BUFR code-flag tables for WMO master table version 2
Edition details
| Master table | Master table version | Centre | Subcentre | Local table version |
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| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Classification of code-flag tables
| 1 | Identification |
| 2 | Instrumentation 2 |
| 8 | Significance qualifiers |
| 10 | Non-coordinate location (vertical) |
| 11 | Wind and turbulence |
| 13 | Hydrographic and hydrological elements |
| 19 | Synoptic features |
| 20 | Observed phenomena |
| 22 | Oceanographic elements |
| 23 | Dispersal and transport |
| 24 | Radiological elements |
| 25 | Processing information |
| 29 | Map data |
| 30 | Image |
| 31 | Data description operator qualifiers |
| 33 | Quality information |
Class 1 - Identification - code-flag tables
Code-flag table for element 001003 (WMO REGION NUMBER/GEOGRAPHICAL AREA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ATARCTICA |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 430 | INSAT 1B |
| 431 | INSAT 1C |
| 432 | INSAT 1D |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 10000023 | MISSIN VALUE |
Code table for element 001031 (GENERATING CENTRE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WMO SECRETARIAT |
| 1 | MELBOURNE |
| 2 | MELBOURNE |
| 3 | MELBOURNE |
| 4 | MOSCOW |
| 5 | MOSCOW |
| 6 | MOSCOW |
| 7 | US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, NATIONAL CENTRES FOR ENVIRONMEN TAL PREDICTION(NCEP) |
| 8 | US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATIONSGATEWAY (NWSTG ) |
| 9 | US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - OTHER |
| 10 | CAIRO (RSMC) |
| 11 | CAIRO (RSMC) |
| 12 | DAKAR (RSMC) |
| 13 | DAKAR (RSMC) |
| 14 | NAIROBI (RSMC) |
| 15 | NAIROBI (RSMC) |
| 16 | CASABLANCA (RSMC) |
| 17 | TUNIS (RSMC) |
| 18 | TUNIS CASABLANCA (RSMC) |
| 19 | TUNIS CASABLANCA (RSMC) |
| 20 | LAS PALMAS |
| 21 | ALGIERS (RSMC) |
| 22 | ACMAD |
| 23 | MOZAMBIQUE NMC |
| 24 | PRETORIA (RSMC) |
| 25 | LA REUNION (RSMC) |
| 26 | KHABAROVSK (RSMC) |
| 27 | KHABAROVSK (RSMC) |
| 28 | NEW DELHI (RSMC) |
| 29 | NEW DELHI (RSMC) |
| 30 | NOVOSIBIRSK (RSMC) |
| 31 | NOVOSIBIRSK (RSMC) |
| 32 | TASHKENT (RSMC) |
| 33 | JEDDAH (RSMC) |
| 34 | TOKYO (RSMC), JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY |
| 35 | TOKYO (RSMC), JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY |
| 36 | BANGKOK |
| 37 | ULAN BATOR |
| 38 | BEIJING (RSMC) |
| 39 | BEIJING (RSMC) |
| 40 | SEOUL |
| 41 | BUENOS AIRES (RSMC) |
| 42 | BUENOS AIRES (RSMC) |
| 43 | BRASILIA (RSMC) |
| 44 | BRASILIA (RSMC) |
| 45 | SANTIAGO |
| 46 | BRAZILIAN SPACE AGENCY - INPE |
| 47 | COLOMBIA NMC |
| 48 | ECUADOR NMC |
| 49 | PERU NMC 50 |
| 50 | VENEZUELA NMC |
| 51 | MIAMI (RSMC) |
| 52 | MIAMI RSMC, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER |
| 53 | MONTREAL (RSMC) |
| 54 | MONTREAL (RSMC) |
| 55 | SAN FRANCISCO |
| 56 | ARINC CENTRE |
| 57 | U.S. AIR FORCE AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL |
| 58 | FLEET NUMERICAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER, MONTERE Y, CA |
| 59 | THE NOAA FORECAST SYSTEMS LABORATORY, BOULDER, CO, USA |
| 60 | UNITED STATES NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (NCAR ) |
| 61 | SERVICE ARGOS - LANDOVER |
| 62 | U.S. NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE |
| 63 | IRI (INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND SOCIET Y) |
| 64 | HONOLULU (RSMC) |
| 65 | DARWIN (RSMC) |
| 66 | DARWIN (RSMC) |
| 67 | MELBOURNE (RSMC) |
| 69 | WELLINGTON (RSMC) |
| 70 | WELLINGTON (RSMC) |
| 71 | NADI (RSMC) |
| 72 | SINGAPORE |
| 73 | MALAYSIA NMC |
| 74 | UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE - EXETER (RSMC) |
| 75 | UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE - EXETER (RSMC) |
| 76 | MOSCOW (RSMC) |
| 78 | OFFENBACH (RSMC) |
| 79 | OFFENBACH (RSMC) |
| 80 | ROME (RSMC) |
| 81 | ROME (RSMC) |
| 82 | NORRKOPING |
| 83 | NORRKOPING |
| 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 FORECAST (ECMWF) |
| 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 | TANZANIA NMC |
| 109 | ZIMBABWE NMC |
| 110 | HONG-KONG, CHINA |
| 111 | AFGHANISTAN NMC 110 |
| 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 | KAZAKHSTAN 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 | REPUBLIC OF YEMEN NMC |
| 131 | SRI LANKA NMC |
| 132 | TAJIKISTAN NMC |
| 133 | TURKMENISTAN NMC |
| 134 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NMC |
| 135 | UZBEKISTAN NMC |
| 136 | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM NMC |
| 140 | BOLIVIA NMC |
| 141 | GUYANA NMC |
| 142 | PARAGUAY NMC |
| 143 | SURINAME NMC |
| 144 | URUGUAY NMC 140 |
| 145 | FRENCH GUYANA |
| 146 | BRAZILIAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC CENTRE |
| 150 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA NMC |
| 151 | BAHAMAS NMC |
| 152 | BARBADOS NMC |
| 153 | BELIZE NMC |
| 154 | BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES CENTRE |
| 155 | SAN JOSE |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 210 | FRASCATI (ESA/ESRIN) |
| 211 | LANNION |
| 212 | LISBOA |
| 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 |
| 254 | EUMETSAT OPERATION CENTRE |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE 219 |
Code table for element 001032 (GENERATING APPLICATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | PREPROCESSING CONSISTENCY CHECK |
| 10 | BIAS CORRECTION |
| 20 | BLACK LIST |
| 30 | OI MASS AND WIND ANALYSIS, REPORT STATUS |
| 31 | OI HUMIDITY ANALYSIS, REPORT STATUS |
| 32 | OI ANALYSIS VARIABLES |
| 33 | OI ANALYSIS, FIRST GUESS Q/C |
| 34 | OI ANALYSIS, FINAL ANALYSIS Q/C |
| 35 | OI ANALYSIS, EVENT FLAGS |
| 40 | DYNAMIC INITIALISATION SCHEME |
| 41 | NORMAL MODE INITIALISATION SCHEME |
| 50 | SURFACE ANALYSIS, REPORT STATUS |
| 51 | SURFACE ANALYSIS VARIABLES |
| 52 | SURFACE ANALYSIS Q/C |
| 53 | SURFACE ANALYSIS, EVENT FLAGS |
| 60 | 3D VAR REPORT STATUS |
| 61 | 3D VAR ANALYSIS VARIABLES |
| 62 | 3D VAR Q/C |
| 63 | 3D VAR EVENT FLAGS |
| 80 | PRESAT FIRST GUESS |
| 81 | PRESAT ERROR STANDARD DEVIATIONS |
| 82 | PRESAT BIAS ESTIMATES |
| 83 | PRESAT BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE QUALITY FLAGS |
| 84 | PRESAT SAMARY FLAGS |
| 90 | FIRST GUESS (6 HOUR FORECAST) |
| 91 | FIRST GUESS (FGAT INTERPOLATED) |
| 100 | PRESCAT AMBIGUITY REMOVAL |
| 110 | WAM FIRST GUESS |
| 111 | WAM ANALYSIS |
| 112 | WAM FORECAST |
| 113 | WAM Q/C |
| 201 | COLLOCATION WITH SURFACE DATA |
| 202 | COLLOCATION WITH TEMP/PILOT DATA |
| 203 | COLLOCATION WITH AIREP DATA |
| 204 | COLLOCATION WITH SATOB DATA |
| 205 | COLLOCATION WITH TOVS DATA |
| 206 | COLLOCATION WITH ERS1 SCATTEROMETER DATA |
| 207 | COLLOCATION WITH ERS1 ALTIMETER DATA |
| 220 | ERS1 SCATTEROMETER COLLOCATION BLACK LIST |
| 230 | GAUSS ERROR |
| 231 | GROSS ERROR |
Class 2 - Instrumentation 2 - code-flag tables
Code table for element 002001 (TYPE OF STATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AUTOMATIC STATION |
| 1 | MANNED STATION |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ??? | MEASURED IN M S-1 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED |
| 1 | ??? | CERTIFIED INSTRUMENTS |
| 2 | ??? | ORIGINALY MEASURED IN KNOTS |
| 3 | ??? | ORIGINALY MEASURED IN KM/H |
Code table for element 002003 (TYPE OF MEASURING EQUIPMENT USED)
| 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 MEASUREMENT EQUIPME NT BUT PRESSURE ELEMENT FAILED DURING ASCENT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002004 (TYPE OF INSTRUMENTATION FOR EVAPORATION MEASUEMENT OR TYPE OF CR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | USA OPEN PAN EVAPORIMETER (WITHOUT COVER) |
| 1 | USA OPEN PAN EVAPORIMETER (MESH COVERED) |
| 2 | GGI-300 EVAPORIMETER (SUNKEN) |
| 3 | 20 M**2 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 | RESERVED |
| 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 |
| 9 | NO RADIOSONDE-SYSTEM UNKNOWN OR NOT SPECIFIED |
| 10 | RS VIZ TYPE A (USA) |
| 11 | RS VIZ TYPE B (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) |
| 19 | GRAW M60 (GERMANY) |
| 20 | INDIAN MET SERVICE MK3 (INDIA) |
| 21 | VIZ/JIN YANG MARK I MICROSONDE(SOUTH KOREA) |
| 22 | MEISEI RS2-80 (JAPAN) |
| 23 | MESURAL FMO 1950A (FRANCE) |
| 24 | MESURAL FMO 19455A (FRANCE) |
| 25 | MESURAL MH73A (FRANCE) |
| 26 | METEOLABOR BASORA (SWITZERLAND) |
| 27 | AVK-MRZ (USSR) |
| 28 | METEORIT MARZ2-1 (USSR) |
| 29 | METEIRIT MARZ2-2 (USSR) |
| 30 | OKI RS2-80 (JAPAN) |
| 31 | VIZ/VALCOM TYPE A PRESSURE-COMMUTATED(CANADA) |
| 32 | SHANGAI RADIO (CHINA) |
| 33 | UK MET OFFICE MK3( UK) |
| 34 | VINOHRADY(CZECHOSLOVAKIA) |
| 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 (UK) |
| 44 | AIR IS -4A-1680 X (UK) |
| 45 | RS MSS(USA) |
| 46 | AIR IS -4A-403(USA) |
| 47 | MEISLEI RS2-91(JAPAN) |
| 48 | VALCOM(CANADA) |
| 49 | VIZ MARK II(USA) |
| 60 | VAISALA RS80/MICROCORA (FINLAND) |
| 61 | VAISALA RS80/DIGCORA OR MARWIN (FINLAND) |
| 62 | VAISALA RS80/PCCORA (FINLAND) |
| 63 | VAISALA RS80/STAR (FINLAND) |
| 64 | ORBITAL,SCIENCE CORPORATION,SPACE DATA DIVISION,TRANSPONDER RADIOSONDE,TYPE 909-11-XX,WHERE XX CORRECPOND TO THE MODEL OF THE INSTRUMENT |
| 65 | VIZ TRANSPONDER RADIOSONDE,MODEL NUMBER 1499-520(USA) |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002012 (RADIOSONDE COMPUTATIONAL METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | TO BE DEVELOPED |
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 IFRARED CORRECTED |
| 3 | CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED ONLY |
| 4 | SOLAR AND INFRARED CORRECTED AUTOMATICALLY BY RADIOSONDE SY STEM |
| 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)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO WINDFINDING |
| 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 |
| 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 TRANSMITTINGANTENN |
| 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 COMPLETNESS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 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 INFRA RED SOUNDER (HIRS) |
| 2 | 128 | MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT (MSU ) |
| 3 | 64 | STRATOSPHERIC SOUNDING UNIT (SSU) |
| 4 | 32 | AMI WIND MODE |
| 5 | 16 | AMI WAVE MODE |
| 6 | 8 | AMI IMAGE MODE |
| 7 | 4 | RADAR ALTIMETER |
| 8 | 2 | ATSR |
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 (CLOUD MOTION COMPUTATIONAL METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN THE WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL |
| 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 WATER VAPOUR CHAN NEL (CLOUD OR CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED) |
| 4 | WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN COMBINATION OF SPECTRA L CHANNELS |
| 5 | WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN THE WATER VAPOUR CHANN EL IN CLEAR AIR |
| 6 | WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN THE OZONE CHANNEL |
| 7 | WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL (CLOUD OR CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED) |
| 8 | WIND DERIVED FROM ALTIMETER |
| 9 | WIND DERIVED FROM RADIOMETER |
| 13 | ROOT MEAN SQUARE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002024 (INTEGRATED MEAN HUMIDITY COMPUTATIONAL METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| 25 | 1 | MISSING |
Code table for element 002030 (METHOD OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | ADCP (ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER) |
| 2 | GEK (GEOMAGNETIC ELECTRO KINETOGRAPH) |
| 3 | SHIPS'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY FIXES 3-6 HOURS APART |
| 4 | SHIPS'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY MORE THAN 6 HOURS BUT LE SS THAN 12 HOURS APART |
| 5 | DRIFT OF BUOY |
| 6 | ADCP (ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER) |
| 7 | MISSIN 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 PROFILLING METHOD NOT USED |
| 10 | RESERVED |
| 11 | 1 HOUR OR LESS |
| 12 | MORE THAN 1 HOUR BUT 2 AT THE MOST |
| 13 | MORE THAN 2 HOUR BUT 4 AT THE MOST |
| 14 | MORE THAN 4 HOUR BUT 8 AT THE MOST |
| 15 | MORE THAN 8 HOUR BUT 12 AT THE MOST |
| 16 | MORE THAN 12 HOUR BUT 18 AT THE MOST |
| 17 | MORE THAN 18 HOUR BUT 24 AT THE MOST |
| 18 | RESERVED |
| 19 | DRIFT METHOD NOT USED |
| 31 | MISSING |
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 SIGNIFICANT 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 | RESERVED |
| 3 | 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 ASSIMSILATIO N MANUALLY MODIFIED |
| 10 | INFORMATION BASED ON THE NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002061 (AIRCRAFT NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INERTIAL NAVIGATOR 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 AVALILABLE 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 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 OM 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 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 |
| 2 | 1 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002104 (ANTENNA POLARISATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HORIZONTAL POLARISATION |
| 1 | VERTICAL POLARISATION |
| 2 | RIGHT CIRCULAR POLARISATION |
| 3 | LEFT CIRCULAR POLARSZATION |
| 4 | HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL POLARISATION |
| 5 | RIGHT AND LEFT CIRCULAR POLARISATION |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002131 (SENSITIVITY TIME CONTROL)
Total number of bits: 2| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | STC OPERATIONAL |
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 |
| 7 | 1 | MISSING VALUE |
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-IX EXT. SYNOP AND FM 13-IX EXT. SHIP APPLY |
| 1 | FIRST NON - CB SIGNIFICANT LAYER |
| 2 | SECOND NON - CB SIGNIFICANT LAYER |
| 3 | THIRD NON - CB SIGNIFICANT LAYER |
| 4 | CUMULONIMBUS LAYER |
| 5 | CEILING |
| 6 | CLOUD NOT DETECTED BELOW THE FOLLOWING HEIGHT(S) |
| 7 | LOW CLOUD |
| 8 | MIDDLE CLOUD |
| 9 | HIGH CLOUD |
| 10 | CLOUD LAYER WITH BASE BELOW THE STATION LEVEL AND TOP ABOVE THE STATION LEVEL |
| 11 | CLOUD LAYER WITH BASE AND TOP BELOW THE STATION LEVEL |
| 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 | OZON |
| 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 (SURFACE SYNOPTIC FEATURE SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | STORM CENTRE |
| 2 | OUTER LIMIT OR EDGE OF STORM |
| 3 | LOCATION OF MAXIMUM WIND |
| 4 | LOCATION OF STORM IN THE PERTURBED ANALYSIS |
| 5 | LOCATION OF STORM IN THE ANALYSIS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008007 (DIMENSIONAL SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | POINT |
| 1 | LINE |
| 2 | AREA |
| 3 | VOLUME |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008011 (HORIZONTAL SIGNIFICANCE)
| 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 |
| 20 | SPECIAL CLOUDS |
| 21 | THUNDERSTORM (VAL) |
| 22 | TROPICAL CYCLONE (VAL) |
| 23 | MOUNTAIN WAVE (VAL) |
| 24 | DUSTSTORM (VAL) |
| 25 | SANDSTORM (VAL) |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008012 (LAND/SEA QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LAND |
| 1 | SEA |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008021 (TIME SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | TIME SERIES |
| 2 | TIME AVERAGED |
| 3 | ACCUMULATED |
| 4 | FORECAST |
| 5 | FORECAST TIME SERIES |
| 6 | FORECAST TIME AVERAGED |
| 7 | FORECAST ACCUMULATED |
| 8 | ENSEMBLE MEAN |
| 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 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 OCCURENCE 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 --NOT WMO ENTRY |
| 28 | START OF SCAN --NOT WMO ENTRY |
| 29 | END OF SCAN --NOT WMO ENTRY |
| 30 | RESERVED |
| 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 |
| 9 | BEST ESTIMATE OF STANDARD DEVIATION (N-1) |
| 10 | STANDARD DEVIATION |
| 11 | HARMONIC MEAN |
| 12 | ROOT MEAN SQUARE VECTOR ERROR |
| 13 | ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE |
| 32 | PROBABILITY OF GROSS ERROR |
| 33 | PRESCRIBED OBSERVATION ERROR |
| 34 | PERSISTENCE OBSERVATION ERROR |
| 35 | FINAL OBSERVATION ERROR |
| 36 | REPRESENTATIVNESS OBSERVATION ERROR |
| 63 | MISSING |
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 INITIALISED ANALYZED VALUE |
| 14 | OBSERVED MINUS FORECAST VALUE |
| 21 | OBSERVED MINUS INTERPOLATED VALUE |
| 22 | OBSERVED MINUS HYDROSTATICALLY CALCULATED VALUE |
| 32 | OBSERVED MINUS FIRST GUESS |
| 33 | OBSERVED MINUS ANALYSIS |
| 34 | OBSERVED MINUS INITIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| 63 | MISSING |
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 PRESURE THE SAME OR HIGHER THAN 3 HOURS AGO (OR 24 HOURS AGO ) |
| 1 | INCREASING, THEN STEADY; OR INCREASING; THEN MORE SLOWLY |
| 2 | INCREASING (STEADILY OR UNSTEADILY ) |
| 3 | DECREASING OR STEADY, THEN INCREASING; RAPIDLY |
| 4 | STEADY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME AS 3 HOURS AGO (OR 24 HOURS) |
| 5 | DECREASING; THEN INCREASING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME O R LOWER THAN 3 HOURS AGO |
| 6 | DECREASING, THEN STEADY; OR DECREASING, DECREASING MORE SLOW LY |
| 7 | DECREASING (STEADILY OR UNSTEADELY ) |
| 8 | STEADY OR INCREASING, THEN DECREASING; OR DECREASING, THEN DECREASING MORE RAPIDLY |
| 15 | MISSING |
Class 11 - Wind and turbulence - code-flag tables
Code table for element 011031 (DEGREE OF TURBULENCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIL IN CLOUD |
| 1 | SLIGHT IN CLOUD |
| 2 | MODERATE IN CLOUD |
| 3 | SEVERE IN CLOUD |
| 4 | NIL IN CLEAR AIR |
| 5 | SLIGHT IN CLEAR AIR |
| 6 | MODERATE IN CLEAR AIR |
| 7 | SEVERE IN CLEAR AIR |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 011037 (TURBULENT INDEX)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AVE <0.1 PEAK <0.1 |
| 1 | AVE <0.1 0.1 <= PEAK <0.2 |
| 2 | 0.1 <= AVE <0.2 0.1 <= PEAK <0.2 |
| 3 | AVE <0.1 0.2 <= PEAK <0.3 |
| 4 | 0.1 <= AVE <0.2 0.2 <= PEAK <0.3 |
| 5 | 0.2 <= AVE <0.3 0.2 <= PEAK <0.3 |
| 6 | AVE <0.1 0.3 <= PEAK <0.4 |
| 7 | 0.1 <= AVE <0.2 0.3 <= PEAK <0.4 |
| 8 | 0.2 <= AVE <0.3 0.3 <= PEAK <0.4 |
| 9 | 0.3 <= AVE <0.4 0.3 <= PEAK <0.4 |
| 10 | AVE <0.1 0.4 <= PEAK <0.5 |
| 11 | 0.1 <= AVE <0.2 0.4 <= PEAK <0.5 |
| 12 | 0.2 <= AVE <0.3 0.4 <= PEAK <0.5 |
| 13 | 0.3 <= AVE <0.4 0.4 <= PEAK <0.5 |
| 14 | 0.4 <= AVE <0.5 0.4 <= PEAK <0.5 |
| 15 | AVE <0.1 0.5 <= PEAK <0.8 |
| 16 | 0.1 <= AVE <0.2 0.5 <= PEAK <0.8 |
| 17 | 0.2 <= AVE <0.3 0.5 <= PEAK <0.8 |
| 18 | 0.3 <= AVE <0.4 0.5 <= PEAK <0.8 |
| 19 | 0.4 <= AVE <0.5 0.5 <= PEAK <0.8 |
| 20 | 0.5 <= AVE <0.8 0.5 <= PEAK <0.8 |
| 21 | AVE <0.1 0.8 <= PEAK |
| 22 | 0.1 <= AVE <0.2 0.8 <= PEAK |
| 23 | 0.2 <= AVE <0.3 0.8 <= PEAK |
| 24 | 0.3 <= AVE <0.4 0.8 <= PEAK |
| 25 | 0.4 <= AVE <0.5 0.8 <= PEAK |
| 26 | 0.5 <= AVE <0.8 0.8 <= PEAK |
| 27 | 0.8 <= AVE 0.8 <= PEAK |
| 28 | NIL NIL |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 011038 (TIME OF OCCURANCE 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 OCCURENCE OF PEAK EDDY DISSIPATION RATE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1 <= MIN < 2 |
| 1 | 2 <= MIN < 3 |
| 2 | 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 013041 (PASQUILL-GILLFORD 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 |
Class 19 - Synoptic features - code-flag tables
Code table for element 019001 (TYPE OF SYNOPTIC FEATURE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DEPRESSION OR LOW (EXTRATROPICAL) |
| 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) |
| 3 | DEEP(TOP ABOVE 400-HPA LEVEL |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 20 - Observed phenomena - code-flag tables
Code table for element 020003 (PRESENT WEATHER)
| 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, IN DUSTRIAL 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 SEND RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE TI ME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO WELL-DEVELOPED DUST WHRIL(S) OR SA ND WHRIL(S), AND NO DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM SEEN; OR, IN THE CASE OF SHIPS, BLOWING SPRAY AT THE STATION |
| 8 | WELL-DEVELOPED DUST WHRIL(S) OR SAND WHRILS SEEN AT OR NEAR THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE SAME TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 9 | DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATI ON, OR AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOR |
| 10 | MIST |
| 11 | PACHES SHALLOW FOG OR ICE AT THE STATION, WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER THAN 2 METRES ON LAND OR 10 METRES AT SEA |
| 12 | MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS SHALLOW FOG OR ICE AT THE STATION, WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER THAN 2 METRES ON LAND OR 10 METRES AT SEA |
| 13 | LIGHTNING VISIBLE, NO THUNDER HEARD |
| 14 | PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, NOT REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFACE 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 AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDI NG HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 19 | FUNNEL CLOUD(S) AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 20 | DRIZZEL (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS NOT FALLING AS SHOWERS ; DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVAT IONS |
| 21 | RAIN (NOT FREEZING) NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S); DURING THE PRE ECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 22 | SNOW NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S); DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 23 | RAIN AND SNOW OR ICE PELLETS NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S); DURIN G THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 24 | FREEZING DRIZZEL OR FREEZING RAIN NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S); DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 25 | SHOWER(S) OF RAIN; DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 26 | SHOWER(S) OF SNOW, OR OF RAIN AND SNOW; DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 27 | SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, OR OF RAIN AND HAIL; DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 28 | FOG OR ICE FOG; DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIM E OF OBSERVATION |
| 29 | THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION); DURING THE PRE CEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 30 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM HAS DECREASED DURI NG THE PRECEDING HOURS |
| 31 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM NO APPRECIABLE CHA NGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR |
| 32 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM HAS BEGUN OR HAS I NCEASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR |
| 33 | SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM HAS DECREASED DURING THE PREC EDING HOURS |
| 34 | SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING T HE PRECEDING HOUR |
| 35 | SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM HAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED DUR ING THE PRECEDING HOUR |
| 36 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE DRIFTING SNOW GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LE VEL) |
| 37 | HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW GENERALY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL) |
| 38 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LE VEL) |
| 39 | HEAVY BLOWING SNOW GENERALY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL) |
| 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 LEVEL ABOVE THAT OF THE OBSERVER |
| 41 | FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES |
| 42 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE,HAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE PR ECEDING HOUR |
| 43 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE,HAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR |
| 44 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE,NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING T HE PRECEDING HOUR |
| 45 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE,NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING T HE PRECEDING HOUR |
| 46 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE,HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME THICKE R DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR |
| 47 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE,HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME THICKE R DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR |
| 48 | FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY VISIBLE |
| 49 | FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY INVISIBLE |
| 50 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT;SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERV ATION |
| 51 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS ;SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERV ATION |
| 52 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT;MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSE RVATION |
| 53 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS ;MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSE RVATION |
| 54 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT;HEAVY (DENSE) AT THE TIM E OF OBSERVATION |
| 55 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS ;HEAVY (DENSE) AT THE TIM E OF OBSERVATION |
| 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;SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 61 | RAIN,NOT FREEZING,CONTINUOUS ;SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 62 | RAIN,NOT FREEZING,INTERMITTENT;MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATI ON |
| 63 | RAIN,NOT FREEZING,CONTINUOUS ;MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATI ON |
| 64 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT;HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATIO ON |
| 65 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS;HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 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, SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATI ON |
| 71 | CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES, SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATI ON |
| 72 | INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES, MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVA TION |
| 73 | CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES, MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVA TION |
| 74 | INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES, HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATIO ONS |
| 75 | CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES, HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATIO ONS |
| 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, SLIGHT |
| 88 | SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAI N OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 89 | SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX ED, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDER, SLIGHT |
| 90 | SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX ED, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDER, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 91 | SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 92 | MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 93 | SLIGHT SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TIME OF OBSER VATION, THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TI ME OF OBSERVATION |
| 94 | MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TI ME OF OBSERVATION, THUNDERSTORM DURING PRECEDING HOUR BUT NO T AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 95 | THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITHOUT HAIL, BUT WITH RAI N AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, THUNDERSTORM DURING TH E PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 96 | THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE,WITH HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERV ATION, THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 97 | THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITHOUT HAIL BUT WITH RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 98 | THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 99 | THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, THUND ERSTORM 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 1KM |
| 105 | HAZE OR SMOKE, OR DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1KM |
| 110 | MIST |
| 111 | DIAMOND DUST |
| 112 | DISTANT LIGHTING |
| 118 | SQUALLS |
| 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 ATER THAN, 1KM |
| 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 PAST HOUR |
| 133 | FOG OR ICE FOG, NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING PAST HOUR |
| 134 | FOG OR ICE FOG, HAS BECUNOR BECOME THICKER DURING PAST HOUR |
| 135 | FOG, DEPOSITION 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 AND HEAVY |
| 170 | SNOW |
| 171 | SNOW, SLIGHT |
| 172 | SNOW, MODERATE |
| 173 | SNOW, HEAVY |
| 174 | ICE PELLETS, SLIGHT |
| 175 | ICE PELLETS, MODERATE |
| 176 | ICE PELLETS, HEAVY |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 204 | VOLCANIC ASH SUSPENDED IN THE AIR ALOFT |
| 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 |
| 213 | LIGHTING, CLOUD TO SURFACE |
| 217 | DRY THUNDERSTORM |
| 219 | TORNADO CLOUD (DESTRUCTIVE AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION 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) |
| 230 | DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITH TEMPERATURE BELOW 0 C DEGREES |
| 239 | BLOWING SNOW, IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SNOW IS FALLIN G OR NOT |
| 241 | FOG ON SEA |
| 242 | FOG IN VALLEYS |
| 243 | ARCTIC OR ANTARCTIC SEA SMOKE |
| 244 | STEAM FOG (SEA,LAKE OR RIVER) |
| 245 | STEAM FOG (LAND) |
| 246 | FOG OVER ICE OR SNOW COVER |
| 247 | DENCE FOG VISIBILITY 60-90 M |
| 248 | DENCE FOG VISIBILITY 30-60 M |
| 249 | DENCE FOG VISIBILITY LESS THAN 30 M |
| 250 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL LESS THAN 0.10 MM/H |
| 251 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 0.10 - .19 MM/H |
| 252 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 0.20 - .39 MM/H |
| 253 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 0.40 - .79 MM/H |
| 254 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 0.80 - 1.59 MM/H |
| 255 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 1.60 - 3.19 MM/H |
| 256 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 3.20 - 6.39 MM/H |
| 257 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL 6.40 MM/H OR MORE |
| 259 | DRIZZLE AND SNOW |
| 260 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL LESS THAN 1.0 MM/H |
| 261 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL 1.0 - 1.9 MM/H |
| 262 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL 2.0 - 3.9 MM/H |
| 263 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL 4.0 - 7.9 MM/H |
| 264 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL 8.0 - 15.9 MM/H |
| 265 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL 16.0 - 31.9 MM/H |
| 266 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL 32.0 - 63.9 MM/H |
| 267 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL 64.0 MM/H OR MORE |
| 270 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL LESS THAN 1.0 CM/H |
| 271 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL 1.0 - 1.9 CM/H |
| 272 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL 2.0 - 3.9 CM/H |
| 273 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL 4.0 - 7.9 CM/H |
| 274 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL 8.0 - 15.9 CM/H |
| 275 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL 16.0 - 31.9 CM/H |
| 276 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL 32.0 - 63.9 CM/H |
| 277 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL 64.0 CM/H OR MORE |
| 278 | SNOW OR ICE CRISTAL PRECIPITATION FROM A CLEAR SKY |
| 279 | WET SNOW, FREEZING ON CONTACT |
| 280 | PRECIPITATION OF RAIN (WW= 87-99) |
| 281 | PRECIPITATION OF RAIN,FREEZING (WW= 80-82) |
| 282 | PRECIPITATION OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 283 | PRECIPITATION OF SNOW |
| 284 | PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL |
| 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 HAIL, 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 PHENOMENA TO REPORT, PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER OMITTED |
| 509 | NOT OBSERVED, NO DATA AVAILABLE, PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER OM ITTED |
| 510 | PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER MISSING, BUT EXPECTED |
| 511 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020004 (PAST WEATHER (1))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLOUD COVERING 1/2 OR LESS OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPROPP RIATE 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 APPRP PRIATE PERIOD |
| 3 | SANSTORM, DUSTSTORM OR BLOWING SNOW |
| 4 | FOG OR ICE 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 |
| 12 | BLOWING PHENOMENA, VISIBILITY REDUCED |
| 13 | FOG |
| 14 | PRECIPITATION |
| 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))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLOUD COVERING 1/2 OR LESS OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPROPP RIATE 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 APPRP PRIATE PERIOD |
| 3 | SANSTORM, DUSTSTORM OR BLOWING SNOW |
| 4 | FOG OR ICE 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 |
| 12 | BLOWING PHENOMENA, VISIBILITY REDUCED |
| 13 | FOG |
| 14 | PRECIPITATION |
| 15 | DRIZZLE |
| 16 | RAIN |
| 17 | SNOW OR ICE PELLETS |
| 18 | SHOWERS OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION |
| 19 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020011 (CLOUD AMOUNT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 0 |
| 1 | 1 OKTA OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO 1/10 OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO |
| 2 | 2 OKTAS 2/10 - 3/10 |
| 3 | 3 OKTAS 4/10 |
| 4 | 4 OKTAS 5/10 |
| 5 | 5 OKTAS 6/10 |
| 6 | 6 OKTAS 7/10 - 8/10 |
| 7 | 7 OKTAS OR MORE,BUT NOT 8 OKTAS9/10 OR MORE, BUT NOT 10/10 |
| 8 | 8 OKTAS 10/10 |
| 9 | SKY OBSCURED BY FOG AND OR OTHER METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA |
| 15 | CLOUD COVE IS INDISCERNIBLE FOR REASONS OTHER THAN FOG OR OT HER METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, OR OBSERVATION IS NOT MADE |
Code table for element 020012 (CLOUD TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CIRRUS (CI)...............CI |
| 1 | CIRROCUMULUS (CC).........CC |
| 2 | CIRROSTRATUS (CS).........CS |
| 3 | ALTOCUMULUS (AC).........AC |
| 4 | ALTOSTRATUS (AS).........AS |
| 5 | NIMBOSTRATUS (NS).........NS |
| 6 | STRATOCUMULUS(SC).........SC |
| 7 | STRATUS (ST).........ST |
| 8 | CUMULUS (CU).........CU |
| 9 | CUMULONIMBUS (CB).........CB |
| 10 | NO CH CLOUDS |
| 11 | CIRRUS FIBRATUS, SOMETIMES UNCINUS, NOT PROGRESSIVELY INADIN G 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 CUMULONIMBUS; OR CIRRUS CASTELLANUS OR FLOCCUS |
| 13 | CIRRUS SPISSATUS CUMULONIMBOGENITUS |
| 14 | CIRRUS UNCINUS OR FIBRATUS,OR BOTH, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING T HE 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 ASA WHOLE, BUT THE CONTINUOUS VEIL DOES NOT REACH 45 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON |
| 16 | CIRRUS (OFTEN IN BANDS) AND CIRROSTRATUS, OR CIRROSTRATUS AL ONE, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN ASA WHOLE, BUT THE CONTINUOUS VEIL EXTENDS MORE THAN 45 DEGR REES ABOVE THE HORIZON, WITHOUT THE SKY BEING TOTALLY COVERE D |
| 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 LENTICULARIS) OF ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS, CO NTINUALLY CHANGING AND OCCURING 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 CLOUDS GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOL E |
| 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 ALTOCUMULUS WITH ALTOSTRATUS OR NIMBOSTRAT US |
| 28 | ALTOCUMULUS CASTELLANUS OR FLOCUS |
| 29 | ALTOCUMULUS OF 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, WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULUS OF S PECIES FRACTUS OR HUMULIS OR STRATOCUMULUS, ALL HAVING THEIR BASES AT THE SAME LEVEL |
| 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 |
| 59 | CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDSTO RM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA |
| 60 | CH CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDS TORM, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA, OR BECAUSE OF A CONTINUOUS LAYER OF LOWER CLOUDS |
| 61 | CM CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDS TORM, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA, OR BECAUSE OF A CONTINUOUS LAYER OF LOWER CLOUDS |
| 62 | CL CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDS TORM, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020017 (CLOUD TOP DESCRIPTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ISOLATED CLOUD OR FRAGMENTS OF CLOUD |
| 1 | CONTINUOUS CLOUD |
| 2 | BROKEN CLOUD - SMALL BREAKS, FLAT TOPS |
| 3 | BROKEN CLOUD - LARGE BREAKS, FLAT TOPS |
| 4 | CONTINUOUS CLOUD |
| 5 | BROKEN CLOUD - SMALL BREAKS, UNDULATED TOPS |
| 6 | BROKEN CLOUD - LARGE BREAKS, UNDULATED TOPS |
| 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 020032 (RATE OF ICE ACCRETION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ICE NOT BUILDING UP |
| 1 | ICE BUILDING UP SLOWLY |
| 2 | ICE BUILDING UP QUICKLY |
| 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 |
| 4 | 1 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020034 (SEA ICE CONCETRATION)
| 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 CONCETRATION LESS THAN 3/10 (3/8), OPEN W ATER OR VERY OPEN PACK ICE, SEA ICE CONCETRATION IS UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVATION AREA, SHIP IN ICE OR WITHIN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE OF ICE EDGE |
| 3 | 4/10 TO 6/10 (3/8 TO LESS THAN 6/8) ,OPEN PACK ICE, SEA ICE CONCETRATION IS UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVATION AREA, SHIP IN ICE OR WITHIN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE OF ICE EDGE |
| 4 | 7/10 TO 8/10 (6/8 TO LESS THAN 7/8), CLOSE PACK ICE, SEA ICE CONCETRATION IS UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVATION AREA, SHIP IN IC E OR WITHIN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE OF ICE EDGE |
| 5 | 9/10 OR MORE, BUT NOT 10/10 (7/8 TO LESS THAN 8/8), VERY CLO SE PACK ICE, SEA ICE CONCETRATION IS UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVAT ION AREA, SHIP IN ICE OR WITHIN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE OF ICE EDG E |
| 6 | STRIPS AND PATCHES OF PACK ICE WITH OPEN WATER BETWEEN, SEA ICE CONCENTRATION IS NOT UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVATION AREA, SH IP IN ICE OR WITHIN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE OF ICE EDGE |
| 7 | STRIPS AND PATCHES OF CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE PACK ICE WITH AREA S OF LESSER CONCENTRATION BETWEEN, SEA ICE CONCETRATION IS N OT UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVATION AREA, SHIP IN ICE OR WITHIN 0. 5 NAUTICAL MILE OF ICE EDGE |
| 8 | FAST ICE WITH OPEN WATER,VERY OPEN OR OPEN PACK ICE TO SEAWA RD OF THE ICE BOUNDARY, SEA ICE CONCENTRATION IS NOT UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVATION AREA, SHIP IN ICE OR WITHIN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE OF ICE EDGE |
| 9 | FAST ICE CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE PACK ICE TO SEAWARD OF THE ICE BOUNDARY, SEA ICE CONCETRATION IS NOT UNIFORM IN THE OBSERVA TION AREA, SHIP IN ICE OR WITHIN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE OF ICE ED GE |
| 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 |
| 15 | 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 MAJOR 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 TOGETHAR |
| 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 |
| 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 THICK FIRST-YEAR ICE (>120 CM |
| 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 I S MORE THAN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE AWAY FROM ICE EDGE |
| 31 | 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 |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020062 (STATE OF GROUND (WITH OR WITHOUT SNOW))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SURFACE OF GROUND DRY (WITHOUT CRACKS AND NO APPRECIABLE AMOUNT OF DUST OR LOOSE SAND) |
| 1 | SURFACE OF GROUND MOIST |
| 2 | SURFACE OF GROUND WET (STANDING WATER IN SMALL OR LARGE POOLS ON SURFACE) |
| 3 | FLOODED WITHOUT SNOW |
| 4 | SURFACE OF GROUND FROZEN MEASURABLE ICE |
| 5 | GLAZE ON GROUND COVER |
| 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 GROUND 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 WITH SNOW OR COMPLETELY MEASURABLE ICE |
| 15 | LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF THE GROUND COV ER |
| 16 | LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF THE GROUND (BUT NOT COMPLETELY) |
| 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 | TO BE DEVELOPED |
Class 22 - Oceanographic elements - code-flag tables
Code table for element 022061 (STATE OF SEA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CALM (GLASSY) HEIGHT 0 M |
| 1 | CALM (RIPPLED) HEIGHT 0 - 0.1 M |
| 2 | SMOOTH (WAVELETS) HEIGHT 0.1 - 0.5 M |
| 3 | SLIGHT HEIGHT 0.5 - 1.5 M |
| 4 | MODERATE HEIGHT 1.25 - 2.5 M |
| 5 | ROUGH HEIGHT 2.5 - 4 M |
| 6 | VERY ROUGH HEIGHT 4 - 6 M |
| 7 | HIGH HEIGHT 6 - 9 M |
| 8 | VERY HIGH HEIGHT 9 -14 M |
| 9 | PHENOMANAL HEIGHT OVER 14 M |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
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 ININCIDENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | NUCLEAR REACTOR ON GROUND |
| 2 | NUCLEAR REACTOR ON SEA |
| 3 | NUCLEAR REACTOR IN SPACE |
| 4 | NUCLEAR FULE FACILITY |
| 5 | RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGMENT FACITILY |
| 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-ISOTOPS |
| 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 COUNTERMEASURE |
| 1 | EVACUATION |
| 2 | SHELTERING |
| 3 | PROPHILAXIS |
| 4 | WATER |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023005 (COUSE OF INCIDENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INCIDENT STAT 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 | GASEUS |
| 1 | PARTICULATE |
| 2 | MIXTURE OF GASEUS AND PARTICULATE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023009 (STATE OF EXPECTED RELEASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GASEUS |
| 1 | PARTICULATE |
| 2 | MIXTURE OF GASEUS AND PARTICULATE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023016 (POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT CHEMICAL TOXIC HEALTH EFFECT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SIGNIFICANT 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 NEXT SIX HOURS |
| 1 | ANTICIPATED SIGNIFICANT CHANGE EXPECTED WITHIN NEXT SIX HOUR S |
| 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 | IODINES |
| 2 | CAESIUM |
| 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 | LOGATITHM - 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 RAINGAGES |
| 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 FLUCTUATING LOGARITHM SIGNAL (CLUTTER DETECTION) |
| 4 | EXTRACTION OF FLUCTUATING PART OF LINEAR SIGNAL (CLUTTER SUP PRESSION) |
| 5 | CLUTTER SUPPRESSION DOPPLER |
| 6 | MULTIPARAMETER ANALYSIS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025011 (GROUND ACCULTATION 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 (RADOM 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 | FTT (FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM |
| 1 | PPP (PULSE PAIR PROCESSING |
| 2 | VPC (VECTOR-PHASE CHANGE) |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025021 (WIND COMPUTATION EHANCEMENT)
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 |
Code-flag table for element 025030 (SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO)
| 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 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 (NOAA 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 (NOAA 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 |
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 | CAPPI |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY, 0= GOOD; 1=SUSPECT OR BAD |
| 2 | 2 BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY, 0= GOOD; 1= SLIGHTLY SUSPECTED; 2= HIGHLY SUSPECTED; 3=BAD |
| 7 | PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE |
| 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 | DATA NOT PRESENT |
Class 33 - Quality information - code-flag tables
Code table for element 033002 (QUALITY INFORMATION TABLE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DATA NOT SUSPECT |
| 1 | DATA SUSPECT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033003 (QUALITY INFORMATION TABLE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DATA NOT SUSPECT |
| 1 | DATA SLIGHTLY SUSPECT |
| 2 | DATA HIGHTLY SUSPECT |
| 3 | DATA CONSIDERED UNFIT FOR USE |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |