BUFR element table for ECMWF local table version 4

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Classification of elements

1Identification
2Instrumentation 2
5Location (horizontal - 1)
6Location (horizontal - 2)
7Location (vertical)
8Significance qualifiers
10Non-coordinate location (vertical)
11Wind and turbulence
12Temperature
13Hydrographic and hydrological elements
14Radiation and radiance
15Physical/chemical constituents
20Observed phenomena
21Radar data
22Oceanographic elements
25Processing information
26Non-coordinate location (time)
27Non-coordinate location (horizontal - 1)
30Image
31Data description operator qualifiers
33Quality information
40Satellite data
49Unknown entry 49
55Unknown entry 55
62Unknown entry 62
63Unknown entry 63

Class 10 - Non-coordinate location (vertical)

FXXYYYClass (XX)Code (YYY)NameKeyUnitsScaleReferenceWidth CREX unitsCREX scaleCREX width
01020010200MEAN DYNAMIC TOPOGRAPHY ACCURACYmeanDynamicTopographyAccuracym3-13107218m36

Class 25 - Processing information

FXXYYYClass (XX)Code (YYY)NameKeyUnitsScaleReferenceWidth CREX unitsCREX scaleCREX width
02519225192PRESSURE CODEpressureCodeCode table002
02520025200BAND SPECIFIC OCEAN QUALITY FLAGbandSpecificOceanQualityFlagFlag table009Flag table03
02520125201Altimeter Echo Processing ModealtimeterEchoProcessingModeCode table008CODE TABLE03
02520225202Altimeter Tracking ModealtimeterTrackingModeCODE TABLE008Code table03
02520325203Sea Ice FreeboardseaIceFreeboardm3-13107218m36

Class 33 - Quality information

FXXYYYClass (XX)Code (YYY)NameKeyUnitsScaleReferenceWidth CREX unitsCREX scaleCREX width
03319233192Surface Pressure Bias CorrectionpsBiasCorrectionNumeric2-30000019

Class 21 - Radar data

FXXYYYClass (XX)Code (YYY)NameKeyUnitsScaleReferenceWidth CREX unitsCREX scaleCREX width
02119221192Cloud Radar reflectivitycloudRadarReflectivitydbZ2-900015NA00
02119321193Cloud Radar Reflectivity UncertaintycloudRadarReflectivityUncertaintydB2-900015NA00
02119421194Radar Data Classification TypedataClassificationTypeNumeric008
02119521195Cloud FractioncloudFractionNumeric3011
02119621196Standard Deviation Of Cloud ReflectivitystandardDeviationOfCloudReflectivitydB2014
02119721197Hightheightm0-500018
02119821198Standard Deviation Of Attenuated BackscatterstandardDeviationOfAttenuatedBackscatterM-1SR-12014
02119921199Standard Deviation Of Extinction CoefficientstandardDeviationOfExtinctionCoefficientM-12014