONE HOUR OLD BUOY REPORTS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002061 (AIRCRAFT NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM |
| 1 | OMEGA |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002062 (TYPE OF AIRCRAFT DATA RELAY SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ASDAR |
| 1 | ASDAR (ACARS ALSO AVAILABLE BUT NOT OPERATIVE) |
| 2 | ASDAR (ACARS ALSO AVAILABLE AND OPERATIVE) |
| 3 | ACARS |
| 4 | ACARS (ASDAR ALSO AVAILABLE BUT NOT OPERATIVE) |
| 5 | ACARS (ASDAR ALSO AVAILABLE AND OPERATIVE) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002064 (AIRCRAFT ROLL ANGLE QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD |
| 1 | BAD |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002066 (RADIOSONDE GROUND RECEIVING SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | TRS 2000 |
| 1 | IMS 1500C |
| 62 | OTHER |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002070 (ORIGINAL SPECIFICATION OF LATITUDE/LONGITUDE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ACTUAL LOCATION IN SECONDS |
| 1 | ACTUAL LOCATION IN MINUTES |
| 2 | ACTUAL LOCATION IN DEGREES |
| 3 | ACTUAL LOCATION IN DECIDEGREES |
| 4 | ACTUAL LOCATION IN CENTIDEGREES |
| 5 | REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN SECONDS |
| 6 | REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN MINUTES |
| 7 | REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN DEGREES |
| 8 | REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN DECIDEGREES |
| 9 | REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN CENTIDEGREES |
| 10 | ACTUAL LOCATION IN TENTHS OF A MINUTE |
| 11 | REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN TENTHS OF A MINUTE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002080 (BALLOON MANUFACTURER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | KAYSAM |
| 1 | TOTEX |
| 2 | KKS |
| 62 | OTHER |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002081 (TYPE OF BALLOON)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GP26 |
| 1 | GP28 |
| 2 | GP30 |
| 3 | HM26 |
| 4 | HM28 |
| 5 | HM30 |
| 6 | SV16 |
| 30 | OTHER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002083 (TYPE OF BALLOON SHELTER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HIGH BAY |
| 1 | LOW BAY |
| 2 | BALLOON-INFLATED LAUNCH SYSTEM (BILS) |
| 3 | ROOF-TOP BILS |
| 14 | OTHER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002084 (TYPE OF GAS USED IN BALLOON)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HYDROGEN |
| 1 | HELIUM |
| 2 | NATURAL GAS |
| 14 | OTHER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002095 (TYPE OF PRESSURE SENSOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CAPACITANCE ANEROID |
| 1 | DERIVED FROM GPS |
| 2 | RESISTIVE STRAIN GAUGE |
| 30 | OTHER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002096 (TYPE OF TEMPERATURE SENSOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ROD THERMISTOR |
| 1 | BEAD THERMISTOR |
| 2 | CAPACITANCE BEAD |
| 30 | OTHER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002097 (TYPE OF HUMIDITY SENSOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | VIZ MARK II CARBON HYGRISTOR |
| 1 | VIZ B2 HYGRISTOR |
| 2 | VAISALA A-HUMICAP |
| 3 | VAISALA H-HUMICAP |
| 4 | CAPACITANCE SENSOR |
| 5 | VAISALA RS90 |
| 6 | SIPPICAN MARK IIA CARBON HYGRISTOR |
| 30 | OTHER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002099 (POLARISATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HH POLARISATION |
| 1 | VV POLARISATION |
| 2 | HV POLARISATION REAL VALUED COMPONENT |
| 3 | HV POLARISATION IMAGINARY VALUED COMPONENT |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002101 (TYPE OF ANTENNA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CENTRE FRONT-FED PARABOLOID |
| 1 | OFFSET FRONT-FED PARABOLOID |
| 2 | CENTRE CASSEGRAIN PARABOLOID |
| 3 | OFFSET CASSEGRAIN PARABOLOID |
| 4 | PLANAR ARRAY |
| 5 | COAXIAL-COLLINEAR ARRAY |
| 6 | YAGI ELEMENTS ARRAY |
| 7 | MICROSTRIP |
| 14 | OTHER |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | RADAR ANTENNA IS PROTECTED BY A RADOME |
Code table for element 002104 (ANTENNA POLARISATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION |
| 1 | VERTICAL POLARIZATION |
| 2 | RIGHT CIRCULAR POLARIZATION |
| 3 | LEFT CIRCULAR POLARIZATION |
| 4 | HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL POLARIZATION |
| 5 | RIGHT AND LEFT CIRCULAR POLARIZATION |
| 6 | QUASI-HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION |
| 7 | QUASI-VERTICAL POLARIZATION |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002115 (TYPE OF SURFACE OBSERVING EQUIPMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PDB |
| 1 | RSOIS |
| 2 | ASOS |
| 3 | PSYCHROMETER |
| 4 | F420 |
| 30 | OTHER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002119 (RA-2 INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY CALIBRATION MODE (IF CAL) |
| 1 | BUILT-IN TEST EQUIPMENT DIGITAL (BITE DGT) |
| 2 | BUILT-IN TEST EQUIPMENT RADIO FREQUENCY (BITE RF) |
| 3 | PRESET TRACKING (PSET TRK) |
| 4 | PRESET LOOP OUT |
| 5 | ACQUISITION |
| 6 | TRACKING |
| 7 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | STC OPERATIONAL |
Code table for element 002143 (OZONE INSTRUMENT TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | BREWER SPECTROPHOTOMETER |
| 2 | CAVER TEICHERT |
| 3 | DOBSON |
| 4 | DOBSON (JAPAN) |
| 5 | EHMET |
| 6 | FECKER TELESCOPE |
| 7 | HOELPER |
| 8 | JODMETER |
| 9 | FILTER OZONOMETER M-83 |
| 10 | MAST |
| 11 | OXFORD |
| 12 | PAETZOLD |
| 13 | REGENER |
| 14 | RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE |
| 15 | VASSY FILTER OZONOMETER |
| 16 | CARBON IODIDE |
| 17 | SURFACE OZONE BUBLER |
| 18 | FILTER OZONOMETER M-124 |
| 19 | ECC SONDE |
| 127 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002144 (LIGHT SOURCE TYPE FOR BREWER SPECTRO PHOTOMETER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DIRECT SUN |
| 1 | DIRECT SUN, ATTENUATOR #1 |
| 2 | DIRECT SUN, ATTENUATOR #2 |
| 3 | FOCUSSED MOON |
| 4 | FOCUSSED SUN |
| 5 | FOCUSSED SUN CORRECTED WITH ADJACENT SKY MEASUREMENTS |
| 6 | ZENITH SKY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002145 (WAVE LENGTH SETTING FOR DOBSON INSTRUMENTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WAVELENGTHS AD ORDINARY SETTING |
| 1 | WAVELENGTHS BD ORDINARY SETTING |
| 2 | WAVELENGTHS CD ORDINARY SETTING |
| 3 | WAVELENGTHS CC' ORDINARY SETTING |
| 4 | WAVELENGTHS AD FOCUSSED IMAGE |
| 5 | WAVELENGTHS BD FOCUSSED IMAGE |
| 6 | WAVELENGTHS CD FOCUSSED IMAGE |
| 7 | WAVELENGTHS CC' FOCUSSED IMAGE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002146 (SOURCE CONDITIONS FOR DOBSON INSTRUMENTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ON DIRECT SUN |
| 1 | ON DIRECT MOON |
| 2 | ON BLUE ZENITH SKY |
| 3 | ON ZENITH CLOUD (UNIFORM STRATIFIED LAYER OF SMALL OPACITY) |
| 4 | ON ZENITH CLOUD (UNIFORM OR MODERATELY VARIABLE LAYER OF MED" IUM OPACITY) |
| 5 | ON ZENITH CLOUD (UNIFORM OR MODERATELY VARIABLE LAYER OF LAR" GE OPACITY) |
| 6 | ON ZENITH CLOUD (HIGHLY VARIABLE OPACITY, WITH OR WITHOUT PR" ECIPITATION) |
| 7 | ON ZENITH CLOUD (FOG) |
| 8 | ON ZENITH HAZE |
| 9 | ON DIRECT SUN THROUGH THIN CLOUD, FOG OR HAZE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002148 (DATA COLLECTION AND/OR LOCATION SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | ARGOS |
| 2 | GPS |
| 3 | GOES DCP |
| 4 | METEOSAT DCP |
| 5 | ORBCOMM |
| 6 | INMARSAT |
| 7 | IRIDIUM |
| 8 | IRIDIUM AND GPS |
| 9 | ARGOS-3 |
| 10 | ARGOS-4 |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002149 (TYPE OF DATA BUOY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNSPECIFIED DRIFTING BUOY |
| 1 | STANDARD LAGRANGIAN DRIFTER (GLOBAL DRIFTER PROGRAMME) |
| 2 | STANDARD FGGE TYPE DRIFTING BUOY (NON-LAGRANGIAN METEOROLOGI" CAL DRIFTING BUOY) |
| 3 | WIND MEASURING FGGE TYPE DRIFTING BUOY (NON-LAGRANGIAN METEO" ROLOGICAL DRIFTING BUOY) |
| 4 | ICE FLOAT |
| 5 | SVPG STANDARD LAGRANGIAN DRIFTER WITH GPS |
| 6 | SVP-HR DRIFTER WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION TEMPERATURE OR THERMISTO" R STRING |
| 7 | RESERVED |
| 8 | UNSPECIFIED SUB-SURFACE FLOAT |
| 9 | SOFAR |
| 10 | ALACE |
| 11 | MARVOR |
| 12 | RAFOS |
| 13 | PROVOR |
| 14 | SOLO |
| 15 | APEX |
| 16 | UNSPECIFIED MOORED BUOY |
| 17 | NOMAD |
| 18 | 3-METRE DISCUS |
| 19 | 10-12-METRE DISCUS |
| 20 | ODAS 30 SERIES |
| 21 | ATLAS (E.G. TAO AREA) |
| 22 | TRITON BUOY |
| 23 | FLEX MOORING (E.G. TIP AREA) |
| 24 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL WAVERIDER |
| 25 | DIRECTIONAL WAVERIDER |
| 26 | SUB-SURFACE ARGO FLOAT |
| 27 | PALACE |
| 28 | NEMO |
| 29 | NINJA |
| 30 | ICE BUOY/FLOAT (POPS OR ITP) |
| 34 | MOORING OCEANOGRAPHIC |
| 35 | MOORING METEOROLOGICAL |
| 36 | MOORING MULTIDISCIPLINARY (OCEANSITES) |
| 37 | MOORING TIDE GAUGE OR TSUNAMI BUOY |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002150 (TOVS/ATOVS/AVHRR INSTRUMENTATION CHANNEL NUMBER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | HIRS 1 |
| 2 | HIRS 2 |
| 3 | HIRS 3 |
| 4 | HIRS 4 |
| 5 | HIRS 5 |
| 6 | HIRS 6 |
| 7 | HIRS 7 |
| 8 | HIRS 8 |
| 9 | HIRS 9 |
| 10 | HIRS 10 |
| 11 | HIRS 11 |
| 12 | HIRS 12 |
| 13 | HIRS 13 |
| 14 | HIRS 14 |
| 15 | HIRS 15 |
| 16 | HIRS 16 |
| 17 | HIRS 17 |
| 18 | HIRS 18 |
| 19 | HIRS 19 |
| 20 | HIRS 20 |
| 21 | MSU 1 |
| 22 | MSU 2 |
| 23 | MSU 3 |
| 24 | MSU 4 |
| 25 | SSU 1 |
| 26 | SSU 2 |
| 27 | SSU 3 |
| 28 | AMSU A 1 |
| 29 | AMSU A 2 |
| 30 | AMSU A 3 |
| 31 | AMSU A 4 |
| 32 | AMSU A 5 |
| 33 | AMSU A 6 |
| 34 | AMSU A 7 |
| 35 | AMSU A 8 |
| 36 | AMSU A 9 |
| 37 | AMSU A 10 |
| 38 | AMSU A 11 |
| 39 | AMSU A 12 |
| 40 | AMSU A 13 |
| 41 | AMSU A 14 |
| 42 | AMSU A 15 |
| 43 | AMSU B 1 / MHS 1 |
| 44 | AMSU B 2 / MHS 2 |
| 45 | AMSU B 3 / MHS 3 |
| 46 | AMSU B 4 / MHS 4 |
| 47 | AMSU B 5 / MHS 5 |
| 48 | AVHRR 1 |
| 49 | AVHRR 2 |
| 50 | AVHRR 3A |
| 51 | AVHRR 3B |
| 52 | AVHRR 4 |
| 53 | AVHRR 5 |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002151 (RADIOMETER IDENTIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HIRS |
| 1 | MSU |
| 2 | SSU |
| 3 | AMSU A1 1 |
| 4 | AMSU A1 2 |
| 5 | AMSU A2 |
| 6 | AMSU B |
| 7 | AVHRR |
| 8 | RESERVED |
| 9 | MHS |
| 2047 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1073741824 | HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED SOUNDER (HIRS) |
| 2 | 536870912 | MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT (MSU) |
| 3 | 268435456 | STRATOSPHERIC SOUNDING UNIT (SSU) |
| 4 | 134217728 | AMI WIND MODE |
| 5 | 67108864 | AMI WAVE MODE |
| 6 | 33554432 | AMI IMAGE MODE |
| 7 | 16777216 | RADAR ALTIMETER |
| 8 | 8388608 | ATSR |
| 9 | 4194304 | GEOSTATIONARY IMAGER |
| 10 | 2097152 | GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDER |
| 11 | 1048576 | GEOSTATIONARY EARTH RADIATION (GERB) |
| 12 | 524288 | MULTI-CHANNEL SCANNING RADIOMETER |
| 13 | 262144 | POLAR ORBITING IMAGER |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | MISMATCH IN RED VEC HPA |
| 2 | 128 | MISMATCH IN RED VEC RFSS |
| 3 | 64 | PTR CALIBRATION BAND 320 MHZ (KU) |
| 4 | 32 | PTR CALIBRATION BAND 80 MHZ (KU) |
| 5 | 16 | PTR CALIBRATION BAND 20 MHZ (KU) |
| 6 | 8 | PTR CALIBRATION BAND 160 MHZ (S) |
| 7 | 4 | KU FLIGHT CALIBRATION PARAMETERS AVAILABLE |
| 8 | 2 | S 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | TEMPERATURE INCONSISTENCY |
| 2 | 64 | DATA MISSING |
| 3 | 32 | REDUNDANCY CHANNEL |
| 4 | 16 | POWER BUS PROTECTION |
| 5 | 8 | OVERVOLTAGE/OVERLOAD PROTECTION |
| 6 | 4 | RESERVED |
| 7 | 2 | RESERVED |
Code table for element 002160 (WAVE LENGTH OF THE RADAR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | 10 TO LESS THAN 20 MM? |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | 20 TO LESS THAN 40 MM |
| 4 | RESERVED |
| 5 | 40 TO LESS THAN 60 MM |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | 60 TO LESS THAN 90 MM |
| 8 | 90 TO LESS THAN 110 MM |
| 9 | 110 MM AND GREATER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002163 (HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AUTO EDITOR |
| 1 | IRW HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 2 | WV HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 3 | H2O INTERCEPT HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 4 | CO2 SLICING HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 5 | LOW PIXEL MAX GRADIENT |
| 6 | HIGHER PIXEL MAX GRADIENT |
| 7 | PRIMARY HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 8 | LAYER THICKNESS ASSIGNMENT |
| 9 | CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 10 PERCENT HEIGHT |
| 10 | CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 50 PERCENT HEIGHT |
| 11 | CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 90 PERCENT HEIGHT |
| 12 | CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - HEIGHT OF MAXIMUM GRADIEN" T |
| 13 | IR / TWO WV CHANNEL RATIOING METHOD |
| 14 | COMPOSITE HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002164 (TRACER CORRELATION METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LP - NORMS LEAST SQUARE MINIMUM |
| 1 | EN - EUCLIDEAN NORM WITH RADIANCE CORRELATION |
| 2 | CC - CROSS CORRELATION |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002165 (RADIANCE TYPE FLAG)
Total number of bits: 15| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16384 | CLEAR PATH |
| 2 | 8192 | PARTLY CLOUDY PATH |
| 3 | 4096 | CLOUDY PATH |
| 4 | 2048 | APODIZED |
| 5 | 1024 | UNAPODIZED |
| 6 | 512 | RECONSTRUCTED |
| 7 | 256 | CLOUD CLEARED |
Code table for element 002166 (RADIANCE TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | TYPE NOT DEFINED |
| 1 | AUTOMATED STATISTICAL REGRESSION |
| 2 | CLEAR PATH |
| 3 | PARTLY CLOUDY PATH |
| 4 | CLOUDY PATH |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002167 (RADIANCE COMPUTATIONAL METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | METHOD NOT DEFINED |
| 1 | 1B RAW RADIANCE |
| 2 | PROCESSED RADIANCE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002169 (ANEMOMETER TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CUP ROTOR |
| 1 | PROPELLER ROTOR |
| 2 | WIND OBSERVATION THROUGH AMBIENT NOISE (WOTAN) |
| 3 | SONIC |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002172 (PRODUCT TYPE FOR RETRIEVED ATMOSPHERIC GASES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | RETRIEVAL FROM A NADIR SOUNDING |
| 2 | RETRIEVAL FROM A LIMB SOUNDING |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002175 (METHOD OF PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL MEASUREMENT |
| 1 | TIPPING BUCKET METHOD |
| 2 | WEIGHING METHOD |
| 3 | OPTICAL METHOD |
| 4 | PRESSURE METHOD |
| 5 | FLOAT METHOD |
| 6 | DROP COUNTER METHOD |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002176 (METHOD OF STATE OF GROUND MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | VIDEO CAMERA METHOD |
| 2 | INFRARED METHOD |
| 3 | LASER METHOD |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002177 (METHOD OF SNOW DEPTH MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | ULTRASONIC METHOD |
| 2 | VIDEO CAMERA METHOD |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002178 (METHOD OF LIQUID CONTENT MEASUREMENT OF PRECIPITATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | OPTICAL METHOD |
| 2 | CAPACITIVE METHOD |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002179 (TYPE OF SKY CONDITION ALGORITHM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | VAISALA ALGORITHM |
| 2 | ASOS (FAA) ALGORITHM |
| 3 | AWOS (CANADA) ALGORITHM |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002180 (MAIN PRESENT WEATHER DETECTING SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | OPTICAL SCATTER SYSTEM COMBINED WITH PRECIPITATION OCCURRENC" E SENSING SYSTEM |
| 2 | FORWARD AND/OR BACKSCATTER SYSTEM OF VISIBLE LIGHT |
| 3 | FORWARD AND/OR BACKSCATTER SYSTEM OF INFRARED LIGHT |
| 4 | INFRARED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (IRED) SYSTEM |
| 5 | DOPPLER RADAR SYSTEM |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1048576 | RAIN DETECTOR |
| 2 | 524288 | FREEZING RAIN SENSOR |
| 3 | 262144 | ICE DETECTION SENSOR |
| 4 | 131072 | HAIL AND ICE PELLET SENSOR |
| 20 | 2 | OTHERS |
Code table for element 002182 (VISIBILITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL MEASUREMENT |
| 1 | TRANSMISSOMETER SYSTEM (BASE > 25 M) |
| 2 | TRANSMISSOMETER SYSTEM (BASE < 25 M) |
| 3 | FORWARD SCATTER SYSTEM |
| 4 | BACKSCATTER SYSTEM |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002183 (CLOUD DETECTION SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | CEILOMETER SYSTEM |
| 2 | INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEM |
| 3 | MICROWAVE VISUAL CAMERA SYSTEM |
| 4 | SKY IMAGER SYSTEM |
| 5 | VIDEO TIME-LAPSED CAMERA SYSTEM |
| 6 | MICROPULSE LIDAR (MPL) SYSTEM |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002184 (TYPE OF LIGHTNING DETECTION SENSOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | LIGHTNING IMAGING SENSOR |
| 2 | ELECTRICAL STORM IDENTIFICATION SENSOR |
| 3 | MAGNETIC FINDER SENSOR |
| 4 | LIGHTNING STRIKE SENSOR |
| 5 | FLASH COUNTER |
| 6 | ATDNET VLF WAVEFORM CORRELATED SENSOR |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002185 (METHOD OF EVAPORATION MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL MEASUREMENT |
| 1 | BALANCED FLOATING METHOD |
| 2 | PRESSURE METHOD |
| 3 | ULTRASONIC METHOD |
| 4 | HYDRAULIC METHOD |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 536870912 | PRECIPITATION-UNKNOWN TYPE |
| 2 | 268435456 | LIQUID PRECIPITATION NOT FREEZING |
| 3 | 134217728 | LIQUID FREEZING PRECIPITATION |
| 4 | 67108864 | DRIZZLE |
| 5 | 33554432 | RAIN |
| 6 | 16777216 | SOLID PRECIPITATION |
| 7 | 8388608 | SNOW |
| 8 | 4194304 | SNOW GRAINS |
| 9 | 2097152 | SNOW PELLETS |
| 10 | 1048576 | ICE PELLETS |
| 11 | 524288 | ICE CRYSTALS |
| 12 | 262144 | DIAMOND DUST |
| 13 | 131072 | SMALL HAIL |
| 14 | 65536 | HAIL |
| 15 | 32768 | GLAZE |
| 16 | 16384 | RIME |
| 17 | 8192 | SOFT RIME |
| 18 | 4096 | HARD RIME |
| 19 | 2048 | CLEAR ICE |
| 20 | 1024 | WET SNOW |
| 21 | 512 | HOAR FROST |
| 22 | 256 | DEW |
| 23 | 128 | WHITE 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 131072 | DUST/SAND WHIRL |
| 2 | 65536 | SQUALLS |
| 3 | 32768 | SAND STORM |
| 4 | 16384 | DUST STORM |
| 5 | 8192 | LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO SURFACE |
| 6 | 4096 | LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO CLOUD |
| 7 | 2048 | LIGHTNING - DISTANT |
| 8 | 1024 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 9 | 512 | FUNNEL CLOUD NOT TOUCHING SURFACE |
| 10 | 256 | FUNNEL CLOUD TOUCHING SURFACE |
| 11 | 128 | SPRAY |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1048576 | FOG |
| 2 | 524288 | ICE FOG |
| 3 | 262144 | STEAM FOG |
| 7 | 16384 | MIST |
| 8 | 8192 | HAZE |
| 9 | 4096 | SMOKE |
| 10 | 2048 | VOLCANIC ASH |
| 11 | 1024 | DUST |
| 12 | 512 | SAND |
| 13 | 256 | SNOW |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2048 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 2 | 1024 | ALL LIGHTNING STRIKES WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION |
| 3 | 512 | LIGHTNING STRIKES CLOUD TO GROUND ONLY |
| 4 | 256 | ALL LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN CLOUD TO G" ROUND AND CLOUD TO CLOUD |
Code table for element 002191 (GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT CALCULATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT CALCULATED FROM PRESSURE |
| 1 | GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT CALCULATED FROM GPS HEIGHT |
| 2 | GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT CALCULATED FROM RADAR HEIGHT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 0000 UTC |
| 2 | 16 | 0600 UTC |
| 3 | 8 | 1200 UTC |
| 4 | 4 | 1800 UTC |
| 5 | 2 | OTHER HOURS |
Code table for element 004080 (AVERAGING PERIOD FOR FOLLOWING VALUE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SPOT VALUES |
| 1 | LESS THAN 15 MINUTES |
| 2 | FROM 15 TO 45 MINUTES |
| 3 | MORE THAN 45 MINUTES |
| 9 | DATA NOT AVAILABLE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | SURFACE |
| 2 | 32 | STANDARD LEVEL |
| 3 | 16 | TROPOPAUSE LEVEL |
| 4 | 8 | MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL |
| 5 | 4 | SIGNIFICANT LEVEL, TEMPERATURE AND/OR RELATIVE HUMIDITY |
| 6 | 2 | SIGNIFICANT LEVEL, WIND |
Code table for element 008002 (VERTICAL SIGNIFICANCE (SURFACE OBSERVATIONS))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OBSERVING RULES FOR BASE OF LOWEST CLOUD AND CLOUD TYPES OF" FM 12 SYNOP AND FM 13 SHIP APPLY |
| 1 | FIRST NON - CUMULONIMBUS SIGNIFICANT LAYER |
| 2 | SECOND NON - CUMULONIMBUS SIGNIFICANT LAYER |
| 3 | THIRD NON - CUMULONIMBUS SIGNIFICANT LAYER |
| 4 | CUMULONIMBUS LAYER |
| 5 | CEILING |
| 6 | CLOUDS NOT DETECTED BELOW THE FOLLOWING HEIGHT(S) |
| 7 | LOW CLOUD |
| 8 | MIDDLE CLOUD |
| 9 | HIGH CLOUD |
| 10 | CLOUD LAYER WITH BASE BELOW AND TOP ABOVE THE STATION |
| 11 | CLOUD LAYER WITH BASE AND TOP BELOW THE STATION LEVEL |
| 20 | NO CLOUDS DETECTED BY THE CLOUD DETECTION SYSTEM |
| 21 | FIRST INSTRUMENT DETECTED CLOUD LAYER |
| 22 | SECOND INSTRUMENT DETECTED CLOUD LAYER |
| 23 | THIRD INSTRUMENT DETECTED CLOUD LAYER |
| 24 | FOURTH INSTRUMENT DETECTED CLOUD LAYER |
| 62 | VALUE NOT APPLICABLE |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008003 (VERTICAL SIGNIFICANCE (SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SURFACE |
| 1 | BASE OF SATELLITE SOUNDING |
| 2 | CLOUD TOP |
| 3 | TROPOPAUSE |
| 4 | PRECIPITABLE WATER |
| 5 | SOUNDING RADIANCES |
| 6 | MEAN TEMPERATURES |
| 7 | OZONE |
| 8 | LOW CLOUD |
| 9 | MED CLOUD |
| 10 | HIGH CLOUD |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008004 (PHASE OF AIRCRAFT FLIGHT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | UNSTEADY (UNS) |
| 3 | LEVEL FLIGHT, ROUTINE OBSERVATION (LVR) |
| 4 | LEVEL FLIGHT, HIGHEST WIND ENCOUNTERED (LVW) |
| 5 | ASCENDING (ASC) |
| 6 | DESCENDING (DES) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008005 (METEOROLOGICAL ATTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | STORM CENTRE |
| 2 | OUTER LIMIT OR EDGE OF STORM |
| 3 | LOCATION OF MAXIMUM WIND |
| 4 | LOCATION OF THE STORM IN THE PERTURBED ANALYSIS |
| 5 | LOCATION OF THE STORM IN THE ANALYSIS |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | SURFACE |
| 2 | 128 | STANDARD LEVEL |
| 3 | 64 | TROPOPAUSE LEVEL |
| 4 | 32 | PROMINENT MAXIMUM LEVEL |
| 5 | 16 | PROMINENT MINIMUM LEVEL |
| 6 | 8 | MINIMUM PRESSURE LEVEL |
| 7 | 4 | RESERVED |
| 8 | 2 | LEVEL OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE |
Code table for element 008007 (DIMENSIONAL SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | POINT |
| 1 | LINE |
| 2 | AREA |
| 3 | VOLUME |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | SURFACE |
| 2 | 128 | STANDARD LEVEL |
| 3 | 64 | TROPOPAUSE LEVEL |
| 4 | 32 | LEVEL OF BETA RADIATION MAXIMUM |
| 5 | 16 | LEVEL OF GAMMA RADIATION MAXIMUM |
| 6 | 8 | MINIMUM PRESSURE LEVEL |
| 7 | 4 | RESERVED |
| 8 | 2 | LEVEL OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE |
Code table for element 008009 (DETAILED PHASE OF FLIGHT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LEVEL FLIGHT, ROUTINE OBSERVATION, UNSTEADY |
| 1 | LEVEL FLIGHT, HIGHEST WIND ENCOUNTERED, UNSTEADY |
| 2 | UNSTEADY (UNS) |
| 3 | LEVEL FLIGHT, ROUTINE OBSERVATION (LVR) |
| 4 | LEVEL FLIGHT, HIGHEST WIND ENCOUNTERED (LVW) |
| 5 | ASCENDING (ASC) |
| 6 | DESCENDING (DES) |
| 7 | ASCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY TIME INCREMENTS |
| 8 | ASCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY TIME INCREMENTS" , UNSTEADY |
| 9 | ASCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY PRESSURE INCREM" ENTS |
| 10 | ASCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY PRESSURE INCREM" ENTS, UNSTEADY |
| 11 | DESCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY TIME INCREMENT" S |
| 12 | DESCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY TIME INCREMENT" S, UNSTEADY |
| 13 | DESCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY PRESSURE INCRE" MENTS |
| 14 | DESCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY PRESSURE INCRE" MENTS, UNSTEADY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008010 (SURFACE QUALIFIER (TEMPERATURE DATA))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | BARE SOIL |
| 2 | BARE ROCK |
| 3 | LAND GRASS COVER |
| 4 | WATER (LAKE, SEA) |
| 5 | FLOOD WATER UNDERNEATH |
| 6 | SNOW |
| 7 | ICE |
| 8 | RUNWAY OR ROAD |
| 9 | SHIP OR PLATFORM DECK IN STEEL |
| 10 | SHIP OR PLATFORM DECK IN WOOD |
| 11 | SHIP OR PLATFORM DECK PARTLY COVERED WITH RUBBER MAT |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008011 (METEOROLOGICAL FEATURE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT AT THE SURFACE |
| 1 | QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE |
| 2 | WARM FRONT AT THE SURFACE |
| 3 | WARM FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE |
| 4 | COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE |
| 5 | COLD FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE |
| 6 | OCCLUSION |
| 7 | INSTABILITY LINE |
| 8 | INTERTROPICAL FRONT |
| 9 | CONVERGENCE LINE |
| 10 | JET STREAM |
| 11 | CLOUD CLEAR |
| 12 | CLOUD |
| 13 | TURBULENCE |
| 14 | STORM |
| 15 | AIRFRAME ICING |
| 16 | PHENOMENON |
| 17 | VOLCANO |
| 18 | ATMOSPHERICS |
| 19 | RESERVED |
| 20 | SPECIAL CLOUDS |
| 21 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 22 | TROPICAL CYCLONE |
| 23 | MOUNTAIN WAVE |
| 24 | DUSTSTORM |
| 25 | SANDSTORM |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008012 (LAND/SEA QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LAND |
| 1 | SEA |
| 2 | COAST |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008013 (DAY/NIGHT QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIGHT |
| 1 | DAY |
| 2 | TWILIGHT |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008014 (QUALIFIER FOR RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 10-MINUTE MEAN VALUE - NORMAL VALUE |
| 1 | 10-MINUTE MEAN VALUE - ABOVE THE UPPER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENTS" OF RVR (P) |
| 2 | 10-MINUTE MEAN VALUE - BELOW THE LOWER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENTS" OF RVR (M) |
| 3 | ONE-MINUTE MINIMUM VALUE - NORMAL VALUE |
| 4 | ONE-MINUTE MINIMUM VALUE - ABOVE THE UPPER LIMIT FOR ASSESSM" ENTS OF RVR (P) |
| 5 | ONE-MINUTE MINIMUM VALUE - BELOW THE LOWER LIMIT FOR ASSESSM" ENTS OF RVR (M) |
| 6 | ONE-MINUTE MAXIMUM VALUE - NORMAL VALUE |
| 7 | ONE-MINUTE MAXIMUM VALUE - ABOVE THE UPPER LIMIT FOR ASSESSM" ENTS OF RVR (P) |
| 8 | ONE-MINUTE MAXIMUM VALUE - BELOW THE LOWER LIMIT FOR ASSESSM" ENTS OF RVR (M) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008016 (CHANGE QUALIFIER OF A TREND-TYPE FORECAST OR AN AERODROME FORECA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOSIG |
| 1 | BECMG |
| 2 | TEMPO |
| 3 | FM |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008017 (QUALIFIER OF THE TIME WHEN THE FORECAST CHANGE IS EXPECTED)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | FM |
| 1 | TL |
| 2 | AT |
| 3 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65536 | LAND IS PRESENT |
| 2 | 32768 | SURFACE ICE MAP INDICATES ICE IS PRESENT |
| 11 | 64 | ICE MAP DATA NOT AVAILABLE |
| 12 | 32 | ATTENUATION MAP DATA NOT AVAILABLE |
Code table for element 008019 (QUALIFIER FOR FOLLOWING CENTRE IDENTIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | ATS (AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE) UNIT SERVING FIR (FLIGHT INFORMATI" ON REGION) |
| 2 | FIR (FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION) |
| 3 | UIR (UPPER FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION) |
| 4 | CTA (CONTROL AREA) |
| 5 | VAAC (VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY CENTRE) |
| 6 | MWO (METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE) ISSUING SIGMET |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008021 (TIME SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | TIME SERIES |
| 2 | TIME AVERAGED (SEE NOTE 1) |
| 3 | ACCUMULATED |
| 4 | FORECAST |
| 5 | FORECAST TIME SERIES |
| 6 | FORECAST TIME AVERAGED |
| 7 | FORECAST ACCUMULATED |
| 8 | ENSEMBLE MEAN (SEE NOTE 2) |
| 9 | ENSEMBLE MEAN TIME SERIES |
| 10 | ENSEMBLE MEAN TIME AVERAGED |
| 11 | ENSEMBLE MEAN ACCUMULATED |
| 12 | ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST |
| 13 | ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST TIME SERIES |
| 14 | ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST TIME AVERAGED |
| 15 | ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST ACCUMULATED |
| 16 | ANALYSIS |
| 17 | START OF PHENOMENON |
| 18 | RADIOSONDE LAUNCH TIME |
| 19 | START OF ORBIT |
| 20 | END OF ORBIT |
| 21 | TIME OF ASCENDING NODE |
| 22 | TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF WIND SHIFT |
| 23 | MONITORING PERIOD |
| 24 | AGREED TIME LIMIT FOR REPORT RECEPTION |
| 25 | NOMINAL REPORTING TIME |
| 26 | TIME OF LAST KNOWN POSITION |
| 27 | FIRST GUESS |
| 28 | START OF SCAN |
| 29 | END OF SCAN OR TIME OF ENDING |
| 30 | TIME OF OCCURRENCE |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008023 (FIRST ORDER STATISTICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | MAXIMUM VALUE |
| 3 | MINIMUM VALUE |
| 4 | MEAN VALUE |
| 5 | MEDIAN VALUE |
| 6 | MODAL VALUE |
| 7 | MEAN ABSOLUTE ERROR |
| 8 | RESERVED |
| 9 | BEST ESTIMATE OF STANDARD DEVIATION (N-1) |
| 10 | STANDARD DEVIATION (N) |
| 11 | HARMONIC MEAN |
| 12 | ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE VECTOR ERROR |
| 13 | ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE |
| 32 | VECTOR MEAN |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008024 (DIFFERENCE STATISTICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | OBSERVED MINUS MAXIMUM |
| 3 | OBSERVED MINUS MINIMUM |
| 4 | OBSERVED MINUS MEAN |
| 5 | OBSERVED MINUS MEDIAN |
| 6 | OBSERVED MINUS MODE |
| 11 | OBSERVED MINUS CLIMATOLOGY (ANOMALY) |
| 12 | OBSERVED MINUS ANALYZED VALUE |
| 13 | OBSERVED MINUS INITIALIZED ANALYZED VALUE |
| 14 | OBSERVED MINUS FORECAST VALUE |
| 21 | OBSERVED MINUS INTERPOLATED VALUE |
| 22 | OBSERVED MINUS HYDROSTATICALLY CALCULATED VALUE |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008025 (TIME DIFFERENCE QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATED (UTC) MINUS LOCAL STANDARD TIME (" LST) |
| 1 | LOCAL STANDARD TIME |
| 2 | UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATED (UTC) MINUS SATELLITE CLOCK |
| 5 | TIME DIFFERENCE FROM EDGE OF PROCESSING SEGMENT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008026 (MATRIX SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AVERAGING KERNEL MATRIX |
| 1 | CORRELATION MATRIX (C) |
| 2 | LOWER TRIANGULAR CORRELATION MATRIX SQUARE ROOT (L FROM C=LL" T) |
| 3 | INVERSE OF LOWER TRIANGULAR CORRELATION MATRIX SQUARE ROOT (" L-1) |
| 63 | MISSING OR UNDEFINED SIGNIFICANCE |
Code table for element 008029 (REMOTLY SENSED SURFACE TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OPEN OCEAN OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEA |
| 1 | ENCLOSED SEA OR LAKE |
| 2 | CONTINENTAL ICE |
| 3 | LAND |
| 4 | LOW INLAND (BELOW SEA LEVEL) |
| 5 | MIX OF LAND AND WATER |
| 6 | MIX OF LAND AND LOW INLAND |
| 11 | RIVER |
| 12 | LAKE |
| 13 | SEA |
| 14 | GLACIER |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008033 (METHOD OF DERIVATION OF PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE CALCULATED USING CLOUD FRACTION |
| 2 | PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE CALCULATED USING STANDARD DEVIATION OF" TEMPERATURE |
| 3 | PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE CALCULATED USING PROBABILITY OF CLOUD" CONTAMINATION |
| 4 | PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE CALCULATED USING NORMALITY OF DISTRIBU" TION |
| 127 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008035 (TYPE OF MONITORING EXERCISE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GLOBAL |
| 1 | REGIONAL |
| 2 | NATIONAL |
| 3 | SPECIAL |
| 4 | BILATERAL |
| 5 | RESERVED |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008036 (TYPE OF CENTRE OR STATION PERFORMING MONITORING)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WMO SECRETARIAT |
| 1 | WMO |
| 2 | RSMC |
| 3 | NMC |
| 4 | RTH |
| 5 | OBSERVING SITE |
| 6 | OTHER |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008039 (TIME SIGNIFICANCE ( AVIATION FORECAST))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ISSUE TIME OF FORECAST |
| 1 | TIME OF COMMENCEMENT OF PERIOD OF THE FORECAST |
| 2 | TIME OF ENDING OF PERIOD OF THE FORECAST |
| 3 | FORECAST TIME OF MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE |
| 4 | FORECAST TIME OF MINIMUM TEMPERATURE |
| 5 | TIME OF BEGINNING OF THE FORECAST CHANGE |
| 6 | TIME OF ENDING OF THE FORECAST CHANGE |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008040 (FLIGHT LEVEL SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HIGH RESOLUTION DATA SAMPLE |
| 1 | WITHIN 20 HPA OF SURFACE |
| 2 | PRESSURE LESS THAN 10 HPA (I.E., 9, 8, 7, ETC.) WHEN NO OTHE" R REASON APPLIES |
| 3 | BASE PRESSURE LEVEL FOR STABILITY INDEX |
| 4 | BEGIN DOUBTFUL TEMPERATURE, HEIGHT DATA |
| 5 | BEGIN MISSING DATA (ALL ELEMENTS) |
| 6 | BEGIN MISSING RELATIVE HUMIDITY DATA |
| 7 | BEGIN MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA |
| 8 | HIGHEST LEVEL REACHED BEFORE BALLOON DESCENT BECAUSE OF ICIN" G OR TURBULENCE |
| 9 | END DOUBTFUL TEMPERATURE, HEIGHT DATA |
| 10 | END MISSING DATA (ALL ELEMENTS) |
| 11 | END MISSING RELATIVE HUMIDITY DATA |
| 12 | END MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA |
| 13 | ZERO DEGREES CELSIUS CROSSING(S) FOR RADAT |
| 14 | STANDARD PRESSURE LEVEL |
| 15 | OPERATOR-ADDED LEVEL |
| 16 | OPERATOR-DELETED LEVEL |
| 17 | BALLOON RE-ASCENDED BEYOND PREVIOUS HIGHEST ASCENT LEVEL |
| 18 | SIGNIFICANT RH LEVEL |
| 19 | RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVEL SELECTION TERMINATED |
| 20 | SURFACE LEVEL |
| 21 | SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL |
| 22 | MANDATORY TEMPERATURE LEVEL |
| 23 | FLIGHT TERMINATION LEVEL |
| 24 | TROPOPAUSE(S) |
| 25 | AIRCRAFT REPORT |
| 26 | INTERPOLATED (GENERATED) LEVEL |
| 27 | MANDATORY WIND LEVEL |
| 28 | SIGNIFICANT WIND LEVEL |
| 29 | MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL |
| 30 | INCREMENTAL WIND LEVEL (FIXED REGIONAL) |
| 31 | INCREMENTAL HEIGHT LEVEL (GENERATED) |
| 32 | WIND TERMINATION LEVEL |
| 33 | PRESSURE 100 TO 110 HPA, WHEN NO OTHER REASON APPLIES |
| 34 | FREEZING LEVEL BASE |
| 35 | FREEZING LEVEL TOP |
| 36 | FLIGHT LEVEL BASE |
| 37 | FLIGHT LEVEL TOP |
| 40 | SIGNIFICANT THERMODYNAMIC LEVEL (INVERSION) |
| 41 | SIGNIFICANT RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVEL (ACCORDING TO NCDC CRITE" RIA) |
| 42 | SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL (ACCORDING TO NCDC) |
| 43 | BEGIN MISSING WIND DATA |
| 44 | END MISSING WIND DATA |
| 60 | LEVEL OF 80-KNOT ISOTACH ABOVE JET |
| 61 | LEVEL OF 80-KNOT ISOTACH BELOW JET |
| 62 | OTHER |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008041 (DATA SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PARENT SITE |
| 1 | OBSERVATION SITE |
| 2 | BALLOON MANUFACTURE DATE |
| 3 | BALLOON LAUNCH POINT |
| 4 | SURFACE OBSERVATION |
| 5 | SURFACE OBSERVATION DISPLACEMENT FROM LAUNCH POINT |
| 6 | FLIGHT LEVEL OBSERVATION |
| 7 | FLIGHT LEVEL TERMINATION POINT |
| 8 | IFR CEILING AND VISIBILITY |
| 9 | MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION |
| 10 | STRONG SURFACE WIND |
| 11 | FREEZING LEVEL |
| 12 | MULTIPLE FREEZING LEVEL |
| 13 | INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURE DATE |
| 31 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 131072 | SURFACE |
| 2 | 65536 | STANDARD LEVEL |
| 3 | 32768 | TROPOPAUSE LEVEL |
| 4 | 16384 | MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL |
| 5 | 8192 | SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL |
| 6 | 4096 | SIGNIFICANT HUMIDITY LEVEL |
| 7 | 2048 | SIGNIFICANT WIND LEVEL |
| 8 | 1024 | BEGINNING OF MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA |
| 9 | 512 | END OF MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA |
| 10 | 256 | BEGINNING OF MISSING HUMIDITY DATA |
| 11 | 128 | END OF MISSING HUMIDITY DATA |
| 12 | 64 | BEGINNING OF MISSING WIND DATA |
| 13 | 32 | END OF MISSING WIND DATA |
| 14 | 16 | TOP OF WIND SOUNDING |
| 15 | 8 | LEVEL DETERMINED BY REGIONAL DECISION |
| 16 | 4 | RESERVED |
| 17 | 2 | PRESSURE LEVEL ORIGINALLY INDICATED BY HEIGHT AS THE VERTICA" L COORDINATE |
Code table for element 008043 (ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL OR PHISICAL CONSTITUENT TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OZONE |
| 1 | WATER VAPOUR |
| 2 | METHANE |
| 3 | CARBON DIOXIDE |
| 4 | CARBON MONOXIDE |
| 5 | NITROGEN DIOXIDE |
| 6 | NITROUS OXIDE |
| 7 | FORMALDEHYDE |
| 8 | SULFUR DIOXIDE |
| 25 | PARTICULATE MATTER < 1.0 MICRONS |
| 26 | PARTICULATE MATTER < 2.5 MICRONS |
| 27 | PARTICULATE MATTER < 10 MICRONS |
| 28 | AEROSOLS (GENERIC) |
| 29 | SMOKE (GENERIC) |
| 30 | CRUSTAL MATERIAL (GENERIC DUST) |
| 31 | VOLCANIC ASH |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008050 (QUALIFIER FOR NUMBER OF MISSING VALUES IN CALCULATION OF STATIST)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | PRESSURE |
| 2 | TEMPERATURE |
| 3 | EXTREME TEMPERATURE |
| 4 | VAPOUR PRESSURE |
| 5 | PRECIPITATION |
| 6 | SUNSHINE DURATION |
| 7 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE |
| 8 | MINIMUM TEMPERATURE |
| 9 | WIND |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008051 (QUALIFIER FOR NUMBER OF MISSING VALUES IN CALCULATION OF STATIST)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | PRESSURE |
| 2 | TEMPERATURE |
| 3 | EXTREME TEMPERATURE |
| 4 | VAPOUR PRESSURE |
| 5 | PRECIPITATION |
| 6 | SUNSHINE DURATION |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008052 (CONDITION FOR WHICH NUMBER OF DAYS OF OCCURRENCE FOLLOWS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MEAN WIND SPEED OVER A 10-MINUTE PERIOD OBSERVED OR RECORDED" EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 10 M S-1 OR 20 KNOTS |
| 1 | MEAN WIND SPEED OVER A 10-MINUTE PERIOD OBSERVED OR RECORDED" EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 20 M S-1 OR 40 KNOTS |
| 2 | MEAN WIND SPEED OVER A 10-MINUTE PERIOD OBSERVED OR RECORDED" EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 30 M S-1 OR 60 KNOTS |
| 3 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 273.15 K |
| 4 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 298.15 K |
| 5 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 303.15 K |
| 6 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 308.15 K |
| 7 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 313.15 K |
| 8 | MINIMUM TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 273.15 K |
| 9 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 273.15 K |
| 10 | PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 1.0 KG M-2 |
| 11 | PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 5.0 KG M-2 |
| 12 | PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 10.0 KG M-2 |
| 13 | PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 50.0 KG M-2 |
| 14 | PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 100.0 KG M-2 |
| 15 | PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 150.0 KG M-2 |
| 16 | SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.00 M |
| 17 | SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.01 M |
| 18 | SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.10 M |
| 19 | SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.50 M |
| 20 | HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 50 M |
| 21 | HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 100 M |
| 22 | HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1000 M |
| 23 | HAIL |
| 24 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008053 (DAY OF OCCURRENCE QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | VALUE OCCURRED ON ONLY ONE DAY IN THE MONTH |
| 1 | VALUE OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE DAY IN THE MONTH |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008054 (QUALIFIER FOR WIND SPEED OR WIND GUST)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WIND SPEED OR GUST IS AS REPORTED |
| 1 | WIND SPEED IS GREATER THAN THAT REPORTED (P IN METAR/TAF/SPE" CI) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008060 (SAMPLE SCANNING MODE SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | RANGE |
| 2 | AZIMUTH |
| 3 | HORIZONTAL |
| 4 | VERTICAL |
| 5 | NORTH/SOUTH |
| 6 | EAST/WEST |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008065 (SUN-GLINT INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SUN-GLINT |
| 1 | SUN-GLINT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008066 (SEMI-TRANSPARENCY INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OPAQUE |
| 1 | SEMI-TRANSPARENT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008070 (TOVS/ATOVS PRODUCT QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | RESERVED |
| 2 | EARTH LOCATED INSTRUMENT COUNTS, CALIBRATION COEFFICIENTS AN" D HOUSEKEEPING (LEVEL 1B) |
| 3 | EARTH LOCATED CALIBRATED RADIANCES (LEVEL 1C) |
| 4 | MAPPED TO A COMMON FOOTPRINT, EARTH LOCATED CALIBRATED RADIA" NCES (LEVEL 1D) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008072 (PIXEL(S) TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MIXED |
| 1 | CLEAR |
| 2 | CLOUDY |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008074 (ALTIMETER ECHO TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OPEN OCEAN OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEA |
| 1 | NON-OCEAN LIKE |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008075 (ASCENDING/DESCENDING ORBIT QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ASCENDING ORBIT |
| 1 | DESCENDING ORBIT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008076 (TYPE OF BAND)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | KU |
| 1 | C |
| 2 | LONG-WAVE INFRARED |
| 3 | MEDIUM-WAVE INFRARED |
| 4 | SHORT-WAVE INFRARED |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008077 (RADIOMETER SENSED SURFACE TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LAND |
| 1 | SEA |
| 2 | COASTAL |
| 3 | OPEN OCEAN OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEA |
| 4 | ENCLOSED SEA OR LAKE |
| 5 | CONTINENTAL ICE |
| 127 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008079 (PRODUCT STATUS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NORMAL ISSUE |
| 1 | CORRECTION TO A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRODUCT (COR) |
| 2 | AMENDMENT TO A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRODUCT (AMD) |
| 3 | CORRECTION TO A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AMENDED PRODUCT (COR AMD) |
| 4 | CANCELLATION OF A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRODUCT (CNL) |
| 5 | NO PRODUCT AVAILABLE (NIL) |
| 6 | SPECIAL REPORT (SPECI) |
| 7 | CORRECTED SPECIAL REPORT (SPECI COR) |
| 15 | MISSING OR NOT APPLICABLE |
Code table for element 008080 (QUALIFIER FOR GTSPP QUALITY FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | TOTAL WATER PRESSURE PROFILE |
| 1 | TOTAL WATER TEMPERATURE PROFILE |
| 2 | TOTAL WATER SALINITY PROFILE |
| 3 | TOTAL WATER CONDUCTIVITY PROFILE |
| 4 | TOTAL WATER DEPTH |
| 10 | WATER PRESSURE AT A LEVEL |
| 11 | WATER TEMPERATURE AT A LEVEL |
| 12 | SALINITY AT A LEVEL |
| 13 | WATER DEPTH AT A LEVEL |
| 20 | POSITION |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008081 (TYPE OF EQUIPMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SENSOR |
| 1 | TRANSMITTER |
| 2 | RECEIVER |
| 3 | OBSERVING PLATFORM |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008082 ((CBS) ARTIFICIAL CORRECTION OF SENSOR HEIGHT TO ANOTHER VALUE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SENSOR HEIGHT IS NOT MODIFIED |
| 1 | SENSOR HEIGHT IS MODIFIED TO STANDARD LEVEL * |
| 7 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16384 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO REPRESENTATIVE HEIGHT OF SENSOR ABO" VE LOCAL GROUND (OR DECK OF MARINE PLATFORM) |
| 2 | 8192 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO REPRESENTATIVE HEIGHT OF SENSOR ABO" VE WATER SURFACE |
| 3 | 4096 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO STANDARD SURFACE ROUGHNESS |
| 4 | 2048 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO WIND SPEED |
| 5 | 1024 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURE |
| 6 | 512 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO PRESSURE |
| 7 | 256 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO HUMIDITY |
| 8 | 128 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO EVAPORATION |
| 9 | 64 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO WETTING LOSSES |
Code table for element 008085 (BEAM IDENTIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | FORE BEAM |
| 1 | MID BEAM |
| 2 | AFT BEAM |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 008086 (VERTICAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR NWP)
Total number of bits: 12| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2048 | MODEL GROUND SURFACE |
| 2 | 1024 | STANDARD LEVEL |
| 3 | 512 | TROPOPAUSE LEVEL |
| 4 | 256 | MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL |
| 5 | 128 | SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL |
| 6 | 64 | SIGNIFICANT HUMIDITY LEVEL |
| 7 | 32 | SIGNIFICANT WIND LEVEL |
| 8 | 16 | VERTICALLY INTERPOLATED LEVEL (THIS SHOULD BE SET TO 1 FOR P" OINTS ON THE VERTICAL PROFILE THAT FALL BETWEEN THE MODEL'S" NATIVE VERTICAL LEVELS). |
| 9 | 8 | VIRTUAL STATION HEIGHT |
| 10 | 4 | RESERVED |
| 11 | 2 | RESERVED |
Class 10 - Non-coordinate location (vertical) - code-flag tables
Code table for element 010063 (CHARACTERISTIC OF PRESSURE TENDENCY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INCREASING, THEN DECREASING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME O" R HIGHER THAN THREE HOURS AGO |
| 1 | INCREASING, THEN STEADY; OR INCREASING, THEN INCREASING MORE" SLOWLY |
| 2 | INCREASING (STEADILY OR UNSTEADILY) |
| 3 | DECREASING OR STEADY, THEN INCREASING; OR INCREASING, THEN I" NCREASING MORE RAPIDLY |
| 4 | STEADY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME AS THREE HOURS AGO |
| 5 | DECREASING, THEN INCREASING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME O" R LOWER THAN THREE HOURS AGO |
| 6 | DECREASING, THEN STEADY; OR DECREASING, THEN DECREASING MORE" SLOWLY |
| 7 | DECREASING (STEADILY OR UNSTEADILY) |
| 8 | STEADY OR INCREASING, THEN DECREASING; OR DECREASING, THEN D" ECREASING MORE RAPIDLY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 010064 (SIGMET CRUISING LEVEL)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SUBSONIC |
| 1 | TRANSONIC |
| 2 | SUPERSONIC |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 11 - Wind and turbulence - code-flag tables
Code table for element 011030 (EXTENDED DEGREE OF TURBULENCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIL - IN CLOUD |
| 1 | LIGHT - IN CLOUD |
| 2 | MODERATE - IN CLOUD |
| 3 | SEVERE - IN CLOUD |
| 4 | NIL - IN CLEAR AIR |
| 5 | LIGHT - IN CLEAR AIR |
| 6 | MODERATE - IN CLEAR AIR |
| 7 | SEVERE - IN CLEAR AIR |
| 8 | NIL - CLOUD/CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED |
| 9 | LIGHT - CLOUD/CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED |
| 10 | MODERATE - CLOUD/CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED |
| 11 | SEVERE - CLOUD/CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED |
| 12 | EXTREME, IN CLEAR AIR |
| 13 | EXTREME, IN CLOUD |
| 14 | EXTREME, CLOUD/CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED |
| 15 | LIGHT, ISOLATED MODERATE |
| 16 | LIGHT, OCCASIONAL MODERATE |
| 17 | LIGHT, FREQUENTLY MODERATE |
| 18 | MODERATE, ISOLATED SEVERE |
| 19 | MODERATE, OCCASIONAL SEVERE |
| 20 | MODERATE, FREQUENTLY SEVERE |
| 21 | SEVERE, ISOLATED EXTREME |
| 22 | SEVERE, OCCASIONAL EXTREME |
| 23 | SEVERE, FREQUENTLY EXTREME |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 011031 (DEGREE OF TURBULENCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIL |
| 1 | LIGHT |
| 2 | MODERATE |
| 3 | SEVERE |
| 4 | NIL |
| 5 | LIGHT |
| 6 | MODERATE |
| 7 | SEVERE |
| 8 | NIL |
| 9 | LIGHT |
| 10 | MODERATE |
| 11 | SEVERE |
| 12 | EXTREME, IN CLEAR AIR |
| 13 | EXTREME, IN CLOUD |
| 14 | EXTREME, CLOUD/CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 011037 (TURBULENCE INDEX)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AVE <0.1 |
| 1 | AVE <0.1 |
| 2 | 0.1 <= AVE <0.2 |
| 3 | AVE <0.1 |
| 4 | 0.1 <= AVE <0.2 |
| 5 | 0.2 <= AVE <0.3 |
| 6 | AVE <0.1 |
| 7 | 0.1 <= AVE <0.2 |
| 8 | 0.2 <= AVE <0.3 |
| 9 | 0.3 <= AVE <0.4 |
| 10 | AVE <0.1 |
| 11 | 0.1 <= AVE <0.2 |
| 12 | 0.2 <= AVE <0.3 |
| 13 | 0.3 <= AVE <0.4 |
| 14 | 0.4 <= AVE <0.5 |
| 15 | AVE <0.1 |
| 16 | 0.1 <= AVE <0.2 |
| 17 | 0.2 <= AVE <0.3 |
| 18 | 0.3 <= AVE <0.4 |
| 19 | 0.4 <= AVE <0.5 |
| 20 | 0.5 <= AVE <0.8 |
| 21 | AVE <0.1 |
| 22 | 0.1 <= AVE <0.2 |
| 23 | 0.2 <= AVE <0.3 |
| 24 | 0.3 <= AVE <0.4 |
| 25 | 0.4 <= AVE <0.5 |
| 26 | 0.5 <= AVE <0.8 |
| 27 | 0.8 <= AVE |
| 28 | NIL |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 011038 (TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF PEAK EDDY DISSIPATION RATE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MIN < 1 |
| 1 | 1 <= MIN < 2 |
| 2 | 2 <= MIN < 3 |
| 3 | 3 <= MIN < 4 |
| 4 | 4 <= MIN < 5 |
| 5 | 5 <= MIN < 6 |
| 6 | 6 <= MIN < 7 |
| 7 | 7 <= MIN < 8 |
| 8 | 8 <= MIN < 9 |
| 9 | 9 <= MIN < 10 |
| 10 | 10 <= MIN < 11 |
| 11 | 11 <= MIN < 12 |
| 12 | 12 <= MIN < 13 |
| 13 | 13 <= MIN < 14 |
| 14 | 14 <= MIN < 15 |
| 15 | NO TIMING INFORMATION AVAILABLE |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 011039 (EXTENDED TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF PEAK EDDY DISSIPATION RATE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MIN < 1 |
| 1 | 1 <= MIN < 2 |
| 2 | 2 <= MIN < 3 |
| 3 | 3 <= MIN < 4 |
| 4 | 4 <= MIN < 5 |
| 5 | 5 <= MIN < 6 |
| 6 | 6 <= MIN < 7 |
| 7 | 7 <= MIN < 8 |
| 8 | 8 <= MIN < 9 |
| 9 | 9 <= MIN < 10 |
| 10 | 10 <= MIN < 11 |
| 11 | 11 <= MIN < 12 |
| 12 | 12 <= MIN < 13 |
| 13 | 13 <= MIN < 14 |
| 14 | 14 <= MIN < 15 |
| 60 | NO TIMING INFORMATION AVAILABLE |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 13 - Hydrographic and hydrological elements - code-flag tables
Code table for element 013038 (SUPERADIABATIC INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOT SUPERADIABATIC |
| 1 | SUPERADIABATIC |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 013039 (TERRAIN TYPE (ICE/SNOW))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SEA ICE |
| 1 | SNOW ON LAND |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 013040 (SURFACE FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LAND |
| 1 | RESERVED |
| 2 | NEAR COAST |
| 3 | ICE |
| 4 | POSSIBLE ICE |
| 5 | OCEAN |
| 6 | COAST |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 013041 (PASQUILL-GIFFORD STABILITY CATEGORY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | A |
| 2 | A - B |
| 3 | B |
| 4 | B - C |
| 5 | C |
| 6 | D |
| 7 | E |
| 8 | F |
| 9 | G |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 013051 (FREQUENCY GROUP, PRECIPITATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SMALLER THAN ANY VALUE IN THE 30-YEAR PERIOD |
| 1 | IN THE FIRST QUINTILE |
| 2 | IN THE SECOND QUINTILE |
| 3 | IN THE THIRD QUINTILE |
| 4 | IN THE FOURTH QUINTILE |
| 5 | IN THE FIFTH QUINTILE |
| 6 | GREATER THAN ANY VALUE IN THE 30-YEAR PERIOD |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 013056 (CHARACTER AND INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO PRECIPITATION |
| 1 | LIGHT INTERMITTENT |
| 2 | MODERATE INTERMITTENT |
| 3 | HEAVY INTERMITTENT |
| 4 | VERY HEAVY INTERMITTENT |
| 5 | LIGHT CONTINUOUS |
| 6 | MODERATE CONTINUOUS |
| 7 | HEAVY CONTINUOUS |
| 8 | VERY HEAVY CONTINUOUS |
| 9 | VARIABLE - ALTERNATIVELY LIGHT AND HEAVY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 013057 (TIME OF BEGINNING OR END OF PRECIPITATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO PRECIPITATION |
| 1 | WITHIN THE LAST HOUR |
| 2 | 1 TO 2 HOURS AGO |
| 3 | 2 TO 3 HOURS AGO |
| 4 | 3 TO 4 HOURS AGO |
| 5 | 4 TO 5 HOURS AGO |
| 6 | 5 TO 6 HOURS AGO |
| 7 | 6 TO 8 HOURS AGO |
| 8 | 8 TO 10 HOURS AGO |
| 9 | MORE THAN 10 HOURS AGO |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 15 - Physical/chemical constituents - code-flag tables
Code table for element 015025 (TYPE OF POLLUTANT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OZONE |
| 11 | FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (DIAMETER < 2.5 MICRONS) |
| 12 | FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (DIAMETER < 10 MICRONS) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 19 - Synoptic features - code-flag tables
Code table for element 019001 (TYPE OF SYNOPTIC FEATURE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DEPRESSION OR LOW (EXTRATROPLCAL) |
| 1 | TROPICAL DEPRESSION |
| 2 | TROPICAL STORM |
| 3 | SEVERE TROPICAL STORM |
| 4 | TYPHOON |
| 10 | DUST/SANDSTORM |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019008 (VERTICAL EXTENT OF CIRCULATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | SHALLOW (TOP OF CIRCULATION BELOW 700 HPA LEVEL) |
| 2 | MEDIUM (TOP BETWEEN 700 HPA AND 400 HPA LEVEL) |
| 3 | DEEP (TOP ABOVE 400 HPA LEVEL) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019010 (METHOD FOR TRACKING THE CENTRE OF SYNOPTIC FEATURE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | MINIMUM VALUE OF SEA LEVEL PRESSURE |
| 2 | MAXIMUM VALUE OF 850 HPA RELATIVE VORTICITY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019100 (TIME INTERVAL TO CALCULATE THE MOVEMENT OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 3 | DURING THE PRECEDING 15 MINUTES |
| 4 | DURING THE PRECEDING 30 MINUTES |
| 5 | DURING THE PRECEDING 1 HOUR |
| 6 | DURING THE PRECEDING 2 HOURS |
| 7 | DURING THE PRECEDING 3 HOURS |
| 8 | DURING THE PRECEDING 6 HOURS |
| 9 | DURING A PERIOD OF MORE THAN 6 HOURS |
| 10 | UNDETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019101 (ACCURACY OF THE POSITION OF THE CENTRE OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | EYE VISIBLE ON RADAR SCOPE, ACCURACY GOOD (WITHIN 10 KM) |
| 2 | EYE VISIBLE ON RADAR SCOPE, ACCURACY FAIR (WITHIN 30 KM) |
| 3 | EYE VISIBLE ON RADAR SCOPE, ACCURACY POOR (WITHIN 50 KM) |
| 4 | POSITION OF THE CENTRE WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY THE RADAR" SCOPE, DETERMINATION BY MEANS OF THE SPIRAL-BAND OVERLAY, AC" CURACY GOOD (WITHIN 10 KM |
| 5 | POSITION OF THE CENTRE WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY THE RADAR" SCOPE, DETERMINATION BY MEANS OF THE SPIRAL-BAND OVERLAY, AC" CURACY FAIR (WITHIN 30 KM |
| 6 | POSITION OF THE CENTRE WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY THE RADAR" SCOPE, DETERMINATION BY MEANS OF THE SPIRAL-BAND OVERLAY, AC" CURACY POOR (WITHIN 50 KM |
| 7 | POSITION OF THE CENTRE OUTSIDE THE AREA COVERED BY THE RADAR" SCOPE, EXTRAPOLATION BY MEANS OF THE SPIRAL-BAND OVERLAY |
| 10 | ACCURACY UNDETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019102 (SHAPE AND DEFINITION OF THE EYE OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CIRCULAR |
| 1 | ELLIPTICAL - THE MINOR AXIS IS AT LEAST 3/4 THE LENGTH OF TH" E MAJOR AXIS |
| 2 | ELLIPTICAL - THE MINOR AXIS IS LESS THAN 3/4 THE LENGTH WELL" DEFINED OF THE MAJOR AXIS |
| 3 | APPARENT DOUBLE EYE |
| 4 | OTHER SHAPE |
| 5 | ILL DEFINED |
| 6 | UNDETERMINED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019103 (DIAMETER OF MAJOR AXIS OF THE EYE OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LESS THAN 5 KM |
| 1 | 5 TO LESS THAN 10 KM |
| 2 | 10 TO LESS THAN 15 KM |
| 3 | 15 TO LESS THAN 20 KM |
| 4 | 20 TO LESS THAN 25 KM |
| 5 | 25 TO LESS THAN 30 KM |
| 6 | 30 TO LESS THAN 35 KM |
| 7 | 35 TO LESS THAN 40 KM |
| 8 | 40 TO LESS THAN 50 KM |
| 9 | 50 KM AND GREATER |
| 10 | UNDETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019104 (CHANGE IN CHARACTER OF THE EYE DURING THE 30 MINUTES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | EYE HAS FIRST BECOME VISIBLE DURING THE PAST 30 MINUTES |
| 1 | NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE CHARACTERISTICS OR SIZE OF THE" EYE |
| 2 | EYE HAS BECOME SMALLER WITH NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN C" HARACTERISTICS |
| 3 | EYE HAS BECOME LARGER WITH NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN CH" ARACTERISTICS |
| 4 | EYE HAS BECOME LESS DISTINCT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN S" IZE |
| 5 | EYE HAS BECOME LESS DISTINCT AND DECREASED IN SIZE |
| 6 | EYE HAS BECOME LESS DISTINCT AND INCREASED IN SIZE |
| 7 | EYE HAS BECOME MORE DISTINCT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN S" IZE |
| 8 | EYE HAS BECOME MORE DISTINCT AND DECREASED IN SIZE |
| 9 | EYE HAS BECOME MORE DISTINCT AND INCREASED IN SIZE |
| 10 | CHANGE IN CHARACTER AND SIZE OF EYE CANNOT BE DETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019105 (DISTANCE BETWEEN THE END OF SPIRAL BAND AND THE CENTRE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 TO LESS THAN 100 KM |
| 1 | 100 TO LESS THAN 200 KM |
| 2 | 200 TO LESS THAN 300 KM |
| 3 | 300 TO LESS THAN 400 KM |
| 4 | 400 TO LESS THAN 500 KM |
| 5 | 500 TO LESS THAN 600 KM |
| 6 | 600 TO LESS THAN 800 KM |
| 7 | 800 KM OR MORE |
| 10 | DOUBTFUL OR UNDETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019107 (TIME INTERVAL OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE ANALYSIS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LESS THAN 1 HOUR |
| 1 | 1 TO LESS THAN 2 HOURS |
| 2 | 2 TO LESS THAN 3 HOURS |
| 3 | 3 TO LESS THAN 6 HOURS |
| 4 | 6 TO LESS THAN 9 HOURS |
| 5 | 9 TO LESS THAN 12 HOURS |
| 6 | 12 TO LESS THAN 15 HOURS |
| 7 | 15 TO LESS THAN 18 HOURS |
| 8 | 18 TO LESS THAN 21 HOURS |
| 9 | 21 TO LESS THAN 30 HOURS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019108 (ACCURACY OF GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 10 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION |
| 1 | CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 20 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION |
| 2 | CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 50 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION |
| 3 | CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 100 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION |
| 4 | CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 200 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION |
| 5 | CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 300 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION |
| 6 | CYCLONE CENTRE UNDETERMINED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019109 (MEAN DIAMETER OF THE OVERCAST CLOUD OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LESS THAN 1° OF LATITUDE |
| 1 | 1° TO LESS THAN 2° OF LATITUDE |
| 2 | 2° TO LESS THAN 3° OF LATITUDE |
| 3 | 3° TO LESS THAN 4° OF LATITUDE |
| 4 | 4° TO LESS THAN 5° OF LATITUDE |
| 5 | 5° TO LESS THAN 6° OF LATITUDE |
| 6 | 6° TO LESS THAN 7° OF LATITUDE |
| 7 | 7° TO LESS THAN 8° OF LATITUDE |
| 8 | 8° TO LESS THAN 9° OF LATITUDE |
| 9 | 9° OF LATITUDE OR MORE |
| 10 | UNDETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019110 (APPARENT 24-HOUR CHANGE IN INTENSITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MUCH WEAKENING |
| 1 | WEAKENING |
| 2 | NO CHANGE |
| 3 | INTENSIFICATION |
| 4 | STRONG INTENSIFICATION |
| 9 | NOT OBSERVED PREVIOUSLY |
| 10 | UNDETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019113 (CLOUD PATTERN TYPE OF THE DT- NUMBER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | CURVED BAND |
| 2 | SHEAR |
| 3 | EYE |
| 4 | BANDING EYE |
| 5 | CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST (CDO) |
| 6 | EMBEDDED CENTER |
| 7 | CENTER COLD COVER (CCC) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019117 (CLOUD PICTURE TYPE OF THE PT- NUMBER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | A (CURVED BAND) |
| 2 | B (CDO) |
| 3 | C (SHEAR) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019119 (TYPE OF THE FINAL T-NUMBER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | DT-NUMBER |
| 2 | PT-NUMBER |
| 3 | MET-NUMBER |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 20 - Observed phenomena - code-flag tables
Code table for element 020003 (PRESENT WEATHER (SEE NOTE 1))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLOUD DEVELOPMENT NOT OBSERVED OR NOT OBSERVABLE |
| 1 | CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OR BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED |
| 2 | STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED |
| 3 | CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING |
| 4 | VISIBILITY REDUCED BY SMOKE, E.G. VELDT OR FOREST FIRES, IND" USTRIAL SMOKE OR VOLCANIC ASHES |
| 5 | HAZE |
| 6 | WIDESPREAD DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, NOT RAISED BY WIND" AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 7 | DUST OR SAND RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE TI" ME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO WELL DEVELOPED DUST WHIRL(S) OR SA" ND WHIRL(S), AND NO DUST |
| 8 | WELL DEVELOPED DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S) SEEN AT OR NEA" R THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE SAME TIME" OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO DU |
| 9 | DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATI" ON, OR AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR |
| 10 | MIST |
| 11 | PATCHES |
| 12 | MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS |
| 13 | LIGHTNING VISIBLE, NO THUNDER HEARD |
| 14 | PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, NOT REACHING THE GROUND OR THE S" URFACE OF THE SEA |
| 15 | PRECIPITATION 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 |
| 16 | PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFA" CE OF THE SEA, NEAR TO, BUT NOT AT THE STATION |
| 17 | THUNDERSTORM, BUT NO PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATIO" N |
| 18 | SQUALLS |
| 19 | FUNNEL CLOUD(S) |
| 20 | DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS |
| 21 | RAIN (NOT FREEZING) |
| 22 | SNOW |
| 23 | RAIN AND SNOW OR ICE PELLETS |
| 24 | FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN |
| 25 | SHOWER(S) OF RAIN |
| 26 | SHOWER(S) OF SNOW, OR OF RAIN AND SNOW |
| 27 | SHOWER(S) OF HAIL*, OR OF RAIN AND HAIL |
| 28 | FOG OR ICE FOG |
| 29 | THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION) |
| 30 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 31 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 32 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 33 | SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 34 | SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 35 | SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 36 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE DRIFTING SNOW |
| 37 | HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW |
| 38 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW |
| 39 | HEAVY BLOWING SNOW |
| 40 | FOG 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 LEV |
| 41 | FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES |
| 42 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE |
| 43 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE |
| 44 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE |
| 45 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE |
| 46 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE |
| 47 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE |
| 48 | FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY VISIBLE |
| 49 | FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY INVISIBLE |
| 50 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT |
| 51 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS |
| 52 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT |
| 53 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS |
| 54 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT |
| 55 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS |
| 56 | DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT |
| 57 | DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY (DENSE) |
| 58 | DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT |
| 59 | DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 60 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT |
| 61 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS |
| 62 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT |
| 63 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS |
| 64 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT |
| 65 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS |
| 66 | RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT |
| 67 | RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 68 | RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, LIGHT |
| 69 | RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 70 | INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES |
| 71 | CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES |
| 72 | INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES |
| 73 | CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES |
| 74 | INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES |
| 75 | CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES |
| 76 | DIAMOND DUST (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG) |
| 77 | SNOW GRAINS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG) |
| 78 | ISOLATED STAR LIKE SNOW CRYSTALS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG) |
| 79 | ICE PELLETS |
| 80 | RAIN SHOWER(S), SLIGHT |
| 81 | RAIN SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 82 | RAIN SHOWER(S), VIOLENT |
| 83 | SHOWER(S) OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, SLIGHT |
| 84 | SHOWER(S) OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 85 | SNOW SHOWER(S), SLIGHT |
| 86 | SNOW SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 87 | SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAI" N OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 88 | SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAI" N OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 89 | SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX" ED, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDER |
| 90 | SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX" ED, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDER |
| 91 | SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 92 | MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 93 | SLIGHT SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL* AT TIME OF OBSE" RVATION |
| 94 | MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL* AT T" IME OF OBSERVATION |
| 95 | THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITHOUT HAIL*, BUT WITH RA" IN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 96 | THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH HAIL* AT TIME OF OBSE" RVATION |
| 97 | THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITHOUT HAIL*, BUT WITH RAIN AND/OR SNO" W AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 98 | THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT TIME OF" OBSERVATION |
| 99 | THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL* AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 100 | NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVED |
| 101 | CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OR BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED DURIN" G THE PAST HOUR |
| 102 | STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED DURING THE PAST HOUR |
| 103 | CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING DURING THE PAST HOUR |
| 104 | HAZE OR SMOKE, OR DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, VISIBILITY" EQUAL TO, OR GREATER THAN, 1 KM |
| 105 | HAZE OR SMOKE, OR DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, VISIBILITY" LESS THAN 1 KM |
| 110 | MIST |
| 111 | DIAMOND DUST |
| 112 | DISTANT LIGHTNING |
| 118 | SQUALLS |
| 119 | RESERVED |
| 120 | FOG |
| 121 | PRECIPITATION |
| 122 | DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS |
| 123 | RAIN (NOT FREEZING) |
| 124 | SNOW |
| 125 | FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN |
| 126 | THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION) |
| 127 | BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND |
| 128 | BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND, VISIBILITY EQUAL TO, OR GR" EATER THAN, 1 KM |
| 129 | BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 KM |
| 130 | FOG |
| 131 | FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES |
| 132 | FOG OR ICE FOG, HAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE PAST HOUR |
| 133 | FOG OR ICE FOG, NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PAST HOUR |
| 134 | FOG OR ICE FOG, HAS BEGUN OR BECOME THICKER DURING THE PAST" HOUR |
| 135 | FOG, DEPOSITING RIME |
| 140 | PRECIPITATION |
| 141 | PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE |
| 142 | PRECIPITATION, HEAVY |
| 143 | LIQUID PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE |
| 144 | LIQUID PRECIPITATION, HEAVY |
| 145 | SOLID PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE |
| 146 | SOLID PRECIPITATION, HEAVY |
| 147 | FREEZING PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE |
| 148 | FREEZING PRECIPITATION, HEAVY |
| 149 | RESERVED |
| 150 | DRIZZLE |
| 151 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, SLIGHT |
| 152 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, MODERATE |
| 153 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, HEAVY |
| 154 | DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT |
| 155 | DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE |
| 156 | DRIZZLE, FREEZING, HEAVY |
| 157 | DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT |
| 158 | DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 159 | RESERVED |
| 160 | RAIN |
| 161 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, SLIGHT |
| 162 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, MODERATE |
| 163 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, HEAVY |
| 164 | RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT |
| 165 | RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE |
| 166 | RAIN, FREEZING, HEAVY |
| 167 | RAIN (OR DRIZZLE) AND SNOW, SLIGHT |
| 168 | RAIN (OR DRIZZLE) AND SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 169 | RESERVED |
| 170 | SNOW |
| 171 | SNOW, SLIGHT |
| 172 | SNOW, MODERATE |
| 173 | SNOW, HEAVY |
| 174 | ICE PELLETS, SLIGHT |
| 175 | ICE PELLETS, MODERATE |
| 176 | ICE PELLETS, HEAVY |
| 177 | SNOW GRAINS |
| 178 | ICE CRYSTALS |
| 179 | RESERVED |
| 180 | SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION |
| 181 | RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, SLIGHT |
| 182 | RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, MODERATE |
| 183 | RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, HEAVY |
| 184 | RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, VIOLENT |
| 185 | SNOW SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT SNOW, SLIGHT |
| 186 | SNOW SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT SNOW, MODERATE |
| 187 | SNOW SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT SNOW, HEAVY |
| 188 | RESERVED |
| 189 | HAIL |
| 190 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 191 | THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH NO PRECIPITATION |
| 192 | THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND/OR S" NOW SHOWERS |
| 193 | THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH HAIL |
| 194 | THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH NO PRECIPITATION |
| 195 | THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS |
| 196 | THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL |
| 199 | TORNADO |
| 204 | VOLCANIC ASH SUSPENDED IN THE AIR ALOFT |
| 205 | NOT USED |
| 206 | THICK DUST HAZE, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 KM |
| 207 | BLOWING SPRAY AT THE STATION |
| 208 | DRIFTING DUST (SAND) |
| 209 | WALL OF DUST OR SAND IN DISTANCE (LIKE HABOOB) |
| 210 | SNOW HAZE |
| 211 | WHITEOUT |
| 212 | NOT USED |
| 213 | LIGHTNING, CLOUD TO SURFACE |
| 217 | DRY THUNDERSTORM |
| 218 | NOT USED |
| 219 | TORNADO CLOUD (DESTRUCTIVE) AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATIO" N DURING PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 220 | DEPOSITION OF VOLCANIC ASH |
| 221 | DEPOSITION OF DUST OR SAND |
| 222 | DEPOSITION OF DEW |
| 223 | DEPOSITION OF WET SNOW |
| 224 | DEPOSITION OF SOFT RIME |
| 225 | DEPOSITION OF HARD RIME |
| 226 | DEPOSITION OF HOAR FROST |
| 227 | DEPOSITION OF GLAZE |
| 228 | DEPOSITION OF ICE CRUST (ICE SLICK) |
| 229 | NOT USED |
| 230 | DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITH TEMPERATURE BELOW 0 °C |
| 239 | BLOWING SNOW, IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SNOW IS FALLIN" G OR NOT |
| 240 | NOT USED |
| 241 | FOG ON SEA |
| 242 | FOG IN VALLEYS |
| 243 | ARCTIC OR ANTARCTIC SEA SMOKE |
| 244 | STEAM FOG (SEA, LAKE OR RIVER) |
| 245 | STEAM LOG (LAND) |
| 246 | FOG OVER ICE OR SNOW COVER |
| 247 | DENSE FOG, VISIBILITY 60-90 M |
| 248 | DENSE FOG, VISIBILITY 30-60 M |
| 249 | DENSE FOG, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 30 M |
| 250 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - LESS THAN 0.10 MM H-1 |
| 251 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 0.10-0.19 MM H-1 |
| 252 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 0.20-0.39 MM H-1 |
| 253 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 0.40-0.79 MM H-1 |
| 254 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 0.80-1.59 MM H-1 |
| 255 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 1.60-3.19 MM H-1 |
| 256 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 3.20-6.39 MM H-1 |
| 257 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 6.4 MM H-1 OR MORE |
| 258 | NOT USED |
| 259 | DRIZZLE AND SNOW |
| 260 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - LESS THAN 1.0 MM H-1 |
| 261 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 1.0-1.9 MM H-1 |
| 262 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 2.0-3.9 MM H-1 |
| 263 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 4.0-7.9 MM H-1 |
| 264 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 8.0-15.9 MM H-1 |
| 265 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 16.0-31.9 MM H-1 |
| 266 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 32.0-63.9 MM H-1 |
| 267 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 64.0 MM H-1 OR MORE |
| 270 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - LESS THAN 1.0 CM H-1 |
| 271 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 1.0-1.9 CM H-1 |
| 272 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 2.0-3.9 CM H-1 |
| 273 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 4.0-7.9 CM H-1 |
| 274 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 8.0-15.9 CM H-1 |
| 275 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 16.0-31.9 CM H-1 |
| 276 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 32.0-63.9 CM H-1 |
| 277 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 64.0 CM H-1 OR MORE |
| 278 | SNOW OR ICE CRYSTAL PRECIPITATION FROM A CLEAR SKY |
| 279 | WET SNOW, FREEZING ON CONTACT |
| 280 | PRECIPITATION OF RAIN |
| 281 | PRECIPITATION OF RAIN, FREEZING |
| 282 | PRECIPITATION OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 283 | PRECIPITATION OF SNOW |
| 284 | PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HALL |
| 285 | PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH RAIN |
| 286 | PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH RAIN AND S" NOW MIXED |
| 287 | PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH SNOW |
| 288 | PRECIPITATION OF HAIL |
| 289 | PRECIPITATION OF HAIL, WITH RAIN |
| 290 | PRECIPITATION OF HALL, WITH RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 291 | PRECIPITATION OF HAIL, WITH SNOW |
| 292 | SHOWER(S) OR THUNDERSTORM OVER SEA |
| 293 | SHOWER(S) OR THUNDERSTORM OVER MOUNTAINS |
| 508 | NO SIGNIFICANT PHENOMENON TO REPORT, PRESENT AND PAST WEATHE" R OMITTED |
| 509 | NO OBSERVATION, DATA NOT AVAILABLE, PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER" OMITTED |
| 510 | PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER MISSING, BUT EXPECTED |
| 511 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020004 (PAST WEATHER (1) (SEE NOTE 2))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLOUD COVERING 1/2 OR LESS OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPROPR" IATE PERIOD |
| 1 | CLOUD 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 |
| 2 | CLOUD COVERING MORE THAN 1/2 OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPRO" PRIATE PERIOD |
| 3 | SANDSTORM, DUSTSTORM OR BLOWING SNOW |
| 4 | FOG OR ICE FOG OR THICK HAZE |
| 5 | DRIZZLE |
| 6 | RAIN |
| 7 | SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 8 | SHOWER(S) |
| 9 | THUNDERSTORM(S) WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION |
| 10 | NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVED |
| 11 | VISIBILITY REDUCED (SEE NOTE) |
| 12 | BLOWING PHENOMENA, VISIBILITY REDUCED |
| 13 | FOG (SEE NOTE) |
| 14 | PRECIPITATION (SEE NOTE) |
| 15 | DRIZZLE |
| 16 | RAIN |
| 17 | SNOW OR ICE PELLETS |
| 18 | SHOWERS OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION |
| 19 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020005 (PAST WEATHER (2) (SEE NOTE 2))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLOUD COVERING 1/2 OR LESS OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPROPR" IATE PERIOD |
| 1 | CLOUD 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 |
| 2 | CLOUD COVERING MORE THAN 1/2 OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPRO" PRIATE PERIOD |
| 3 | SANDSTORM, DUSTSTORM OR BLOWING SNOW |
| 4 | FOG OR ICE FOG OR THICK HAZE |
| 5 | DRIZZLE |
| 6 | RAIN |
| 7 | SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 8 | SHOWER(S) |
| 9 | THUNDERSTORM(S) WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION |
| 10 | NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVED |
| 11 | VISIBILITY REDUCED (SEE NOTE) |
| 12 | BLOWING PHENOMENA, VISIBILITY REDUCED |
| 13 | FOG (SEE NOTE) |
| 14 | PRECIPITATION (SEE NOTE) |
| 15 | DRIZZLE |
| 16 | RAIN |
| 17 | SNOW OR ICE PELLETS |
| 18 | SHOWERS OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION |
| 19 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020006 (FLIGHT RULES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LOW INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES - CEILING < 500 FEET AND/OR VISI" BILITY < 1 MILE |
| 1 | INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES - CEILING < 1000 FEET AND/OR VISIBIL" ITY < 3 MILES |
| 2 | MARGINAL VISUAL FLIGHT RULES - 1000 FEET =< CEILING < 3000 F" EET AND/OR 3 MILES =< VISIBILITY < 5 MILES |
| 3 | VISUAL FLIGHT RULES - CEILING >= 3000 FEET AND/OR VISIBILITY" >= 5 MILES |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020008 (CLOUD DISTRIBUTION FOR AVIATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SKY CLEAR |
| 1 | FEW |
| 2 | SCATTERED |
| 3 | BROKEN |
| 4 | OVERCAST |
| 5 | RESERVED |
| 6 | SCATTERED/BROKEN |
| 7 | BROKEN/OVERCAST |
| 8 | ISOLATED |
| 9 | ISOLATED EMBEDDED |
| 10 | OCCASIONAL |
| 11 | OCCASIONAL EMBEDDED |
| 12 | FREQUENT |
| 13 | DENSE |
| 14 | LAYERS |
| 15 | OBSCURED (OBSC) |
| 16 | EMBEDDED (EMBD) |
| 17 | FREQUENT EMBEDDED |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020009 (GENERAL WEATHER INDICATOR (TAF/METAR))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | NSC NIL SIGNIFICANT CLOUD |
| 2 | CAVOK |
| 3 | SKC SKY CLEAR |
| 4 | NSW NIL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020011 (CLOUD AMOUNT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 OKTA OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO |
| 2 | 2 OKTAS |
| 3 | 3 OKTAS |
| 4 | 4 OKTAS |
| 5 | 5 OKTAS |
| 6 | 6 OKTAS |
| 7 | 7 OKTAS OR MORE, BUT NOT 8 OKTAS |
| 8 | 8 OKTAS |
| 9 | SKY OBSCURED BY FOG AND/OR OTHER METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA |
| 10 | SKY PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY FOG AND/OR OTHER METEOROLOGICAL PH" ENOMENA |
| 11 | SCATTERED |
| 12 | BROKEN |
| 13 | FEW |
| 14 | RESERVED |
| 15 | CLOUD COVER IS INDISCERNIBLE FOR REASONS OTHER THAN FOG OR O" THER METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, OR OBSERVATION IS NOT MADE |
Code table for element 020012 (CLOUD TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CIRRUS (CI) |
| 1 | CIRROCUMULUS (CC) |
| 2 | CIRROSTRATUS (CS) |
| 3 | ALTOCUMULUS (AC) |
| 4 | ALTOSTRATUS (AS) |
| 5 | NIMBOSTRATUS (NS) |
| 6 | STRATOCUMULUS (SC) |
| 7 | STRATUS (ST) |
| 8 | CUMULUS (CU) |
| 9 | CUMULONIMBUS (CB) |
| 10 | NO CH CLOUDS |
| 11 | CIRRUS FIBRATUS, SOMETIMES UNCINUS, NOT PROGRESSIVELY INVADI" NG THE SKY |
| 12 | CIRRUS 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 CUM |
| 13 | CIRRUS SPISSATUS CUMULONIMBOGENITUS |
| 14 | CIRRUS UNCINUS OR FIBRATUS, OR BOTH, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING" THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE |
| 15 | CIRRUS (OFTEN IN BANDS) AND CIRROSTRATUS, OR CIRROSTRATUS AL" ONE, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN" AS A WHOLE, BUT THE CONTI |
| 16 | CIRRUS (OFTEN IN BANDS) AND CIRROSTRATUS, OR CIRROSTRATUS AL" ONE, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN" AS A WHOLE; THE CONTINUOU |
| 17 | CIRROSTRATUS COVERING THE WHOLE SKY |
| 18 | CIRROSTRATUS NOT PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY AND NOT ENTI" RELY COVERING IT |
| 19 | CIRROCUMULUS ALONE, OR CIRROCUMULUS PREDOMINANT AMONG THE CH" CLOUDS |
| 20 | NO CM CLOUDS |
| 21 | ALTOSTRATUS TRANSLUCIDUS |
| 22 | ALTOSTRATUS OPACUS OR NIMBOSTRATUS |
| 23 | ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS AT A SINGLE LEVEL |
| 24 | PATCHES (OFTEN LENTICULAR) OF ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS, CONT" INUALLY CHANGING AND OCCURRING AT ONE OR MORE LEVELS |
| 25 | ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS IN BANDS, OR ONE OR MORE LAYERS OF" ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS OR OPACUS, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING T" HE SKY; THESE ALTOCUMULUS |
| 26 | ALTOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS (OR CUMULONIMBOGENITUS) |
| 27 | ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS OR OPACUS IN TWO OR MORE LAYERS, OR" ALTOCUMULUS OPACUS IN A SINGLE LAYER, NOT PROGRESSIVELY INV" ADING THE SKY, OR ALTOCU |
| 28 | ALTOCUMULUS CASTELLANUS OR FLOCCUS |
| 29 | ALTOCUMULUS OF A CHAOTIC SKY, GENERALLY AT SEVERAL LEVELS |
| 30 | NO CL CLOUDS |
| 31 | CUMULUS HUMILIS OR CUMULUS FRACTUS OTHER THAN OF BAD WEATHER" ,* OR BOTH |
| 32 | CUMULUS MEDIOCRIS OR CONGESTUS, TOWERING CUMULUS (TCU), WITH" OR WITHOUT CUMULUS OF SPECIES FRACTUS OR HUMILIS OR STRATOC" UMULUS, ALL HAVING THEIR |
| 33 | CUMULONIMBUS CALVUS, WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULUS, STRATOCUMULUS" OR STRATUS |
| 34 | STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS |
| 35 | STRATOCUMULUS OTHER THAN STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS |
| 36 | STRATUS NEBULOSUS OR STRATUS FRACTUS OTHER THAN OF BAD WEATH" ER,* OR BOTH |
| 37 | STRATUS FRACTUS OR CUMULUS FRACTUS OF BAD WEATHER,* OR BOTH" (PANNUS), USUALLY BELOW ALTOSTRATUS OR NIMBOSTRATUS |
| 38 | CUMULUS AND STRATOCUMULUS OTHER THAN STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGEN" ITUS, WITH BASES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS |
| 39 | CUMULONIMBUS CAPILLATUS (OFTEN WITH AN ANVIL), WITH OR WITHO" UT CUMULONIMBUS CALVUS, CUMULUS, STRATOCUMULUS, STRATUS OR P" ANNUS |
| 40 | CH |
| 41 | CM |
| 42 | CL |
| 59 | CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDSTO" RM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA |
| 60 | CH CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, BLOWING DUST OR" SAND, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA, OR BECAUSE OF A CONTINUOUS" LAYER OF LOWER CLOUDS |
| 61 | CM CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, BLOWING DUST OR" SAND, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA, OR BECAUSE OF CONTINUOUS L" AYER OF LOWER CLOUDS |
| 62 | CL CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, BLOWING DUST OR" SAND, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020017 (CLOUD TOP DESCRIPTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ISOLATED CLOUD FRAGMENTS OF CLOUDS |
| 1 | CONTINUOUS CLOUD |
| 2 | BROKEN CLOUD - SMALL BREAKS |
| 3 | BROKEN CLOUD - LARGE BREAKS |
| 4 | CONTINUOUS CLOUD |
| 5 | BROKEN CLOUD - SMALL BREAKS |
| 6 | BROKEN CLOUD - LARGE BREAKS |
| 7 | CONTINUOUS OR ALMOST CONTINUOUS WAVES WITH TOWERING CLOUDS A" BOVE THE TOP OF THE LAYER |
| 8 | GROUPS OF WAVES WITH TOWERING CLOUDS ABOVE THE TOP OF THE LA" YER |
| 9 | TWO OR MORE LAYERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020018 (TENDENCY OF RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INCREASING (U) |
| 1 | DECREASING (D) |
| 2 | NO DISTINCT CHANGE (N) |
| 3 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 536870912 | PRECIPITATION-UNKNOWN TYPE |
| 2 | 268435456 | LIQUID PRECIPITATION NOT FREEZING |
| 3 | 134217728 | LIQUID FREEZING PRECIPITATION |
| 4 | 67108864 | DRIZZLE |
| 5 | 33554432 | RAIN |
| 6 | 16777216 | SOLID PRECIPITATION |
| 7 | 8388608 | SNOW |
| 8 | 4194304 | SNOW GRAINS |
| 9 | 2097152 | SNOW PELLETS |
| 10 | 1048576 | ICE PELLETS |
| 11 | 524288 | ICE CRYSTALS |
| 12 | 262144 | DIAMOND DUST |
| 13 | 131072 | SMALL HAIL |
| 14 | 65536 | HAIL |
| 15 | 32768 | GLAZE |
| 16 | 16384 | RIME |
| 17 | 8192 | SOFT RIME |
| 18 | 4096 | HARD RIME |
| 19 | 2048 | CLEAR ICE |
| 20 | 1024 | WET SNOW |
| 21 | 512 | HOAR FROST |
| 22 | 256 | DEW |
| 23 | 128 | WHITE DEW |
Code table for element 020022 (CHARACTER OF PRECIPITATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO PRECIPITATION |
| 1 | CONTINUOUS |
| 2 | INTERMITTENT |
| 3 | SHOWER |
| 4 | NOT REACHING GROUND |
| 5 | DEPOSITION |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 131072 | DUST/SAND WHIRL |
| 2 | 65536 | SQUALLS |
| 3 | 32768 | SANDSTORM |
| 4 | 16384 | DUSTSTORM |
| 5 | 8192 | LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO SURFACE |
| 6 | 4096 | LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO CLOUD |
| 7 | 2048 | LIGHTNING - DISTANT |
| 8 | 1024 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 9 | 512 | FUNNEL CLOUD NOT TOUCHING SURFACE |
| 10 | 256 | FUNNEL CLOUD TOUCHING SURFACE |
| 11 | 128 | SPRAY |
| 12 | 64 | WATER-SPOUT |
| 13 | 32 | WIND SHEAR |
| 14 | 16 | DUST DEVILS |
Code table for element 020024 (INTENSITY OF PHENOMENA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO PHENOMENA |
| 1 | LIGHT |
| 2 | MODERATE |
| 3 | HEAVY |
| 4 | VIOLENT |
| 5 | SEVERE |
| 6 | VERY SEVERE |
| 7 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1048576 | FOG |
| 2 | 524288 | ICE FOG |
| 3 | 262144 | STEAM FOG |
| 7 | 16384 | MIST |
| 8 | 8192 | HAZE |
| 9 | 4096 | SMOKE |
| 10 | 2048 | VOLCANIC ASH |
| 11 | 1024 | DUST |
| 12 | 512 | SAND |
| 13 | 256 | SNOW |
| 14 | 128 | CLOUD |
| 15 | 64 | PRECIPITATION |
| 16 | 32 | IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SNOW IS FALLING OR NOT |
Code table for element 020026 (CHARACTER OF OBSCURATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO CHANGE |
| 1 | SHALLOW |
| 2 | PATCHES |
| 3 | PARTIAL |
| 4 | FREEZING |
| 5 | LOW DRIFTING |
| 6 | BLOWING |
| 7 | INCREASING |
| 8 | DECREASING |
| 9 | IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR |
| 10 | WALL |
| 11 | DENSE |
| 12 | WHITEOUT |
| 13 | DRIFTING AND BLOWING |
| 14 | RESERVED |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 2 | 128 | IN PAST HOUR |
| 3 | 64 | IN TIME PERIOD FOR PAST WEATHER W1W2 |
| 4 | 32 | IN TIME PERIOD SPECIFIED |
| 5 | 16 | RESERVED |
| 6 | 8 | BELOW STATION LEVEL |
| 7 | 4 | AT THE STATION |
| 8 | 2 | IN THE VICINITY |
Code table for element 020028 (EXPECTED CHANGE IN INTENSITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO CHANGE (NC) |
| 1 | FORECAST TO WEAKEN (WKN) |
| 2 | FORECAST TO INTENSIFY (INTSF) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020029 (RAIN FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO RAIN |
| 1 | RAIN |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020032 (RATE OF ICE ACCRETION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ICE NOT BUILDING UP |
| 1 | ICE BUILDING UP SLOWLY |
| 2 | ICE BUILDING UP RAPIDLY |
| 3 | ICE MELTING OR BREAKING UP SLOWLY |
| 4 | ICE MELTING OR BREAKING UP RAPIDLY |
| 7 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ICING FROM OCEAN SPRAY |
| 2 | 4 | ICING FROM FOG |
| 3 | 2 | ICING FROM RAIN |
Code table for element 020034 (SEA ICE CONCENTRATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SEA ICE IN SIGHT |
| 1 | SHIP IN OPEN LEAD MORE THAN 1.0 NAUTICAL MILE WIDE, OR SHIP" IN FAST ICE WITH BOUNDARY BEYOND LIMIT OF VISIBILITY |
| 2 | SEA ICE PRESENT IN CONCENTRATIONS LESS THAN 3/10 (3/8) OPEN" WATER OR VERY OPEN PACK ICE |
| 3 | 4/10 TO 6/10 (3/8 TO LESS THAN 6/8), OPEN PACK ICE |
| 4 | 7/10 TO 8/10 (6/8 TO LESS 7/8), CLOSE PACK ICE |
| 5 | 9/10 OR MORE, BUT NOT 10/10 (7/8 TO LESS THAN 8/8), VERY CLO" SE PACK ICE |
| 6 | STRIPS AND PATCHES OF PACK ICE WITH OPEN WATER BETWEEN |
| 7 | STRIPS AND PATCHES OF CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE PACK ICE WITH AREA" S OF LESSER CONCENTRATION BETWEEN |
| 8 | FAST ICE WITH OPEN WATER, VERY OPEN OR OPEN PACK ICE TO SEAW" ARD OF THE ICE BOUNDARY |
| 9 | FAST ICE WITH CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE PACK ICE TO SEAWARD OF THE" BOUNDARY |
| 14 | UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS, LACK OF VISIBILITY, O" R BECAUSE SHIP IS MORE THAN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE AWAY FROM ICE" EDGE |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020035 (AMOUNT AND TYPE OF ICE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO ICE OF LAND ORIGIN |
| 1 | 1-5 ICEBERGS, NO GROWLERS OR BERGY BITS |
| 2 | 6-10 ICEBERGS, NO GROWLERS OR BERGY BITS |
| 3 | 11-20 ICEBERGS, NO GROWLERS OR BERGY BITS |
| 4 | UP TO AND INCLUDING 10 GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS - NO ICEBERGS |
| 5 | MORE THAN 10 GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS - NO ICEBERGS |
| 6 | 1-5 ICEBERGS, WITH GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS |
| 7 | 6-10 ICEBERGS, WITH GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS |
| 8 | 11-20 ICEBERGS, WITH GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS |
| 9 | MORE THAN 20 ICEBERGS, WITH GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS - A MAJO" R HAZARD TO NAVIGATION |
| 14 | UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS, LACK OF VISIBILITY OR" BECAUSE ONLY SEA ICE IS VISIBLE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020036 (ICE SITUATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SHIP IN OPEN WATER WITH FLOATING ICE IN SIGHT |
| 1 | SHIP IN EASILY PENETRABLE ICE; CONDITIONS IMPROVING |
| 2 | SHIP IN EASILY PENETRABLE ICE; CONDITIONS NOT CHANGING |
| 3 | SHIP IN EASILY PENETRABLE ICE; CONDITIONS WORSENING |
| 4 | SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE; CONDITIONS IMPROVING |
| 5 | SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE; CONDITIONS NOT CHANGING |
| 6 | SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE AND CONDITIONS WORSENING." ICE FORMING AND FLOES FREEZING TOGETHER |
| 7 | SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE AND CONDITIONS WORSENING." ICE UNDER SLIGHT PRESSURE |
| 8 | SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE AND CONDITIONS WORSENING." ICE UNDER MODERATE OR SEVERE PRESSURE |
| 9 | SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE AND CONDITIONS WORSENING." SHIP BESET |
| 30 | UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS OR LACK OF VISIBILITY |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020037 (ICE DEVELOPMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NEW ICE ONLY (FRAZIL ICE, GREASE ICE, SLUSH, SHUGA) |
| 1 | NILAS OR ICE RIND, LESS THAN 10 CM THICK |
| 2 | YOUNG ICE (GREY ICE, GREY-WHITE ICE), 10-30 CM THICK |
| 3 | PREDOMINANTLY NEW AND/OR YOUNG ICE WITH SOME FIRST-YEAR ICE |
| 4 | PREDOMINANTLY THIN FIRST-YEAR ICE WITH SOME NEW AND/OR YOUNG" ICE |
| 5 | ALL THIN FIRST-YEAR ICE (30-70 CM THICK) |
| 6 | PREDOMINANTLY MEDIUM FIRST-YEAR ICE (70-120 CM THICK) AND TH" ICK FIRST-YEAR ICE (>120 CM THICK) WITH SOME THINNER (YOUNGE" R) FIRST-YEAR ICE |
| 7 | ALL MEDIUM AND THICK FIRST-YEAR ICE |
| 8 | PREDOMINANTLY MEDIUM AND THICK FIRST-YEAR ICE WITH SOME OLD" ICE (USUALLY MORE THAN 2 METRES THICK) |
| 9 | PREDOMINANTLY OLD ICE |
| 30 | UNABLE 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 NAUTICAL |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020040 (EVOLUTION OF DRIFT OF SNOW)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DRIFT SNOW ENDED BEFORE THE HOUR OF OBSERVATION |
| 1 | INTENSITY DIMINISHING |
| 2 | NO CHANGE |
| 3 | INTENSITY INCREASING |
| 4 | CONTINUES, APART FROM INTERRUPTION LASTING LESS THAN 30 MINU" TES |
| 5 | GENERAL DRIFT SNOW HAS BECOME DRIFT SNOW NEAR THE GROUND |
| 6 | DRIFT SNOW NEAR THE GROUND HAS BECOME GENERAL DRIFT SNOW |
| 7 | DRIFT SNOW HAS STARTED AGAIN AFTER AN INTERRUPTION OF MORE T" HAN 30 MINUTES |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020041 (AIRFRAME ICING)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO ICING |
| 1 | LIGHT ICING |
| 2 | LIGHT ICING IN CLOUD |
| 3 | LIGHT ICING IN PRECIPITATION |
| 4 | MODERATE ICING |
| 5 | MODERATE ICING IN CLOUD |
| 6 | MODERATE ICING IN PRECIPITATION |
| 7 | SEVERE ICING |
| 8 | SEVERE ICING IN CLOUD |
| 9 | SEVERE ICING IN PRECIPITATION |
| 10 | TRACE OF ICING |
| 11 | TRACE OF ICING IN CLOUD |
| 12 | TRACE OF ICING IN PRECIPITATION |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020042 (AIRFRAME ICING PRESENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO ICING |
| 1 | ICING PRESENT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020045 (SUPERCOOLED LARGE DROPLET (SLD) CONDITIONS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SLD CONDITIONS PRESENT |
| 1 | SLD CONDITIONS PRESENT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020048 (EVOLUTION OF FEATURE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | STABILITY |
| 1 | DIMINUTION |
| 2 | INTENSIFICATION |
| 3 | UNKNOWN |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020050 (CLOUD INDEX)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | 1ST LOW CLOUD |
| 2 | 2ND LOW CLOUD |
| 3 | 3RD LOW CLOUD |
| 4 | 1ST MEDIUM CLOUD |
| 5 | 2ND MEDIUM CLOUD |
| 6 | 3RD MEDIUM CLOUD |
| 7 | 1ST HIGH CLOUD |
| 8 | 2ND HIGH CLOUD |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020055 (STATE OF SKY IN TROPICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CUMULUS, IF ANY, ARE QUITE SMALL; GENERALLY LESS THAN 2/8 CO" VERAGE, EXCEPT ON WINDWARD SLOPES OF ELEVATED TERRAIN; AVERA" GE WIDTH OF CLOUD IS AT |
| 1 | CUMULUS OF INTERMEDIATE SIZE WITH CLOUD COVER LESS THAN 5/8;" AVERAGE CLOUD WIDTH IS MORE THAN ITS VERTICAL THICKNESS; TO" WERS ARE VERTICAL WITH L |
| 2 | SWELLING CUMULUS WITH RAPIDLY GROWING TALL TURRETS WHICH DEC" REASE IN SIZE WITH HEIGHT AND WHOSE TOPS TEND TO SEPARATE FR" OM THE LONGER CLOUD BODY |
| 3 | SWELLING CUMULUS WITH TOWERS HAVING A PRONOUNCED TILT IN A D" OWNWIND DIRECTION; VERTICAL CLOUD THICKNESS IS MORE THAN ONE" AND A HALF TIMES THAT O |
| 4 | SWELLING CUMULUS WITH TOWERS HAVING A PRONOUNCED TILT IN AN" UPWIND DIRECTION; VERTICAL CLOUD THICKNESS IS MORE THAN ONE" AND A HALF TIMES THAT OF I |
| 5 | TALL CUMULUS CONGESTUS WITH VERTICAL THICKNESS MORE THAN TWI" CE THE AVERAGE WIDTH; NOT ORGANIZED IN CLUSTERS OR LINES; ON" E OR MORE LAYERS OF CLOU |
| 6 | ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS OR LARGE CLUSTERS OF CUMULUS TURRETS S" EPARATED BY WIDE AREAS IN WHICH CLOUDS ARE ABSENT; CLOUD BAS" ES ARE GENERALLY DARK WI |
| 7 | NUMEROUS CUMULUS EXTENDING THROUGH THE MIDDLE TROPOSPHERE WI" TH BROKEN TO OVERCAST SHEETS OF MIDDLE CLOUDS AND/OR CIRROST" RATUS; CUMULUS TOWERS DO |
| 8 | CONTINUOUS DENSE MIDDLE CLOUDS AND/OR CIRROSTRATUS CLOUD SHE" ETS WITH SOME LARGE ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS OR CUMULUS CONGEST" US CLOUDS PENETRATING TH |
| 9 | CONTINUOUS SHEETS OF MIDDLE CLOUDS AND/OR CIRROSTRATUS WITH" CUMULONIMBUS AND CUMULUS CONGESTUS IN ORGANIZED LINES OR CLO" UD BANDS; RAIN IS GENERAL |
| 10 | STATE OF SKY UNKNOWN OR NOT DESCRIBED BY ANY OF THE ABOVE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020056 (CLOUD PHASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNKNOWN |
| 1 | WATER |
| 2 | ICE |
| 3 | MIXED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020062 (STATE OF THE GROUND (WITH OR WITHOUT SNOW))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SURFACE OF GROUND DRY (WITHOUT CRACKS AND NO APPRECIABLE AMO" UNT OF DUST OR LOOSE SAND) |
| 1 | SURFACE OF GROUND MOIST |
| 2 | SURFACE OF GROUND WET (STANDING WATER IN SMALL OR LARGE POOL" S ON SURFACE) |
| 3 | FLOODED |
| 4 | SURFACE OF GROUND FROZEN |
| 5 | GLAZE ON GROUND |
| 6 | LOOSE DRY DUST OR SAND NOT COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY |
| 7 | THIN COVER OF LOOSE DRY DUST OR SAND COVERING GROUND COMPLET" ELY |
| 8 | MODERATE OR THICK COVER OF LOOSE DRY DUST OR SAND COVERING G" ROUND COMPLETELY |
| 9 | EXTREMELY DRY WITH CRACKS |
| 10 | GROUND PREDOMINANTLY COVERED BY ICE |
| 11 | COMPACT OR WET SNOW (WITH OR WITHOUT ICE) COVERING LESS THAN" ONE HALF OF THE GROUND |
| 12 | COMPACT OR WET SNOW (WITH OR WITHOUT ICE) COVERING AT LEAST" ONE HALF OF THE GROUND BUT GROUND NOT COMPLETELY COVERED |
| 13 | EVEN LAYER OF COMPACT OR WET SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY |
| 14 | UNEVEN LAYER OF COMPACT OR WET SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETE" LY |
| 15 | LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING LESS THAN ONE HALF OF THE GROUND |
| 16 | LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING AT LEAST ONE HALF OF THE GROUND BUT" GROUND NOT COMPLETELY COVERED |
| 17 | EVEN LAYER OF LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY |
| 18 | UNEVEN LAYER OF LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY |
| 19 | SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY; DEEP DRIFTS |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020063 (SPECIAL PHENOMENA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | HIGHEST WIND SPEED GUSTS GREATER THAN 11.5 M/S |
| 2 | HIGHEST MEAN WIND SPEED GREATER THAN 17.5 M/S |
| 7 | VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 100000 M |
| 10 | MIRAGE - NO SPECIFICATION |
| 11 | MIRAGE - IMAGE OF DISTANT OBJECT RAISED (LOOMING) |
| 13 | MIRAGE - INVERTED IMAGE OF DISTANT OBJECT |
| 14 | MIRAGE - COMPLEX, MULTIPLE IMAGES OF DISTANT OBJECT (IMAGES" NOT INVERTED) |
| 15 | MIRAGE - COMPLEX, MULTIPLE IMAGES OF DISTANT OBJECT (SOME IM" AGES BEING INVERTED) |
| 16 | MIRAGE - SUN OR MOON SEEN APPRECIABLY DISTORTED |
| 17 | MIRAGE - SUN VISIBLE, ALTHOUGH ASTRONOMICALLY BELOW THE HORI" ZON |
| 18 | MIRAGE - MOON VISIBLE, ALTHOUGH ASTRONOMICALLY BELOW THE HOR" IZON |
| 19 | RESERVED |
| 20 | DAY DARKNESS, BAD, WORST IN DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 21 | DAY DARKNESS, VERY BAD, WORST IN DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 22 | DAY DARKNESS, BLACK, WORST IN DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 31 | SLIGHT COLORATION OF CLOUDS AT SUNRISE ASSOCIATED WITH A TRO" PICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 32 | DEEP-RED COLORATION OF CLOUDS AT SUNRISE ASSOCIATED WITH A T" ROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 33 | SLIGHT COLORATION OF CLOUDS AT SUNSET ASSOCIATED WITH A TROP" ICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 34 | DEEP-RED COLORATION OF CLOUDS AT SUNSET ASSOCIATED WITH A TR" OPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 35 | CONVERGENCE OF CH CLOUDS AT A POINT BELOW 45° FORMING OR IN" CREASING AND ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 36 | CONVERGENCE OF CH CLOUDS AT A POINT ABOVE 45° ASSOCIATED WI" TH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 37 | CONVERGENCE OF CH CLOUDS AT A POINT BELOW 45° DISSOLVING OR" DIMINISHING AND ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 38 | CONVERGENCE OF CH CLOUDS AT A POINT ABOVE 45° ASSOCIATED WI" TH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 39 | RESERVED |
| 40 | HOAR FROST ON HORIZONTAL SURFACES |
| 41 | HOAR FROST ON HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SURFACES |
| 42 | PRECIPITATION CONTAINING SAND OR DESERT DUST |
| 43 | PRECIPITATION CONTAINING VOLCANIC ASH |
| 50 | CALM OR LIGHT WIND FOLLOWED BY A SQUALL |
| 51 | CALM OR LIGHT WIND FOLLOWED BY A SUCCESSION OF SQUALLS |
| 52 | GUSTY WEATHER FOLLOWED BY A SQUALL |
| 53 | GUSTY WEATHER FOLLOWED BY A SUCCESSION OF SQUALLS |
| 54 | SQUALL FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WEATHER |
| 55 | GENERAL GUSTY WEATHER WITH SQUALL AT INTERVALS |
| 56 | SQUALL APPROACHING STATION |
| 57 | LINE SQUALL |
| 58 | SQUALL WITH DRIFTING OR BLOWING DUST OR SAND |
| 59 | LINE SQUALL WITH DRIFTING OR BLOWING DUST OR SAND |
| 60 | TEMPERATURE STEADY |
| 61 | TEMPERATURE FALLING, WITHOUT GOING BELOW 0°C |
| 62 | TEMPERATURE RISING, WITHOUT GOING ABOVE 0°C |
| 63 | TEMPERATURE FALLING TO A VALUE BELOW 0°C |
| 64 | TEMPERATURE RISING TO A VALUE ABOVE 0°C |
| 65 | IRREGULAR VARIATION, OSCILLATIONS OF TEMPERATURE PASSING THR" OUGH 0°C |
| 66 | IRREGULAR VARIATION, OSCILLATIONS OF TEMPERATURE NOT PASSING" THROUGH 0°C |
| 67 | VARIATION OF TEMPERATURE NOT OBSERVED |
| 68 | NOT ALLOCATED |
| 69 | VARIATION OF TEMPERATURE UNKNOWN OWING TO LACK OF THERMOGRAP" H |
| 70 | VISIBILITY HAS NOT VARIED (SUN* VISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION S" PECIFIED |
| 71 | VISIBILITY HAS NOT VARIED (SUN* INVISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION" SPECIFIED |
| 72 | VISIBILITY HAS INCREASED (SUN* VISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SP" ECIFIED |
| 73 | VISIBILITY HAS INCREASED (SUN* INVISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION" SPECIFIED |
| 74 | VISIBILITY HAS DECREASED (SUN* VISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SP" ECIFIED |
| 75 | VISIBILITY HAS DECREASED (SUN* INVISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION" SPECIFIED |
| 76 | FOG COMING FROM DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 77 | FOG HAS LIFTED, WITHOUT DISSIPATING |
| 78 | FOG HAS DISPERSED WITHOUT REGARD TO DIRECTION |
| 79 | MOVING PATCHES OR BANKS OF FOG |
| 80 | BROCKEN SPECTRE |
| 81 | RAINBOW |
| 82 | SOLAR OR LUNAR HALO |
| 83 | PARHELIA OR ANTHELIA |
| 84 | SUN PILLAR |
| 85 | CORONA |
| 86 | TWILIGHT GLOW |
| 87 | TWILIGHT GLOW ON THE MOUNTAINS (ALPENGLüHEN) |
| 88 | MIRAGE |
| 89 | ZODIACAL LIGHT |
| 90 | ST. ELMO'S FIRE |
| 1023 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020071 (ACCURACY OF FIX AND RATE OF ATMOSPHERICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO ASSESSMENT |
| 1 | LESS THAN 50 KM |
| 2 | BETWEEN 50 AND 200 KM |
| 3 | MORE THAN 200 KM |
| 4 | LESS THAN 50 KM |
| 5 | BETWEEN 50 AND 200 KM |
| 6 | MORE THAN 200 KM |
| 7 | LESS THANK 50 KM |
| 8 | BETWEEN 50 AND 200 KM |
| 9 | MORE THAN 200 KM |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020085 (GENERAL CONDITION OF RUNWAY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLEARED (CLRD//) |
| 1 | ALL RUNWAYS CLOSED (SNOCLO) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020086 (RANWAY DEPOSITS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLEAR AND DRY |
| 1 | DAMP |
| 2 | WET WITH WATER PATCHES |
| 3 | RIME AND FROST COVERED (DEPTH NORMALLY LESS THAN 1 MM) |
| 4 | DRY SNOW |
| 5 | WET SNOW |
| 6 | SLUSH |
| 7 | ICE |
| 8 | COMPACTED OR ROLLED SNOW |
| 9 | FROZEN RUTS OR RIDGES |
| 15 | MISSING OR NOT REPORTED (E.G. DUE TO RUNWAY CLEARANCE IN PRO" GRESS) |
Code table for element 020087 (RUNWAY CONTAMINATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | LESS THAN 10% OF RUNWAY COVERED |
| 2 | 11% TO 25% OF RUNWAY COVERED |
| 5 | 25% TO 50% OF RUNWAY COVERED |
| 9 | 51% TO 100% OF RUNWAY COVERED |
| 15 | MISSING OR NOT REPORTED (E.G. DUE TO RUNWAY CLEARANCE IN PRO" GRESS) |
Code table for element 020089 (RUNWAY FRICTION COEFICIENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0.00 |
| 1 | 0.01 |
| 89 | 0.89 |
| 90 | 0.90 |
| 91 | BRAKING ACTION POOR |
| 92 | BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM TO POOR |
| 93 | BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM |
| 94 | BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM TO GOOD |
| 95 | BRAKING ACTION GOOD |
| 99 | UNRELIABLE |
| 127 | MISSING, NOT REPORTED AND/OR RUNWAY NOT OPERATIONAL. |
Code table for element 020090 (SPECIAL CLOUDS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | NACREOUS CLOUDS |
| 2 | NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS |
| 3 | CLOUDS FROM WATERFALLS |
| 4 | CLOUDS FROM FIRES |
| 5 | CLOUDS FROM VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020101 (LOCUST (ACRIDIAN) NAME)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA |
| 2 | LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA |
| 3 | NOMADACRIS SEPTEMFASCIATA |
| 4 | OEDALEUS SENEGALENSIS |
| 5 | ANRACRIDIUM SPP |
| 6 | OTHER LOCUSTS |
| 7 | OTHER GRASSHOPPERS |
| 8 | OTHER CRICKETS |
| 9 | SPODOPTERA EXEMPTA |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020102 (LOCUST (MATURITY) COLOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GREEN |
| 1 | GREEN OR BLACK |
| 2 | BLACK |
| 3 | YELLOW AND BLACK |
| 4 | STRAW/GREY |
| 5 | PINK |
| 6 | DARK RED/BROWN |
| 7 | MIXED RED AND YELLOW |
| 8 | YELLOW |
| 9 | OTHER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020103 (STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OF LOCUSTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 1 |
| 1 | HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 2 OR MIXED 1, 2 INSTARS (STA" GES) |
| 2 | HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 3 OR MIXED 2, 3 INSTARS |
| 3 | HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 4 OR MIXED 3, 4 INSTARS |
| 4 | HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 5 OR MIXED 4, 5 INSTARS |
| 5 | HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE MIXED, ALL OR MANY INSTARS |
| 6 | FLEDGLINGS (WINGS TOO SOFT FOR SUSTAINED FLIGHT) |
| 7 | IMMATURE ADULTS |
| 8 | MIXED MATURITY ADULTS |
| 9 | MATURE ADULTS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020104 (ORGANIZATION STATE OF SWARM OR BAND OF LOCUSTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HOPPERS ONLY, MAINLY IN BANDS OR CLUSTERS |
| 1 | WINGED ADULTS IN THE VICINITY MORE THAN 10 KILOMETRES FROM P" OINT OF OBSERVATION |
| 2 | LOCUSTS IN FLIGHT, A FEW SEEN AT THE STATION |
| 3 | LOCUSTS AT THE STATION, MOST OF THEM ON THE GROUND |
| 4 | LOCUSTS, SOME ON GROUND AND OTHERS IN FLIGHT AT A HEIGHT LES" S THAN 10 METRES |
| 5 | LOCUSTS, SOME ON GROUND AND OTHERS IN FLIGHT AT A HEIGHT GRE" ATER THAN 10 METRES |
| 6 | LOCUSTS, MOST IN FLIGHT AT A HEIGHT LESS THAN 10 METRES |
| 7 | LOCUSTS, MOST IN FLIGHT AT A HEIGHT GREATER THAN 10 METRES |
| 8 | LOCUSTS, ALL OVER INFLICTING SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEGETATION, NO" EXTERMINATION OPERATION |
| 9 | LOCUSTS, ALL OVER INFLICTING SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEGETATION, EX" TERMINATION OPERATION IN PROGRESS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020105 (SIZE OF SWARM OR BAND OF LOCUSTS AND DURATION OF PASSAGE OF SWAR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | AREA COVERED BY ISOLATED BANDS < 10 M2 |
| 2 | AREA COVERED BY ISOLATED BANDS 10 - 100 M2 |
| 3 | AREA COVERED BY ISOLATED BANDS 100 - 1000 M2 |
| 4 | AREA COVERED BY ISOLATED BANDS 1 000 - 10000 M2 |
| 5 | AREA COVERED BY ISOLATED BANDS 1 - 10 HA |
| 6 | AREA COVERED BY ISOLATED BANDS > 10 HA |
| 7 | AREA COVERED BY DISPERSED BANDS < 100 KM2 |
| 8 | AREA COVERED BY DISPERSED BANDS 100 - 1000 KM2 |
| 9 | AREA COVERED BY DISPERSED BANDS > 1000 KM2 |
| 10 | SIZE OF SWARM AND/OR DURATION OF PASSAGE NOT DETERMINED OWIN" G TO DARKNESS OR SIMILAR PHENOMENA |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020106 (LOCUST POPULATION DENSITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | THIN DENSITY SWARM (SWARM VISIBLE ONLY WHEN NEAR ENOUGH FOR" INDIVIDUAL LOCUSTS TO BE DISCERNED) |
| 2 | MEDIUM DENSITY SWARM |
| 3 | DENSE SWARM (OBSCURING NEARBY FEATURES, E.G. TREES) |
| 4 | ISOLATED HOPPERS SEEN SINGLY |
| 5 | SCATTERED HOPPERS, SEVERAL VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020107 (DIRECTION OF MOVEMENTS OF LOCUST SWARM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION NE |
| 2 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION E |
| 3 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION SE |
| 4 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION S |
| 5 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION SW |
| 6 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION W |
| 7 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION NW |
| 8 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION N |
| 9 | SPECIFIC DIRECTION INDETERMINABLE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020108 (EXTENT OF VEGETATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | BARE GROUND |
| 1 | DRY, PRESENCE OF FEW AND ISOLATED SHRUBS |
| 2 | SPARSE VEGETATION (SPROUTING) |
| 3 | DENSE VEGETATION (SPROUTING) |
| 4 | SPARSE VEGETATION (GROWING) |
| 5 | DENSE VEGETATION (GROWING) |
| 6 | SPARSE VEGETATION IN FLOWER |
| 7 | DENSE VEGETATION IN FLOWER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020119 (LIGHTNING DISCHARGE POLARITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOT DEFINED |
| 1 | POSITIVE |
| 2 | NEGATIVE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020124 (LIGHTNING STROKE OR FLASH)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOT DEFINED |
| 1 | LIGHTNING STROKE |
| 2 | LIGHTNING FLASH, BY MANUAL OBSERVATION, OR IF EQUIPMENT INSE" NSITIVE TO STROKE RESOLUTION |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020136 (SUPPLEMENTARY CLOUD TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ISOLATED CUMULUS HUMILIS AND/OR CUMULUS MEDIOCRIS OF VERTICA" L DEVELOPMENT |
| 1 | NUMEROUS CUMULUS HUMILIS AND/OR CUMULUS MEDIOCRIS OF VERTICA" L DEVELOPMENT |
| 2 | ISOLATED CUMULUS CONGESTUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 3 | NUMEROUS CUMULUS CONGESTUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 4 | ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 5 | NUMEROUS CUMULONIMBUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 6 | ISOLATED CUMULUS AND CUMULONIMBUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 7 | NUMEROUS CUMULUS AND CUMULONIMBUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 11 | ISOLATED OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS, PILEUS, INCUS, FORMING |
| 12 | ISOLATED OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS, PILEUS, INCUS, NOT CHANGING |
| 13 | ISOLATED OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS, PILEUS, INCUS, DISSOLVING |
| 14 | IRREGULAR BANKS OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., FORMI" NG |
| 15 | IRREGULAR BANKS OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., NOT C" HANGING |
| 16 | IRREGULAR BANKS OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., DISSO" LVING |
| 17 | COMPACT LAYER OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., FORMING |
| 18 | COMPACT LAYER OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., NOT CHA" NGING |
| 19 | COMPACT LAYER OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., DISSOLV" ING |
| 20 | ALL MOUNTAINS OPEN, ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF CLOUD PRESENT |
| 21 | MOUNTAINS PARTLY COVERED WITH DETACHED CLOUDS (NOT MORE THAN" HALF THE PEAKS CAN BE SEEN) |
| 22 | ALL MOUNTAIN SLOPES COVERED, PEAKS AND PASSES FREE |
| 23 | MOUNTAINS OPEN ON OBSERVER’S SIDE (ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF C" LOUD PRESENT), BUT A CONTINUOUS WALL OF CLOUD ON THE OTHER S" IDE |
| 24 | CLOUDS LOW ABOVE THE MOUNTAINS, BUT ALL SLOPES AND MOUNTAINS" OPEN (ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF CLOUD ON THE SLOPES) |
| 25 | CLOUDS LOW ABOVE THE MOUNTAINS, PEAKS PARTLY COVERED BY PREC" IPITATION TRAILS OR CLOUDS |
| 26 | ALL PEAKS COVERED BUT PASSES OPEN, SLOPES EITHER OPEN OR COV" ERED |
| 27 | MOUNTAINS GENERALLY COVERED BUT SOME PEAKS FREE, SLOPES WHOL" LY OR PARTIALLY COVERED |
| 28 | ALL PEAKS, PASSES AND SLOPES COVERED |
| 29 | MOUNTAINS CANNOT BE SEEN OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, SNOWSTORM," PRECIPITATION, ETC. |
| 35 | NON-PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS |
| 36 | PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS COVERING LESS THAN 1/8 OF THE" SKY |
| 37 | PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS COVERING 1/8 OF THE SKY |
| 38 | PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS COVERING 2/8 OF THE SKY |
| 39 | PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS COVERING 3/8 OR MORE OF THE S" KY |
| 40 | NO CLOUD OR MIST OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 41 | MIST, CLEAR ABOVE OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 42 | FOG PATCHES OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 43 | LAYER OF SLIGHT FOG OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 44 | LAYER OF THICK FOG OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 45 | SOME ISOLATED CLOUDS OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 46 | ISOLATED CLOUDS AND FOG BELOW OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 47 | MANY ISOLATED CLOUDS OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 48 | SEA OF CLOUDS OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 49 | BAD VISIBILITY OBSCURING THE DOWNWARD VIEW OBSERVED FROM A H" IGHER LEVEL |
| 511 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020137 (EVOLUTION OF CLOUDS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO CHANGE |
| 1 | CUMULIFICATION |
| 2 | SLOW ELEVATION |
| 3 | RAPID ELEVATION |
| 4 | ELEVATION AND STRATIFICATION |
| 5 | SLOW LOWERING |
| 6 | RAPID LOWERING |
| 7 | STRATIFICATION |
| 8 | STRATIFICATION AND LOWERING |
| 9 | RAPID CHANGE |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2048 | PROCESS EQUIPMENT NOT WORKING |
| 2 | 1024 | EQUIPMENT FAILED |
| 3 | 512 | PRF CODE CHANGED DURING IMAGE GENERATION |
| 4 | 256 | SAMPLING WINDOW CHANGED DURING IMAGE GENERATION |
| 5 | 128 | GAIN CHANGED DURING IMAGE GENERATION |
| 6 | 64 | CHIRP REPLICA EXCEEDS SPECIFIED VALUE |
| 7 | 32 | INPUT DATA MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION OF IN-PHASE AND QUADR" ATURE OUT OF RANGE |
| 8 | 16 | DOPPLER CENTROID CONFIDENCE > MMCC VALUE |
| 9 | 8 | DOPPLER CENTROID ABSOLUTE VALUE > PRF/2 |
| 10 | 4 | DOPPLER AMBIGUITY CONFIDENCE < MMCC VALUE |
| 11 | 2 | OUTPUT 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4096 | NO FOREBEAM CALCULATION |
| 2 | 2048 | NO MIDBEAM CALCULATION |
| 3 | 1024 | NO AFTBEAM CALCULATION |
| 4 | 512 | FOREBEAM ARCING DETECTED |
| 5 | 256 | MIDBEAM ARCING DETECTED |
| 6 | 128 | AFTBEAM ARCING DETECTED |
| 7 | 64 | ANY BEAM NOISE CONTENT ABOVE OR EQUAL TO THRESHOLD |
| 8 | 32 | LAND (ANY LAND IN CELL FOOTPRINT) |
| 9 | 16 | AUTONOMOUS AMBIGUITY REMOVAL NOT USED |
| 10 | 8 | METEOROLOGICAL BACKGROUND NOT USED |
| 11 | 4 | MINIMUM RESIDUAL EXCEEDED THRESHOLD |
| 12 | 2 | FRAME 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | STANDARD DEVIATION OF WIND SPEED OUTSIDE MMCC LIMIT |
| 2 | 64 | STANDARD DEVIATION OF SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT OUTSIDE MMCC L" IMIT |
| 3 | 32 | STANDARD DEVIATION OF ALTITUDE OUTSIDE MMCC LIMIT |
| 4 | 16 | MEAN PEAKINESS OUTSIDE MMCC LIMIT |
| 5 | 8 | FRAME CHECKSUM ERROR DETECTED |
| 6 | 4 | HEIGHT-TIME LOOP TIME CONSTANT CORRECTION NOT PERFORMED |
| 7 | 2 | NOT 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 512 | 12.0 µM CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA |
| 2 | 256 | 11.0 µM CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA |
| 3 | 128 | 3.7 µM CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA |
| 4 | 64 | 1.6 µM CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA |
| 5 | 32 | CLOUD IDENTIFICATION USED 1.6 µM HISTOGRAM REFLECTANCE CLOU" D TEST |
| 6 | 16 | 1.6 µM HISTOGRAM REFLECTANCE CLOUD TEST USED DYNAMIC THRESH" OLD |
| 7 | 8 | SUN GLINT DETECTED BY 1.6 µM REFLECTANCE CLOUD TEST |
| 8 | 4 | 3.7 µM CHANNEL USED IN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE RETRIEVAL |
| 9 | 2 | SEA-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4194304 | CELL 1: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 2 | 2097152 | CELL 2: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 3 | 1048576 | CELL 3: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 4 | 524288 | CELL 4: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 5 | 262144 | CELL 5: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 6 | 131072 | CELL 6: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 7 | 65536 | CELL 7: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 8 | 32768 | CELL 8: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 9 | 16384 | CELL 9: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 10 | 8192 | CELL 1: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 11 | 4096 | CELL 2: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 12 | 2048 | CELL 3: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 13 | 1024 | CELL 4: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 14 | 512 | CELL 5: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 15 | 256 | CELL 6: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 16 | 128 | CELL 7: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 17 | 64 | CELL 8: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 18 | 32 | CELL 9: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 19 | 16 | NADIR VIEW CONTAINS DAY-TIME DATA (NIGHT IF ZERO) |
| 20 | 8 | FORWARD VIEW CONTAINS DAY-TIME DATA (NIGHT IF ZERO) |
| 21 | 4 | RECORD CONTAINS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INSTRUMENT SCANS ACQUIRED" WHEN ERS PLATFORM NOT IN YAW-STEERING MODE |
| 22 | 2 | RECORD CONTAINS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INSTRUMENT SCANS FOR WHIC" H PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA SHOW QUALITY IS POOR OR UNKNOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | HEIGHT ERROR CORRECTION APPLIED INSTEAD OF OPEN LOOP CALIBRA" TION |
| 2 | 4 | MICROWAVE SOUNDER USED FOR TROPOSPHERE CORRECTION |
| 3 | 2 | AGC OUTPUT CORRECTION APPLIED INSTEAD OF OPEN LOOP CALIBRATI" ON |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | BLANK DATA RECORD |
| 2 | 128 | TEST |
| 3 | 64 | CALIBRATION (CLOSED LOOP) |
| 4 | 32 | BITE |
| 5 | 16 | ACQUISITION ON ICE |
| 6 | 8 | ACQUISITION ON OCEAN |
| 7 | 4 | TRACKING ON ICE |
| 8 | 2 | TRACKING ON OCEAN |
Code table for element 021076 (REPRESENTATION OF INTENSITIES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LINEAR |
| 1 | LOGARITHMIC (BASE E) |
| 2 | LOGARITHMIC (BASE 10) |
| 7 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65536 | NOT ENOUGH GOOD SIGMA-0 AVAILABLE FOR WIND RETRIEVAL |
| 2 | 32768 | POOR AZIMUTH DIVERSITY AMONG SIGMA-0 FOR WIND RETRIEVAL |
| 8 | 512 | SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER LAND |
| 9 | 256 | SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER ICE |
| 10 | 128 | WIND RETRIEVAL NOT PERFORMED FOR WIND VECTOR CELL |
| 11 | 64 | REPORTED WIND SPEED IS GREATER THAN 30 M S-1 |
| 12 | 32 | REPORTED WIND SPEED IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 3 M S-1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65536 | SIGMA-0 MEASUREMENT IS NOT USABLE |
| 2 | 32768 | SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO IS LOW |
| 3 | 16384 | SIGMA-0 IS NEGATIVE |
| 4 | 8192 | SIGMA-0 IS OUTSIDE OF ACCEPTABLE RANGE |
| 5 | 4096 | SCATTEROMETER PULSE QUALITY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE |
| 6 | 2048 | SIGMA-0 CELL LOCATION ALGORITHM DOES NOT CONVERGE |
| 7 | 1024 | FREQUENCY SHIFT LIES BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE X FACTOR TABLE |
| 8 | 512 | SPACECRAFT TEMPERATURE IS BEYOND CALIBRATION COEFFICIENT RAN" GE |
| 9 | 256 | NO APPLICABLE ALTITUDE RECORDS WERE FOUND FOR THIS SIGMA-0 |
| 10 | 128 | INTERPOLATED EPHEMERIS DATA ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THIS SIGM" A-0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65536 | CALIBRATION/MEASUREMENT PULSE FLAG (1) |
| 2 | 32768 | CALIBRATION/MEASUREMENT PULSE FLAG (2) |
| 3 | 16384 | OUTER ANTENNA BEAM |
| 4 | 8192 | SIGMA-0 CELL IS AFT OF SPACECRAFT |
| 5 | 4096 | CURRENT MODE (1) |
| 6 | 2048 | CURRENT MODE (2) |
| 7 | 1024 | EFFECTIVE GATE WIDTH - SLICE RESOLUTION (1) |
| 8 | 512 | EFFECTIVE GATE WIDTH - SLICE RESOLUTION (2) |
| 9 | 256 | EFFECTIVE GATE WIDTH - SLICE RESOLUTION (3) |
| 10 | 128 | LOW RESOLUTION MODE - WHOLE PULSE DATA |
| 11 | 64 | SCATTEROMETER ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEM B |
| 12 | 32 | ALTERNATE SPIN RATE - 19.8 RPM |
| 13 | 16 | RECEIVER PROTECTION ON |
| 14 | 8 | SLICES PER COMPOSITE FLAG (1) |
| 15 | 4 | SLICES PER COMPOSITE FLAG (2) |
| 16 | 2 | SLICES PER COMPOSITE FLAG (3) |
Code table for element 021119 (WIND SCATTEROMETER GEOPHYSICAL MODEL FUNCTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | SASS |
| 2 | SASS2 |
| 3 | NSCAT0 |
| 4 | NSCAT1 |
| 5 | NSCAT2 |
| 6 | QSCAT0 |
| 7 | QSCAT1 |
| 31 | CMOD1 |
| 32 | CMOD2 |
| 33 | CMOD3 |
| 34 | CMOD4 |
| 35 | CMOD5 |
| 63 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | RAIN |
Code table for element 021150 (BEAM COLLOCATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DATA FROM SINGLE GROUND STATION (NO CO-LOCATION) |
| 1 | DATA FROM MULTIPLE GROUND STATION (CO-LOCATED DATA) |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8388608 | NOT ENOUGH GOOD SIGMA-0 AVAILABLE FOR WIND RETRIEVAL |
| 2 | 4194304 | POOR AZIMUTH DIVERSITY AMONG SIGMA-0 FOR WIND RETRIEVAL |
| 3 | 2097152 | ANY BEAM NOISE CONTENT ABOVE THRESHOLD |
| 4 | 1048576 | PRODUCT MONITORING NOT USED |
| 5 | 524288 | PRODUCT MONITORING FLAG |
| 6 | 262144 | KNMI QUALITY CONTROL FAILS |
| 7 | 131072 | VARIATIONAL QUALITY CONTROL FAILS |
| 8 | 65536 | SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER LAND |
| 9 | 32768 | SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER ICE |
| 10 | 16384 | WIND RETRIEVAL NOT PERFORMED FOR WIND VECTOR CELL |
| 11 | 8192 | REPORTED WIND SPEED IS GREATER THAN 30 M/S |
| 12 | 4096 | REPORTED WIND SPEED IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 3 M/S |
| 13 | 2048 | RAIN FLAG FOR THE WIND VECTOR CELL IS NOT USABLE |
| 14 | 1024 | RAIN FLAG ALGORITHM DETECTS RAIN |
| 15 | 512 | NO METEOROLOGICAL BACKGROUND USED |
| 16 | 256 | DATA ARE REDUNDANT |
Code table for element 021158 (ASCAT kp ESTIMATE QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ACCEPTABLE |
| 1 | NOT ACCEPTABLE |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 021159 (ASCAT SIGMA-0 USABILITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD |
| 1 | USABLE |
| 2 | BAD |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 021169 (ICE PRESENCE INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO ICE PRESENT |
| 1 | ICE PRESENT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 22 - Oceanographic elements - code-flag tables
Code table for element 022056 (DIRECTION OF PROFILE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UPWARDS PROFILE |
| 1 | DOWNWARDS PROFILE |
| 2 | HORIZONTAL |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022060 (LAGRANGIAN DRIFTER DROGUE STATUS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DROGUE IS DETACHED |
| 1 | DROGUE IS ATTACHED |
| 2 | DROGUE STATUS UNKNOWN |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022061 (STATE OF THE SEA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CALM (GLASSY) |
| 1 | CALM (RIPPLED) |
| 2 | SMOOTH (WAVELETS) |
| 3 | SLIGHT |
| 4 | MODERATE |
| 5 | ROUGH |
| 6 | VERY ROUGH |
| 7 | HIGH |
| 8 | VERY HIGH |
| 9 | PHENOMENAL |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022067 (INSTRUMENT TYPE FOR WATER TEMPERATURE PROFILE MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | SIPPICAN T-4 |
| 2 | SIPPICAN T-4 |
| 11 | SIPPICAN T-5 |
| 21 | SIPPICAN FAST DEEP |
| 31 | SIPPICAN T-6 |
| 32 | SIPPICAN T-6 |
| 41 | SIPPICAN T-7 |
| 42 | SIPPICAN T-7 |
| 51 | SIPPICAN DEEP BLUE |
| 52 | SIPPICAN DEEP BLUE |
| 61 | SIPPICAN T-10 |
| 71 | SIPPICAN T-11 |
| 81 | SIPPICAN AXBT (300 M PROBES) |
| 201 | TSK T-4 |
| 202 | TSK T-4 |
| 211 | TSK T-6 |
| 212 | TSK T-6 |
| 221 | TSK T-7 |
| 222 | TSK T-7 |
| 231 | TSK T-5 |
| 241 | TSK T-10 |
| 251 | TSK DEEP BLUE |
| 252 | TSK DEEP BLUE |
| 261 | TSK AXBT |
| 401 | SPARTON XBT-1 |
| 411 | SPARTON XBT-3 |
| 421 | SPARTON XBT-4 |
| 431 | SPARTON XBT-5 |
| 441 | SPARTON XBT-5DB |
| 451 | SPARTON XBT-6 |
| 461 | SPARTON XBT-7 |
| 462 | SPARTON XBT-7 |
| 471 | SPARTON XBT-7DB |
| 481 | SPARTON XBT-10 |
| 491 | SPARTON XBT-20 |
| 501 | SPARTON XBT-20DB |
| 510 | SPARTON 536 AXBT |
| 700 | SIPPICAN XCTD STANDARD |
| 710 | SIPPICAN XCTD DEEP |
| 720 | SIPPICAN AXCTD |
| 730 | SIPPICAN SXCTD |
| 741 | TSK XCTD |
| 742 | TSK XCTD-2 |
| 743 | TSK XCTD-2F |
| 751 | TSK AXCTD |
| 780 | SEA-BIRD SBE21 SEACAT THERMOSALINOGRAPH |
| 781 | SEA-BIRD SBE45 MICROTSG THERMOSALINOGRAPH |
| 800 | MECHANICAL BT |
| 810 | HYDROCAST |
| 820 | THERMISTOR CHAIN |
| 825 | TEMPERATURE (SONIC) AND PRESSURE PROBES |
| 830 | CTD |
| 831 | CTD-P-ALACE FLOAT |
| 840 | PROVOR, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 841 | PROVOR, SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 842 | PROVOR, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 843 | POLAR OCEAN PROFILING SYSTEM (POPS), PROVOR, SBE CTD |
| 844 | PROFILING FLOAT, ARVOR, SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 845 | WEBB RESEARCH, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 846 | WEBB RESEARCH, SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 847 | WEBB RESEARCH, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 850 | SOLO, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 851 | SOLO, SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 852 | SOLO, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 853 | PROFILING FLOAT, SOLO2 (SCRIPPS), SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENS" OR |
| 854 | RESERVED |
| 855 | PROFILING FLOAT, NINJA, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 856 | PROFILING FLOAT, NINJA, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 857 | PROFILING FLOAT, NINJA, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 858 | PROFILING FLOAT, NINJA, TSK CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 859 | PROFILING FLOAT, NEMO, NO CONDUCTIVITY |
| 860 | PROFILING FLOAT, NEMO, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 861 | PROFILING FLOAT, NEMO, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 900 | SIPPICAN LMP-5 XBT |
| 901 | ICE-TETHERED PROFILER (ITP), SBE CTD |
| 995 | INSTRUMENT ATTACHED TO MARINE MAMMALS |
| 996 | INSTRUMENT ATTACHED TO ANIMALS OTHER THAN MARINE MAMMALS |
| 1023 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022068 (WATER TEMPERATURE PROFILE RECORDER TYPES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | SIPPICAN STRIP CHART RECORDER |
| 2 | SIPPICAN MK2A/SSQ-61 |
| 3 | SIPPICAN MK-9 |
| 4 | SIPPICAN AN/BHQ-7/MK8 |
| 5 | SIPPICAN MK-12 |
| 6 | SIPPICAN MK-21 |
| 8 | SIPPICAN MK-10 |
| 10 | SPARTON SOC BT/SV PROCESSOR MODEL 100 |
| 11 | LOCKHEED-SANDERS MODEL OL5005 |
| 20 | ARGOS XBT-ST |
| 21 | CLS-ARGOS/PROTECNO XBT-ST MODEL-1 |
| 22 | CLS-ARGOS/PROTECNO XBT-ST MODEL-2 |
| 30 | BATHY SYSTEMS SA-810 |
| 31 | SCRIPPS METROBYTE CONTROLLER |
| 32 | MURAYAMA DENKI Z-60-16 III |
| 33 | MURAYAMA DENKI Z-60-16 II |
| 34 | PROTECNO ETSM2 |
| 35 | NAUTILUS MARINE SERVICE NMS-XBT |
| 40 | TSK MK-2A |
| 41 | TSK MK-2S |
| 42 | TSK MK-30 |
| 43 | TSK MK-30N |
| 45 | TSK MK-100 |
| 46 | TSK MK-130 COMPATIBLE RECORDER FOR BOTH XBT AND XCTD |
| 47 | TSK MK-130A XCTD RECORDER |
| 48 | TSK AXBT RECEIVER MK-300 |
| 50 | JMA ASTOS |
| 60 | ARGOS COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON UP TRANSIT |
| 61 | ARGOS COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON DOWN TRANSIT |
| 62 | ORBCOMM COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON UP TRANSIT |
| 63 | ORBCOMM COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON DOWN TRANSIT |
| 64 | IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON UP TRANSIT |
| 65 | IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON DOWN TRANSIT |
| 70 | CSIRO DEVIL-1 XBT ACQUISITION SYSTEM |
| 71 | CSIRO DEVIL-2 XBT ACQUISITION SYSTEM |
| 80 | APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS LTD., MICRO-SVT&P |
| 81 | SEA MAMMAL RESEARCH UNIT, UNIV. ST. ANDREWS, UK, UNCORRECTED" SALINITY FROM A SEA MAMMAL MOUNTED INSTRUMENT |
| 82 | SEA MAMMAL RESEARCH UNIT, UNIV. ST. ANDREWS, UK, CORRECTED S" ALINITY FROM A SEA MAMMAL MOUNTED INSTRUMENT |
| 99 | UNKNOWN |
| 127 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022120 (TIDE STATION AUTOMATED WATER LEVEL CHECK)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD DATA |
| 1 | MAXIMUM (HIGH) WATER LEVEL LIMIT EXCEEDED |
| 2 | MINIMUM (LOW) WATER LEVEL LIMIT EXCEEDED |
| 3 | RATE OF CHANGE LIMIT FOR WATER LEVEL EXCEEDED |
| 4 | FLAT LIMIT FOR WATER LEVEL EXCEEDED |
| 5 | OBSERVED MINUS PREDICTED WATER LEVEL VALUE LIMIT EXCEEDED |
| 6 | OBSERVED VALUE FROM PRIMARY WATER LEVEL SENSOR MINUS BACKUP" WATER LEVEL SENSOR |
| 7 | VALUE EXCEEDED SPECIFIED TOLERANCE FROM EXPECTED VALUE |
| 8 | WATER LEVEL QA PARAMETER (SIGMAS AND/OR OUTLIERS) LIMITS EXC" EEDED |
| 9 | SEA TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE |
| 10 | MULTIPLE QC CHECKS (ABOVE) FAILED |
| 11 | NO AUTOMATED WATER LEVEL CHECKS PERFORMED |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022121 (TIDE STATION MANUAL WATER LEVEL CHECK)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OPERATIONAL |
| 1 | POSSIBLE CLOGGING PROBLEM OR OTHERWISE DEGRADED WATER LEVEL" DATA |
| 2 | POSSIBLE DATUM SHIFT |
| 3 | UNKNOWN STATUS OF WATER LEVEL SENSOR |
| 4 | SUSPECTED OR KNOWN SEA TEMPERATURE SENSOR PROBLEM |
| 5 | MULTIPLE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS (ABOVE) |
| 6 | BAD DATA - DO NOT DISSEMINATE! |
| 7 | NO MANUAL WATER LEVEL CHECKS PERFORMED |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022122 (TIDE STATION AUTOMATED METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECK)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD DATA FROM ALL SENSORS |
| 1 | WIND DIRECTION OUTSIDE OF ALLOWABLE RANGE |
| 2 | WIND SPEED OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE |
| 3 | BAROMETRIC PRESSURE OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE |
| 4 | AIR TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE |
| 5 | MULTIPLE SENSORS FAILED QC CHECKS |
| 6 | NO AUTOMATED METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECKS PERFORMED |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022123 (TIDE STATION MANUAL METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECK)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OPERATIONAL |
| 1 | SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH WIND SENSOR |
| 2 | SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR |
| 3 | SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR |
| 4 | UNKNOWN STATUS OF ALL SENSORS |
| 5 | SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS |
| 6 | BAD DATA - DO NOT DISSEMINATE! |
| 7 | NO MANUAL METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECKS PERFORMED |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022178 (XBT/XCTD LAUNCHER TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNKNOWN |
| 1 | LM-2A DECK-MOUNTED |
| 2 | LM-3A HAND-HELD |
| 3 | LM-4A THRU-HULL |
| 10 | AL-12 TSK AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 12 PROBES) |
| 20 | SIO XBT AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 6 PROBES) |
| 30 | AOML XBT V6 AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 6 DEEP BLUE PROBES) |
| 31 | AOML XBT V8.0 AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 8 DEEP BLUE PROBES) |
| 32 | AOML XBT V8.1 AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 8 DEEP BLUE AND FAST DEEP" PROBES) |
| 90 | CSIRO DEVIL AUTOLAUNCHER |
| 91 | TURO/CSIRO QUOLL AUTOLAUNCHER |
| 100 | MFSTEP AUTOLAUNCHER (MEDITERRANEAN) |
| 255 | MISSING |
Class 23 - Dispersal and transport - code-flag tables
Code table for element 023001 (ACCIDENT EARLY NOTIFICATION ARTICLE APPLICABLE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | ARTICLES 1 AND 2 |
| 2 | ARTICLE 3 |
| 3 | ARTICLE 5.2 |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023002 (ACTIVITY OR FACILITY INVOLVED IN INCIDENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | NUCLEAR REACTOR ON GROUND |
| 2 | NUCLEAR REACTOR AT SEA |
| 3 | NUCLEAR REACTOR IN SPACE |
| 4 | NUCLEAR FUEL FACILITY |
| 5 | RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY |
| 6 | TRANSPORT OF NUCLEAR FUEL OR RADIOACTIVE WASTE |
| 7 | STORAGE OF NUCLEAR FUEL OR RADIOACTIVE WASTE |
| 8 | MANUFACTURE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES |
| 9 | USE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES |
| 10 | STORAGE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES |
| 11 | DISPOSAL OF RADIO-ISOTOPES |
| 12 | TRANSPORT OF RADIO-ISOTOPES |
| 13 | USE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES FOR POWER GENERATION |
| 30 | OTHER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023003 (TYPE OF RELEASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO RELEASE |
| 1 | RELEASE TO ATMOSPHERE |
| 2 | RELEASE TO WATER |
| 3 | RELEASE TO BOTH ATMOSPHERE AND WATER |
| 4 | EXPECTED RELEASE TO ATMOSPHERE |
| 5 | EXPECTED RELEASE TO WATER |
| 6 | EXPECTED RELEASE TO BOTH ATMOSPHERE AND WATER |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023004 (COUNTERMEASURES TAKEN NEAR BORDER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO COUNTERMEASURES |
| 1 | EVACUATION |
| 2 | SHELTERING |
| 3 | PROPHYLAXIS |
| 4 | WATER |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023005 (CAUSE OF INCIDENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INCIDENT STATE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED |
| 1 | INCIDENT STATE KNOWS THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023006 (INCIDENT SITUATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO IMPROVEMENT |
| 1 | UNSTABLE |
| 2 | NO DETERIORATION |
| 3 | IMPROVING |
| 4 | STABLE |
| 5 | DETERIORATING |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023007 (CHARACTERISTICS OF RELEASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO RELEASE |
| 1 | RELEASE HAS STOPPED |
| 2 | RELEASE |
| 3 | RELEASE IS CONTINUING |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023008 (STATE OF CURRENT RELEASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GASEOUS |
| 1 | PARTICULATE |
| 2 | MIXTURE OF GASEOUS AND PARTICULATE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023009 (STATE OF EXPECTED RELEASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GASEOUS |
| 1 | PARTICULATE |
| 2 | MIXTURE OF GASEOUS AND PARTICULATE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023016 (POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT CHEMICAL TOXIC HEALTH EFFECT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SIGNIFICANT CHEMICAL TOXIC HEALTH EFFECT |
| 1 | SIGNIFICANT CHEMICAL TOXIC HEALTH EFFECT POSSIBLE |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023018 (RELEASE BEHAVIOUR OVER TIME)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RELEASE NO LONGER OCCURRING |
| 1 | RELEASE STILL OCCURRING |
| 2 | RELEASE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN NEXT SIX HOURS |
| 3 | RELEASE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CONSTANT IN NEXT SIX HOURS |
| 4 | RELEASE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN NEXT SIX HOURS |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023031 (POSSIBILITY THAT PLUME WILL ENCOUNTER PRECIPITATION IN STATE IN)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PLUME WILL NOT ENCOUNTER RAIN IN INCIDENT STATE |
| 1 | PLUME WILL ENCOUNTER RAIN IN INCIDENT STATE |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023032 (PLUME WILL ENCOUNTER CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION AND/OR SPEED FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT SIX HOURS |
| 1 | ANTICIPATED SIGNIFICANT CHANGE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT SIX" HOURS |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 24 - Radiological elements - code-flag tables
Code table for element 024003 (COMPOSITION OF RELEASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOBLE GASES |
| 1 | IODIDES |
| 2 | CAESIUMS |
| 3 | TRANSURANICS |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 25 - Processing information - code-flag tables
Code table for element 025004 (ECHO PROCESSING)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INCOHERENT |
| 1 | COHERENT (DOPPLER) |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025005 (ECHO INTEGRATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LOGARITHM - 2.5 DB |
| 1 | LINEAR |
| 2 | SPECIAL |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025006 (Z TO R CONVERSION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ZH TO R CONVERSION |
| 1 | (ZH, ZDR) TO (NO, DO) TO R |
| 2 | (Z (F1), Z (F2)) TO ATTENUATION TO R |
| 6 | OTHER |
| 7 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | NONE |
| 2 | 4 | CALIBRATION TARGET OR SIGNAL |
| 3 | 2 | AGAINST RAINGAUGES |
| 4 | 1 | AGAINST OTHER INSTRUMENTS (DISTROMETER - ATTENUATION) |
Code table for element 025010 (CLUTTER TREATMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NONE |
| 1 | MAP |
| 2 | INSERTION OF HIGHER ELEVATION DATA AND MAP |
| 3 | ANALYSIS OF THE FLUCTUATING LOGARITHM SIGNAL (CLUTTER DETECT" ION) |
| 4 | EXTRACTION OF THE FLUCTUATING PART OF LINEAR SIGNAL (CLUTTER" SUPPRESSION) |
| 5 | CLUTTER SUPPRESSION - DOPPLER |
| 6 | MULTI PARAMETER ANALYSIS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025011 (GROUND OCCULTATION CORRECTION (SCREENING))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NONE |
| 1 | MAP OF CORRECTION FACTORS |
| 2 | INTERPOLATION (AZIMUTH OR ELEVATION) |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025012 (RANGE ATTENUATION CORRECTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HARDWARE |
| 1 | SOFTWARE |
| 2 | HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE |
| 3 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | BRIGHT-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | RADOME 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | PRECIPITATION ATTENUATION CORRECTION |
Code table for element 025020 (MEAN SPEED ESTIMATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | FFT (FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM) |
| 1 | PPP (PULSE-PAIR PROCESSING) |
| 2 | VPC (VECTOR-PHASE CHANGE) |
| 3 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | SIMPLE AVERAGE |
| 2 | 64 | CONSENSUS AVERAGE |
| 3 | 32 | MEDIAN CHECK |
| 4 | 16 | VERTICAL CONSISTENCY CHECK |
| 5 | 8 | OTHER |
Flag table for element 025022 (GHRSS REJECTION FLAG)
Total number of bits: 9| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | UNPROCESSED |
| 2 | 128 | LAND SUSPECTED |
| 3 | 64 | WIND SPEED TOO LARGE |
| 4 | 32 | ICE DETECTED |
| 5 | 16 | RAIN DETECTED (MICROWAVE RETRIEVALS ONLY) |
| 6 | 8 | CLOUDY DETECTED (INFRA-RED RETRIEVALS ONLY) |
| 7 | 4 | COSMETIC VALUE |
| 8 | 2 | SST OUT OF RANGE |
Flag table for element 025023 (GHRSS CONFIDENCE FLAG)
Total number of bits: 9| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | DEFAULT CONFIDENCE VALUE HAS BEEN USED |
| 2 | 128 | DEFAULT BIAS AND STANDARD DEVIATION HAVE BEEN USED |
| 3 | 64 | SUN GLINT SUSPECTED |
| 4 | 32 | SEA ICE RETRIEVAL FOR MICROWAVE DATA |
| 5 | 16 | HIGH WIND SPEED RETRIEVAL |
| 6 | 8 | INACCURATE SST DUE TO LOW SST (< 285K) (ONLY APPLIES TO THE" TMI INSTRUMENT) |
| 7 | 4 | RELAXED RAIN CONTAMINATION SUSPECTED |
| 8 | 2 | POTENTIAL SIDE LOBE CONTAMINATION |
Code table for element 025024 (GHRSS DATA QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNPROCESSED INFRARED RETRIEVAL |
| 1 | CLOUDY RETRIEVALS |
| 2 | BAD: DATA THAT ARE PROBABLY CONTAMINATED BY CLOUD |
| 3 | SUSPECT DATA |
| 4 | ACCEPTABLE DATA |
| 5 | EXCELLENT DATA |
| 6 | COOL SKIN SUSPECTED |
| 10 | UNPROCESSED MICROWAVE RETRIEVAL |
| 11 | QUESTIONABLE MICROWAVE RETRIEVAL THAT MAY BE CONTAMINATED |
| 12 | ACCEPTABLE MICROWAVE RETRIEVAL |
| 13 | HIGH PROBABILITY OF DIURNAL VARIABILITY |
| 14 | RESERVED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025029 (CALIBRATION METHOD)
Total number of bits: 6| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | RESERVED |
| 2 | 16 | CALIBRATION TARGET OR SIGNAL |
| 3 | 8 | AGAINST RAINGAUGES |
| 4 | 4 | AGAINST OTHER INSTRUMENTS (DISDROMETER - ATTENUATION) |
| 5 | 2 | RESERVED |
Code table for element 025030 (RUNNING MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE USAGE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RUNNING MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE NOT USED BECAUSE USAGE" CRITERIA NOT MET |
| 1 | RUNNING MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE NOT USED BECAUSE DATA N" OT AVAILABLE |
| 2 | RUNNING MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE USED AS PREDICTOR |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025031 (NWP-GENERATED VERTICAL PROFILE THINNING METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | NO THINNING APPLIED (ALL NATIVE MODEL LEVELS ARE INCLUDED FR" OM BASE TO TOP OF PSEUDO-SOUNDING). |
| 2 | NATIVE MODEL LEVELS ARE PRESENT ONLY IF THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT" LEVELS AS PER REGULATIONS B/C 25 FOR CONVENTIONAL TEMP SOUN" DINGS |
| 3 | A PREDEFINED SUBSET OF NATIVE MODEL LEVELS IS PRESENT |
| 4 | NO NATIVE MODEL LEVELS ARE PRESENT. ALL PROFILE LEVELS ARE" INTERPOLATED TO A PREDEFINED SET OF PRESSURE COORDINATE LEVE" LS |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025032 (WIND PROFILER MODE INFORMATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | DATA FROM LOW MODE |
| 2 | DATA FROM HIGH MODE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025033 (WIND PROFILER SUBMODE INFORMATION*)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WIND PROFILER OPERATING IN SUBMODE A |
| 1 | WIND PROFILER OPERATING IN SUBMODE B |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | TEST A PERFORMED AND FAILED |
| 2 | 4 | TEST B PERFORMED AND FAILED |
| 3 | 2 | TEST RESULTS INCONCLUSIVE |
Code table for element 025035 (DECISION METHOD FOR POLARITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOT DEFINED |
| 1 | INDIVIDUAL VOLTAGE DEFLECTION |
| 2 | CURRENT BASED, ABOVE A THRESHOLD |
| 3 | VOLTAGE BASED, ABOVE A THRESHOLD |
| 4 | CONSENSUS OF SENSORS, CURRENT ABOVE A THRESHOLD |
| 5 | CONSENSUS OF SENSORS, VOLTAGE ABOVE A THRESHOLD |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025036 (ATMOSPHERICS LOCATION METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NETWORK OF SEVERAL DIRECTION-FINDERS OPERATING ON THE SAME I" NDIVIDUAL ATMOSPHERICS |
| 1 | NETWORK OF SEVERAL ARRIVAL-TIME STATIONS OPERATING ON THE SA" ME INDIVIDUAL ATMOSPHERICS |
| 6 | SINGLE STATION RANGE BEARING TECHNIQUE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025040 (CO2 WIND PRODUCT DERIVATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NON-SPECIFIC MODE |
| 1 | FIRST GUESS DATA |
| 2 | CLOUD DATA |
| 3 | AVERAGE VECTOR DATA |
| 4 | PRIMARY DATA |
| 5 | GUESS DATA |
| 6 | VECTOR DATA |
| 7 | TRACER DATA; THIS IMAGE |
| 8 | TRACER DATA TO NEXT IMAGE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025041 (MOVING PLATFORM DIRECTION REPORTING METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DIRECTION ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN TRUE DEGREES |
| 1 | DIRECTION ORIGINALLY REPORTED USING CODE TABLE 0700, FM 13 |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025042 (MOVING PLATFORM SPEED REPORTING METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SPEED ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN METRES PER SECOND |
| 1 | SPEED ORIGINALLY REPORTED USING CODE TABLE 4451, FM 13 |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2048 | GOOD |
| 2 | 1024 | REDUNDANT |
| 3 | 512 | QUESTIONABLE |
| 4 | 256 | BAD |
| 5 | 128 | EXPERIMENTAL |
| 6 | 64 | PRECIPITATING |
Code table for element 025063 (CENTRAL PROCESSOR OR SYSTEM IDENTIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOT DEFINED |
| 1 | MAIN PROCESSOR |
| 2 | BACKUP PROCESSOR |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | SMOOTHED |
| 2 | 64 | BASELINE ADJUSTED |
| 3 | 32 | NORMALIZED TIME INTERVAL |
| 4 | 16 | OUTLIER CHECKED |
| 5 | 8 | PLAUSIBILITY CHECKED |
| 6 | 4 | CONSISTENCY CHECKED |
| 7 | 2 | INTERPOLATED |
Code table for element 025086 (DEPTH CORRECTION INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DEPTHS ARE NOT CORRECTED |
| 1 | DEPTHS ARE CORRECTED |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025090 (ORBIT STATE FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ORBIT COMPUTED DURING A MANOEUVRE |
| 1 | ADJUSTED MISSION OPERATIONS ORBIT |
| 2 | EXTRAPOLATED MISSION OPERATIONS ORBIT |
| 3 | ADJUSTED (PRELIMINARY/PRECISE) ORBIT |
| 4 | (PRELIMINARY/PRECISE) ORBIT IS ESTIMATED DURING A MANOEUVRE" PERIOD |
| 5 | (PRELIMINARY/PRECISE) ORBIT IS INTERPOLATED OVER A TRACKING" DATA GAP |
| 6 | (PRELIMINARY/PRECISE) ORBIT IS EXTRAPOLATED FOR A DURATION L" ESS THAN 1 DAY |
| 7 | (PRELIMINARY/PRECISE) ORBIT IS EXTRAPOLATED FOR A DURATION T" HAT RANGES FROM 1 DAY TO 2 DAYS |
| 8 | (PRELIMINARY/PRECISE) ORBIT IS EXTRAPOLATED FOR A DURATION L" ARGER THAN 2 DAYS, OR THAT THE ORBIT IS EXTRAPOLATED JUST AF" TER A MANOEUVRE |
| 9 | DORIS† DIODE‡ NAVIGATOR ORBIT |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | NO CORRECTION |
| 2 | 64 | VERTICAL VELOCITY CORRECTION |
| 7 | 2 | ALL 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ALTIMETER OPERATING (SET TO 0 IF NOMINAL, SET TO 1 IF 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | MODE INDICATOR (0 IF MODE 2, 1 IF MODE 1) |
| 2 | 8 | MODE 1 CALIBRATION SEQUENCE INDICATOR (0 IF NORMAL DATA TAKI" NG EITHER MODE 1 OR 2, 1 IF MODE 1 CALIBRATION SEQUENCE) 'B" ITS 3 AND 4 INDICATE ACT |
| 3 | 4 | CHANNEL 2 (0 IF ON, 1 IF OFF) |
| 4 | 2 | CHANNEL 3 (0 IF ON, 1 IF OFF) |
Code table for element 025097 (THREE DIMENSIONAL ERROR ESTIMATE OF THE NAVIGATOR ORBIT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RANGES BETWEEN 0 AND 30 CM |
| 1 | RANGES BETWEEN 30 AND 60 CM |
| 2 | RANGES BETWEEN 60 AND 90 CM |
| 3 | RANGES BETWEEN 90 AND 120 CM |
| 4 | RANGES BETWEEN 120 AND 150 CM |
| 5 | RANGES BETWEEN 150 AND 180 CM |
| 6 | RANGES BETWEEN 180 AND 210 CM |
| 7 | RANGES BETWEEN 210 AND 240 CM |
| 8 | RANGES BETWEEN 240 AND 270 CM |
| 9 | RANGES LARGER THAN 270 CM |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | KU BAND RANGE |
| 2 | 128 | C BAND RANGE |
| 3 | 64 | KU BAND SWH* |
| 4 | 32 | C BAND SWH* |
| 5 | 16 | KU BAND BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT |
| 6 | 8 | C BAND BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT |
| 7 | 4 | OFF NADIR ANGLE FROM KU BAND WAVEFORM PARAMETERS |
| 8 | 2 | OFF NADIR ANGLE 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | KU BAND RANGE INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
| 2 | 128 | C BAND RANGE INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
| 3 | 64 | KU BAND SWH* INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
| 4 | 32 | C BAND SWH* INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
| 5 | 16 | KU BAND BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
| 6 | 8 | C BAND BACKSCATTER 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 512 | RAW DATA ANALYSIS USED FOR RAW DATA CORRECTION. CORRECTION" DONE USING DEFAULT PARAMETERS |
| 2 | 256 | RAW DATA ANALYSIS USED FOR RAW DATA CORRECTION. CORRECTION" DONE USING RAW DATA ANALYSIS RESULTS |
| 3 | 128 | ANTENNA ELEVATION PATTERN CORRECTION APPLIED |
| 4 | 64 | NOMINAL CHIRP REPLICA USED |
| 5 | 32 | RECONSTRUCTED CHIRP USED |
| 6 | 16 | SLANT RANGE TO GROUND RANGE CONVERSION APPLIED |
Code table for element 025120 (RA2-L2-PROCESSING FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PERCENTAGE OF DSRS* FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS DURING LEVEL 2" PROCESSING IS GREATER THAN THE ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD |
| 1 | PERCENTAGE OF DSRS FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS DURING LEVEL 2" PROCESSING IS LESS THAN THE ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025122 (HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR RF)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR RF IS A |
| 1 | HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR RF IS B |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025123 (HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR HPA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR HPA IS A |
| 1 | HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR HPA IS B |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025124 (MWR L2 PROCESSING FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PERCENTAGE OF DSRS** FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS DURING LEVEL" 2 PROCESSING IS GREATER THAN THE ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD |
| 1 | PERCENTAGE OF DSRS FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS DURING LEVEL 2" PROCESSING IS LESS THAN THE ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025150 (SATELLITE INTENSITY ANALYSIS METHOD OF TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | THE DVORAK'S VIS (VISUAL IMAGERY) INTENSITY ANALYSIS |
| 2 | THE DVORAK'S EIR (ENHANCED INFRARED IMAGERY) INTENSITY ANALY" SIS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025174 (SMOS INFORMATION FLAG)
Total number of bits: 14| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8192 | PIXEL IS AFFECTED BY RFI EFFECTS |
| 2 | 4096 | PIXEL IS LOCATED IN THE HEXAGONAL ALIAS DIRECTION CENTRED ON" SUN ALIAS |
| 3 | 2048 | PIXEL IS CLOSE TO THE BORDER DELIMITING THE EXTENDED ALIAS F" REE ZONE |
| 4 | 1024 | PIXEL IS INSIDE THE EXTENDED ALIAS FREE ZONE |
| 5 | 512 | PIXEL IS INSIDE THE EXCLUSIVE OF ALIAS FREE ZONE |
| 6 | 256 | PIXEL IS LOCATED IN A ZONE WHERE A MOON ALIAS WAS RECONSTRUC" TED |
| 7 | 128 | PIXEL IS LOCATED IN A ZONE WHERE SUN REFLECTION HAS BEEN DET" ECTED |
| 8 | 64 | PIXEL IS LOCATED IN A ZONE WHERE SUN ALIAS WAS RECONSTRUCTED |
| 9 | 32 | FLAT TARGET TRANSFORMATION HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING IMAGE R" ECONSTRUCTION OF THIS PIXEL |
| 10 | 16 | SCENE HAS BEEN COMBINED WITH AN ADJUSTMENT SCENE IN OPPOSITE" POLARIZATION DURING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION TO ACCOUNT FOR CRO" SS-POLARIZATION LEAKAGE |
| 11 | 8 | DIRECT MOON CORRECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING IMAGE RECON" STRUCTION OF THIS PIXEL |
| 12 | 4 | REFLECTED SUN CORRECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING IMAGE REC" ONSTRUCTION OF THIS PIXEL |
| 13 | 2 | DIRECT SUN CORRECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING IMAGE RECONS" TRUCTION OF THIS IMAGE |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33554432 | 0100 INCLUDED |
| 2 | 16777216 | 0200 INCLUDED |
| 3 | 8388608 | 0300 INCLUDED |
| 4 | 4194304 | 0400 INCLUDED |
| 5 | 2097152 | 0500 INCLUDED |
| 6 | 1048576 | 0600 INCLUDED |
| 7 | 524288 | 0700 INCLUDED |
| 8 | 262144 | 0800 INCLUDED |
| 9 | 131072 | 0900 INCLUDED |
| 10 | 65536 | 1000 INCLUDED |
| 11 | 32768 | 1100 INCLUDED |
| 12 | 16384 | 1200 INCLUDED |
| 13 | 8192 | 1300 INCLUDED |
| 14 | 4096 | 1400 INCLUDED |
| 15 | 2048 | 1500 INCLUDED |
| 16 | 1024 | 1600 INCLUDED |
| 17 | 512 | 1700 INCLUDED |
| 18 | 256 | 1800 INCLUDED |
| 19 | 128 | 1900 INCLUDED |
| 20 | 64 | 2000 INCLUDED |
| 21 | 32 | 2100 INCLUDED |
| 22 | 16 | 2200 INCLUDED |
| 23 | 8 | 2300 INCLUDED |
| 24 | 4 | 2400 INCLUDED |
| 25 | 2 | UNKNOWN MIXTURE OF HOURS |
Class 29 - Map data - code-flag tables
Code table for element 029001 (PROJECTION TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GNOMONIC PROJECTION |
| 1 | POLAR STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION |
| 2 | LAMBERT'S CONFORMAL CONIC PROJECTION |
| 3 | MERCATOR'S PROJECTION |
| 4 | SCANNING CONE (RADAR)* |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 029002 (CO-ORDINATE GRID TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CARTESIAN |
| 1 | POLAR |
| 2 | OTHER |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 30 - Image - code-flag tables
Code table for element 030031 (PICTURE TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PPI |
| 1 | COMPOSITE |
| 2 | CAPPL |
| 3 | VERTICAL SECTION |
| 4 | ALPHANUMERIC DATA |
| 5 | MAP OF SUBJECT CLUTTER |
| 6 | MAP |
| 7 | TEST PICTURE |
| 8 | COMMENTS |
| 9 | MAP OF GROUND OCCULTATION |
| 10 | MAP OF RADAR BEAM HEIGHT |
| 14 | OTHER |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32768 | MAP |
| 2 | 16384 | SATELLITE IR |
| 3 | 8192 | SATELLITE VIS |
| 4 | 4096 | SATELLITE WV |
| 5 | 2048 | SATELLITE MULTISPECTRAL |
| 6 | 1024 | SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS |
| 7 | 512 | FORECAST PARAMETERS |
| 8 | 256 | LIGHTNING DATA |
| 15 | 2 | OTHER DATA |
Class 31 - Data description operator qualifiers - code-flag tables
Code table for element 031021 (ASSOCIATED FIELD SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | 1-BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY |
| 2 | 2-BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY |
| 6 | 4-BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY CONTROL CLASS ACCORDING TO GTSPP |
| 7 | PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE |
| 8 | 0 - NOT SUSPECTED, 1 - SUSPECTED, 2 - RESERVED, 3 - INFORMAT" ION NOT REQUIRED |
| 21 | 1-BIT INDICATOR OF CORRECTION |
| 63 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 DATA PRESENT |
Class 33 - Quality information - code-flag tables
Code table for element 033002 (QUALITY INFORMATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DATA NOT SUSPECT |
| 1 | DATA SUSPECT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | QUALITY INFORMATION NOT GIVEN |
Code table for element 033003 (QUALITY INFORMATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DATA NOT SUSPECT |
| 1 | DATA SLIGHTLY SUSPECT |
| 2 | DATA HIGHLY SUSPECT |
| 3 | DATA CONSIDERED UNFIT FOR USE |
| 7 | QUALITY INFORMATION NOT GIVEN |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 536870912 | NO AUTOMATED METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECKS PERFORMED |
| 2 | 268435456 | PRESSURE DATA SUSPECT |
| 3 | 134217728 | WIND DATA SUSPECT |
| 4 | 67108864 | DRY-BULB TEMPERATURE DATA SUSPECT |
| 5 | 33554432 | WET-BULB TEMPERATURE DATA SUSPECT |
| 6 | 16777216 | HUMIDITY DATA SUSPECT |
| 7 | 8388608 | GROUND TEMPERATURE DATA SUSPECT |
| 8 | 4194304 | SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 1) DATA SUSPECT |
| 9 | 2097152 | SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 2) DATA SUSPECT |
| 10 | 1048576 | SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 3) DATA SUSPECT |
| 11 | 524288 | SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 4) DATA SUSPECT |
| 12 | 262144 | SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 5) DATA SUSPECT |
| 13 | 131072 | CLOUD DATA SUSPECT |
| 14 | 65536 | VISIBILITY DATA SUSPECT |
| 15 | 32768 | PRESENT WEATHER DATA SUSPECT |
| 16 | 16384 | LIGHTNING DATA SUSPECT |
| 17 | 8192 | ICE DEPOSIT DATA SUSPECT |
| 18 | 4096 | PRECIPITATION DATA SUSPECT |
| 19 | 2048 | STATE OF GROUND DATA SUSPECT |
| 20 | 1024 | SNOW DATA SUSPECT |
| 21 | 512 | WATER CONTENT DATA SUSPECT |
| 22 | 256 | EVAPORATION/EVAPOTRANSPIRATION DATA SUSPECT |
| 23 | 128 | SUNSHINE DATA SUSPECT |
Code table for element 033006 (INTERNAL MEASUREMENT STATUS INFORMATION (AWS))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SELF-CHECK OK |
| 1 | AT LEAST ONE WARNING ACTIVE, NO ALARMS |
| 2 | AT LEAST ONE ALARM ACTIVE |
| 3 | SENSOR FAILURE |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033015 (DATA QUALITY CHECK INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PASSED ALL CHECKS |
| 1 | MISSING DATA CHECK |
| 2 | DESCENDING/REASCENDING BALLOON CHECK |
| 3 | DATA PLAUSIBILITY CHECK (ABOVE LIMITS) |
| 4 | DATA PLAUSIBILITY CHECK (BELOW LIMITS) |
| 5 | SUPERADIABATIC LAPSE RATE CHECK |
| 6 | LIMITING ANGLES CHECK |
| 7 | ASCENSION RATE CHECK |
| 8 | EXCESSIVE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS FLIGHT |
| 9 | BALLOON OVERHEAD CHECK |
| 10 | WIND SPEED CHECK |
| 11 | WIND DIRECTION CHECK |
| 12 | DEPENDENCY CHECK |
| 13 | DATA VALID BUT MODIFIED |
| 14 | DATA OUTLIER CHECK |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033020 (QUALITY CONTROL INDICATION OF FOLLOWING VALUE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD |
| 1 | INCONSISTENT |
| 2 | DOUBTFUL |
| 3 | WRONG |
| 4 | NOT CHECKED |
| 5 | HAS BEEN CHANGED |
| 6 | ESTIMATED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033021 (QUALITY OF FOLLOWING VALUE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WITHIN LIMITS |
| 1 | OUTSIDE LIMITS |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033022 (QUALITY OF BUOY SATELLITE TRANSMISSION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD (SEVERAL IDENTICAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED) |
| 1 | DUBIOUS (NO IDENTICAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED) |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033023 (QUALITY OF BUOY LOCATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RELIABLE (LOCATION WAS MADE OVER TWO SATELLITE PASSES) |
| 1 | LATEST KNOWN (NO LOCATION OVER THE CORRESPONDING PASS) |
| 2 | DUBIOUS (LOCATION MADE OVER ONE PASS ONLY; A SECOND SOLUTION" IS POSSIBLE IN 5 PER CENT OF THE CASES) |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033024 (STATION ELEVATION QUALITY MARK (FOR MOBILE STATIONS))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | EXCELLENT - WITHIN 3 METERS |
| 2 | GOOD - WITHIN 10 METERS |
| 3 | FAIR - WITHIN 20 METERS |
| 4 | POOR - MORE THAN 20 METERS |
| 5 | EXCELLENT - WITHIN 10 FEET |
| 6 | GOOD - WITHIN 30 FEET |
| 7 | FAIR - WITHIN 60 FEET |
| 8 | POOR - MORE THAN 60 FEET |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033025 (ACARS INTERPOLATED VALUES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | TIME INTERPOLATED, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE REPORTED |
| 1 | TIME REPORTED, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE INTERPOLATED |
| 2 | TIME, LATITUDE, AND LONGITUDE INTERPOLATED |
| 3 | TIME, LATITUDE, AND LONGITUDE REPORTED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033026 (MOISTURE QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NORMAL OPERATIONS MEASUREMENT MODE |
| 1 | NORMAL OPERATIONS NON-MEASUREMENT MODE |
| 2 | SMALL RH |
| 3 | HUMIDITY ELEMENT IS WET |
| 4 | HUMIDITY ELEMENT CONTAMINATED |
| 5 | HEATER FAIL |
| 6 | HEATER FAIL AND WET/CONTAMINATED HUMIDITY ELEMENT |
| 7 | AT LEAST ONE OF THE INPUT PARAMETERS USED IN THE CALCULATION" OF MIXING RATIO IS INVALID |
| 8 | NUMERIC ERROR |
| 9 | SENSOR NOT INSTALLED |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033027 (LOCATION QUALITY CLASS (RANGE OF RADIUS OF 66 % CONFIDENCE))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RADIUS > 1500 M |
| 1 | 500 M < RADIUS <1500 M |
| 2 | 250 M < RADIUS < 500 M |
| 3 | RADIUS < 250 M |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033028 (SNAPSHOT OVERALL QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | NOMINAL |
| 2 | DEGRADED BY SW ERROR; ANY ERROR REPORTED BY THE ALGORITHMS |
| 3 | DEGRADED BY INSTRUMENT ERROR |
| 4 | DEGRADED BY CORRUPTED /MISSING ADF |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8388608 | DO NOT USE SCAN FOR PRODUCT GENERATION |
| 2 | 4194304 | TIME SEQUENCE ERROR DETECTED WITH THIS SCAN |
| 3 | 2097152 | DATA GAP PRECEDES THIS SCAN |
| 4 | 1048576 | NO CALIBRATION |
| 5 | 524288 | NO EARTH LOCATION |
| 6 | 262144 | FIRST GOOD TIME FOLLOWING A CLOCK UPDATE |
| 7 | 131072 | INSTRUMENT 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8388608 | TIME FIELD IS BAD BUT CAN PROBABLY BE INFERRED FROM THE PREV" IOUS GOOD TIME |
| 2 | 4194304 | TIME FIELD IS BAD AND CAN'T BE INFERRED FROM THE PREVIOUS GO" OD TIME |
| 3 | 2097152 | THIS RECORD STARTS A SEQUENCE THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH PREV" IOUS TIMES (I.E. THERE IS A TIME DISCONTINUITY). THIS MAY OR" MAY NOT BE ASSOCIATED W |
| 4 | 1048576 | START OF A SEQUENCE THAT APPARENTLY REPEATS SCAN TIMES THAT" HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED |
| 5 | 524288 | SCAN LINE WAS NOT CALIBRATED BECAUSE OF BAD TIME |
| 6 | 262144 | SCAN LINE WAS CALIBRATED USING FEWER THAN THE PREFERRED NUMB" ER OF SCAN LINES BECAUSE OF PROXIMITY TO START OR END OF DAT" A OR TO A DATA GAP |
| 7 | 131072 | SCAN LINE WAS NOT CALIBRATED BECAUSE OF BAD OR INSUFFICIENT" PRT DATA |
| 8 | 65536 | SCAN LINE WAS CALIBRATED BUT WITH MARGINAL PRT DATA |
| 9 | 32768 | SOME UNCALIBRATED CHANNELS ON THIS SCAN |
| 10 | 16384 | UNCALIBRATED DUE TO INSTRUMENT MODE |
| 11 | 8192 | QUESTIONABLE CALIBRATION BECAUSE OF ANTENNA POSITION ERROR O" F SPACE VIEW |
| 12 | 4096 | QUESTIONABLE CALIBRATION BECAUSE OF ANTENNA POSITION ERROR O" F BLACK BODY |
| 13 | 2048 | NOT EARTH LOCATED BECAUSE OF BAD TIME |
| 14 | 1024 | EARTH LOCATION QUESTIONABLE BECAUSE OF QUESTIONABLE TIME COD" E (SEE TIME PROBLEM CODE BITS) |
| 15 | 512 | EARTH LOCATION QUESTIONABLE - ONLY MARGINAL AGREEMENT WITH R" EASONABLENESS CHECK |
| 16 | 256 | EARTH LOCATION QUESTIONABLE - FAILS REASONABLENESS CHECK |
| 17 | 128 | EARTH LOCATION QUESTIONABLE BECAUSE OF ANTENNA POSITION CHEC" K |
| 18 | 64 | SCAN LINE CALIBRATION COLD BLACK BODY |
| 19 | 32 | SCAN LINE CALIBRATION WARM BLACK BODY |
| 20 | 16 | SCAN LINE CALIBRATION SPACE VIEW |
| 21 | 8 | EARTH 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8388608 | NO GOOD BLACKBODY COUNTS FOR SCAN LINE |
| 2 | 4194304 | NO GOOD SPACE VIEW COUNTS FOR THIS LINE |
| 3 | 2097152 | NO GOOD PRTS FOR THIS LINE |
| 4 | 1048576 | SOME BAD BLACKBODY VIEW COUNTS FOR THIS LINE |
| 5 | 524288 | SOME BAD SPACE VIEW COUNTS FOR THIS LINE |
| 6 | 262144 | SOME 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8388608 | SET IF SECONDARY CALIBRATION USED |
| 22 | 4 | SET IF ALL THE CHANNELS ARE MISSING |
| 23 | 2 | SUSPECT |
Code table for element 033035 (MANUAL/AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL PASSED AND NOT MANUALLY CHECKED |
| 1 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL PASSED AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND PA" SSED |
| 2 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL PASSED AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND DE" LETED |
| 3 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FAILED AND MANUALLY NOT CHECKED |
| 4 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FAILED AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND FA" ILED |
| 5 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FAILED AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND RE" -INSERTED |
| 6 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FLAGGED DATA AS QUESTIONABLE AND N" OT MANUALLY CHECKED |
| 7 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FLAGGED DATA AS QUESTIONABLE AND M" ANUALLY CHECKED AND FAILED |
| 8 | MANUALLY CHECKED AND FAILED |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 524288 | U DEPARTURE FROM GUESS |
| 2 | 262144 | V DEPARTURE FROM GUESS |
| 3 | 131072 | U AND V DEPARTURE FROM GUESS |
| 4 | 65536 | U ACCELERATION |
| 5 | 32768 | V ACCELERATION |
| 6 | 16384 | U AND V ACCELERATION |
| 7 | 8192 | POSSIBLE LAND FEATURE |
| 8 | 4096 | U ACCELERATION AND POSSIBLE LAND FEATURE |
| 9 | 2048 | V ACCELERATION AND POSSIBLE LAND FEATURE |
| 10 | 1024 | U AND V ACCELERATION AND POSSIBLE LAND FEATURE |
| 11 | 512 | BAD WIND GUESS |
| 12 | 256 | CORRELATION FAILURE |
| 13 | 128 | SEARCH BOX OFF EDGE OF AREA |
| 14 | 64 | TARGET BOX OFF EDGE OF AREA |
| 15 | 32 | PIXEL BRIGHTNESS OUT OF BOUNDS (NOISY LINE) |
| 16 | 16 | TARGET OUTSIDE OF LATITUDE/LONGITUDE BOX |
| 17 | 8 | TARGET OUTSIDE OF PRESSURE MINIMUM/MAXIMUM |
| 18 | 4 | AUTOEDITOR FLAGGED SLOW VECTOR |
| 19 | 2 | AUTOEDITOR 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 512 | TOTAL ZENITH DELAY QUALITY IS CONSIDERED POOR |
| 2 | 256 | GALILEO SATELLITES USED |
| 3 | 128 | GLONASS SATELLITES USED |
| 4 | 64 | GPS SATELLITES USED |
| 5 | 32 | METEOROLOGICAL DATA APPLIED |
| 6 | 16 | ATMOSPHERIC LOADING CORRECTION APPLIED |
| 7 | 8 | OCEAN TIDE LOADING APPLIED |
| 8 | 4 | CLIMATE QUALITY DATA PROCESSING |
| 9 | 2 | NEAR-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32768 | NON-NOMINAL QUALITY |
| 2 | 16384 | OFFLINE PRODUCT |
| 3 | 8192 | ASCENDING OCCULTATION FLAG |
| 4 | 4096 | EXCESS PHASE PROCESSING NON-NOMINAL |
| 5 | 2048 | BENDING ANGLE PROCESSING NON-NOMINAL |
| 6 | 1024 | REFRACTIVITY PROCESSING NON-NOMINAL |
| 7 | 512 | METEOROLOGICAL PROCESSING NON-NOMINAL |
| 14 | 4 | BACKGROUND PROFILE NON-NOMINAL |
| 15 | 2 | BACKGROUND (I.E. NOT RETRIEVED) PROFILE PRESENT |
Code table for element 033041 (ATTRIBUTE OF FOLLOWING VALUE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | THE FOLLOWING VALUE IS THE TRUE VALUE |
| 1 | THE FOLLOWING VALUE IS HIGHER THAN THE TRUE VALUE (THE MEASU" REMENT HIT THE LOWER LIMIT OF THE INSTRUMENT) |
| 2 | THE FOLLOWING VALUE IS LOWER THAN THE TRUE VALUE (THE MEASUR" EMENT HIT THE HIGHER LIMIT OF THE INSTRUMENT) |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033042 (TYPE OF LIMIT REPRESENTED BY FOLLOWING VALUE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | EXCLUSIVE LOWER LIMIT (>) |
| 1 | INCLUSIVE LOWER LIMIT (>=) |
| 2 | EXCLUSIVE UPPER LIMIT (<) |
| 3 | INCLUSIVE UPPER LIMIT (=<) |
| 7 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | SEA MDS. NADIR ONLY SST RETRIEVAL USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL" LAND MDS RESERVED |
| 2 | 64 | SEA MDS. DUAL VIEW SST RETRIEVAL USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL L" AND MDS RESERVED |
| 3 | 32 | NADIR VIEW CONTAINS DAY TIME DATA |
| 4 | 16 | FORWARD 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16384 | INPUT DATA MEAN OUTSIDE NOMINAL RANGE FLAG |
| 2 | 8192 | INPUT DATA STANDARD DEVIATION OUTSIDE NOMINAL RANGE FLAG |
| 3 | 4096 | NUMBER OF INPUT DATA GAPS > THRESHOLD VALUE |
| 4 | 2048 | PERCENTAGE OF MISSING LINES > THRESHOLD VALUE |
| 5 | 1024 | DOPPLER CENTROID UNCERTAIN. CONFIDENCE MEASURE < SPECIFIC V" ALUE |
| 6 | 512 | DOPPLER AMBIGUITY ESTIMATE UNCERTAIN. CONFIDENCE MEASURE <" SPECIFIC VALUE |
| 7 | 256 | OUTPUT DATA MEAN OUTSIDE NOMINAL RANGE FLAG |
| 8 | 128 | OUTPUT DATA STANDARD DEVIATION OUTSIDE NOMINAL RANGE FLAG |
| 9 | 64 | CHIRP RECONSTRUCTION FAILED OR IS OF LOW QUALITY FLAG |
| 10 | 32 | DATA SET MISSING |
| 11 | 16 | INVALID DOWNLINK PARAMETERS |
| 12 | 8 | AZIMUTH CUT-OFF ITERATION COUNT. THE AZIMUTH CUT-OFF FIT DI" D NOT CONVERGE WITHIN A MINIMUM NUMBER OF ITERATIONS |
| 13 | 4 | AZIMUTH CUT-OFF FIT DID NOT CONVERGE WITHIN A MINIMUM NUMBER" OF ITERATIONS |
| 14 | 2 | PHASE INFORMATION CONFIDENCE MEASURE. THE IMAGINARY SPECTRA" L PEAK IS LESS THAN A MINIMUM THRESHOLD, OR THE ZERO LAG SHI" FT IS GREATER THAN A MIN |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1073741824 | ERROR DETECTED AND ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER MADE |
| 2 | 536870912 | ANOMALY IN ON-BOARD DATA HANDLING (OBDH) VALUE DETECTED |
| 3 | 268435456 | ANOMALY IN ULTRA STABLE OSCILLATOR PROCESSING (USOP) VALUE D" ETECTED |
| 4 | 134217728 | ERRORS DETECTED BY ON-BOARD COMPUTER |
| 5 | 67108864 | AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL (AGC) OUT OF RANGE |
| 6 | 33554432 | RECEPTION (RX) DELAY FAULT. RX DISTANCE OUT OF RANGE |
| 7 | 16777216 | WAVE FORM SAMPLES FAULT IDENTIFIER. ERROR |
| 8 | 8388608 | S-BAND ANOMALY/ERROR DETECTED |
| 12 | 524288 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE (CHANNEL 1) OUT OF RANGE |
| 13 | 262144 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE (CHANNEL 2) OUT OF RANGE |
| 14 | 131072 | RESERVED |
| 15 | 65536 | KU-BAND OCEAN RETRACKING ERROR |
| 16 | 32768 | S-BAND OCEAN RETRACKING ERROR |
| 17 | 16384 | KU-BAND ICE 1 RETRACKING ERROR |
| 18 | 8192 | S-BAND ICE 1 RETRACKING ERROR |
| 19 | 4096 | KU-BAND ICE 2 RETRACKING ERROR |
| 20 | 2048 | S-BAND ICE 2 RETRACKING ERROR |
| 21 | 1024 | KU-BAND SEA ICE RETRACKING ERROR |
| 22 | 512 | ARITHMETIC FAULT ERROR |
| 23 | 256 | METEO DATA STATE. NO MAP |
| 24 | 128 | METEO DATA STATE. 1 MAP |
| 25 | 64 | METEO DATA STATE. 2 MAPS DEGRADED |
| 26 | 32 | METEO DATA STATE. 2 MAPS NOMINAL |
| 27 | 16 | ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR PROPAGATION MODE, SEVERAL ERRORS |
| 28 | 8 | ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR PROPAGATION MODE, WARNING DETECT" ED |
| 29 | 4 | ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR INITIALISATION MODE, SEVERAL ERR" ORS |
| 30 | 2 | ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR INITIALISATION MODE, WARNING DET" ECTED |
Code table for element 033048 (CONFIDENCE MEASURE OF SAR INVERSION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INVERSION SUCCESSFUL |
| 1 | INVERSION NOT SUCCESSFUL |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033049 (CONFIDENCE MEASURE OF WIND RETRIEVAL)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | EXTERNAL WIND DIRECTION USED DURING INVERSION |
| 1 | EXTERNAL WIND DIRECTION NOT USED DURING INVERSION |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033050 (GLOBAL GTSPP QUALITY FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNQUALIFIED |
| 1 | CORRECT VALUE (ALL CHECKS PASSED) |
| 2 | PROBABLY GOOD BUT VALUE INCONSISTENT WITH STATISTICS (DIFFER" FROM CLIMATOLOGY) |
| 3 | PROBABLY BAD (SPIKE, GRADIENT, ETC., IF OTHER TESTS PASSED) |
| 4 | BAD VALUE, IMPOSSIBLE VALUE (OUT OF SCALE, VERTICAL INSTABIL" ITY, CONSTANT PROFILE) |
| 5 | VALUE MODIFIED DURING QUALITY CONTROL |
| 8 | INTERPOLATED VALUE |
| 9 | GOOD FOR OPERATIONAL USE; CAUTION; CHECK LITERATURE FOR OTHE" R USES |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033060 (GQISFLAGQUAL-INDIVIDUAL IASI-SYSTEM QUALITY FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD |
| 1 | BAD |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033070 (TOTAL OZONE QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD RETRIEVAL |
| 1 | BAD AEROSOL INFORMATION FLAG OR NOAA-16 RADIANCE ANOMALY |
| 2 | SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE GREATER THAN 84 DEGREES |
| 3 | 380 NM RESIDUE GREATER THAN LIMIT |
| 4 | OZONE INCONSISTENCY |
| 5 | DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROFILE OZONE AND STEP 3 TOTAL OZONE EXCE" EDS THRESHOLD (SET TO 25 DU) |
| 6 | STEP 1 OZONE ITERATION DID NOT CONVERGE |
| 7 | ANY CHANNEL RESIDUE GREATER THAN 16 OR BAD RADIANCE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033071 (PROFILE OZONE QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD RETRIEVAL |
| 1 | SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE GREATER THAN 84 DEGREES |
| 2 | DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STEP 3 AND PROFILE TOTAL OZONE GREATER TH" AN LIMIT (25 DU) |
| 3 | AVERAGE FINAL RESIDUE FOR WAVELENGTHS USED IN RETRIEVAL GREA" TER THAN THRESHOLD |
| 4 | FINAL RESIDUE GREATER THAN 3 TIMES A PRIORI ERROR |
| 5 | DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RETRIEVED AND A PRIORI GREATER THAN 3 TIM" ES A PRIORI ERROR |
| 6 | NON-CONVERGENT SOLUTION |
| 7 | UPPER LEVEL PROFILE ANOMALY OR STRAY LIGHT ANOMALY |
| 8 | INITIAL RESIDUE GREATER THAN 18.0 N-VALUE UNITS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033072 (OZONE ERROR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD RETRIEVAL |
| 1 | REFLECTIVITY OUT OF RANGE |
| 2 | LARGER PIXELS (NUMBER OF CROSS-TRACK PIXELS LESS THAN 32) OR" BACKWARD SCANS ERROR |
| 3 | SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE GREATER THAN 88 DEGREES |
| 4 | LATITUDE/LONGITUDE OUT OF RANGE |
| 5 | VIEWING ZENITH ANGLE OR SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE OUT OF RANGE |
| 6 | STEP-ONE PROCESS FAILED IN GENERAL |
| 7 | FIRST GUESS OZONE OUT OF RANGE |
| 8 | TOO MANY ITERATIONS (EXCEED 8) |
| 9 | STEP-ONE RESIDUE CALCULATION FAILED |
| 10 | STEP-TWO PROCESS FAILED IN GENERAL |
| 11 | FIRST GUESS OZONE PROFILE OUT OF RANGE |
| 12 | STEP-TWO OZONE VALUE OUT OF RANGE |
| 13 | STEP-TWO RESIDUE CALCULATION FAILED |
| 14 | STEP-THREE PROCESS FAILED IN GENERAL |
| 15 | POLARIZATION CORRECTION ACCURACY ALERT |
| 16 | RADIANCE OR IRRADIANCE LESS OR EQUAL TO ZERO |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4096 | GAP IN RAW DATA RECORD (RDR) DATA DETECTED (I.E., MISSING SC" AN(S) PRECEDING THE CURRENT SCAN) |
| 2 | 2048 | RECORDED TIME IS NOT IN SEQUENCE (I.E., THE SCAN START TIME" IS OUT OF SEQUENCE) |
| 3 | 1024 | LAMBDA MONITORED CALCULATION CANNOT BE UPDATED |
| 4 | 512 | THE MEASURED TEMPERATURES OF ANY INSTRUMENT COMPONENTS (E.G." , BEAM-SPLITTER, SCAN MIRROR, SCAN BAFFLE, ETC.) ARE OUTSIDE" THE ALLOWABLE RANGES |
| 5 | 256 | AT LEAST ONE OF THE MONITORED INSTRUMENT TEMPERATURES HAS DR" IFTED 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | LUNAR INTRUSION ON FIRST DEEP SPACE VIEW |
| 2 | 128 | LUNAR 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 262144 | DEGRADED SDR* QUALITY |
| 2 | 131072 | INVALID SDR* QUALITY |
| 3 | 65536 | INVALID SDR* GEOLOCATION INFORMATION |
| 4 | 32768 | DEGRADED RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION |
| 5 | 16384 | INVALID RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION |
| 6 | 8192 | DEGRADED SPECTRAL CALIBRATION |
| 7 | 4096 | INVALID SPECTRAL CALIBRATION |
| 8 | 2048 | FRINGE COUNT ERROR DETECTED AND CORRECTED |
| 9 | 1024 | DAY/NIGHT INDICATOR |
| 10 | 512 | INVALID RDR** DATA |
| 11 | 256 | SIGNIFICANT FRINGE COUNT ERROR DETECTED |
| 12 | 128 | BIT TRIM FAILED |
Code table for element 033078 (GEOLOCATION QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOMINAL - ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA AVAILABLE |
| 1 | MISSING AT MOST A SMALL GAP OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA |
| 2 | MISSING MORE THAN A SMALL GAP OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA" , BUT NO MORE THAN A GRANULE BOUNDARY |
| 3 | MISSING MORE THAN A GRANULE BOUNDARY OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMER" IS DATA |
| 15 | MISSING |
Flag table for element 033079 (GRANULE LEVEL QUALITY FLAGS)
Total number of bits: 16| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1024 | THE NO. 1-NO.7 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 7 | 512 | THE NO. 8-NO.15 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 8 | 256 | THE NO. 16-NO.23 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 9 | 128 | THE NO. 24-NO.31 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 10 | 64 | THE NO. 32-NO.39 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 11 | 32 | THE NO. 40-NO.47 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 12 | 16 | THE NO. 48-NO.55 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 13 | 8 | THE NO. 56-NO.63 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 14 | 4 | THE NO. 64-NO.70 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 15 | 2 | QUADRATIC CORRECTION APPLIED TO THE RADIOMETRIC TRANSFER FUN" CTION FOR NON-LINEARITY CORRECTION |
Flag table for element 033080 (SCAN LEVEL QUALITY FLAG)
Total number of bits: 20| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8192 | DIVIDE-BY-ZERO CONDITION OR COMPUTATION LOOP FAILED TO CONVE" RGE IN THE K/KA AND V (KAV) BAND PRT |
| 8 | 4096 | DIVIDE-BY-ZERO CONDITION OR COMPUTATION LOOP FAILED TO CONVE" RGE IN THE WG BAND PRT |
| 9 | 2048 | DIVIDE-BY-ZERO CONDITION OR COMPUTATION LOOP FAILED TO CONVE" RGE IN THE K/KA, V, W, G BAND RECEIVER SHELF PRT K TEMPERATU" RE COMPUTATION |
| 10 | 1024 | OUT OF RANGE CONDITION FOR THE K/KA AND V BAND PRT |
| 11 | 512 | OUT OF RANGE CONDITION FOR THE WG BAND PRT |
| 12 | 256 | KAV PRT TEMPERATURE INCONSISTENCY |
| 13 | 128 | WG PRT TEMPERATURE INCONSISTENCY |
| 14 | 64 | TIME SEQUENCE ERROR |
| 15 | 32 | DATA GAP - MISSING SCAN(S) PRECEDING THE CURRENT SCAN |
| 16 | 16 | KAV PRT SUFFICIENCY - INSUFFICIENT KAV PRT DATA ARE AVAILABL" E |
| 17 | 8 | WG PRT SUFFICIENCY - INSUFFICIENT WG PRT DATA ARE AVAILABLE |
| 18 | 4 | SPACE VIEW ANTENNA POSITION ERROR |
| 19 | 2 | BLACKBODY ANTENNA POSITION ERROR |
Flag table for element 033081 (CHANNEL DATA QUALITY FLAG)
Total number of bits: 12| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 512 | MOON IN SPACE VIEW |
| 4 | 256 | GAIN ERROR - THE LOWEST BLACKBODY COUNT IS SMALLER THAN OR E" QUAL TO THE HIGHEST SPACE VIEW COUNT IN A SCAN |
| 5 | 128 | CALIBRATION WITH FEWER THAN PREFERRED SAMPLES |
| 6 | 64 | SPACE VIEW DATA SUFFICIENCY CHECK - INSUFFICIENT SPACE VIEW" SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE |
| 7 | 32 | BLACKBODY VIEW DATA SUFFICIENCY CHECK - INSUFFICIENT BLACKBO" DY VIEW SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE |
| 8 | 16 | OUT OF RANGE CONDITION FOR THE SPACE VIEW |
| 9 | 8 | OUT OF RANGE CONDITION FOR THE BLACKBODY VIEW |
| 10 | 4 | SPACE VIEW INCONSISTENCY |
| 11 | 2 | BLACKBODY VIEW INCONSISTENCY |
Class 35 - Data monitoring information - code-flag tables
Code table for element 035000 (FM AND REGIONAL CODE NUMBER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1023 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035001 (TIME-FRAME FOR MONITORING)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | REAL TIME |
| 1 | NEAR-REAL TIME |
| 2 | NON-REAL TIME |
| 3 | RESERVED |
| 4 | RESERVED |
| 5 | RESERVED |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035030 (DISCREPANCIES IN THE AVAILABILITY OF EXPECTED DATA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO DISCREPANCIES |
| 1 | NON-COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES AND P" ROCEDURES INCLUDING THOSE OF MONITORING |
| 2 | CATALOGUES OF METEOROLOGICAL BULLETINS NOT UPDATED IN A TIME" LY MANNER |
| 3 | INCORRECT ROUTING DIRECTORIES |
| 4 | LACK OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE ROUTING ARRANGEMENTS |
| 5 | DEFICIENCIES IN THE OPERATION OF GTS CENTRES AND CIRCUITS |
| 6 | LOSS OF DATA OR DELAYS IN RELAYING DATA ON THE GTS |
| 7 | ROUTING OF DATA DIFFERENT FROM THE ROUTING PROVIDED IN THE P" LAN |
| 8 | VARIOUS MALPRACTICES |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035031 (QUALIFIER ON MONITORING RESULTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | SUFFICIENT AND ALL OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY |
| 2 | SUFFICIENT BUT PARTLY OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY |
| 3 | INSUFFICIENT BUT ALL OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY |
| 4 | INSUFFICIENT AND OF UNACCEPTABLE QUALITY |
| 5 | SOME MESSAGES NOT COMPLETE |
| 6 | SUSPECT OR WRONGLY CODED GROUPS COULD NOT BE INTERPRETED CON" FIDENTLY |
| 7 | GROSS CODING ERRORS |
| 8 | TRANSMISSION SEQUENTIAL ORDER NOT OBSERVED |
| 9 | REPORT COMPLETELY GARBLED AND THUS DISCARDED |
| 10 | DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED AND RECTIFIED |
| 11 | DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED BUT NOT RECTIFIED |
| 12 | DEFICIENCIES NOT IDENTIFIED |
| 13 | MEASURING ERRORS |
| 14 | MUTUAL INCONSISTENCY |
| 15 | TEMPORAL INCONSISTENCY |
| 16 | FORECAST ERROR |
| 17 | BIAS |
| 18 | IMPROVE SYSTEM OF QUALITY CONTROL |
| 19 | EXPAND TRAINING PROGRAMMES |
| 123 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035032 (CAUSE OF MISSING DATA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | DATA GROUPS MISSING DUE TO RADIO FADING |
| 2 | DATA GROUPS MISSING DUE TO OUTAGE OF CENTRE |
| 3 | DATA GROUPS MISSING DUE TO OUTAGE OF CIRCUIT |
| 4 | NON-IMPLEMENTATION OR MAINTENANCE OF REQUIRED RBSN DENSITY |
| 5 | SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED STAFF TO MAN STATIONS |
| 6 | LACK OF CONSUMABLES |
| 7 | INSTRUMENT FAILURE |
| 8 | NON-ADHERENCE TO TELECOMMUNICATION PROCEDURES |
| 9 | SOME OBSERVING PROGRAMMES CEASED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035033 (OBSERVATION AND COLLECTION DEFICIENCIES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | NO DEFICIENCY |
| 2 | OBSERVATIONS NOT MADE REGULARLY |
| 3 | OBSERVATIONS NOT MADE AT RIGHT TIME |
| 4 | OBSERVATIONS MADE BUT NOT DISSEMINATED |
| 5 | OBSERVATIONS MADE AND SENT TO INCORRECT USERS |
| 6 | COLLECTION NOT RECEIVED |
| 7 | COLLECTION TRANSMITTED LATE |
| 8 | COLLECTION NOT TRANSMITTED |
| 9 | DIFFICULTIES IN HF PROPAGATION AND SELECTION OF SUITABLE FRE" QUENCY |
| 10 | DIFFICULTIES IN MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AT RE" MOTE STATIONS |
| 11 | NO ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR ROUTING METEOROLOGICAL OBSERV" ATION |
| 123 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035034 (STATISTICAL TRENDS FOR AVAILABILITY OF DATA (DURING THE SURVEY P)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT |
| 2 | SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT |
| 3 | MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT |
| 4 | STEADY |
| 5 | DECREASING |
| 6 | EFFORTS REQUIRED TO IMPROVE NIGHT-TIME OBSERVATIONS |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035035 (REASON FOR TERMINATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | BALLOON BURST |
| 2 | BALLOON FORCED DOWN BY ICING |
| 3 | LEAKING OR FLOATING BALLOON |
| 4 | WEAK OR FADING SIGNAL |
| 5 | BATTERY FAILURE |
| 6 | GROUND EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| 7 | SIGNAL INTERFERENCE |
| 8 | RADIOSONDE FAILURE |
| 9 | EXCESSIVE MISSING DATA FRAMES |
| 10 | RESERVED |
| 11 | EXCESSIVE MISSING TEMPERATURE |
| 12 | EXCESSIVE MISSING PRESSURE |
| 13 | USER TERMINATED |
| 30 | OTHER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 40 - Satellite data - code-flag tables
Flag table for element 040005 (SOIL MOISTURE CORRECTION FLAG)
Total number of bits: 8| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | SOIL MOISTURE BETWEEN -20% AND 0% |
| 2 | 64 | SOIL MOISTURE BETWEEN 100% AND 120% |
| 3 | 32 | CORRECTION OF WET BACKSCATTER REFERENCE |
| 4 | 16 | CORRECTION OF DRY BACKSCATTER REFERENCE |
| 5 | 8 | CORRECTION OF VOLUME SCATTERING IN SAND |
Flag table for element 040006 (SOIL MOISTURE PROCESSING FLAG)
Total number of bits: 16| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32768 | NOT SOIL |
| 2 | 16384 | SENSITIVITY TO SOIL MOISTURE BELOW LIMIT |
| 3 | 8192 | AZIMUTHAL NOISE ABOVE LIMIT |
| 4 | 4096 | BACKSCATTER FORE-AFT BEAM OUT OF RANGE |
| 5 | 2048 | SLOPE MID-FORE BEAM OUT OF RANGE |
| 6 | 1024 | SLOPE MID-AFT BEAM OUT OF RANGE |
| 7 | 512 | SOIL MOISTURE BELOW -20% |
| 8 | 256 | SOIL MOISTURE ABOVE 120% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | MEAN SEA SURFACE (MSS) INTERPOLATION FLAG |
| 2 | 64 | OCEAN TIDE SOLUTION 1 INTERPOLATION FLAG (0 = 4 POINTS OVER" OCEAN, 1 = LESS THAN 4 POINTS) |
| 3 | 32 | OCEAN TIDE SOLUTION 2 INTERPOLATION FLAG (0 = 4 POINTS OVER" OCEAN, 1 = LESS THAN 4 POINTS) |
| 4 | 16 | METEOROLOGICAL DATA INTERPOLATION FLAG (0 = 4 POINTS OVER OC" EAN, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | 18.7 GHZ BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE |
| 2 | 64 | 23.8 GHZ BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE |
| 3 | 32 | 34 GHZ BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE |
Code table for element 040013 (RADIOMETER BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE INTERPOLATION FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INTERPOLATION WITH NO GAP BETWEEN JMR* DATA |
| 1 | INTERPOLATION WITH GAPS BETWEEN JMR* DATA |
| 2 | EXTRAPOLATION OF JMR* DATA |
| 3 | FAILURE OF EXTRAPOLATION AND INTERPOLATION |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 040023 (AUXILIARY ALTIMETER STATE FLAG)
Total number of bits: 5| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | BAND SEQUENCE (0 = 3KU_1C_3KU, 1 = 2KU_1C_2KU) |
| 2 | 8 | C BAND FREQUENCY (0 = 320 MHZ, 1 = 100 MHZ) |
| 3 | 4 | C BAND STATUS (0 = ON, 1 = OFF) |
| 4 | 2 | KU BAND STATUS (0 = ON, 1 = OFF) |
Code table for element 040024 (METEOROLOGICAL MAP AVAILABILITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2 MAPS AVAILABLE (6 HOURS APART) |
| 1 | 2 MAPS AVAILABLE (> 6 HOURS APART) |
| 2 | 1 MAP AVAILABLE; DATA EXTRAPOLATED |
| 3 | NO MAPS USED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 040025 (INTERPOLATION FLAG FOR MEAN DIURNAL TIDE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD |
| 1 | BAD |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |