BUFR code-flag tables for WMO master table version 32

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Classification of code-flag tables

1Identification
2Instrumentation 2
3Instrumentation
4Location (time)
5Location (horizontal - 1)
8Significance qualifiers
10Non-coordinate location (vertical)
11Wind and turbulence
13Hydrographic and hydrological elements
15Physical/chemical constituents
19Synoptic features
20Observed phenomena
21Radar data
22Oceanographic elements
23Dispersal and transport
24Radiological elements
25Processing information
26Non-coordinate location (time)
29Map data
30Image
31Data description operator qualifiers
33Quality information
35Data monitoring information
40Satellite data
4242

Class 1 - Identification - code-flag tables

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

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

Code table for element 001007 (SATELLITE IDENTIFIER)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1ERS 1
2ERS 2
3METOP-1 (METOP-B)
4METOP-2 (METOP-A)
5METOP-3 (METOP-C)
20SPOT1
21SPOT2
22SPOT3
23SPOT4
40OERSTED
41CHAMP
42TERRASAR-X
43TANDEM-X
44PAZ
46SMOS
47CRYOSAT-2
48AEOLUS
50METEOSAT 3
51METEOSAT 4
52METEOSAT 5
53METEOSAT 6
54METEOSAT 7
55METEOSAT 8
56METEOSAT 9
57METEOSAT 10
58METEOSAT 1
59METEOSAT 2
60ENVISAT
61SENTINEL 3A
62SENTINEL 1A
63SENTINEL 1B
64SENTINEL 5P
65SENTINEL 3B
70METEOSAT 11
120ADEOS
121ADEOS II
122GCOM-W1
140GOSAT
150GMS 3
151GMS 4
152GMS 5
153GMS
154GMS 2
171MTSAT-1R
172MTSAT-2
173HIMAWARI-8
174HIMAWARI-9
200NOAA 8
201NOAA 9
202NOAA 10
203NOAA 11
204NOAA 12
205NOAA 14
206NOAA 15
207NOAA 16
208NOAA 17
209NOAA 18
220LANDSAT 5
221LANDSAT 4
222LANDSAT 7
223NOAA 19
224NPP
225NOAA 20
226NOAA 21
240DMSP 7
241DMSP 8
242DMSP 9
243DMSP 10
244DMSP 11
245DMSP 12
246DMSP 13
247DMSP 14
248DMSP 15
249DMSP 16
250GOES 6
251GOES 7
252GOES 8
253GOES 9
254GOES 10
255GOES 11
256GOES 12
257GOES 13
258GOES 14
259GOES 15
260JASON 1
261JASON 2
262JASON 3
269SPIRE LEMUR 3U CUBESAT
270GOES 16
271GOES 17
272GOES 18
273GOES 19
281QUIKSCAT
282TRMM
283CORIOLIS
285DMSP 17
286DMSP 18
287DMSP 19
288GPM-CORE
289ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY - 2 (OCO-2, NASA)
310GOMS 1
311GOMS 2
320METEOR 2-21
321METEOR 3-5
322METEOR 3M-1
323METEOR 3M-2
341RESURS 01-4
410KALPANA-1
421OCEANSAT-2
422SCATSAT-1
423OCEANSAT-3
430INSAT 1B
431INSAT 1C
432INSAT 1D
440MEGHA-TROPIQUES
441SARAL
450INSAT 2A
451INSAT 2B
452INSAT 2E
470INSAT 3A
471INSAT 3D
472INSAT 3E
473INSAT 3DR
474INSAT 3DS
500FY-1C
501FY-1D
502HAI YANG 2A (HY-2A, SOA/NSOAS CHINA)
503HAI YANG 2B (HY-2B, SOA/NSOAS CHINA)
510FY-2
512FY-2B
513FY-2C
514FY-2D
515FY-2E
516FY-2F
517FY-2G
520FY-3A
521FY-3B
522FY-3C
523FY-3D
530 FY-4A
700TIROS M (ITOS 1)
701NOAA 1
702NOAA 2
703NOAA 3
704NOAA 4
705NOAA 5
706NOAA 6
707NOAA 7
708TIROS-N
710GOES (SMS 1)
711GOES (SMS 2)
720TOPEX
721GFO (GEOSAT FOLLOW ON)
722GRACE A
723GRACE B
724COSMIC-2 P1
725COSMIC-2 P2
726COSMIC-2 P3
727COSMIC-2 P4
728COSMIC-2 P5
729COSMIC-2 P6
731GOES 1
732GOES 2
733GOES 3
734GOES 4
735GOES 5
740COSMIC-1
741COSMIC-2
742COSMIC-3
743COSMIC-4
744COSMIC-5
745COSMIC-6
750COSMIC-2 E1
751COSMIC-2 E2
752COSMIC-2 E3
753COSMIC-2 E4
754COSMIC-2 E5
755COSMIC-2 E6
763NIMBUS 3
764NIMBUS 4
765NIMBUS 5
766NIMBUS 6
767NIMBUS 7
780ERBS
781UARS
782EARTH PROBE
783TERRA
784AQUA
785AURA
786C/NOFS
787CALIPSO
788CLOUDSAT
800SUNSAT
801INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS)
802CFOSAT
803GRACE C (GRACE-FO)
804GRACE D (GRACE-FO)
810COMS-1
811COMS-2
812SCISAT-1
813ODIN
820SAC-C
821SAC-D
825KOMPSAT-5
850COMBINATION OF TERRA AND AQUA
851COMBINATION OF NOAA 16 TO NOAA 19
852COMBINATION OF METOP-1 TO METOP-3
853COMBINATION OF METEOSAT AND DMSP
854NON-SPECIFIC MIXTURE OF GEOSTATIONARY AND LOW EARTH-ORBITING SATELLITES
855COMBINATION OF INSAT 3D AND INSAT 3DR
1023MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 001024 (WIND SPEED SOURCE)

ValueDescription
0NO WIND SPEED DATA AVAILABLE
1AMSR-E DATA
2TMI DATA
3NWP: ECMWF
4NWP: UK MET OFFICE
5NWP: NCEP
6REFERENCE CLIMATOLOGY
7ERS_SCATTEROMETER
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 001028 (AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH (AOD) SOURCE)

ValueDescription
0NO AOD DATA AVAILABLE
1NESDIS
2NAVOCEANO
3NAAPS
4MERIS
5AATSR
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 001029 (SSI SOURCE)

ValueDescription
0NO SSI DATA AVAILABLE
1MSG_SEVIRI
2GOES EAST
3GOES WEST
4ECMWF
5NCEP
6UK MET OFFICE
31MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0WMO SECRETARIAT
1MELBOURNE
2MELBOURNE
3)
4MOSCOW
5MOSCOW
6)
7US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - NATIONAL CENTRES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION (NCEP)
8US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY (NWSTG)
9US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - OTHER
10CAIRO (RSMC)
11)
12DAKAR (RSMC)
13)
14NAIROBI (RSMC)
15)
16CASABLANCA (RSMC)
17TUNIS (RSMC)
18TUNIS - CASABLANCA (RSMC)
19)
20LAS PALMAS
21ALGIERS (RSMC)
22ACMAD
23MOZAMBIQUE (NMC)
24PRETORIA (RSMC)
25LA RéUNION (RSMC)
26KHABAROVSK (RSMC)
27)
28NEW DELHI (RSMC)
29)
30NOVOSIBIRSK (RSMC)
31)
32TASHKENT (RSMC)
33JEDDAH (RSMC)
34TOKYO (RSMC), JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY
35)
36BANGKOK
37ULAANBAATAR
38BEIJING (RSMC)
39)
40SEOUL
41BUENOS AIRES (RSMC)
42)
43BRASILIA (RSMC)
44)
45SANTIAGO
46BRAZILIAN SPACE AGENCY ­ INPE
47COLOMBIA (NMC)
48ECUADOR (NMC)
49PERU (NMC)
50VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) (NMC)
51MIAMI (RSMC)
52MIAMI (RSMC), NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTRE
53MSC MONITORING
54MONTREAL (RSMC)
55SAN FRANCISCO
56ARINC CENTRE
57US AIR FORCE - AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL
58FLEET NUMERICAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER, MONTEREY, CA, UNITED STATES
59THE NOAA FORECAST SYSTEMS LABORATORY, BOULDER, CO, UNITED STATES
60UNITED STATES NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (NCAR)
61SERVICE ARGOS - LANDOVER
62US NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE
63INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND SOCIETY (IRI)
64HONOLULU (RSMC)
65DARWIN (RSMC)
66)
67MELBOURNE (RSMC)
68RESERVED
69WELLINGTON (RSMC)
70)
71NADI (RSMC)
72SINGAPORE
73MALAYSIA (NMC)
74UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE ­ EXETER (RSMC)
75)
76MOSCOW (RSMC)
77RESERVED
78OFFENBACH (RSMC)
79)
80ROME (RSMC)
81)
82NORRKöPING
83)
84TOULOUSE (RSMC)
85TOULOUSE (RSMC)
86HELSINKI
87BELGRADE
88OSLO
89PRAGUE
90EPISKOPI
91ANKARA
92FRANKFURT/MAIN
93LONDON (WAFC)
94COPENHAGEN
95ROTA
96ATHENS
97EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
98EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS (ECMWF) (RSMC)
99DE BILT
100BRAZZAVILLE
101ABIDJAN
102LIBYA (NMC)
103MADAGASCAR (NMC)
104MAURITIUS (NMC)
105NIGER (NMC)
106SEYCHELLES (NMC)
107UGANDA (NMC)
108UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA (NMC)
109ZIMBABWE (NMC)
110HONG-KONG, CHINA
111AFGHANISTAN (NMC)
112BAHRAIN (NMC)
113BANGLADESH (NMC)
114BHUTAN (NMC)
115CAMBODIA (NMC)
116DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NMC)
117ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN (NMC)
118IRAQ (NMC)
119KAZAKHSTAN (NMC)
120KUWAIT (NMC)
121KYRGYZSTAN (NMC)
122LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (NMC)
123MACAO, CHINA
124MALDIVES (NMC)
125MYANMAR (NMC)
126NEPAL (NMC)
127OMAN (NMC)
128PAKISTAN (NMC)
129QATAR (NMC)
130YEMEN (NMC)
131SRI LANKA (NMC)
132TAJIKISTAN (NMC)
133TURKMENISTAN (NMC)
134UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (NMC)
135UZBEKISTAN (NMC)
136VIET NAM (NMC)
140BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) (NMC)
141GUYANA (NMC)
142PARAGUAY (NMC)
143SURINAME (NMC)
144URUGUAY (NMC)
145FRENCH GUIANA
146BRAZILIAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC CENTRE
147NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SPACE ACTIVITIES (CONAE) - ARGENTINA
148BRAZILIAN DEPARTMENT OF AIRSPACE CONTROL - DECEA
149RESERVED FOR OTHER CENTRES
150ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (NMC)
151BAHAMAS (NMC)
152BARBADOS (NMC)
153BELIZE (NMC)
154BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES CENTRE
155SAN JOSé
156CUBA (NMC)
157DOMINICA (NMC)
158DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (NMC)
159EL SALVADOR (NMC)
160US NOAA/NESDIS
161US NOAA OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
162GUATEMALA (NMC)
163HAITI (NMC)
164HONDURAS (NMC)
165JAMAICA (NMC)
166MEXICO CITY
167CURAçAO AND SINT MAARTEN (NMC)
168NICARAGUA (NMC)
169PANAMA (NMC)
170SAINT LUCIA (NMC)
171TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (NMC)
172FRENCH DEPARTMENTS IN RA IV
173US NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)
174INTEGRATED SCIENCE DATA MANAGEMENT/MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE (ISDM/MEDS) - CANADA
175UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (UCAR) - UNITED STATES
176COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE STUDIES (CIMSS) - UNITED STATES
177NOAA NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE - UNITED STATES
178SPIRE GLOBAL, INC.
190COOK ISLANDS (NMC)
191FRENCH POLYNESIA (NMC)
192TONGA (NMC)
193VANUATU (NMC)
194BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (NMC)
195INDONESIA (NMC)
196KIRIBATI (NMC)
197FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (NMC)
198NEW CALEDONIA (NMC)
199NIUE
200PAPUA NEW GUINEA (NMC)
201PHILIPPINES (NMC)
202SAMOA (NMC)
203SOLOMON ISLANDS (NMC)
204NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (NIWA - NEW ZEALAND)
210FRASCATI (ESA/ESRIN)
211LANNION
212LISBON
213REYKJAVIK
214MADRID
215ZURICH
216SERVICE ARGOS - TOULOUSE
217BRATISLAVA
218BUDAPEST
219LJUBLJANA
220WARSAW
221ZAGREB
222ALBANIA (NMC)
223ARMENIA (NMC)
224AUSTRIA (NMC)
225AZERBAIJAN (NMC)
226BELARUS (NMC)
227BELGIUM (NMC)
228BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (NMC)
229BULGARIA (NMC)
230CYPRUS (NMC)
231ESTONIA (NMC)
232GEORGIA (NMC)
233DUBLIN
234ISRAEL (NMC)
235JORDAN (NMC)
236LATVIA (NMC)
237LEBANON (NMC)
238LITHUANIA (NMC)
239LUXEMBOURG
240MALTA (NMC)
241MONACO
242ROMANIA (NMC)
243SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC (NMC)
244THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (NMC)
245UKRAINE (NMC)
246REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA (NMC)
247OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE EXCHANGE OF WEATHER RADAR INFORMATION (OPERA) - EUMETNET
248MONTENEGRO (NMC)
249BARCELONA DUST FORECAST CENTER
250CONSORTIUM FOR SMALL SCALE MODELLING (COSMO)
251METEOROLOGICAL COOPERATION ON OPERATIONAL NWP (METCOOP)
252MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY (MPI-M)
253RESERVED FOR OTHER CENTRES
254EUMETSAT OPERATION CENTRE
255MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 001034 (IDENTIFICATION OF ORIGINATING/GENERATING SUB-CENTRE)

ValueDescription
0NO SUB-CENTRE
1LUXEMBOURG (NMC)
2FUCINO
3GATINEAU
4MASPALOMAS (SPAIN)
5ESA ERS CENTRAL FACILITY
6PRINCE ALBERT
7WEST FREUGH
8LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER
9MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
10TROMSO (NORWAY)
11MCMURDO (ANTARCTICA)
12SODANKYLA (FINLAND)
13TROMSO
14BARROW (UNITED STATES)
15ROTHERA (ANTARCTICA)
16SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
17ESRL GLOBAL SYSTEMS DIVISION
18SIPAM-PORTO VELHO-RO
19SIPAM-BELéM-PA
20MASPALOMAS (SPAIN)
21AGENZIA SPAZIALE ITALIANA (ITALY)
22CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (FRANCE)
23GEOFORSCHUNGS ZENTRUM (GERMANY)
24GEODETIC OBSERVATORY PECNY (CZECHIA)
25INSTITUT D'ESTUDIS ESPACIALS DE CATALUNYA (SPAIN)
26FEDERAL OFFICE OF TOPOGRAPHY (SWITZERLAND)
27NORDIC COMMISSION OF GEODESY (NORWAY)
28NORDIC COMMISSION OF GEODESY (SWEDEN)
29INSTITUTE GéOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL (FRANCE) - SERVICE DE GéODéSIE
30KANGERLUSSUAQ (GREENLAND)
31INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SATELLITE SURVEYING AND GEODESY (UNITED KINGDOM)
32JOINT OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE (JOMOC)
33KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS METEOROLOGISCH INSTITUT (NETHERLANDS)
34NORDIC GPS ATMOSPHERIC ANALYSIS CENTRE (SWEDEN)
35INSTITUTO GEOGRAFICO NACIONAL DE ESPAñA (SPAIN)
36MET ÉIREANN (IRELAND)
37ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM (BELGIUM)
40EDMONTON (CANADA)
50BEDFORD (CANADA)
60GANDER (CANADA)
64BUNDESWEHR GEOINFORMATION OFFICE (BGIO)
70MONTEREY (UNITED STATES)
76ROSHYDROMET (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
78DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST (GERMANY)
80WALLOPS ISLAND (UNITED STATES)
90GILMOR CREEK (UNITED STATES)
96HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE (GREECE)
100ATHENS (GREECE)
101ALBANIA (NMC)
102NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE (CNR-ISAC)
110NOWCAST MOBILE (LIGHTNING DATA)
120EWA BEACH, HAWAII
125FORD ISLAND, HAWAII
130MIAMI, FLORIDA
140LANNION (FRANCE)
150SVALBARD (NORWAY)
170ST DENIS (LA RéUNION)
180MOSCOW
190MUSCAT
200KHABAROVSK
201RHEINISCHES INSTITUT FüR UMWELTFORSCHUNG AN DER UNIVERSITäT ZU KöLN E.V. (GERMANY)
202INSTITUT FRANçAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER
203AARHUS UNIVERSITY (DENMARK)
204INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (POLAND)
205NIUE
206RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS)
207APIA (SAMOA)
208TONGA
209TUVALU
210NOVOSIBIRSK
211TOKELAU
214DARWIN
215METEOSWISS (SWITZERLAND)
217PERTH
219TOWNSVILLE
220INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT (POLAND)
221SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, TRAFFIC OPERATIONS COMPUTING CENTRE (TOCC) KIEL/NEUMüNSTER
222HAMBURG, TOCC HAMBURG
223NIEDERSACHSEN, TOCC HANNOVER
224AUSTRIA (NMC)
225NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN, TOCC KAMEN LEVERKUSEN
226HESSEN, TOCC RüSSELSHEIM
227RHEINLAND-PFALZ, TOCC KOBLENZ
228BADEN-WüRTTEMBERG, TOCC LUDWIGSBURG
229BAYERN, TOCC FREIMANN
230SAARLAND, TOCC ROHRBACH
231BAYERN, AUTOBAHN DIRECTORATE NORDBAYERN
232BRANDENBURG, TOCC STOLPE
233MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN, TOCC MALCHOW
234SACHSEN, TOCC DRESDEN
235SACHSEN-ANHALT, TOCC HALLE
236THüRINGEN, TOCC ERFURT
237EASYWAY - METEOTRANS
240KIYOSE
241REANALYSIS PROJECT
242NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION (ROMANIA)
243KELBURN
245JINCHEON
249SINGAPORE
250VLADIVOSTOCK
251GUAM
252HONOLULU
254EUMETSAT

Code table for element 001036 (AGENCY IN CHARGE OF OPERATING THE OBSERVING PLATFORM)

ValueDescription
36001AUSTRALIA, BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY (BOM)
36002AUSTRALIA, JOINT AUSTRALIAN FACILITY FOR OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS (JAFOOS)
36003AUSTRALIA, THE COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (CSIRO)
124001CANADA, MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE (MEDS)
124002CANADA, INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES (IOS)
124173CANADA, ENVIRONMENT CANADA
124174CANADA, DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
124175CANADA, NAV CANADA
156001CHINA, THE STATE OCEANIC ADMINISTRATION
156002CHINA, SECOND INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, STATE OCEANIC ADMINISTRATION
156003CHINA, INSTITUTE OF OCEAN TECHNOLOGY
250001FRANCE, INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DéVELOPPEMENT (IRD)
250002FRANCE, INSTITUT FRANçAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER (IFREMER)
276001GERMANY, BUNDESAMT FUER SEESCHIFFAHRT UND HYDROGRAPHIE (BSH)
276002GERMANY, INSTITUT FUER MEERESKUNDE, KIEL
356001INDIA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY (NIO)
356002INDIA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCEAN TECHNOLOGY (NIOT)
356003INDIA, NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICE
392001JAPAN, JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY (JMA)
392002JAPAN, FRONTIER OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEM FOR GLOBAL CHANGE
392003JAPAN, JAPAN MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE (JAMSTEC)
410001REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
410002REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KOREA OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (KORDI)
410003REPUBLIC OF KOREA, METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
540001NEW CALEDONIA, INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DéVELOPPEMENT (IRD)
554001NEW ZEALAND, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (NIWA)
643001RUSSIAN FEDERATION, STATE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE OF ROSHYDROMET
643002RUSSIAN FEDERATION, FEDERAL SERVICE FOR HYDROMETEOROLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
724001SPAIN, INSTITUTO ESPAñOL DE OCEANOGRAFIA
826001UNITED KINGDOM, HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE
826002UNITED KINGDOM, SOUTHAMPTON OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE (SOC)
840001USA, NOAA ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORIES (AOML)
840002USA, NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES (PMEL)
840003USA, SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY (SIO)
840004USA, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION (WHOI)
840005USA, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
840006USA, NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE
1048575MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 001038 (SOURCE OF SEA ICE FRACTION)

ValueDescription
0NO SEA ICE SET
1NSIDC SSM/I CAVALIERI ET AL (1992)
2AMSR-E
3ECMWF
4CMS (FRANCE) CLOUD MASK USED BY MEDSPIRATION
5EUMETSAT OSI-SAF
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 001044 (STANDARD GENERATING APPLICATION)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1FULL WEIGHTED MIXTURE OF INDIVIDUAL QUALITY TESTS
2WEIGHTED MIXTURE OF INDIVIDUAL TESTS, BUT EXCLUDING FORECAST COMPARISON
3RECURSIVE FILTER FUNCTION
4COMMON QUALITY INDEX (QI) WITHOUT FORECAST
5QI WITHOUT FORECAST
6QI WITH FORECAST
7ESTIMATED ERROR IN M/S CONVERTED TO A PERCENT CONFIDENCE
255MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 001052 (PLATFORM TRANSMITTER ID)

ValueDescription
0PRIMARY
1SECONDARY
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 001092 (TYPE OF ENSEMBLE FORECAST)

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

Code table for element 001101 (STATE IDENTIFIER)

ValueDescription
100ALGERIA
101ANGOLA
102BENIN
103BOTSWANA
104BURKINA FASO
105BURUNDI
106CAMEROON
107CABO VERDE
108CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
109CHAD
110COMOROS
111CONGO
112CôTE D'IVOIRE
113DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
114DJIBOUTI
115EGYPT
116ERITREA
117ETHIOPIA
118FRANCE (RA I)
119GABON
120GAMBIA
121GHANA
122GUINEA
123GUINEA-BISSAU
124KENYA
125LESOTHO
126LIBERIA
127LIBYA
128MADAGASCAR
129MALAWI
130MALI
131MAURITANIA
132MAURITIUS
133MOROCCO
134MOZAMBIQUE
135NAMIBIA
136NIGER
137NIGERIA
138PORTUGAL (RA I)
139RWANDA
140SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
141SENEGAL
142SEYCHELLES
143SIERRA LEONE
144SOMALIA
145SOUTH AFRICA
146SPAIN (RA I)
147SUDAN
148ESWATINI
149TOGO
150TUNISIA
151UGANDA
152UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (RA I)
153UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
154ZAMBIA
155ZIMBABWE
200AFGHANISTAN
201BAHRAIN
202BANGLADESH
203BHUTAN
204CAMBODIA
205CHINA
206DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
207HONG KONG, CHINA
208INDIA
209IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
210IRAQ
211JAPAN
212KAZAKHSTAN
213KUWAIT
214KYRGYZSTAN
215LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
216MACAO, CHINA
217MALDIVES
218MONGOLIA
219MYANMAR
220NEPAL
221OMAN
222PAKISTAN
223QATAR
224REPUBLIC OF KOREA
225YEMEN
226RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RA II)
227SAUDI ARABIA
228SRI LANKA
229TAJIKISTAN
230THAILAND
231TURKMENISTAN
232UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
233UZBEKISTAN
234VIET NAM
300ARGENTINA
301BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
302BRAZIL
303CHILE
304COLOMBIA
305ECUADOR
306FRANCE (RA III)
307GUYANA
308PARAGUAY
309PERU
310SURINAME
311URUGUAY
312VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
400ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
401BAHAMAS
402BARBADOS
403BELIZE
404BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES
405CANADA
406COLOMBIA
407COSTA RICA
408CUBA
409DOMINICA
410DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
411EL SALVADOR
412FRANCE (RA IV)
413GUATEMALA
414HAITI
415HONDURAS
416JAMAICA
417MEXICO
418CURAçAO AND SINT MAARTEN
419NICARAGUA
420PANAMA
421SAINT LUCIA
422TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
423UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (RA IV)
424UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (RA IV)
425VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
500AUSTRALIA
501BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
502COOK ISLANDS
503FIJI
504FRENCH POLYNESIA
505INDONESIA
506KIRIBATI
507MALAYSIA
508MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF
509NEW CALEDONIA
510NEW ZEALAND
511NIUE
512PAPUA NEW GUINEA
513PHILIPPINES
514SAMOA
515SINGAPORE
516SOLOMON ISLANDS
517TONGA
518UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (RA V)
519UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (RA V)
520VANUATU
600ALBANIA
601ARMENIA
602AUSTRIA
603AZERBAIJAN
604BELARUS
605BELGIUM
606BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
607BULGARIA
608CROATIA
609CYPRUS
610CZECHIA
611DENMARK
612ESTONIA
613FINLAND
614FRANCE (RA VI)
615GEORGIA
616GERMANY
617GREECE
618HUNGARY
619ICELAND
620IRELAND
621ISRAEL
622ITALY
623JORDAN
624KAZAKHSTAN
625LATVIA
626LEBANON
627LITHUANIA
628LUXEMBOURG
629MALTA
630MONACO
631MONTENEGRO
632NETHERLANDS
633NORWAY
634POLAND
635PORTUGAL (RA VI)
636REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
637ROMANIA
638RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RA VI)
639SERBIA
640SLOVAKIA
641SLOVENIA
642SPAIN (RA VI)
643SWEDEN
644SWITZERLAND
645SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
646THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
647TURKEY
648UKRAINE
649UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (RA VI)
1023MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 001150 (COORDINATE REFERENCE SYSTEM)

ValueDescription
0WGS84, AS USED BY ICAO SINCE 1998
1ETRS89, AS DEFINED BY EPSG:4258
2NAD83, AS DEFINED BY EPSG:4269
3DHDN, AS DEFINED BY EPSG:4314
4ELLIPSOIDAL DATUM USING THE INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE MERIDIAN AND THE INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE POLE AS THE PRIME MERIDIAN AND PRIME POLE, RESPECTIVELY, AND THE ORIGIN OF THE INTERNATIONAL TERRESTRIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM (ITRS) (SEE NOTE 2). THE INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE MERIDIAN, INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE POLE AND ITRS ARE MAINTAINED BY THE INTERNATIONAL EARTH ROTATION AND REFERENCE SYSTEMS SERVICE (IERS)
65535MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 001151 (FIXED MEAN SEA-LEVEL REFERENCE DATUM)

ValueDescription
0EARTH GRAVITATIONAL MODEL 1996
1BALTIC HEIGHT SYSTEM 1977
4095MISSING VALUE

Class 2 - Instrumentation 2 - code-flag tables

Code table for element 002001 (TYPE OF STATION)

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

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

Total number of bits: 4
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18CERTIFIED INSTRUMENTS
24ORIGINALLY MEASURED IN KNOTS
32ORIGINALLY MEASURED IN KM H-1

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

ValueDescription
0PRESSURE INSTRUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH WIND MEASURING EQUIPMENT
1OPTICAL THEODOLITE
2RADIO THEODOLITE
3RADAR
4VLF-OMEGA
5LORAN C
6WIND PROFILER
7SATELLITE NAVIGATION
8RADIO-ACOUSTIC SOUNDING SYSTEM (RASS)
9SODAR
10LIDAR
14PRESSURE INSTRUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH WIND MEASURING EQUIPMENT BUT PRESSURE ELEMENT FAILED DURING ASCENT
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002004 (TYPE OF INSTRUMENTATION FOR EVAPORATION MEASUREMENT OR TYPE OF CROP FOR WHICH EVAPOTRANSPIRATION IS REPORTED)

ValueDescription
0USA OPEN PAN EVAPORIMETER (WITHOUT COVER)
1USA OPEN PAN EVAPORIMETER (MESH COVERED)
2GGI-3000 EVAPORIMETER (SUNKEN)
320 M2 TANK
4OTHERS
5RICE
6WHEAT
7MAIZE
8SORGHUM
9OTHER CROPS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002007 (TYPE OF SENSOR FOR WATER LEVEL MEASURING INSTRUMENT)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1SHAFT ENCODER FLOAT SYSTEM
2ULTRASONIC
3RADAR
4PRESSURE (SINGLE TRANSDUCER)
5PRESSURE (MULTIPLE TRANSDUCER)
6PRESSURE (IN STILLING WELL)
7BUBBLER PRESSURE
8ACOUSTIC (WITH SOUNDING TUBE)
9ACOUSTIC (IN OPEN AIR)
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002008 (TYPE OF OFFSHORE PLATFORM)

ValueDescription
0FIXED PLATFORM
1MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILL SHIP
2JACK-UP RIG
3SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE PLATFORM
4FLOATING PRODUCTION STORAGE AND OFFLOADING (FPSO) UNIT
5LIGHT VESSEL
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002011 (RADIOSONDE TYPE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1NOT VACANT
2NO RADIOSONDE - PASSIVE TARGET (E.G. REFLECTOR)
3NO RADIOSONDE - ACTIVE TARGET (E.G. TRANSPONDER)
4NO RADIOSONDE - PASSIVE TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY PROFILER
5NO RADIOSONDE - ACTIVE TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY PROFILER
6NO RADIOSONDE - RADIO-ACOUSTIC SOUNDER
7NOT VACANT
8NO RADIOSONDE -... (RESERVED)
9NO RADIOSONDE - SYSTEM UNKNOWN OR NOT SPECIFIED
10SIPPICAN LMS5 W/CHIP THERMISTOR, DUCT MOUNTED CAPACITANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR AND DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT
11SIPPICAN LMS6 W/CHIP THERMISTOR, EXTERNAL BOOM MOUNTED CAPACITANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR, AND DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT
12JIN YANG RSG-20A WITH DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT/GL-5000P (REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
13VAISALA RS92/MARWIN MW32 (FINLAND)
14VAISALA RS92/DIGICORA MW41 (FINLAND)
15PAZA-12M/RADIOTHEODOLITE-UL (UKRAINE)
16PAZA-22/AVK-1 (UKRAINE)
17GRAW DFM-09 (GERMANY)
18NOT VACANT
19POLUS-MRZ-N1 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
20NOT VACANT
21JIN YANG 1524LA LORAN-C/GL5000 (REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
22MEISEI RS-11G GPS RADIOSONDE W/THERMISTOR, CAPACITANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR, AND DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT (JAPAN)
23VAISALA RS41/DIGICORA MW41 (FINLAND)
24VAISALA RS41/AUTOSONDE (FINLAND)
25VAISALA RS41/MARWIN MW32 (FINLAND)
26METEOLABOR SRS-C34/ARGUS 37 (SWITZERLAND)
27NOT VACANT
28AVK - AK2-02 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
29MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M - AK2-02 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
30MEISEI RS-06G (JAPAN)
31TAIYUAN GTS1-1/GFE(L) (CHINA )
32SHANGHAI GTS1/GFE(L) (CHINA)
33NANJING GTS1-2/GFE(L) (CHINA)
34VACANT
35MEISEI IMS-100 GPS RADIOSONDE W/THERMISTOR SENSOR, CAPACITANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR, AND DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT (JAPAN)
36MEISEI IMDS-17 GPS DROPSONDE W/THERMISTOR SENSOR, CAPACITANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR, AND CAPACITANCE PRESSURE SENSOR (JAPAN)
37NOT VACANT
38VIZ LOCATE LORAN-C (UNITED STATES)
39SPRENGER E076 (GERMANY)
40SPRENGER E084 (GERMANY)
41VAISALA RS41 WITH PRESSURE DERIVED FROM GPS HEIGHT/DIGICORA MW41 (FINLAND)
42VAISALA RS41 WITH PRESSURE DERIVED FROM GPS HEIGHT/AUTOSONDE (FINLAND)
43NANJING DAQIAO XGP-3G (CHINA)*
44TIANJIN HUAYUNTIANYI GTS(U)1 (CHINA)*
45BEIJING CHANGFENG CF-06 (CHINA)*
46SHANGHAI CHANGWANG GTS3 (CHINA)*
47NOT VACANT
48PAZA-22M/MARL-A
49NOT VACANT
50METEOLABOR SRS-C50/ARGUS (SWITZERLAND)
51NOT VACANT
52VAISALA RS92-NGP/INTERMET IMS-2000 (UNITED STATES)
53AVK - I-2012 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
54GRAW DFM-17 (GERMANY)
55MEISEI RS-01G (JAPAN)
56M2K2 (FRANCE)
57MODEM M2K2-DC (FRANCE)
58AVK-BAR (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
59MODEM M2K2-R 1680 MHZ RDF RADIOSONDE WITH PRESSURE SENSOR CHIP (FRANCE)
60MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M - I-2012 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
61NOT VACANT
62MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M - MRZ-3MK (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
63MODEM M20 RADIOSONDE W/THERMISTOR SENSOR, CAPACITANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR, AND DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT (FRANCE)
64MODEM PILOTSONDE GPS RADIOSONDE (FRANCE)
65VIZ TRANSPONDER RADIOSONDE, MODEL NUMBER 1499-520 (UNITED STATES)
66VAISALA RS80 /AUTOSONDE (FINLAND)
67VAISALA RS80/DIGICORA III (FINLAND)
68AVK-RZM-2 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
69MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M-RZM-2 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
70VAISALA RS92/STAR (FINLAND)
71VAISALA RS90/LORAN/DIGICORA I, II OR MARWIN (FINLAND)
72VAISALA RS90/PC-CORA (FINLAND)
73VAISALA RS90/AUTOSONDE (FINLAND)
74VAISALA RS90/STAR (FINLAND)
75AVK-MRZ-ARMA (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
76AVK-RF95-ARMA (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
77MODEM GPSONDE M10 (FRANCE)
78VAISALA RS90/DIGICORA III (FINLAND)
79VAISALA RS92/DIGICORA I,II OR MARWIN (FINLAND)
80VAISALA RS92/DIGICORA III (FINLAND)
81VAISALA RS92/AUTOSONDE (FINLAND)
82LOCKHEED MARTIN LMS-6 W/CHIP THERMISTOR; EXTERNAL BOOM MOUNTED POLYMER CAPACITIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR; CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSOR AND GPS WIND
83VAISALA RS92-D/INTERMET IMS 1500 W/SILICON CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSOR, CAPACITIVE WIRE TEMPERATURE SENSOR, TWIN THIN-FILM HEATED POLYMER CAPACITIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR AND RDF WIND
84VACANT
85SIPPICAN MARK IIA WITH CHIP THERMISTOR, CARBON ELEMENT AND DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT
86SIPPICAN MARK II WITH CHIP THERMISTOR, PRESSURE AND CARBON ELEMENT
87SIPPICAN MARK IIA WITH CHIP THERMISTOR, PRESSURE AND CARBON ELEMENT
88MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M-MRZ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
89MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M-BAR (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
90RADIOSONDE NOT SPECIFIED OR UNKNOWN
91PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE
92PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER
93PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR
94NO PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER
95NO PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR
96DESCENDING RADIOSONDE
97IMET-2/IMET-1500 RDF RADIOSONDE WITH PRESSURE SENSOR CHIP (SOUTH AFRICA)
98IMET-2/IMET-1500 GPS RADIOSONDE WITH DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT (SOUTH AFRICA)
99IMET-2/IMET-3200 GPS RADIOSONDE WITH DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT (SOUTH AFRICA)

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

ValueDescription
0NO CORRECTION
1CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED AND CIMO INFRARED CORRECTED
2CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED AND INFRARED CORRECTED
3CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED ONLY
4SOLAR AND INFRARED CORRECTED AUTOMATICALLY BY RADIOSONDE SYSTEM
5SOLAR CORRECTED AUTOMATICALLY BY RADIOSONDE SYSTEM
6SOLAR AND INFRARED CORRECTED AS SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY
7SOLAR CORRECTED AS SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY
8SOLAR AND INFRARED CORRECTED AS SPECIFIED BY GRUAN
9SOLAR CORRECTED AS SPECIFIED BY GRUAN
15MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0NO WIND FINDING
1AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY OPTICAL DIRECTION FINDING
2AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY RADIO DIRECTION FINDING
3AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY RANGING
4NOT USED
5AUTOMATIC WITH MULTIPLE VLF-OMEGA SIGNALS
6AUTOMATIC CROSS CHAIN LORAN-C
7AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY WIND PROFILER
8AUTOMATIC SATELLITE NAVIGATION
19TRACKING TECHNIQUE NOT SPECIFIED
20VESSEL STOPPED
21VESSEL DIVERTED FROM ORIGINAL DESTINATION
22VESSEL'S ARRIVAL DELAYED
23CONTAINER DAMAGED
24POWER FAILURE TO CONTAINER
29OTHER PROBLEMS
30MAJOR POWER PROBLEMS
31UPS INOPERATIVE
32RECEIVER HARDWARE PROBLEMS
33RECEIVER SOFTWARE PROBLEMS
34PROCESSOR HARDWARE PROBLEMS
35PROCESSOR SOFTWARE PROBLEMS
36NAVAID SYSTEM DAMAGED
37SHORTAGE OF LIFTING GAS
38RESERVED
39OTHER PROBLEMS
40MECHANICAL DEFECT
41MATERIAL DEFECT (HAND LAUNCHER)
42POWER FAILURE
43CONTROL FAILURE
44PNEUMATIC/HYDRAULIC FAILURE
45OTHER PROBLEMS
46COMPRESSOR PROBLEMS
47BALLOON PROBLEMS
48BALLOON RELEASE PROBLEMS
49LAUNCHER DAMAGED
50R/S RECEIVER ANTENNA DEFECT
51NAVAID ANTENNA DEFECT
52R/S RECEIVER CABLING (ANTENNA) DEFECT
53NAVAID ANTENNA CABLING DEFECT
59OTHER PROBLEMS
60ASAP COMMUNICATIONS DEFECT
61COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY REJECTED DATA
62NO POWER AT TRANSMITTING ANTENNA
63ANTENNA CABLE BROKEN
64ANTENNA CABLE DEFECT
65MESSAGE TRANSMITTED POWER BELOW NORMAL
69OTHER PROBLEMS
70ALL SYSTEMS IN NORMAL OPERATION
99STATUS OF SYSTEM AND ITS COMPONENTS NOT SPECIFIED
127MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002015 (RADIOSONDE COMPLETENESS)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE
2PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER
3PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR
4NO-PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER
5NO-PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002016 (RADIOSONDE CONFIGURATION)

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

Code table for element 002017 (CORRECTION ALGORITHMS FOR HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS)

ValueDescription
0NO CORRECTIONS
1TIME LAG CORRECTION PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER
2SOLAR RADIATION CORRECTION PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER
3SOLAR RADIATION AND TIME LAG CORRECTION PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER
7GRUAN SOLAR RADIATION AND TIME LAG CORRECTION
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002019 (SATELLITE INSTRUMENTS)

ValueDescription
10AATSR
11ATSR
12ATSR-2
13MWR
30ARGOS
40LASER REFLECTORS
41DORIS
42DORIS-NG
47POSEIDON-1 (SSALT1)
48POSEIDON-2 (SSALT2)
49POSEIDON-3 (SSALT3)
50ATSR/M
51HRG
52HRV
53HRVIR
54SCARAB/MV2
55POLDER
56IIR
60VEGETATION
61WINDII
62ALTIKA
80RADARSAT DTT
81RADARSAT TTC
85SAR (CSA)
90MOPITT
91OSIRIS
92ACE-FTS
97PANCHROMATIC IMAGER
98GPS RECEIVER
102CHAMP GPS SOUNDER
103IGOR
104TRI-G
116CHAMP GRAVITY PACKAGE (ACCELEROMETER+GPS)
117CHAMP MAGNETOMETRY PACKAGE (1 SCALAR+2 VECTOR MAGNETOMETER)
120ENVISAT COMMS
121ERS COMMS
130ALADIN
131ATLID
140AMI/SAR/IMAGE
141AMI/SAR/WAVE
142AMI/SCATTEROMETER
143ASAR
144ASAR
145ASAR
146CPR
147RA-2/MWR
148RA/MWR
150SCATTEROMETER
151SAR-C
152SW
161MIPAS
162MWR-2
163SOPRANO
170GOME
172GOMOS
174MERIS
175SCIAMACHY
176MIRAS
177SIRAL
178SRAL
179OLCI
180SLSTR
181METEOSAT COMMS
182MSG COMMS
190ASCAT
200GERB
202GRAS
203MHS
205MVIRI
207SEVIRI
208VIRI
220GOME-2
221IASI
240DCP
245CCD
246HSB
248OBA
250WFI
255IRMSS
260BSS & FSS TRANSPONDERS
261DRT-S&R
262INSAT COMMS
268HR-PAN
269MSMR
270VHRR
271WIFS
275AWIFS
276LISS-I
277LISS-II
278LISS-III
279LISS-IV
284PAN
285MOS
286OCM
287ROSA
288SCAT
289IMG
290MTSAT COMMS
291HIMAWARI COMMS
294JAMI
295IMAGER/MTSAT-2
296VISSR
297AHI
300GLAS
301LRA
302MBLA
303CALIOP
309CPR (CLOUDSAT)
312NSCAT
313SEAWINDS
314RAPIDSCAT
330ACRIM
334BUV
336ALI
347ASTER
348CERES-2
351GPSDR
353HIRDLS
354HRDI
356LIS
358PEM
359SEAWIFS
360SUSIM (UARS)
363SBUV/1
365TMI
366JMR
367AMR
369LIMS
370LRIR
371EPIC
372NISTAR
373PLASMA-MAG
374XPS
375VIRS
376POLDER II
377TIM
379WFC
382CLAES
383HALOE
384ISAMS
385MISR
386MLS
387MLS (EOS-AURA)
389MODIS
393HAIRS
394OMI
395ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTOR
396HYPERION
399SAGE I
400SAGE II
401SAGE III
402SAMS
403SAM-II
404IRIS
405GIFTS
420AIRS
426SOLSTICE
430TES
431TOMS
432OCO
450ADEOS COMMS
451DCS (JAXA)
453GMS COMMS
454JERS-1 COMMS
460RIS
461PR
462SAR
470PALSAR
478AMSR2
479AMSR-E
480PRISM (ALOS)
481AMSR
482AVNIR
483AVNIR-2
484GLI
485MESSR
486MSR
487OCTS
488OPS
489VISSR (GMS-5)
490VTIR
510ILAS-I
511ILAS-II
512IMG
514SEM
515SOFIS
516TANSO-FTS
517TANSO-CAI
518DPR
519GMI
530SGNOS-A
531SGNOS-B
532SGNOS-C
533SGNOS-D
540DCS (NOAA)
541GOES COMMS
542LANDSAT COMMS
543NOAA COMMS
544S&R (GOES)
545S&R (NOAA)
546WEFAX
547SEM (GOES)
550SSM
551SSJ/4
552SSIES-2
553SSB/X-2
570AMSU-A
574AMSU-B
580ATOVS (HIRS/3 + AMSU + AVHRR/3)
590AVHRR/2
591AVHRR/3
592AVHRR/4
600ERBE
601ETM+
604HIRS/1
605HIRS/2
606HIRS/3
607HIRS/4
615IMAGER
616VIIRS
617ABI
618GLM
620CRIRS/NP
621ATMS
622MSS
623MSU
624SBUV/2
625SBUV/3
626SOUNDER
627SSU
628TM
629TOVS (HIRS/2 + MSU + SSU)
630VAS
631SSZ
645SEM
650MVIRSR (10 CHANNEL)
651MVIRSR (3 CHANNEL)
652MVIRSR (5 CHANNEL)
670RLSBO
680MSU-EU
681MSU-UM
682RM-08
683SU-UMS
684SU-VR
685TRASSER
686SCAT
687ALT
688MWI
700KONDOR-2
701BRK
710ALISSA
712BALKAN-2 LIDAR
715MK-4
716MK-4M
730GREBEN
731SAR-10
732SAR-3
733SAR-70
740SLR-3
745TRAVERS SAR
750174-K
751BTVK
752CHAIKA
753DELTA-2
755IKAR-D
756IKAR-N
757IKAR-P
760ISP
761KFA-1000
762KFA-200
763KFA-3000
770KLIMAT
771KLIMAT-2
775MIRAS
776MIVZA
777MIVZA-M
780MR-2000
781MR-2000M
785MR-900
786MR-900B
790MSU-E
791MSU-E1
792MSU-E2
793MSU-M
794MSU-S
795MSU-SK
796MSU-V
810MTZA
815MZOAS
820R-225
821R-400
822R-600
830RMS
835TV CAMERA
836SILVA
840SROSMO
850BUFS-2
851BUFS-4
855ISTOK-1
856SFM-2
857DOPI
858KGI-4
859OZON-M
860RMK-2
900MAXIE
901OLS
905SSM/I
906SSM/T-1
907SSM/T-2
908SSMIS
910SXI
930EHIC
931X-RAY ASTRONOMY PAYLOAD
932IVISSR (FY-2)
933IRAS
934MWAS
935IMWAS
936MWHS
937MVIRS
938MWRI
940MTVZA-OK
941SAPHIR
942MADRAS
943SCAT (ON CFOSAT)
944ALT
945TSIS
946CMIS
947OMPS
948GPSOS
949SESS
950VIRR
951TOM
952OP
953MWHS-2
954MWTS-2
955HIRAS
956SBUS
957TOU
958GNOS
959SMR
961AGRI
962GIIRS
963LMI
964SEP

Code table for element 002020 (SATELLITE CLASSIFICATION)

ValueDescription
0NIMBUS
1VTPR
2TIROS 1 (TIROS, NOAA-6 TO NOAA-13)
3TIROS 2 (NOAA-14 ONWARDS)
10EOS
20GPM-CORE
31DMSP
61EUMETSAT POLAR SYSTEM (EPS)
91ERS
92SENTINEL-3
121ADEOS
122GCOM
241GOES
261JASON
271GMS
272MTSAT
273HIMAWARI
281COMS
301INSAT
331METEOSAT OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME (MOP)
332METEOSAT TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMME (MTP)
333METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION PROGRAMME (MSG)
351GOMS
380FY-1
381FY-2
382FY-3
383FY-4
401GPS
402GLONASS
403GALILEO
404BDS (BEIDOU NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM)
511MISSING VALUE

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

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED SOUNDER (HIRS)
2128MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT (MSU)
364STRATOSPHERIC SOUNDING UNIT (SSU)
432AMI (ADVANCED MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT) WIND MODE
516AMI (ADVANCED MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT) WAVE MODE
68AMI (ADVANCED MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT) IMAGE MODE
74RADAR ALTIMETER
82ATSR (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
1128PROCESSING TECHNIQUE NOT DEFINED
264AUTOMATED STATISTICAL REGRESSION
332CLEAR PATH
416PARTLY CLOUDY PATH
58CLOUDY PATH

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

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN THE INFRARED CHANNEL
2WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN THE VISIBLE CHANNEL
3WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN THE WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL
4WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN A COMBINATION OF SPECTRAL CHANNELS
5WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN THE WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL IN CLEAR AIR
6WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN THE OZONE CHANNEL
7WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL (CLOUD OR CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED)
13ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE
14RESERVED
15MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1TABLE WITH FULL RANGE OF HUMIDITY VARIATION IN LAYER
2REGRESSION TECHNIQUE ON 2 HUMIDITY VALUES IN LAYER
15MISSING VALUE

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

Total number of bits: 25
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
116777216RESERVED
28388608HIRS
34194304MSU
6524288HIRS
7262144MSU
1032768HIRS (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 16, 17)
1116384HIRS (1, 2, 3, 9, 17)
128192MSU
151024HIRS
16512HIRS
17256MSU
18128SKINTK (OCEAN ONLY)
2116HIRS
228SSU
234MSU (3, 4)
242RESERVED

Code table for element 002030 (METHOD OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1ADCP (ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER)
2GEK (GEOMAGNETIC ELECTROKINETOGRAPH)
3SHIP'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY FIXES 3-6 HOURS APART
4SHIP'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY FIXES MORE THAN 6 HOURS BUT LESS THAN 12 HOURS APART
5DRIFT OF BUOY
6ADCP (ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER)
7MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 002032 (INDICATOR FOR DIGITIZATION)

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

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

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

Code table for element 002034 (DROGUE TYPE)

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

Code table for element 002036 (BUOY TYPE)

ValueDescription
0DRIFTING BUOY
1FIXED BUOY
2SUBSURFACE FLOAT (MOVING)
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002037 (METHOD OF TIDAL OBSERVATION)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1MANUAL READING FROM VERTICAL TIDE STAFF
2MANUAL READING FROM SINGLE AUTOMATIC RECORDER AT STATION
3MANUAL READING FROM MULTIPLE AUTOMATIC RECORDERS AT STATION
4AUTOMATIC READING FROM SINGLE AUTOMATIC RECORDER AT STATION WITHOUT LEVEL REFERENCE CHECK
5AUTOMATIC READING FROM SINGLE AUTOMATIC RECORDER AT STATION WITH LEVEL REFERENCE CHECK, OR FROM MULTIPLE AUTOMATIC RECORDERS
6RESERVED
7MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0SHIP INTAKE
1BUCKET
2HULL CONTACT SENSOR
3REVERSING THERMOMETER
4STD/CTD SENSOR
5MECHANICAL BT
6EXPENDABLE BT
7DIGITAL BT
8THERMISTOR CHAIN
9INFRARED SCANNER
10MICROWAVE SCANNER
11INFRARED RADIOMETER
12IN-LINE THERMOSALINOGRAPH
13TOWED BODY
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

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

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

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

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

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

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

Code table for element 002042 (INDICATOR FOR SEA-SURFACE CURRENT SPEED)

ValueDescription
0VALUE ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN M/S
1VALUE ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN KNOTS
2NO SEA CURRENT DATA AVAILABLE
3MISSING VALUE

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

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

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

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

Code table for element 002046 (WAVE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE
1HEAVE SENSOR
2SLOPE SENSOR
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002047 (DEEP-OCEAN TSUNAMETER TYPE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1DART II (PMEL)
2DART ETD
3SAIC TSUNAMI BUOY (STB)
4GFZ - POTSDAM
5INCOIS (INDIA)
6INABUOY (INDONESIA)
7ENVIRTECH
127MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002048 (SATELLITE SENSOR INDICATOR)

ValueDescription
0HIRS
1MSU
2SSU
3AMSU-A
4AMSU-B
5AVHRR
6SSMI
7NSCAT
8SEAWINDS
9POSEIDON ALTIMETER
10JMR (JASON MICROWAVE RADIOMETER)
11MHS
12ASCAT
15MISSING VALUE

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

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1128PROCESSING TECHNIQUE NOT DEFINED
264SIMULTANEOUS PHYSICAL RETRIEVAL
332CLEAR SOUNDING
416CLOUDY 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
15242881
22621442
31310723
4655364
5327685
6163846
781927
840968
920489
10102410
1151211
1225612
1312813
146414
153215
161616
17817
18418
19219

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

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1MAXIMUM/MINIMUM THERMOMETERS
2AUTOMATED INSTRUMENTS
3THERMOGRAPH
15MISSING VALUE

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

Total number of bits: 6
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1321
2162
383
444
525

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

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

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

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

Code table for element 002055 (GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDINGS STATISTICAL PARAMETERS)

ValueDescription
0STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RETRIEVAL VERSUS RADIOSONDE
1STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RETRIEVAL VERSUS FIRST GUESS
2STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RADIOSONDE VERSUS FIRST GUESS
3STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING OBSERVED VERSUS RETRIEVAL
4STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING OBSERVED VERSUS FIRST GUESS
5STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RADIOSONDE VERSUS IMAGER
6STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RADIOSONDE VERSUS SOUNDER
7STATISTICS GENERATED FOR RADIOSONDE
8STATISTICS GENERATED FOR FIRST GUESS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002056 (GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDINGS ACCURACY STATISTICS)

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

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

ValueDescription
0NESTED GRID MODEL (NGM)
1AVIATION MODEL (AVN)
2MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST (MRF) MODEL
3GLOBAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM (GDAS) FORECAST MODEL
4PRIOR SOUNDINGS (WITHIN 3 HOURS OF CURRENT TIME)
5CLIMATOLOGY
15MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
012 HOUR AND 18 HOUR
118 HOUR AND 24 HOUR
26 HOUR AND 12 HOUR
3GREATER THAN 24 HOURS
15MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0NCEP NESTED GRID MODEL (NGM) ANALYSIS
1NCEP AVIATION MODEL (AVN) ANALYSIS
2NCEP MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST (MRF) MODEL ANALYSIS
3NCEP GLOBAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM (GDAS) FORECAST MODEL ANALYSIS
15MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 002061 (AIRCRAFT NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM)

ValueDescription
0INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM
1OMEGA
7MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 002064 (AIRCRAFT ROLL ANGLE QUALITY)

ValueDescription
0GOOD
1BAD
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002066 (RADIOSONDE GROUND RECEIVING SYSTEM)

ValueDescription
0INTERMET IMS 2000
1INTERMET IMS 1500C
2SHANGHAI GTC1
3NANJING GTC2
4NANJING GFE(L)1
5MARL-A RADAR
6VEKTOR-M RADAR
62OTHER
63MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 002080 (BALLOON MANUFACTURER)

ValueDescription
0KAYSAM
1TOTEX
2KKS
3GUANGZHOU SHUANGYI (CHINA)
4CHEMCHINA ZHUZHOU (CHINA)
62OTHER
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002081 (TYPE OF BALLOON)

ValueDescription
0GP26
1GP28
2GP30
3HM26
4HM28
5HM30
6SV16
7TOTEX TA TYPE BALLOONS
8TOTEX TX TYPE BALLOONS
30OTHER
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002083 (TYPE OF BALLOON SHELTER)

ValueDescription
0HIGH BAY
1LOW BAY
2BALLOON-INFLATED LAUNCH SYSTEM (BILS)
3ROOF-TOP BILS
4AUTOMATED UNMANNED SOUNDING SYSTEM
14OTHER
15MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 002095 (TYPE OF PRESSURE SENSOR)

ValueDescription
0CAPACITANCE ANEROID
1DERIVED FROM GPS
2RESISTIVE STRAIN GAUGE
3SILICON CAPACITOR
4DERIVED FROM RADAR HEIGHT
30OTHER
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002096 (TYPE OF TEMPERATURE SENSOR)

ValueDescription
0ROD THERMISTOR
1BEAD THERMISTOR
2CAPACITANCE BEAD
3CAPACITANCE WIRE
4RESISTIVE SENSOR
5CHIP THERMISTOR
6MERCURY
7ALCOHOL/GLYCOL
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002097 (TYPE OF HUMIDITY SENSOR)

ValueDescription
0VIZ MARK II CARBON HYGRISTOR
1VIZ B2 HYGRISTOR
2VAISALA A-HUMICAP
3VAISALA H-HUMICAP
4CAPACITANCE SENSOR
5VAISALA RS90
6SIPPICAN MARK IIA CARBON HYGRISTOR
7TWIN ALTERNATIVELY HEATED HUMICAP CAPACITANCE SENSOR
8HUMICAP CAPACITANCE SENSOR WITH ACTIVE DE-ICING METHOD
9CARBON HYGRISTOR
10PSYCHROMETER
11CAPACITIVE (POLYMER)
12CAPACITIVE (CERAMIC, INCLUDING METAL OXIDE)
13RESISTIVE (GENERIC)
14RESISTIVE (SALT POLYMER)
15RESISTIVE (CONDUCTIVE POLYMER)
16THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
17GRAVIMETRIC
18PAPER-METAL COIL
19ORDINARY HUMAN HAIR
20ROLLED HAIR (TORSION)
21GOLDBEATER'S SKIN
22CHILLED MIRROR HYGROMETER
23DEW CELL
24OPTICAL ABSORPTION SENSOR
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002099 (POLARIZATION)

ValueDescription
0HH POLARIZATION
1VV POLARIZATION
2HV POLARIZATION REAL VALUED COMPONENT
3HV POLARIZATION IMAGINARY VALUED COMPONENT
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002101 (TYPE OF ANTENNA)

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

Flag table for element 002103 (RADOME)

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

Code table for element 002104 (ANTENNA POLARIZATION)

ValueDescription
0HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION
1VERTICAL POLARIZATION
2RIGHT CIRCULAR POLARIZATION
3LEFT CIRCULAR POLARIZATION
4HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL POLARIZATION
5RIGHT AND LEFT CIRCULAR POLARIZATION
6QUASI-HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION
7QUASI-VERTICAL POLARIZATION
15MISSING VALUE

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

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

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

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

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

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

Code table for element 002137 (RADAR DUAL PRF RATIO)

ValueDescription
13:2
24:3
35:4
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002138 (ANTENNA ROTATION DIRECTION)

ValueDescription
1CLOCKWISE ROTATION
2COUNTERCLOCKWISE ROTATION
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002139 (SIRAL INSTRUMENT CONFIGURATION)

ValueDescription
0SIRAL NOMINAL
1SIRAL REDUNDANT
2MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002143 (OZONE INSTRUMENT TYPE)

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

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

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

Code table for element 002145 (WAVELENGTH SETTING FOR DOBSON INSTRUMENTS)

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

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

ValueDescription
0ON DIRECT SUN
1ON DIRECT MOON
2ON BLUE ZENITH SKY
3ON ZENITH CLOUD (UNIFORM STRATIFIED LAYER OF SMALL OPACITY)
4ON ZENITH CLOUD (UNIFORM OR MODERATELY VARIABLE LAYER OF MEDIUM OPACITY)
5ON ZENITH CLOUD (UNIFORM OR MODERATELY VARIABLE LAYER OF LARGE OPACITY)
6ON ZENITH CLOUD (HIGHLY VARIABLE OPACITY, WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION)
7ON ZENITH CLOUD (FOG)
8ON ZENITH HAZE
9ON DIRECT SUN THROUGH THIN CLOUD, FOG OR HAZE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002147 (METHOD OF TRANSMISSION TO COLLECTION CENTRE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1DIRECT LEASED CIRCUIT
2DIALLED UP CONNECTION
3INTERNET ISP
4DCP VIA SATELLITE (MTSAT, METEOSAT, ETC.)
5VSAT
6GAN,* BGAN**
7THISS TERMINAL
8IRIDIUM SATELLITES
9MOBILE TELEPHONY
63MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1ARGOS
2GPS
3GOES DCP
4METEOSAT DCP
5ORBCOMM
6INMARSAT
7IRIDIUM
8IRIDIUM AND GPS
9ARGOS-3
10ARGOS-4
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002149 (TYPE OF DATA BUOY)

ValueDescription
0UNSPECIFIED DRIFTING BUOY
1STANDARD LAGRANGIAN DRIFTER (GLOBAL DRIFTER PROGRAMME)
2STANDARD FGGE TYPE DRIFTING BUOY (NON-LAGRANGIAN METEOROLOGICAL DRIFTING BUOY)
3WIND MEASURING FGGE TYPE DRIFTING BUOY (NON-LAGRANGIAN METEOROLOGICAL DRIFTING BUOY)
4ICE DRIFTER
5SVPG STANDARD LAGRANGIAN DRIFTER WITH GPS
6SVP-HR DRIFTER WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION TEMPERATURE OR THERMISTOR STRING
7RESERVED
8UNSPECIFIED SUBSURFACE FLOAT
9SOFAR
10ALACE
11MARVOR
12RAFOS
13PROVOR
14SOLO
15APEX
16UNSPECIFIED MOORED BUOY
17NOMAD
183-METRE DISCUS
1910-12-METRE DISCUS
20ODAS 30 SERIES
21ATLAS (E.G. TAO AREA)
22TRITON BUOY
23FLEX MOORING (E.G. TIP AREA)
24OMNIDIRECTIONAL WAVERIDER
25DIRECTIONAL WAVERIDER
26SUBSURFACE ARGO FLOAT
27PALACE
28NEMO
29NINJA
30ICE BUOY/FLOAT (POPS OR ITP)
34MOORING OCEANOGRAPHIC
35MOORING METEOROLOGICAL
36MOORING MULTIDISCIPLINARY (OCEANSITES)
37MOORING TIDE GAUGE OR TSUNAMI BUOY
38ICE BEACON
39ICE MASS BALANCE BUOY
63MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 002151 (RADIOMETER IDENTIFIER)

ValueDescription
0HIRS
1MSU
2SSU
3AMSU-A1-1
4AMSU-A1-2
5AMSU-A2
6AMSU-B
7AVHRR
8RESERVED
9MHS
2047MISSING VALUE

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

Total number of bits: 31
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11073741824HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED SOUNDER (HIRS)
2536870912MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT (MSU)
3268435456STRATOSPHERIC SOUNDING UNIT (SSU)
4134217728AMI WIND MODE
567108864AMI WAVE MODE
633554432AMI IMAGE MODE
716777216RADAR ALTIMETER
88388608ATSR
94194304GEOSTATIONARY IMAGER
102097152GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDER
111048576GEOSTATIONARY EARTH RADIATION (GERB)
12524288MULTI-CHANNEL SCANNING RADIOMETER
13262144POLAR-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
1256MISMATCH IN RED VEC HPA
2128MISMATCH IN RED VEC RFSS
364PTR CALIBRATION BAND 320 MHZ (KU)
432PTR CALIBRATION BAND 80 MHZ (KU)
516PTR CALIBRATION BAND 20 MHZ (KU)
68PTR CALIBRATION BAND 160 MHZ (S)
74KU FLIGHT CALIBRATION PARAMETERS AVAILABLE
82S FLIGHT CALIBRATION PARAMETERS AVAILABLE

Flag table for element 002159 (MWR INSTRUMENT)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1128TEMPERATURE INCONSISTENCY
264DATA IS MISSING
332REDUNDANCY CHANNEL
416POWER BUS PROTECTION
58OVERVOLTAGE/OVERLOAD PROTECTION
64RESERVED
72RESERVED

Code table for element 002160 (WAVELENGTH OF THE RADAR)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
110 TO LESS THAN 20 MM
2RESERVED
320 TO LESS THAN 40 MM
4RESERVED
540 TO LESS THAN 60 MM
6RESERVED
760 TO LESS THAN 90 MM
890 TO LESS THAN 110 MM
9110 MM AND GREATER
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002161 (WIND PROCESSING METHOD)

Total number of bits: 16
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1132WIND HEIGHT CALCULATED FROM MEDIAN CLOUD-TOP PRESSURE OF TARGET
1216TARGET IS CLOUDY
138LOW-LEVEL INVERSION
144CROSS CORRELATION CONTRIBUTION (CCC) METHOD
152NESTED TRACKING

Code table for element 002162 (EXTENDED HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT METHOD)

ValueDescription
0AUTO EDITOR
1IRW HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
2WV HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
3H2O INTERCEPT HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
4CO2 SLICING HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
5LOW PIXEL MAX GRADIENT
6HIGHER PIXEL MAX GRADIENT
7PRIMARY HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
8LAYER THICKNESS ASSIGNMENT
9CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 10 PER CENT HEIGHT
10CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 50 PER CENT HEIGHT
11CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 90 PER CENT HEIGHT
12CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - HEIGHT OF MAXIMUM GRADIENT
13IR/TWO WV CHANNEL RATIONING METHOD
14COMPOSITE HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
15OPTIMAL ESTIMATION
16INVERSION CORRECTION
17GEOMETRIC HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002163 (HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT METHOD)

ValueDescription
0AUTO EDITOR
1IRW HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
2WV HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
3H2O INTERCEPT HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
4CO2 SLICING HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
5LOW PIXEL MAX GRADIENT
6HIGHER PIXEL MAX GRADIENT
7PRIMARY HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
8LAYER THICKNESS ASSIGNMENT
9CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 10 PER CENT HEIGHT
10CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 50 PER CENT HEIGHT
11CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 90 PER CENT HEIGHT
12CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - HEIGHT OF MAXIMUM GRADIENT
13IR / TWO WV CHANNEL RATIOING METHOD
14COMPOSITE HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002164 (TRACER CORRELATION METHOD)

ValueDescription
0LP - NORMS LEAST SQUARE MINIMUM
1EN - EUCLIDEAN NORM WITH RADIANCE CORRELATION
2CC - CROSS CORRELATION
3STEREO MATCHING
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 002165 (RADIANCE TYPE FLAGS)

Total number of bits: 15
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
116384CLEAR PATH
28192PARTLY CLOUDY PATH
34096CLOUDY PATH
42048APODIZED
51024UNAPODIZED
6512RECONSTRUCTED
7256CLOUD CLEARED

Code table for element 002166 (RADIANCE TYPE)

ValueDescription
0TYPE NOT DEFINED
1AUTOMATED STATISTICAL REGRESSION
2CLEAR PATH
3PARTLY CLOUDY PATH
4CLOUDY PATH
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002167 (RADIANCE COMPUTATIONAL METHOD)

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

Code table for element 002169 (ANEMOMETER TYPE)

ValueDescription
0CUP ROTOR
1PROPELLER ROTOR
2WIND OBSERVATION THROUGH AMBIENT NOISE (WOTAN)
3SONIC
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002170 (AIRCRAFT HUMIDITY SENSORS)

ValueDescription
0SPECTRASENSORS WVSS-II, VERSION 1
1SPECTRASENSORS WVSS-II, VERSION 2
2SPECTRASENSORS WVSS-II, VERSION 3
62OTHER
63MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1RETRIEVAL FROM A NADIR SOUNDING
2RETRIEVAL FROM A LIMB SOUNDING
255MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002175 (METHOD OF PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT)

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

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

ValueDescription
0MANUAL OBSERVATION
1VIDEO CAMERA METHOD
2INFRARED METHOD
3LASER METHOD
14OTHERS
15MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0MANUAL OBSERVATION
1ULTRASONIC METHOD
2VIDEO CAMERA METHOD
3LASER METHOD
14OTHERS
15MISSING VALUE

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

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

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

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

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

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

Flag table for element 002181 (SUPPLEMENTARY PRESENT WEATHER SENSOR)

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

Code table for element 002182 (VISIBILITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM)

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

Code table for element 002183 (CLOUD DETECTION SYSTEM)

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

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

ValueDescription
0MANUAL OBSERVATION
1LIGHTNING IMAGING SENSOR
2ELECTRICAL STORM IDENTIFICATION SENSOR
3MAGNETIC FINDER SENSOR
4LIGHTNING STRIKE SENSOR
5FLASH COUNTER
6ATDNET VLF WAVEFORM CORRELATED SENSOR
14OTHERS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 002185 (METHOD OF EVAPORATION MEASUREMENT)

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

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

Total number of bits: 30
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1536870912PRECIPITATION-UNKNOWN TYPE
2268435456LIQUID PRECIPITATION NOT FREEZING
3134217728LIQUID FREEZING PRECIPITATION
467108864DRIZZLE
533554432RAIN
616777216SOLID PRECIPITATION
78388608SNOW
84194304SNOW GRAINS
92097152SNOW PELLETS
101048576ICE PELLETS
11524288ICE CRYSTALS
12262144DIAMOND DUST
13131072SMALL HAIL
1465536HAIL
1532768GLAZE
1616384RIME
178192SOFT RIME
184096HARD RIME
192048CLEAR ICE
201024WET SNOW
21512HOAR FROST
22256DEW
23128WHITE DEW
2464CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION

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

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

Flag table for element 002188 (CAPABILITY TO DETECT OBSCURATION)

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

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

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

Code table for element 002191 (GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT CALCULATION)

ValueDescription
0GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT CALCULATED FROM PRESSURE
1GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT CALCULATED FROM GPS HEIGHT
2GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT CALCULATED FROM RADAR HEIGHT
15MISSING VALUE

Class 3 - Instrumentation - code-flag tables

Code table for element 003001 (SURFACE STATION TYPE)

ValueDescription
0LAND STATION (SYNOPTIC NETWORK)
1SHALLOW WATER STATION (FIXED TO SEA/LAKE FLOOR)
2SHIP
3RIG/PLATFORM
4MOORED BUOY
5DRIFTING BUOY (OR DRIFTER)
6ICE BUOY
7LAND STATION (LOCAL NETWORK)
8LAND VEHICLE
9AUTONOMOUS MARINE VEHICLE
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003003 (THERMOMETER/HYGROMETER HOUSING)

ValueDescription
0SCREEN
1SLING/WHIRLING
2UNSCREENED
3RADIATION SHIELD
4ASPIRATED (E.G. ASSMANN)
5OTHER SHELTER
6HANDHELD
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003004 (TYPE OF SCREEN/SHELTER/RADIATION SHIELD)

ValueDescription
0STEVENSON SCREEN
1MARINE STEVENSON SCREEN
2CYLINDRICAL SECTION PLATE SHIELD
3CONCENTRIC TUBE
4RECTANGULAR SECTION SHIELD
5SQUARE SECTION SHIELD
6TRIANGULAR SECTION SHIELD
7OPEN COVERED LEAN-TO
8OPEN COVERED INVERTED V ROOF
9INTEGRATED (E.G. CHILLED MIRROR)
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003008 (ARTIFICIALLY VENTILATED SCREEN OR SHIELD)

ValueDescription
0NATURAL VENTILATION IN USE
1ARTIFICIAL ASPIRATION IN USE: CONSTANT FLOW AT TIME OF READING
2ARTIFICIAL ASPIRATION IN USE: VARIABLE FLOW AT TIME OF READING
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003010 (METHOD OF SEA/WATER CURRENT MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1ADCP
2GEK (GEOMAGNETIC ELECTROKINETOGRAPH)
3SHIP'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY FIXES 3-6 HOURS APART
4SHIP'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY FIXES MORE THAN 6 HOURS BUT LESS THAN 12 HOURS APART
5DRIFT OF BUOY
6ADCP
7ADCP BOTTOM TRACKING MODE
8ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSOR
9ROTOR AND VANE
10LOWERED ADCP
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003011 (METHOD OF DEPTH CALCULATION)

ValueDescription
0DEPTH CALCULATED USING FALL RATE EQUATION
1DEPTH CALCULATED FROM WATER PRESSURE/EQUATION OF STATE
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003012 (INSTRUMENT TYPE/SENSOR FOR DISSOLVED OXYGEN MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0ANDERRAA OXYGEN OPTODE
1WINKLER BOTTLE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003016 (POSITION OF ROAD SENSORS)

ValueDescription
0FAST LANE BETWEEN THE WHEEL TRACKS
1FAST LANE BETWEEN THE WHEEL TRACKS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
2FAST LANE IN THE WHEEL TRACKS
3FAST LANE IN THE WHEEL TRACKS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
4SLOW LANE BETWEEN THE WHEEL TRACKS
5SLOW LANE BETWEEN THE WHEEL TRACKS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
6SLOW LANE IN THE WHEEL TRACKS
7SLOW LANE IN THE WHEEL TRACKS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 003017 (EXTENDED TYPE OF STATION)

Total number of bits: 6
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
132AUTOMATIC
216MANNED
38EVENT TRIGGERED
44LONGER TIME PERIOD THAN THE STANDARD
52RESERVED

Code table for element 003018 (TYPE OF ROAD)

ValueDescription
0FREE TRACK WITHOUT FURTHER INFORMATION
1FREE TRACK, EMBANKMENT
2FREE TRACK, FLAT RELATIVE TO SURROUNDINGS
3FREE TRACK, WATER BASIN(S) IN VICINITY
4FREE TRACK, FOREST
5FREE TRACK, CLEFT
6FREE TRACK, ON HILLTOP
7FREE TRACK, ON HILLTOP, FOREST
8FREE TRACK, IN VALLEY
9FREE TRACK, IN VALLEY, FOREST
10FREE TRACK, NORTH INCLINATION
11FREE TRACK, NORTH INCLINATION, FOREST
12FREE TRACK, SOUTH INCLINATION
13FREE TRACK, SOUTH INCLINATION, FOREST
20BRIDGE WITHOUT FURTHER INFORMATION
21BRIDGE ACROSS A VALLEY IN AN URBAN AREA
22BRIDGE ACROSS A VALLEY WITH FOREST/MEADOWS/FIELDS
23BRIDGE ACROSS STREET/TRACK
24BRIDGE ACROSS BIG RIVER/CANAL
25BRIDGE ACROSS RIVER/CANAL OF MEDIUM SIZE
26BRIDGE ACROSS A SMALL STREAM/LOADING CANAL
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003019 (TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION)

ValueDescription
0ASPHALT
1CONCRETE
2CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
3STEEL-GIRDER CONSTRUCTION
4BOX GIRDER BRIDGE
5ORTHOTROPIC SLAB
6DRAIN ASPHALT
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003020 (MATERIAL FOR THERMOMETER/HYGROMETER HOUSING)

ValueDescription
0WOOD
1METAL ALLOY
2PLASTIC/GRP
3REED/GRASS/LEAF
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003021 (HYGROMETER HEATING)

ValueDescription
0UNHEATED
1HEATED
2NOT APPLICABLE
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003022 (INSTRUMENT OWNER)

ValueDescription
0NATIONAL HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL/WEATHER SERVICE
1OTHER
2STANDARDS INSTITUTE
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003023 (CONFIGURATION OF LOUVERS FOR THERMOMETER/HYGROMETER SCREEN)

ValueDescription
0SINGLE V-SECTION LOUVERS
1OVERLAPPING LOUVERS
2DOUBLE V-SECTION LOUVERS
3NON-OVERLAPPING LOUVERS
4VENTED, NON-LOUVERED
5NOT APPLICABLE
6RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003027 (TYPE OF FLIGHT RIG)

ValueDescription
0SOLO (SINGLE RADIOSONDE)
1BLOCK
2BAR
3CROSS
4T-RIG
5DOUBLE T-RIG
6COMPLEX
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 003028 (METHOD OF SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASUREMENT)

ValueDescription
0MULTI POINT MANUAL SNOW SURVEY
1SINGLE POINT MANUAL SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASUREMENT
2SNOW PILLOW OR SNOW SCALE
3PASSIVE GAMMA
4GNSS/GPS METHODS
5COSMIC RAY ATTENUATION
6TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY
63MISSING 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
1320000 UTC
2160600 UTC
381200 UTC
441800 UTC
52OTHER HOURS

Code table for element 004080 (AVERAGING PERIOD FOR FOLLOWING VALUE)

ValueDescription
0SPOT VALUES
1LESS THAN 15 MINUTES
2FROM 15 TO 45 MINUTES
3MORE THAN 45 MINUTES
9DATA NOT AVAILABLE
15MISSING VALUE

Class 5 - Location (horizontal - 1) - code-flag tables

Code table for element 005069 (RECEIVER CHANNEL)

ValueDescription
0MIE
1RAYLEIGH
2RESERVED
3MISSING 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
164SURFACE
232STANDARD LEVEL
316TROPOPAUSE LEVEL
48MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL
54SIGNIFICANT LEVEL, TEMPERATURE AND/OR RELATIVE HUMIDITY
62SIGNIFICANT LEVEL, WIND

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

ValueDescription
0OBSERVING RULES FOR BASE OF LOWEST CLOUD AND CLOUD TYPES OF FM 12 SYNOP AND FM 13 SHIP APPLY
1FIRST NON-CUMULONIMBUS SIGNIFICANT LAYER
2SECOND NON-CUMULONIMBUS SIGNIFICANT LAYER
3THIRD NON-CUMULONIMBUS SIGNIFICANT LAYER
4CUMULONIMBUS LAYER
5CEILING
6CLOUDS NOT DETECTED BELOW THE FOLLOWING HEIGHT(S)
7LOW CLOUD
8MIDDLE CLOUD
9HIGH CLOUD
10CLOUD LAYER WITH BASE BELOW AND TOP ABOVE THE STATION
11CLOUD LAYER WITH BASE AND TOP BELOW THE STATION LEVEL
20NO CLOUDS DETECTED BY THE CLOUD DETECTION SYSTEM
21FIRST INSTRUMENT DETECTED CLOUD LAYER
22SECOND INSTRUMENT DETECTED CLOUD LAYER
23THIRD INSTRUMENT DETECTED CLOUD LAYER
24FOURTH INSTRUMENT DETECTED CLOUD LAYER
62VALUE NOT APPLICABLE
63MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0SURFACE
1BASE OF SATELLITE SOUNDING
2CLOUD TOP
3TROPOPAUSE
4PRECIPITABLE WATER
5SOUNDING RADIANCES
6MEAN TEMPERATURES
7OZONE
8LOW CLOUD
9MED CLOUD
10HIGH CLOUD
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008004 (PHASE OF AIRCRAFT FLIGHT)

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

Code table for element 008005 (METEOROLOGICAL ATTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANCE)

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

Flag table for element 008006 (OZONE VERTICAL SOUNDING SIGNIFICANCE)

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

Code table for element 008007 (DIMENSIONAL SIGNIFICANCE)

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

Flag table for element 008008 (RADIATION VERTICAL SOUNDING SIGNIFICANCE)

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

Code table for element 008009 (DETAILED PHASE OF FLIGHT)

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

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

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1BARE SOIL
2BARE ROCK
3LAND GRASS COVER
4WATER (LAKE, SEA)
5FLOOD WATER UNDERNEATH
6SNOW
7ICE
8RUNWAY OR ROAD
9SHIP OR PLATFORM DECK IN STEEL
10SHIP OR PLATFORM DECK IN WOOD
11SHIP OR PLATFORM DECK PARTLY COVERED WITH RUBBER MAT
12BUILDING ROOF
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008011 (METEOROLOGICAL FEATURE)

ValueDescription
0QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT AT THE SURFACE
1QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE
2WARM FRONT AT THE SURFACE
3WARM FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE
4COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE
5COLD FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE
6OCCLUSION
7INSTABILITY LINE
8INTERTROPICAL FRONT
9CONVERGENCE LINE
10JET STREAM
11CLOUD CLEAR
12CLOUD
13TURBULENCE
14STORM
15AIRFRAME ICING
16PHENOMENON
17VOLCANO
18ATMOSPHERICS
19RESERVED
20SPECIAL CLOUDS
21THUNDERSTORM
22TROPICAL CYCLONE
23MOUNTAIN WAVE
24DUSTSTORM
25SANDSTORM
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008012 (LAND/SEA QUALIFIER)

ValueDescription
0LAND
1SEA
2COAST
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008013 (DAY/NIGHT QUALIFIER)

ValueDescription
0NIGHT
1DAY
2TWILIGHT
3MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 008015 (SIGNIFICANT QUALIFIER FOR SENSOR)

ValueDescription
0SINGLE SENSOR
1PRIMARY SENSOR
2SECONDARY SENSOR (BACKUP)
7MISSING VALUE

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

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

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

ValueDescription
0FM
1TL
2AT
3MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 008019 (QUALIFIER FOR FOLLOWING CENTRE IDENTIFIER)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1ATS (AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE) UNIT SERVING FIR (FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION)
2FIR (FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION)
3UIR (UPPER FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION)
4CTA (CONTROL AREA)
5VAAC (VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY CENTRE)
6MWO (METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE) ISSUING SIGMET
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008021 (TIME SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1TIME SERIES
2TIME AVERAGED (SEE NOTE 1)
3ACCUMULATED
4FORECAST
5FORECAST TIME SERIES
6FORECAST TIME AVERAGED
7FORECAST ACCUMULATED
8ENSEMBLE MEAN (SEE NOTE 2)
9ENSEMBLE MEAN TIME SERIES
10ENSEMBLE MEAN TIME AVERAGED
11ENSEMBLE MEAN ACCUMULATED
12ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST
13ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST TIME SERIES
14ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST TIME AVERAGED
15ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST ACCUMULATED
16ANALYSIS
17START OF PHENOMENON
18RADIOSONDE LAUNCH TIME
19START OF ORBIT
20END OF ORBIT
21TIME OF ASCENDING NODE
22TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF WIND SHIFT
23MONITORING PERIOD
24AGREED TIME LIMIT FOR REPORT RECEPTION
25NOMINAL REPORTING TIME
26TIME OF LAST KNOWN POSITION
27FIRST GUESS
28START OF SCAN
29END OF SCAN OR TIME OF ENDING
30TIME OF OCCURRENCE
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008023 (FIRST-ORDER STATISTICS)

ValueDescription
2MAXIMUM VALUE
3MINIMUM VALUE
4MEAN VALUE
5MEDIAN VALUE
6MODAL VALUE
7MEAN ABSOLUTE ERROR
8RESERVED
9BEST ESTIMATE OF STANDARD DEVIATION (N-1)
10STANDARD DEVIATION (N)
11HARMONIC MEAN
12ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE VECTOR ERROR
13ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE
32VECTOR MEAN
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008024 (DIFFERENCE STATISTICS)

ValueDescription
2OBSERVED MINUS MAXIMUM
3OBSERVED MINUS MINIMUM
4OBSERVED MINUS MEAN
5OBSERVED MINUS MEDIAN
6OBSERVED MINUS MODE
11OBSERVED MINUS CLIMATOLOGY (ANOMALY)
12OBSERVED MINUS ANALYSED VALUE
13OBSERVED MINUS INITIALIZED ANALYSED VALUE
14OBSERVED MINUS FORECAST VALUE
21OBSERVED MINUS INTERPOLATED VALUE
22OBSERVED MINUS HYDROSTATICALLY CALCULATED VALUE
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008025 (TIME DIFFERENCE QUALIFIER)

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

Code table for element 008026 (MATRIX SIGNIFICANCE)

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

Code table for element 008029 (SURFACE TYPE)

ValueDescription
0OPEN OCEAN OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEA
1ENCLOSED SEA OR LAKE
2CONTINENTAL ICE
3LAND
4LOW INLAND (BELOW SEA LEVEL)
5MIX OF LAND AND WATER
6MIX OF LAND AND LOW INLAND
11RIVER
12LAKE
13SEA
14GLACIER
15URBAN LAND
16RURAL LAND
17SUBURBAN LAND
18SEA ICE
255MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008032 (STATUS OF OPERATION)

ValueDescription
0ROUTINE OPERATION
1EVENT TRIGGERED BY STORM SURGE
2EVENT TRIGGERED BY TSUNAMI
3EVENT TRIGGERED MANUALLY
4INSTALLATION TESTING
5MAINTENANCE TESTING
15MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 008034 (TEMPERATURE/SALINITY MEASUREMENT QUALIFIER)

ValueDescription
0SECONDARY SAMPLING: AVERAGED
1SECONDARY SAMPLING: DISCRETE
2SECONDARY SAMPLING: MIXED
3NEAR-SURFACE SAMPLING: AVERAGED, PUMPED
4NEAR-SURFACE SAMPLING: AVERAGED, UNPUMPED
5NEAR-SURFACE SAMPLING: DISCRETE, PUMPED
6NEAR-SURFACE SAMPLING: DISCRETE, UNPUMPED
7NEAR-SURFACE SAMPLING: MIXED, PUMPED
8NEAR-SURFACE SAMPLING: MIXED, UNPUMPED
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008035 (TYPE OF MONITORING EXERCISE)

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

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

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

Code table for element 008037 (BASELINE CHECK SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0MANUFACTURER’S BASELINE CHECK UNIT
1WEATHER SCREEN
2GRUAN STANDARD HUMIDITY CHAMBER
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008038 (INSTRUMENT DATA SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0VERIFIED INSTRUMENT READING
1REFERENCE INSTRUMENT READING
255MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 008040 (FLIGHT LEVEL SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0HIGH-RESOLUTION DATA SAMPLE
1WITHIN 20 HPA OF SURFACE
2PRESSURE LESS THAN 10 HPA (I.E., 9, 8, 7, ETC.) WHEN NO OTHER REASON APPLIES
3BASE PRESSURE LEVEL FOR STABILITY INDEX
4BEGIN DOUBTFUL TEMPERATURE, HEIGHT DATA
5BEGIN MISSING DATA (ALL ELEMENTS)
6BEGIN MISSING RELATIVE HUMIDITY DATA
7BEGIN MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA
8HIGHEST LEVEL REACHED BEFORE BALLOON DESCENT BECAUSE OF ICING OR TURBULENCE
9END DOUBTFUL TEMPERATURE, HEIGHT DATA
10END MISSING DATA (ALL ELEMENTS)
11END MISSING RELATIVE HUMIDITY DATA
12END MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA
13ZERO DEGREES CELSIUS CROSSING(S) FOR RADAT
14STANDARD PRESSURE LEVEL
15OPERATOR-ADDED LEVEL
16OPERATOR-DELETED LEVEL
17BALLOON RE-ASCENDED BEYOND PREVIOUS HIGHEST ASCENT LEVEL
18SIGNIFICANT RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVEL
19RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVEL SELECTION TERMINATED
20SURFACE LEVEL
21SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL
22MANDATORY TEMPERATURE LEVEL
23FLIGHT TERMINATION LEVEL
24TROPOPAUSE(S)
25AIRCRAFT REPORT
26INTERPOLATED (GENERATED) LEVEL
27MANDATORY WIND LEVEL
28SIGNIFICANT WIND LEVEL
29MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL
30INCREMENTAL WIND LEVEL (FIXED REGIONAL)
31INCREMENTAL HEIGHT LEVEL (GENERATED)
32WIND TERMINATION LEVEL
33PRESSURE 100 TO 110 HPA, WHEN NO OTHER REASON APPLIES
34FREEZING LEVEL BASE
35FREEZING LEVEL TOP
36FLIGHT LEVEL BASE
37FLIGHT LEVEL TOP
38TOP OF WIND SOUNDING
39BOTTOM OF WIND SOUNDING
40SIGNIFICANT THERMODYNAMIC LEVEL (INVERSION)
41SIGNIFICANT RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVEL (ACCORDING TO NCDC CRITERIA)
42SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL (ACCORDING TO NCDC)
43BEGIN MISSING WIND DATA
44END MISSING WIND DATA
60LEVEL OF 80-KNOT ISOTACH ABOVE JET
61LEVEL OF 80-KNOT ISOTACH BELOW JET
62OTHER
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008041 (DATA SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0PARENT SITE
1OBSERVATION SITE
2BALLOON MANUFACTURE DATE
3BALLOON LAUNCH POINT
4SURFACE OBSERVATION
5SURFACE OBSERVATION DISPLACEMENT FROM LAUNCH POINT
6FLIGHT LEVEL OBSERVATION
7FLIGHT LEVEL TERMINATION POINT
8IFR CEILING AND VISIBILITY
9MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION
10STRONG SURFACE WIND
11FREEZING LEVEL
12MULTIPLE FREEZING LEVEL
13INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURE DATE
31MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 008042 (EXTENDED VERTICAL SOUNDING SIGNIFICANCE)

Total number of bits: 18
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1131072SURFACE
265536STANDARD LEVEL
332768TROPOPAUSE LEVEL
416384MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL
58192SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL
64096SIGNIFICANT HUMIDITY LEVEL
72048SIGNIFICANT WIND LEVEL
81024BEGINNING OF MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA
9512END OF MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA
10256BEGINNING OF MISSING HUMIDITY DATA
11128END OF MISSING HUMIDITY DATA
1264BEGINNING OF MISSING WIND DATA
1332END OF MISSING WIND DATA
1416TOP OF WIND SOUNDING
158LEVEL DETERMINED BY REGIONAL DECISION
164FREEZING LEVEL
172PRESSURE LEVEL ORIGINALLY INDICATED BY HEIGHT AS THE VERTICAL COORDINATE

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

ValueDescription
0OZONE
1WATER VAPOUR
2METHANE
3CARBON DIOXIDE
4CARBON MONOXIDE
5NITROGEN DIOXIDE
6NITROUS OXIDE
7FORMALDEHYDE
8SULPHUR DIOXIDE
25PARTICULATE MATTER < 1.0 MICRONS
26PARTICULATE MATTER < 2.5 MICRONS
27PARTICULATE MATTER < 10 MICRONS
28AEROSOLS (GENERIC)
29SMOKE (GENERIC)
30CRUSTAL MATERIAL (GENERIC DUST)
31VOLCANIC ASH
255MISSING VALUE

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

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

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

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

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

ValueDescription
0MEAN WIND SPEED OVER A 10-MINUTE PERIOD OBSERVED OR RECORDED EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 10 M S-1 OR 20 KNOTS
1MEAN WIND SPEED OVER A 10-MINUTE PERIOD OBSERVED OR RECORDED EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 20 M S-1 OR 40 KNOTS
2MEAN WIND SPEED OVER A 10-MINUTE PERIOD OBSERVED OR RECORDED EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 30 M S-1 OR 60 KNOTS
3MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 273.15 K
4MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 298.15 K
5MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 303.15 K
6MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 308.15 K
7MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 313.15 K
8MINIMUM TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 273.15 K
9MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 273.15 K
10PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 1.0 KG M-2
11PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 5.0 KG M-2
12PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 10.0 KG M-2
13PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 50.0 KG M-2
14PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 100.0 KG M-2
15PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 150.0 KG M-2
16SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.00 M
17SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.01 M
18SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.10 M
19SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.50 M
20HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 50 M
21HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 100 M
22HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1000 M
23HAIL
24THUNDERSTORM
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008053 (DAY OF OCCURRENCE QUALIFIER)

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

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

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

Code table for element 008060 (SAMPLE SCANNING MODE SIGNIFICANCE)

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

Code table for element 008065 (SUN-GLINT INDICATOR)

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

Code table for element 008066 (SEMI-TRANSPARENCY INDICATOR)

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

Code table for element 008070 (VERTICAL SOUNDING PRODUCT QUALIFIER)

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

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

ValueDescription
0MIXED
1CLEAR
2CLOUDY
3PROBABLY CLEAR
4PROBABLY CLOUDY
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008074 (ALTIMETER ECHO TYPE)

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

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

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

Code table for element 008076 (TYPE OF BAND)

ValueDescription
0KU
1C
2LONG-WAVE INFRARED
3MEDIUM-WAVE INFRARED
4SHORT-WAVE INFRARED
5M
6I
7DAY/NIGHT
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008077 (RADIOMETER SENSED SURFACE TYPE)

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

Code table for element 008079 (PRODUCT STATUS)

ValueDescription
0NORMAL ISSUE
1CORRECTION TO A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRODUCT (COR)
2AMENDMENT TO A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRODUCT (AMD)
3CORRECTION TO A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AMENDED PRODUCT (COR AMD)
4CANCELLATION OF A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRODUCT (CNL)
5NO PRODUCT AVAILABLE (NIL)
6SPECIAL REPORT (SPECI)
7CORRECTED SPECIAL REPORT (SPECI COR)
15MISSING OR NOT APPLICABLE

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

ValueDescription
0TOTAL WATER PRESSURE PROFILE
1TOTAL WATER TEMPERATURE PROFILE
2TOTAL WATER SALINITY PROFILE
3TOTAL WATER CONDUCTIVITY PROFILE
4TOTAL WATER DEPTH
10WATER PRESSURE AT A LEVEL
11WATER TEMPERATURE AT A LEVEL
12SALINITY AT A LEVEL
13WATER DEPTH AT A LEVEL
14SEA/WATER CURRENT SPEED AT A LEVEL
15SEA/WATER CURRENT DIRECTION AT A LEVEL
16DISSOLVED OXYGEN AT A LEVEL
20POSITION
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008081 (TYPE OF EQUIPMENT)

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

Code table for element 008082 (MODIFICATION OF SENSOR HEIGHT TO ANOTHER VALUE)

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

Flag table for element 008083 (NOMINAL VALUE INDICATOR)

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

Code table for element 008085 (BEAM IDENTIFIER)

ValueDescription
0FORE BEAM
1MID BEAM
2AFT BEAM
7MISSING 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
12048MODEL GROUND SURFACE
21024STANDARD LEVEL
3512TROPOPAUSE LEVEL
4256MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL
5128SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL
664SIGNIFICANT HUMIDITY LEVEL
732SIGNIFICANT WIND LEVEL
816VERTICALLY INTERPOLATED LEVEL (THIS SHOULD BE SET TO 1 FOR POINTS ON THE VERTICAL PROFILE THAT FALL BETWEEN THE MODEL'S NATIVE VERTICAL LEVELS.)
98VIRTUAL STATION HEIGHT
104LEVEL OF BEST FIT
112RESERVED

Code table for element 008087 (CORNER POSITION OF OBSERVATION)

ValueDescription
0UPPER LEFT
1UPPER RIGHT
2LOWER RIGHT
3LOWER LEFT
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008088 (MAP SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0TOP VIEW (GEOGRAPHICAL LONGITUDE ON X-AXIS AND LATITUDE ON Y-AXIS)
1NORTH-SOUTH VIEW (TRANSECT WITH GEOGRAPHICAL LONGITUDE ON X-AXIS AND VERTICAL HEIGHT ON Y-AXIS)
2EAST-WEST VIEW (TRANSECT WITH GEOGRAPHICAL LATITUDE ON X-AXIS AND VERTICAL HEIGHT ON Y-AXIS)
63MISSING

Code table for element 008091 (COORDINATES SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0SATELLITE COORDINATES
1OBSERVATION COORDINATES
2START OF OBSERVATION
3END OF OBSERVATION
4HORIZONTAL CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF THE OBSERVATION
5VERTICAL CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF THE OBSERVATION
6TOP OF THE OBSERVATION
7BOTTOM OF THE OBSERVATION
8PROJECTION ORIGIN
9COORDINATES OF TRUE SCALE
255MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008092 (MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY EXPRESSION)

ValueDescription
0STANDARD UNCERTAINTY
31MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 008093 (MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0TOTAL UNCERTAINTY
1SYSTEMATIC COMPONENT OF UNCERTAINTY
2RANDOM COMPONENT OF UNCERTAINTY
31MISSING VALUE

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

Code table for element 010063 (CHARACTERISTIC OF PRESSURE TENDENCY)

ValueDescription
0INCREASING, THEN DECREASING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME OR HIGHER THAN THREE HOURS AGO
1INCREASING, THEN STEADY; OR INCREASING, THEN INCREASING MORE SLOWLY
2INCREASING (STEADILY OR UNSTEADILY)
3DECREASING OR STEADY, THEN INCREASING; OR INCREASING, THEN INCREASING MORE RAPIDLY
4STEADY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME AS THREE HOURS AGO
5DECREASING, THEN INCREASING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME OR LOWER THAN THREE HOURS AGO
6DECREASING, THEN STEADY; OR DECREASING, THEN DECREASING MORE SLOWLY
7DECREASING (STEADILY OR UNSTEADILY)
8STEADY OR INCREASING, THEN DECREASING; OR DECREASING, THEN DECREASING MORE RAPIDLY
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 010064 (SIGMET CRUISING LEVEL)

ValueDescription
0SUBSONIC
1TRANSONIC
2SUPERSONIC
7MISSING VALUE

Class 11 - Wind and turbulence - code-flag tables

Code table for element 011030 (EXTENDED DEGREE OF TURBULENCE)

ValueDescription
0NIL
1LIGHT
2MODERATE
3SEVERE
4NIL
5LIGHT
6MODERATE
7SEVERE
8NIL
9LIGHT
10MODERATE
11SEVERE
12EXTREME, IN CLEAR AIR
13EXTREME, IN CLOUD
14EXTREME, CLOUD/CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED
15LIGHT, ISOLATED MODERATE
16LIGHT, OCCASIONAL MODERATE
17LIGHT, FREQUENTLY MODERATE
18MODERATE, ISOLATED SEVERE
19MODERATE, OCCASIONAL SEVERE
20MODERATE, FREQUENTLY SEVERE
21SEVERE, ISOLATED EXTREME
22SEVERE, OCCASIONAL EXTREME
23SEVERE, FREQUENTLY EXTREME
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 011031 (DEGREE OF TURBULENCE)

ValueDescription
0NIL
1LIGHT
2MODERATE
3SEVERE
4NIL
5LIGHT
6MODERATE
7SEVERE
8NIL
9LIGHT
10MODERATE
11SEVERE
12EXTREME, IN CLEAR AIR
13EXTREME, IN CLOUD
14EXTREME, CLOUD/CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 011037 (TURBULENCE INDEX)

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

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

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

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

ValueDescription
0MIN < 1
11 =< MIN < 2
22 =< MIN < 3
33 =< MIN < 4
44 =< MIN < 5
55 =< MIN < 6
66 =< MIN < 7
77 =< MIN < 8
88 =< MIN < 9
99 =< MIN < 10
1010 =< MIN < 11
1111 =< MIN < 12
1212 =< MIN < 13
1313 =< MIN < 14
1414 =< MIN < 15
60NO TIMING INFORMATION AVAILABLE
63MISSING VALUE

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

Code table for element 013038 (SUPERADIABATIC INDICATOR)

ValueDescription
0NOT SUPERADIABATIC
1SUPERADIABATIC
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0SEA ICE
1SNOW ON LAND
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 013040 (SURFACE FLAG)

ValueDescription
0LAND
1RESERVED
2NEAR COAST
3ICE
4POSSIBLE ICE
5OCEAN
6COAST
7INLAND WATER
8SNOW COVER
9SEA ICE
10STANDING WATER
11SNOW
15MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 013051 (FREQUENCY GROUP, PRECIPITATION)

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

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

ValueDescription
0NO PRECIPITATION
1LIGHT INTERMITTENT
2MODERATE INTERMITTENT
3HEAVY INTERMITTENT
4VERY HEAVY INTERMITTENT
5LIGHT CONTINUOUS
6MODERATE CONTINUOUS
7HEAVY CONTINUOUS
8VERY HEAVY CONTINUOUS
9VARIABLE - ALTERNATIVELY LIGHT AND HEAVY
15MISSING VALUE

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

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

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

Code table for element 015025 (TYPE OF POLLUTANT)

ValueDescription
0OZONE
11FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (DIAMETER < 2.5 MICRONS)
12FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (DIAMETER < 10 MICRONS)
15MISSING VALUE

Class 19 - Synoptic features - code-flag tables

Code table for element 019001 (TYPE OF SYNOPTIC FEATURE)

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

Code table for element 019008 (VERTICAL EXTENT OF CIRCULATION)

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

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

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

Code table for element 019100 (TIME INTERVAL TO CALCULATE THE MOVEMENT OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)

ValueDescription
3DURING THE PRECEDING 15 MINUTES
4DURING THE PRECEDING 30 MINUTES
5DURING THE PRECEDING 1 HOUR
6DURING THE PRECEDING 2 HOURS
7DURING THE PRECEDING 3 HOURS
8DURING THE PRECEDING 6 HOURS
9DURING A PERIOD OF MORE THAN 6 HOURS
10UNDETERMINED
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019101 (ACCURACY OF THE POSITION OF THE CENTRE OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1EYE VISIBLE ON RADAR SCOPE, ACCURACY GOOD (WITHIN 10 KM)
2EYE VISIBLE ON RADAR SCOPE, ACCURACY FAIR (WITHIN 30 KM)
3EYE VISIBLE ON RADAR SCOPE, ACCURACY POOR (WITHIN 50 KM)
4POSITION OF THE CENTRE WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY THE RADAR SCOPE, DETERMINATION BY MEANS OF THE SPIRAL-BAND OVERLAY, ACCURACY GOOD (WITHIN 10 KM)
5POSITION OF THE CENTRE WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY THE RADAR SCOPE, DETERMINATION BY MEANS OF THE SPIRAL-BAND OVERLAY, ACCURACY FAIR (WITHIN 30 KM)
6POSITION OF THE CENTRE WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY THE RADAR SCOPE, DETERMINATION BY MEANS OF THE SPIRAL-BAND OVERLAY, ACCURACY POOR (WITHIN 50 KM)
7POSITION OF THE CENTRE OUTSIDE THE AREA COVERED BY THE RADAR SCOPE, EXTRAPOLATION BY MEANS OF THE SPIRAL-BAND OVERLAY
10ACCURACY UNDETERMINED
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019102 (SHAPE AND DEFINITION OF THE EYE OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)

ValueDescription
0CIRCULAR
1ELLIPTICAL - THE MINOR AXIS IS AT LEAST 3/4 THE LENGTH OF THE MAJOR AXIS
2ELLIPTICAL - THE MINOR AXIS IS LESS THAN 3/4 THE LENGTH OF THE MAJOR AXIS
3APPARENT DOUBLE EYE
4OTHER SHAPE
5ILL DEFINED
6UNDETERMINED
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019103 (DIAMETER OF MAJOR AXIS OF THE EYE OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)

ValueDescription
0LESS THAN 5 KM
15 TO LESS THAN 10 KM
210 TO LESS THAN 15 KM
315 TO LESS THAN 20 KM
420 TO LESS THAN 25 KM
525 TO LESS THAN 30 KM
630 TO LESS THAN 35 KM
735 TO LESS THAN 40 KM
840 TO LESS THAN 50 KM
950 KM AND GREATER
10UNDETERMINED
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019104 (CHANGE IN CHARACTER OF THE EYE DURING THE 30 MINUTES)

ValueDescription
0EYE HAS FIRST BECOME VISIBLE DURING THE PAST 30 MINUTES
1NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE CHARACTERISTICS OR SIZE OF THE EYE
2EYE HAS BECOME SMALLER WITH NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS
3EYE HAS BECOME LARGER WITH NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS
4EYE HAS BECOME LESS DISTINCT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN SIZE
5EYE HAS BECOME LESS DISTINCT AND DECREASED IN SIZE
6EYE HAS BECOME LESS DISTINCT AND INCREASED IN SIZE
7EYE HAS BECOME MORE DISTINCT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN SIZE
8EYE HAS BECOME MORE DISTINCT AND DECREASED IN SIZE
9EYE HAS BECOME MORE DISTINCT AND INCREASED IN SIZE
10CHANGE IN CHARACTER AND SIZE OF EYE CANNOT BE DETERMINED
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019105 (DISTANCE BETWEEN THE END OF SPIRAL BAND AND THE CENTRE)

ValueDescription
00 TO LESS THAN 100 KM
1100 TO LESS THAN 200 KM
2200 TO LESS THAN 300 KM
3300 TO LESS THAN 400 KM
4400 TO LESS THAN 500 KM
5500 TO LESS THAN 600 KM
6600 TO LESS THAN 800 KM
7800 KM OR MORE
10DOUBTFUL OR UNDETERMINED
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019107 (TIME INTERVAL OVER WHICH THE MOVEMENT OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE HAS BEEN CALCULATED)

ValueDescription
0LESS THAN 1 HOUR
11 TO LESS THAN 2 HOURS
22 TO LESS THAN 3 HOURS
33 TO LESS THAN 6 HOURS
46 TO LESS THAN 9 HOURS
59 TO LESS THAN 12 HOURS
612 TO LESS THAN 15 HOURS
715 TO LESS THAN 18 HOURS
818 TO LESS THAN 21 HOURS
921 TO LESS THAN 30 HOURS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019108 (ACCURACY OF GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)

ValueDescription
0CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 10 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION
1CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 20 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION
2CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 50 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION
3CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 100 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION
4CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 200 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION
5CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 300 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION
6CYCLONE CENTRE UNDETERMINED
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019109 (MEAN DIAMETER OF THE OVERCAST CLOUD OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)

ValueDescription
0LESS THAN 1° OF LATITUDE
11° TO LESS THAN 2° OF LATITUDE
22° TO LESS THAN 3° OF LATITUDE
33° TO LESS THAN 4° OF LATITUDE
44° TO LESS THAN 5° OF LATITUDE
55° TO LESS THAN 6° OF LATITUDE
66° TO LESS THAN 7° OF LATITUDE
77° TO LESS THAN 8° OF LATITUDE
88° TO LESS THAN 9° OF LATITUDE
99° OF LATITUDE OR MORE
10UNDETERMINED
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019110 (APPARENT 24-HOUR CHANGE IN INTENSITY OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)

ValueDescription
0MUCH WEAKENING
1WEAKENING
2NO CHANGE
3INTENSIFICATION
4STRONG INTENSIFICATION
9NOT OBSERVED PREVIOUSLY
10UNDETERMINED
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019113 (CLOUD PATTERN TYPE OF THE DT-NUMBER)

ValueDescription
1CURVED BAND
2SHEAR
3EYE
4BANDING EYE
5CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST (CDO)
6EMBEDDED CENTRE
7CENTRE COLD COVER (CCC)
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019117 (CLOUD PICTURE TYPE OF THE PT-NUMBER)

ValueDescription
1A (CURVED BAND)
2B (CDO)
3C (SHEAR)
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 019119 (TYPE OF THE FINAL T-NUMBER)

ValueDescription
1DT-NUMBER
2PT-NUMBER
3MET-NUMBER
7MISSING VALUE

Class 20 - Observed phenomena - code-flag tables

Code table for element 020003 (PRESENT WEATHER)

ValueDescription
0CLOUD DEVELOPMENT NOT OBSERVED OR NOT OBSERVABLE
1CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OR BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED
2STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED
3CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING
4VISIBILITY REDUCED BY SMOKE, E.G. VELDT OR FOREST FIRES, INDUSTRIAL SMOKE OR VOLCANIC ASHES
5HAZE
6WIDESPREAD DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, NOT RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
7DUST OR SAND RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO WELL-DEVELOPED DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S), AND NO DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM SEEN; OR, IN THE CASE OF SEA STATIONS AND COASTAL STATIONS, BLOWING SPRAY AT THE STATION
8WELL-DEVELOPED DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S) SEEN AT OR NEAR THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE SAME TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM
9DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, OR AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
10MIST
11PATCHES
12MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS
13LIGHTNING VISIBLE, NO THUNDER HEARD
14PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, NOT REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFACE OF THE SEA
15PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFACE OF THE SEA, BUT DISTANT, I.E. ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN 5 KM FROM THE STATION
16PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFACE OF THE SEA, NEAR TO, BUT NOT AT THE STATION
17THUNDERSTORM, BUT NO PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
18SQUALLS
19FUNNEL CLOUD(S)
20DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS
21RAIN (NOT FREEZING)
22SNOW
23RAIN AND SNOW OR ICE PELLETS
24FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN
25SHOWER(S) OF RAIN
26SHOWER(S) OF SNOW, OR OF RAIN AND SNOW
27SHOWER(S) OF HAIL*, OR OF RAIN AND HAIL*
28FOG OR ICE FOG
29THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION)
30SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM
31SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM
32SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM
33SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM
34SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM
35SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM
36SLIGHT OR MODERATE DRIFTING SNOW
37HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW
38SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW
39HEAVY BLOWING SNOW
40FOG OR ICE FOG AT A DISTANCE AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NOT AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR, THE FOG OR ICE FOG EXTENDING TO A LEVEL ABOVE THAT OF THE OBSERVER
41FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES
42FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE
43FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE
44FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE
45FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE
46FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE
47FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE
48FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY VISIBLE
49FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY INVISIBLE
50DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT
51DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS
52DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT
53DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS
54DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT
55DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS
56DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT
57DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY (DENSE)
58DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT
59DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY
60RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT
61RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS
62RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT
63RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS
64RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT
65RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS
66RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT
67RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY
68RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, SLIGHT
69RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY
70INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES
71CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES
72INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES
73CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES
74INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES
75CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES
76DIAMOND DUST (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG)
77SNOW GRAINS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG)
78ISOLATED STAR-LIKE SNOW CRYSTALS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG)
79ICE PELLETS
80RAIN SHOWER(S), SLIGHT
81RAIN SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY
82RAIN SHOWER(S), VIOLENT
83SHOWER(S) OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, SLIGHT
84SHOWER(S) OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, MODERATE OR HEAVY
85SNOW SHOWER(S), SLIGHT
86SNOW SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY
87SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED
88SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED
89SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDER
90SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDER
91SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
92MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
93SLIGHT SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL* AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
94MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL* AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
95THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITHOUT HAIL*, BUT WITH RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
96THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH HAIL* AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
97THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITHOUT HAIL*, BUT WITH RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
98THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
99THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL* AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
100NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVED
101CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OR BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED DURING THE PAST HOUR
102STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED DURING THE PAST HOUR
103CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING DURING THE PAST HOUR
104HAZE OR SMOKE, OR DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, VISIBILITY EQUAL TO, OR GREATER THAN, 1 KM
105HAZE OR SMOKE, OR DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 KM
110MIST
111DIAMOND DUST
112DISTANT LIGHTNING
118SQUALLS
119RESERVED
120FOG
121PRECIPITATION
122DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS
123RAIN (NOT FREEZING)
124SNOW
125FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN
126THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION)
127BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND
128BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND, VISIBILITY EQUAL TO, OR GREATER THAN, 1 KM
129BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 KM
130FOG
131FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES
132FOG OR ICE FOG, HAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE PAST HOUR
133FOG OR ICE FOG, NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PAST HOUR
134FOG OR ICE FOG, HAS BEGUN OR BECOME THICKER DURING THE PAST HOUR
135FOG, DEPOSITING RIME
140PRECIPITATION
141PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE
142PRECIPITATION, HEAVY
143LIQUID PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE
144LIQUID PRECIPITATION, HEAVY
145SOLID PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE
146SOLID PRECIPITATION, HEAVY
147FREEZING PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE
148FREEZING PRECIPITATION, HEAVY
149RESERVED
150DRIZZLE
151DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, SLIGHT
152DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, MODERATE
153DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, HEAVY
154DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT
155DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE
156DRIZZLE, FREEZING, HEAVY
157DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT
158DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY
159RESERVED
160RAIN
161RAIN, NOT FREEZING, SLIGHT
162RAIN, NOT FREEZING, MODERATE
163RAIN, NOT FREEZING, HEAVY
164RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT
165RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE
166RAIN, FREEZING, HEAVY
167RAIN (OR DRIZZLE) AND SNOW, SLIGHT
168RAIN (OR DRIZZLE) AND SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY
169RESERVED
170SNOW
171SNOW, SLIGHT
172SNOW, MODERATE
173SNOW, HEAVY
174ICE PELLETS, SLIGHT
175ICE PELLETS, MODERATE
176ICE PELLETS, HEAVY
177SNOW GRAINS
178ICE CRYSTALS
179RESERVED
180SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION
181RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, SLIGHT
182RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, MODERATE
183RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, HEAVY
184RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, VIOLENT
185SNOW SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT SNOW, SLIGHT
186SNOW SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT SNOW, MODERATE
187SNOW SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT SNOW, HEAVY
188RESERVED
189HAIL
190THUNDERSTORM
191THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH NO PRECIPITATION
192THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS
193THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH HAIL
194THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH NO PRECIPITATION
195THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS
196THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL
199TORNADO
204VOLCANIC ASH SUSPENDED IN THE AIR ALOFT
205NOT USED
206THICK DUST HAZE, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 KM
207BLOWING SPRAY AT THE STATION
208DRIFTING DUST (SAND)
209WALL OF DUST OR SAND IN DISTANCE (LIKE HABOOB)
210SNOW HAZE
211WHITEOUT
212NOT USED
213LIGHTNING, CLOUD TO SURFACE
217DRY THUNDERSTORM
218NOT USED
219TORNADO CLOUD (DESTRUCTIVE) AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
220DEPOSITION OF VOLCANIC ASH
221DEPOSITION OF DUST OR SAND
222DEPOSITION OF DEW
223DEPOSITION OF WET SNOW
224DEPOSITION OF SOFT RIME
225DEPOSITION OF HARD RIME
226DEPOSITION OF HOAR FROST
227DEPOSITION OF GLAZE
228DEPOSITION OF ICE CRUST (ICE SLICK)
229NOT USED
230DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITH TEMPERATURE BELOW 0 °C
239BLOWING SNOW, IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SNOW IS FALLING OR NOT
240NOT USED
241FOG ON SEA
242FOG IN VALLEYS
243ARCTIC OR ANTARCTIC SEA SMOKE
244STEAM FOG (SEA, LAKE OR RIVER)
245STEAM LOG (LAND)
246FOG OVER ICE OR SNOW COVER
247DENSE FOG, VISIBILITY 60-90 M
248DENSE FOG, VISIBILITY 30-60 M
249DENSE FOG, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 30 M
250DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - LESS THAN 0.10 MM H-1
251DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 0.10-0.19 MM H-1
252DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 0.20-0.39 MM H-1
253DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 0.40-0.79 MM H-1
254DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 0.80-1.59 MM H-1
255DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 1.60-3.19 MM H-1
256DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 3.20-6.39 MM H-1
257DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 6.4 MM H-1 OR MORE
258NOT USED
259DRIZZLE AND SNOW
260RAIN, RATE OF FALL - LESS THAN 1.0 MM H-1
261RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 1.0-1.9 MM H-1
262RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 2.0-3.9 MM H-1
263RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 4.0-7.9 MM H-1
264RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 8.0-15.9 MM H-1
265RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 16.0-31.9 MM H-1
266RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 32.0-63.9 MM H-1
267RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 64.0 MM H-1 OR MORE
270SNOW, RATE OF FALL - LESS THAN 1.0 CM H-1
271SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 1.0-1.9 CM H-1
272SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 2.0-3.9 CM H-1
273SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 4.0-7.9 CM H-1
274SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 8.0-15.9 CM H-1
275SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 16.0-31.9 CM H-1
276SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 32.0-63.9 CM H-1
277SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 64.0 CM H-1 OR MORE
278SNOW OR ICE CRYSTAL PRECIPITATION FROM A CLEAR SKY
279WET SNOW, FREEZING ON CONTACT
280PRECIPITATION OF RAIN
281PRECIPITATION OF RAIN, FREEZING
282PRECIPITATION OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED
283PRECIPITATION OF SNOW
284PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HALL
285PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH RAIN
286PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH RAIN AND SNOW MIXED
287PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH SNOW
288PRECIPITATION OF HAIL
289PRECIPITATION OF HAIL, WITH RAIN
290PRECIPITATION OF HALL, WITH RAIN AND SNOW MIXED
291PRECIPITATION OF HAIL, WITH SNOW
292SHOWER(S) OR THUNDERSTORM OVER SEA
293SHOWER(S) OR THUNDERSTORM OVER MOUNTAINS
508NO SIGNIFICANT PHENOMENON TO REPORT, PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER OMITTED
509NO OBSERVATION, DATA NOT AVAILABLE, PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER OMITTED
510PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER MISSING, BUT EXPECTED
511MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020004 (PAST WEATHER (1))

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

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

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

Code table for element 020006 (FLIGHT RULES)

ValueDescription
0LOW INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES - CEILING < 500 FEET AND/OR VISIBILITY < 1 MILE
1INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES - CEILING < 1000 FEET AND/OR VISIBILITY < 3 MILES
2MARGINAL VISUAL FLIGHT RULES - 1000 FEET =< CEILING < 3000 FEET AND/OR 3 MILES =< VISIBILITY < 5 MILES
3VISUAL FLIGHT RULES - CEILING >= 3000 FEET AND/OR VISIBILITY >= 5 MILES
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020008 (CLOUD DISTRIBUTION FOR AVIATION)

ValueDescription
0SKY CLEAR
1FEW
2SCATTERED
3BROKEN
4OVERCAST
5RESERVED
6SCATTERED/BROKEN
7BROKEN/OVERCAST
8ISOLATED
9ISOLATED EMBEDDED
10OCCASIONAL
11OCCASIONAL EMBEDDED
12FREQUENT
13DENSE
14LAYERS
15OBSCURED (OBSC)
16EMBEDDED (EMBD)
17FREQUENT EMBEDDED
31MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 020011 (CLOUD AMOUNT)

ValueDescription
00
11 OKTA OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO
22 OKTAS
33 OKTAS
44 OKTAS
55 OKTAS
66 OKTAS
77 OKTAS OR MORE, BUT NOT 8 OKTAS
88 OKTAS
9SKY OBSCURED BY FOG AND/OR OTHER METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
10SKY PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY FOG AND/OR OTHER METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
11SCATTERED
12BROKEN
13FEW
14RESERVED
15CLOUD COVER IS INDISCERNIBLE FOR REASONS OTHER THAN FOG OR OTHER METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, OR OBSERVATION IS NOT MADE

Code table for element 020012 (CLOUD TYPE)

ValueDescription
0CIRRUS (CI)
1CIRROCUMULUS (CC)
2CIRROSTRATUS (CS)
3ALTOCUMULUS (AC)
4ALTOSTRATUS (AS)
5NIMBOSTRATUS (NS)
6STRATOCUMULUS (SC)
7STRATUS (ST)
8CUMULUS (CU)
9CUMULONIMBUS (CB)
10NO CH CLOUDS
11CIRRUS FIBRATUS, SOMETIMES UNCINUS, NOT PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY
12CIRRUS SPISSATUS, IN PATCHES OR ENTANGLED SHEAVES, WHICH USUALLY DO NOT INCREASE AND SOMETIMES SEEM TO BE THE REMAINS OF THE UPPER PART OF A CUMULONIMBUS; OR CIRRUS CASTELLANUS OR FLOCCUS
13CIRRUS SPISSATUS CUMULONIMBOGENITUS
14CIRRUS UNCINUS OR FIBRATUS, OR BOTH, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE
15CIRRUS (OFTEN IN BANDS) AND CIRROSTRATUS, OR CIRROSTRATUS ALONE, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE, BUT THE CONTINUOUS VEIL DOES NOT REACH 45 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON
16CIRRUS (OFTEN IN BANDS) AND CIRROSTRATUS, OR CIRROSTRATUS ALONE, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE; THE CONTINUOUS VEIL EXTENDS MORE THAN 45 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON, WITHOUT THE SKY BEING TOTALLY COVERED
17CIRROSTRATUS COVERING THE WHOLE SKY
18CIRROSTRATUS NOT PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY AND NOT ENTIRELY COVERING IT
19CIRROCUMULUS ALONE, OR CIRROCUMULUS PREDOMINANT AMONG THE CH CLOUDS
20NO CM CLOUDS
21ALTOSTRATUS TRANSLUCIDUS
22ALTOSTRATUS OPACUS OR NIMBOSTRATUS
23ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS AT A SINGLE LEVEL
24PATCHES (OFTEN LENTICULAR) OF ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS, CONTINUALLY CHANGING AND OCCURRING AT ONE OR MORE LEVELS
25ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS IN BANDS, OR ONE OR MORE LAYERS OF ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS OR OPACUS, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THESE ALTOCUMULUS CLOUDS GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE
26ALTOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS (OR CUMULONIMBOGENITUS)
27ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS OR OPACUS IN TWO OR MORE LAYERS, OR ALTOCUMULUS OPACUS IN A SINGLE LAYER, NOT PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY, OR ALTOCUMULUS WITH ALTOSTRATUS OR NIMBOSTRATUS
28ALTOCUMULUS CASTELLANUS OR FLOCCUS
29ALTOCUMULUS OF A CHAOTIC SKY, GENERALLY AT SEVERAL LEVELS
30NO CL CLOUDS
31CUMULUS HUMILIS OR CUMULUS FRACTUS OTHER THAN OF BAD WEATHER,* OR BOTH
32CUMULUS MEDIOCRIS OR CONGESTUS, TOWERING CUMULUS (TCU), WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULUS OF SPECIES FRACTUS OR HUMILIS OR STRATOCUMULUS, ALL HAVING THEIR BASES AT THE SAME LEVEL
33CUMULONIMBUS CALVUS, WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULUS, STRATOCUMULUS OR STRATUS
34STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS
35STRATOCUMULUS OTHER THAN STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS
36STRATUS NEBULOSUS OR STRATUS FRACTUS OTHER THAN OF BAD WEATHER,* OR BOTH
37STRATUS FRACTUS OR CUMULUS FRACTUS OF BAD WEATHER,* OR BOTH (PANNUS), USUALLY BELOW ALTOSTRATUS OR NIMBOSTRATUS
38CUMULUS AND STRATOCUMULUS OTHER THAN STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS, WITH BASES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
39CUMULONIMBUS CAPILLATUS (OFTEN WITH AN ANVIL), WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULONIMBUS CALVUS, CUMULUS, STRATOCUMULUS, STRATUS OR PANNUS
40CH
41CM
42CL
43CLEAR
44LIQUID WATER
45SUPERCOOLED LIQUID WATER
46MIXED PHASE
47OPTICALLY THICK ICE
48OPTICALLY THIN ICE
49MULTILAYERED ICE
59CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDSTORM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA
60CH CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, BLOWING DUST OR SAND, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA, OR BECAUSE OF A CONTINUOUS LAYER OF LOWER CLOUDS
61CM CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, BLOWING DUST OR SAND, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA, OR BECAUSE OF CONTINUOUS LAYER OF LOWER CLOUDS
62CL CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, BLOWING DUST OR SAND, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA
63MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020017 (CLOUD TOP DESCRIPTION)

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

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

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

Flag table for element 020021 (TYPE OF PRECIPITATION)

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

Code table for element 020022 (CHARACTER OF PRECIPITATION)

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

Flag table for element 020023 (OTHER WEATHER PHENOMENA)

Total number of bits: 18
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1131072DUST/SAND WHIRL
265536SQUALLS
332768SANDSTORM
416384DUSTSTORM
58192LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO SURFACE
64096LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO CLOUD
72048LIGHTNING - DISTANT
81024THUNDERSTORM
9512FUNNEL CLOUD NOT TOUCHING SURFACE
10256FUNNEL CLOUD TOUCHING SURFACE
11128SPRAY
1264WATERSPOUT
1332WIND SHEAR
1416DUST DEVILS

Code table for element 020024 (INTENSITY OF PHENOMENA)

ValueDescription
0NO PHENOMENA
1LIGHT
2MODERATE
3HEAVY
4VIOLENT
5SEVERE
6VERY SEVERE
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 020025 (OBSCURATION)

Total number of bits: 21
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11048576FOG
2524288ICE FOG
3262144STEAM FOG
716384MIST
88192HAZE
94096SMOKE
102048VOLCANIC ASH
111024DUST
12512SAND
13256SNOW
14128CLOUD
1564PRECIPITATION
1632IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SNOW IS FALLING OR NOT

Code table for element 020026 (CHARACTER OF OBSCURATION)

ValueDescription
0NO CHANGE
1SHALLOW
2PATCHES
3PARTIAL
4FREEZING
5LOW DRIFTING
6BLOWING
7INCREASING
8DECREASING
9IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR
10WALL
11DENSE
12WHITEOUT
13DRIFTING AND BLOWING
14RESERVED
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 020027 (PHENOMENA OCCURRENCE)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
2128IN PAST HOUR
364IN TIME PERIOD FOR PAST WEATHER W1W2
432IN TIME PERIOD SPECIFIED
516RESERVED
68BELOW STATION LEVEL
74AT THE STATION
82IN THE VICINITY

Code table for element 020028 (EXPECTED CHANGE IN INTENSITY)

ValueDescription
0NO CHANGE (NC)
1FORECAST TO WEAKEN (WKN)
2FORECAST TO INTENSIFY (INTSF)
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020029 (RAIN FLAG)

ValueDescription
0NO RAIN
1RAIN
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020032 (RATE OF ICE ACCRETION (ESTIMATED))

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

Flag table for element 020033 (CAUSE OF ICE ACCRETION)

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

Code table for element 020034 (SEA ICE CONCENTRATION)

ValueDescription
0NO SEA ICE IN SIGHT
1SHIP IN OPEN LEAD MORE THAN 1.0 NAUTICAL MILE WIDE, OR SHIP IN FAST ICE WITH BOUNDARY BEYOND LIMIT OF VISIBILITY
2SEA ICE PRESENT IN CONCENTRATIONS LESS THAN 3/10 (3/8), OPEN WATER OR VERY OPEN PACK ICE
34/10 TO 6/10 (3/8 TO LESS THAN 6/8), OPEN PACK ICE
47/10 TO 8/10 (6/8 TO LESS THAN 7/8), CLOSE PACK ICE
59/10 OR MORE, BUT NOT 10/10 (7/8 TO LESS THAN 8/8), VERY CLOSE PACK ICE
6STRIPS AND PATCHES OF PACK ICE WITH OPEN WATER BETWEEN
7STRIPS AND PATCHES OF CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE PACK ICE WITH AREAS OF LESSER CONCENTRATION BETWEEN
8FAST ICE WITH OPEN WATER, VERY OPEN OR OPEN PACK ICE TO SEAWARD OF THE ICE BOUNDARY
9FAST ICE WITH CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE PACK ICE TO SEAWARD OF THE BOUNDARY
14UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS, LACK OF VISIBILITY, OR BECAUSE SHIP IS MORE THAN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE AWAY FROM ICE EDGE
31MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 020036 (ICE SITUATION)

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

Code table for element 020037 (ICE DEVELOPMENT)

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

Code table for element 020040 (EVOLUTION OF DRIFT SNOW)

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

Code table for element 020041 (AIRFRAME ICING)

ValueDescription
0NO ICING
1LIGHT ICING
2LIGHT ICING IN CLOUD
3LIGHT ICING IN PRECIPITATION
4MODERATE ICING
5MODERATE ICING IN CLOUD
6MODERATE ICING IN PRECIPITATION
7SEVERE ICING
8SEVERE ICING IN CLOUD
9SEVERE ICING IN PRECIPITATION
10TRACE OF ICING
11TRACE OF ICING IN CLOUD
12TRACE OF ICING IN PRECIPITATION
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020042 (AIRFRAME ICING PRESENT)

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

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

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

Code table for element 020048 (EVOLUTION OF FEATURE)

ValueDescription
0STABILITY
1DIMINUTION
2INTENSIFICATION
3UNKNOWN
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020050 (CLOUD INDEX)

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

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

ValueDescription
0CUMULUS, IF ANY, ARE QUITE SMALL; GENERALLY LESS THAN 2/8 COVERAGE, EXCEPT ON WINDWARD SLOPES OF ELEVATED TERRAIN; AVERAGE WIDTH OF CLOUD IS AT LEAST AS GREAT AS ITS VERTICAL THICKNESS
1CUMULUS OF INTERMEDIATE SIZE WITH CLOUD COVER LESS THAN 5/8; AVERAGE CLOUD WIDTH IS MORE THAN ITS VERTICAL THICKNESS; TOWERS ARE VERTICAL WITH LITTLE OR NO EVIDENCE OF PRECIPITATION, EXCEPT ALONG SLOPES OF ELEVATED TERRAIN; A GENERAL ABSENCE OF MIDDLE AND UPPER CLOUDS
2SWELLING CUMULUS WITH RAPIDLY GROWING TALL TURRETS WHICH DECREASE IN SIZE WITH HEIGHT AND WHOSE TOPS TEND TO SEPARATE FROM THE LONGER CLOUD BODY AND EVAPORATE WITHIN MINUTES OF THE SEPARATION
3SWELLING CUMULUS WITH TOWERS HAVING A PRONOUNCED TILT IN A DOWNWIND DIRECTION; VERTICAL CLOUD THICKNESS IS MORE THAN ONE AND A HALF TIMES THAT OF ITS AVERAGE WIDTH
4SWELLING CUMULUS WITH TOWERS HAVING A PRONOUNCED TILT IN AN UPWIND DIRECTION; VERTICAL CLOUD THICKNESS IS MORE THAN ONE AND A HALF TIMES THAT OF ITS AVERAGE WIDTH
5TALL CUMULUS CONGESTUS WITH VERTICAL THICKNESS MORE THAN TWICE THE AVERAGE WIDTH; NOT ORGANIZED IN CLUSTERS OR LINES; ONE OR MORE LAYERS OF CLOUDS EXTEND OUT FROM THE CLOUD TOWERS, ALTHOUGH NO CONTINUOUS CLOUD LAYERS EXIST
6ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS OR LARGE CLUSTERS OF CUMULUS TURRETS SEPARATED BY WIDE AREAS IN WHICH CLOUDS ARE ABSENT; CLOUD BASES ARE GENERALLY DARK WITH SHOWERS OBSERVED IN MOST CELLS; SOME SCATTERED MIDDLE AND UPPER CLOUDS MAY BE PRESENT; INDIVIDUAL CUMULUS CELLS ARE ONE TO TWO TIMES HIGHER THAN THEY ARE WIDE
7NUMEROUS CUMULUS EXTENDING THROUGH THE MIDDLE TROPOSPHERE WITH BROKEN TO OVERCAST SHEETS OF MIDDLE CLOUDS AND/OR CIRROSTRATUS; CUMULUS TOWERS DO NOT DECREASE GENERALLY IN SIZE WITH HEIGHT; RAGGED DARK CLOUD BASES WITH SOME SHOWERS PRESENT
8CONTINUOUS DENSE MIDDLE CLOUDS AND/OR CIRROSTRATUS CLOUD SHEETS WITH SOME LARGE ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS OR CUMULUS CONGESTUS CLOUDS PENETRATING THESE SHEETS; LIGHT RAIN OCCASIONALLY OBSERVED FROM THE ALTOSTRATUS; CUMULONIMBUS BASES RAGGED AND DARK WITH SHOWERS VISIBLE
9CONTINUOUS SHEETS OF MIDDLE CLOUDS AND/OR CIRROSTRATUS WITH CUMULONIMBUS AND CUMULUS CONGESTUS IN ORGANIZED LINES OR CLOUD BANDS; RAIN IS GENERALLY OBSERVED FROM ALTOSTRATUS SHEETS AND HEAVY SHOWERS FROM CUMULONIMBUS; WIND HAS A SQUALLY CHARACTER
10STATE OF SKY UNKNOWN OR NOT DESCRIBED BY ANY OF THE ABOVE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020056 (CLOUD PHASE)

ValueDescription
0UNKNOWN
1WATER
2ICE
3MIXED
4CLEAR
5SUPERCOOLED LIQUID WATER
6RESERVED
7MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 020063 (SPECIAL PHENOMENA)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1HIGHEST WIND SPEED GUSTS GREATER THAN 11.5 M/S
2HIGHEST MEAN WIND SPEED GREATER THAN 17.5 M/S
7VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 100 000 M
10MIRAGE - NO SPECIFICATION
11MIRAGE - IMAGE OF DISTANT OBJECT RAISED (LOOMING)
13MIRAGE - INVERTED IMAGE OF DISTANT OBJECT
14MIRAGE - COMPLEX, MULTIPLE IMAGES OF DISTANT OBJECT (IMAGES NOT INVERTED)
15MIRAGE - COMPLEX, MULTIPLE IMAGES OF DISTANT OBJECT (SOME IMAGES BEING INVERTED)
16MIRAGE - SUN OR MOON SEEN APPRECIABLY DISTORTED
17MIRAGE - SUN VISIBLE, ALTHOUGH ASTRONOMICALLY BELOW THE HORIZON
18MIRAGE - MOON VISIBLE, ALTHOUGH ASTRONOMICALLY BELOW THE HORIZON
19RESERVED
20DAY DARKNESS, BAD, WORST IN DIRECTION SPECIFIED
21DAY DARKNESS, VERY BAD, WORST IN DIRECTION SPECIFIED
22DAY DARKNESS, BLACK, WORST IN DIRECTION SPECIFIED
31SLIGHT COLORATION OF CLOUDS AT SUNRISE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
32DEEP-RED COLORATION OF CLOUDS AT SUNRISE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
33SLIGHT COLORATION OF CLOUDS AT SUNSET ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
34DEEP-RED COLORATION OF CLOUDS AT SUNSET ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
35CONVERGENCE OF CH CLOUDS AT A POINT BELOW 45° FORMING OR INCREASING AND ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
36CONVERGENCE OF CH CLOUDS AT A POINT ABOVE 45° ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
37CONVERGENCE OF CH CLOUDS AT A POINT BELOW 45° DISSOLVING OR DIMINISHING AND ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
38CONVERGENCE OF CH CLOUDS AT A POINT ABOVE 45° ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
39RESERVED
40HOAR FROST ON HORIZONTAL SURFACES
41HOAR FROST ON HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SURFACES
42PRECIPITATION CONTAINING SAND OR DESERT DUST
43PRECIPITATION CONTAINING VOLCANIC ASH
50CALM OR LIGHT WIND FOLLOWED BY A SQUALL
51CALM OR LIGHT WIND FOLLOWED BY A SUCCESSION OF SQUALLS
52GUSTY WEATHER FOLLOWED BY A SQUALL
53GUSTY WEATHER FOLLOWED BY A SUCCESSION OF SQUALLS
54SQUALL FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WEATHER
55GENERAL GUSTY WEATHER WITH SQUALL AT INTERVALS
56SQUALL APPROACHING STATION
57LINE SQUALL
58SQUALL WITH DRIFTING OR BLOWING DUST OR SAND
59LINE SQUALL WITH DRIFTING OR BLOWING DUST OR SAND
60TEMPERATURE STEADY
61TEMPERATURE FALLING, WITHOUT GOING BELOW 0°C
62TEMPERATURE RISING, WITHOUT GOING ABOVE 0°C
63TEMPERATURE FALLING TO A VALUE BELOW 0°C
64TEMPERATURE RISING TO A VALUE ABOVE 0°C
65IRREGULAR VARIATION, OSCILLATIONS OF TEMPERATURE PASSING THROUGH 0°C
66IRREGULAR VARIATION, OSCILLATIONS OF TEMPERATURE NOT PASSING THROUGH 0°C
67VARIATION OF TEMPERATURE NOT OBSERVED
68NOT ALLOCATED
69VARIATION OF TEMPERATURE UNKNOWN OWING TO LACK OF THERMOGRAPH
70VISIBILITY HAS NOT VARIED (SUN* VISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SPECIFIED
71VISIBILITY HAS NOT VARIED (SUN* INVISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SPECIFIED
72VISIBILITY HAS INCREASED (SUN* VISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SPECIFIED
73VISIBILITY HAS INCREASED (SUN* INVISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SPECIFIED
74VISIBILITY HAS DECREASED (SUN* VISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SPECIFIED
75VISIBILITY HAS DECREASED (SUN* INVISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SPECIFIED
76FOG COMING FROM DIRECTION SPECIFIED
77FOG HAS LIFTED, WITHOUT DISSIPATING
78FOG HAS DISPERSED WITHOUT REGARD TO DIRECTION
79MOVING PATCHES OR BANKS OF FOG
80BROCKEN SPECTRE
81RAINBOW
82SOLAR OR LUNAR HALO
83PARHELIA OR ANTHELIA
84SUN PILLAR
85CORONA
86TWILIGHT GLOW
87TWILIGHT GLOW ON THE MOUNTAINS (ALPENGLüHEN)
88MIRAGE
89ZODIACAL LIGHT
90ST ELMO'S FIRE
1023MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0NO ASSESSMENT
1LESS THAN 50 KM
2BETWEEN 50 AND 200 KM
3MORE THAN 200 KM
4LESS THAN 50 KM
5BETWEEN 50 AND 200 KM
6MORE THAN 200 KM
7LESS THAN 50 KM
8BETWEEN 50 AND 200 KM
9MORE THAN 200 KM
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020085 (GENERAL CONDITION OF RUNWAY)

ValueDescription
0CLEARED (CLRD//)
1ALL RUNWAYS CLOSED (SNOCLO)
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020086 (RUNWAY DEPOSITS)

ValueDescription
0CLEAR AND DRY
1DAMP
2WET WITH WATER PATCHES
3RIME AND FROST COVERED (DEPTH NORMALLY LESS THAN 1 MM)
4DRY SNOW
5WET SNOW
6SLUSH
7ICE
8COMPACTED OR ROLLED SNOW
9FROZEN RUTS OR RIDGES
15MISSING OR NOT REPORTED (E.G. DUE TO RUNWAY CLEARANCE IN PROGRESS)

Code table for element 020087 (RUNWAY CONTAMINATION)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1LESS THAN 10% OF RUNWAY COVERED
211% TO 25% OF RUNWAY COVERED
526% TO 50% OF RUNWAY COVERED
951% TO 100% OF RUNWAY COVERED
15MISSING OR NOT REPORTED (E.G. DUE TO RUNWAY CLEARANCE IN PROGRESS)

Code table for element 020089 (RUNWAY FRICTION COEFFICIENT)

ValueDescription
00.00
10.01
890.89
900.90
91BRAKING ACTION POOR
92BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM TO POOR
93BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM
94BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM TO GOOD
95BRAKING ACTION GOOD
99UNRELIABLE
127MISSING, NOT REPORTED AND/OR RUNWAY NOT OPERATIONAL

Code table for element 020090 (SPECIAL CLOUDS)

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

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

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA
2LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA
3NOMADACRIS SEPTEMFASCIATA
4OEDALEUS SENEGALENSIS
5ANRACRIDIUM SPP
6OTHER LOCUSTS
7OTHER GRASSHOPPERS
8OTHER CRICKETS
9SPODOPTERA EXEMPTA
15MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 020103 (STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OF LOCUSTS)

ValueDescription
0HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 1
1HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 2 OR MIXED 1, 2 INSTARS (STAGES)
2HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 3 OR MIXED 2, 3 INSTARS
3HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 4 OR MIXED 3, 4 INSTARS
4HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 5 OR MIXED 4, 5 INSTARS
5HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE MIXED, ALL OR MANY INSTARS
6FLEDGLINGS (WINGS TOO SOFT FOR SUSTAINED FLIGHT)
7IMMATURE ADULTS
8MIXED MATURITY ADULTS
9MATURE ADULTS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020104 (ORGANIZATION STATE OF SWARM OR BAND OF LOCUSTS)

ValueDescription
0HOPPERS ONLY, MAINLY IN BANDS OR CLUSTERS
1WINGED ADULTS IN THE VICINITY MORE THAN 10 KILOMETRES FROM POINT OF OBSERVATION
2LOCUSTS IN FLIGHT, A FEW SEEN AT THE STATION
3LOCUSTS AT THE STATION, MOST OF THEM ON THE GROUND
4LOCUSTS, SOME ON GROUND AND OTHERS IN FLIGHT AT A HEIGHT LESS THAN 10 METRES
5LOCUSTS, SOME ON GROUND AND OTHERS IN FLIGHT AT A HEIGHT GREATER THAN 10 METRES
6LOCUSTS, MOST IN FLIGHT AT A HEIGHT LESS THAN 10 METRES
7LOCUSTS, MOST IN FLIGHT AT A HEIGHT GREATER THAN 10 METRES
8LOCUSTS, ALL OVER INFLICTING SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEGETATION, NO EXTERMINATION OPERATION
9LOCUSTS, ALL OVER INFLICTING SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEGETATION, EXTERMINATION OPERATION IN PROGRESS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020105 (SIZE OF SWARM OR BAND OF LOCUSTS AND DURATION OF PASSAGE OF SWARM)

ValueDescription
0SMALL SWARM LESS THAN 1 KM2 OR ADULTS IN GROUND, TENS OR HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE LESS THAN 1 HOUR AGO
1SMALL SWARM LESS THAN 1 KM2 OR ADULTS IN GROUND, TENS OR HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE 1 TO 6 HOURS AGO
2SMALL SWARM LESS THAN 1 KM2 OR ADULTS IN GROUND, TENS OR HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE OVER 6 HOURS AGO
3MEDIUM SWARM OR SCATTERED ADULTS, SEVERAL VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE LESS THAN 1 HOUR AGO
4MEDIUM SWARM OR SCATTERED ADULTS, SEVERAL VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE 1 TO 6 HOURS AGO
5MEDIUM SWARM OR SCATTERED ADULTS, SEVERAL VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE OVER 6 HOURS AGO
6LARGE SWARM OR ISOLATED ADULTS, SEEN SINGLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE LESS THAN 1 HOUR AGO
7LARGE SWARM OR ISOLATED ADULTS, SEEN SINGLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE 1 TO 6 HOURS AGO
8LARGE SWARM OR ISOLATED ADULTS, SEEN SINGLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE OVER 6 HOURS AGO
9MORE THAN ONE SWARM OF LOCUSTS
10SIZE OF SWARM AND/OR DURATION OF PASSAGE NOT DETERMINED OWING TO DARKNESS OR SIMILAR PHENOMENA
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020106 (LOCUST POPULATION DENSITY)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1THIN DENSITY SWARM (SWARM VISIBLE ONLY WHEN NEAR ENOUGH FOR INDIVIDUAL LOCUSTS TO BE DISCERNED)
2MEDIUM DENSITY SWARM
3DENSE SWARM (OBSCURING NEARBY FEATURES, E.G. TREES)
4ISOLATED HOPPERS SEEN SINGLY
5SCATTERED HOPPERS, SEVERAL VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020107 (DIRECTION OF MOVEMENTS OF LOCUST SWARM)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION NE
2GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION E
3GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION SE
4GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION S
5GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION SW
6GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION W
7GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION NW
8GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION N
9SPECIFIC DIRECTION INDETERMINABLE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020108 (EXTENT OF VEGETATION)

ValueDescription
0BARE GROUND
1DRY, PRESENCE OF FEW AND ISOLATED SHRUBS
2SPARSE VEGETATION (SPROUTING)
3DENSE VEGETATION (SPROUTING)
4SPARSE VEGETATION (GROWING)
5DENSE VEGETATION (GROWING)
6SPARSE VEGETATION IN FLOWER
7DENSE VEGETATION IN FLOWER
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020119 (LIGHTNING DISCHARGE POLARITY)

ValueDescription
0NOT DEFINED
1POSITIVE
2NEGATIVE
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020124 (LIGHTNING STROKE OR FLASH)

ValueDescription
0NOT DEFINED
1LIGHTNING STROKE
2LIGHTNING FLASH, BY MANUAL OBSERVATION, OR IF EQUIPMENT INSENSITIVE TO STROKE RESOLUTION
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020136 (SUPPLEMENTARY CLOUD TYPE)

ValueDescription
0ISOLATED CUMULUS HUMILIS AND/OR CUMULUS MEDIOCRIS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT
1NUMEROUS CUMULUS HUMILIS AND/OR CUMULUS MEDIOCRIS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT
2ISOLATED CUMULUS CONGESTUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT
3NUMEROUS CUMULUS CONGESTUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT
4ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT
5NUMEROUS CUMULONIMBUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT
6ISOLATED CUMULUS AND CUMULONIMBUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT
7NUMEROUS CUMULUS AND CUMULONIMBUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT
10RESERVED
11ISOLATED OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS, PILEUS, INCUS, FORMING
12ISOLATED OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS, PILEUS, INCUS, NOT CHANGING
13ISOLATED OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS, PILEUS, INCUS, DISSOLVING
14IRREGULAR BANKS OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., FORMING
15IRREGULAR BANKS OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., NOT CHANGING
16IRREGULAR BANKS OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., DISSOLVING
17COMPACT LAYER OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., FORMING
18COMPACT LAYER OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., NOT CHANGING
19COMPACT LAYER OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., DISSOLVING
20ALL MOUNTAINS OPEN, ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF CLOUD PRESENT
21MOUNTAINS PARTLY COVERED WITH DETACHED CLOUDS (NOT MORE THAN HALF THE PEAKS CAN BE SEEN)
22ALL MOUNTAIN SLOPES COVERED, PEAKS AND PASSES FREE
23MOUNTAINS OPEN ON OBSERVER’S SIDE (ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF CLOUD PRESENT), BUT A CONTINUOUS WALL OF CLOUD ON THE OTHER SIDE
24CLOUDS LOW ABOVE THE MOUNTAINS, BUT ALL SLOPES AND MOUNTAINS OPEN (ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF CLOUD ON THE SLOPES)
25CLOUDS LOW ABOVE THE MOUNTAINS, PEAKS PARTLY COVERED BY PRECIPITATION TRAILS OR CLOUDS
26ALL PEAKS COVERED BUT PASSES OPEN, SLOPES EITHER OPEN OR COVERED
27MOUNTAINS GENERALLY COVERED BUT SOME PEAKS FREE, SLOPES WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY COVERED
28ALL PEAKS, PASSES AND SLOPES COVERED
29MOUNTAINS CANNOT BE SEEN OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, SNOWSTORM, PRECIPITATION, ETC.
35NON-PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS
36PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS COVERING LESS THAN 1/8 OF THE SKY
37PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS COVERING 1/8 OF THE SKY
38PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS COVERING 2/8 OF THE SKY
39PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS COVERING 3/8 OR MORE OF THE SKY
40NO CLOUD OR MIST OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL
41MIST, CLEAR ABOVE OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL
42FOG PATCHES OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL
43LAYER OF SLIGHT FOG OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL
44LAYER OF THICK FOG OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL
45SOME ISOLATED CLOUDS OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL
46ISOLATED CLOUDS AND FOG BELOW OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL
47MANY ISOLATED CLOUDS OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL
48SEA OF CLOUDS OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL
49BAD VISIBILITY OBSCURING THE DOWNWARD VIEW OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL
511MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020137 (EVOLUTION OF CLOUDS)

ValueDescription
0NO CHANGE
1CUMULIFICATION
2SLOW ELEVATION
3RAPID ELEVATION
4ELEVATION AND STRATIFICATION
5SLOW LOWERING
6RAPID LOWERING
7STRATIFICATION
8STRATIFICATION AND LOWERING
9RAPID CHANGE
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 020138 (ROAD SURFACE CONDITION)

ValueDescription
0 DRY
1 MOIST
2 WET
3 RIME
4 SNOW
5 ICE
6 GLAZE
7 NOT DRY
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
12048PROCESSING EQUIPMENT NOT WORKING
21024EQUIPMENT FAILED
3512PRF CODE CHANGED DURING IMAGE GENERATION
4256SAMPLING WINDOW CHANGED DURING IMAGE GENERATION
5128GAIN CHANGED DURING IMAGE GENERATION
664CHIRP REPLICA EXCEEDS SPECIFIED VALUE
732INPUT DATA MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION OF IN-PHASE AND QUADRATURE OUT OF RANGE
816DOPPLER CENTROID CONFIDENCE > MMCC VALUE
98DOPPLER CENTROID ABSOLUTE VALUE > PRF/2
104DOPPLER AMBIGUITY CONFIDENCE < MMCC VALUE
112OUTPUT DATA MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION =< MMCC VALUE

Flag table for element 021067 (WIND PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA)

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

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

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

Flag table for element 021069 (SST PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA)

Total number of bits: 10
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
151212.0 µM CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA
225611.0 µM CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA
31283.7 µM CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA
4641.6 µM CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA
532CLOUD IDENTIFICATION USED 1.6 µM HISTOGRAM REFLECTANCE CLOUD TEST
6161.6 µM HISTOGRAM REFLECTANCE CLOUD TEST USED DYNAMIC THRESHOLD
78SUN GLINT DETECTED BY 1.6 µM REFLECTANCE CLOUD TEST
843.7 µM CHANNEL USED IN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE RETRIEVAL
92SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE DERIVATION USED DAYTIME DATA (NIGHT-TIME IF ZERO)

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

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

Flag table for element 021072 (SATELLITE ALTIMETER CALIBRATION STATUS)

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

Flag table for element 021073 (SATELLITE ALTIMETER INSTRUMENT MODE)

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

Code table for element 021076 (REPRESENTATION OF INTENSITIES)

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

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

Total number of bits: 17
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
165536NOT ENOUGH GOOD SIGMA-0 AVAILABLE FOR WIND RETRIEVAL
232768POOR AZIMUTH DIVERSITY AMONG SIGMA-0 FOR WIND RETRIEVAL
8512SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER LAND
9256SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER ICE
10128WIND RETRIEVAL NOT PERFORMED FOR WIND VECTOR CELL
1164REPORTED WIND SPEED IS GREATER THAN 30 M S-1
1232REPORTED 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
165536SIGMA-0 MEASUREMENT IS NOT USABLE
232768SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO IS LOW
316384SIGMA-0 IS NEGATIVE
48192SIGMA-0 IS OUTSIDE OF ACCEPTABLE RANGE
54096SCATTEROMETER PULSE QUALITY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE
62048SIGMA-0 CELL LOCATION ALGORITHM DOES NOT CONVERGE
71024FREQUENCY SHIFT LIES BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE X FACTOR TABLE
8512SPACECRAFT TEMPERATURE IS BEYOND CALIBRATION COEFFICIENT RANGE
9256NO APPLICABLE ALTITUDE RECORDS WERE FOUND FOR THIS SIGMA-0
10128INTERPOLATED EPHEMERIS DATA ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THIS SIGMA-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
165536CALIBRATION/MEASUREMENT PULSE FLAG (1)
232768CALIBRATION/MEASUREMENT PULSE FLAG (2)
316384OUTER ANTENNA BEAM
48192SIGMA-0 CELL IS AFT OF SPACECRAFT
54096CURRENT MODE (1)
62048CURRENT MODE (2)
71024EFFECTIVE GATE WIDTH - SLICE RESOLUTION (1)
8512EFFECTIVE GATE WIDTH - SLICE RESOLUTION (2)
9256EFFECTIVE GATE WIDTH - SLICE RESOLUTION (3)
10128LOW RESOLUTION MODE - WHOLE PULSE DATA
1164SCATTEROMETER ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEM B
1232ALTERNATE SPIN RATE - 19.8 RPM
1316RECEIVER PROTECTION ON
148SLICES PER COMPOSITE FLAG (1)
154SLICES PER COMPOSITE FLAG (2)
162SLICES PER COMPOSITE FLAG (3)

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

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1SASS
2SASS2
3NSCAT0
4NSCAT1
5NSCAT2
6QSCAT0
7QSCAT1
31CMOD1
32CMOD2
33CMOD3
34CMOD4
35CMOD5
63MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 021144 (ALTIMETER RAIN FLAG)

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

Flag table for element 021148 (TRAILING EDGE VARIATION FLAG)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256NON SHORT SCALE VARIATION
2128SHORT SCALE VARIATION

Code table for element 021150 (BEAM CO-LOCATION)

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

Flag table for element 021155 (WIND VECTOR CELL QUALITY)

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

Code table for element 021158 (ASCAT KP ESTIMATE QUALITY)

ValueDescription
0ACCEPTABLE
1NOT ACCEPTABLE
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0GOOD
1USABLE
2BAD
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 021169 (ICE PRESENCE INDICATOR)

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

Class 22 - Oceanographic elements - code-flag tables

Code table for element 022056 (DIRECTION OF PROFILE)

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

Code table for element 022060 (LAGRANGIAN DRIFTER DROGUE STATUS)

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

Code table for element 022061 (STATE OF THE SEA)

ValueDescription
0CALM (GLASSY)
1CALM (RIPPLED)
2SMOOTH (WAVELETS)
3SLIGHT
4MODERATE
5ROUGH
6VERY ROUGH
7HIGH
8VERY HIGH
9PHENOMENAL
15MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
1SIPPICAN T-4
2SIPPICAN T-4
11SIPPICAN T-5
21SIPPICAN FAST DEEP
31SIPPICAN T-6
32SIPPICAN T-6
41SIPPICAN T-7
42SIPPICAN T-7
51SIPPICAN DEEP BLUE
52SIPPICAN DEEP BLUE
61SIPPICAN T-10
71SIPPICAN T-11
81SIPPICAN AXBT (300 M PROBES)
201TSK T-4
202TSK T-4
211TSK T-6
212TSK T-6
221TSK T-7
222TSK T-7
231TSK T-5
241TSK T-10
251TSK DEEP BLUE
252TSK DEEP BLUE
261TSK AXBT
401SPARTON XBT-1
411SPARTON XBT-3
421SPARTON XBT-4
431SPARTON XBT-5
441SPARTON XBT-5DB
451SPARTON XBT-6
461SPARTON XBT-7
462SPARTON XBT-7
471SPARTON XBT-7DB
481SPARTON XBT-10
491SPARTON XBT-20
501SPARTON XBT-20DB
510SPARTON 536 AXBT
700SIPPICAN XCTD STANDARD
710SIPPICAN XCTD DEEP
720SIPPICAN AXCTD
730SIPPICAN SXCTD
741TSK XCTD/XCTD-1
742TSK XCTD-2
743TSK XCTD-2F
744TSK XCTD-3
745TSK XCTD-4
751TSK AXCTD
780SEA-BIRD SBE21 SEACAT THERMOSALINOGRAPH
781SEA-BIRD SBE45 MICROTSG THERMOSALINOGRAPH
800MECHANICAL BT
810HYDROCAST
820THERMISTOR CHAIN
825TEMPERATURE (SONIC) AND PRESSURE PROBES
830CTD
831CTD-P-ALACE FLOAT
835PROVOR IV
836PROVOR III
837ARVOR_C, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
838ARVOR_D, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
839PROVOR-II, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
840PROVOR, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
841PROVOR, SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
842PROVOR, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
843POLAR OCEAN PROFILING SYSTEM (POPS), PROVOR, SBE CTD
844PROFILING FLOAT, ARVOR, SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
845WEBB RESEARCH, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
846WEBB RESEARCH, SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
847WEBB RESEARCH, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
848APEX-EM, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
849APEX_D, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
850SOLO, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
851SOLO, SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
852SOLO, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
853PROFILING FLOAT, SOLO2 (SCRIPPS), SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
854S2A, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
855PROFILING FLOAT, NINJA, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
856PROFILING FLOAT, NINJA, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
857PROFILING FLOAT, NINJA, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
858PROFILING FLOAT, NINJA, TSK CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
859PROFILING FLOAT, NEMO, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
860PROFILING FLOAT, NEMO, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
861PROFILING FLOAT, NEMO, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
862SOLO_D, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
863NAVIS-A, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
864NINJA_D, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
865NOVA, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
866ALAMO, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
867ALAMO, RBR CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
868ALAMO, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR
869RESERVED
870HM2000
871COPEX
872S2X
873ALTO
874SOLO_D_MRV
900SIPPICAN LMP-5 XBT
901ICE-TETHERED PROFILER (ITP), SBE CTD
902BROOKE OCEAN MOVING VESSEL PROFILER (MVP)
903SEA-BIRD CTD
904AML OCEANOGRAPHIC CTD
905FALMOUTH SCIENTIFIC CTD
906OCEAN SENSORS CTD
907VALEPORT CTD
908OCEANSCIENCE MVP
909IDRONAUT CTD
910SEA-BIRD SBE 38
995INSTRUMENT ATTACHED TO MARINE MAMMALS
996INSTRUMENT ATTACHED TO ANIMALS OTHER THAN MARINE MAMMALS
1023MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
1SIPPICAN STRIP CHART RECORDER
2SIPPICAN MK2A/SSQ-61
3SIPPICAN MK-9
4SIPPICAN AN/BHQ-7/MK8
5SIPPICAN MK-12
6SIPPICAN MK-21
7SIPPICAN MK-8 LINEAR RECORDER
8SIPPICAN MK-10
10SPARTON SOC BT/SV PROCESSOR MODEL 100
11LOCKHEED-SANDERS MODEL OL5005
20ARGOS XBT-ST
21CLS-ARGOS/PROTECNO XBT-ST MODEL-1
22CLS-ARGOS/PROTECNO XBT-ST MODEL-2
30BATHY SYSTEMS SA-810
31SCRIPPS METROBYTE CONTROLLER
32MURAYAMA DENKI Z-60-16 III
33MURAYAMA DENKI Z-60-16 II
34PROTECNO ETSM2
35NAUTILUS MARINE SERVICE NMS-XBT
40TSK MK-2A
41TSK MK-2S
42TSK MK-30
43TSK MK-30N
45TSK MK-100
46TSK MK-130 COMPATIBLE RECORDER FOR BOTH XBT AND XCTD
47TSK MK-130A XCTD RECORDER
48TSK AXBT RECEIVER MK-300
49TSK MK-150/MK-150N COMPATIBLE RECORDER FOR BOTH XBT AND XCTD
50JMA ASTOS
60ARGOS COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON UP TRANSIT
61ARGOS COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON DOWN TRANSIT
62ORBCOMM COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON UP TRANSIT
63ORBCOMM COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON DOWN TRANSIT
64IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON UP TRANSIT
65IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON DOWN TRANSIT
70CSIRO DEVIL-1 XBT ACQUISITION SYSTEM
71CSIRO DEVIL-2 XBT ACQUISITION SYSTEM
72TURO/CSIRO QUOLL XBT ACQUISITION SYSTEM
80APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS LTD., MICRO-SVT&P
81SEA MAMMAL RESEARCH UNIT, UNIV. ST. ANDREWS, UK, UNCORRECTED SALINITY FROM A SEA MAMMAL MOUNTED INSTRUMENT
82SEA MAMMAL RESEARCH UNIT, UNIV. ST. ANDREWS, UK, CORRECTED SALINITY FROM A SEA MAMMAL MOUNTED INSTRUMENT
99UNKNOWN
127MISSING VALUE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Code table for element 022178 (XBT/XCTD LAUNCHER TYPE)

ValueDescription
0UNKNOWN
1LM-2A DECK-MOUNTED
2LM-3A HAND-HELD
3LM-4A THRU-HULL
10AL-12 TSK AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 12 PROBES)
20SIO XBT AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 6 PROBES)
30AOML XBT V6 AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 6 DEEP BLUE PROBES)
31AOML XBT V8.0 AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 8 DEEP BLUE PROBES)
32AOML XBT V8.1 AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 8 DEEP BLUE AND FAST DEEP PROBES)
90CSIRO DEVIL AUTOLAUNCHER
100MFSTEP AUTOLAUNCHER (MEDITERRANEAN)
255MISSING VALUE

Class 23 - Dispersal and transport - code-flag tables

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

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

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

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

Code table for element 023003 (TYPE OF RELEASE)

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

Code table for element 023004 (COUNTERMEASURES TAKEN NEAR BORDER)

ValueDescription
0NO COUNTERMEASURES
1EVACUATION
2SHELTERING
3PROPHYLAXIS
4WATER
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 023005 (CAUSE OF INCIDENT)

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

Code table for element 023006 (INCIDENT SITUATION)

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

Code table for element 023007 (CHARACTERISTICS OF RELEASE)

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

Code table for element 023008 (STATE OF CURRENT RELEASE)

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

Code table for element 023009 (STATE OF EXPECTED RELEASE)

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

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

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

Code table for element 023018 (RELEASE BEHAVIOUR OVER TIME)

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

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

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

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

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

Class 24 - Radiological elements - code-flag tables

Code table for element 024003 (COMPOSITION OF RELEASE)

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

Class 25 - Processing information - code-flag tables

Code table for element 025004 (ECHO PROCESSING)

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

Code table for element 025005 (ECHO INTEGRATION)

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

Code table for element 025006 (Z TO R CONVERSION)

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

Flag table for element 025009 (CALIBRATION METHOD)

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

Code table for element 025010 (CLUTTER TREATMENT)

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

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

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

Code table for element 025012 (RANGE ATTENUATION CORRECTION)

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

Flag table for element 025013 (BRIGHT-BAND CORRECTION)

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

Flag table for element 025015 (RADOME ATTENUATION CORRECTION)

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

Flag table for element 025017 (PRECIPITATION ATTENUATION CORRECTION)

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

Code table for element 025020 (MEAN SPEED ESTIMATION)

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

Flag table for element 025021 (WIND COMPUTATION ENHANCEMENT)

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

Flag table for element 025022 (GHRSST* REJECTION FLAG)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256UNPROCESSED
2128LAND SUSPECTED
364WIND SPEED TOO LARGE
432ICE DETECTED
516RAIN DETECTED (MICROWAVE RETRIEVALS ONLY)
68CLOUDY DETECTED (INFRA-RED RETRIEVALS ONLY)
74COSMETIC VALUE
82SST OUT OF RANGE

Flag table for element 025023 (GHRSST CONFIDENCE FLAG)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256DEFAULT CONFIDENCE VALUE HAS BEEN USED
2128DEFAULT BIAS AND STANDARD DEVIATION HAVE BEEN USED
364SUN GLINT SUSPECTED
432SEA ICE RETRIEVAL FOR MICROWAVE DATA
516HIGH WIND SPEED RETRIEVAL
68INACCURATE SST DUE TO LOW SST (< 285K) (ONLY APPLIES TO THE TMI INSTRUMENT)
74RELAXED RAIN CONTAMINATION SUSPECTED
82POTENTIAL SIDE LOBE CONTAMINATION

Code table for element 025024 (GHRSST DATA QUALITY)

ValueDescription
0UNPROCESSED INFRARED RETRIEVAL
1CLOUDY RETRIEVALS
2BAD: DATA THAT ARE PROBABLY CONTAMINATED BY CLOUD
3SUSPECT DATA
4ACCEPTABLE DATA
5EXCELLENT DATA
6COOL SKIN SUSPECTED
10UNPROCESSED MICROWAVE RETRIEVAL
11QUESTIONABLE MICROWAVE RETRIEVAL THAT MAY BE CONTAMINATED
12ACCEPTABLE MICROWAVE RETRIEVAL
13HIGH PROBABILITY OF DIURNAL VARIABILITY
14RESERVED
15MISSING 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
132RESERVED
216CALIBRATION TARGET OR SIGNAL
38AGAINST RAINGAUGES
44AGAINST OTHER INSTRUMENTS (DISDROMETER - ATTENUATION)
52RESERVED

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

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

Code table for element 025031 (NWP-GENERATED VERTICAL PROFILE THINNING METHOD)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1NO THINNING APPLIED (ALL NATIVE MODEL LEVELS ARE INCLUDED FROM BASE TO TOP OF PSEUDO-SOUNDING)
2NATIVE MODEL LEVELS ARE PRESENT ONLY IF THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT LEVELS AS PER REGULATIONS B/C 25 FOR CONVENTIONAL TEMP SOUNDINGS
3A PREDEFINED SUBSET OF NATIVE MODEL LEVELS IS PRESENT
4NO NATIVE MODEL LEVELS ARE PRESENT. ALL PROFILE LEVELS ARE INTERPOLATED TO A PREDEFINED SET OF PRESSURE COORDINATE LEVELS
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025032 (WIND PROFILER MODE INFORMATION)

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

Code table for element 025033 (WIND PROFILER SUBMODE INFORMATION)

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

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

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

Code table for element 025035 (DECISION METHOD FOR POLARITY)

ValueDescription
0NOT DEFINED
1INDIVIDUAL VOLTAGE DEFLECTION
2CURRENT BASED, ABOVE A THRESHOLD
3VOLTAGE BASED, ABOVE A THRESHOLD
4CONSENSUS OF SENSORS, CURRENT ABOVE A THRESHOLD
5CONSENSUS OF SENSORS, VOLTAGE ABOVE A THRESHOLD
6RESERVED
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025036 (ATMOSPHERICS LOCATION METHOD)

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

Code table for element 025040 (CO2 WIND PRODUCT DERIVATION)

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

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

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

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

ValueDescription
0SPEED ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN METRES PER SECOND
1SPEED ORIGINALLY REPORTED USING CODE TABLE 4451, FM 13
2RESERVED
3MISSING 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
12048GOOD
21024REDUNDANT
3512QUESTIONABLE
4256BAD
5128EXPERIMENTAL
664PRECIPITATING

Code table for element 025063 (CENTRAL PROCESSOR OR SYSTEM IDENTIFIER)

ValueDescription
0NOT DEFINED
1MAIN PROCESSOR
2BACKUP PROCESSOR
255MISSING 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
1128SMOOTHED
264BASELINE ADJUSTED
332NORMALIZED TIME INTERVAL
416OUTLIER CHECKED
58PLAUSIBILITY CHECKED
64CONSISTENCY CHECKED
72INTERPOLATED

Code table for element 025086 (DEPTH CORRECTION INDICATOR)

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

Code table for element 025090 (ORBIT STATE FLAG)

ValueDescription
0ORBIT COMPUTED DURING A MANOEUVRE
1ADJUSTED MISSION OPERATIONS ORBIT
2EXTRAPOLATED MISSION OPERATIONS ORBIT
3ADJUSTED (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 LESS THAN 1 DAY
7(PRELIMINARY/PRECISE) ORBIT IS EXTRAPOLATED FOR A DURATION THAT RANGES FROM 1 DAY TO 2 DAYS
8(PRELIMINARY/PRECISE) ORBIT IS EXTRAPOLATED FOR A DURATION LARGER THAN 2 DAYS, OR THAT THE ORBIT IS EXTRAPOLATED JUST AFTER A MANOEUVRE
9DORIS* DIODE** NAVIGATOR ORBIT
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 025093 (RASS COMPUTATION CORRECTION)

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

Flag table for element 025095 (ALTIMETER STATE FLAG)

Total number of bits: 2
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
12ALTIMETER OPERATING (0 IF NOMINAL, 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
116MODE INDICATOR (0 IF MODE 2, 1 IF MODE 1)
28MODE 1 CALIBRATION SEQUENCE INDICATOR (0 IF NORMAL DATA TAKING EITHER MODE 1 OR 2, 1 IF MODE 1 CALIBRATION SEQUENCE) BITS 3 AND 4 INDICATE ACTIVE 23.8 GHZ CHANNEL(S):
34CHANNEL 2 (0 IF ON, 1 IF OFF)
42CHANNEL 3 (0 IF ON, 1 IF OFF)

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

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

Flag table for element 025098 (ALTIMETER DATA QUALITY FLAG)

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

Flag table for element 025099 (ALTIMETER CORRECTION QUALITY FLAG)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256KU BAND RANGE INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
2128C BAND RANGE INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
364KU BAND SWH* INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
432C BAND SWH* INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
516KU BAND BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
68C 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
1512RAW DATA ANALYSIS USED FOR RAW DATA CORRECTION. CORRECTION DONE USING DEFAULT PARAMETERS
2256RAW DATA ANALYSIS USED FOR RAW DATA CORRECTION. CORRECTION DONE USING RAW DATA ANALYSIS RESULTS
3128ANTENNA ELEVATION PATTERN CORRECTION APPLIED
464NOMINAL CHIRP REPLICA USED
532RECONSTRUCTED CHIRP USED
616SLANT RANGE TO GROUND RANGE CONVERSION APPLIED

Flag table for element 025112 (BAND SPECIFIC ALTIMETER DATA QUALITY FLAG)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256BAND SPECIFIC RANGE
2128BAND SPECIFIC SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
364BAND SPECIFIC BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT
432OFF NADIR ANGLE FROM BAND SPECIFIC WAVEFORM PARAMETERS
516OFF NADIR ANGLE FROM PLATFORM

Flag table for element 025113 (BAND SPECIFIC ALTIMETER CORRECTION QUALITY FLAG)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256BAND SPECIFIC RANGE INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
2128BAND SPECIFIC SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
364BAND SPECIFIC BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION

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

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

Code table for element 025122 (HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR RF)

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

Code table for element 025123 (HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR HPA)

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

Code table for element 025124 (MWR-L2-PROCESSING FLAG)

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

Code table for element 025150 (METHOD OF TROPICAL CYCLONE INTENSITY ANALYSIS USING SATELLITE DATA)

ValueDescription
1THE DVORAK'S VIS (VISUAL IMAGERY) INTENSITY ANALYSIS
2THE DVORAK'S EIR (ENHANCED INFRARED IMAGERY) INTENSITY ANALYSIS
15MISSING 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
18192PIXEL IS AFFECTED BY RFI EFFECTS
24096PIXEL IS LOCATED IN THE HEXAGONAL ALIAS DIRECTION CENTRED ON SUN ALIAS
32048PIXEL IS CLOSE TO THE BORDER DELIMITING THE EXTENDED ALIAS FREE ZONE
41024PIXEL IS INSIDE THE EXTENDED ALIAS FREE ZONE
5512PIXEL IS INSIDE THE EXCLUSIVE OF ALIAS FREE ZONE
6256PIXEL IS LOCATED IN A ZONE WHERE A MOON ALIAS WAS RECONSTRUCTED
7128PIXEL IS LOCATED IN A ZONE WHERE SUN REFLECTION HAS BEEN DETECTED
864PIXEL IS LOCATED IN A ZONE WHERE SUN ALIAS WAS RECONSTRUCTED
932FLAT TARGET TRANSFORMATION HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION OF THIS PIXEL
1016SCENE HAS BEEN COMBINED WITH AN ADJUSTMENT SCENE IN OPPOSITE POLARIZATION DURING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION TO ACCOUNT FOR CROSS-POLARIZATION LEAKAGE
118DIRECT MOON CORRECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION OF THIS PIXEL
124REFLECTED SUN CORRECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION OF THIS PIXEL
132DIRECT SUN CORRECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION OF THIS IMAGE

Code table for element 025181 (L2 PROCESSING FLAG)

ValueDescription
0OK
1PERCENTAGE OF L2B RECORDS FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS IS LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD
2MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025182 (L1 PROCESSING FLAG)

ValueDescription
0OK
1PERCENTAGE OF L1B RECORDS FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS IS LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD
2MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025184 (L2 PRODUCT STATUS)

ValueDescription
0OK
1PRODUCT AS A DURATION SHORTER THAN THE INPUT PRODUCT
2MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025185 (ENCRYPTION METHOD)

ValueDescription
0AES 256
255MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025187 (CONFIDENCE FLAG)

ValueDescription
0VALID
1INVALID
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025188 (METHOD FOR REDUCING PRESSURE TO SEA LEVEL)

ValueDescription
0PRESSURE ADJUSTED TO MEAN SEA LEVEL FOLLOWING WMO-NO. 8 FOR LOW LEVEL (< 50 M) STATIONS
1PRESSURE ADJUSTED TO MEAN SEA LEVEL FOLLOWING WMO-NO. 8 FOR STATIONS BELOW 750 M
2PRESSURE ADJUSTED TO SEA LEVEL FOLLOWING NATIONAL PRACTICE
3PRESSURE ADJUSTED TO LOCAL WATER LEVEL FOLLOWING NATIONAL PRACTICE
4PRESSURE NOT CORRECTED FOR HEIGHT
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025190 (ALTIMETER ECHO PROCESSING MODE)

ValueDescription
0LOW RESOLUTION MODE (LRM)
1SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SAR)
2LRM AND SAR (INTERLEAVED)
3RESERVED
4PSEUDO-LRM (PLRM)
5SAR INTERFEROMETRIC MODE (SARIN)
255MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 025191 (ALTIMETER TRACKING MODE)

ValueDescription
0OPEN LOOP
1CLOSED LOOP
2OPEN LOOP FIXED GAIN
255MISSING VALUE

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

Flag table for element 026010 (HOURS INCLUDED)

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

Class 29 - Map data - code-flag tables

Code table for element 029001 (PROJECTION TYPE)

ValueDescription
0GNOMONIC PROJECTION
1POLAR STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
2LAMBERT'S CONFORMAL CONIC PROJECTION
3MERCATOR'S PROJECTION
4SCANNING CONE (RADAR)*
5RESERVED
6NO PROJECTION
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 029002 (COORDINATE GRID TYPE)

ValueDescription
0CARTESIAN
1POLAR
2OTHER
7MISSING VALUE

Class 30 - Image - code-flag tables

Code table for element 030031 (PICTURE TYPE)

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

Flag table for element 030032 (COMBINATION WITH OTHER DATA)

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

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

Code table for element 031021 (ASSOCIATED FIELD SIGNIFICANCE)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
11-BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY
22-BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY
64-BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY CONTROL CLASS ACCORDING TO GTSPP
7PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE
80 = NOT SUSPECTED, 1 = SUSPECTED, 2 = RESERVED, 3 = INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED
90 = DATA PRESENT, GOOD, COLLOCATED, 1 = DATA AVAILABLE BUT OF DEGRADED QUALITY AND NOT USED, 2 = NO SPATIOTEMPORALLY COLLOCATED DATA AVAILABLE, 3-14 = NOT USED (RESERVED), 15 = MISSING VALUE
211-BIT INDICATOR OF CORRECTION
63MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 031031 (DATA PRESENT INDICATOR)

Total number of bits: 1
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description

Class 33 - Quality information - code-flag tables

Code table for element 033002 (QUALITY INFORMATION)

ValueDescription
0DATA NOT SUSPECT
1DATA SUSPECT
2RESERVED
3QUALITY INFORMATION NOT GIVEN

Code table for element 033003 (QUALITY INFORMATION)

ValueDescription
0DATA NOT SUSPECT
1DATA SLIGHTLY SUSPECT
2DATA HIGHLY SUSPECT
3DATA CONSIDERED UNFIT FOR USE
7QUALITY 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
1536870912NO AUTOMATED METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECKS PERFORMED
2268435456PRESSURE DATA SUSPECT
3134217728WIND DATA SUSPECT
467108864AIR TEMPERATURE DATA SUSPECT
533554432WET-BULB TEMPERATURE DATA SUSPECT
616777216HUMIDITY DATA SUSPECT
78388608GROUND TEMPERATURE DATA SUSPECT
84194304SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 1) DATA SUSPECT
92097152SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 2) DATA SUSPECT
101048576SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 3) DATA SUSPECT
11524288SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 4) DATA SUSPECT
12262144SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 5) DATA SUSPECT
13131072CLOUD DATA SUSPECT
1465536VISIBILITY DATA SUSPECT
1532768PRESENT WEATHER DATA SUSPECT
1616384LIGHTNING DATA SUSPECT
178192ICE DEPOSIT DATA SUSPECT
184096PRECIPITATION DATA SUSPECT
192048STATE OF GROUND DATA SUSPECT
201024SNOW DATA SUSPECT
21512WATER CONTENT DATA SUSPECT
22256EVAPORATION/EVAPOTRANSPIRATION DATA SUSPECT
23128SUNSHINE DATA SUSPECT

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

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

Code table for element 033015 (DATA QUALITY-CHECK INDICATOR)

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

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

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

Code table for element 033021 (QUALITY OF FOLLOWING VALUE)

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

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

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

Code table for element 033023 (QUALITY OF BUOY LOCATION)

ValueDescription
0RELIABLE (LOCATION WAS MADE OVER TWO SATELLITE PASSES)
1LATEST KNOWN (NO LOCATION OVER THE CORRESPONDING PASS)
2DUBIOUS (LOCATION MADE OVER ONE PASS ONLY; A SECOND SOLUTION IS POSSIBLE IN 5 PER CENT OF THE CASES)
3MISSING VALUE

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

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

Code table for element 033025 (ACARS INTERPOLATED VALUES INDICATOR)

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

Code table for element 033026 (MOISTURE QUALITY)

ValueDescription
0NORMAL OPERATIONS - MEASUREMENT MODE
1NORMAL OPERATIONS - NON-MEASUREMENT MODE
2SMALL RH
3HUMIDITY ELEMENT IS WET
4HUMIDITY ELEMENT CONTAMINATED
5HEATER FAIL
6HEATER FAIL AND WET/CONTAMINATED HUMIDITY ELEMENT
7AT LEAST ONE OF THE INPUT PARAMETERS USED IN THE CALCULATION OF MIXING RATIO IS INVALID
8NUMERIC ERROR
9SENSOR NOT INSTALLED
10CALCULATED RH > 100%
11INPUT LASER POWER TOO LOW
12PROBE WV TEMPERATURE OUT OF RANGE
13PROBE WV PRESSURE OUT OF RANGE
14SPECTRAL LINE OUT OF RANGE
15NO LASER OUTPUT
63MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0RADIUS >= 1500 M
1500 M =< RADIUS <1500 M
2250 M =< RADIUS < 500 M
3RADIUS < 250 M
4=< 100 M
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033028 (SNAPSHOT OVERALL QUALITY)

ValueDescription
1NOMINAL
2DEGRADED BY SW ERROR; ANY ERROR REPORTED BY THE ALGORITHMS
3DEGRADED BY INSTRUMENT ERROR
4DEGRADED BY CORRUPTED /MISSING ADF
7MISSING 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
18388608DO NOT USE SCAN FOR PRODUCT GENERATION
24194304TIME SEQUENCE ERROR DETECTED WITH THIS SCAN
32097152DATA GAP PRECEDES THIS SCAN
41048576NO CALIBRATION
5524288NO EARTH LOCATION
6262144FIRST GOOD TIME FOLLOWING A CLOCK UPDATE
7131072INSTRUMENT STATUS CHANGED WITH THIS SCAN

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

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

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

Total number of bits: 24
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18388608NO GOOD BLACKBODY COUNTS FOR SCAN LINE
24194304NO GOOD SPACE VIEW COUNTS FOR THIS LINE
32097152NO GOOD PRTS FOR THIS LINE
41048576SOME BAD BLACKBODY VIEW COUNTS FOR THIS LINE
5524288SOME BAD SPACE VIEW COUNTS FOR THIS LINE
6262144SOME BAD PRT TEMPS ON THIS LINE
7131072QUALITY FOR THIS SCAN IS REDUCED

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

Total number of bits: 24
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
18388608SET IF SECONDARY CALIBRATION USED
224SET IF ALL THE CHANNELS ARE MISSING
232SUSPECT

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

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

Flag table for element 033037 (WIND CORRELATION ERROR)

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

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

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

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

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

Code table for element 033041 (ATTRIBUTE OF FOLLOWING VALUE)

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

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

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

Flag table for element 033043 (AST CONFIDENCE)

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

Flag table for element 033044 (ASAR QUALITY INFORMATION)

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

Flag table for element 033047 (MEASUREMENT CONFIDENCE DATA)

Total number of bits: 31
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11073741824ERROR DETECTED AND ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER MADE
2536870912ANOMALY IN ON-BOARD DATA HANDLING (OBDH) VALUE DETECTED
3268435456ANOMALY IN ULTRA STABLE OSCILLATOR PROCESSING (USOP) VALUE DETECTED
4134217728ERRORS DETECTED BY ON-BOARD COMPUTER
567108864AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL (AGC) OUT OF RANGE
633554432RECEPTION (RX) DELAY FAULT. RX DISTANCE OUT OF RANGE
716777216WAVE FORM SAMPLES FAULT IDENTIFIER. ERROR
88388608S BAND ANOMALY/ERROR DETECTED
12524288BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE (CHANNEL 1) OUT OF RANGE
13262144BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE (CHANNEL 2) OUT OF RANGE
14131072RESERVED
1565536KU BAND OCEAN RETRACKING ERROR
1632768S BAND OCEAN RETRACKING ERROR
1716384KU BAND ICE 1 RETRACKING ERROR
188192S BAND ICE 1 RETRACKING ERROR
194096KU BAND ICE 2 RETRACKING ERROR
202048S BAND ICE 2 RETRACKING ERROR
211024KU BAND SEA ICE RETRACKING ERROR
22512ARITHMETIC FAULT ERROR
23256METEO DATA STATE. NO MAP
24128METEO DATA STATE. 1 MAP
2564METEO DATA STATE. 2 MAPS DEGRADED
2632METEO DATA STATE. 2 MAPS NOMINAL
2716ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR PROPAGATION MODE, SEVERAL ERRORS
288ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR PROPAGATION MODE, WARNING DETECTED
294ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR INITIALIZATION MODE, SEVERAL ERRORS
302ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR INITIALIZATION MODE, WARNING DETECTED

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

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

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

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

Code table for element 033050 (GLOBAL GTSPP QUALITY FLAG)

ValueDescription
0UNQUALIFIED
1CORRECT VALUE (ALL CHECKS PASSED)
2PROBABLY GOOD BUT VALUE INCONSISTENT WITH STATISTICS (DIFFER FROM CLIMATOLOGY)
3PROBABLY BAD (SPIKE, GRADIENT, ETC., IF OTHER TESTS PASSED)
4BAD VALUE, IMPOSSIBLE VALUE (OUT OF SCALE, VERTICAL INSTABILITY, CONSTANT PROFILE)
5VALUE MODIFIED DURING QUALITY CONTROL
8INTERPOLATED VALUE
9GOOD FOR OPERATIONAL USE; CAUTION; CHECK LITERATURE FOR OTHER USES
15MISSING VALUE

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

ValueDescription
0GOOD
1BAD
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 033066 (AMV QUALITY FLAG)

Total number of bits: 24
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
224CORRELATION SURFACE CONSTRAINT FAILS
232RESERVED

Code table for element 033070 (TOTAL OZONE QUALITY)

ValueDescription
0GOOD RETRIEVAL
1BAD AEROSOL INFORMATION FLAG OR NOAA-16 RADIANCE ANOMALY
2SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE GREATER THAN 84 DEGREES
3380 NM RESIDUE GREATER THAN LIMIT
4OZONE INCONSISTENCY
5DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROFILE OZONE AND STEP 3 TOTAL OZONE EXCEEDS THRESHOLD (SET TO 25 DU)
6STEP 1 OZONE ITERATION DID NOT CONVERGE
7ANY CHANNEL RESIDUE GREATER THAN 16 OR BAD RADIANCE
8INSUFFICIENT PIXELS - NOT PROCESSED
9FIRST GUESS GOOD - OZONE FORECAST DATA USED
10HIGH CLOUD IN PIXEL - NOT PROCESSED
11SUCCESSFUL OZONE RETRIEVAL
12UNSUCCESSFUL OZONE RETRIEVAL
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033071 (PROFILE OZONE QUALITY)

ValueDescription
0GOOD RETRIEVAL
1SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE GREATER THAN 84 DEGREES
2DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STEP 3 AND PROFILE TOTAL OZONE GREATER THAN LIMIT (25 DU)
3AVERAGE FINAL RESIDUE FOR WAVELENGTHS USED IN RETRIEVAL GREATER THAN THRESHOLD
4FINAL RESIDUE GREATER THAN 3 TIMES A PRIORI ERROR
5DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RETRIEVED AND A PRIORI GREATER THAN 3 TIMES A PRIORI ERROR
6NON-CONVERGENT SOLUTION
7UPPER LEVEL PROFILE ANOMALY OR STRAY LIGHT ANOMALY
8INITIAL RESIDUE GREATER THAN 18.0 N-VALUE UNITS
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033072 (OZONE ERROR)

ValueDescription
0GOOD RETRIEVAL
1REFLECTIVITY OUT OF RANGE
2LARGER PIXELS (NUMBER OF CROSS-TRACK PIXELS LESS THAN 32) OR BACKWARD SCANS ERROR
3SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE GREATER THAN 88 DEGREES
4LATITUDE/LONGITUDE OUT OF RANGE
5VIEWING ZENITH ANGLE OR SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE OUT OF RANGE
6STEP-ONE PROCESS FAILED IN GENERAL
7FIRST GUESS OZONE OUT OF RANGE
8TOO MANY ITERATIONS (EXCEED 8)
9STEP-ONE RESIDUE CALCULATION FAILED
10STEP-TWO PROCESS FAILED IN GENERAL
11FIRST GUESS OZONE PROFILE OUT OF RANGE
12STEP-TWO OZONE VALUE OUT OF RANGE
13STEP-TWO RESIDUE CALCULATION FAILED
14STEP-THREE PROCESS FAILED IN GENERAL
15POLARIZATION CORRECTION ACCURACY ALERT
16RADIANCE OR IRRADIANCE LESS OR EQUAL TO ZERO
31MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 033075 (SCAN-LEVEL QUALITY FLAGS)

Total number of bits: 13
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
14096GAP IN RAW DATA RECORD (RDR) DATA DETECTED (I.E., MISSING SCAN(S) PRECEDING THE CURRENT SCAN)
22048RECORDED TIME IS NOT IN SEQUENCE (I.E., THE SCAN START TIME IS OUT OF SEQUENCE)
31024LAMBDA MONITORED CALCULATION CANNOT BE UPDATED
4512THE MEASURED TEMPERATURES OF ANY INSTRUMENT COMPONENTS (E.G., BEAM-SPLITTER, SCAN MIRROR, SCAN BAFFLE) ARE OUTSIDE THE ALLOWABLE RANGES
5256AT LEAST ONE OF THE MONITORED INSTRUMENT TEMPERATURES HAS DRIFTED MORE THAN A SPECIFIED TOLERANCE VALUE

Flag table for element 033076 (CALIBRATION QUALITY FLAGS)

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

Flag table for element 033077 (FIELD-OF-VIEW QUALITY FLAGS)

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

Code table for element 033078 (GEOLOCATION QUALITY)

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

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
61024THE NO. 1-NO. 7 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED
7512THE NO. 8-NO. 15 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED
8256THE NO. 16-NO. 23 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED
9128THE NO. 24-NO. 31 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED
1064THE NO. 32-NO. 39 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED
1132THE NO. 40-NO. 47 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED
1216THE NO. 48-NO. 55 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED
138THE NO. 56-NO. 63 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED
144THE NO. 64-NO. 70 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED
152QUADRATIC CORRECTION APPLIED TO THE RADIOMETRIC TRANSFER FUNCTION FOR NON-LINEARITY CORRECTION

Flag table for element 033080 (SCAN LEVEL QUALITY FLAGS)

Total number of bits: 20
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
78192DIVIDE-BY-ZERO CONDITION OR COMPUTATION LOOP FAILED TO CONVERGE IN THE K/KA AND V (KAV) BAND PRT
84096DIVIDE-BY-ZERO CONDITION OR COMPUTATION LOOP FAILED TO CONVERGE IN THE WG BAND PRT
92048DIVIDE-BY-ZERO CONDITION OR COMPUTATION LOOP FAILED TO CONVERGE IN THE K/KA, V, W, G BAND RECEIVER SHELF PRT K TEMPERATURE COMPUTATION
101024OUT OF RANGE CONDITION FOR THE K/KA AND V BAND PRT
11512OUT OF RANGE CONDITION FOR THE WG BAND PRT
12256KAV PRT TEMPERATURE INCONSISTENCY
13128WG PRT TEMPERATURE INCONSISTENCY
1464TIME SEQUENCE ERROR
1532DATA GAP - MISSING SCAN(S) PRECEDING THE CURRENT SCAN
1616KAV PRT SUFFICIENCY - INSUFFICIENT KAV PRT DATA ARE AVAILABLE
178WG PRT SUFFICIENCY - INSUFFICIENT WG PRT DATA ARE AVAILABLE
184SPACE VIEW ANTENNA POSITION ERROR
192BLACKBODY ANTENNA POSITION ERROR

Flag table for element 033081 (CHANNEL DATA QUALITY FLAGS)

Total number of bits: 12
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
3512MOON IN SPACE VIEW
4256GAIN ERROR - THE LOWEST BLACKBODY COUNT IS SMALLER THAN OR EQUAL TO THE HIGHEST SPACE VIEW COUNT IN A SCAN
5128CALIBRATION WITH FEWER THAN PREFERRED SAMPLES
664SPACE VIEW DATA SUFFICIENCY CHECK - INSUFFICIENT SPACE VIEW SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE
732BLACKBODY VIEW DATA SUFFICIENCY CHECK - INSUFFICIENT BLACKBODY VIEW SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE
816OUT OF RANGE CONDITION FOR THE SPACE VIEW
98OUT OF RANGE CONDITION FOR THE BLACKBODY VIEW
104SPACE VIEW INCONSISTENCY
112BLACKBODY VIEW INCONSISTENCY

Flag table for element 033082 (GEOLOCATION QUALITY FLAGS)

Total number of bits: 16
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
61024WITHIN SOUTH ATLANTIC ANOMALY
7512INVALID INPUT DATA (INDICATES THAT ANY OF THE SPACECRAFT EPHEMERIS OR ATTITUDE DATA ARE INVALID)
8256BAD POINTING (INDICATES THAT THE SENSOR LOS DOES NOT INTERSECT THE GEOID, IS NEAR THE LIMB, HAS INVALID SENSOR ANGLES OR OTHER SIMILAR CONDITION)
9128BAD TERRAIN (INDICATES THAT THE ALGORITHM COULD NOT OBTAIN A VALID TERRAIN VALUE)
1064INVALID SOLAR ANGLES
1132MISSING AT MOST A SMALL GAP OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA
1216MISSING MORE THAN A SMALL GAP OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA, BUT NO MORE THAN A GRANULE BOUNDARY
138MISSING MORE THAN A GRANULE BOUNDARY OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA
144THE NUMBER OF ENCODER PULSE VALUES PER DELTA TIME IS NOT AS EXPECTED
152SOLAR ECLIPSE DURING EARTH VIEW SCAN

Flag table for element 033083 (RADIANCE DATA QUALITY FLAGS)

Total number of bits: 16
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
61024PIXEL IS AFFECTED BY RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE
7512POOR CALIBRATION QUALITY DUE TO BAD SPACE VIEW OFFSETS, OBC * VIEW OFFSETS, ETC. OR USE OF A PREVIOUS CALIBRATION VIEW
8256SATURATED PIXEL
9128MISSING DATA -DATA REQUIRED FOR CALIBRATION PROCESSING ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR PROCESSING
1064CALIBRATED PIXEL RADIANCE OUT OF RANGE
1132CALIBRATED PIXEL REFLECTANCE OR EBBT OUT OF RANGE
1216THE MOON HAS CORRUPTED THE SPACE VIEW
138SCAN DATA IS NOT PRESENT (NO VALID DATA)
144QUALITY FOR THIS SCAN-LINE IS REDUCED. THE VALUE IS DETERMINED BY THE COMBINED NUMBER OF STEPS REQUIRED TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR THERMISTOR OR CALIBRATION SOURCE DATA
152BAD DETECTOR

Flag table for element 033084 (PIXEL LEVEL QUALITY FLAGS)

Total number of bits: 16
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
61024BULK SST OUTSIDE OF VALIDATION RANGE
7512SKIN SST OUTSIDE OF VALIDATION RANGE
8256SENSOR ZENITH ANGLE > 40 DEGREES (PIXEL IS NOT WITHIN 40 DEGREES OF NADIR AND THEREFORE IS NOT OF HIGH QUALITY)
9128DEGRADATION - HORIZONTAL CELL SIZE (HCS) > 1.3 KM (HCS > 1.3 KM, SWATH WIDTH > 1 700 KM, SENSOR ZENITH ANGLE > 50.3 DEGREES)
1064EXCLUSION: NO OCEAN IN PIXEL
1132DEGRADATION: AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS (AOT) > 0.6 (AOT IN HORIZONTAL CELL > 0.6 ON THE SLANT PATH (AOT @550 NM))
1216EXCLUSION: AOT > 1.0 (AOT IN HORIZONTAL CELL > 1.0 ON THE SLANT PATH (AOT @550 NM))
138SUN GLINT PRESENT IN PIXEL
144ICE CONCENTRATION THRESHOLD EXCEEDED (SST NOT RETRIEVED DUE TO ICE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDING THRESHOLD IN SYSTEM SPEC)
152THIN CIRRUS DETECTED IN PIXEL

Flag table for element 033085 (AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS QUALITY FLAGS)

Total number of bits: 18
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
416384ANGSTROM EXPONENT IS OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM SPECIFICATION RANGE
58192EXCLUDED, ANGSTROM EXPONENT FOR AOT* AT 550 NM < 0.15
64096BRIGHT SURFACE IN CELL (IF OVER LAND), OR SHALLOW OR TURBID WATER IN CELL (IF OVER OCEAN)
72048LOW SUN, EXCLUDED, SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE > 80 DEGREES
81024LOW SUN, DEGRADED, 65 DEGREES < SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE =< 80 DEGREES
9512FIRE DETECTED IN CELL
10256SNOW/ICE IN CELL
11128CLOUD SHADOW IN CELL
1264SUN GLINT IN CELL
1332BAD SDR** DATA PRESENT IN HORIZONTAL CELL (QUALITY OF AOT/APSP*** DEGRADED OR AOT/APSP NOT RETRIEVED DUE TO BAD SDR DATA IN HORIZONTAL CELL)
1416CIRRUS CONTAMINATION IN CELL
158CLOUD ADJACENT TO CELL
164CLOUD CONTAMINATION IN CELL
172AOT IS OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM SPECIFICATION RANGE

Code table for element 033086 (QUALITY OF PIXEL LEVEL RETRIEVAL)

ValueDescription
0NOT RETRIEVED
1EXCLUDED
2DEGRADED
3HIGH QUALITY
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 033087 (EXTENT OF SATELLITE WITHIN SOUTH ATLANTIC ANOMALY (BASED ON CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA))

ValueDescription
0LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10%
1GREATER THAN 10% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 20%
2GREATER THAN 20% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 30%
3GREATER THAN 30% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 40%
4GREATER THAN 40% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 50%
5GREATER THAN 50% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 60%
6GREATER THAN 60% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 70%
7GREATER THAN 70% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 80%
8GREATER THAN 80%
15MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 033088 (OZONE TOTAL COLUMN QUALITY FLAG)

Total number of bits: 18
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
64096SURFACE REFLECTIVITY OUT OF RANGE
72048RESIDUAL TOO LARGE
81024AEROSOL INDEX LIMIT EXCEEDED
9512SOLAR ECLIPSE PRESENT (ALL OR PART OF THE IFOV* IS AFFECTED BY A SOLAR ECLIPSE, UMBRA OR PENUMBRA VIEWING)
10256SUN GLINT PRESENT WITHIN IFOV
11128SNOW OR ICE SURFACE IS WITHIN THE IFOV
1264SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE IN EXCLUDED (NIGHT) CONDITION (SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE >= 88 DEGREES)
1332SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE IN DEGRADED CONDITION (80 DEGREES =< SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE < 88 DEGREES)
1416SO2 INDEX > 6 DU (DEGRADED CONDITION)
158RESIDUES ARE NOT CONSISTENT (INDICATES WHETHER THE RESIDUES FROM THE 22 WAVELENGTHS ARE CONSISTENT)
164O3 TRIPLET SELECTION IS NOT CONSISTENT WITHIN RETRIEVAL (OZONE TRIPLET CONSISTENCY)
172INPUT DATA QUALITY IS NOT GOOD

Flag table for element 033092 (BAND SPECIFIC OCEAN QUALITY FLAG)

Total number of bits: 9
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
1256ALTIMETER OPERATING
2128MICROWAVE RADIOMETER (MWR) OPERATING

Class 35 - Data monitoring information - code-flag tables

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

ValueDescription
1023MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 035001 (TIME FRAME FOR MONITORING)

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

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

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

Code table for element 035031 (QUALIFIER ON MONITORING RESULTS)

ValueDescription
1SUFFICIENT AND ALL OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY
2SUFFICIENT BUT PARTLY OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY
3INSUFFICIENT BUT ALL OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY
4INSUFFICIENT AND OF UNACCEPTABLE QUALITY
5SOME MESSAGES NOT COMPLETE
6SUSPECT OR WRONGLY CODED GROUPS COULD NOT BE INTERPRETED CONFIDENTLY
7GROSS CODING ERRORS
8TRANSMISSION SEQUENTIAL ORDER NOT OBSERVED
9REPORT COMPLETELY GARBLED AND THUS DISCARDED
10DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED AND RECTIFIED
11DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED BUT NOT RECTIFIED
12DEFICIENCIES NOT IDENTIFIED
13MEASURING ERRORS
14MUTUAL INCONSISTENCY
15TEMPORAL INCONSISTENCY
16FORECAST ERROR
17BIAS
18IMPROVE SYSTEM OF QUALITY CONTROL
19EXPAND TRAINING PROGRAMMES
127MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 035032 (CAUSE OF MISSING DATA)

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

Code table for element 035033 (OBSERVATION AND COLLECTION DEFICIENCIES)

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

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

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

Code table for element 035035 (REASON FOR TERMINATION)

ValueDescription
0RESERVED
1BALLOON BURST
2BALLOON FORCED DOWN BY ICING
3LEAKING OR FLOATING BALLOON
4WEAK OR FADING SIGNAL
5BATTERY FAILURE
6GROUND EQUIPMENT FAILURE
7SIGNAL INTERFERENCE
8RADIOSONDE FAILURE
9EXCESSIVE MISSING DATA FRAMES
10RESERVED
11EXCESSIVE MISSING TEMPERATURE
12EXCESSIVE MISSING PRESSURE
13USER TERMINATED
14SUDDEN LOSS OF SIGNAL
15TRACKING LOST
16INCREASING PRESSURE
17INVALID AND/OR MISSED DATA TIME LIMITS EXCEEDED
30OTHER
31MISSING 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
1128SOIL MOISTURE BETWEEN -20% AND 0%
264SOIL MOISTURE BETWEEN 100% AND 120%
332CORRECTION OF WET BACKSCATTER REFERENCE
416CORRECTION OF DRY BACKSCATTER REFERENCE
58CORRECTION 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
132768NOT SOIL
216384SENSITIVITY TO SOIL MOISTURE BELOW LIMIT
38192AZIMUTHAL NOISE ABOVE LIMIT
44096BACKSCATTER FORE-AFT BEAM OUT OF RANGE
52048SLOPE MID-FORE BEAM OUT OF RANGE
61024SLOPE MID-AFT BEAM OUT OF RANGE
7512SOIL MOISTURE BELOW -20%
8256SOIL 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
1128MEAN SEA-SURFACE (MSS) INTERPOLATION FLAG
264OCEAN TIDE SOLUTION 1 INTERPOLATION FLAG (0 = 4 POINTS OVER OCEAN, 1 = LESS THAN 4 POINTS)
332OCEAN TIDE SOLUTION 2 INTERPOLATION FLAG (0 = 4 POINTS OVER OCEAN, 1 = LESS THAN 4 POINTS)
416METEOROLOGICAL DATA INTERPOLATION FLAG (0 = 4 POINTS OVER OCEAN, 1 = LESS THAN 4 POINTS)

Flag table for element 040012 (RADIOMETER DATA QUALITY FLAG)

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

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

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

Flag table for element 040020 (GQISFLAGQUALDETAILED - QUALITY FLAG FOR THE SYSTEM)

Total number of bits: 17
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
165536NZPD AND COMPLEX CALIBRATION ERROR
232768BAND 3 AFFECTED BY SPIKE
316384BAND 3 AFFECTED BY SATURATION
48192BAND 2 AFFECTED BY SPIKE
54096BAND 1 AFFECTED BY SPIKE
62048OVERFLOW/UNDER FLOW
71024ON-BOARD PROCESSING ERROR
8512SPECTRAL CALIBRATION ERROR
9256RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION ERROR
10128MISSING AVHRR DATA
1164MISSING IIS DATA
1232MISSING SOUNDER DATA
1316GQISFLAGQUAL SUMMARY FLAG FOR ALL BANDS
148ON-GROUND PROCESSING ERROR
154INTER-CALIBRATION ERROR IASI/AVHRR
162SPARE

Flag table for element 040023 (AUXILIARY ALTIMETER STATE FLAGS)

Total number of bits: 5
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
116BAND SEQUENCE (0 = 3KU_1C_3KU, 1 = 2KU_1C_2KU)
28C BAND FREQUENCY (0 = 320 MHZ, 1 = 100 MHZ)
34C BAND STATUS (0 = ON, 1 = OFF)
42KU BAND STATUS (0 = ON, 1 = OFF)

Code table for element 040024 (METEOROLOGICAL MAP AVAILABILITY)

ValueDescription
02 MAPS AVAILABLE (6 HOURS APART)
12 MAPS AVAILABLE (> 6 HOURS APART)
21 MAP AVAILABLE; DATA EXTRAPOLATED
3NO MAPS USED
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 040025 (INTERPOLATION FLAG FOR MEAN DIURNAL TIDE)

ValueDescription
0GOOD
1BAD
2RESERVED
3MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 040028 (GMI QUALITY FLAG)

ValueDescription
0GOOD DATA
1POSSIBLE SUN GLINT
2POSSIBLE RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE
3DEGRADED GEOLOCATION DATA
4DATA CORRECTED FOR WARM LOAD INTRUSION
5SCAN BLANKING ON
6DATA IS MISSING FROM FILE OR UNREADABLE
7UNPHYSICAL BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
8ERROR IN GEOLOCATION DATA
9DATA MISSING IN ONE CHANNEL
10DATA MISSING IN MULTIPLE CHANNELS
11LAT/LON VALUES ARE OUT OF RANGE
12NON-NORMAL STATUS MODES
13DISTANCE TO CORRESPONDING LOW FREQUENCY PIXEL > 7 KM
14RESERVED
15MISSING VALUE (NO QUALITY INFORMATION AVAILABLE)

Code table for element 040036 (LIDAR L2B CLASSIFICATION TYPE)

ValueDescription
0CLEAR
1CLOUD
15MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 040043 (SATELLITE MANOEUVRE INDICATOR)

ValueDescription
0THE PLATFORM IS NOT UNDERGOING A MANOEUVRE
1THE PLATFORM IS UNDERGOING A MANOEUVRE, NOMINAL PROCESSING
2THE PLATFORM IS UNDERGOING A MANOEUVRE, NO PROCESSING
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 040045 (CLOUD FORMATION AND HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT)

Total number of bits: 5
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
116CLOUD PRODUCTS RETRIEVED WITH THE CHI-SQUARED METHOD
28CLOUD PRODUCTS RETRIEVED WITH THE CO2-SLICING
34HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT PERFORMED WITH STATISTICAL FIRST GUESS RETRIEVAL
42HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT PERFORMED WITH NWP FORECASTS

Code table for element 040046 (CLOUDINESS SUMMARY)

ValueDescription
0THE IASI IFOV IS CLEAR
1SMALL CLOUD CONTAMINATION POSSIBLE
2THE IASI IFOV IS PARTIALLY COVERED BY CLOUDS
3HIGH OR FULL CLOUD COVERAGE
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 040047 (VALIDATION FLAG FOR IASI OR IASI-NG LEVEL 1 PRODUCT)

ValueDescription
0THE MEASUREMENTS AND SIDE INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE AND OF GOOD QUALITY FOR L2 PROCESSING
1THE L1C PRODUCTS ARE OF DEGRADED QUALITY ACCORDING TO L1C FLAGS, NO L2 PROCESSING
2QUALITY CONTROL INDICATES THAT THE L1C DATA ARE OF DEGRADED QUALITY (NOT INDICATED BY THE IASI L1C FLAGS), NO L2 PROCESSING
7MISSING VALUE

Code table for element 040048 (VALIDATION FLAG OF AMSU-A LEVEL 1 DATA FLOW)

ValueDescription
0THE EXPECTED AMSU MEASUREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE, OF GOOD QUALITY AND COLLOCATED WITH IASI FOR PROCESSING
1AMSU-A DATA ARE AVAILABLE BUT OF DEGRADED QUALITY (ACCORDING TO AMSU L1 FLAGS OR QC TESTS) AND NOT USED FOR PROCESSING
2NO COINCIDENT (TIME AND SPACE) AMSU MEASUREMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PROCESSING
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 040049 (CLOUD TESTS EXECUTED AND RESULTS)

Total number of bits: 16
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
44096IASI CLOUD OPTICAL THICKNESS INDICATES A CLOUD
52048IASI CLOUD OPTICAL THICKNESS COMPUTED
61024AVHRR HETEROGENEITY TEST INDICATES A CLOUD
7512AVHRR HETEROGENEITY TEST EXECUTED
8256IASI-AVHRR ANN CLOUD TEST INDICATES A CLOUD
9128IASI-AVHRR ANN CLOUD TEST EXECUTED
1064AVHRR INTEGRATED CLOUD FRACTION INDICATES A CLOUD
1132AVHRR INTEGRATED CLOUD FRACTION ASSESSED
1216AMSU CLOUD TEST INDICATES A CLOUD
138AMSU CLOUD TEST EXECUTED
144IASI WINDOW CLOUD TEST INDICATES A CLOUD
152IASI WINDOW CLOUD TEST EXECUTED

Flag table for element 040050 (RETRIEVAL INITIALISATION)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
58MHS INCLUDED
64AMSU INCLUDED
72IASI INCLUDED

Code table for element 040051 (CONVERGENCE OF THE ITERATIVE RETRIEVAL)

ValueDescription
0OPTIMAL ESTIMATION METHODS (OEM) NOT ATTEMPTED
1OEM ABORTED BECAUSE FIRST GUESS RESIDUALS TOO HIGH
2THE MINIMIZATION DID NOT CONVERGE, SOUNDING REJECTED
3THE MINIMIZATION DID NOT CONVERGE, SOUNDING ACCEPTED
4THE MINIMIZATION CONVERGED BUT SOUNDING REJECTED
5THE MINIMIZATION CONVERGED, SOUNDING ACCEPTED
6RESERVED
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 040052 (INDICATION OF SUPER-ADIABATIC AND SUPER-SATURATION IN FINAL RETRIEVAL)

Total number of bits: 8
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
416SUPERSATURATION CONDITIONS IN THE OEM RETRIEVAL
58SUPERADIABATIC CONDITIONS IN THE OEM RETRIEVAL
64SUPERSATURATION CONDITIONS IN THE FIRST GUESS
72SUPERADIABATIC CONDITIONS IN THE FIRST GUESS

Flag table for element 040054 (POTENTIAL PROCESSING AND INPUTS ERRORS)

Total number of bits: 13
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
14096AN ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED
22048MESSAGE FROM L1
31024MESSAGE FROM L2
4512MESSAGE FROM ANCILLARY DATA
5256MESSAGE FROM FITTING PROCEDURE
6128FILE OPENING
764FILE READING
832QUALITY FLAG
916LEVEL 2 FROM LINEAR REGRESSION(F_QUAL), REPORT A PIXEL WHERE L2 ARE NOT FULLY TRUSTED
108EMPTY FIELD OR DATA
114MISSING SURFACE PRESSURE VALUE
122RADIANCE FILTERING

Flag table for element 040055 (DIAGNOSTICS ON THE RETRIEVAL)

Total number of bits: 21
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11048576RADIANCE FILTERING
2524288POLAR REGIONS
3262144LOCATION IN THE NIGHT
4131072NEGATIVE ALTITUDE SURFACE BELOW MEAN SEA LEVEL
565536CLOUD COVERED SCENE
632768SCENE ABOVE THE SEA
716384SCENE ABOVE DESERT
88192SKIN TEMPERATURE
94096SKIN TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL
102048SPECTRAL LINE CONTRAST TOO WEAK
111024MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ITERATIONS EXCEEDED
12512NEGATIVE PARTIAL COLUMNS
13256MATRIX ILL CONDITIONED
14128FIT DIVERGED
1564ERROR IN GNU SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY (GSL) USAGE
1632RESIDUALS “BIASED”
1716RESIDUALS “SLOPED”
188RESIDUALS ROOT MEAN SQUARE (RMS) ERROR IS LARGE
194WEIRD AVERAGING KERNELS
202ICE PRESENCE DETECTED

Code table for element 040056 (GENERAL RETRIEVAL QUALITY)

ValueDescription
0USE NOT RECOMMENDED
1USE WITH CAUTION
2BEST QUALITY
7MISSING VALUE

Flag table for element 040057 (IASI LEVEL 2 RETRIEVAL FLAGS)

Total number of bits: 31
Bit position (from left to right)Value (if only the given bit is set)Description
11073741824AN ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED
2536870912MESSAGE FROM L1
3268435456MESSAGE FROM L2
4134217728MESSAGE FROM ANCILLARY DATA
567108864MESSAGE FROM FITTING PROCEDURE
633554432RESERVED
716777216BAD L1 OR L2 FLAG RAISED
88388608LEVEL 2 NOT FULLY TRUSTED
94194304MISSING TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE VERTICAL PROFILE
102097152MISSING SURFACE PRESSURE VALUE
111048576RADIANCE FILTERING
12524288POLAR REGIONS
13262144LOCATION IN THE NIGHT
14131072NEGATIVE ALTITUDE
1565536CLOUD COVERED SCENE
1632768SCENE ABOVE THE SEA
1716384SCENE ABOVE DESERT
188192MISSING SKIN TEMPERATURE
194096RETRIEVED SKIN TEMPERATURE TOO DIFFERENT FROM MODEL
202048SPECTRAL LINE CONTRAST TOO WEAK
211024MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ITERATIONS EXCEEDS
22512NEGATIVE PARTIAL COLUMNS
23256MATRIX ILL CONDITIONED
24128FIT DIVERGED
2564ERROR IN GSL USAGE
2632RESIDUALS BIASED
2716RESIDUALS SLOPED
288RESIDUALS RMS ERROR IS LARGE
294WEIRD AVERAGING KERNELS
302ICE PRESENCE DETECTED

Code table for element 040068 (GENERAL RETRIEVAL QUALITY FLAG FOR SO2)

ValueDescription
0VALUES CALCULATED WITH IASI L2
1PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE PROFILES MISSING IN IASI L2 DATA; MODEL/FORECAST DATA USED INSTEAD
2BEST QUALITY
15MISSING VALUE

Class 42 - 42 - code-flag tables

Code table for element 042004 (CONFIDENCE OF INVERSION FOR EACH PARTITION OF SWELL WAVE SPECTRA)

ValueDescription
0WAVE DIRECTION RESOLVED
1180-DEGREE AMBIGUITY NOT RESOLVED
15MISSING