BUFR code-flag tables for WMO master table version 32
Edition details
| Master table | Master table version | Centre | Subcentre | Local table version |
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| 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Classification of code-flag tables
| 1 | Identification |
| 2 | Instrumentation 2 |
| 3 | Instrumentation |
| 4 | Location (time) |
| 5 | Location (horizontal - 1) |
| 8 | Significance qualifiers |
| 10 | Non-coordinate location (vertical) |
| 11 | Wind and turbulence |
| 13 | Hydrographic and hydrological elements |
| 15 | Physical/chemical constituents |
| 19 | Synoptic features |
| 20 | Observed phenomena |
| 21 | Radar data |
| 22 | Oceanographic elements |
| 23 | Dispersal and transport |
| 24 | Radiological elements |
| 25 | Processing information |
| 26 | Non-coordinate location (time) |
| 29 | Map data |
| 30 | Image |
| 31 | Data description operator qualifiers |
| 33 | Quality information |
| 35 | Data monitoring information |
| 40 | Satellite data |
| 42 | 42 |
Class 1 - Identification - code-flag tables
Code table for element 001003 (WMO REGION NUMBER/GEOGRAPHICAL AREA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ANTARCTICA |
| 1 | REGION I |
| 2 | REGION II |
| 3 | REGION III |
| 4 | REGION IV |
| 5 | REGION V |
| 6 | REGION VI |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001007 (SATELLITE IDENTIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | ERS 1 |
| 2 | ERS 2 |
| 3 | METOP-1 (METOP-B) |
| 4 | METOP-2 (METOP-A) |
| 5 | METOP-3 (METOP-C) |
| 20 | SPOT1 |
| 21 | SPOT2 |
| 22 | SPOT3 |
| 23 | SPOT4 |
| 40 | OERSTED |
| 41 | CHAMP |
| 42 | TERRASAR-X |
| 43 | TANDEM-X |
| 44 | PAZ |
| 46 | SMOS |
| 47 | CRYOSAT-2 |
| 48 | AEOLUS |
| 50 | METEOSAT 3 |
| 51 | METEOSAT 4 |
| 52 | METEOSAT 5 |
| 53 | METEOSAT 6 |
| 54 | METEOSAT 7 |
| 55 | METEOSAT 8 |
| 56 | METEOSAT 9 |
| 57 | METEOSAT 10 |
| 58 | METEOSAT 1 |
| 59 | METEOSAT 2 |
| 60 | ENVISAT |
| 61 | SENTINEL 3A |
| 62 | SENTINEL 1A |
| 63 | SENTINEL 1B |
| 64 | SENTINEL 5P |
| 65 | SENTINEL 3B |
| 70 | METEOSAT 11 |
| 120 | ADEOS |
| 121 | ADEOS II |
| 122 | GCOM-W1 |
| 140 | GOSAT |
| 150 | GMS 3 |
| 151 | GMS 4 |
| 152 | GMS 5 |
| 153 | GMS |
| 154 | GMS 2 |
| 171 | MTSAT-1R |
| 172 | MTSAT-2 |
| 173 | HIMAWARI-8 |
| 174 | HIMAWARI-9 |
| 200 | NOAA 8 |
| 201 | NOAA 9 |
| 202 | NOAA 10 |
| 203 | NOAA 11 |
| 204 | NOAA 12 |
| 205 | NOAA 14 |
| 206 | NOAA 15 |
| 207 | NOAA 16 |
| 208 | NOAA 17 |
| 209 | NOAA 18 |
| 220 | LANDSAT 5 |
| 221 | LANDSAT 4 |
| 222 | LANDSAT 7 |
| 223 | NOAA 19 |
| 224 | NPP |
| 225 | NOAA 20 |
| 226 | NOAA 21 |
| 240 | DMSP 7 |
| 241 | DMSP 8 |
| 242 | DMSP 9 |
| 243 | DMSP 10 |
| 244 | DMSP 11 |
| 245 | DMSP 12 |
| 246 | DMSP 13 |
| 247 | DMSP 14 |
| 248 | DMSP 15 |
| 249 | DMSP 16 |
| 250 | GOES 6 |
| 251 | GOES 7 |
| 252 | GOES 8 |
| 253 | GOES 9 |
| 254 | GOES 10 |
| 255 | GOES 11 |
| 256 | GOES 12 |
| 257 | GOES 13 |
| 258 | GOES 14 |
| 259 | GOES 15 |
| 260 | JASON 1 |
| 261 | JASON 2 |
| 262 | JASON 3 |
| 269 | SPIRE LEMUR 3U CUBESAT |
| 270 | GOES 16 |
| 271 | GOES 17 |
| 272 | GOES 18 |
| 273 | GOES 19 |
| 281 | QUIKSCAT |
| 282 | TRMM |
| 283 | CORIOLIS |
| 285 | DMSP 17 |
| 286 | DMSP 18 |
| 287 | DMSP 19 |
| 288 | GPM-CORE |
| 289 | ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY - 2 (OCO-2, NASA) |
| 310 | GOMS 1 |
| 311 | GOMS 2 |
| 320 | METEOR 2-21 |
| 321 | METEOR 3-5 |
| 322 | METEOR 3M-1 |
| 323 | METEOR 3M-2 |
| 341 | RESURS 01-4 |
| 410 | KALPANA-1 |
| 421 | OCEANSAT-2 |
| 422 | SCATSAT-1 |
| 423 | OCEANSAT-3 |
| 430 | INSAT 1B |
| 431 | INSAT 1C |
| 432 | INSAT 1D |
| 440 | MEGHA-TROPIQUES |
| 441 | SARAL |
| 450 | INSAT 2A |
| 451 | INSAT 2B |
| 452 | INSAT 2E |
| 470 | INSAT 3A |
| 471 | INSAT 3D |
| 472 | INSAT 3E |
| 473 | INSAT 3DR |
| 474 | INSAT 3DS |
| 500 | FY-1C |
| 501 | FY-1D |
| 502 | HAI YANG 2A (HY-2A, SOA/NSOAS CHINA) |
| 503 | HAI YANG 2B (HY-2B, SOA/NSOAS CHINA) |
| 510 | FY-2 |
| 512 | FY-2B |
| 513 | FY-2C |
| 514 | FY-2D |
| 515 | FY-2E |
| 516 | FY-2F |
| 517 | FY-2G |
| 520 | FY-3A |
| 521 | FY-3B |
| 522 | FY-3C |
| 523 | FY-3D |
| 530 | FY-4A |
| 700 | TIROS M (ITOS 1) |
| 701 | NOAA 1 |
| 702 | NOAA 2 |
| 703 | NOAA 3 |
| 704 | NOAA 4 |
| 705 | NOAA 5 |
| 706 | NOAA 6 |
| 707 | NOAA 7 |
| 708 | TIROS-N |
| 710 | GOES (SMS 1) |
| 711 | GOES (SMS 2) |
| 720 | TOPEX |
| 721 | GFO (GEOSAT FOLLOW ON) |
| 722 | GRACE A |
| 723 | GRACE B |
| 724 | COSMIC-2 P1 |
| 725 | COSMIC-2 P2 |
| 726 | COSMIC-2 P3 |
| 727 | COSMIC-2 P4 |
| 728 | COSMIC-2 P5 |
| 729 | COSMIC-2 P6 |
| 731 | GOES 1 |
| 732 | GOES 2 |
| 733 | GOES 3 |
| 734 | GOES 4 |
| 735 | GOES 5 |
| 740 | COSMIC-1 |
| 741 | COSMIC-2 |
| 742 | COSMIC-3 |
| 743 | COSMIC-4 |
| 744 | COSMIC-5 |
| 745 | COSMIC-6 |
| 750 | COSMIC-2 E1 |
| 751 | COSMIC-2 E2 |
| 752 | COSMIC-2 E3 |
| 753 | COSMIC-2 E4 |
| 754 | COSMIC-2 E5 |
| 755 | COSMIC-2 E6 |
| 763 | NIMBUS 3 |
| 764 | NIMBUS 4 |
| 765 | NIMBUS 5 |
| 766 | NIMBUS 6 |
| 767 | NIMBUS 7 |
| 780 | ERBS |
| 781 | UARS |
| 782 | EARTH PROBE |
| 783 | TERRA |
| 784 | AQUA |
| 785 | AURA |
| 786 | C/NOFS |
| 787 | CALIPSO |
| 788 | CLOUDSAT |
| 800 | SUNSAT |
| 801 | INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) |
| 802 | CFOSAT |
| 803 | GRACE C (GRACE-FO) |
| 804 | GRACE D (GRACE-FO) |
| 810 | COMS-1 |
| 811 | COMS-2 |
| 812 | SCISAT-1 |
| 813 | ODIN |
| 820 | SAC-C |
| 821 | SAC-D |
| 825 | KOMPSAT-5 |
| 850 | COMBINATION OF TERRA AND AQUA |
| 851 | COMBINATION OF NOAA 16 TO NOAA 19 |
| 852 | COMBINATION OF METOP-1 TO METOP-3 |
| 853 | COMBINATION OF METEOSAT AND DMSP |
| 854 | NON-SPECIFIC MIXTURE OF GEOSTATIONARY AND LOW EARTH-ORBITING SATELLITES |
| 855 | COMBINATION OF INSAT 3D AND INSAT 3DR |
| 1023 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001024 (WIND SPEED SOURCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO WIND SPEED DATA AVAILABLE |
| 1 | AMSR-E DATA |
| 2 | TMI DATA |
| 3 | NWP: ECMWF |
| 4 | NWP: UK MET OFFICE |
| 5 | NWP: NCEP |
| 6 | REFERENCE CLIMATOLOGY |
| 7 | ERS_SCATTEROMETER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001028 (AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH (AOD) SOURCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO AOD DATA AVAILABLE |
| 1 | NESDIS |
| 2 | NAVOCEANO |
| 3 | NAAPS |
| 4 | MERIS |
| 5 | AATSR |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001029 (SSI SOURCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SSI DATA AVAILABLE |
| 1 | MSG_SEVIRI |
| 2 | GOES EAST |
| 3 | GOES WEST |
| 4 | ECMWF |
| 5 | NCEP |
| 6 | UK MET OFFICE |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001033 (IDENTIFICATION OF ORIGINATING/GENERATING CENTRE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WMO SECRETARIAT |
| 1 | MELBOURNE |
| 2 | MELBOURNE |
| 3 | ) |
| 4 | MOSCOW |
| 5 | MOSCOW |
| 6 | ) |
| 7 | US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - NATIONAL CENTRES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION (NCEP) |
| 8 | US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY (NWSTG) |
| 9 | US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - OTHER |
| 10 | CAIRO (RSMC) |
| 11 | ) |
| 12 | DAKAR (RSMC) |
| 13 | ) |
| 14 | NAIROBI (RSMC) |
| 15 | ) |
| 16 | CASABLANCA (RSMC) |
| 17 | TUNIS (RSMC) |
| 18 | TUNIS - CASABLANCA (RSMC) |
| 19 | ) |
| 20 | LAS PALMAS |
| 21 | ALGIERS (RSMC) |
| 22 | ACMAD |
| 23 | MOZAMBIQUE (NMC) |
| 24 | PRETORIA (RSMC) |
| 25 | LA RéUNION (RSMC) |
| 26 | KHABAROVSK (RSMC) |
| 27 | ) |
| 28 | NEW DELHI (RSMC) |
| 29 | ) |
| 30 | NOVOSIBIRSK (RSMC) |
| 31 | ) |
| 32 | TASHKENT (RSMC) |
| 33 | JEDDAH (RSMC) |
| 34 | TOKYO (RSMC), JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY |
| 35 | ) |
| 36 | BANGKOK |
| 37 | ULAANBAATAR |
| 38 | BEIJING (RSMC) |
| 39 | ) |
| 40 | SEOUL |
| 41 | BUENOS AIRES (RSMC) |
| 42 | ) |
| 43 | BRASILIA (RSMC) |
| 44 | ) |
| 45 | SANTIAGO |
| 46 | BRAZILIAN SPACE AGENCY INPE |
| 47 | COLOMBIA (NMC) |
| 48 | ECUADOR (NMC) |
| 49 | PERU (NMC) |
| 50 | VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) (NMC) |
| 51 | MIAMI (RSMC) |
| 52 | MIAMI (RSMC), NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTRE |
| 53 | MSC MONITORING |
| 54 | MONTREAL (RSMC) |
| 55 | SAN FRANCISCO |
| 56 | ARINC CENTRE |
| 57 | US AIR FORCE - AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL |
| 58 | FLEET NUMERICAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER, MONTEREY, CA, UNITED STATES |
| 59 | THE NOAA FORECAST SYSTEMS LABORATORY, BOULDER, CO, UNITED STATES |
| 60 | UNITED STATES NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (NCAR) |
| 61 | SERVICE ARGOS - LANDOVER |
| 62 | US NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE |
| 63 | INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND SOCIETY (IRI) |
| 64 | HONOLULU (RSMC) |
| 65 | DARWIN (RSMC) |
| 66 | ) |
| 67 | MELBOURNE (RSMC) |
| 68 | RESERVED |
| 69 | WELLINGTON (RSMC) |
| 70 | ) |
| 71 | NADI (RSMC) |
| 72 | SINGAPORE |
| 73 | MALAYSIA (NMC) |
| 74 | UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE EXETER (RSMC) |
| 75 | ) |
| 76 | MOSCOW (RSMC) |
| 77 | RESERVED |
| 78 | OFFENBACH (RSMC) |
| 79 | ) |
| 80 | ROME (RSMC) |
| 81 | ) |
| 82 | NORRKöPING |
| 83 | ) |
| 84 | TOULOUSE (RSMC) |
| 85 | TOULOUSE (RSMC) |
| 86 | HELSINKI |
| 87 | BELGRADE |
| 88 | OSLO |
| 89 | PRAGUE |
| 90 | EPISKOPI |
| 91 | ANKARA |
| 92 | FRANKFURT/MAIN |
| 93 | LONDON (WAFC) |
| 94 | COPENHAGEN |
| 95 | ROTA |
| 96 | ATHENS |
| 97 | EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA) |
| 98 | EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS (ECMWF) (RSMC) |
| 99 | DE BILT |
| 100 | BRAZZAVILLE |
| 101 | ABIDJAN |
| 102 | LIBYA (NMC) |
| 103 | MADAGASCAR (NMC) |
| 104 | MAURITIUS (NMC) |
| 105 | NIGER (NMC) |
| 106 | SEYCHELLES (NMC) |
| 107 | UGANDA (NMC) |
| 108 | UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA (NMC) |
| 109 | ZIMBABWE (NMC) |
| 110 | HONG-KONG, CHINA |
| 111 | AFGHANISTAN (NMC) |
| 112 | BAHRAIN (NMC) |
| 113 | BANGLADESH (NMC) |
| 114 | BHUTAN (NMC) |
| 115 | CAMBODIA (NMC) |
| 116 | DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NMC) |
| 117 | ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN (NMC) |
| 118 | IRAQ (NMC) |
| 119 | KAZAKHSTAN (NMC) |
| 120 | KUWAIT (NMC) |
| 121 | KYRGYZSTAN (NMC) |
| 122 | LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (NMC) |
| 123 | MACAO, CHINA |
| 124 | MALDIVES (NMC) |
| 125 | MYANMAR (NMC) |
| 126 | NEPAL (NMC) |
| 127 | OMAN (NMC) |
| 128 | PAKISTAN (NMC) |
| 129 | QATAR (NMC) |
| 130 | YEMEN (NMC) |
| 131 | SRI LANKA (NMC) |
| 132 | TAJIKISTAN (NMC) |
| 133 | TURKMENISTAN (NMC) |
| 134 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (NMC) |
| 135 | UZBEKISTAN (NMC) |
| 136 | VIET NAM (NMC) |
| 140 | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) (NMC) |
| 141 | GUYANA (NMC) |
| 142 | PARAGUAY (NMC) |
| 143 | SURINAME (NMC) |
| 144 | URUGUAY (NMC) |
| 145 | FRENCH GUIANA |
| 146 | BRAZILIAN NAVY HYDROGRAPHIC CENTRE |
| 147 | NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SPACE ACTIVITIES (CONAE) - ARGENTINA |
| 148 | BRAZILIAN DEPARTMENT OF AIRSPACE CONTROL - DECEA |
| 149 | RESERVED FOR OTHER CENTRES |
| 150 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (NMC) |
| 151 | BAHAMAS (NMC) |
| 152 | BARBADOS (NMC) |
| 153 | BELIZE (NMC) |
| 154 | BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES CENTRE |
| 155 | SAN JOSé |
| 156 | CUBA (NMC) |
| 157 | DOMINICA (NMC) |
| 158 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (NMC) |
| 159 | EL SALVADOR (NMC) |
| 160 | US NOAA/NESDIS |
| 161 | US NOAA OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH |
| 162 | GUATEMALA (NMC) |
| 163 | HAITI (NMC) |
| 164 | HONDURAS (NMC) |
| 165 | JAMAICA (NMC) |
| 166 | MEXICO CITY |
| 167 | CURAçAO AND SINT MAARTEN (NMC) |
| 168 | NICARAGUA (NMC) |
| 169 | PANAMA (NMC) |
| 170 | SAINT LUCIA (NMC) |
| 171 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (NMC) |
| 172 | FRENCH DEPARTMENTS IN RA IV |
| 173 | US NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) |
| 174 | INTEGRATED SCIENCE DATA MANAGEMENT/MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE (ISDM/MEDS) - CANADA |
| 175 | UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (UCAR) - UNITED STATES |
| 176 | COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE STUDIES (CIMSS) - UNITED STATES |
| 177 | NOAA NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE - UNITED STATES |
| 178 | SPIRE GLOBAL, INC. |
| 190 | COOK ISLANDS (NMC) |
| 191 | FRENCH POLYNESIA (NMC) |
| 192 | TONGA (NMC) |
| 193 | VANUATU (NMC) |
| 194 | BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (NMC) |
| 195 | INDONESIA (NMC) |
| 196 | KIRIBATI (NMC) |
| 197 | FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (NMC) |
| 198 | NEW CALEDONIA (NMC) |
| 199 | NIUE |
| 200 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA (NMC) |
| 201 | PHILIPPINES (NMC) |
| 202 | SAMOA (NMC) |
| 203 | SOLOMON ISLANDS (NMC) |
| 204 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (NIWA - NEW ZEALAND) |
| 210 | FRASCATI (ESA/ESRIN) |
| 211 | LANNION |
| 212 | LISBON |
| 213 | REYKJAVIK |
| 214 | MADRID |
| 215 | ZURICH |
| 216 | SERVICE ARGOS - TOULOUSE |
| 217 | BRATISLAVA |
| 218 | BUDAPEST |
| 219 | LJUBLJANA |
| 220 | WARSAW |
| 221 | ZAGREB |
| 222 | ALBANIA (NMC) |
| 223 | ARMENIA (NMC) |
| 224 | AUSTRIA (NMC) |
| 225 | AZERBAIJAN (NMC) |
| 226 | BELARUS (NMC) |
| 227 | BELGIUM (NMC) |
| 228 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (NMC) |
| 229 | BULGARIA (NMC) |
| 230 | CYPRUS (NMC) |
| 231 | ESTONIA (NMC) |
| 232 | GEORGIA (NMC) |
| 233 | DUBLIN |
| 234 | ISRAEL (NMC) |
| 235 | JORDAN (NMC) |
| 236 | LATVIA (NMC) |
| 237 | LEBANON (NMC) |
| 238 | LITHUANIA (NMC) |
| 239 | LUXEMBOURG |
| 240 | MALTA (NMC) |
| 241 | MONACO |
| 242 | ROMANIA (NMC) |
| 243 | SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC (NMC) |
| 244 | THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (NMC) |
| 245 | UKRAINE (NMC) |
| 246 | REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA (NMC) |
| 247 | OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE EXCHANGE OF WEATHER RADAR INFORMATION (OPERA) - EUMETNET |
| 248 | MONTENEGRO (NMC) |
| 249 | BARCELONA DUST FORECAST CENTER |
| 250 | CONSORTIUM FOR SMALL SCALE MODELLING (COSMO) |
| 251 | METEOROLOGICAL COOPERATION ON OPERATIONAL NWP (METCOOP) |
| 252 | MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY (MPI-M) |
| 253 | RESERVED FOR OTHER CENTRES |
| 254 | EUMETSAT OPERATION CENTRE |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001034 (IDENTIFICATION OF ORIGINATING/GENERATING SUB-CENTRE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SUB-CENTRE |
| 1 | LUXEMBOURG (NMC) |
| 2 | FUCINO |
| 3 | GATINEAU |
| 4 | MASPALOMAS (SPAIN) |
| 5 | ESA ERS CENTRAL FACILITY |
| 6 | PRINCE ALBERT |
| 7 | WEST FREUGH |
| 8 | LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER |
| 9 | MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER |
| 10 | TROMSO (NORWAY) |
| 11 | MCMURDO (ANTARCTICA) |
| 12 | SODANKYLA (FINLAND) |
| 13 | TROMSO |
| 14 | BARROW (UNITED STATES) |
| 15 | ROTHERA (ANTARCTICA) |
| 16 | SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER |
| 17 | ESRL GLOBAL SYSTEMS DIVISION |
| 18 | SIPAM-PORTO VELHO-RO |
| 19 | SIPAM-BELéM-PA |
| 20 | MASPALOMAS (SPAIN) |
| 21 | AGENZIA SPAZIALE ITALIANA (ITALY) |
| 22 | CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (FRANCE) |
| 23 | GEOFORSCHUNGS ZENTRUM (GERMANY) |
| 24 | GEODETIC OBSERVATORY PECNY (CZECHIA) |
| 25 | INSTITUT D'ESTUDIS ESPACIALS DE CATALUNYA (SPAIN) |
| 26 | FEDERAL OFFICE OF TOPOGRAPHY (SWITZERLAND) |
| 27 | NORDIC COMMISSION OF GEODESY (NORWAY) |
| 28 | NORDIC COMMISSION OF GEODESY (SWEDEN) |
| 29 | INSTITUTE GéOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL (FRANCE) - SERVICE DE GéODéSIE |
| 30 | KANGERLUSSUAQ (GREENLAND) |
| 31 | INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SATELLITE SURVEYING AND GEODESY (UNITED KINGDOM) |
| 32 | JOINT OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE (JOMOC) |
| 33 | KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS METEOROLOGISCH INSTITUT (NETHERLANDS) |
| 34 | NORDIC GPS ATMOSPHERIC ANALYSIS CENTRE (SWEDEN) |
| 35 | INSTITUTO GEOGRAFICO NACIONAL DE ESPAñA (SPAIN) |
| 36 | MET ÉIREANN (IRELAND) |
| 37 | ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM (BELGIUM) |
| 40 | EDMONTON (CANADA) |
| 50 | BEDFORD (CANADA) |
| 60 | GANDER (CANADA) |
| 64 | BUNDESWEHR GEOINFORMATION OFFICE (BGIO) |
| 70 | MONTEREY (UNITED STATES) |
| 76 | ROSHYDROMET (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 78 | DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST (GERMANY) |
| 80 | WALLOPS ISLAND (UNITED STATES) |
| 90 | GILMOR CREEK (UNITED STATES) |
| 96 | HELLENIC NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE (GREECE) |
| 100 | ATHENS (GREECE) |
| 101 | ALBANIA (NMC) |
| 102 | NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE (CNR-ISAC) |
| 110 | NOWCAST MOBILE (LIGHTNING DATA) |
| 120 | EWA BEACH, HAWAII |
| 125 | FORD ISLAND, HAWAII |
| 130 | MIAMI, FLORIDA |
| 140 | LANNION (FRANCE) |
| 150 | SVALBARD (NORWAY) |
| 170 | ST DENIS (LA RéUNION) |
| 180 | MOSCOW |
| 190 | MUSCAT |
| 200 | KHABAROVSK |
| 201 | RHEINISCHES INSTITUT FüR UMWELTFORSCHUNG AN DER UNIVERSITäT ZU KöLN E.V. (GERMANY) |
| 202 | INSTITUT FRANçAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER |
| 203 | AARHUS UNIVERSITY (DENMARK) |
| 204 | INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (POLAND) |
| 205 | NIUE |
| 206 | RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS) |
| 207 | APIA (SAMOA) |
| 208 | TONGA |
| 209 | TUVALU |
| 210 | NOVOSIBIRSK |
| 211 | TOKELAU |
| 214 | DARWIN |
| 215 | METEOSWISS (SWITZERLAND) |
| 217 | PERTH |
| 219 | TOWNSVILLE |
| 220 | INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT (POLAND) |
| 221 | SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, TRAFFIC OPERATIONS COMPUTING CENTRE (TOCC) KIEL/NEUMüNSTER |
| 222 | HAMBURG, TOCC HAMBURG |
| 223 | NIEDERSACHSEN, TOCC HANNOVER |
| 224 | AUSTRIA (NMC) |
| 225 | NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN, TOCC KAMEN LEVERKUSEN |
| 226 | HESSEN, TOCC RüSSELSHEIM |
| 227 | RHEINLAND-PFALZ, TOCC KOBLENZ |
| 228 | BADEN-WüRTTEMBERG, TOCC LUDWIGSBURG |
| 229 | BAYERN, TOCC FREIMANN |
| 230 | SAARLAND, TOCC ROHRBACH |
| 231 | BAYERN, AUTOBAHN DIRECTORATE NORDBAYERN |
| 232 | BRANDENBURG, TOCC STOLPE |
| 233 | MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN, TOCC MALCHOW |
| 234 | SACHSEN, TOCC DRESDEN |
| 235 | SACHSEN-ANHALT, TOCC HALLE |
| 236 | THüRINGEN, TOCC ERFURT |
| 237 | EASYWAY - METEOTRANS |
| 240 | KIYOSE |
| 241 | REANALYSIS PROJECT |
| 242 | NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION (ROMANIA) |
| 243 | KELBURN |
| 245 | JINCHEON |
| 249 | SINGAPORE |
| 250 | VLADIVOSTOCK |
| 251 | GUAM |
| 252 | HONOLULU |
| 254 | EUMETSAT |
Code table for element 001036 (AGENCY IN CHARGE OF OPERATING THE OBSERVING PLATFORM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 36001 | AUSTRALIA, BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY (BOM) |
| 36002 | AUSTRALIA, JOINT AUSTRALIAN FACILITY FOR OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS (JAFOOS) |
| 36003 | AUSTRALIA, THE COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (CSIRO) |
| 124001 | CANADA, MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE (MEDS) |
| 124002 | CANADA, INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES (IOS) |
| 124173 | CANADA, ENVIRONMENT CANADA |
| 124174 | CANADA, DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE |
| 124175 | CANADA, NAV CANADA |
| 156001 | CHINA, THE STATE OCEANIC ADMINISTRATION |
| 156002 | CHINA, SECOND INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, STATE OCEANIC ADMINISTRATION |
| 156003 | CHINA, INSTITUTE OF OCEAN TECHNOLOGY |
| 250001 | FRANCE, INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DéVELOPPEMENT (IRD) |
| 250002 | FRANCE, INSTITUT FRANçAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER (IFREMER) |
| 276001 | GERMANY, BUNDESAMT FUER SEESCHIFFAHRT UND HYDROGRAPHIE (BSH) |
| 276002 | GERMANY, INSTITUT FUER MEERESKUNDE, KIEL |
| 356001 | INDIA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY (NIO) |
| 356002 | INDIA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCEAN TECHNOLOGY (NIOT) |
| 356003 | INDIA, NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICE |
| 392001 | JAPAN, JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY (JMA) |
| 392002 | JAPAN, FRONTIER OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEM FOR GLOBAL CHANGE |
| 392003 | JAPAN, JAPAN MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE (JAMSTEC) |
| 410001 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY |
| 410002 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KOREA OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (KORDI) |
| 410003 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA, METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| 540001 | NEW CALEDONIA, INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DéVELOPPEMENT (IRD) |
| 554001 | NEW ZEALAND, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (NIWA) |
| 643001 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION, STATE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE OF ROSHYDROMET |
| 643002 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION, FEDERAL SERVICE FOR HYDROMETEOROLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING |
| 724001 | SPAIN, INSTITUTO ESPAñOL DE OCEANOGRAFIA |
| 826001 | UNITED KINGDOM, HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE |
| 826002 | UNITED KINGDOM, SOUTHAMPTON OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE (SOC) |
| 840001 | USA, NOAA ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORIES (AOML) |
| 840002 | USA, NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES (PMEL) |
| 840003 | USA, SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY (SIO) |
| 840004 | USA, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION (WHOI) |
| 840005 | USA, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON |
| 840006 | USA, NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE |
| 1048575 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001038 (SOURCE OF SEA ICE FRACTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SEA ICE SET |
| 1 | NSIDC SSM/I CAVALIERI ET AL (1992) |
| 2 | AMSR-E |
| 3 | ECMWF |
| 4 | CMS (FRANCE) CLOUD MASK USED BY MEDSPIRATION |
| 5 | EUMETSAT OSI-SAF |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001044 (STANDARD GENERATING APPLICATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | FULL WEIGHTED MIXTURE OF INDIVIDUAL QUALITY TESTS |
| 2 | WEIGHTED MIXTURE OF INDIVIDUAL TESTS, BUT EXCLUDING FORECAST COMPARISON |
| 3 | RECURSIVE FILTER FUNCTION |
| 4 | COMMON QUALITY INDEX (QI) WITHOUT FORECAST |
| 5 | QI WITHOUT FORECAST |
| 6 | QI WITH FORECAST |
| 7 | ESTIMATED ERROR IN M/S CONVERTED TO A PERCENT CONFIDENCE |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001052 (PLATFORM TRANSMITTER ID)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PRIMARY |
| 1 | SECONDARY |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001090 (TECHNIQUE FOR MAKING UP INITIAL PERTURBATIONS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LAGGED-AVERAGE FORECASTING (LAF) |
| 1 | BREEDING |
| 2 | SINGULAR VECTORS |
| 3 | MULTIPLE ANALYSIS CYCLES |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001092 (TYPE OF ENSEMBLE FORECAST)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNPERTURBED HIGH-RESOLUTION CONTROL FORECAST |
| 1 | UNPERTURBED LOW-RESOLUTION CONTROL FORECAST |
| 2 | NEGATIVELY PERTURBED FORECAST |
| 3 | POSITIVELY PERTURBED FORECAST |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001101 (STATE IDENTIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 100 | ALGERIA |
| 101 | ANGOLA |
| 102 | BENIN |
| 103 | BOTSWANA |
| 104 | BURKINA FASO |
| 105 | BURUNDI |
| 106 | CAMEROON |
| 107 | CABO VERDE |
| 108 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
| 109 | CHAD |
| 110 | COMOROS |
| 111 | CONGO |
| 112 | CôTE D'IVOIRE |
| 113 | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO |
| 114 | DJIBOUTI |
| 115 | EGYPT |
| 116 | ERITREA |
| 117 | ETHIOPIA |
| 118 | FRANCE (RA I) |
| 119 | GABON |
| 120 | GAMBIA |
| 121 | GHANA |
| 122 | GUINEA |
| 123 | GUINEA-BISSAU |
| 124 | KENYA |
| 125 | LESOTHO |
| 126 | LIBERIA |
| 127 | LIBYA |
| 128 | MADAGASCAR |
| 129 | MALAWI |
| 130 | MALI |
| 131 | MAURITANIA |
| 132 | MAURITIUS |
| 133 | MOROCCO |
| 134 | MOZAMBIQUE |
| 135 | NAMIBIA |
| 136 | NIGER |
| 137 | NIGERIA |
| 138 | PORTUGAL (RA I) |
| 139 | RWANDA |
| 140 | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
| 141 | SENEGAL |
| 142 | SEYCHELLES |
| 143 | SIERRA LEONE |
| 144 | SOMALIA |
| 145 | SOUTH AFRICA |
| 146 | SPAIN (RA I) |
| 147 | SUDAN |
| 148 | ESWATINI |
| 149 | TOGO |
| 150 | TUNISIA |
| 151 | UGANDA |
| 152 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (RA I) |
| 153 | UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA |
| 154 | ZAMBIA |
| 155 | ZIMBABWE |
| 200 | AFGHANISTAN |
| 201 | BAHRAIN |
| 202 | BANGLADESH |
| 203 | BHUTAN |
| 204 | CAMBODIA |
| 205 | CHINA |
| 206 | DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA |
| 207 | HONG KONG, CHINA |
| 208 | INDIA |
| 209 | IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF |
| 210 | IRAQ |
| 211 | JAPAN |
| 212 | KAZAKHSTAN |
| 213 | KUWAIT |
| 214 | KYRGYZSTAN |
| 215 | LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC |
| 216 | MACAO, CHINA |
| 217 | MALDIVES |
| 218 | MONGOLIA |
| 219 | MYANMAR |
| 220 | NEPAL |
| 221 | OMAN |
| 222 | PAKISTAN |
| 223 | QATAR |
| 224 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA |
| 225 | YEMEN |
| 226 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RA II) |
| 227 | SAUDI ARABIA |
| 228 | SRI LANKA |
| 229 | TAJIKISTAN |
| 230 | THAILAND |
| 231 | TURKMENISTAN |
| 232 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| 233 | UZBEKISTAN |
| 234 | VIET NAM |
| 300 | ARGENTINA |
| 301 | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) |
| 302 | BRAZIL |
| 303 | CHILE |
| 304 | COLOMBIA |
| 305 | ECUADOR |
| 306 | FRANCE (RA III) |
| 307 | GUYANA |
| 308 | PARAGUAY |
| 309 | PERU |
| 310 | SURINAME |
| 311 | URUGUAY |
| 312 | VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) |
| 400 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
| 401 | BAHAMAS |
| 402 | BARBADOS |
| 403 | BELIZE |
| 404 | BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES |
| 405 | CANADA |
| 406 | COLOMBIA |
| 407 | COSTA RICA |
| 408 | CUBA |
| 409 | DOMINICA |
| 410 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| 411 | EL SALVADOR |
| 412 | FRANCE (RA IV) |
| 413 | GUATEMALA |
| 414 | HAITI |
| 415 | HONDURAS |
| 416 | JAMAICA |
| 417 | MEXICO |
| 418 | CURAçAO AND SINT MAARTEN |
| 419 | NICARAGUA |
| 420 | PANAMA |
| 421 | SAINT LUCIA |
| 422 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
| 423 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (RA IV) |
| 424 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (RA IV) |
| 425 | VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) |
| 500 | AUSTRALIA |
| 501 | BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
| 502 | COOK ISLANDS |
| 503 | FIJI |
| 504 | FRENCH POLYNESIA |
| 505 | INDONESIA |
| 506 | KIRIBATI |
| 507 | MALAYSIA |
| 508 | MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF |
| 509 | NEW CALEDONIA |
| 510 | NEW ZEALAND |
| 511 | NIUE |
| 512 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| 513 | PHILIPPINES |
| 514 | SAMOA |
| 515 | SINGAPORE |
| 516 | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| 517 | TONGA |
| 518 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (RA V) |
| 519 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (RA V) |
| 520 | VANUATU |
| 600 | ALBANIA |
| 601 | ARMENIA |
| 602 | AUSTRIA |
| 603 | AZERBAIJAN |
| 604 | BELARUS |
| 605 | BELGIUM |
| 606 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
| 607 | BULGARIA |
| 608 | CROATIA |
| 609 | CYPRUS |
| 610 | CZECHIA |
| 611 | DENMARK |
| 612 | ESTONIA |
| 613 | FINLAND |
| 614 | FRANCE (RA VI) |
| 615 | GEORGIA |
| 616 | GERMANY |
| 617 | GREECE |
| 618 | HUNGARY |
| 619 | ICELAND |
| 620 | IRELAND |
| 621 | ISRAEL |
| 622 | ITALY |
| 623 | JORDAN |
| 624 | KAZAKHSTAN |
| 625 | LATVIA |
| 626 | LEBANON |
| 627 | LITHUANIA |
| 628 | LUXEMBOURG |
| 629 | MALTA |
| 630 | MONACO |
| 631 | MONTENEGRO |
| 632 | NETHERLANDS |
| 633 | NORWAY |
| 634 | POLAND |
| 635 | PORTUGAL (RA VI) |
| 636 | REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA |
| 637 | ROMANIA |
| 638 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RA VI) |
| 639 | SERBIA |
| 640 | SLOVAKIA |
| 641 | SLOVENIA |
| 642 | SPAIN (RA VI) |
| 643 | SWEDEN |
| 644 | SWITZERLAND |
| 645 | SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC |
| 646 | THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA |
| 647 | TURKEY |
| 648 | UKRAINE |
| 649 | UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (RA VI) |
| 1023 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001150 (COORDINATE REFERENCE SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WGS84, AS USED BY ICAO SINCE 1998 |
| 1 | ETRS89, AS DEFINED BY EPSG:4258 |
| 2 | NAD83, AS DEFINED BY EPSG:4269 |
| 3 | DHDN, AS DEFINED BY EPSG:4314 |
| 4 | ELLIPSOIDAL 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) |
| 65535 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 001151 (FIXED MEAN SEA-LEVEL REFERENCE DATUM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | EARTH GRAVITATIONAL MODEL 1996 |
| 1 | BALTIC HEIGHT SYSTEM 1977 |
| 4095 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 2 - Instrumentation 2 - code-flag tables
Code table for element 002001 (TYPE OF STATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AUTOMATIC |
| 1 | MANNED |
| 2 | HYBRID: BOTH MANNED AND AUTOMATIC |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002002 (TYPE OF INSTRUMENTATION FOR WIND MEASUREMENT)
Total number of bits: 4| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | CERTIFIED INSTRUMENTS |
| 2 | 4 | ORIGINALLY MEASURED IN KNOTS |
| 3 | 2 | ORIGINALLY MEASURED IN KM H-1 |
Code table for element 002003 (TYPE OF MEASURING EQUIPMENT USED)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PRESSURE INSTRUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH WIND MEASURING EQUIPMENT |
| 1 | OPTICAL THEODOLITE |
| 2 | RADIO THEODOLITE |
| 3 | RADAR |
| 4 | VLF-OMEGA |
| 5 | LORAN C |
| 6 | WIND PROFILER |
| 7 | SATELLITE NAVIGATION |
| 8 | RADIO-ACOUSTIC SOUNDING SYSTEM (RASS) |
| 9 | SODAR |
| 10 | LIDAR |
| 14 | PRESSURE INSTRUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH WIND MEASURING EQUIPMENT BUT PRESSURE ELEMENT FAILED DURING ASCENT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002004 (TYPE OF INSTRUMENTATION FOR EVAPORATION MEASUREMENT OR TYPE OF CROP FOR WHICH EVAPOTRANSPIRATION IS REPORTED)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | USA OPEN PAN EVAPORIMETER (WITHOUT COVER) |
| 1 | USA OPEN PAN EVAPORIMETER (MESH COVERED) |
| 2 | GGI-3000 EVAPORIMETER (SUNKEN) |
| 3 | 20 M2 TANK |
| 4 | OTHERS |
| 5 | RICE |
| 6 | WHEAT |
| 7 | MAIZE |
| 8 | SORGHUM |
| 9 | OTHER CROPS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002007 (TYPE OF SENSOR FOR WATER LEVEL MEASURING INSTRUMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | SHAFT ENCODER FLOAT SYSTEM |
| 2 | ULTRASONIC |
| 3 | RADAR |
| 4 | PRESSURE (SINGLE TRANSDUCER) |
| 5 | PRESSURE (MULTIPLE TRANSDUCER) |
| 6 | PRESSURE (IN STILLING WELL) |
| 7 | BUBBLER PRESSURE |
| 8 | ACOUSTIC (WITH SOUNDING TUBE) |
| 9 | ACOUSTIC (IN OPEN AIR) |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002008 (TYPE OF OFFSHORE PLATFORM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | FIXED PLATFORM |
| 1 | MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILL SHIP |
| 2 | JACK-UP RIG |
| 3 | SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE PLATFORM |
| 4 | FLOATING PRODUCTION STORAGE AND OFFLOADING (FPSO) UNIT |
| 5 | LIGHT VESSEL |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002011 (RADIOSONDE TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | NOT VACANT |
| 2 | NO RADIOSONDE - PASSIVE TARGET (E.G. REFLECTOR) |
| 3 | NO RADIOSONDE - ACTIVE TARGET (E.G. TRANSPONDER) |
| 4 | NO RADIOSONDE - PASSIVE TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY PROFILER |
| 5 | NO RADIOSONDE - ACTIVE TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY PROFILER |
| 6 | NO RADIOSONDE - RADIO-ACOUSTIC SOUNDER |
| 7 | NOT VACANT |
| 8 | NO RADIOSONDE -... (RESERVED) |
| 9 | NO RADIOSONDE - SYSTEM UNKNOWN OR NOT SPECIFIED |
| 10 | SIPPICAN LMS5 W/CHIP THERMISTOR, DUCT MOUNTED CAPACITANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR AND DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT |
| 11 | SIPPICAN LMS6 W/CHIP THERMISTOR, EXTERNAL BOOM MOUNTED CAPACITANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR, AND DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT |
| 12 | JIN YANG RSG-20A WITH DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT/GL-5000P (REPUBLIC OF KOREA) |
| 13 | VAISALA RS92/MARWIN MW32 (FINLAND) |
| 14 | VAISALA RS92/DIGICORA MW41 (FINLAND) |
| 15 | PAZA-12M/RADIOTHEODOLITE-UL (UKRAINE) |
| 16 | PAZA-22/AVK-1 (UKRAINE) |
| 17 | GRAW DFM-09 (GERMANY) |
| 18 | NOT VACANT |
| 19 | POLUS-MRZ-N1 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 20 | NOT VACANT |
| 21 | JIN YANG 1524LA LORAN-C/GL5000 (REPUBLIC OF KOREA) |
| 22 | MEISEI RS-11G GPS RADIOSONDE W/THERMISTOR, CAPACITANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR, AND DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT (JAPAN) |
| 23 | VAISALA RS41/DIGICORA MW41 (FINLAND) |
| 24 | VAISALA RS41/AUTOSONDE (FINLAND) |
| 25 | VAISALA RS41/MARWIN MW32 (FINLAND) |
| 26 | METEOLABOR SRS-C34/ARGUS 37 (SWITZERLAND) |
| 27 | NOT VACANT |
| 28 | AVK - AK2-02 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 29 | MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M - AK2-02 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 30 | MEISEI RS-06G (JAPAN) |
| 31 | TAIYUAN GTS1-1/GFE(L) (CHINA ) |
| 32 | SHANGHAI GTS1/GFE(L) (CHINA) |
| 33 | NANJING GTS1-2/GFE(L) (CHINA) |
| 34 | VACANT |
| 35 | MEISEI IMS-100 GPS RADIOSONDE W/THERMISTOR SENSOR, CAPACITANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR, AND DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT (JAPAN) |
| 36 | MEISEI IMDS-17 GPS DROPSONDE W/THERMISTOR SENSOR, CAPACITANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR, AND CAPACITANCE PRESSURE SENSOR (JAPAN) |
| 37 | NOT VACANT |
| 38 | VIZ LOCATE LORAN-C (UNITED STATES) |
| 39 | SPRENGER E076 (GERMANY) |
| 40 | SPRENGER E084 (GERMANY) |
| 41 | VAISALA RS41 WITH PRESSURE DERIVED FROM GPS HEIGHT/DIGICORA MW41 (FINLAND) |
| 42 | VAISALA RS41 WITH PRESSURE DERIVED FROM GPS HEIGHT/AUTOSONDE (FINLAND) |
| 43 | NANJING DAQIAO XGP-3G (CHINA)* |
| 44 | TIANJIN HUAYUNTIANYI GTS(U)1 (CHINA)* |
| 45 | BEIJING CHANGFENG CF-06 (CHINA)* |
| 46 | SHANGHAI CHANGWANG GTS3 (CHINA)* |
| 47 | NOT VACANT |
| 48 | PAZA-22M/MARL-A |
| 49 | NOT VACANT |
| 50 | METEOLABOR SRS-C50/ARGUS (SWITZERLAND) |
| 51 | NOT VACANT |
| 52 | VAISALA RS92-NGP/INTERMET IMS-2000 (UNITED STATES) |
| 53 | AVK - I-2012 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 54 | GRAW DFM-17 (GERMANY) |
| 55 | MEISEI RS-01G (JAPAN) |
| 56 | M2K2 (FRANCE) |
| 57 | MODEM M2K2-DC (FRANCE) |
| 58 | AVK-BAR (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 59 | MODEM M2K2-R 1680 MHZ RDF RADIOSONDE WITH PRESSURE SENSOR CHIP (FRANCE) |
| 60 | MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M - I-2012 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 61 | NOT VACANT |
| 62 | MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M - MRZ-3MK (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 63 | MODEM M20 RADIOSONDE W/THERMISTOR SENSOR, CAPACITANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR, AND DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT (FRANCE) |
| 64 | MODEM PILOTSONDE GPS RADIOSONDE (FRANCE) |
| 65 | VIZ TRANSPONDER RADIOSONDE, MODEL NUMBER 1499-520 (UNITED STATES) |
| 66 | VAISALA RS80 /AUTOSONDE (FINLAND) |
| 67 | VAISALA RS80/DIGICORA III (FINLAND) |
| 68 | AVK-RZM-2 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 69 | MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M-RZM-2 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 70 | VAISALA RS92/STAR (FINLAND) |
| 71 | VAISALA RS90/LORAN/DIGICORA I, II OR MARWIN (FINLAND) |
| 72 | VAISALA RS90/PC-CORA (FINLAND) |
| 73 | VAISALA RS90/AUTOSONDE (FINLAND) |
| 74 | VAISALA RS90/STAR (FINLAND) |
| 75 | AVK-MRZ-ARMA (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 76 | AVK-RF95-ARMA (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 77 | MODEM GPSONDE M10 (FRANCE) |
| 78 | VAISALA RS90/DIGICORA III (FINLAND) |
| 79 | VAISALA RS92/DIGICORA I,II OR MARWIN (FINLAND) |
| 80 | VAISALA RS92/DIGICORA III (FINLAND) |
| 81 | VAISALA RS92/AUTOSONDE (FINLAND) |
| 82 | LOCKHEED MARTIN LMS-6 W/CHIP THERMISTOR; EXTERNAL BOOM MOUNTED POLYMER CAPACITIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR; CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSOR AND GPS WIND |
| 83 | VAISALA 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 |
| 84 | VACANT |
| 85 | SIPPICAN MARK IIA WITH CHIP THERMISTOR, CARBON ELEMENT AND DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT |
| 86 | SIPPICAN MARK II WITH CHIP THERMISTOR, PRESSURE AND CARBON ELEMENT |
| 87 | SIPPICAN MARK IIA WITH CHIP THERMISTOR, PRESSURE AND CARBON ELEMENT |
| 88 | MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M-MRZ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 89 | MARL-A OR VEKTOR-M-BAR (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) |
| 90 | RADIOSONDE NOT SPECIFIED OR UNKNOWN |
| 91 | PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE |
| 92 | PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER |
| 93 | PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR |
| 94 | NO PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER |
| 95 | NO PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR |
| 96 | DESCENDING RADIOSONDE |
| 97 | IMET-2/IMET-1500 RDF RADIOSONDE WITH PRESSURE SENSOR CHIP (SOUTH AFRICA) |
| 98 | IMET-2/IMET-1500 GPS RADIOSONDE WITH DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT (SOUTH AFRICA) |
| 99 | IMET-2/IMET-3200 GPS RADIOSONDE WITH DERIVED PRESSURE FROM GPS HEIGHT (SOUTH AFRICA) |
Code table for element 002013 (SOLAR AND INFRARED RADIATION CORRECTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO CORRECTION |
| 1 | CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED AND CIMO INFRARED CORRECTED |
| 2 | CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED AND INFRARED CORRECTED |
| 3 | CIMO SOLAR CORRECTED ONLY |
| 4 | SOLAR AND INFRARED CORRECTED AUTOMATICALLY BY RADIOSONDE SYSTEM |
| 5 | SOLAR CORRECTED AUTOMATICALLY BY RADIOSONDE SYSTEM |
| 6 | SOLAR AND INFRARED CORRECTED AS SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY |
| 7 | SOLAR CORRECTED AS SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY |
| 8 | SOLAR AND INFRARED CORRECTED AS SPECIFIED BY GRUAN |
| 9 | SOLAR CORRECTED AS SPECIFIED BY GRUAN |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002014 (TRACKING TECHNIQUE/STATUS OF SYSTEM USED)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO WIND FINDING |
| 1 | AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY OPTICAL DIRECTION FINDING |
| 2 | AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY RADIO DIRECTION FINDING |
| 3 | AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY RANGING |
| 4 | NOT USED |
| 5 | AUTOMATIC WITH MULTIPLE VLF-OMEGA SIGNALS |
| 6 | AUTOMATIC CROSS CHAIN LORAN-C |
| 7 | AUTOMATIC WITH AUXILIARY WIND PROFILER |
| 8 | AUTOMATIC SATELLITE NAVIGATION |
| 19 | TRACKING TECHNIQUE NOT SPECIFIED |
| 20 | VESSEL STOPPED |
| 21 | VESSEL DIVERTED FROM ORIGINAL DESTINATION |
| 22 | VESSEL'S ARRIVAL DELAYED |
| 23 | CONTAINER DAMAGED |
| 24 | POWER FAILURE TO CONTAINER |
| 29 | OTHER PROBLEMS |
| 30 | MAJOR POWER PROBLEMS |
| 31 | UPS INOPERATIVE |
| 32 | RECEIVER HARDWARE PROBLEMS |
| 33 | RECEIVER SOFTWARE PROBLEMS |
| 34 | PROCESSOR HARDWARE PROBLEMS |
| 35 | PROCESSOR SOFTWARE PROBLEMS |
| 36 | NAVAID SYSTEM DAMAGED |
| 37 | SHORTAGE OF LIFTING GAS |
| 38 | RESERVED |
| 39 | OTHER PROBLEMS |
| 40 | MECHANICAL DEFECT |
| 41 | MATERIAL DEFECT (HAND LAUNCHER) |
| 42 | POWER FAILURE |
| 43 | CONTROL FAILURE |
| 44 | PNEUMATIC/HYDRAULIC FAILURE |
| 45 | OTHER PROBLEMS |
| 46 | COMPRESSOR PROBLEMS |
| 47 | BALLOON PROBLEMS |
| 48 | BALLOON RELEASE PROBLEMS |
| 49 | LAUNCHER DAMAGED |
| 50 | R/S RECEIVER ANTENNA DEFECT |
| 51 | NAVAID ANTENNA DEFECT |
| 52 | R/S RECEIVER CABLING (ANTENNA) DEFECT |
| 53 | NAVAID ANTENNA CABLING DEFECT |
| 59 | OTHER PROBLEMS |
| 60 | ASAP COMMUNICATIONS DEFECT |
| 61 | COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY REJECTED DATA |
| 62 | NO POWER AT TRANSMITTING ANTENNA |
| 63 | ANTENNA CABLE BROKEN |
| 64 | ANTENNA CABLE DEFECT |
| 65 | MESSAGE TRANSMITTED POWER BELOW NORMAL |
| 69 | OTHER PROBLEMS |
| 70 | ALL SYSTEMS IN NORMAL OPERATION |
| 99 | STATUS OF SYSTEM AND ITS COMPONENTS NOT SPECIFIED |
| 127 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002015 (RADIOSONDE COMPLETENESS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE |
| 2 | PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER |
| 3 | PRESSURE ONLY RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR |
| 4 | NO-PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS TRANSPONDER |
| 5 | NO-PRESSURE RADIOSONDE PLUS RADAR REFLECTOR |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002016 (RADIOSONDE CONFIGURATION)
Total number of bits: 5| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | TRAIN REGULATOR |
| 2 | 8 | LIGHT UNIT |
| 3 | 4 | PARACHUTE |
| 4 | 2 | ROOFTOP RELEASE |
Code table for element 002017 (CORRECTION ALGORITHMS FOR HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO CORRECTIONS |
| 1 | TIME LAG CORRECTION PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER |
| 2 | SOLAR RADIATION CORRECTION PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER |
| 3 | SOLAR RADIATION AND TIME LAG CORRECTION PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER |
| 7 | GRUAN SOLAR RADIATION AND TIME LAG CORRECTION |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002019 (SATELLITE INSTRUMENTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 10 | AATSR |
| 11 | ATSR |
| 12 | ATSR-2 |
| 13 | MWR |
| 30 | ARGOS |
| 40 | LASER REFLECTORS |
| 41 | DORIS |
| 42 | DORIS-NG |
| 47 | POSEIDON-1 (SSALT1) |
| 48 | POSEIDON-2 (SSALT2) |
| 49 | POSEIDON-3 (SSALT3) |
| 50 | ATSR/M |
| 51 | HRG |
| 52 | HRV |
| 53 | HRVIR |
| 54 | SCARAB/MV2 |
| 55 | POLDER |
| 56 | IIR |
| 60 | VEGETATION |
| 61 | WINDII |
| 62 | ALTIKA |
| 80 | RADARSAT DTT |
| 81 | RADARSAT TTC |
| 85 | SAR (CSA) |
| 90 | MOPITT |
| 91 | OSIRIS |
| 92 | ACE-FTS |
| 97 | PANCHROMATIC IMAGER |
| 98 | GPS RECEIVER |
| 102 | CHAMP GPS SOUNDER |
| 103 | IGOR |
| 104 | TRI-G |
| 116 | CHAMP GRAVITY PACKAGE (ACCELEROMETER+GPS) |
| 117 | CHAMP MAGNETOMETRY PACKAGE (1 SCALAR+2 VECTOR MAGNETOMETER) |
| 120 | ENVISAT COMMS |
| 121 | ERS COMMS |
| 130 | ALADIN |
| 131 | ATLID |
| 140 | AMI/SAR/IMAGE |
| 141 | AMI/SAR/WAVE |
| 142 | AMI/SCATTEROMETER |
| 143 | ASAR |
| 144 | ASAR |
| 145 | ASAR |
| 146 | CPR |
| 147 | RA-2/MWR |
| 148 | RA/MWR |
| 150 | SCATTEROMETER |
| 151 | SAR-C |
| 152 | SW |
| 161 | MIPAS |
| 162 | MWR-2 |
| 163 | SOPRANO |
| 170 | GOME |
| 172 | GOMOS |
| 174 | MERIS |
| 175 | SCIAMACHY |
| 176 | MIRAS |
| 177 | SIRAL |
| 178 | SRAL |
| 179 | OLCI |
| 180 | SLSTR |
| 181 | METEOSAT COMMS |
| 182 | MSG COMMS |
| 190 | ASCAT |
| 200 | GERB |
| 202 | GRAS |
| 203 | MHS |
| 205 | MVIRI |
| 207 | SEVIRI |
| 208 | VIRI |
| 220 | GOME-2 |
| 221 | IASI |
| 240 | DCP |
| 245 | CCD |
| 246 | HSB |
| 248 | OBA |
| 250 | WFI |
| 255 | IRMSS |
| 260 | BSS & FSS TRANSPONDERS |
| 261 | DRT-S&R |
| 262 | INSAT COMMS |
| 268 | HR-PAN |
| 269 | MSMR |
| 270 | VHRR |
| 271 | WIFS |
| 275 | AWIFS |
| 276 | LISS-I |
| 277 | LISS-II |
| 278 | LISS-III |
| 279 | LISS-IV |
| 284 | PAN |
| 285 | MOS |
| 286 | OCM |
| 287 | ROSA |
| 288 | SCAT |
| 289 | IMG |
| 290 | MTSAT COMMS |
| 291 | HIMAWARI COMMS |
| 294 | JAMI |
| 295 | IMAGER/MTSAT-2 |
| 296 | VISSR |
| 297 | AHI |
| 300 | GLAS |
| 301 | LRA |
| 302 | MBLA |
| 303 | CALIOP |
| 309 | CPR (CLOUDSAT) |
| 312 | NSCAT |
| 313 | SEAWINDS |
| 314 | RAPIDSCAT |
| 330 | ACRIM |
| 334 | BUV |
| 336 | ALI |
| 347 | ASTER |
| 348 | CERES-2 |
| 351 | GPSDR |
| 353 | HIRDLS |
| 354 | HRDI |
| 356 | LIS |
| 358 | PEM |
| 359 | SEAWIFS |
| 360 | SUSIM (UARS) |
| 363 | SBUV/1 |
| 365 | TMI |
| 366 | JMR |
| 367 | AMR |
| 369 | LIMS |
| 370 | LRIR |
| 371 | EPIC |
| 372 | NISTAR |
| 373 | PLASMA-MAG |
| 374 | XPS |
| 375 | VIRS |
| 376 | POLDER II |
| 377 | TIM |
| 379 | WFC |
| 382 | CLAES |
| 383 | HALOE |
| 384 | ISAMS |
| 385 | MISR |
| 386 | MLS |
| 387 | MLS (EOS-AURA) |
| 389 | MODIS |
| 393 | HAIRS |
| 394 | OMI |
| 395 | ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTOR |
| 396 | HYPERION |
| 399 | SAGE I |
| 400 | SAGE II |
| 401 | SAGE III |
| 402 | SAMS |
| 403 | SAM-II |
| 404 | IRIS |
| 405 | GIFTS |
| 420 | AIRS |
| 426 | SOLSTICE |
| 430 | TES |
| 431 | TOMS |
| 432 | OCO |
| 450 | ADEOS COMMS |
| 451 | DCS (JAXA) |
| 453 | GMS COMMS |
| 454 | JERS-1 COMMS |
| 460 | RIS |
| 461 | PR |
| 462 | SAR |
| 470 | PALSAR |
| 478 | AMSR2 |
| 479 | AMSR-E |
| 480 | PRISM (ALOS) |
| 481 | AMSR |
| 482 | AVNIR |
| 483 | AVNIR-2 |
| 484 | GLI |
| 485 | MESSR |
| 486 | MSR |
| 487 | OCTS |
| 488 | OPS |
| 489 | VISSR (GMS-5) |
| 490 | VTIR |
| 510 | ILAS-I |
| 511 | ILAS-II |
| 512 | IMG |
| 514 | SEM |
| 515 | SOFIS |
| 516 | TANSO-FTS |
| 517 | TANSO-CAI |
| 518 | DPR |
| 519 | GMI |
| 530 | SGNOS-A |
| 531 | SGNOS-B |
| 532 | SGNOS-C |
| 533 | SGNOS-D |
| 540 | DCS (NOAA) |
| 541 | GOES COMMS |
| 542 | LANDSAT COMMS |
| 543 | NOAA COMMS |
| 544 | S&R (GOES) |
| 545 | S&R (NOAA) |
| 546 | WEFAX |
| 547 | SEM (GOES) |
| 550 | SSM |
| 551 | SSJ/4 |
| 552 | SSIES-2 |
| 553 | SSB/X-2 |
| 570 | AMSU-A |
| 574 | AMSU-B |
| 580 | ATOVS (HIRS/3 + AMSU + AVHRR/3) |
| 590 | AVHRR/2 |
| 591 | AVHRR/3 |
| 592 | AVHRR/4 |
| 600 | ERBE |
| 601 | ETM+ |
| 604 | HIRS/1 |
| 605 | HIRS/2 |
| 606 | HIRS/3 |
| 607 | HIRS/4 |
| 615 | IMAGER |
| 616 | VIIRS |
| 617 | ABI |
| 618 | GLM |
| 620 | CRIRS/NP |
| 621 | ATMS |
| 622 | MSS |
| 623 | MSU |
| 624 | SBUV/2 |
| 625 | SBUV/3 |
| 626 | SOUNDER |
| 627 | SSU |
| 628 | TM |
| 629 | TOVS (HIRS/2 + MSU + SSU) |
| 630 | VAS |
| 631 | SSZ |
| 645 | SEM |
| 650 | MVIRSR (10 CHANNEL) |
| 651 | MVIRSR (3 CHANNEL) |
| 652 | MVIRSR (5 CHANNEL) |
| 670 | RLSBO |
| 680 | MSU-EU |
| 681 | MSU-UM |
| 682 | RM-08 |
| 683 | SU-UMS |
| 684 | SU-VR |
| 685 | TRASSER |
| 686 | SCAT |
| 687 | ALT |
| 688 | MWI |
| 700 | KONDOR-2 |
| 701 | BRK |
| 710 | ALISSA |
| 712 | BALKAN-2 LIDAR |
| 715 | MK-4 |
| 716 | MK-4M |
| 730 | GREBEN |
| 731 | SAR-10 |
| 732 | SAR-3 |
| 733 | SAR-70 |
| 740 | SLR-3 |
| 745 | TRAVERS SAR |
| 750 | 174-K |
| 751 | BTVK |
| 752 | CHAIKA |
| 753 | DELTA-2 |
| 755 | IKAR-D |
| 756 | IKAR-N |
| 757 | IKAR-P |
| 760 | ISP |
| 761 | KFA-1000 |
| 762 | KFA-200 |
| 763 | KFA-3000 |
| 770 | KLIMAT |
| 771 | KLIMAT-2 |
| 775 | MIRAS |
| 776 | MIVZA |
| 777 | MIVZA-M |
| 780 | MR-2000 |
| 781 | MR-2000M |
| 785 | MR-900 |
| 786 | MR-900B |
| 790 | MSU-E |
| 791 | MSU-E1 |
| 792 | MSU-E2 |
| 793 | MSU-M |
| 794 | MSU-S |
| 795 | MSU-SK |
| 796 | MSU-V |
| 810 | MTZA |
| 815 | MZOAS |
| 820 | R-225 |
| 821 | R-400 |
| 822 | R-600 |
| 830 | RMS |
| 835 | TV CAMERA |
| 836 | SILVA |
| 840 | SROSMO |
| 850 | BUFS-2 |
| 851 | BUFS-4 |
| 855 | ISTOK-1 |
| 856 | SFM-2 |
| 857 | DOPI |
| 858 | KGI-4 |
| 859 | OZON-M |
| 860 | RMK-2 |
| 900 | MAXIE |
| 901 | OLS |
| 905 | SSM/I |
| 906 | SSM/T-1 |
| 907 | SSM/T-2 |
| 908 | SSMIS |
| 910 | SXI |
| 930 | EHIC |
| 931 | X-RAY ASTRONOMY PAYLOAD |
| 932 | IVISSR (FY-2) |
| 933 | IRAS |
| 934 | MWAS |
| 935 | IMWAS |
| 936 | MWHS |
| 937 | MVIRS |
| 938 | MWRI |
| 940 | MTVZA-OK |
| 941 | SAPHIR |
| 942 | MADRAS |
| 943 | SCAT (ON CFOSAT) |
| 944 | ALT |
| 945 | TSIS |
| 946 | CMIS |
| 947 | OMPS |
| 948 | GPSOS |
| 949 | SESS |
| 950 | VIRR |
| 951 | TOM |
| 952 | OP |
| 953 | MWHS-2 |
| 954 | MWTS-2 |
| 955 | HIRAS |
| 956 | SBUS |
| 957 | TOU |
| 958 | GNOS |
| 959 | SMR |
| 961 | AGRI |
| 962 | GIIRS |
| 963 | LMI |
| 964 | SEP |
Code table for element 002020 (SATELLITE CLASSIFICATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIMBUS |
| 1 | VTPR |
| 2 | TIROS 1 (TIROS, NOAA-6 TO NOAA-13) |
| 3 | TIROS 2 (NOAA-14 ONWARDS) |
| 10 | EOS |
| 20 | GPM-CORE |
| 31 | DMSP |
| 61 | EUMETSAT POLAR SYSTEM (EPS) |
| 91 | ERS |
| 92 | SENTINEL-3 |
| 121 | ADEOS |
| 122 | GCOM |
| 241 | GOES |
| 261 | JASON |
| 271 | GMS |
| 272 | MTSAT |
| 273 | HIMAWARI |
| 281 | COMS |
| 301 | INSAT |
| 331 | METEOSAT OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME (MOP) |
| 332 | METEOSAT TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMME (MTP) |
| 333 | METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION PROGRAMME (MSG) |
| 351 | GOMS |
| 380 | FY-1 |
| 381 | FY-2 |
| 382 | FY-3 |
| 383 | FY-4 |
| 401 | GPS |
| 402 | GLONASS |
| 403 | GALILEO |
| 404 | BDS (BEIDOU NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM) |
| 511 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002021 (SATELLITE INSTRUMENT DATA USED IN PROCESSING)
Total number of bits: 9| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED SOUNDER (HIRS) |
| 2 | 128 | MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT (MSU) |
| 3 | 64 | STRATOSPHERIC SOUNDING UNIT (SSU) |
| 4 | 32 | AMI (ADVANCED MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT) WIND MODE |
| 5 | 16 | AMI (ADVANCED MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT) WAVE MODE |
| 6 | 8 | AMI (ADVANCED MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT) IMAGE MODE |
| 7 | 4 | RADAR ALTIMETER |
| 8 | 2 | ATSR (ALONG-TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER) |
Flag table for element 002022 (SATELLITE DATA-PROCESSING TECHNIQUE USED)
Total number of bits: 8| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | PROCESSING TECHNIQUE NOT DEFINED |
| 2 | 64 | AUTOMATED STATISTICAL REGRESSION |
| 3 | 32 | CLEAR PATH |
| 4 | 16 | PARTLY CLOUDY PATH |
| 5 | 8 | CLOUDY PATH |
Code table for element 002023 (SATELLITE-DERIVED WIND COMPUTATION METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN THE INFRARED CHANNEL |
| 2 | WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN THE VISIBLE CHANNEL |
| 3 | WIND DERIVED FROM CLOUD MOTION OBSERVED IN THE WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL |
| 4 | WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN A COMBINATION OF SPECTRAL CHANNELS |
| 5 | WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN THE WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL IN CLEAR AIR |
| 6 | WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN THE OZONE CHANNEL |
| 7 | WIND DERIVED FROM MOTION OBSERVED IN WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL (CLOUD OR CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED) |
| 13 | ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE |
| 14 | RESERVED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002024 (INTEGRATED MEAN HUMIDITY COMPUTATIONAL METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | TABLE WITH FULL RANGE OF HUMIDITY VARIATION IN LAYER |
| 2 | REGRESSION TECHNIQUE ON 2 HUMIDITY VALUES IN LAYER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002025 (SATELLITE CHANNEL(S) USED IN COMPUTATION)
Total number of bits: 25| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16777216 | RESERVED |
| 2 | 8388608 | HIRS |
| 3 | 4194304 | MSU |
| 6 | 524288 | HIRS |
| 7 | 262144 | MSU |
| 10 | 32768 | HIRS (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 16, 17) |
| 11 | 16384 | HIRS (1, 2, 3, 9, 17) |
| 12 | 8192 | MSU |
| 15 | 1024 | HIRS |
| 16 | 512 | HIRS |
| 17 | 256 | MSU |
| 18 | 128 | SKINTK (OCEAN ONLY) |
| 21 | 16 | HIRS |
| 22 | 8 | SSU |
| 23 | 4 | MSU (3, 4) |
| 24 | 2 | RESERVED |
Code table for element 002030 (METHOD OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | ADCP (ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER) |
| 2 | GEK (GEOMAGNETIC ELECTROKINETOGRAPH) |
| 3 | SHIP'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY FIXES 3-6 HOURS APART |
| 4 | SHIP'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY FIXES MORE THAN 6 HOURS BUT LESS THAN 12 HOURS APART |
| 5 | DRIFT OF BUOY |
| 6 | ADCP (ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002031 (DURATION AND TIME OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | INSTANTANEOUS |
| 2 | AVERAGED OVER 3 MIN OR LESS |
| 3 | AVERAGED OVER MORE THAN 3 MIN, BUT 6 MIN AT THE MOST |
| 4 | AVERAGED OVER MORE THAN 6 MIN, BUT 12 MIN AT THE MOST |
| 5 | INSTANTANEOUS |
| 6 | AVERAGED OVER 3 MIN OR LESS |
| 7 | AVERAGED OVER MORE THAN 3 MIN, BUT 6 MIN AT THE MOST |
| 8 | AVERAGED OVER MORE THAN 6 MIN, BUT 12 MIN AT THE MOST |
| 9 | VECTOR OR DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILING METHOD NOT USED |
| 10 | RESERVED |
| 11 | 1 HOUR OR LESS |
| 12 | MORE THAN 1 HOUR BUT 2 HOURS AT THE MOST |
| 13 | MORE THAN 2 HOURS BUT 4 HOURS AT THE MOST |
| 14 | MORE THAN 4 HOURS BUT 8 HOURS AT THE MOST |
| 15 | MORE THAN 8 HOURS BUT 12 HOURS AT THE MOST |
| 16 | MORE THAN 12 HOURS BUT 18 HOURS AT THE MOST |
| 17 | MORE THAN 18 HOURS BUT 24 HOURS AT THE MOST |
| 18 | RESERVED |
| 19 | DRIFT METHOD NOT USED |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002032 (INDICATOR FOR DIGITIZATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | VALUES AT SELECTED DEPTHS (DATA POINTS FIXED BY THE INSTRUMENT OR SELECTED BY ANY OTHER METHOD) |
| 1 | VALUES AT SELECTED DEPTHS (DATA POINTS TAKEN FROM TRACES AT SIGNIFICANT DEPTHS) |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002033 (METHOD OF SALINITY/DEPTH MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SALINITY MEASURED |
| 1 | IN SITU SENSOR, ACCURACY BETTER THAN 0.02 ‰ |
| 2 | IN SITU SENSOR, ACCURACY LESS THAN 0.02 ‰ |
| 3 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002034 (DROGUE TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNSPECIFIED DROGUE |
| 1 | HOLEY SOCK |
| 2 | TRISTAR |
| 3 | WINDOW SHADE |
| 4 | PARACHUTE |
| 5 | NON-LAGRANGIAN SEA ANCHOR |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002036 (BUOY TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DRIFTING BUOY |
| 1 | FIXED BUOY |
| 2 | SUBSURFACE FLOAT (MOVING) |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002037 (METHOD OF TIDAL OBSERVATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | MANUAL READING FROM VERTICAL TIDE STAFF |
| 2 | MANUAL READING FROM SINGLE AUTOMATIC RECORDER AT STATION |
| 3 | MANUAL READING FROM MULTIPLE AUTOMATIC RECORDERS AT STATION |
| 4 | AUTOMATIC READING FROM SINGLE AUTOMATIC RECORDER AT STATION WITHOUT LEVEL REFERENCE CHECK |
| 5 | AUTOMATIC READING FROM SINGLE AUTOMATIC RECORDER AT STATION WITH LEVEL REFERENCE CHECK, OR FROM MULTIPLE AUTOMATIC RECORDERS |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002038 (METHOD OF WATER TEMPERATURE AND/OR SALINITY MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SHIP INTAKE |
| 1 | BUCKET |
| 2 | HULL CONTACT SENSOR |
| 3 | REVERSING THERMOMETER |
| 4 | STD/CTD SENSOR |
| 5 | MECHANICAL BT |
| 6 | EXPENDABLE BT |
| 7 | DIGITAL BT |
| 8 | THERMISTOR CHAIN |
| 9 | INFRARED SCANNER |
| 10 | MICROWAVE SCANNER |
| 11 | INFRARED RADIOMETER |
| 12 | IN-LINE THERMOSALINOGRAPH |
| 13 | TOWED BODY |
| 14 | OTHER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002039 (METHOD OF WET-BULB TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MEASURED WET-BULB TEMPERATURE |
| 1 | ICED BULB MEASURED WET-BULB TEMPERATURE |
| 2 | COMPUTED WET-BULB TEMPERATURE |
| 3 | ICED BULB COMPUTED WET-BULB TEMPERATURE |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002040 (METHOD OF REMOVING VELOCITY AND MOTION OF PLATFORM FROM CURRENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SHIP'S MOTION REMOVED BY AVERAGING |
| 1 | SHIP'S MOTION REMOVED BY MOTION COMPENSATION |
| 2 | SHIP'S MOTION NOT REMOVED |
| 3 | SHIP'S MOTION REMOVED BY AVERAGING |
| 4 | SHIP'S MOTION REMOVED BY MOTION COMPENSATION |
| 5 | SHIP'S MOTION NOT REMOVED |
| 6 | DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILING METHOD NOT USED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002041 (METHOD FOR ESTIMATING REPORTS RELATED TO SYNOPTIC FEATURES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INFORMATION BASED ON MANUAL ANALYSIS |
| 1 | INFORMATION BASED ON COMPUTER ANALYSIS |
| 2 | INFORMATION BASED ON DATA ASSIMILATION |
| 3 | INFORMATION BASED ON COMPUTER ANALYSIS OR DATA ASSIMILATION MANUALLY MODIFIED |
| 10 | INFORMATION BASED ON THE NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002042 (INDICATOR FOR SEA-SURFACE CURRENT SPEED)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | VALUE ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN M/S |
| 1 | VALUE ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN KNOTS |
| 2 | NO SEA CURRENT DATA AVAILABLE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002044 (INDICATOR FOR METHOD OF CALCULATING SPECTRAL WAVE DATA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE |
| 1 | LONGUET-HIGGINS (1964) |
| 2 | LONGUET-HIGGINS (F3 METHOD) |
| 3 | MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD |
| 4 | MAXIMUM ENTROPY METHOD |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002045 (INDICATOR FOR TYPE OF PLATFORM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SEA STATION |
| 1 | AUTOMATIC DATA BUOY |
| 2 | AIRCRAFT |
| 3 | SATELLITE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002046 (WAVE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE |
| 1 | HEAVE SENSOR |
| 2 | SLOPE SENSOR |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002047 (DEEP-OCEAN TSUNAMETER TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | DART II (PMEL) |
| 2 | DART ETD |
| 3 | SAIC TSUNAMI BUOY (STB) |
| 4 | GFZ - POTSDAM |
| 5 | INCOIS (INDIA) |
| 6 | INABUOY (INDONESIA) |
| 7 | ENVIRTECH |
| 127 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002048 (SATELLITE SENSOR INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HIRS |
| 1 | MSU |
| 2 | SSU |
| 3 | AMSU-A |
| 4 | AMSU-B |
| 5 | AVHRR |
| 6 | SSMI |
| 7 | NSCAT |
| 8 | SEAWINDS |
| 9 | POSEIDON ALTIMETER |
| 10 | JMR (JASON MICROWAVE RADIOMETER) |
| 11 | MHS |
| 12 | ASCAT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002049 (GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE DATA-PROCESSING TECHNIQUE USED)
Total number of bits: 8| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | PROCESSING TECHNIQUE NOT DEFINED |
| 2 | 64 | SIMULTANEOUS PHYSICAL RETRIEVAL |
| 3 | 32 | CLEAR SOUNDING |
| 4 | 16 | CLOUDY SOUNDING |
Flag table for element 002050 (GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDER SATELLITE CHANNELS USED)
Total number of bits: 20| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 524288 | 1 |
| 2 | 262144 | 2 |
| 3 | 131072 | 3 |
| 4 | 65536 | 4 |
| 5 | 32768 | 5 |
| 6 | 16384 | 6 |
| 7 | 8192 | 7 |
| 8 | 4096 | 8 |
| 9 | 2048 | 9 |
| 10 | 1024 | 10 |
| 11 | 512 | 11 |
| 12 | 256 | 12 |
| 13 | 128 | 13 |
| 14 | 64 | 14 |
| 15 | 32 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 8 | 17 |
| 18 | 4 | 18 |
| 19 | 2 | 19 |
Code table for element 002051 (INDICATOR TO SPECIFY OBSERVING METHOD FOR EXTREME TEMPERATURES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | MAXIMUM/MINIMUM THERMOMETERS |
| 2 | AUTOMATED INSTRUMENTS |
| 3 | THERMOGRAPH |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002052 (GEOSTATIONARY IMAGER SATELLITE CHANNELS USED)
Total number of bits: 6| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 5 |
Code table for element 002053 (GOES-I/M BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OBSERVED BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE |
| 1 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE WITH BIAS CORRECTION APPLIED |
| 2 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE CALCULATED FROM FIRST GUESS |
| 3 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE CALCULATED FROM SOUNDING |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002054 (GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PARAMETER DERIVED USING OBSERVED SOUNDER BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES |
| 1 | PARAMETER DERIVED USING OBSERVED IMAGER BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES |
| 2 | PARAMETER DERIVED USING FIRST GUESS INFORMATION |
| 3 | PARAMETER DERIVED USING NMC ANALYSIS INFORMATION |
| 4 | PARAMETER DERIVED USING RADIOSONDE INFORMATION |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002055 (GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDINGS STATISTICAL PARAMETERS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RETRIEVAL VERSUS RADIOSONDE |
| 1 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RETRIEVAL VERSUS FIRST GUESS |
| 2 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RADIOSONDE VERSUS FIRST GUESS |
| 3 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING OBSERVED VERSUS RETRIEVAL |
| 4 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING OBSERVED VERSUS FIRST GUESS |
| 5 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RADIOSONDE VERSUS IMAGER |
| 6 | STATISTICS GENERATED COMPARING RADIOSONDE VERSUS SOUNDER |
| 7 | STATISTICS GENERATED FOR RADIOSONDE |
| 8 | STATISTICS GENERATED FOR FIRST GUESS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002056 (GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDINGS ACCURACY STATISTICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SUMS OF DIFFERENCES |
| 1 | SUMS OF SQUARED DIFFERENCES |
| 2 | SAMPLE SIZE |
| 3 | MINIMUM DIFFERENCE |
| 4 | MAXIMUM DIFFERENCE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002057 (ORIGIN OF FIRST-GUESS INFORMATION FOR GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NESTED GRID MODEL (NGM) |
| 1 | AVIATION MODEL (AVN) |
| 2 | MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST (MRF) MODEL |
| 3 | GLOBAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM (GDAS) FORECAST MODEL |
| 4 | PRIOR SOUNDINGS (WITHIN 3 HOURS OF CURRENT TIME) |
| 5 | CLIMATOLOGY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002058 (VALID TIMES OF FIRST-GUESS INFORMATION FOR GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 12 HOUR AND 18 HOUR |
| 1 | 18 HOUR AND 24 HOUR |
| 2 | 6 HOUR AND 12 HOUR |
| 3 | GREATER THAN 24 HOURS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002059 (ORIGIN OF ANALYSIS INFORMATION FOR GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NCEP NESTED GRID MODEL (NGM) ANALYSIS |
| 1 | NCEP AVIATION MODEL (AVN) ANALYSIS |
| 2 | NCEP MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST (MRF) MODEL ANALYSIS |
| 3 | NCEP GLOBAL DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM (GDAS) FORECAST MODEL ANALYSIS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002060 (ORIGIN OF SURFACE INFORMATION FOR GOES-I/M SOUNDINGS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CURRENT SURFACE HOURLY REPORTS |
| 1 | CURRENT SHIP REPORTS |
| 2 | CURRENT BUOY REPORTS |
| 3 | ONE HOUR OLD SURFACE HOURLY REPORTS |
| 4 | ONE HOUR OLD SHIP REPORTS |
| 5 | ONE HOUR OLD BUOY REPORTS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002061 (AIRCRAFT NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM |
| 1 | OMEGA |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002062 (TYPE OF AIRCRAFT DATA RELAY SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ASDAR |
| 1 | ASDAR (ACARS ALSO AVAILABLE BUT NOT OPERATIVE) |
| 2 | ASDAR (ACARS ALSO AVAILABLE AND OPERATIVE) |
| 3 | ACARS |
| 4 | ACARS (ASDAR ALSO AVAILABLE BUT NOT OPERATIVE) |
| 5 | ACARS (ASDAR ALSO AVAILABLE AND OPERATIVE) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002064 (AIRCRAFT ROLL ANGLE QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD |
| 1 | BAD |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002066 (RADIOSONDE GROUND RECEIVING SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INTERMET IMS 2000 |
| 1 | INTERMET IMS 1500C |
| 2 | SHANGHAI GTC1 |
| 3 | NANJING GTC2 |
| 4 | NANJING GFE(L)1 |
| 5 | MARL-A RADAR |
| 6 | VEKTOR-M RADAR |
| 62 | OTHER |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002070 (ORIGINAL SPECIFICATION OF LATITUDE/LONGITUDE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ACTUAL LOCATION IN SECONDS |
| 1 | ACTUAL LOCATION IN MINUTES |
| 2 | ACTUAL LOCATION IN DEGREES |
| 3 | ACTUAL LOCATION IN DECIDEGREES |
| 4 | ACTUAL LOCATION IN CENTIDEGREES |
| 5 | REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN SECONDS |
| 6 | REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN MINUTES |
| 7 | REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN DEGREES |
| 8 | REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN DECIDEGREES |
| 9 | REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN CENTIDEGREES |
| 10 | ACTUAL LOCATION IN TENTHS OF A MINUTE |
| 11 | REFERENCED TO CHECKPOINT IN TENTHS OF A MINUTE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002080 (BALLOON MANUFACTURER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | KAYSAM |
| 1 | TOTEX |
| 2 | KKS |
| 3 | GUANGZHOU SHUANGYI (CHINA) |
| 4 | CHEMCHINA ZHUZHOU (CHINA) |
| 62 | OTHER |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002081 (TYPE OF BALLOON)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GP26 |
| 1 | GP28 |
| 2 | GP30 |
| 3 | HM26 |
| 4 | HM28 |
| 5 | HM30 |
| 6 | SV16 |
| 7 | TOTEX TA TYPE BALLOONS |
| 8 | TOTEX TX TYPE BALLOONS |
| 30 | OTHER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002083 (TYPE OF BALLOON SHELTER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HIGH BAY |
| 1 | LOW BAY |
| 2 | BALLOON-INFLATED LAUNCH SYSTEM (BILS) |
| 3 | ROOF-TOP BILS |
| 4 | AUTOMATED UNMANNED SOUNDING SYSTEM |
| 14 | OTHER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002084 (TYPE OF GAS USED IN BALLOON)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HYDROGEN |
| 1 | HELIUM |
| 2 | NATURAL GAS |
| 14 | OTHER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002095 (TYPE OF PRESSURE SENSOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CAPACITANCE ANEROID |
| 1 | DERIVED FROM GPS |
| 2 | RESISTIVE STRAIN GAUGE |
| 3 | SILICON CAPACITOR |
| 4 | DERIVED FROM RADAR HEIGHT |
| 30 | OTHER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002096 (TYPE OF TEMPERATURE SENSOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ROD THERMISTOR |
| 1 | BEAD THERMISTOR |
| 2 | CAPACITANCE BEAD |
| 3 | CAPACITANCE WIRE |
| 4 | RESISTIVE SENSOR |
| 5 | CHIP THERMISTOR |
| 6 | MERCURY |
| 7 | ALCOHOL/GLYCOL |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002097 (TYPE OF HUMIDITY SENSOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | VIZ MARK II CARBON HYGRISTOR |
| 1 | VIZ B2 HYGRISTOR |
| 2 | VAISALA A-HUMICAP |
| 3 | VAISALA H-HUMICAP |
| 4 | CAPACITANCE SENSOR |
| 5 | VAISALA RS90 |
| 6 | SIPPICAN MARK IIA CARBON HYGRISTOR |
| 7 | TWIN ALTERNATIVELY HEATED HUMICAP CAPACITANCE SENSOR |
| 8 | HUMICAP CAPACITANCE SENSOR WITH ACTIVE DE-ICING METHOD |
| 9 | CARBON HYGRISTOR |
| 10 | PSYCHROMETER |
| 11 | CAPACITIVE (POLYMER) |
| 12 | CAPACITIVE (CERAMIC, INCLUDING METAL OXIDE) |
| 13 | RESISTIVE (GENERIC) |
| 14 | RESISTIVE (SALT POLYMER) |
| 15 | RESISTIVE (CONDUCTIVE POLYMER) |
| 16 | THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY |
| 17 | GRAVIMETRIC |
| 18 | PAPER-METAL COIL |
| 19 | ORDINARY HUMAN HAIR |
| 20 | ROLLED HAIR (TORSION) |
| 21 | GOLDBEATER'S SKIN |
| 22 | CHILLED MIRROR HYGROMETER |
| 23 | DEW CELL |
| 24 | OPTICAL ABSORPTION SENSOR |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002099 (POLARIZATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HH POLARIZATION |
| 1 | VV POLARIZATION |
| 2 | HV POLARIZATION REAL VALUED COMPONENT |
| 3 | HV POLARIZATION IMAGINARY VALUED COMPONENT |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002101 (TYPE OF ANTENNA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CENTRE FRONT-FED PARABOLOID |
| 1 | OFFSET FRONT-FED PARABOLOID |
| 2 | CENTRE CASSEGRAIN PARABOLOID |
| 3 | OFFSET CASSEGRAIN PARABOLOID |
| 4 | PLANAR ARRAY |
| 5 | COAXIAL-COLLINEAR ARRAY |
| 6 | YAGI ELEMENTS ARRAY |
| 7 | MICROSTRIP |
| 14 | OTHER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002103 (RADOME)
Total number of bits: 2| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | RADAR ANTENNA IS PROTECTED BY A RADOME |
Code table for element 002104 (ANTENNA POLARIZATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION |
| 1 | VERTICAL POLARIZATION |
| 2 | RIGHT CIRCULAR POLARIZATION |
| 3 | LEFT CIRCULAR POLARIZATION |
| 4 | HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL POLARIZATION |
| 5 | RIGHT AND LEFT CIRCULAR POLARIZATION |
| 6 | QUASI-HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION |
| 7 | QUASI-VERTICAL POLARIZATION |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002115 (TYPE OF SURFACE OBSERVING EQUIPMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PDB |
| 1 | RSOIS |
| 2 | ASOS |
| 3 | PSYCHROMETER |
| 4 | F420 |
| 30 | OTHER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002119 (RA-2 INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY CALIBRATION MODE (IF CAL) |
| 1 | BUILT-IN TEST EQUIPMENT DIGITAL (BITE DGT) |
| 2 | BUILT-IN TEST EQUIPMENT RADIO FREQUENCY (BITE RF) |
| 3 | PRESET TRACKING (PSET TRK) |
| 4 | PRESET LOOP OUT |
| 5 | ACQUISITION |
| 6 | TRACKING |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002131 (SENSITIVITY TIME CONTROL (STC))
Total number of bits: 2| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | STC OPERATIONAL |
Code table for element 002137 (RADAR DUAL PRF RATIO)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3:2 |
| 2 | 4:3 |
| 3 | 5:4 |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002138 (ANTENNA ROTATION DIRECTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | CLOCKWISE ROTATION |
| 2 | COUNTERCLOCKWISE ROTATION |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002139 (SIRAL INSTRUMENT CONFIGURATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SIRAL NOMINAL |
| 1 | SIRAL REDUNDANT |
| 2 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002143 (OZONE INSTRUMENT TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | BREWER SPECTROPHOTOMETER |
| 2 | CAVER TEICHERT |
| 3 | DOBSON |
| 4 | DOBSON (JAPAN) |
| 5 | EHMET |
| 6 | FECKER TELESCOPE |
| 7 | HOELPER |
| 8 | JODMETER |
| 9 | FILTER OZONOMETER M-83 |
| 10 | MAST |
| 11 | OXFORD |
| 12 | PAETZOLD |
| 13 | REGENER |
| 14 | RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE |
| 15 | VASSY FILTER OZONOMETER |
| 16 | CARBON IODIDE |
| 17 | SURFACE OZONE BUBBLER |
| 18 | FILTER OZONOMETER M-124 |
| 19 | ECC SONDE |
| 127 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002144 (LIGHT SOURCE TYPE FOR BREWER SPECTROPHOTOMETER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DIRECT SUN |
| 1 | DIRECT SUN, ATTENUATOR #1 |
| 2 | DIRECT SUN, ATTENUATOR #2 |
| 3 | FOCUSED MOON |
| 4 | FOCUSED SUN |
| 5 | FOCUSED SUN CORRECTED WITH ADJACENT SKY MEASUREMENTS |
| 6 | ZENITH SKY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002145 (WAVELENGTH SETTING FOR DOBSON INSTRUMENTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WAVELENGTHS AD ORDINARY SETTING |
| 1 | WAVELENGTHS BD ORDINARY SETTING |
| 2 | WAVELENGTHS CD ORDINARY SETTING |
| 3 | WAVELENGTHS CC' ORDINARY SETTING |
| 4 | WAVELENGTHS AD FOCUSED IMAGE |
| 5 | WAVELENGTHS BD FOCUSED IMAGE |
| 6 | WAVELENGTHS CD FOCUSED IMAGE |
| 7 | WAVELENGTHS CC' FOCUSED IMAGE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002146 (SOURCE CONDITIONS FOR DOBSON INSTRUMENTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ON DIRECT SUN |
| 1 | ON DIRECT MOON |
| 2 | ON BLUE ZENITH SKY |
| 3 | ON ZENITH CLOUD (UNIFORM STRATIFIED LAYER OF SMALL OPACITY) |
| 4 | ON ZENITH CLOUD (UNIFORM OR MODERATELY VARIABLE LAYER OF MEDIUM OPACITY) |
| 5 | ON ZENITH CLOUD (UNIFORM OR MODERATELY VARIABLE LAYER OF LARGE OPACITY) |
| 6 | ON ZENITH CLOUD (HIGHLY VARIABLE OPACITY, WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION) |
| 7 | ON ZENITH CLOUD (FOG) |
| 8 | ON ZENITH HAZE |
| 9 | ON DIRECT SUN THROUGH THIN CLOUD, FOG OR HAZE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002147 (METHOD OF TRANSMISSION TO COLLECTION CENTRE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | DIRECT LEASED CIRCUIT |
| 2 | DIALLED UP CONNECTION |
| 3 | INTERNET ISP |
| 4 | DCP VIA SATELLITE (MTSAT, METEOSAT, ETC.) |
| 5 | VSAT |
| 6 | GAN,* BGAN** |
| 7 | THISS TERMINAL |
| 8 | IRIDIUM SATELLITES |
| 9 | MOBILE TELEPHONY |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002148 (DATA COLLECTION AND/OR LOCATION SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | ARGOS |
| 2 | GPS |
| 3 | GOES DCP |
| 4 | METEOSAT DCP |
| 5 | ORBCOMM |
| 6 | INMARSAT |
| 7 | IRIDIUM |
| 8 | IRIDIUM AND GPS |
| 9 | ARGOS-3 |
| 10 | ARGOS-4 |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002149 (TYPE OF DATA BUOY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNSPECIFIED DRIFTING BUOY |
| 1 | STANDARD LAGRANGIAN DRIFTER (GLOBAL DRIFTER PROGRAMME) |
| 2 | STANDARD FGGE TYPE DRIFTING BUOY (NON-LAGRANGIAN METEOROLOGICAL DRIFTING BUOY) |
| 3 | WIND MEASURING FGGE TYPE DRIFTING BUOY (NON-LAGRANGIAN METEOROLOGICAL DRIFTING BUOY) |
| 4 | ICE DRIFTER |
| 5 | SVPG STANDARD LAGRANGIAN DRIFTER WITH GPS |
| 6 | SVP-HR DRIFTER WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION TEMPERATURE OR THERMISTOR STRING |
| 7 | RESERVED |
| 8 | UNSPECIFIED SUBSURFACE FLOAT |
| 9 | SOFAR |
| 10 | ALACE |
| 11 | MARVOR |
| 12 | RAFOS |
| 13 | PROVOR |
| 14 | SOLO |
| 15 | APEX |
| 16 | UNSPECIFIED MOORED BUOY |
| 17 | NOMAD |
| 18 | 3-METRE DISCUS |
| 19 | 10-12-METRE DISCUS |
| 20 | ODAS 30 SERIES |
| 21 | ATLAS (E.G. TAO AREA) |
| 22 | TRITON BUOY |
| 23 | FLEX MOORING (E.G. TIP AREA) |
| 24 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL WAVERIDER |
| 25 | DIRECTIONAL WAVERIDER |
| 26 | SUBSURFACE ARGO FLOAT |
| 27 | PALACE |
| 28 | NEMO |
| 29 | NINJA |
| 30 | ICE BUOY/FLOAT (POPS OR ITP) |
| 34 | MOORING OCEANOGRAPHIC |
| 35 | MOORING METEOROLOGICAL |
| 36 | MOORING MULTIDISCIPLINARY (OCEANSITES) |
| 37 | MOORING TIDE GAUGE OR TSUNAMI BUOY |
| 38 | ICE BEACON |
| 39 | ICE MASS BALANCE BUOY |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002150 (TOVS/ATOVS/AVHRR INSTRUMENTATION CHANNEL NUMBER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | HIRS 1 |
| 2 | HIRS 2 |
| 3 | HIRS 3 |
| 4 | HIRS 4 |
| 5 | HIRS 5 |
| 6 | HIRS 6 |
| 7 | HIRS 7 |
| 8 | HIRS 8 |
| 9 | HIRS 9 |
| 10 | HIRS 10 |
| 11 | HIRS 11 |
| 12 | HIRS 12 |
| 13 | HIRS 13 |
| 14 | HIRS 14 |
| 15 | HIRS 15 |
| 16 | HIRS 16 |
| 17 | HIRS 17 |
| 18 | HIRS 18 |
| 19 | HIRS 19 |
| 20 | HIRS 20 |
| 21 | MSU 1 |
| 22 | MSU 2 |
| 23 | MSU 3 |
| 24 | MSU 4 |
| 25 | SSU 1 |
| 26 | SSU 2 |
| 27 | SSU 3 |
| 28 | AMSU-A 1 |
| 29 | AMSU-A 2 |
| 30 | AMSU-A 3 |
| 31 | AMSU-A 4 |
| 32 | AMSU-A 5 |
| 33 | AMSU-A 6 |
| 34 | AMSU-A 7 |
| 35 | AMSU-A 8 |
| 36 | AMSU-A 9 |
| 37 | AMSU-A 10 |
| 38 | AMSU-A 11 |
| 39 | AMSU-A 12 |
| 40 | AMSU-A 13 |
| 41 | AMSU-A 14 |
| 42 | AMSU-A 15 |
| 43 | AMSU-B 1 / MHS 1 |
| 44 | AMSU-B 2 / MHS 2 |
| 45 | AMSU-B 3 / MHS 3 |
| 46 | AMSU-B 4 / MHS 4 |
| 47 | AMSU-B 5 / MHS 5 |
| 48 | AVHRR 1 |
| 49 | AVHRR 2 |
| 50 | AVHRR 3A |
| 51 | AVHRR 3B |
| 52 | AVHRR 4 |
| 53 | AVHRR 5 |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002151 (RADIOMETER IDENTIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HIRS |
| 1 | MSU |
| 2 | SSU |
| 3 | AMSU-A1-1 |
| 4 | AMSU-A1-2 |
| 5 | AMSU-A2 |
| 6 | AMSU-B |
| 7 | AVHRR |
| 8 | RESERVED |
| 9 | MHS |
| 2047 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002152 (SATELLITE INSTRUMENT USED IN DATA PROCESSING)
Total number of bits: 31| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1073741824 | HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED SOUNDER (HIRS) |
| 2 | 536870912 | MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT (MSU) |
| 3 | 268435456 | STRATOSPHERIC SOUNDING UNIT (SSU) |
| 4 | 134217728 | AMI WIND MODE |
| 5 | 67108864 | AMI WAVE MODE |
| 6 | 33554432 | AMI IMAGE MODE |
| 7 | 16777216 | RADAR ALTIMETER |
| 8 | 8388608 | ATSR |
| 9 | 4194304 | GEOSTATIONARY IMAGER |
| 10 | 2097152 | GEOSTATIONARY SOUNDER |
| 11 | 1048576 | GEOSTATIONARY EARTH RADIATION (GERB) |
| 12 | 524288 | MULTI-CHANNEL SCANNING RADIOMETER |
| 13 | 262144 | POLAR-ORBITING IMAGER |
Flag table for element 002158 (RA-2 INSTRUMENT)
Total number of bits: 9| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | MISMATCH IN RED VEC HPA |
| 2 | 128 | MISMATCH IN RED VEC RFSS |
| 3 | 64 | PTR CALIBRATION BAND 320 MHZ (KU) |
| 4 | 32 | PTR CALIBRATION BAND 80 MHZ (KU) |
| 5 | 16 | PTR CALIBRATION BAND 20 MHZ (KU) |
| 6 | 8 | PTR CALIBRATION BAND 160 MHZ (S) |
| 7 | 4 | KU FLIGHT CALIBRATION PARAMETERS AVAILABLE |
| 8 | 2 | S FLIGHT CALIBRATION PARAMETERS AVAILABLE |
Flag table for element 002159 (MWR INSTRUMENT)
Total number of bits: 8| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | TEMPERATURE INCONSISTENCY |
| 2 | 64 | DATA IS MISSING |
| 3 | 32 | REDUNDANCY CHANNEL |
| 4 | 16 | POWER BUS PROTECTION |
| 5 | 8 | OVERVOLTAGE/OVERLOAD PROTECTION |
| 6 | 4 | RESERVED |
| 7 | 2 | RESERVED |
Code table for element 002160 (WAVELENGTH OF THE RADAR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | 10 TO LESS THAN 20 MM |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | 20 TO LESS THAN 40 MM |
| 4 | RESERVED |
| 5 | 40 TO LESS THAN 60 MM |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | 60 TO LESS THAN 90 MM |
| 8 | 90 TO LESS THAN 110 MM |
| 9 | 110 MM AND GREATER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 32 | WIND HEIGHT CALCULATED FROM MEDIAN CLOUD-TOP PRESSURE OF TARGET |
| 12 | 16 | TARGET IS CLOUDY |
| 13 | 8 | LOW-LEVEL INVERSION |
| 14 | 4 | CROSS CORRELATION CONTRIBUTION (CCC) METHOD |
| 15 | 2 | NESTED TRACKING |
Code table for element 002162 (EXTENDED HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AUTO EDITOR |
| 1 | IRW HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 2 | WV HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 3 | H2O INTERCEPT HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 4 | CO2 SLICING HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 5 | LOW PIXEL MAX GRADIENT |
| 6 | HIGHER PIXEL MAX GRADIENT |
| 7 | PRIMARY HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 8 | LAYER THICKNESS ASSIGNMENT |
| 9 | CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 10 PER CENT HEIGHT |
| 10 | CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 50 PER CENT HEIGHT |
| 11 | CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 90 PER CENT HEIGHT |
| 12 | CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - HEIGHT OF MAXIMUM GRADIENT |
| 13 | IR/TWO WV CHANNEL RATIONING METHOD |
| 14 | COMPOSITE HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 15 | OPTIMAL ESTIMATION |
| 16 | INVERSION CORRECTION |
| 17 | GEOMETRIC HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002163 (HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AUTO EDITOR |
| 1 | IRW HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 2 | WV HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 3 | H2O INTERCEPT HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 4 | CO2 SLICING HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 5 | LOW PIXEL MAX GRADIENT |
| 6 | HIGHER PIXEL MAX GRADIENT |
| 7 | PRIMARY HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 8 | LAYER THICKNESS ASSIGNMENT |
| 9 | CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 10 PER CENT HEIGHT |
| 10 | CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 50 PER CENT HEIGHT |
| 11 | CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - 90 PER CENT HEIGHT |
| 12 | CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION - HEIGHT OF MAXIMUM GRADIENT |
| 13 | IR / TWO WV CHANNEL RATIOING METHOD |
| 14 | COMPOSITE HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002164 (TRACER CORRELATION METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LP - NORMS LEAST SQUARE MINIMUM |
| 1 | EN - EUCLIDEAN NORM WITH RADIANCE CORRELATION |
| 2 | CC - CROSS CORRELATION |
| 3 | STEREO MATCHING |
| 7 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16384 | CLEAR PATH |
| 2 | 8192 | PARTLY CLOUDY PATH |
| 3 | 4096 | CLOUDY PATH |
| 4 | 2048 | APODIZED |
| 5 | 1024 | UNAPODIZED |
| 6 | 512 | RECONSTRUCTED |
| 7 | 256 | CLOUD CLEARED |
Code table for element 002166 (RADIANCE TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | TYPE NOT DEFINED |
| 1 | AUTOMATED STATISTICAL REGRESSION |
| 2 | CLEAR PATH |
| 3 | PARTLY CLOUDY PATH |
| 4 | CLOUDY PATH |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002167 (RADIANCE COMPUTATIONAL METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | METHOD NOT DEFINED |
| 1 | 1B RAW RADIANCE |
| 2 | PROCESSED RADIANCE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002169 (ANEMOMETER TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CUP ROTOR |
| 1 | PROPELLER ROTOR |
| 2 | WIND OBSERVATION THROUGH AMBIENT NOISE (WOTAN) |
| 3 | SONIC |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002170 (AIRCRAFT HUMIDITY SENSORS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SPECTRASENSORS WVSS-II, VERSION 1 |
| 1 | SPECTRASENSORS WVSS-II, VERSION 2 |
| 2 | SPECTRASENSORS WVSS-II, VERSION 3 |
| 62 | OTHER |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002172 (PRODUCT TYPE FOR RETRIEVED ATMOSPHERIC GASES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | RETRIEVAL FROM A NADIR SOUNDING |
| 2 | RETRIEVAL FROM A LIMB SOUNDING |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002175 (METHOD OF PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL MEASUREMENT |
| 1 | TIPPING BUCKET METHOD |
| 2 | WEIGHING METHOD |
| 3 | OPTICAL METHOD |
| 4 | PRESSURE METHOD |
| 5 | FLOAT METHOD |
| 6 | DROP COUNTER METHOD |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002176 (METHOD OF STATE OF GROUND MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | VIDEO CAMERA METHOD |
| 2 | INFRARED METHOD |
| 3 | LASER METHOD |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002177 (METHOD OF SNOW DEPTH MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | ULTRASONIC METHOD |
| 2 | VIDEO CAMERA METHOD |
| 3 | LASER METHOD |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002178 (METHOD OF LIQUID CONTENT MEASUREMENT OF PRECIPITATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | OPTICAL METHOD |
| 2 | CAPACITIVE METHOD |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002179 (TYPE OF SKY CONDITION ALGORITHM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | VAISALA ALGORITHM |
| 2 | ASOS (FAA) ALGORITHM |
| 3 | AWOS (CANADA) ALGORITHM |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002180 (MAIN PRESENT WEATHER DETECTING SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | OPTICAL SCATTER SYSTEM COMBINED WITH PRECIPITATION OCCURRENCE SENSING SYSTEM |
| 2 | FORWARD AND/OR BACKSCATTER SYSTEM OF VISIBLE LIGHT |
| 3 | FORWARD AND/OR BACKSCATTER SYSTEM OF INFRARED LIGHT |
| 4 | INFRARED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (IRED) SYSTEM |
| 5 | DOPPLER RADAR SYSTEM |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002181 (SUPPLEMENTARY PRESENT WEATHER SENSOR)
Total number of bits: 21| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1048576 | RAIN DETECTOR |
| 2 | 524288 | FREEZING RAIN SENSOR |
| 3 | 262144 | ICE DETECTION SENSOR |
| 4 | 131072 | HAIL AND ICE PELLET SENSOR |
| 20 | 2 | OTHERS |
Code table for element 002182 (VISIBILITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL MEASUREMENT |
| 1 | TRANSMISSOMETER SYSTEM (BASE > 25 M) |
| 2 | TRANSMISSOMETER SYSTEM (BASE < 25 M) |
| 3 | FORWARD SCATTER SYSTEM |
| 4 | BACKSCATTER SYSTEM |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002183 (CLOUD DETECTION SYSTEM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | CEILOMETER SYSTEM |
| 2 | INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEM |
| 3 | MICROWAVE VISUAL CAMERA SYSTEM |
| 4 | SKY IMAGER SYSTEM |
| 5 | VIDEO TIME-LAPSED CAMERA SYSTEM |
| 6 | MICROPULSE LIDAR (MPL) SYSTEM |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002184 (TYPE OF LIGHTNING DETECTION SENSOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 1 | LIGHTNING IMAGING SENSOR |
| 2 | ELECTRICAL STORM IDENTIFICATION SENSOR |
| 3 | MAGNETIC FINDER SENSOR |
| 4 | LIGHTNING STRIKE SENSOR |
| 5 | FLASH COUNTER |
| 6 | ATDNET VLF WAVEFORM CORRELATED SENSOR |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 002185 (METHOD OF EVAPORATION MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUAL MEASUREMENT |
| 1 | BALANCED FLOATING METHOD |
| 2 | PRESSURE METHOD |
| 3 | ULTRASONIC METHOD |
| 4 | HYDRAULIC METHOD |
| 14 | OTHERS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 002186 (CAPABILITY TO DETECT PRECIPITATION PHENOMENA)
Total number of bits: 30| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 536870912 | PRECIPITATION-UNKNOWN TYPE |
| 2 | 268435456 | LIQUID PRECIPITATION NOT FREEZING |
| 3 | 134217728 | LIQUID FREEZING PRECIPITATION |
| 4 | 67108864 | DRIZZLE |
| 5 | 33554432 | RAIN |
| 6 | 16777216 | SOLID PRECIPITATION |
| 7 | 8388608 | SNOW |
| 8 | 4194304 | SNOW GRAINS |
| 9 | 2097152 | SNOW PELLETS |
| 10 | 1048576 | ICE PELLETS |
| 11 | 524288 | ICE CRYSTALS |
| 12 | 262144 | DIAMOND DUST |
| 13 | 131072 | SMALL HAIL |
| 14 | 65536 | HAIL |
| 15 | 32768 | GLAZE |
| 16 | 16384 | RIME |
| 17 | 8192 | SOFT RIME |
| 18 | 4096 | HARD RIME |
| 19 | 2048 | CLEAR ICE |
| 20 | 1024 | WET SNOW |
| 21 | 512 | HOAR FROST |
| 22 | 256 | DEW |
| 23 | 128 | WHITE DEW |
| 24 | 64 | CONVECTIVE 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 131072 | DUST/SAND WHIRL |
| 2 | 65536 | SQUALLS |
| 3 | 32768 | SAND STORM |
| 4 | 16384 | DUST STORM |
| 5 | 8192 | LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO SURFACE |
| 6 | 4096 | LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO CLOUD |
| 7 | 2048 | LIGHTNING - DISTANT |
| 8 | 1024 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 9 | 512 | FUNNEL CLOUD NOT TOUCHING SURFACE |
| 10 | 256 | FUNNEL CLOUD TOUCHING SURFACE |
| 11 | 128 | SPRAY |
Flag table for element 002188 (CAPABILITY TO DETECT OBSCURATION)
Total number of bits: 21| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1048576 | FOG |
| 2 | 524288 | ICE FOG |
| 3 | 262144 | STEAM FOG |
| 7 | 16384 | MIST |
| 8 | 8192 | HAZE |
| 9 | 4096 | SMOKE |
| 10 | 2048 | VOLCANIC ASH |
| 11 | 1024 | DUST |
| 12 | 512 | SAND |
| 13 | 256 | SNOW |
Flag table for element 002189 (CAPABILITY TO DISCRIMINATE LIGHTNING STRIKES)
Total number of bits: 12| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2048 | MANUAL OBSERVATION |
| 2 | 1024 | ALL LIGHTNING STRIKES WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION |
| 3 | 512 | LIGHTNING STRIKES CLOUD TO GROUND ONLY |
| 4 | 256 | ALL LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN CLOUD TO GROUND AND CLOUD TO CLOUD |
Code table for element 002191 (GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT CALCULATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT CALCULATED FROM PRESSURE |
| 1 | GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT CALCULATED FROM GPS HEIGHT |
| 2 | GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT CALCULATED FROM RADAR HEIGHT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 3 - Instrumentation - code-flag tables
Code table for element 003001 (SURFACE STATION TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LAND STATION (SYNOPTIC NETWORK) |
| 1 | SHALLOW WATER STATION (FIXED TO SEA/LAKE FLOOR) |
| 2 | SHIP |
| 3 | RIG/PLATFORM |
| 4 | MOORED BUOY |
| 5 | DRIFTING BUOY (OR DRIFTER) |
| 6 | ICE BUOY |
| 7 | LAND STATION (LOCAL NETWORK) |
| 8 | LAND VEHICLE |
| 9 | AUTONOMOUS MARINE VEHICLE |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003003 (THERMOMETER/HYGROMETER HOUSING)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SCREEN |
| 1 | SLING/WHIRLING |
| 2 | UNSCREENED |
| 3 | RADIATION SHIELD |
| 4 | ASPIRATED (E.G. ASSMANN) |
| 5 | OTHER SHELTER |
| 6 | HANDHELD |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003004 (TYPE OF SCREEN/SHELTER/RADIATION SHIELD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | STEVENSON SCREEN |
| 1 | MARINE STEVENSON SCREEN |
| 2 | CYLINDRICAL SECTION PLATE SHIELD |
| 3 | CONCENTRIC TUBE |
| 4 | RECTANGULAR SECTION SHIELD |
| 5 | SQUARE SECTION SHIELD |
| 6 | TRIANGULAR SECTION SHIELD |
| 7 | OPEN COVERED LEAN-TO |
| 8 | OPEN COVERED INVERTED V ROOF |
| 9 | INTEGRATED (E.G. CHILLED MIRROR) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003008 (ARTIFICIALLY VENTILATED SCREEN OR SHIELD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NATURAL VENTILATION IN USE |
| 1 | ARTIFICIAL ASPIRATION IN USE: CONSTANT FLOW AT TIME OF READING |
| 2 | ARTIFICIAL ASPIRATION IN USE: VARIABLE FLOW AT TIME OF READING |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003010 (METHOD OF SEA/WATER CURRENT MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | ADCP |
| 2 | GEK (GEOMAGNETIC ELECTROKINETOGRAPH) |
| 3 | SHIP'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY FIXES 3-6 HOURS APART |
| 4 | SHIP'S SET AND DRIFT DETERMINED BY FIXES MORE THAN 6 HOURS BUT LESS THAN 12 HOURS APART |
| 5 | DRIFT OF BUOY |
| 6 | ADCP |
| 7 | ADCP BOTTOM TRACKING MODE |
| 8 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSOR |
| 9 | ROTOR AND VANE |
| 10 | LOWERED ADCP |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003011 (METHOD OF DEPTH CALCULATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DEPTH CALCULATED USING FALL RATE EQUATION |
| 1 | DEPTH CALCULATED FROM WATER PRESSURE/EQUATION OF STATE |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003012 (INSTRUMENT TYPE/SENSOR FOR DISSOLVED OXYGEN MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ANDERRAA OXYGEN OPTODE |
| 1 | WINKLER BOTTLE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003016 (POSITION OF ROAD SENSORS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | FAST LANE BETWEEN THE WHEEL TRACKS |
| 1 | FAST LANE BETWEEN THE WHEEL TRACKS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION |
| 2 | FAST LANE IN THE WHEEL TRACKS |
| 3 | FAST LANE IN THE WHEEL TRACKS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION |
| 4 | SLOW LANE BETWEEN THE WHEEL TRACKS |
| 5 | SLOW LANE BETWEEN THE WHEEL TRACKS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION |
| 6 | SLOW LANE IN THE WHEEL TRACKS |
| 7 | SLOW LANE IN THE WHEEL TRACKS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | AUTOMATIC |
| 2 | 16 | MANNED |
| 3 | 8 | EVENT TRIGGERED |
| 4 | 4 | LONGER TIME PERIOD THAN THE STANDARD |
| 5 | 2 | RESERVED |
Code table for element 003018 (TYPE OF ROAD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | FREE TRACK WITHOUT FURTHER INFORMATION |
| 1 | FREE TRACK, EMBANKMENT |
| 2 | FREE TRACK, FLAT RELATIVE TO SURROUNDINGS |
| 3 | FREE TRACK, WATER BASIN(S) IN VICINITY |
| 4 | FREE TRACK, FOREST |
| 5 | FREE TRACK, CLEFT |
| 6 | FREE TRACK, ON HILLTOP |
| 7 | FREE TRACK, ON HILLTOP, FOREST |
| 8 | FREE TRACK, IN VALLEY |
| 9 | FREE TRACK, IN VALLEY, FOREST |
| 10 | FREE TRACK, NORTH INCLINATION |
| 11 | FREE TRACK, NORTH INCLINATION, FOREST |
| 12 | FREE TRACK, SOUTH INCLINATION |
| 13 | FREE TRACK, SOUTH INCLINATION, FOREST |
| 20 | BRIDGE WITHOUT FURTHER INFORMATION |
| 21 | BRIDGE ACROSS A VALLEY IN AN URBAN AREA |
| 22 | BRIDGE ACROSS A VALLEY WITH FOREST/MEADOWS/FIELDS |
| 23 | BRIDGE ACROSS STREET/TRACK |
| 24 | BRIDGE ACROSS BIG RIVER/CANAL |
| 25 | BRIDGE ACROSS RIVER/CANAL OF MEDIUM SIZE |
| 26 | BRIDGE ACROSS A SMALL STREAM/LOADING CANAL |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003019 (TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ASPHALT |
| 1 | CONCRETE |
| 2 | CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION |
| 3 | STEEL-GIRDER CONSTRUCTION |
| 4 | BOX GIRDER BRIDGE |
| 5 | ORTHOTROPIC SLAB |
| 6 | DRAIN ASPHALT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003020 (MATERIAL FOR THERMOMETER/HYGROMETER HOUSING)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WOOD |
| 1 | METAL ALLOY |
| 2 | PLASTIC/GRP |
| 3 | REED/GRASS/LEAF |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003021 (HYGROMETER HEATING)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNHEATED |
| 1 | HEATED |
| 2 | NOT APPLICABLE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003022 (INSTRUMENT OWNER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NATIONAL HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL/WEATHER SERVICE |
| 1 | OTHER |
| 2 | STANDARDS INSTITUTE |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003023 (CONFIGURATION OF LOUVERS FOR THERMOMETER/HYGROMETER SCREEN)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SINGLE V-SECTION LOUVERS |
| 1 | OVERLAPPING LOUVERS |
| 2 | DOUBLE V-SECTION LOUVERS |
| 3 | NON-OVERLAPPING LOUVERS |
| 4 | VENTED, NON-LOUVERED |
| 5 | NOT APPLICABLE |
| 6 | RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003027 (TYPE OF FLIGHT RIG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SOLO (SINGLE RADIOSONDE) |
| 1 | BLOCK |
| 2 | BAR |
| 3 | CROSS |
| 4 | T-RIG |
| 5 | DOUBLE T-RIG |
| 6 | COMPLEX |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 003028 (METHOD OF SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MULTI POINT MANUAL SNOW SURVEY |
| 1 | SINGLE POINT MANUAL SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASUREMENT |
| 2 | SNOW PILLOW OR SNOW SCALE |
| 3 | PASSIVE GAMMA |
| 4 | GNSS/GPS METHODS |
| 5 | COSMIC RAY ATTENUATION |
| 6 | TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 4 - Location (time) - code-flag tables
Flag table for element 004059 (TIMES OF OBSERVATION USED TO COMPUTE THE REPORTED MEAN VALUES)
Total number of bits: 6| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 0000 UTC |
| 2 | 16 | 0600 UTC |
| 3 | 8 | 1200 UTC |
| 4 | 4 | 1800 UTC |
| 5 | 2 | OTHER HOURS |
Code table for element 004080 (AVERAGING PERIOD FOR FOLLOWING VALUE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SPOT VALUES |
| 1 | LESS THAN 15 MINUTES |
| 2 | FROM 15 TO 45 MINUTES |
| 3 | MORE THAN 45 MINUTES |
| 9 | DATA NOT AVAILABLE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 5 - Location (horizontal - 1) - code-flag tables
Code table for element 005069 (RECEIVER CHANNEL)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MIE |
| 1 | RAYLEIGH |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 8 - Significance qualifiers - code-flag tables
Flag table for element 008001 (VERTICAL SOUNDING SIGNIFICANCE)
Total number of bits: 7| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | SURFACE |
| 2 | 32 | STANDARD LEVEL |
| 3 | 16 | TROPOPAUSE LEVEL |
| 4 | 8 | MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL |
| 5 | 4 | SIGNIFICANT LEVEL, TEMPERATURE AND/OR RELATIVE HUMIDITY |
| 6 | 2 | SIGNIFICANT LEVEL, WIND |
Code table for element 008002 (VERTICAL SIGNIFICANCE (SURFACE OBSERVATIONS))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OBSERVING RULES FOR BASE OF LOWEST CLOUD AND CLOUD TYPES OF FM 12 SYNOP AND FM 13 SHIP APPLY |
| 1 | FIRST NON-CUMULONIMBUS SIGNIFICANT LAYER |
| 2 | SECOND NON-CUMULONIMBUS SIGNIFICANT LAYER |
| 3 | THIRD NON-CUMULONIMBUS SIGNIFICANT LAYER |
| 4 | CUMULONIMBUS LAYER |
| 5 | CEILING |
| 6 | CLOUDS NOT DETECTED BELOW THE FOLLOWING HEIGHT(S) |
| 7 | LOW CLOUD |
| 8 | MIDDLE CLOUD |
| 9 | HIGH CLOUD |
| 10 | CLOUD LAYER WITH BASE BELOW AND TOP ABOVE THE STATION |
| 11 | CLOUD LAYER WITH BASE AND TOP BELOW THE STATION LEVEL |
| 20 | NO CLOUDS DETECTED BY THE CLOUD DETECTION SYSTEM |
| 21 | FIRST INSTRUMENT DETECTED CLOUD LAYER |
| 22 | SECOND INSTRUMENT DETECTED CLOUD LAYER |
| 23 | THIRD INSTRUMENT DETECTED CLOUD LAYER |
| 24 | FOURTH INSTRUMENT DETECTED CLOUD LAYER |
| 62 | VALUE NOT APPLICABLE |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008003 (VERTICAL SIGNIFICANCE (SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SURFACE |
| 1 | BASE OF SATELLITE SOUNDING |
| 2 | CLOUD TOP |
| 3 | TROPOPAUSE |
| 4 | PRECIPITABLE WATER |
| 5 | SOUNDING RADIANCES |
| 6 | MEAN TEMPERATURES |
| 7 | OZONE |
| 8 | LOW CLOUD |
| 9 | MED CLOUD |
| 10 | HIGH CLOUD |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008004 (PHASE OF AIRCRAFT FLIGHT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | UNSTEADY (UNS) |
| 3 | LEVEL FLIGHT, ROUTINE OBSERVATION (LVR) |
| 4 | LEVEL FLIGHT, HIGHEST WIND ENCOUNTERED (LVW) |
| 5 | ASCENDING (ASC) |
| 6 | DESCENDING (DES) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008005 (METEOROLOGICAL ATTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | STORM CENTRE |
| 2 | OUTER LIMIT OR EDGE OF STORM |
| 3 | LOCATION OF MAXIMUM WIND |
| 4 | LOCATION OF THE STORM IN THE PERTURBED ANALYSIS |
| 5 | LOCATION OF THE STORM IN THE ANALYSIS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 008006 (OZONE VERTICAL SOUNDING SIGNIFICANCE)
Total number of bits: 9| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | SURFACE |
| 2 | 128 | STANDARD LEVEL |
| 3 | 64 | TROPOPAUSE LEVEL |
| 4 | 32 | PROMINENT MAXIMUM LEVEL |
| 5 | 16 | PROMINENT MINIMUM LEVEL |
| 6 | 8 | MINIMUM PRESSURE LEVEL |
| 7 | 4 | RESERVED |
| 8 | 2 | LEVEL OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE |
Code table for element 008007 (DIMENSIONAL SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | POINT |
| 1 | LINE |
| 2 | AREA |
| 3 | VOLUME |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 008008 (RADIATION VERTICAL SOUNDING SIGNIFICANCE)
Total number of bits: 9| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | SURFACE |
| 2 | 128 | STANDARD LEVEL |
| 3 | 64 | TROPOPAUSE LEVEL |
| 4 | 32 | LEVEL OF BETA RADIATION MAXIMUM |
| 5 | 16 | LEVEL OF GAMMA RADIATION MAXIMUM |
| 6 | 8 | MINIMUM PRESSURE LEVEL |
| 7 | 4 | RESERVED |
| 8 | 2 | LEVEL OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE |
Code table for element 008009 (DETAILED PHASE OF FLIGHT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LEVEL FLIGHT, ROUTINE OBSERVATION, UNSTEADY |
| 1 | LEVEL FLIGHT, HIGHEST WIND ENCOUNTERED, UNSTEADY |
| 2 | UNSTEADY (UNS) |
| 3 | LEVEL FLIGHT, ROUTINE OBSERVATION (LVR) |
| 4 | LEVEL FLIGHT, HIGHEST WIND ENCOUNTERED (LVW) |
| 5 | ASCENDING (ASC) |
| 6 | DESCENDING (DES) |
| 7 | ASCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY TIME INCREMENTS |
| 8 | ASCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY TIME INCREMENTS, UNSTEADY |
| 9 | ASCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY PRESSURE INCREMENTS |
| 10 | ASCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY PRESSURE INCREMENTS, UNSTEADY |
| 11 | DESCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY TIME INCREMENTS |
| 12 | DESCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY TIME INCREMENTS, UNSTEADY |
| 13 | DESCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY PRESSURE INCREMENTS |
| 14 | DESCENDING, OBSERVATION INTERVALS SELECTED BY PRESSURE INCREMENTS, UNSTEADY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008010 (SURFACE QUALIFIER (TEMPERATURE DATA))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | BARE SOIL |
| 2 | BARE ROCK |
| 3 | LAND GRASS COVER |
| 4 | WATER (LAKE, SEA) |
| 5 | FLOOD WATER UNDERNEATH |
| 6 | SNOW |
| 7 | ICE |
| 8 | RUNWAY OR ROAD |
| 9 | SHIP OR PLATFORM DECK IN STEEL |
| 10 | SHIP OR PLATFORM DECK IN WOOD |
| 11 | SHIP OR PLATFORM DECK PARTLY COVERED WITH RUBBER MAT |
| 12 | BUILDING ROOF |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008011 (METEOROLOGICAL FEATURE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT AT THE SURFACE |
| 1 | QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE |
| 2 | WARM FRONT AT THE SURFACE |
| 3 | WARM FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE |
| 4 | COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE |
| 5 | COLD FRONT ABOVE THE SURFACE |
| 6 | OCCLUSION |
| 7 | INSTABILITY LINE |
| 8 | INTERTROPICAL FRONT |
| 9 | CONVERGENCE LINE |
| 10 | JET STREAM |
| 11 | CLOUD CLEAR |
| 12 | CLOUD |
| 13 | TURBULENCE |
| 14 | STORM |
| 15 | AIRFRAME ICING |
| 16 | PHENOMENON |
| 17 | VOLCANO |
| 18 | ATMOSPHERICS |
| 19 | RESERVED |
| 20 | SPECIAL CLOUDS |
| 21 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 22 | TROPICAL CYCLONE |
| 23 | MOUNTAIN WAVE |
| 24 | DUSTSTORM |
| 25 | SANDSTORM |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008012 (LAND/SEA QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LAND |
| 1 | SEA |
| 2 | COAST |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008013 (DAY/NIGHT QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIGHT |
| 1 | DAY |
| 2 | TWILIGHT |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008014 (QUALIFIER FOR RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 10-MINUTE MEAN VALUE - NORMAL VALUE |
| 1 | 10-MINUTE MEAN VALUE - ABOVE THE UPPER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENTS OF RVR (P) |
| 2 | 10-MINUTE MEAN VALUE - BELOW THE LOWER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENTS OF RVR (M) |
| 3 | ONE-MINUTE MINIMUM VALUE - NORMAL VALUE |
| 4 | ONE-MINUTE MINIMUM VALUE - ABOVE THE UPPER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENTS OF RVR (P) |
| 5 | ONE-MINUTE MINIMUM VALUE - BELOW THE LOWER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENTS OF RVR (M) |
| 6 | ONE-MINUTE MAXIMUM VALUE - NORMAL VALUE |
| 7 | ONE-MINUTE MAXIMUM VALUE - ABOVE THE UPPER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENTS OF RVR (P) |
| 8 | ONE-MINUTE MAXIMUM VALUE - BELOW THE LOWER LIMIT FOR ASSESSMENTS OF RVR (M) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008015 (SIGNIFICANT QUALIFIER FOR SENSOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SINGLE SENSOR |
| 1 | PRIMARY SENSOR |
| 2 | SECONDARY SENSOR (BACKUP) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008016 (CHANGE QUALIFIER OF A TREND-TYPE FORECAST OR AN AERODROME FORECAST)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOSIG |
| 1 | BECMG |
| 2 | TEMPO |
| 3 | FM |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008017 (QUALIFIER OF THE TIME WHEN THE FORECAST CHANGE IS EXPECTED)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | FM |
| 1 | TL |
| 2 | AT |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 008018 (SEAWINDS LAND/ICE SURFACE TYPE)
Total number of bits: 17| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65536 | LAND IS PRESENT |
| 2 | 32768 | SURFACE ICE MAP INDICATES ICE IS PRESENT |
| 11 | 64 | ICE MAP DATA NOT AVAILABLE |
| 12 | 32 | ATTENUATION MAP DATA NOT AVAILABLE |
Code table for element 008019 (QUALIFIER FOR FOLLOWING CENTRE IDENTIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | ATS (AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE) UNIT SERVING FIR (FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION) |
| 2 | FIR (FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION) |
| 3 | UIR (UPPER FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION) |
| 4 | CTA (CONTROL AREA) |
| 5 | VAAC (VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY CENTRE) |
| 6 | MWO (METEOROLOGICAL WATCH OFFICE) ISSUING SIGMET |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008021 (TIME SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | TIME SERIES |
| 2 | TIME AVERAGED (SEE NOTE 1) |
| 3 | ACCUMULATED |
| 4 | FORECAST |
| 5 | FORECAST TIME SERIES |
| 6 | FORECAST TIME AVERAGED |
| 7 | FORECAST ACCUMULATED |
| 8 | ENSEMBLE MEAN (SEE NOTE 2) |
| 9 | ENSEMBLE MEAN TIME SERIES |
| 10 | ENSEMBLE MEAN TIME AVERAGED |
| 11 | ENSEMBLE MEAN ACCUMULATED |
| 12 | ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST |
| 13 | ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST TIME SERIES |
| 14 | ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST TIME AVERAGED |
| 15 | ENSEMBLE MEAN FORECAST ACCUMULATED |
| 16 | ANALYSIS |
| 17 | START OF PHENOMENON |
| 18 | RADIOSONDE LAUNCH TIME |
| 19 | START OF ORBIT |
| 20 | END OF ORBIT |
| 21 | TIME OF ASCENDING NODE |
| 22 | TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF WIND SHIFT |
| 23 | MONITORING PERIOD |
| 24 | AGREED TIME LIMIT FOR REPORT RECEPTION |
| 25 | NOMINAL REPORTING TIME |
| 26 | TIME OF LAST KNOWN POSITION |
| 27 | FIRST GUESS |
| 28 | START OF SCAN |
| 29 | END OF SCAN OR TIME OF ENDING |
| 30 | TIME OF OCCURRENCE |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008023 (FIRST-ORDER STATISTICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | MAXIMUM VALUE |
| 3 | MINIMUM VALUE |
| 4 | MEAN VALUE |
| 5 | MEDIAN VALUE |
| 6 | MODAL VALUE |
| 7 | MEAN ABSOLUTE ERROR |
| 8 | RESERVED |
| 9 | BEST ESTIMATE OF STANDARD DEVIATION (N-1) |
| 10 | STANDARD DEVIATION (N) |
| 11 | HARMONIC MEAN |
| 12 | ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE VECTOR ERROR |
| 13 | ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE |
| 32 | VECTOR MEAN |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008024 (DIFFERENCE STATISTICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | OBSERVED MINUS MAXIMUM |
| 3 | OBSERVED MINUS MINIMUM |
| 4 | OBSERVED MINUS MEAN |
| 5 | OBSERVED MINUS MEDIAN |
| 6 | OBSERVED MINUS MODE |
| 11 | OBSERVED MINUS CLIMATOLOGY (ANOMALY) |
| 12 | OBSERVED MINUS ANALYSED VALUE |
| 13 | OBSERVED MINUS INITIALIZED ANALYSED VALUE |
| 14 | OBSERVED MINUS FORECAST VALUE |
| 21 | OBSERVED MINUS INTERPOLATED VALUE |
| 22 | OBSERVED MINUS HYDROSTATICALLY CALCULATED VALUE |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008025 (TIME DIFFERENCE QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATED (UTC) MINUS LOCAL STANDARD TIME (LST) |
| 1 | LOCAL STANDARD TIME |
| 2 | UNIVERSAL TIME COORDINATED (UTC) MINUS SATELLITE CLOCK |
| 5 | TIME DIFFERENCE FROM EDGE OF PROCESSING SEGMENT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008026 (MATRIX SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AVERAGING KERNEL MATRIX |
| 1 | CORRELATION MATRIX (C) |
| 2 | LOWER TRIANGULAR CORRELATION MATRIX SQUARE ROOT (L FROM C=LLT) |
| 3 | INVERSE OF LOWER TRIANGULAR CORRELATION MATRIX SQUARE ROOT (L-1) |
| 63 | MISSING OR UNDEFINED SIGNIFICANCE |
Code table for element 008029 (SURFACE TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OPEN OCEAN OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEA |
| 1 | ENCLOSED SEA OR LAKE |
| 2 | CONTINENTAL ICE |
| 3 | LAND |
| 4 | LOW INLAND (BELOW SEA LEVEL) |
| 5 | MIX OF LAND AND WATER |
| 6 | MIX OF LAND AND LOW INLAND |
| 11 | RIVER |
| 12 | LAKE |
| 13 | SEA |
| 14 | GLACIER |
| 15 | URBAN LAND |
| 16 | RURAL LAND |
| 17 | SUBURBAN LAND |
| 18 | SEA ICE |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008032 (STATUS OF OPERATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ROUTINE OPERATION |
| 1 | EVENT TRIGGERED BY STORM SURGE |
| 2 | EVENT TRIGGERED BY TSUNAMI |
| 3 | EVENT TRIGGERED MANUALLY |
| 4 | INSTALLATION TESTING |
| 5 | MAINTENANCE TESTING |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008033 (METHOD OF DERIVATION OF PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE CALCULATED USING CLOUD FRACTION |
| 2 | PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE CALCULATED USING STANDARD DEVIATION OF TEMPERATURE |
| 3 | PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE CALCULATED USING PROBABILITY OF CLOUD CONTAMINATION |
| 4 | PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE CALCULATED USING NORMALITY OF DISTRIBUTION |
| 127 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008034 (TEMPERATURE/SALINITY MEASUREMENT QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SECONDARY SAMPLING: AVERAGED |
| 1 | SECONDARY SAMPLING: DISCRETE |
| 2 | SECONDARY SAMPLING: MIXED |
| 3 | NEAR-SURFACE SAMPLING: AVERAGED, PUMPED |
| 4 | NEAR-SURFACE SAMPLING: AVERAGED, UNPUMPED |
| 5 | NEAR-SURFACE SAMPLING: DISCRETE, PUMPED |
| 6 | NEAR-SURFACE SAMPLING: DISCRETE, UNPUMPED |
| 7 | NEAR-SURFACE SAMPLING: MIXED, PUMPED |
| 8 | NEAR-SURFACE SAMPLING: MIXED, UNPUMPED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008035 (TYPE OF MONITORING EXERCISE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GLOBAL |
| 1 | REGIONAL |
| 2 | NATIONAL |
| 3 | SPECIAL |
| 4 | BILATERAL |
| 5 | RESERVED |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008036 (TYPE OF CENTRE OR STATION PERFORMING MONITORING)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WMO SECRETARIAT |
| 1 | WMO |
| 2 | RSMC |
| 3 | NMC |
| 4 | RTH |
| 5 | OBSERVING SITE |
| 6 | OTHER |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008037 (BASELINE CHECK SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MANUFACTURER’S BASELINE CHECK UNIT |
| 1 | WEATHER SCREEN |
| 2 | GRUAN STANDARD HUMIDITY CHAMBER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008038 (INSTRUMENT DATA SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | VERIFIED INSTRUMENT READING |
| 1 | REFERENCE INSTRUMENT READING |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008039 (TIME SIGNIFICANCE (AVIATION FORECAST))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ISSUE TIME OF FORECAST |
| 1 | TIME OF COMMENCEMENT OF PERIOD OF THE FORECAST |
| 2 | TIME OF ENDING OF PERIOD OF THE FORECAST |
| 3 | FORECAST TIME OF MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE |
| 4 | FORECAST TIME OF MINIMUM TEMPERATURE |
| 5 | TIME OF BEGINNING OF THE FORECAST CHANGE |
| 6 | TIME OF ENDING OF THE FORECAST CHANGE |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008040 (FLIGHT LEVEL SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HIGH-RESOLUTION DATA SAMPLE |
| 1 | WITHIN 20 HPA OF SURFACE |
| 2 | PRESSURE LESS THAN 10 HPA (I.E., 9, 8, 7, ETC.) WHEN NO OTHER REASON APPLIES |
| 3 | BASE PRESSURE LEVEL FOR STABILITY INDEX |
| 4 | BEGIN DOUBTFUL TEMPERATURE, HEIGHT DATA |
| 5 | BEGIN MISSING DATA (ALL ELEMENTS) |
| 6 | BEGIN MISSING RELATIVE HUMIDITY DATA |
| 7 | BEGIN MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA |
| 8 | HIGHEST LEVEL REACHED BEFORE BALLOON DESCENT BECAUSE OF ICING OR TURBULENCE |
| 9 | END DOUBTFUL TEMPERATURE, HEIGHT DATA |
| 10 | END MISSING DATA (ALL ELEMENTS) |
| 11 | END MISSING RELATIVE HUMIDITY DATA |
| 12 | END MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA |
| 13 | ZERO DEGREES CELSIUS CROSSING(S) FOR RADAT |
| 14 | STANDARD PRESSURE LEVEL |
| 15 | OPERATOR-ADDED LEVEL |
| 16 | OPERATOR-DELETED LEVEL |
| 17 | BALLOON RE-ASCENDED BEYOND PREVIOUS HIGHEST ASCENT LEVEL |
| 18 | SIGNIFICANT RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVEL |
| 19 | RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVEL SELECTION TERMINATED |
| 20 | SURFACE LEVEL |
| 21 | SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL |
| 22 | MANDATORY TEMPERATURE LEVEL |
| 23 | FLIGHT TERMINATION LEVEL |
| 24 | TROPOPAUSE(S) |
| 25 | AIRCRAFT REPORT |
| 26 | INTERPOLATED (GENERATED) LEVEL |
| 27 | MANDATORY WIND LEVEL |
| 28 | SIGNIFICANT WIND LEVEL |
| 29 | MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL |
| 30 | INCREMENTAL WIND LEVEL (FIXED REGIONAL) |
| 31 | INCREMENTAL HEIGHT LEVEL (GENERATED) |
| 32 | WIND TERMINATION LEVEL |
| 33 | PRESSURE 100 TO 110 HPA, WHEN NO OTHER REASON APPLIES |
| 34 | FREEZING LEVEL BASE |
| 35 | FREEZING LEVEL TOP |
| 36 | FLIGHT LEVEL BASE |
| 37 | FLIGHT LEVEL TOP |
| 38 | TOP OF WIND SOUNDING |
| 39 | BOTTOM OF WIND SOUNDING |
| 40 | SIGNIFICANT THERMODYNAMIC LEVEL (INVERSION) |
| 41 | SIGNIFICANT RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVEL (ACCORDING TO NCDC CRITERIA) |
| 42 | SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL (ACCORDING TO NCDC) |
| 43 | BEGIN MISSING WIND DATA |
| 44 | END MISSING WIND DATA |
| 60 | LEVEL OF 80-KNOT ISOTACH ABOVE JET |
| 61 | LEVEL OF 80-KNOT ISOTACH BELOW JET |
| 62 | OTHER |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008041 (DATA SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PARENT SITE |
| 1 | OBSERVATION SITE |
| 2 | BALLOON MANUFACTURE DATE |
| 3 | BALLOON LAUNCH POINT |
| 4 | SURFACE OBSERVATION |
| 5 | SURFACE OBSERVATION DISPLACEMENT FROM LAUNCH POINT |
| 6 | FLIGHT LEVEL OBSERVATION |
| 7 | FLIGHT LEVEL TERMINATION POINT |
| 8 | IFR CEILING AND VISIBILITY |
| 9 | MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION |
| 10 | STRONG SURFACE WIND |
| 11 | FREEZING LEVEL |
| 12 | MULTIPLE FREEZING LEVEL |
| 13 | INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURE DATE |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 008042 (EXTENDED VERTICAL SOUNDING SIGNIFICANCE)
Total number of bits: 18| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 131072 | SURFACE |
| 2 | 65536 | STANDARD LEVEL |
| 3 | 32768 | TROPOPAUSE LEVEL |
| 4 | 16384 | MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL |
| 5 | 8192 | SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL |
| 6 | 4096 | SIGNIFICANT HUMIDITY LEVEL |
| 7 | 2048 | SIGNIFICANT WIND LEVEL |
| 8 | 1024 | BEGINNING OF MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA |
| 9 | 512 | END OF MISSING TEMPERATURE DATA |
| 10 | 256 | BEGINNING OF MISSING HUMIDITY DATA |
| 11 | 128 | END OF MISSING HUMIDITY DATA |
| 12 | 64 | BEGINNING OF MISSING WIND DATA |
| 13 | 32 | END OF MISSING WIND DATA |
| 14 | 16 | TOP OF WIND SOUNDING |
| 15 | 8 | LEVEL DETERMINED BY REGIONAL DECISION |
| 16 | 4 | FREEZING LEVEL |
| 17 | 2 | PRESSURE LEVEL ORIGINALLY INDICATED BY HEIGHT AS THE VERTICAL COORDINATE |
Code table for element 008043 (ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL CONSTITUENT TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OZONE |
| 1 | WATER VAPOUR |
| 2 | METHANE |
| 3 | CARBON DIOXIDE |
| 4 | CARBON MONOXIDE |
| 5 | NITROGEN DIOXIDE |
| 6 | NITROUS OXIDE |
| 7 | FORMALDEHYDE |
| 8 | SULPHUR DIOXIDE |
| 25 | PARTICULATE MATTER < 1.0 MICRONS |
| 26 | PARTICULATE MATTER < 2.5 MICRONS |
| 27 | PARTICULATE MATTER < 10 MICRONS |
| 28 | AEROSOLS (GENERIC) |
| 29 | SMOKE (GENERIC) |
| 30 | CRUSTAL MATERIAL (GENERIC DUST) |
| 31 | VOLCANIC ASH |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008050 (QUALIFIER FOR NUMBER OF MISSING VALUES IN CALCULATION OF STATISTIC)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | PRESSURE |
| 2 | TEMPERATURE |
| 3 | EXTREME TEMPERATURE |
| 4 | VAPOUR PRESSURE |
| 5 | PRECIPITATION |
| 6 | SUNSHINE DURATION |
| 7 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE |
| 8 | MINIMUM TEMPERATURE |
| 9 | WIND |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008051 (QUALIFIER FOR NUMBER OF MISSING VALUES IN CALCULATION OF STATISTIC)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | PRESSURE |
| 2 | TEMPERATURE |
| 3 | EXTREME TEMPERATURE |
| 4 | VAPOUR PRESSURE |
| 5 | PRECIPITATION |
| 6 | SUNSHINE DURATION |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008052 (CONDITION FOR WHICH NUMBER OF DAYS OF OCCURRENCE FOLLOWS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MEAN WIND SPEED OVER A 10-MINUTE PERIOD OBSERVED OR RECORDED EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 10 M S-1 OR 20 KNOTS |
| 1 | MEAN WIND SPEED OVER A 10-MINUTE PERIOD OBSERVED OR RECORDED EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 20 M S-1 OR 40 KNOTS |
| 2 | MEAN WIND SPEED OVER A 10-MINUTE PERIOD OBSERVED OR RECORDED EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 30 M S-1 OR 60 KNOTS |
| 3 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 273.15 K |
| 4 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 298.15 K |
| 5 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 303.15 K |
| 6 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 308.15 K |
| 7 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 313.15 K |
| 8 | MINIMUM TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 273.15 K |
| 9 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 273.15 K |
| 10 | PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 1.0 KG M-2 |
| 11 | PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 5.0 KG M-2 |
| 12 | PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 10.0 KG M-2 |
| 13 | PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 50.0 KG M-2 |
| 14 | PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 100.0 KG M-2 |
| 15 | PRECIPITATION EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN 150.0 KG M-2 |
| 16 | SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.00 M |
| 17 | SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.01 M |
| 18 | SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.10 M |
| 19 | SNOW DEPTH MORE THAN 0.50 M |
| 20 | HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 50 M |
| 21 | HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 100 M |
| 22 | HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1000 M |
| 23 | HAIL |
| 24 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008053 (DAY OF OCCURRENCE QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | VALUE OCCURRED ON ONLY ONE DAY IN THE MONTH |
| 1 | VALUE OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE DAY IN THE MONTH |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008054 (QUALIFIER FOR WIND SPEED OR WIND GUSTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WIND SPEED OR GUST IS AS REPORTED |
| 1 | WIND SPEED IS GREATER THAN THAT REPORTED (P IN METAR/TAF/SPECI) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008060 (SAMPLE SCANNING MODE SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | RANGE |
| 2 | AZIMUTH |
| 3 | HORIZONTAL |
| 4 | VERTICAL |
| 5 | NORTH/SOUTH |
| 6 | EAST/WEST |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008065 (SUN-GLINT INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SUN-GLINT |
| 1 | SUN-GLINT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008066 (SEMI-TRANSPARENCY INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OPAQUE |
| 1 | SEMI-TRANSPARENT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008070 (VERTICAL SOUNDING PRODUCT QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | RESERVED |
| 2 | EARTH LOCATED INSTRUMENT COUNTS, CALIBRATION COEFFICIENTS AND HOUSEKEEPING (LEVEL 1B) |
| 3 | EARTH LOCATED CALIBRATED RADIANCES (LEVEL 1C) |
| 4 | MAPPED TO A COMMON FOOTPRINT, EARTH LOCATED CALIBRATED RADIANCES (LEVEL 1D) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008072 (PIXEL(S) TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MIXED |
| 1 | CLEAR |
| 2 | CLOUDY |
| 3 | PROBABLY CLEAR |
| 4 | PROBABLY CLOUDY |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008074 (ALTIMETER ECHO TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OPEN OCEAN OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEA |
| 1 | NON-OCEAN LIKE |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008075 (ASCENDING/DESCENDING ORBIT QUALIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ASCENDING ORBIT |
| 1 | DESCENDING ORBIT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008076 (TYPE OF BAND)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | KU |
| 1 | C |
| 2 | LONG-WAVE INFRARED |
| 3 | MEDIUM-WAVE INFRARED |
| 4 | SHORT-WAVE INFRARED |
| 5 | M |
| 6 | I |
| 7 | DAY/NIGHT |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008077 (RADIOMETER SENSED SURFACE TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LAND |
| 1 | SEA |
| 2 | COASTAL |
| 3 | OPEN OCEAN OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEA |
| 4 | ENCLOSED SEA OR LAKE |
| 5 | CONTINENTAL ICE |
| 127 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008079 (PRODUCT STATUS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NORMAL ISSUE |
| 1 | CORRECTION TO A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRODUCT (COR) |
| 2 | AMENDMENT TO A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRODUCT (AMD) |
| 3 | CORRECTION TO A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AMENDED PRODUCT (COR AMD) |
| 4 | CANCELLATION OF A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRODUCT (CNL) |
| 5 | NO PRODUCT AVAILABLE (NIL) |
| 6 | SPECIAL REPORT (SPECI) |
| 7 | CORRECTED SPECIAL REPORT (SPECI COR) |
| 15 | MISSING OR NOT APPLICABLE |
Code table for element 008080 (QUALIFIER FOR GTSPP QUALITY FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | TOTAL WATER PRESSURE PROFILE |
| 1 | TOTAL WATER TEMPERATURE PROFILE |
| 2 | TOTAL WATER SALINITY PROFILE |
| 3 | TOTAL WATER CONDUCTIVITY PROFILE |
| 4 | TOTAL WATER DEPTH |
| 10 | WATER PRESSURE AT A LEVEL |
| 11 | WATER TEMPERATURE AT A LEVEL |
| 12 | SALINITY AT A LEVEL |
| 13 | WATER DEPTH AT A LEVEL |
| 14 | SEA/WATER CURRENT SPEED AT A LEVEL |
| 15 | SEA/WATER CURRENT DIRECTION AT A LEVEL |
| 16 | DISSOLVED OXYGEN AT A LEVEL |
| 20 | POSITION |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008081 (TYPE OF EQUIPMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SENSOR |
| 1 | TRANSMITTER |
| 2 | RECEIVER |
| 3 | OBSERVING PLATFORM |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008082 (MODIFICATION OF SENSOR HEIGHT TO ANOTHER VALUE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SENSOR HEIGHT IS NOT MODIFIED |
| 1 | SENSOR HEIGHT IS MODIFIED TO STANDARD LEVEL |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 008083 (NOMINAL VALUE INDICATOR)
Total number of bits: 15| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16384 | ADJUSTED TO OR WITH RESPECT TO REPRESENTATIVE HEIGHT OF SENSOR ABOVE LOCAL GROUND (OR DECK OF MARINE PLATFORM) |
| 2 | 8192 | ADJUSTED TO OR WITH RESPECT TO REPRESENTATIVE HEIGHT OF SENSOR ABOVE WATER SURFACE |
| 3 | 4096 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO STANDARD SURFACE ROUGHNESS |
| 4 | 2048 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO WIND SPEED |
| 5 | 1024 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURE |
| 6 | 512 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO PRESSURE |
| 7 | 256 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO HUMIDITY |
| 8 | 128 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO EVAPORATION |
| 9 | 64 | ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO WETTING LOSSES |
Code table for element 008085 (BEAM IDENTIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | FORE BEAM |
| 1 | MID BEAM |
| 2 | AFT BEAM |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 008086 (VERTICAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR NWP)
Total number of bits: 12| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2048 | MODEL GROUND SURFACE |
| 2 | 1024 | STANDARD LEVEL |
| 3 | 512 | TROPOPAUSE LEVEL |
| 4 | 256 | MAXIMUM WIND LEVEL |
| 5 | 128 | SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE LEVEL |
| 6 | 64 | SIGNIFICANT HUMIDITY LEVEL |
| 7 | 32 | SIGNIFICANT WIND LEVEL |
| 8 | 16 | VERTICALLY INTERPOLATED LEVEL (THIS SHOULD BE SET TO 1 FOR POINTS ON THE VERTICAL PROFILE THAT FALL BETWEEN THE MODEL'S NATIVE VERTICAL LEVELS.) |
| 9 | 8 | VIRTUAL STATION HEIGHT |
| 10 | 4 | LEVEL OF BEST FIT |
| 11 | 2 | RESERVED |
Code table for element 008087 (CORNER POSITION OF OBSERVATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UPPER LEFT |
| 1 | UPPER RIGHT |
| 2 | LOWER RIGHT |
| 3 | LOWER LEFT |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008088 (MAP SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | TOP VIEW (GEOGRAPHICAL LONGITUDE ON X-AXIS AND LATITUDE ON Y-AXIS) |
| 1 | NORTH-SOUTH VIEW (TRANSECT WITH GEOGRAPHICAL LONGITUDE ON X-AXIS AND VERTICAL HEIGHT ON Y-AXIS) |
| 2 | EAST-WEST VIEW (TRANSECT WITH GEOGRAPHICAL LATITUDE ON X-AXIS AND VERTICAL HEIGHT ON Y-AXIS) |
| 63 | MISSING |
Code table for element 008091 (COORDINATES SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SATELLITE COORDINATES |
| 1 | OBSERVATION COORDINATES |
| 2 | START OF OBSERVATION |
| 3 | END OF OBSERVATION |
| 4 | HORIZONTAL CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF THE OBSERVATION |
| 5 | VERTICAL CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF THE OBSERVATION |
| 6 | TOP OF THE OBSERVATION |
| 7 | BOTTOM OF THE OBSERVATION |
| 8 | PROJECTION ORIGIN |
| 9 | COORDINATES OF TRUE SCALE |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008092 (MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY EXPRESSION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | STANDARD UNCERTAINTY |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 008093 (MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | TOTAL UNCERTAINTY |
| 1 | SYSTEMATIC COMPONENT OF UNCERTAINTY |
| 2 | RANDOM COMPONENT OF UNCERTAINTY |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 10 - Non-coordinate location (vertical) - code-flag tables
Code table for element 010063 (CHARACTERISTIC OF PRESSURE TENDENCY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INCREASING, THEN DECREASING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME OR HIGHER THAN THREE HOURS AGO |
| 1 | INCREASING, THEN STEADY; OR INCREASING, THEN INCREASING MORE SLOWLY |
| 2 | INCREASING (STEADILY OR UNSTEADILY) |
| 3 | DECREASING OR STEADY, THEN INCREASING; OR INCREASING, THEN INCREASING MORE RAPIDLY |
| 4 | STEADY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME AS THREE HOURS AGO |
| 5 | DECREASING, THEN INCREASING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THE SAME OR LOWER THAN THREE HOURS AGO |
| 6 | DECREASING, THEN STEADY; OR DECREASING, THEN DECREASING MORE SLOWLY |
| 7 | DECREASING (STEADILY OR UNSTEADILY) |
| 8 | STEADY OR INCREASING, THEN DECREASING; OR DECREASING, THEN DECREASING MORE RAPIDLY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 010064 (SIGMET CRUISING LEVEL)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SUBSONIC |
| 1 | TRANSONIC |
| 2 | SUPERSONIC |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 11 - Wind and turbulence - code-flag tables
Code table for element 011030 (EXTENDED DEGREE OF TURBULENCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIL |
| 1 | LIGHT |
| 2 | MODERATE |
| 3 | SEVERE |
| 4 | NIL |
| 5 | LIGHT |
| 6 | MODERATE |
| 7 | SEVERE |
| 8 | NIL |
| 9 | LIGHT |
| 10 | MODERATE |
| 11 | SEVERE |
| 12 | EXTREME, IN CLEAR AIR |
| 13 | EXTREME, IN CLOUD |
| 14 | EXTREME, CLOUD/CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED |
| 15 | LIGHT, ISOLATED MODERATE |
| 16 | LIGHT, OCCASIONAL MODERATE |
| 17 | LIGHT, FREQUENTLY MODERATE |
| 18 | MODERATE, ISOLATED SEVERE |
| 19 | MODERATE, OCCASIONAL SEVERE |
| 20 | MODERATE, FREQUENTLY SEVERE |
| 21 | SEVERE, ISOLATED EXTREME |
| 22 | SEVERE, OCCASIONAL EXTREME |
| 23 | SEVERE, FREQUENTLY EXTREME |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 011031 (DEGREE OF TURBULENCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIL |
| 1 | LIGHT |
| 2 | MODERATE |
| 3 | SEVERE |
| 4 | NIL |
| 5 | LIGHT |
| 6 | MODERATE |
| 7 | SEVERE |
| 8 | NIL |
| 9 | LIGHT |
| 10 | MODERATE |
| 11 | SEVERE |
| 12 | EXTREME, IN CLEAR AIR |
| 13 | EXTREME, IN CLOUD |
| 14 | EXTREME, CLOUD/CLEAR AIR NOT SPECIFIED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 011037 (TURBULENCE INDEX)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AVE < 0.1 |
| 1 | AVE < 0.1 |
| 2 | 0.1 =< AVE < 0.2 |
| 3 | AVE <0.1 |
| 4 | 0.1 =< AVE < 0.2 |
| 5 | 0.2 =< AVE < 0.3 |
| 6 | AVE < 0.1 |
| 7 | 0.1 =< AVE < 0.2 |
| 8 | 0.2 =< AVE < 0.3 |
| 9 | 0.3 =< AVE < 0.4 |
| 10 | AVE < 0.1 |
| 11 | 0.1 =< AVE < 0.2 |
| 12 | 0.2 =< AVE < 0.3 |
| 13 | 0.3 =< AVE < 0.4 |
| 14 | 0.4 =< AVE < 0.5 |
| 15 | AVE < 0.1 |
| 16 | 0.1 =< AVE < 0.2 |
| 17 | 0.2 =< AVE < 0.3 |
| 18 | 0.3 =< AVE < 0.4 |
| 19 | 0.4 =< AVE < 0.5 |
| 20 | 0.5 =< AVE < 0.8 |
| 21 | AVE < 0.1 |
| 22 | 0.1 =< AVE < 0.2 |
| 23 | 0.2 =< AVE < 0.3 |
| 24 | 0.3 =< AVE < 0.4 |
| 25 | 0.4 =< AVE < 0.5 |
| 26 | 0.5 =< AVE < 0.8 |
| 27 | 0.8 =< AVE |
| 28 | NIL |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 011038 (TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF PEAK EDDY DISSIPATION RATE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MIN < 1 |
| 1 | 1 =< MIN < 2 |
| 2 | 2 =< MIN < 3 |
| 3 | 3 =< MIN < 4 |
| 4 | 4 =< MIN < 5 |
| 5 | 5 =< MIN < 6 |
| 6 | 6 =< MIN < 7 |
| 7 | 7 =< MIN < 8 |
| 8 | 8 =< MIN < 9 |
| 9 | 9 =< MIN < 10 |
| 10 | 10 =< MIN < 11 |
| 11 | 11 =< MIN < 12 |
| 12 | 12 =< MIN < 13 |
| 13 | 13 =< MIN < 14 |
| 14 | 14 =< MIN < 15 |
| 15 | NO TIMING INFORMATION AVAILABLE |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 011039 (EXTENDED TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF PEAK EDDY DISSIPATION RATE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MIN < 1 |
| 1 | 1 =< MIN < 2 |
| 2 | 2 =< MIN < 3 |
| 3 | 3 =< MIN < 4 |
| 4 | 4 =< MIN < 5 |
| 5 | 5 =< MIN < 6 |
| 6 | 6 =< MIN < 7 |
| 7 | 7 =< MIN < 8 |
| 8 | 8 =< MIN < 9 |
| 9 | 9 =< MIN < 10 |
| 10 | 10 =< MIN < 11 |
| 11 | 11 =< MIN < 12 |
| 12 | 12 =< MIN < 13 |
| 13 | 13 =< MIN < 14 |
| 14 | 14 =< MIN < 15 |
| 60 | NO TIMING INFORMATION AVAILABLE |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 13 - Hydrographic and hydrological elements - code-flag tables
Code table for element 013038 (SUPERADIABATIC INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOT SUPERADIABATIC |
| 1 | SUPERADIABATIC |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 013039 (TERRAIN TYPE (ICE/SNOW))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SEA ICE |
| 1 | SNOW ON LAND |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 013040 (SURFACE FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LAND |
| 1 | RESERVED |
| 2 | NEAR COAST |
| 3 | ICE |
| 4 | POSSIBLE ICE |
| 5 | OCEAN |
| 6 | COAST |
| 7 | INLAND WATER |
| 8 | SNOW COVER |
| 9 | SEA ICE |
| 10 | STANDING WATER |
| 11 | SNOW |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 013041 (PASQUILL-GIFFORD STABILITY CATEGORY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | A |
| 2 | A - B |
| 3 | B |
| 4 | B - C |
| 5 | C |
| 6 | D |
| 7 | E |
| 8 | F |
| 9 | G |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 013051 (FREQUENCY GROUP, PRECIPITATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SMALLER THAN ANY VALUE IN THE 30-YEAR PERIOD |
| 1 | IN THE FIRST QUINTILE |
| 2 | IN THE SECOND QUINTILE |
| 3 | IN THE THIRD QUINTILE |
| 4 | IN THE FOURTH QUINTILE |
| 5 | IN THE FIFTH QUINTILE |
| 6 | GREATER THAN ANY VALUE IN THE 30-YEAR PERIOD |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 013056 (CHARACTER AND INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO PRECIPITATION |
| 1 | LIGHT INTERMITTENT |
| 2 | MODERATE INTERMITTENT |
| 3 | HEAVY INTERMITTENT |
| 4 | VERY HEAVY INTERMITTENT |
| 5 | LIGHT CONTINUOUS |
| 6 | MODERATE CONTINUOUS |
| 7 | HEAVY CONTINUOUS |
| 8 | VERY HEAVY CONTINUOUS |
| 9 | VARIABLE - ALTERNATIVELY LIGHT AND HEAVY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 013057 (TIME OF BEGINNING OR END OF PRECIPITATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO PRECIPITATION |
| 1 | WITHIN THE LAST HOUR |
| 2 | 1 TO 2 HOURS AGO |
| 3 | 2 TO 3 HOURS AGO |
| 4 | 3 TO 4 HOURS AGO |
| 5 | 4 TO 5 HOURS AGO |
| 6 | 5 TO 6 HOURS AGO |
| 7 | 6 TO 8 HOURS AGO |
| 8 | 8 TO 10 HOURS AGO |
| 9 | MORE THAN 10 HOURS AGO |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 15 - Physical/chemical constituents - code-flag tables
Code table for element 015025 (TYPE OF POLLUTANT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OZONE |
| 11 | FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (DIAMETER < 2.5 MICRONS) |
| 12 | FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (DIAMETER < 10 MICRONS) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 19 - Synoptic features - code-flag tables
Code table for element 019001 (TYPE OF SYNOPTIC FEATURE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DEPRESSION OR LOW (EXTRATROPLCAL) |
| 1 | TROPICAL DEPRESSION |
| 2 | TROPICAL STORM |
| 3 | SEVERE TROPICAL STORM |
| 4 | TYPHOON |
| 10 | DUST/SANDSTORM |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019008 (VERTICAL EXTENT OF CIRCULATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | SHALLOW (TOP OF CIRCULATION BELOW 700-HPA LEVEL) |
| 2 | MEDIUM (TOP BETWEEN 700-HPA AND 400-HPA LEVEL) |
| 3 | DEEP (TOP ABOVE 400-HPA LEVEL) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019010 (METHOD FOR TRACKING THE CENTRE OF SYNOPTIC FEATURE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | MINIMUM VALUE OF SEA LEVEL PRESSURE |
| 2 | MAXIMUM VALUE OF 850 HPA RELATIVE VORTICITY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019100 (TIME INTERVAL TO CALCULATE THE MOVEMENT OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 3 | DURING THE PRECEDING 15 MINUTES |
| 4 | DURING THE PRECEDING 30 MINUTES |
| 5 | DURING THE PRECEDING 1 HOUR |
| 6 | DURING THE PRECEDING 2 HOURS |
| 7 | DURING THE PRECEDING 3 HOURS |
| 8 | DURING THE PRECEDING 6 HOURS |
| 9 | DURING A PERIOD OF MORE THAN 6 HOURS |
| 10 | UNDETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019101 (ACCURACY OF THE POSITION OF THE CENTRE OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | EYE VISIBLE ON RADAR SCOPE, ACCURACY GOOD (WITHIN 10 KM) |
| 2 | EYE VISIBLE ON RADAR SCOPE, ACCURACY FAIR (WITHIN 30 KM) |
| 3 | EYE VISIBLE ON RADAR SCOPE, ACCURACY POOR (WITHIN 50 KM) |
| 4 | POSITION OF THE CENTRE WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY THE RADAR SCOPE, DETERMINATION BY MEANS OF THE SPIRAL-BAND OVERLAY, ACCURACY GOOD (WITHIN 10 KM) |
| 5 | POSITION OF THE CENTRE WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY THE RADAR SCOPE, DETERMINATION BY MEANS OF THE SPIRAL-BAND OVERLAY, ACCURACY FAIR (WITHIN 30 KM) |
| 6 | POSITION OF THE CENTRE WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY THE RADAR SCOPE, DETERMINATION BY MEANS OF THE SPIRAL-BAND OVERLAY, ACCURACY POOR (WITHIN 50 KM) |
| 7 | POSITION OF THE CENTRE OUTSIDE THE AREA COVERED BY THE RADAR SCOPE, EXTRAPOLATION BY MEANS OF THE SPIRAL-BAND OVERLAY |
| 10 | ACCURACY UNDETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019102 (SHAPE AND DEFINITION OF THE EYE OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CIRCULAR |
| 1 | ELLIPTICAL - THE MINOR AXIS IS AT LEAST 3/4 THE LENGTH OF THE MAJOR AXIS |
| 2 | ELLIPTICAL - THE MINOR AXIS IS LESS THAN 3/4 THE LENGTH OF THE MAJOR AXIS |
| 3 | APPARENT DOUBLE EYE |
| 4 | OTHER SHAPE |
| 5 | ILL DEFINED |
| 6 | UNDETERMINED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019103 (DIAMETER OF MAJOR AXIS OF THE EYE OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LESS THAN 5 KM |
| 1 | 5 TO LESS THAN 10 KM |
| 2 | 10 TO LESS THAN 15 KM |
| 3 | 15 TO LESS THAN 20 KM |
| 4 | 20 TO LESS THAN 25 KM |
| 5 | 25 TO LESS THAN 30 KM |
| 6 | 30 TO LESS THAN 35 KM |
| 7 | 35 TO LESS THAN 40 KM |
| 8 | 40 TO LESS THAN 50 KM |
| 9 | 50 KM AND GREATER |
| 10 | UNDETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019104 (CHANGE IN CHARACTER OF THE EYE DURING THE 30 MINUTES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | EYE HAS FIRST BECOME VISIBLE DURING THE PAST 30 MINUTES |
| 1 | NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE CHARACTERISTICS OR SIZE OF THE EYE |
| 2 | EYE HAS BECOME SMALLER WITH NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS |
| 3 | EYE HAS BECOME LARGER WITH NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS |
| 4 | EYE HAS BECOME LESS DISTINCT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN SIZE |
| 5 | EYE HAS BECOME LESS DISTINCT AND DECREASED IN SIZE |
| 6 | EYE HAS BECOME LESS DISTINCT AND INCREASED IN SIZE |
| 7 | EYE HAS BECOME MORE DISTINCT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN SIZE |
| 8 | EYE HAS BECOME MORE DISTINCT AND DECREASED IN SIZE |
| 9 | EYE HAS BECOME MORE DISTINCT AND INCREASED IN SIZE |
| 10 | CHANGE IN CHARACTER AND SIZE OF EYE CANNOT BE DETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019105 (DISTANCE BETWEEN THE END OF SPIRAL BAND AND THE CENTRE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 TO LESS THAN 100 KM |
| 1 | 100 TO LESS THAN 200 KM |
| 2 | 200 TO LESS THAN 300 KM |
| 3 | 300 TO LESS THAN 400 KM |
| 4 | 400 TO LESS THAN 500 KM |
| 5 | 500 TO LESS THAN 600 KM |
| 6 | 600 TO LESS THAN 800 KM |
| 7 | 800 KM OR MORE |
| 10 | DOUBTFUL OR UNDETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019107 (TIME INTERVAL OVER WHICH THE MOVEMENT OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE HAS BEEN CALCULATED)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LESS THAN 1 HOUR |
| 1 | 1 TO LESS THAN 2 HOURS |
| 2 | 2 TO LESS THAN 3 HOURS |
| 3 | 3 TO LESS THAN 6 HOURS |
| 4 | 6 TO LESS THAN 9 HOURS |
| 5 | 9 TO LESS THAN 12 HOURS |
| 6 | 12 TO LESS THAN 15 HOURS |
| 7 | 15 TO LESS THAN 18 HOURS |
| 8 | 18 TO LESS THAN 21 HOURS |
| 9 | 21 TO LESS THAN 30 HOURS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019108 (ACCURACY OF GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 10 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION |
| 1 | CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 20 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION |
| 2 | CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 50 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION |
| 3 | CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 100 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION |
| 4 | CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 200 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION |
| 5 | CYCLONE CENTRE WITHIN 300 KM OF THE TRANSMITTED POSITION |
| 6 | CYCLONE CENTRE UNDETERMINED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019109 (MEAN DIAMETER OF THE OVERCAST CLOUD OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LESS THAN 1° OF LATITUDE |
| 1 | 1° TO LESS THAN 2° OF LATITUDE |
| 2 | 2° TO LESS THAN 3° OF LATITUDE |
| 3 | 3° TO LESS THAN 4° OF LATITUDE |
| 4 | 4° TO LESS THAN 5° OF LATITUDE |
| 5 | 5° TO LESS THAN 6° OF LATITUDE |
| 6 | 6° TO LESS THAN 7° OF LATITUDE |
| 7 | 7° TO LESS THAN 8° OF LATITUDE |
| 8 | 8° TO LESS THAN 9° OF LATITUDE |
| 9 | 9° OF LATITUDE OR MORE |
| 10 | UNDETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019110 (APPARENT 24-HOUR CHANGE IN INTENSITY OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | MUCH WEAKENING |
| 1 | WEAKENING |
| 2 | NO CHANGE |
| 3 | INTENSIFICATION |
| 4 | STRONG INTENSIFICATION |
| 9 | NOT OBSERVED PREVIOUSLY |
| 10 | UNDETERMINED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019113 (CLOUD PATTERN TYPE OF THE DT-NUMBER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | CURVED BAND |
| 2 | SHEAR |
| 3 | EYE |
| 4 | BANDING EYE |
| 5 | CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST (CDO) |
| 6 | EMBEDDED CENTRE |
| 7 | CENTRE COLD COVER (CCC) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019117 (CLOUD PICTURE TYPE OF THE PT-NUMBER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | A (CURVED BAND) |
| 2 | B (CDO) |
| 3 | C (SHEAR) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 019119 (TYPE OF THE FINAL T-NUMBER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | DT-NUMBER |
| 2 | PT-NUMBER |
| 3 | MET-NUMBER |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 20 - Observed phenomena - code-flag tables
Code table for element 020003 (PRESENT WEATHER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLOUD DEVELOPMENT NOT OBSERVED OR NOT OBSERVABLE |
| 1 | CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OR BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED |
| 2 | STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED |
| 3 | CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING |
| 4 | VISIBILITY REDUCED BY SMOKE, E.G. VELDT OR FOREST FIRES, INDUSTRIAL SMOKE OR VOLCANIC ASHES |
| 5 | HAZE |
| 6 | WIDESPREAD DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, NOT RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 7 | DUST OR SAND RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE 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 |
| 8 | WELL-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 |
| 9 | DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, OR AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR |
| 10 | MIST |
| 11 | PATCHES |
| 12 | MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS |
| 13 | LIGHTNING VISIBLE, NO THUNDER HEARD |
| 14 | PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, NOT REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFACE OF THE SEA |
| 15 | PRECIPITATION 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 |
| 16 | PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFACE OF THE SEA, NEAR TO, BUT NOT AT THE STATION |
| 17 | THUNDERSTORM, BUT NO PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 18 | SQUALLS |
| 19 | FUNNEL CLOUD(S) |
| 20 | DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS |
| 21 | RAIN (NOT FREEZING) |
| 22 | SNOW |
| 23 | RAIN AND SNOW OR ICE PELLETS |
| 24 | FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN |
| 25 | SHOWER(S) OF RAIN |
| 26 | SHOWER(S) OF SNOW, OR OF RAIN AND SNOW |
| 27 | SHOWER(S) OF HAIL*, OR OF RAIN AND HAIL* |
| 28 | FOG OR ICE FOG |
| 29 | THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION) |
| 30 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 31 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 32 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 33 | SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 34 | SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 35 | SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM |
| 36 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE DRIFTING SNOW |
| 37 | HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW |
| 38 | SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW |
| 39 | HEAVY BLOWING SNOW |
| 40 | FOG OR ICE FOG AT A DISTANCE AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NOT AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR, THE FOG OR ICE FOG EXTENDING TO A LEVEL ABOVE THAT OF THE OBSERVER |
| 41 | FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES |
| 42 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE |
| 43 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE |
| 44 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE |
| 45 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE |
| 46 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE |
| 47 | FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE |
| 48 | FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY VISIBLE |
| 49 | FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY INVISIBLE |
| 50 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT |
| 51 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS |
| 52 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT |
| 53 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS |
| 54 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT |
| 55 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS |
| 56 | DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT |
| 57 | DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY (DENSE) |
| 58 | DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT |
| 59 | DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 60 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT |
| 61 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS |
| 62 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT |
| 63 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS |
| 64 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT |
| 65 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS |
| 66 | RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT |
| 67 | RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 68 | RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, SLIGHT |
| 69 | RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 70 | INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES |
| 71 | CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES |
| 72 | INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES |
| 73 | CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES |
| 74 | INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOWFLAKES |
| 75 | CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOWFLAKES |
| 76 | DIAMOND DUST (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG) |
| 77 | SNOW GRAINS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG) |
| 78 | ISOLATED STAR-LIKE SNOW CRYSTALS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG) |
| 79 | ICE PELLETS |
| 80 | RAIN SHOWER(S), SLIGHT |
| 81 | RAIN SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 82 | RAIN SHOWER(S), VIOLENT |
| 83 | SHOWER(S) OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, SLIGHT |
| 84 | SHOWER(S) OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 85 | SNOW SHOWER(S), SLIGHT |
| 86 | SNOW SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 87 | SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 88 | SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 89 | SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDER |
| 90 | SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDER |
| 91 | SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 92 | MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 93 | SLIGHT SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL* AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 94 | MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL* AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 95 | THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITHOUT HAIL*, BUT WITH RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 96 | THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH HAIL* AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 97 | THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITHOUT HAIL*, BUT WITH RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 98 | THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 99 | THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL* AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 100 | NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVED |
| 101 | CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OR BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED DURING THE PAST HOUR |
| 102 | STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED DURING THE PAST HOUR |
| 103 | CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING DURING THE PAST HOUR |
| 104 | HAZE OR SMOKE, OR DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, VISIBILITY EQUAL TO, OR GREATER THAN, 1 KM |
| 105 | HAZE OR SMOKE, OR DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 KM |
| 110 | MIST |
| 111 | DIAMOND DUST |
| 112 | DISTANT LIGHTNING |
| 118 | SQUALLS |
| 119 | RESERVED |
| 120 | FOG |
| 121 | PRECIPITATION |
| 122 | DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS |
| 123 | RAIN (NOT FREEZING) |
| 124 | SNOW |
| 125 | FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN |
| 126 | THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION) |
| 127 | BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND |
| 128 | BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND, VISIBILITY EQUAL TO, OR GREATER THAN, 1 KM |
| 129 | BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 KM |
| 130 | FOG |
| 131 | FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES |
| 132 | FOG OR ICE FOG, HAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE PAST HOUR |
| 133 | FOG OR ICE FOG, NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PAST HOUR |
| 134 | FOG OR ICE FOG, HAS BEGUN OR BECOME THICKER DURING THE PAST HOUR |
| 135 | FOG, DEPOSITING RIME |
| 140 | PRECIPITATION |
| 141 | PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE |
| 142 | PRECIPITATION, HEAVY |
| 143 | LIQUID PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE |
| 144 | LIQUID PRECIPITATION, HEAVY |
| 145 | SOLID PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE |
| 146 | SOLID PRECIPITATION, HEAVY |
| 147 | FREEZING PRECIPITATION, SLIGHT OR MODERATE |
| 148 | FREEZING PRECIPITATION, HEAVY |
| 149 | RESERVED |
| 150 | DRIZZLE |
| 151 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, SLIGHT |
| 152 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, MODERATE |
| 153 | DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, HEAVY |
| 154 | DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT |
| 155 | DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE |
| 156 | DRIZZLE, FREEZING, HEAVY |
| 157 | DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT |
| 158 | DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 159 | RESERVED |
| 160 | RAIN |
| 161 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, SLIGHT |
| 162 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, MODERATE |
| 163 | RAIN, NOT FREEZING, HEAVY |
| 164 | RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT |
| 165 | RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE |
| 166 | RAIN, FREEZING, HEAVY |
| 167 | RAIN (OR DRIZZLE) AND SNOW, SLIGHT |
| 168 | RAIN (OR DRIZZLE) AND SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY |
| 169 | RESERVED |
| 170 | SNOW |
| 171 | SNOW, SLIGHT |
| 172 | SNOW, MODERATE |
| 173 | SNOW, HEAVY |
| 174 | ICE PELLETS, SLIGHT |
| 175 | ICE PELLETS, MODERATE |
| 176 | ICE PELLETS, HEAVY |
| 177 | SNOW GRAINS |
| 178 | ICE CRYSTALS |
| 179 | RESERVED |
| 180 | SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION |
| 181 | RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, SLIGHT |
| 182 | RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, MODERATE |
| 183 | RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, HEAVY |
| 184 | RAIN SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT RAIN, VIOLENT |
| 185 | SNOW SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT SNOW, SLIGHT |
| 186 | SNOW SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT SNOW, MODERATE |
| 187 | SNOW SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT SNOW, HEAVY |
| 188 | RESERVED |
| 189 | HAIL |
| 190 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 191 | THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH NO PRECIPITATION |
| 192 | THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS |
| 193 | THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH HAIL |
| 194 | THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH NO PRECIPITATION |
| 195 | THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS |
| 196 | THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL |
| 199 | TORNADO |
| 204 | VOLCANIC ASH SUSPENDED IN THE AIR ALOFT |
| 205 | NOT USED |
| 206 | THICK DUST HAZE, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 KM |
| 207 | BLOWING SPRAY AT THE STATION |
| 208 | DRIFTING DUST (SAND) |
| 209 | WALL OF DUST OR SAND IN DISTANCE (LIKE HABOOB) |
| 210 | SNOW HAZE |
| 211 | WHITEOUT |
| 212 | NOT USED |
| 213 | LIGHTNING, CLOUD TO SURFACE |
| 217 | DRY THUNDERSTORM |
| 218 | NOT USED |
| 219 | TORNADO CLOUD (DESTRUCTIVE) AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 220 | DEPOSITION OF VOLCANIC ASH |
| 221 | DEPOSITION OF DUST OR SAND |
| 222 | DEPOSITION OF DEW |
| 223 | DEPOSITION OF WET SNOW |
| 224 | DEPOSITION OF SOFT RIME |
| 225 | DEPOSITION OF HARD RIME |
| 226 | DEPOSITION OF HOAR FROST |
| 227 | DEPOSITION OF GLAZE |
| 228 | DEPOSITION OF ICE CRUST (ICE SLICK) |
| 229 | NOT USED |
| 230 | DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITH TEMPERATURE BELOW 0 °C |
| 239 | BLOWING SNOW, IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SNOW IS FALLING OR NOT |
| 240 | NOT USED |
| 241 | FOG ON SEA |
| 242 | FOG IN VALLEYS |
| 243 | ARCTIC OR ANTARCTIC SEA SMOKE |
| 244 | STEAM FOG (SEA, LAKE OR RIVER) |
| 245 | STEAM LOG (LAND) |
| 246 | FOG OVER ICE OR SNOW COVER |
| 247 | DENSE FOG, VISIBILITY 60-90 M |
| 248 | DENSE FOG, VISIBILITY 30-60 M |
| 249 | DENSE FOG, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 30 M |
| 250 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - LESS THAN 0.10 MM H-1 |
| 251 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 0.10-0.19 MM H-1 |
| 252 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 0.20-0.39 MM H-1 |
| 253 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 0.40-0.79 MM H-1 |
| 254 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 0.80-1.59 MM H-1 |
| 255 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 1.60-3.19 MM H-1 |
| 256 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 3.20-6.39 MM H-1 |
| 257 | DRIZZLE, RATE OF FALL - 6.4 MM H-1 OR MORE |
| 258 | NOT USED |
| 259 | DRIZZLE AND SNOW |
| 260 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - LESS THAN 1.0 MM H-1 |
| 261 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 1.0-1.9 MM H-1 |
| 262 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 2.0-3.9 MM H-1 |
| 263 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 4.0-7.9 MM H-1 |
| 264 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 8.0-15.9 MM H-1 |
| 265 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 16.0-31.9 MM H-1 |
| 266 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 32.0-63.9 MM H-1 |
| 267 | RAIN, RATE OF FALL - 64.0 MM H-1 OR MORE |
| 270 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - LESS THAN 1.0 CM H-1 |
| 271 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 1.0-1.9 CM H-1 |
| 272 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 2.0-3.9 CM H-1 |
| 273 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 4.0-7.9 CM H-1 |
| 274 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 8.0-15.9 CM H-1 |
| 275 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 16.0-31.9 CM H-1 |
| 276 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 32.0-63.9 CM H-1 |
| 277 | SNOW, RATE OF FALL - 64.0 CM H-1 OR MORE |
| 278 | SNOW OR ICE CRYSTAL PRECIPITATION FROM A CLEAR SKY |
| 279 | WET SNOW, FREEZING ON CONTACT |
| 280 | PRECIPITATION OF RAIN |
| 281 | PRECIPITATION OF RAIN, FREEZING |
| 282 | PRECIPITATION OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 283 | PRECIPITATION OF SNOW |
| 284 | PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HALL |
| 285 | PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH RAIN |
| 286 | PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 287 | PRECIPITATION OF SNOW PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL, WITH SNOW |
| 288 | PRECIPITATION OF HAIL |
| 289 | PRECIPITATION OF HAIL, WITH RAIN |
| 290 | PRECIPITATION OF HALL, WITH RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 291 | PRECIPITATION OF HAIL, WITH SNOW |
| 292 | SHOWER(S) OR THUNDERSTORM OVER SEA |
| 293 | SHOWER(S) OR THUNDERSTORM OVER MOUNTAINS |
| 508 | NO SIGNIFICANT PHENOMENON TO REPORT, PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER OMITTED |
| 509 | NO OBSERVATION, DATA NOT AVAILABLE, PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER OMITTED |
| 510 | PRESENT AND PAST WEATHER MISSING, BUT EXPECTED |
| 511 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020004 (PAST WEATHER (1))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLOUD COVERING 1/2 OR LESS OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPROPRIATE PERIOD |
| 1 | CLOUD 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 |
| 2 | CLOUD COVERING MORE THAN 1/2 OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPROPRIATE PERIOD |
| 3 | SANDSTORM, DUSTSTORM OR BLOWING SNOW |
| 4 | FOG OR ICE FOG OR THICK HAZE |
| 5 | DRIZZLE |
| 6 | RAIN |
| 7 | SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 8 | SHOWER(S) |
| 9 | THUNDERSTORM(S) WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION |
| 10 | NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVED |
| 11 | VISIBILITY REDUCED (SEE NOTE) |
| 12 | BLOWING PHENOMENA, VISIBILITY REDUCED |
| 13 | FOG (SEE NOTE) |
| 14 | PRECIPITATION (SEE NOTE) |
| 15 | DRIZZLE |
| 16 | RAIN |
| 17 | SNOW OR ICE PELLETS |
| 18 | SHOWERS OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION |
| 19 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020005 (PAST WEATHER (2))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLOUD COVERING 1/2 OR LESS OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPROPRIATE PERIOD |
| 1 | CLOUD 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 |
| 2 | CLOUD COVERING MORE THAN 1/2 OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE APPROPRIATE PERIOD |
| 3 | SANDSTORM, DUSTSTORM OR BLOWING SNOW |
| 4 | FOG OR ICE FOG OR THICK HAZE |
| 5 | DRIZZLE |
| 6 | RAIN |
| 7 | SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED |
| 8 | SHOWER(S) |
| 9 | THUNDERSTORM(S) WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION |
| 10 | NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OBSERVED |
| 11 | VISIBILITY REDUCED (SEE NOTE) |
| 12 | BLOWING PHENOMENA, VISIBILITY REDUCED |
| 13 | FOG (SEE NOTE) |
| 14 | PRECIPITATION (SEE NOTE) |
| 15 | DRIZZLE |
| 16 | RAIN |
| 17 | SNOW OR ICE PELLETS |
| 18 | SHOWERS OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION |
| 19 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020006 (FLIGHT RULES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LOW INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES - CEILING < 500 FEET AND/OR VISIBILITY < 1 MILE |
| 1 | INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES - CEILING < 1000 FEET AND/OR VISIBILITY < 3 MILES |
| 2 | MARGINAL VISUAL FLIGHT RULES - 1000 FEET =< CEILING < 3000 FEET AND/OR 3 MILES =< VISIBILITY < 5 MILES |
| 3 | VISUAL FLIGHT RULES - CEILING >= 3000 FEET AND/OR VISIBILITY >= 5 MILES |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020008 (CLOUD DISTRIBUTION FOR AVIATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SKY CLEAR |
| 1 | FEW |
| 2 | SCATTERED |
| 3 | BROKEN |
| 4 | OVERCAST |
| 5 | RESERVED |
| 6 | SCATTERED/BROKEN |
| 7 | BROKEN/OVERCAST |
| 8 | ISOLATED |
| 9 | ISOLATED EMBEDDED |
| 10 | OCCASIONAL |
| 11 | OCCASIONAL EMBEDDED |
| 12 | FREQUENT |
| 13 | DENSE |
| 14 | LAYERS |
| 15 | OBSCURED (OBSC) |
| 16 | EMBEDDED (EMBD) |
| 17 | FREQUENT EMBEDDED |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020009 (GENERAL WEATHER INDICATOR (TAF/METAR))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | NSC NIL SIGNIFICANT CLOUD |
| 2 | CAVOK |
| 3 | SKC SKY CLEAR |
| 4 | NSW NIL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020011 (CLOUD AMOUNT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 OKTA OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO |
| 2 | 2 OKTAS |
| 3 | 3 OKTAS |
| 4 | 4 OKTAS |
| 5 | 5 OKTAS |
| 6 | 6 OKTAS |
| 7 | 7 OKTAS OR MORE, BUT NOT 8 OKTAS |
| 8 | 8 OKTAS |
| 9 | SKY OBSCURED BY FOG AND/OR OTHER METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA |
| 10 | SKY PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY FOG AND/OR OTHER METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA |
| 11 | SCATTERED |
| 12 | BROKEN |
| 13 | FEW |
| 14 | RESERVED |
| 15 | CLOUD COVER IS INDISCERNIBLE FOR REASONS OTHER THAN FOG OR OTHER METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, OR OBSERVATION IS NOT MADE |
Code table for element 020012 (CLOUD TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CIRRUS (CI) |
| 1 | CIRROCUMULUS (CC) |
| 2 | CIRROSTRATUS (CS) |
| 3 | ALTOCUMULUS (AC) |
| 4 | ALTOSTRATUS (AS) |
| 5 | NIMBOSTRATUS (NS) |
| 6 | STRATOCUMULUS (SC) |
| 7 | STRATUS (ST) |
| 8 | CUMULUS (CU) |
| 9 | CUMULONIMBUS (CB) |
| 10 | NO CH CLOUDS |
| 11 | CIRRUS FIBRATUS, SOMETIMES UNCINUS, NOT PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY |
| 12 | CIRRUS 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 |
| 13 | CIRRUS SPISSATUS CUMULONIMBOGENITUS |
| 14 | CIRRUS UNCINUS OR FIBRATUS, OR BOTH, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE |
| 15 | CIRRUS (OFTEN IN BANDS) AND CIRROSTRATUS, OR CIRROSTRATUS ALONE, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THEY GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE, BUT THE CONTINUOUS VEIL DOES NOT REACH 45 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON |
| 16 | CIRRUS (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 |
| 17 | CIRROSTRATUS COVERING THE WHOLE SKY |
| 18 | CIRROSTRATUS NOT PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY AND NOT ENTIRELY COVERING IT |
| 19 | CIRROCUMULUS ALONE, OR CIRROCUMULUS PREDOMINANT AMONG THE CH CLOUDS |
| 20 | NO CM CLOUDS |
| 21 | ALTOSTRATUS TRANSLUCIDUS |
| 22 | ALTOSTRATUS OPACUS OR NIMBOSTRATUS |
| 23 | ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS AT A SINGLE LEVEL |
| 24 | PATCHES (OFTEN LENTICULAR) OF ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS, CONTINUALLY CHANGING AND OCCURRING AT ONE OR MORE LEVELS |
| 25 | ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS IN BANDS, OR ONE OR MORE LAYERS OF ALTOCUMULUS TRANSLUCIDUS OR OPACUS, PROGRESSIVELY INVADING THE SKY; THESE ALTOCUMULUS CLOUDS GENERALLY THICKEN AS A WHOLE |
| 26 | ALTOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS (OR CUMULONIMBOGENITUS) |
| 27 | ALTOCUMULUS 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 |
| 28 | ALTOCUMULUS CASTELLANUS OR FLOCCUS |
| 29 | ALTOCUMULUS OF A CHAOTIC SKY, GENERALLY AT SEVERAL LEVELS |
| 30 | NO CL CLOUDS |
| 31 | CUMULUS HUMILIS OR CUMULUS FRACTUS OTHER THAN OF BAD WEATHER,* OR BOTH |
| 32 | CUMULUS MEDIOCRIS OR CONGESTUS, TOWERING CUMULUS (TCU), WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULUS OF SPECIES FRACTUS OR HUMILIS OR STRATOCUMULUS, ALL HAVING THEIR BASES AT THE SAME LEVEL |
| 33 | CUMULONIMBUS CALVUS, WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULUS, STRATOCUMULUS OR STRATUS |
| 34 | STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS |
| 35 | STRATOCUMULUS OTHER THAN STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS |
| 36 | STRATUS NEBULOSUS OR STRATUS FRACTUS OTHER THAN OF BAD WEATHER,* OR BOTH |
| 37 | STRATUS FRACTUS OR CUMULUS FRACTUS OF BAD WEATHER,* OR BOTH (PANNUS), USUALLY BELOW ALTOSTRATUS OR NIMBOSTRATUS |
| 38 | CUMULUS AND STRATOCUMULUS OTHER THAN STRATOCUMULUS CUMULOGENITUS, WITH BASES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS |
| 39 | CUMULONIMBUS CAPILLATUS (OFTEN WITH AN ANVIL), WITH OR WITHOUT CUMULONIMBUS CALVUS, CUMULUS, STRATOCUMULUS, STRATUS OR PANNUS |
| 40 | CH |
| 41 | CM |
| 42 | CL |
| 43 | CLEAR |
| 44 | LIQUID WATER |
| 45 | SUPERCOOLED LIQUID WATER |
| 46 | MIXED PHASE |
| 47 | OPTICALLY THICK ICE |
| 48 | OPTICALLY THIN ICE |
| 49 | MULTILAYERED ICE |
| 59 | CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDSTORM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA |
| 60 | CH CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, BLOWING DUST OR SAND, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA, OR BECAUSE OF A CONTINUOUS LAYER OF LOWER CLOUDS |
| 61 | CM CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, BLOWING DUST OR SAND, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA, OR BECAUSE OF CONTINUOUS LAYER OF LOWER CLOUDS |
| 62 | CL CLOUDS INVISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, BLOWING DUST OR SAND, OR OTHER SIMILAR PHENOMENA |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020017 (CLOUD TOP DESCRIPTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ISOLATED CLOUD FRAGMENTS OF CLOUDS |
| 1 | CONTINUOUS CLOUD |
| 2 | BROKEN CLOUD - SMALL BREAKS |
| 3 | BROKEN CLOUD - LARGE BREAKS |
| 4 | CONTINUOUS CLOUD |
| 5 | BROKEN CLOUD - SMALL BREAKS |
| 6 | BROKEN CLOUD - LARGE BREAKS |
| 7 | CONTINUOUS OR ALMOST CONTINUOUS WAVES WITH TOWERING CLOUDS ABOVE THE TOP OF THE LAYER |
| 8 | GROUPS OF WAVES WITH TOWERING CLOUDS ABOVE THE TOP OF THE LAYER |
| 9 | TWO OR MORE LAYERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020018 (TENDENCY OF RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INCREASING (U) |
| 1 | DECREASING (D) |
| 2 | NO DISTINCT CHANGE (N) |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 020021 (TYPE OF PRECIPITATION)
Total number of bits: 30| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 536870912 | PRECIPITATION - UNKNOWN TYPE |
| 2 | 268435456 | LIQUID PRECIPITATION NOT FREEZING |
| 3 | 134217728 | LIQUID FREEZING PRECIPITATION |
| 4 | 67108864 | DRIZZLE |
| 5 | 33554432 | RAIN |
| 6 | 16777216 | SOLID PRECIPITATION |
| 7 | 8388608 | SNOW |
| 8 | 4194304 | SNOW GRAINS |
| 9 | 2097152 | SNOW PELLETS |
| 10 | 1048576 | ICE PELLETS |
| 11 | 524288 | ICE CRYSTALS |
| 12 | 262144 | DIAMOND DUST |
| 13 | 131072 | SMALL HAIL |
| 14 | 65536 | HAIL |
| 15 | 32768 | GLAZE |
| 16 | 16384 | RIME |
| 17 | 8192 | SOFT RIME |
| 18 | 4096 | HARD RIME |
| 19 | 2048 | CLEAR ICE |
| 20 | 1024 | WET SNOW |
| 21 | 512 | HOAR FROST |
| 22 | 256 | DEW |
| 23 | 128 | WHITE DEW |
Code table for element 020022 (CHARACTER OF PRECIPITATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO PRECIPITATION |
| 1 | CONTINUOUS |
| 2 | INTERMITTENT |
| 3 | SHOWER |
| 4 | NOT REACHING GROUND |
| 5 | DEPOSITION |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 020023 (OTHER WEATHER PHENOMENA)
Total number of bits: 18| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 131072 | DUST/SAND WHIRL |
| 2 | 65536 | SQUALLS |
| 3 | 32768 | SANDSTORM |
| 4 | 16384 | DUSTSTORM |
| 5 | 8192 | LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO SURFACE |
| 6 | 4096 | LIGHTNING - CLOUD TO CLOUD |
| 7 | 2048 | LIGHTNING - DISTANT |
| 8 | 1024 | THUNDERSTORM |
| 9 | 512 | FUNNEL CLOUD NOT TOUCHING SURFACE |
| 10 | 256 | FUNNEL CLOUD TOUCHING SURFACE |
| 11 | 128 | SPRAY |
| 12 | 64 | WATERSPOUT |
| 13 | 32 | WIND SHEAR |
| 14 | 16 | DUST DEVILS |
Code table for element 020024 (INTENSITY OF PHENOMENA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO PHENOMENA |
| 1 | LIGHT |
| 2 | MODERATE |
| 3 | HEAVY |
| 4 | VIOLENT |
| 5 | SEVERE |
| 6 | VERY SEVERE |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 020025 (OBSCURATION)
Total number of bits: 21| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1048576 | FOG |
| 2 | 524288 | ICE FOG |
| 3 | 262144 | STEAM FOG |
| 7 | 16384 | MIST |
| 8 | 8192 | HAZE |
| 9 | 4096 | SMOKE |
| 10 | 2048 | VOLCANIC ASH |
| 11 | 1024 | DUST |
| 12 | 512 | SAND |
| 13 | 256 | SNOW |
| 14 | 128 | CLOUD |
| 15 | 64 | PRECIPITATION |
| 16 | 32 | IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SNOW IS FALLING OR NOT |
Code table for element 020026 (CHARACTER OF OBSCURATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO CHANGE |
| 1 | SHALLOW |
| 2 | PATCHES |
| 3 | PARTIAL |
| 4 | FREEZING |
| 5 | LOW DRIFTING |
| 6 | BLOWING |
| 7 | INCREASING |
| 8 | DECREASING |
| 9 | IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR |
| 10 | WALL |
| 11 | DENSE |
| 12 | WHITEOUT |
| 13 | DRIFTING AND BLOWING |
| 14 | RESERVED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 020027 (PHENOMENA OCCURRENCE)
Total number of bits: 9| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| 2 | 128 | IN PAST HOUR |
| 3 | 64 | IN TIME PERIOD FOR PAST WEATHER W1W2 |
| 4 | 32 | IN TIME PERIOD SPECIFIED |
| 5 | 16 | RESERVED |
| 6 | 8 | BELOW STATION LEVEL |
| 7 | 4 | AT THE STATION |
| 8 | 2 | IN THE VICINITY |
Code table for element 020028 (EXPECTED CHANGE IN INTENSITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO CHANGE (NC) |
| 1 | FORECAST TO WEAKEN (WKN) |
| 2 | FORECAST TO INTENSIFY (INTSF) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020029 (RAIN FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO RAIN |
| 1 | RAIN |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020032 (RATE OF ICE ACCRETION (ESTIMATED))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ICE NOT BUILDING UP |
| 1 | ICE BUILDING UP SLOWLY |
| 2 | ICE BUILDING UP RAPIDLY |
| 3 | ICE MELTING OR BREAKING UP SLOWLY |
| 4 | ICE MELTING OR BREAKING UP RAPIDLY |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 020033 (CAUSE OF ICE ACCRETION)
Total number of bits: 4| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ICING FROM OCEAN SPRAY |
| 2 | 4 | ICING FROM FOG |
| 3 | 2 | ICING FROM RAIN |
Code table for element 020034 (SEA ICE CONCENTRATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SEA ICE IN SIGHT |
| 1 | SHIP IN OPEN LEAD MORE THAN 1.0 NAUTICAL MILE WIDE, OR SHIP IN FAST ICE WITH BOUNDARY BEYOND LIMIT OF VISIBILITY |
| 2 | SEA ICE PRESENT IN CONCENTRATIONS LESS THAN 3/10 (3/8), OPEN WATER OR VERY OPEN PACK ICE |
| 3 | 4/10 TO 6/10 (3/8 TO LESS THAN 6/8), OPEN PACK ICE |
| 4 | 7/10 TO 8/10 (6/8 TO LESS THAN 7/8), CLOSE PACK ICE |
| 5 | 9/10 OR MORE, BUT NOT 10/10 (7/8 TO LESS THAN 8/8), VERY CLOSE PACK ICE |
| 6 | STRIPS AND PATCHES OF PACK ICE WITH OPEN WATER BETWEEN |
| 7 | STRIPS AND PATCHES OF CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE PACK ICE WITH AREAS OF LESSER CONCENTRATION BETWEEN |
| 8 | FAST ICE WITH OPEN WATER, VERY OPEN OR OPEN PACK ICE TO SEAWARD OF THE ICE BOUNDARY |
| 9 | FAST ICE WITH CLOSE OR VERY CLOSE PACK ICE TO SEAWARD OF THE BOUNDARY |
| 14 | UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS, LACK OF VISIBILITY, OR BECAUSE SHIP IS MORE THAN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE AWAY FROM ICE EDGE |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020035 (AMOUNT AND TYPE OF ICE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO ICE OF LAND ORIGIN |
| 1 | 1-5 ICEBERGS, NO GROWLERS OR BERGY BITS |
| 2 | 6-10 ICEBERGS, NO GROWLERS OR BERGY BITS |
| 3 | 11-20 ICEBERGS, NO GROWLERS OR BERGY BITS |
| 4 | UP TO AND INCLUDING 10 GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS - NO ICEBERGS |
| 5 | MORE THAN 10 GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS - NO ICEBERGS |
| 6 | 1-5 ICEBERGS, WITH GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS |
| 7 | 6-10 ICEBERGS, WITH GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS |
| 8 | 11-20 ICEBERGS, WITH GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS |
| 9 | MORE THAN 20 ICEBERGS, WITH GROWLERS AND BERGY BITS - A MAJOR HAZARD TO NAVIGATION |
| 14 | UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS, LACK OF VISIBILITY OR BECAUSE ONLY SEA ICE IS VISIBLE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020036 (ICE SITUATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SHIP IN OPEN WATER WITH FLOATING ICE IN SIGHT |
| 1 | SHIP IN EASILY PENETRABLE ICE; CONDITIONS IMPROVING |
| 2 | SHIP IN EASILY PENETRABLE ICE; CONDITIONS NOT CHANGING |
| 3 | SHIP IN EASILY PENETRABLE ICE; CONDITIONS WORSENING |
| 4 | SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE; CONDITIONS IMPROVING |
| 5 | SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE; CONDITIONS NOT CHANGING |
| 6 | SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE AND CONDITIONS WORSENING. ICE FORMING AND FLOES FREEZING TOGETHER |
| 7 | SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE AND CONDITIONS WORSENING. ICE UNDER SLIGHT PRESSURE |
| 8 | SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE AND CONDITIONS WORSENING. ICE UNDER MODERATE OR SEVERE PRESSURE |
| 9 | SHIP IN ICE DIFFICULT TO PENETRATE AND CONDITIONS WORSENING. SHIP BESET |
| 30 | UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS OR LACK OF VISIBILITY |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020037 (ICE DEVELOPMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NEW ICE ONLY (FRAZIL ICE, GREASE ICE, SLUSH, SHUGA) |
| 1 | NILAS OR ICE RIND, LESS THAN 10 CM THICK |
| 2 | YOUNG ICE (GREY ICE, GREY-WHITE ICE), 10-30 CM THICK |
| 3 | PREDOMINANTLY NEW AND/OR YOUNG ICE WITH SOME FIRST-YEAR ICE |
| 4 | PREDOMINANTLY THIN FIRST-YEAR ICE WITH SOME NEW AND/OR YOUNG ICE |
| 5 | ALL THIN FIRST-YEAR ICE (30-70 CM THICK) |
| 6 | PREDOMINANTLY MEDIUM FIRST-YEAR ICE (70-120 CM THICK) AND THICK FIRST-YEAR ICE (>120 CM THICK) WITH SOME THINNER (YOUNGER) FIRST-YEAR ICE |
| 7 | ALL MEDIUM AND THICK FIRST-YEAR ICE |
| 8 | PREDOMINANTLY MEDIUM AND THICK FIRST-YEAR ICE WITH SOME OLD ICE (USUALLY MORE THAN 2 METRES THICK) |
| 9 | PREDOMINANTLY OLD ICE |
| 30 | UNABLE TO REPORT, BECAUSE OF DARKNESS, LACK OF VISIBILITY OR BECAUSE ONLY ICE OF LAND ORIGIN IS VISIBLE OR BECAUSE SHIP IS MORE THAN 0.5 NAUTICAL MILE AWAY FROM ICE EDGE |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020040 (EVOLUTION OF DRIFT SNOW)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DRIFT SNOW ENDED BEFORE THE HOUR OF OBSERVATION |
| 1 | INTENSITY DIMINISHING |
| 2 | NO CHANGE |
| 3 | INTENSITY INCREASING |
| 4 | CONTINUES, APART FROM INTERRUPTION LASTING LESS THAN 30 MINUTES |
| 5 | GENERAL DRIFT SNOW HAS BECOME DRIFT SNOW NEAR THE GROUND |
| 6 | DRIFT SNOW NEAR THE GROUND HAS BECOME GENERAL DRIFT SNOW |
| 7 | DRIFT SNOW HAS STARTED AGAIN AFTER AN INTERRUPTION OF MORE THAN 30 MINUTES |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020041 (AIRFRAME ICING)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO ICING |
| 1 | LIGHT ICING |
| 2 | LIGHT ICING IN CLOUD |
| 3 | LIGHT ICING IN PRECIPITATION |
| 4 | MODERATE ICING |
| 5 | MODERATE ICING IN CLOUD |
| 6 | MODERATE ICING IN PRECIPITATION |
| 7 | SEVERE ICING |
| 8 | SEVERE ICING IN CLOUD |
| 9 | SEVERE ICING IN PRECIPITATION |
| 10 | TRACE OF ICING |
| 11 | TRACE OF ICING IN CLOUD |
| 12 | TRACE OF ICING IN PRECIPITATION |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020042 (AIRFRAME ICING PRESENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO ICING |
| 1 | ICING PRESENT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020045 (SUPERCOOLED LARGE DROPLET (SLD) CONDITIONS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SLD CONDITIONS PRESENT |
| 1 | SLD CONDITIONS PRESENT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020048 (EVOLUTION OF FEATURE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | STABILITY |
| 1 | DIMINUTION |
| 2 | INTENSIFICATION |
| 3 | UNKNOWN |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020050 (CLOUD INDEX)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | 1ST LOW CLOUD |
| 2 | 2ND LOW CLOUD |
| 3 | 3RD LOW CLOUD |
| 4 | 1ST MEDIUM CLOUD |
| 5 | 2ND MEDIUM CLOUD |
| 6 | 3RD MEDIUM CLOUD |
| 7 | 1ST HIGH CLOUD |
| 8 | 2ND HIGH CLOUD |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020055 (STATE OF SKY IN THE TROPICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CUMULUS, 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 |
| 1 | CUMULUS 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 |
| 2 | SWELLING 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 |
| 3 | SWELLING 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 |
| 4 | SWELLING CUMULUS WITH TOWERS HAVING A PRONOUNCED TILT IN AN UPWIND DIRECTION; VERTICAL CLOUD THICKNESS IS MORE THAN ONE AND A HALF TIMES THAT OF ITS AVERAGE WIDTH |
| 5 | TALL 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 |
| 6 | ISOLATED 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 |
| 7 | NUMEROUS 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 |
| 8 | CONTINUOUS 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 |
| 9 | CONTINUOUS 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 |
| 10 | STATE OF SKY UNKNOWN OR NOT DESCRIBED BY ANY OF THE ABOVE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020056 (CLOUD PHASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNKNOWN |
| 1 | WATER |
| 2 | ICE |
| 3 | MIXED |
| 4 | CLEAR |
| 5 | SUPERCOOLED LIQUID WATER |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020062 (STATE OF THE GROUND (WITH OR WITHOUT SNOW))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SURFACE OF GROUND DRY (WITHOUT CRACKS AND NO APPRECIABLE AMOUNT OF DUST OR LOOSE SAND) |
| 1 | SURFACE OF GROUND MOIST |
| 2 | SURFACE OF GROUND WET (STANDING WATER IN SMALL OR LARGE POOLS ON SURFACE) |
| 3 | FLOODED |
| 4 | SURFACE OF GROUND FROZEN |
| 5 | GLAZE ON GROUND |
| 6 | LOOSE DRY DUST OR SAND NOT COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY |
| 7 | THIN COVER OF LOOSE DRY DUST OR SAND COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY |
| 8 | MODERATE OR THICK COVER OF LOOSE DRY DUST OR SAND COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY |
| 9 | EXTREMELY DRY WITH CRACKS |
| 10 | GROUND PREDOMINANTLY COVERED BY ICE |
| 11 | COMPACT OR WET SNOW (WITH OR WITHOUT ICE) COVERING LESS THAN ONE HALF OF THE GROUND |
| 12 | COMPACT OR WET SNOW (WITH OR WITHOUT ICE) COVERING AT LEAST ONE HALF OF THE GROUND BUT GROUND NOT COMPLETELY COVERED |
| 13 | EVEN LAYER OF COMPACT OR WET SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY |
| 14 | UNEVEN LAYER OF COMPACT OR WET SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY |
| 15 | LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING LESS THAN ONE HALF OF THE GROUND |
| 16 | LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING AT LEAST ONE HALF OF THE GROUND BUT GROUND NOT COMPLETELY COVERED |
| 17 | EVEN LAYER OF LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY |
| 18 | UNEVEN LAYER OF LOOSE DRY SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY |
| 19 | SNOW COVERING GROUND COMPLETELY; DEEP DRIFTS |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020063 (SPECIAL PHENOMENA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | HIGHEST WIND SPEED GUSTS GREATER THAN 11.5 M/S |
| 2 | HIGHEST MEAN WIND SPEED GREATER THAN 17.5 M/S |
| 7 | VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 100 000 M |
| 10 | MIRAGE - NO SPECIFICATION |
| 11 | MIRAGE - IMAGE OF DISTANT OBJECT RAISED (LOOMING) |
| 13 | MIRAGE - INVERTED IMAGE OF DISTANT OBJECT |
| 14 | MIRAGE - COMPLEX, MULTIPLE IMAGES OF DISTANT OBJECT (IMAGES NOT INVERTED) |
| 15 | MIRAGE - COMPLEX, MULTIPLE IMAGES OF DISTANT OBJECT (SOME IMAGES BEING INVERTED) |
| 16 | MIRAGE - SUN OR MOON SEEN APPRECIABLY DISTORTED |
| 17 | MIRAGE - SUN VISIBLE, ALTHOUGH ASTRONOMICALLY BELOW THE HORIZON |
| 18 | MIRAGE - MOON VISIBLE, ALTHOUGH ASTRONOMICALLY BELOW THE HORIZON |
| 19 | RESERVED |
| 20 | DAY DARKNESS, BAD, WORST IN DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 21 | DAY DARKNESS, VERY BAD, WORST IN DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 22 | DAY DARKNESS, BLACK, WORST IN DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 31 | SLIGHT COLORATION OF CLOUDS AT SUNRISE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 32 | DEEP-RED COLORATION OF CLOUDS AT SUNRISE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 33 | SLIGHT COLORATION OF CLOUDS AT SUNSET ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 34 | DEEP-RED COLORATION OF CLOUDS AT SUNSET ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 35 | CONVERGENCE OF CH CLOUDS AT A POINT BELOW 45° FORMING OR INCREASING AND ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 36 | CONVERGENCE OF CH CLOUDS AT A POINT ABOVE 45° ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 37 | CONVERGENCE OF CH CLOUDS AT A POINT BELOW 45° DISSOLVING OR DIMINISHING AND ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 38 | CONVERGENCE OF CH CLOUDS AT A POINT ABOVE 45° ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE |
| 39 | RESERVED |
| 40 | HOAR FROST ON HORIZONTAL SURFACES |
| 41 | HOAR FROST ON HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SURFACES |
| 42 | PRECIPITATION CONTAINING SAND OR DESERT DUST |
| 43 | PRECIPITATION CONTAINING VOLCANIC ASH |
| 50 | CALM OR LIGHT WIND FOLLOWED BY A SQUALL |
| 51 | CALM OR LIGHT WIND FOLLOWED BY A SUCCESSION OF SQUALLS |
| 52 | GUSTY WEATHER FOLLOWED BY A SQUALL |
| 53 | GUSTY WEATHER FOLLOWED BY A SUCCESSION OF SQUALLS |
| 54 | SQUALL FOLLOWED BY GUSTY WEATHER |
| 55 | GENERAL GUSTY WEATHER WITH SQUALL AT INTERVALS |
| 56 | SQUALL APPROACHING STATION |
| 57 | LINE SQUALL |
| 58 | SQUALL WITH DRIFTING OR BLOWING DUST OR SAND |
| 59 | LINE SQUALL WITH DRIFTING OR BLOWING DUST OR SAND |
| 60 | TEMPERATURE STEADY |
| 61 | TEMPERATURE FALLING, WITHOUT GOING BELOW 0°C |
| 62 | TEMPERATURE RISING, WITHOUT GOING ABOVE 0°C |
| 63 | TEMPERATURE FALLING TO A VALUE BELOW 0°C |
| 64 | TEMPERATURE RISING TO A VALUE ABOVE 0°C |
| 65 | IRREGULAR VARIATION, OSCILLATIONS OF TEMPERATURE PASSING THROUGH 0°C |
| 66 | IRREGULAR VARIATION, OSCILLATIONS OF TEMPERATURE NOT PASSING THROUGH 0°C |
| 67 | VARIATION OF TEMPERATURE NOT OBSERVED |
| 68 | NOT ALLOCATED |
| 69 | VARIATION OF TEMPERATURE UNKNOWN OWING TO LACK OF THERMOGRAPH |
| 70 | VISIBILITY HAS NOT VARIED (SUN* VISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 71 | VISIBILITY HAS NOT VARIED (SUN* INVISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 72 | VISIBILITY HAS INCREASED (SUN* VISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 73 | VISIBILITY HAS INCREASED (SUN* INVISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 74 | VISIBILITY HAS DECREASED (SUN* VISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 75 | VISIBILITY HAS DECREASED (SUN* INVISIBLE) TOWARDS DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 76 | FOG COMING FROM DIRECTION SPECIFIED |
| 77 | FOG HAS LIFTED, WITHOUT DISSIPATING |
| 78 | FOG HAS DISPERSED WITHOUT REGARD TO DIRECTION |
| 79 | MOVING PATCHES OR BANKS OF FOG |
| 80 | BROCKEN SPECTRE |
| 81 | RAINBOW |
| 82 | SOLAR OR LUNAR HALO |
| 83 | PARHELIA OR ANTHELIA |
| 84 | SUN PILLAR |
| 85 | CORONA |
| 86 | TWILIGHT GLOW |
| 87 | TWILIGHT GLOW ON THE MOUNTAINS (ALPENGLüHEN) |
| 88 | MIRAGE |
| 89 | ZODIACAL LIGHT |
| 90 | ST ELMO'S FIRE |
| 1023 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020071 (ACCURACY OF FIX AND RATE OF ATMOSPHERICS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO ASSESSMENT |
| 1 | LESS THAN 50 KM |
| 2 | BETWEEN 50 AND 200 KM |
| 3 | MORE THAN 200 KM |
| 4 | LESS THAN 50 KM |
| 5 | BETWEEN 50 AND 200 KM |
| 6 | MORE THAN 200 KM |
| 7 | LESS THAN 50 KM |
| 8 | BETWEEN 50 AND 200 KM |
| 9 | MORE THAN 200 KM |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020085 (GENERAL CONDITION OF RUNWAY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLEARED (CLRD//) |
| 1 | ALL RUNWAYS CLOSED (SNOCLO) |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020086 (RUNWAY DEPOSITS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLEAR AND DRY |
| 1 | DAMP |
| 2 | WET WITH WATER PATCHES |
| 3 | RIME AND FROST COVERED (DEPTH NORMALLY LESS THAN 1 MM) |
| 4 | DRY SNOW |
| 5 | WET SNOW |
| 6 | SLUSH |
| 7 | ICE |
| 8 | COMPACTED OR ROLLED SNOW |
| 9 | FROZEN RUTS OR RIDGES |
| 15 | MISSING OR NOT REPORTED (E.G. DUE TO RUNWAY CLEARANCE IN PROGRESS) |
Code table for element 020087 (RUNWAY CONTAMINATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | LESS THAN 10% OF RUNWAY COVERED |
| 2 | 11% TO 25% OF RUNWAY COVERED |
| 5 | 26% TO 50% OF RUNWAY COVERED |
| 9 | 51% TO 100% OF RUNWAY COVERED |
| 15 | MISSING OR NOT REPORTED (E.G. DUE TO RUNWAY CLEARANCE IN PROGRESS) |
Code table for element 020089 (RUNWAY FRICTION COEFFICIENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0.00 |
| 1 | 0.01 |
| 89 | 0.89 |
| 90 | 0.90 |
| 91 | BRAKING ACTION POOR |
| 92 | BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM TO POOR |
| 93 | BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM |
| 94 | BRAKING ACTION MEDIUM TO GOOD |
| 95 | BRAKING ACTION GOOD |
| 99 | UNRELIABLE |
| 127 | MISSING, NOT REPORTED AND/OR RUNWAY NOT OPERATIONAL |
Code table for element 020090 (SPECIAL CLOUDS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | NACREOUS CLOUDS |
| 2 | NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS |
| 3 | CLOUDS FROM WATERFALLS |
| 4 | CLOUDS FROM FIRES |
| 5 | CLOUDS FROM VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020101 (LOCUST (ACRIDIAN) NAME)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA |
| 2 | LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA |
| 3 | NOMADACRIS SEPTEMFASCIATA |
| 4 | OEDALEUS SENEGALENSIS |
| 5 | ANRACRIDIUM SPP |
| 6 | OTHER LOCUSTS |
| 7 | OTHER GRASSHOPPERS |
| 8 | OTHER CRICKETS |
| 9 | SPODOPTERA EXEMPTA |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020102 (LOCUST (MATURITY) COLOUR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GREEN |
| 1 | GREEN OR BLACK |
| 2 | BLACK |
| 3 | YELLOW AND BLACK |
| 4 | STRAW/GREY |
| 5 | PINK |
| 6 | DARK RED/BROWN |
| 7 | MIXED RED AND YELLOW |
| 8 | YELLOW |
| 9 | OTHER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020103 (STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OF LOCUSTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 1 |
| 1 | HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 2 OR MIXED 1, 2 INSTARS (STAGES) |
| 2 | HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 3 OR MIXED 2, 3 INSTARS |
| 3 | HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 4 OR MIXED 3, 4 INSTARS |
| 4 | HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE 5 OR MIXED 4, 5 INSTARS |
| 5 | HOPPERS (NYMPHS, LARVAE), STAGE MIXED, ALL OR MANY INSTARS |
| 6 | FLEDGLINGS (WINGS TOO SOFT FOR SUSTAINED FLIGHT) |
| 7 | IMMATURE ADULTS |
| 8 | MIXED MATURITY ADULTS |
| 9 | MATURE ADULTS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020104 (ORGANIZATION STATE OF SWARM OR BAND OF LOCUSTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HOPPERS ONLY, MAINLY IN BANDS OR CLUSTERS |
| 1 | WINGED ADULTS IN THE VICINITY MORE THAN 10 KILOMETRES FROM POINT OF OBSERVATION |
| 2 | LOCUSTS IN FLIGHT, A FEW SEEN AT THE STATION |
| 3 | LOCUSTS AT THE STATION, MOST OF THEM ON THE GROUND |
| 4 | LOCUSTS, SOME ON GROUND AND OTHERS IN FLIGHT AT A HEIGHT LESS THAN 10 METRES |
| 5 | LOCUSTS, SOME ON GROUND AND OTHERS IN FLIGHT AT A HEIGHT GREATER THAN 10 METRES |
| 6 | LOCUSTS, MOST IN FLIGHT AT A HEIGHT LESS THAN 10 METRES |
| 7 | LOCUSTS, MOST IN FLIGHT AT A HEIGHT GREATER THAN 10 METRES |
| 8 | LOCUSTS, ALL OVER INFLICTING SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEGETATION, NO EXTERMINATION OPERATION |
| 9 | LOCUSTS, ALL OVER INFLICTING SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEGETATION, EXTERMINATION OPERATION IN PROGRESS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020105 (SIZE OF SWARM OR BAND OF LOCUSTS AND DURATION OF PASSAGE OF SWARM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SMALL SWARM LESS THAN 1 KM2 OR ADULTS IN GROUND, TENS OR HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE LESS THAN 1 HOUR AGO |
| 1 | SMALL SWARM LESS THAN 1 KM2 OR ADULTS IN GROUND, TENS OR HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE 1 TO 6 HOURS AGO |
| 2 | SMALL SWARM LESS THAN 1 KM2 OR ADULTS IN GROUND, TENS OR HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE OVER 6 HOURS AGO |
| 3 | MEDIUM SWARM OR SCATTERED ADULTS, SEVERAL VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE LESS THAN 1 HOUR AGO |
| 4 | MEDIUM SWARM OR SCATTERED ADULTS, SEVERAL VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE 1 TO 6 HOURS AGO |
| 5 | MEDIUM SWARM OR SCATTERED ADULTS, SEVERAL VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE OVER 6 HOURS AGO |
| 6 | LARGE SWARM OR ISOLATED ADULTS, SEEN SINGLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE LESS THAN 1 HOUR AGO |
| 7 | LARGE SWARM OR ISOLATED ADULTS, SEEN SINGLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE 1 TO 6 HOURS AGO |
| 8 | LARGE SWARM OR ISOLATED ADULTS, SEEN SINGLY, DURATION OF PASSAGE OVER 6 HOURS AGO |
| 9 | MORE THAN ONE SWARM OF LOCUSTS |
| 10 | SIZE OF SWARM AND/OR DURATION OF PASSAGE NOT DETERMINED OWING TO DARKNESS OR SIMILAR PHENOMENA |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020106 (LOCUST POPULATION DENSITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | THIN DENSITY SWARM (SWARM VISIBLE ONLY WHEN NEAR ENOUGH FOR INDIVIDUAL LOCUSTS TO BE DISCERNED) |
| 2 | MEDIUM DENSITY SWARM |
| 3 | DENSE SWARM (OBSCURING NEARBY FEATURES, E.G. TREES) |
| 4 | ISOLATED HOPPERS SEEN SINGLY |
| 5 | SCATTERED HOPPERS, SEVERAL VISIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020107 (DIRECTION OF MOVEMENTS OF LOCUST SWARM)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION NE |
| 2 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION E |
| 3 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION SE |
| 4 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION S |
| 5 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION SW |
| 6 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION W |
| 7 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION NW |
| 8 | GENERALLY IN THE DIRECTION N |
| 9 | SPECIFIC DIRECTION INDETERMINABLE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020108 (EXTENT OF VEGETATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | BARE GROUND |
| 1 | DRY, PRESENCE OF FEW AND ISOLATED SHRUBS |
| 2 | SPARSE VEGETATION (SPROUTING) |
| 3 | DENSE VEGETATION (SPROUTING) |
| 4 | SPARSE VEGETATION (GROWING) |
| 5 | DENSE VEGETATION (GROWING) |
| 6 | SPARSE VEGETATION IN FLOWER |
| 7 | DENSE VEGETATION IN FLOWER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020119 (LIGHTNING DISCHARGE POLARITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOT DEFINED |
| 1 | POSITIVE |
| 2 | NEGATIVE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020124 (LIGHTNING STROKE OR FLASH)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOT DEFINED |
| 1 | LIGHTNING STROKE |
| 2 | LIGHTNING FLASH, BY MANUAL OBSERVATION, OR IF EQUIPMENT INSENSITIVE TO STROKE RESOLUTION |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020136 (SUPPLEMENTARY CLOUD TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ISOLATED CUMULUS HUMILIS AND/OR CUMULUS MEDIOCRIS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 1 | NUMEROUS CUMULUS HUMILIS AND/OR CUMULUS MEDIOCRIS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 2 | ISOLATED CUMULUS CONGESTUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 3 | NUMEROUS CUMULUS CONGESTUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 4 | ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 5 | NUMEROUS CUMULONIMBUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 6 | ISOLATED CUMULUS AND CUMULONIMBUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 7 | NUMEROUS CUMULUS AND CUMULONIMBUS OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 10 | RESERVED |
| 11 | ISOLATED OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS, PILEUS, INCUS, FORMING |
| 12 | ISOLATED OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS, PILEUS, INCUS, NOT CHANGING |
| 13 | ISOLATED OROGRAPHIC CLOUDS, PILEUS, INCUS, DISSOLVING |
| 14 | IRREGULAR BANKS OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., FORMING |
| 15 | IRREGULAR BANKS OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., NOT CHANGING |
| 16 | IRREGULAR BANKS OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., DISSOLVING |
| 17 | COMPACT LAYER OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., FORMING |
| 18 | COMPACT LAYER OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., NOT CHANGING |
| 19 | COMPACT LAYER OF OROGRAPHIC CLOUD, FöHN BANK, ETC., DISSOLVING |
| 20 | ALL MOUNTAINS OPEN, ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF CLOUD PRESENT |
| 21 | MOUNTAINS PARTLY COVERED WITH DETACHED CLOUDS (NOT MORE THAN HALF THE PEAKS CAN BE SEEN) |
| 22 | ALL MOUNTAIN SLOPES COVERED, PEAKS AND PASSES FREE |
| 23 | MOUNTAINS OPEN ON OBSERVER’S SIDE (ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF CLOUD PRESENT), BUT A CONTINUOUS WALL OF CLOUD ON THE OTHER SIDE |
| 24 | CLOUDS LOW ABOVE THE MOUNTAINS, BUT ALL SLOPES AND MOUNTAINS OPEN (ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF CLOUD ON THE SLOPES) |
| 25 | CLOUDS LOW ABOVE THE MOUNTAINS, PEAKS PARTLY COVERED BY PRECIPITATION TRAILS OR CLOUDS |
| 26 | ALL PEAKS COVERED BUT PASSES OPEN, SLOPES EITHER OPEN OR COVERED |
| 27 | MOUNTAINS GENERALLY COVERED BUT SOME PEAKS FREE, SLOPES WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY COVERED |
| 28 | ALL PEAKS, PASSES AND SLOPES COVERED |
| 29 | MOUNTAINS CANNOT BE SEEN OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, SNOWSTORM, PRECIPITATION, ETC. |
| 35 | NON-PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS |
| 36 | PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS COVERING LESS THAN 1/8 OF THE SKY |
| 37 | PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS COVERING 1/8 OF THE SKY |
| 38 | PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS COVERING 2/8 OF THE SKY |
| 39 | PERSISTENT CONDENSATION TRAILS COVERING 3/8 OR MORE OF THE SKY |
| 40 | NO CLOUD OR MIST OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 41 | MIST, CLEAR ABOVE OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 42 | FOG PATCHES OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 43 | LAYER OF SLIGHT FOG OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 44 | LAYER OF THICK FOG OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 45 | SOME ISOLATED CLOUDS OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 46 | ISOLATED CLOUDS AND FOG BELOW OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 47 | MANY ISOLATED CLOUDS OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 48 | SEA OF CLOUDS OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 49 | BAD VISIBILITY OBSCURING THE DOWNWARD VIEW OBSERVED FROM A HIGHER LEVEL |
| 511 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020137 (EVOLUTION OF CLOUDS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO CHANGE |
| 1 | CUMULIFICATION |
| 2 | SLOW ELEVATION |
| 3 | RAPID ELEVATION |
| 4 | ELEVATION AND STRATIFICATION |
| 5 | SLOW LOWERING |
| 6 | RAPID LOWERING |
| 7 | STRATIFICATION |
| 8 | STRATIFICATION AND LOWERING |
| 9 | RAPID CHANGE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 020138 (ROAD SURFACE CONDITION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2048 | PROCESSING EQUIPMENT NOT WORKING |
| 2 | 1024 | EQUIPMENT FAILED |
| 3 | 512 | PRF CODE CHANGED DURING IMAGE GENERATION |
| 4 | 256 | SAMPLING WINDOW CHANGED DURING IMAGE GENERATION |
| 5 | 128 | GAIN CHANGED DURING IMAGE GENERATION |
| 6 | 64 | CHIRP REPLICA EXCEEDS SPECIFIED VALUE |
| 7 | 32 | INPUT DATA MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION OF IN-PHASE AND QUADRATURE OUT OF RANGE |
| 8 | 16 | DOPPLER CENTROID CONFIDENCE > MMCC VALUE |
| 9 | 8 | DOPPLER CENTROID ABSOLUTE VALUE > PRF/2 |
| 10 | 4 | DOPPLER AMBIGUITY CONFIDENCE < MMCC VALUE |
| 11 | 2 | OUTPUT DATA MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION =< MMCC VALUE |
Flag table for element 021067 (WIND PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA)
Total number of bits: 13| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4096 | NO FOREBEAM CALCULATION |
| 2 | 2048 | NO MIDBEAM CALCULATION |
| 3 | 1024 | NO AFTBEAM CALCULATION |
| 4 | 512 | FOREBEAM ARCING DETECTED |
| 5 | 256 | MIDBEAM ARCING DETECTED |
| 6 | 128 | AFTBEAM ARCING DETECTED |
| 7 | 64 | ANY BEAM NOISE CONTENT ABOVE OR EQUAL TO THRESHOLD |
| 8 | 32 | LAND (ANY LAND IN CELL FOOTPRINT) |
| 9 | 16 | AUTONOMOUS AMBIGUITY REMOVAL NOT USED |
| 10 | 8 | METEOROLOGICAL BACKGROUND NOT USED |
| 11 | 4 | MINIMUM RESIDUAL EXCEEDED THRESHOLD |
| 12 | 2 | FRAME CHECKSUM ERROR DETECTED |
Flag table for element 021068 (RADAR ALTIMETER PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA)
Total number of bits: 8| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | STANDARD DEVIATION OF WIND SPEED OUTSIDE MMCC LIMIT |
| 2 | 64 | STANDARD DEVIATION OF SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT OUTSIDE MMCC LIMIT |
| 3 | 32 | STANDARD DEVIATION OF ALTITUDE OUTSIDE MMCC LIMIT |
| 4 | 16 | MEAN PEAKINESS OUTSIDE MMCC LIMIT |
| 5 | 8 | FRAME CHECKSUM ERROR DETECTED |
| 6 | 4 | HEIGHT-TIME LOOP TIME CONSTANT CORRECTION NOT PERFORMED |
| 7 | 2 | NOT ENOUGH MEASUREMENTS (N < 10) |
Flag table for element 021069 (SST PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA)
Total number of bits: 10| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 512 | 12.0 µM CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA |
| 2 | 256 | 11.0 µM CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA |
| 3 | 128 | 3.7 µM CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA |
| 4 | 64 | 1.6 µM CHANNEL PRESENT IN SOURCE DATA |
| 5 | 32 | CLOUD IDENTIFICATION USED 1.6 µM HISTOGRAM REFLECTANCE CLOUD TEST |
| 6 | 16 | 1.6 µM HISTOGRAM REFLECTANCE CLOUD TEST USED DYNAMIC THRESHOLD |
| 7 | 8 | SUN GLINT DETECTED BY 1.6 µM REFLECTANCE CLOUD TEST |
| 8 | 4 | 3.7 µM CHANNEL USED IN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE RETRIEVAL |
| 9 | 2 | SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE DERIVATION USED DAYTIME DATA (NIGHT-TIME IF ZERO) |
Flag table for element 021070 (SST PRODUCT CONFIDENCE DATA (SADIST-2))
Total number of bits: 23| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4194304 | CELL 1: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 2 | 2097152 | CELL 2: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 3 | 1048576 | CELL 3: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 4 | 524288 | CELL 4: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 5 | 262144 | CELL 5: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 6 | 131072 | CELL 6: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 7 | 65536 | CELL 7: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 8 | 32768 | CELL 8: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 9 | 16384 | CELL 9: NADIR-ONLY VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 10 | 8192 | CELL 1: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 11 | 4096 | CELL 2: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 12 | 2048 | CELL 3: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 13 | 1024 | CELL 4: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 14 | 512 | CELL 5: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 15 | 256 | CELL 6: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 16 | 128 | CELL 7: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 17 | 64 | CELL 8: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 18 | 32 | CELL 9: DUAL VIEW SST USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL |
| 19 | 16 | NADIR VIEW CONTAINS DAY-TIME DATA (NIGHT IF ZERO) |
| 20 | 8 | FORWARD VIEW CONTAINS DAY-TIME DATA (NIGHT IF ZERO) |
| 21 | 4 | RECORD CONTAINS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INSTRUMENT SCANS ACQUIRED WHEN ERS PLATFORM NOT IN YAW-STEERING MODE |
| 22 | 2 | RECORD CONTAINS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INSTRUMENT SCANS FOR 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | HEIGHT ERROR CORRECTION APPLIED INSTEAD OF OPEN LOOP CALIBRATION |
| 2 | 4 | MICROWAVE SOUNDER USED FOR TROPOSPHERE CORRECTION |
| 3 | 2 | AGC 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | BLANK DATA RECORD |
| 2 | 128 | TEST |
| 3 | 64 | CALIBRATION (CLOSED LOOP) |
| 4 | 32 | BITE |
| 5 | 16 | ACQUISITION ON ICE |
| 6 | 8 | ACQUISITION ON OCEAN |
| 7 | 4 | TRACKING ON ICE |
| 8 | 2 | TRACKING ON OCEAN |
Code table for element 021076 (REPRESENTATION OF INTENSITIES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LINEAR |
| 1 | LOGARITHMIC (BASE E) |
| 2 | LOGARITHMIC (BASE 10) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 021109 (SEAWINDS WIND VECTOR CELL QUALITY)
Total number of bits: 17| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65536 | NOT ENOUGH GOOD SIGMA-0 AVAILABLE FOR WIND RETRIEVAL |
| 2 | 32768 | POOR AZIMUTH DIVERSITY AMONG SIGMA-0 FOR WIND RETRIEVAL |
| 8 | 512 | SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER LAND |
| 9 | 256 | SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER ICE |
| 10 | 128 | WIND RETRIEVAL NOT PERFORMED FOR WIND VECTOR CELL |
| 11 | 64 | REPORTED WIND SPEED IS GREATER THAN 30 M S-1 |
| 12 | 32 | REPORTED WIND SPEED IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 3 M S-1 |
Flag table for element 021115 (SEAWINDS SIGMA-0 QUALITY)
Total number of bits: 17| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65536 | SIGMA-0 MEASUREMENT IS NOT USABLE |
| 2 | 32768 | SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO IS LOW |
| 3 | 16384 | SIGMA-0 IS NEGATIVE |
| 4 | 8192 | SIGMA-0 IS OUTSIDE OF ACCEPTABLE RANGE |
| 5 | 4096 | SCATTEROMETER PULSE QUALITY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE |
| 6 | 2048 | SIGMA-0 CELL LOCATION ALGORITHM DOES NOT CONVERGE |
| 7 | 1024 | FREQUENCY SHIFT LIES BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE X FACTOR TABLE |
| 8 | 512 | SPACECRAFT TEMPERATURE IS BEYOND CALIBRATION COEFFICIENT RANGE |
| 9 | 256 | NO APPLICABLE ALTITUDE RECORDS WERE FOUND FOR THIS SIGMA-0 |
| 10 | 128 | INTERPOLATED 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65536 | CALIBRATION/MEASUREMENT PULSE FLAG (1) |
| 2 | 32768 | CALIBRATION/MEASUREMENT PULSE FLAG (2) |
| 3 | 16384 | OUTER ANTENNA BEAM |
| 4 | 8192 | SIGMA-0 CELL IS AFT OF SPACECRAFT |
| 5 | 4096 | CURRENT MODE (1) |
| 6 | 2048 | CURRENT MODE (2) |
| 7 | 1024 | EFFECTIVE GATE WIDTH - SLICE RESOLUTION (1) |
| 8 | 512 | EFFECTIVE GATE WIDTH - SLICE RESOLUTION (2) |
| 9 | 256 | EFFECTIVE GATE WIDTH - SLICE RESOLUTION (3) |
| 10 | 128 | LOW RESOLUTION MODE - WHOLE PULSE DATA |
| 11 | 64 | SCATTEROMETER ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEM B |
| 12 | 32 | ALTERNATE SPIN RATE - 19.8 RPM |
| 13 | 16 | RECEIVER PROTECTION ON |
| 14 | 8 | SLICES PER COMPOSITE FLAG (1) |
| 15 | 4 | SLICES PER COMPOSITE FLAG (2) |
| 16 | 2 | SLICES PER COMPOSITE FLAG (3) |
Code table for element 021119 (WIND SCATTEROMETER GEOPHYSICAL MODEL FUNCTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | SASS |
| 2 | SASS2 |
| 3 | NSCAT0 |
| 4 | NSCAT1 |
| 5 | NSCAT2 |
| 6 | QSCAT0 |
| 7 | QSCAT1 |
| 31 | CMOD1 |
| 32 | CMOD2 |
| 33 | CMOD3 |
| 34 | CMOD4 |
| 35 | CMOD5 |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 021144 (ALTIMETER RAIN FLAG)
Total number of bits: 2| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | RAIN |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | NON SHORT SCALE VARIATION |
| 2 | 128 | SHORT SCALE VARIATION |
Code table for element 021150 (BEAM CO-LOCATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DATA FROM SINGLE GROUND STATION (NO CO-LOCATION) |
| 1 | DATA FROM MULTIPLE GROUND STATION (CO-LOCATED DATA) |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 021155 (WIND VECTOR CELL QUALITY)
Total number of bits: 24| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8388608 | NOT ENOUGH GOOD SIGMA-0 AVAILABLE FOR WIND RETRIEVAL |
| 2 | 4194304 | POOR AZIMUTH DIVERSITY AMONG SIGMA-0 FOR WIND RETRIEVAL |
| 3 | 2097152 | ANY BEAM NOISE CONTENT ABOVE THRESHOLD |
| 4 | 1048576 | PRODUCT MONITORING NOT USED |
| 5 | 524288 | PRODUCT MONITORING FLAG |
| 6 | 262144 | KNMI QUALITY CONTROL FAILS |
| 7 | 131072 | VARIATIONAL QUALITY CONTROL FAILS |
| 8 | 65536 | SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER LAND |
| 9 | 32768 | SOME PORTION OF WIND VECTOR CELL IS OVER ICE |
| 10 | 16384 | WIND RETRIEVAL NOT PERFORMED FOR WIND VECTOR CELL |
| 11 | 8192 | REPORTED WIND SPEED IS GREATER THAN 30 M/S |
| 12 | 4096 | REPORTED WIND SPEED IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 3 M/S |
| 13 | 2048 | RAIN FLAG FOR THE WIND VECTOR CELL IS NOT USABLE |
| 14 | 1024 | RAIN FLAG ALGORITHM DETECTS RAIN |
| 15 | 512 | NO METEOROLOGICAL BACKGROUND USED |
| 16 | 256 | DATA ARE REDUNDANT |
Code table for element 021158 (ASCAT KP ESTIMATE QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ACCEPTABLE |
| 1 | NOT ACCEPTABLE |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 021159 (ASCAT SIGMA-0 USABILITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD |
| 1 | USABLE |
| 2 | BAD |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 021169 (ICE PRESENCE INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO ICE PRESENT |
| 1 | ICE PRESENT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 22 - Oceanographic elements - code-flag tables
Code table for element 022056 (DIRECTION OF PROFILE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UPWARDS PROFILE |
| 1 | DOWNWARDS PROFILE |
| 2 | HORIZONTAL |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022060 (LAGRANGIAN DRIFTER DROGUE STATUS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DROGUE IS DETACHED |
| 1 | DROGUE IS ATTACHED |
| 2 | DROGUE STATUS UNKNOWN |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022061 (STATE OF THE SEA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CALM (GLASSY) |
| 1 | CALM (RIPPLED) |
| 2 | SMOOTH (WAVELETS) |
| 3 | SLIGHT |
| 4 | MODERATE |
| 5 | ROUGH |
| 6 | VERY ROUGH |
| 7 | HIGH |
| 8 | VERY HIGH |
| 9 | PHENOMENAL |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022067 (INSTRUMENT TYPE FOR WATER TEMPERATURE/SALINITY PROFILE MEASUREMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | SIPPICAN T-4 |
| 2 | SIPPICAN T-4 |
| 11 | SIPPICAN T-5 |
| 21 | SIPPICAN FAST DEEP |
| 31 | SIPPICAN T-6 |
| 32 | SIPPICAN T-6 |
| 41 | SIPPICAN T-7 |
| 42 | SIPPICAN T-7 |
| 51 | SIPPICAN DEEP BLUE |
| 52 | SIPPICAN DEEP BLUE |
| 61 | SIPPICAN T-10 |
| 71 | SIPPICAN T-11 |
| 81 | SIPPICAN AXBT (300 M PROBES) |
| 201 | TSK T-4 |
| 202 | TSK T-4 |
| 211 | TSK T-6 |
| 212 | TSK T-6 |
| 221 | TSK T-7 |
| 222 | TSK T-7 |
| 231 | TSK T-5 |
| 241 | TSK T-10 |
| 251 | TSK DEEP BLUE |
| 252 | TSK DEEP BLUE |
| 261 | TSK AXBT |
| 401 | SPARTON XBT-1 |
| 411 | SPARTON XBT-3 |
| 421 | SPARTON XBT-4 |
| 431 | SPARTON XBT-5 |
| 441 | SPARTON XBT-5DB |
| 451 | SPARTON XBT-6 |
| 461 | SPARTON XBT-7 |
| 462 | SPARTON XBT-7 |
| 471 | SPARTON XBT-7DB |
| 481 | SPARTON XBT-10 |
| 491 | SPARTON XBT-20 |
| 501 | SPARTON XBT-20DB |
| 510 | SPARTON 536 AXBT |
| 700 | SIPPICAN XCTD STANDARD |
| 710 | SIPPICAN XCTD DEEP |
| 720 | SIPPICAN AXCTD |
| 730 | SIPPICAN SXCTD |
| 741 | TSK XCTD/XCTD-1 |
| 742 | TSK XCTD-2 |
| 743 | TSK XCTD-2F |
| 744 | TSK XCTD-3 |
| 745 | TSK XCTD-4 |
| 751 | TSK AXCTD |
| 780 | SEA-BIRD SBE21 SEACAT THERMOSALINOGRAPH |
| 781 | SEA-BIRD SBE45 MICROTSG THERMOSALINOGRAPH |
| 800 | MECHANICAL BT |
| 810 | HYDROCAST |
| 820 | THERMISTOR CHAIN |
| 825 | TEMPERATURE (SONIC) AND PRESSURE PROBES |
| 830 | CTD |
| 831 | CTD-P-ALACE FLOAT |
| 835 | PROVOR IV |
| 836 | PROVOR III |
| 837 | ARVOR_C, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 838 | ARVOR_D, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 839 | PROVOR-II, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 840 | PROVOR, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 841 | PROVOR, SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 842 | PROVOR, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 843 | POLAR OCEAN PROFILING SYSTEM (POPS), PROVOR, SBE CTD |
| 844 | PROFILING FLOAT, ARVOR, SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 845 | WEBB RESEARCH, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 846 | WEBB RESEARCH, SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 847 | WEBB RESEARCH, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 848 | APEX-EM, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 849 | APEX_D, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 850 | SOLO, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 851 | SOLO, SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 852 | SOLO, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 853 | PROFILING FLOAT, SOLO2 (SCRIPPS), SEA-BIRD CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 854 | S2A, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 855 | PROFILING FLOAT, NINJA, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 856 | PROFILING FLOAT, NINJA, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 857 | PROFILING FLOAT, NINJA, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 858 | PROFILING FLOAT, NINJA, TSK CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 859 | PROFILING FLOAT, NEMO, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 860 | PROFILING FLOAT, NEMO, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 861 | PROFILING FLOAT, NEMO, FSI CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 862 | SOLO_D, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 863 | NAVIS-A, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 864 | NINJA_D, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 865 | NOVA, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 866 | ALAMO, NO CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 867 | ALAMO, RBR CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 868 | ALAMO, SBE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR |
| 869 | RESERVED |
| 870 | HM2000 |
| 871 | COPEX |
| 872 | S2X |
| 873 | ALTO |
| 874 | SOLO_D_MRV |
| 900 | SIPPICAN LMP-5 XBT |
| 901 | ICE-TETHERED PROFILER (ITP), SBE CTD |
| 902 | BROOKE OCEAN MOVING VESSEL PROFILER (MVP) |
| 903 | SEA-BIRD CTD |
| 904 | AML OCEANOGRAPHIC CTD |
| 905 | FALMOUTH SCIENTIFIC CTD |
| 906 | OCEAN SENSORS CTD |
| 907 | VALEPORT CTD |
| 908 | OCEANSCIENCE MVP |
| 909 | IDRONAUT CTD |
| 910 | SEA-BIRD SBE 38 |
| 995 | INSTRUMENT ATTACHED TO MARINE MAMMALS |
| 996 | INSTRUMENT ATTACHED TO ANIMALS OTHER THAN MARINE MAMMALS |
| 1023 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022068 (WATER TEMPERATURE PROFILE RECORDER TYPES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | SIPPICAN STRIP CHART RECORDER |
| 2 | SIPPICAN MK2A/SSQ-61 |
| 3 | SIPPICAN MK-9 |
| 4 | SIPPICAN AN/BHQ-7/MK8 |
| 5 | SIPPICAN MK-12 |
| 6 | SIPPICAN MK-21 |
| 7 | SIPPICAN MK-8 LINEAR RECORDER |
| 8 | SIPPICAN MK-10 |
| 10 | SPARTON SOC BT/SV PROCESSOR MODEL 100 |
| 11 | LOCKHEED-SANDERS MODEL OL5005 |
| 20 | ARGOS XBT-ST |
| 21 | CLS-ARGOS/PROTECNO XBT-ST MODEL-1 |
| 22 | CLS-ARGOS/PROTECNO XBT-ST MODEL-2 |
| 30 | BATHY SYSTEMS SA-810 |
| 31 | SCRIPPS METROBYTE CONTROLLER |
| 32 | MURAYAMA DENKI Z-60-16 III |
| 33 | MURAYAMA DENKI Z-60-16 II |
| 34 | PROTECNO ETSM2 |
| 35 | NAUTILUS MARINE SERVICE NMS-XBT |
| 40 | TSK MK-2A |
| 41 | TSK MK-2S |
| 42 | TSK MK-30 |
| 43 | TSK MK-30N |
| 45 | TSK MK-100 |
| 46 | TSK MK-130 COMPATIBLE RECORDER FOR BOTH XBT AND XCTD |
| 47 | TSK MK-130A XCTD RECORDER |
| 48 | TSK AXBT RECEIVER MK-300 |
| 49 | TSK MK-150/MK-150N COMPATIBLE RECORDER FOR BOTH XBT AND XCTD |
| 50 | JMA ASTOS |
| 60 | ARGOS COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON UP TRANSIT |
| 61 | ARGOS COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON DOWN TRANSIT |
| 62 | ORBCOMM COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON UP TRANSIT |
| 63 | ORBCOMM COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON DOWN TRANSIT |
| 64 | IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON UP TRANSIT |
| 65 | IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS, SAMPLING ON DOWN TRANSIT |
| 70 | CSIRO DEVIL-1 XBT ACQUISITION SYSTEM |
| 71 | CSIRO DEVIL-2 XBT ACQUISITION SYSTEM |
| 72 | TURO/CSIRO QUOLL XBT ACQUISITION SYSTEM |
| 80 | APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS LTD., MICRO-SVT&P |
| 81 | SEA MAMMAL RESEARCH UNIT, UNIV. ST. ANDREWS, UK, UNCORRECTED SALINITY FROM A SEA MAMMAL MOUNTED INSTRUMENT |
| 82 | SEA MAMMAL RESEARCH UNIT, UNIV. ST. ANDREWS, UK, CORRECTED SALINITY FROM A SEA MAMMAL MOUNTED INSTRUMENT |
| 99 | UNKNOWN |
| 127 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022120 (TIDE STATION AUTOMATED WATER LEVEL CHECK)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD DATA |
| 1 | MAXIMUM (HIGH) WATER LEVEL LIMIT EXCEEDED |
| 2 | MINIMUM (LOW) WATER LEVEL LIMIT EXCEEDED |
| 3 | RATE OF CHANGE LIMIT FOR WATER LEVEL EXCEEDED |
| 4 | FLAT LIMIT FOR WATER LEVEL EXCEEDED |
| 5 | OBSERVED MINUS PREDICTED WATER LEVEL VALUE LIMIT EXCEEDED |
| 6 | OBSERVED VALUE FROM PRIMARY WATER LEVEL SENSOR MINUS BACKUP WATER LEVEL SENSOR |
| 7 | VALUE EXCEEDED SPECIFIED TOLERANCE FROM EXPECTED VALUE |
| 8 | WATER LEVEL QA PARAMETER (SIGMAS AND/OR OUTLIERS) LIMITS EXCEEDED |
| 9 | SEA TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE |
| 10 | MULTIPLE QC CHECKS (ABOVE) FAILED |
| 11 | NO AUTOMATED WATER LEVEL CHECKS PERFORMED |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022121 (TIDE STATION MANUAL WATER LEVEL CHECK)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OPERATIONAL |
| 1 | POSSIBLE CLOGGING PROBLEM OR OTHERWISE DEGRADED WATER LEVEL DATA |
| 2 | POSSIBLE DATUM SHIFT |
| 3 | UNKNOWN STATUS OF WATER LEVEL SENSOR |
| 4 | SUSPECTED OR KNOWN SEA TEMPERATURE SENSOR PROBLEM |
| 5 | MULTIPLE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS (ABOVE) |
| 6 | BAD DATA - DO NOT DISSEMINATE! |
| 7 | NO MANUAL WATER LEVEL CHECKS PERFORMED |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022122 (TIDE STATION AUTOMATED METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECK)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD DATA FROM ALL SENSORS |
| 1 | WIND DIRECTION OUTSIDE OF ALLOWABLE RANGE |
| 2 | WIND SPEED OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE |
| 3 | BAROMETRIC PRESSURE OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE |
| 4 | AIR TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE |
| 5 | MULTIPLE SENSORS FAILED QC CHECKS |
| 6 | NO AUTOMATED METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECKS PERFORMED |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022123 (TIDE STATION MANUAL METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECK)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OPERATIONAL |
| 1 | SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH WIND SENSOR |
| 2 | SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR |
| 3 | SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR |
| 4 | UNKNOWN STATUS OF ALL SENSORS |
| 5 | SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS |
| 6 | BAD DATA - DO NOT DISSEMINATE! |
| 7 | NO MANUAL METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECKS PERFORMED |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 022178 (XBT/XCTD LAUNCHER TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNKNOWN |
| 1 | LM-2A DECK-MOUNTED |
| 2 | LM-3A HAND-HELD |
| 3 | LM-4A THRU-HULL |
| 10 | AL-12 TSK AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 12 PROBES) |
| 20 | SIO XBT AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 6 PROBES) |
| 30 | AOML XBT V6 AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 6 DEEP BLUE PROBES) |
| 31 | AOML XBT V8.0 AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 8 DEEP BLUE PROBES) |
| 32 | AOML XBT V8.1 AUTOLAUNCHER (UP TO 8 DEEP BLUE AND FAST DEEP PROBES) |
| 90 | CSIRO DEVIL AUTOLAUNCHER |
| 100 | MFSTEP AUTOLAUNCHER (MEDITERRANEAN) |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 23 - Dispersal and transport - code-flag tables
Code table for element 023001 (ACCIDENT EARLY NOTIFICATION - ARTICLE APPLICABLE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | ARTICLES 1 AND 2 |
| 2 | ARTICLE 3 |
| 3 | ARTICLE 5.2 |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023002 (ACTIVITY OR FACILITY INVOLVED IN INCIDENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | NUCLEAR REACTOR ON GROUND |
| 2 | NUCLEAR REACTOR AT SEA |
| 3 | NUCLEAR REACTOR IN SPACE |
| 4 | NUCLEAR FUEL FACILITY |
| 5 | RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY |
| 6 | TRANSPORT OF NUCLEAR FUEL OR RADIOACTIVE WASTE |
| 7 | STORAGE OF NUCLEAR FUEL OR RADIOACTIVE WASTE |
| 8 | MANUFACTURE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES |
| 9 | USE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES |
| 10 | STORAGE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES |
| 11 | DISPOSAL OF RADIO-ISOTOPES |
| 12 | TRANSPORT OF RADIO-ISOTOPES |
| 13 | USE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES FOR POWER GENERATION |
| 30 | OTHER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023003 (TYPE OF RELEASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO RELEASE |
| 1 | RELEASE TO ATMOSPHERE |
| 2 | RELEASE TO WATER |
| 3 | RELEASE TO BOTH ATMOSPHERE AND WATER |
| 4 | EXPECTED RELEASE TO ATMOSPHERE |
| 5 | EXPECTED RELEASE TO WATER |
| 6 | EXPECTED RELEASE TO BOTH ATMOSPHERE AND WATER |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023004 (COUNTERMEASURES TAKEN NEAR BORDER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO COUNTERMEASURES |
| 1 | EVACUATION |
| 2 | SHELTERING |
| 3 | PROPHYLAXIS |
| 4 | WATER |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023005 (CAUSE OF INCIDENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INCIDENT STATE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED |
| 1 | INCIDENT STATE KNOWS THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023006 (INCIDENT SITUATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO IMPROVEMENT |
| 1 | UNSTABLE |
| 2 | NO DETERIORATION |
| 3 | IMPROVING |
| 4 | STABLE |
| 5 | DETERIORATING |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023007 (CHARACTERISTICS OF RELEASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO RELEASE |
| 1 | RELEASE HAS STOPPED |
| 2 | RELEASE |
| 3 | RELEASE IS CONTINUING |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023008 (STATE OF CURRENT RELEASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GASEOUS |
| 1 | PARTICULATE |
| 2 | MIXTURE OF GASEOUS AND PARTICULATE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023009 (STATE OF EXPECTED RELEASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GASEOUS |
| 1 | PARTICULATE |
| 2 | MIXTURE OF GASEOUS AND PARTICULATE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023016 (POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT CHEMICAL TOXIC HEALTH EFFECT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SIGNIFICANT CHEMICAL TOXIC HEALTH EFFECT |
| 1 | SIGNIFICANT CHEMICAL TOXIC HEALTH EFFECT POSSIBLE |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023018 (RELEASE BEHAVIOUR OVER TIME)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RELEASE NO LONGER OCCURRING |
| 1 | RELEASE STILL OCCURRING |
| 2 | RELEASE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN NEXT SIX HOURS |
| 3 | RELEASE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CONSTANT IN NEXT SIX HOURS |
| 4 | RELEASE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN NEXT SIX HOURS |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023031 (POSSIBILITY THAT PLUME WILL ENCOUNTER PRECIPITATION IN STATE IN WHICH INCIDENT OCCURRED)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PLUME WILL NOT ENCOUNTER RAIN IN INCIDENT STATE |
| 1 | PLUME WILL ENCOUNTER RAIN IN INCIDENT STATE |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 023032 (PLUME WILL ENCOUNTER CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION AND/OR SPEED FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT SIX HOURS |
| 1 | ANTICIPATED SIGNIFICANT CHANGE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT SIX HOURS |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 24 - Radiological elements - code-flag tables
Code table for element 024003 (COMPOSITION OF RELEASE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOBLE GASES |
| 1 | IODINES |
| 2 | CAESIUMS |
| 3 | TRANSURANICS |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 25 - Processing information - code-flag tables
Code table for element 025004 (ECHO PROCESSING)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INCOHERENT |
| 1 | COHERENT (DOPPLER) |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025005 (ECHO INTEGRATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LOGARITHM - 2.5 DB |
| 1 | LINEAR |
| 2 | SPECIAL |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025006 (Z TO R CONVERSION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ZH TO R CONVERSION |
| 1 | (ZH, ZDR) TO (NO, DO) TO R |
| 2 | (Z (F1), Z (F2)) TO ATTENUATION TO R |
| 6 | OTHER |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025009 (CALIBRATION METHOD)
Total number of bits: 4| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | NONE |
| 2 | 4 | CALIBRATION TARGET OR SIGNAL |
| 3 | 2 | AGAINST RAINGAUGES |
| 4 | 1 | AGAINST OTHER INSTRUMENTS (DISDROMETER - ATTENUATION) |
Code table for element 025010 (CLUTTER TREATMENT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NONE |
| 1 | MAP |
| 2 | INSERTION OF HIGHER ELEVATION DATA AND MAP |
| 3 | ANALYSIS OF THE FLUCTUATING LOGARITHM SIGNAL (CLUTTER DETECTION) |
| 4 | EXTRACTION OF THE FLUCTUATING PART OF LINEAR SIGNAL (CLUTTER SUPPRESSION) |
| 5 | CLUTTER SUPPRESSION - DOPPLER |
| 6 | MULTIPARAMETER ANALYSIS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025011 (GROUND OCCULTATION CORRECTION (SCREENING))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NONE |
| 1 | MAP OF CORRECTION FACTORS |
| 2 | INTERPOLATION (AZIMUTH OR ELEVATION) |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025012 (RANGE ATTENUATION CORRECTION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HARDWARE |
| 1 | SOFTWARE |
| 2 | HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025013 (BRIGHT-BAND CORRECTION)
Total number of bits: 2| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | BRIGHT-BAND CORRECTION |
Flag table for element 025015 (RADOME ATTENUATION CORRECTION)
Total number of bits: 2| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | RADOME ATTENUATION CORRECTION |
Flag table for element 025017 (PRECIPITATION ATTENUATION CORRECTION)
Total number of bits: 2| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | PRECIPITATION ATTENUATION CORRECTION |
Code table for element 025020 (MEAN SPEED ESTIMATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | FFT (FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM) |
| 1 | PPP (PULSE-PAIR PROCESSING) |
| 2 | VPC (VECTOR-PHASE CHANGE) |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025021 (WIND COMPUTATION ENHANCEMENT)
Total number of bits: 8| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | SIMPLE AVERAGE |
| 2 | 64 | CONSENSUS AVERAGE |
| 3 | 32 | MEDIAN CHECK |
| 4 | 16 | VERTICAL CONSISTENCY CHECK |
| 5 | 8 | OTHER |
Flag table for element 025022 (GHRSST* REJECTION FLAG)
Total number of bits: 9| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | UNPROCESSED |
| 2 | 128 | LAND SUSPECTED |
| 3 | 64 | WIND SPEED TOO LARGE |
| 4 | 32 | ICE DETECTED |
| 5 | 16 | RAIN DETECTED (MICROWAVE RETRIEVALS ONLY) |
| 6 | 8 | CLOUDY DETECTED (INFRA-RED RETRIEVALS ONLY) |
| 7 | 4 | COSMETIC VALUE |
| 8 | 2 | SST OUT OF RANGE |
Flag table for element 025023 (GHRSST CONFIDENCE FLAG)
Total number of bits: 9| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | DEFAULT CONFIDENCE VALUE HAS BEEN USED |
| 2 | 128 | DEFAULT BIAS AND STANDARD DEVIATION HAVE BEEN USED |
| 3 | 64 | SUN GLINT SUSPECTED |
| 4 | 32 | SEA ICE RETRIEVAL FOR MICROWAVE DATA |
| 5 | 16 | HIGH WIND SPEED RETRIEVAL |
| 6 | 8 | INACCURATE SST DUE TO LOW SST (< 285K) (ONLY APPLIES TO THE TMI INSTRUMENT) |
| 7 | 4 | RELAXED RAIN CONTAMINATION SUSPECTED |
| 8 | 2 | POTENTIAL SIDE LOBE CONTAMINATION |
Code table for element 025024 (GHRSST DATA QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNPROCESSED INFRARED RETRIEVAL |
| 1 | CLOUDY RETRIEVALS |
| 2 | BAD: DATA THAT ARE PROBABLY CONTAMINATED BY CLOUD |
| 3 | SUSPECT DATA |
| 4 | ACCEPTABLE DATA |
| 5 | EXCELLENT DATA |
| 6 | COOL SKIN SUSPECTED |
| 10 | UNPROCESSED MICROWAVE RETRIEVAL |
| 11 | QUESTIONABLE MICROWAVE RETRIEVAL THAT MAY BE CONTAMINATED |
| 12 | ACCEPTABLE MICROWAVE RETRIEVAL |
| 13 | HIGH PROBABILITY OF DIURNAL VARIABILITY |
| 14 | RESERVED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025029 (CALIBRATION METHOD)
Total number of bits: 6| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | RESERVED |
| 2 | 16 | CALIBRATION TARGET OR SIGNAL |
| 3 | 8 | AGAINST RAINGAUGES |
| 4 | 4 | AGAINST OTHER INSTRUMENTS (DISDROMETER - ATTENUATION) |
| 5 | 2 | RESERVED |
Code table for element 025030 (RUNNING MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE USAGE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RUNNING MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE NOT USED BECAUSE USAGE CRITERIA NOT MET |
| 1 | RUNNING MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE NOT USED BECAUSE DATA NOT AVAILABLE |
| 2 | RUNNING MEAN SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE USED AS PREDICTOR |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025031 (NWP-GENERATED VERTICAL PROFILE THINNING METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | NO THINNING APPLIED (ALL NATIVE MODEL LEVELS ARE INCLUDED FROM BASE TO TOP OF PSEUDO-SOUNDING) |
| 2 | NATIVE MODEL LEVELS ARE PRESENT ONLY IF THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT LEVELS AS PER REGULATIONS B/C 25 FOR CONVENTIONAL TEMP SOUNDINGS |
| 3 | A PREDEFINED SUBSET OF NATIVE MODEL LEVELS IS PRESENT |
| 4 | NO NATIVE MODEL LEVELS ARE PRESENT. ALL PROFILE LEVELS ARE INTERPOLATED TO A PREDEFINED SET OF PRESSURE COORDINATE LEVELS |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025032 (WIND PROFILER MODE INFORMATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | DATA FROM LOW MODE |
| 2 | DATA FROM HIGH MODE |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025033 (WIND PROFILER SUBMODE INFORMATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WIND PROFILER OPERATING IN SUBMODE A |
| 1 | WIND PROFILER OPERATING IN SUBMODE B |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025034 (WIND PROFILER QUALITY CONTROL TEST RESULTS)
Total number of bits: 4| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | TEST A PERFORMED AND FAILED |
| 2 | 4 | TEST B PERFORMED AND FAILED |
| 3 | 2 | TEST RESULTS INCONCLUSIVE |
Code table for element 025035 (DECISION METHOD FOR POLARITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOT DEFINED |
| 1 | INDIVIDUAL VOLTAGE DEFLECTION |
| 2 | CURRENT BASED, ABOVE A THRESHOLD |
| 3 | VOLTAGE BASED, ABOVE A THRESHOLD |
| 4 | CONSENSUS OF SENSORS, CURRENT ABOVE A THRESHOLD |
| 5 | CONSENSUS OF SENSORS, VOLTAGE ABOVE A THRESHOLD |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025036 (ATMOSPHERICS LOCATION METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NETWORK OF SEVERAL DIRECTION-FINDERS OPERATING ON THE SAME INDIVIDUAL ATMOSPHERICS |
| 1 | NETWORK OF SEVERAL ARRIVAL-TIME STATIONS OPERATING ON THE SAME INDIVIDUAL ATMOSPHERICS |
| 6 | SINGLE STATION RANGE BEARING TECHNIQUE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025040 (CO2 WIND PRODUCT DERIVATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NON-SPECIFIC MODE |
| 1 | FIRST GUESS DATA |
| 2 | CLOUD DATA |
| 3 | AVERAGE VECTOR DATA |
| 4 | PRIMARY DATA |
| 5 | GUESS DATA |
| 6 | VECTOR DATA |
| 7 | TRACER DATA; THIS IMAGE |
| 8 | TRACER DATA TO NEXT IMAGE |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025041 (MOVING PLATFORM DIRECTION REPORTING METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DIRECTION ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN TRUE DEGREES |
| 1 | DIRECTION ORIGINALLY REPORTED USING CODE TABLE 0700, FM 13 |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025042 (MOVING PLATFORM SPEED REPORTING METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SPEED ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN METRES PER SECOND |
| 1 | SPEED ORIGINALLY REPORTED USING CODE TABLE 4451, FM 13 |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025053 (OBSERVATION QUALITY)
Total number of bits: 12| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2048 | GOOD |
| 2 | 1024 | REDUNDANT |
| 3 | 512 | QUESTIONABLE |
| 4 | 256 | BAD |
| 5 | 128 | EXPERIMENTAL |
| 6 | 64 | PRECIPITATING |
Code table for element 025063 (CENTRAL PROCESSOR OR SYSTEM IDENTIFIER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOT DEFINED |
| 1 | MAIN PROCESSOR |
| 2 | BACKUP PROCESSOR |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025069 (FLIGHT LEVEL PRESSURE CORRECTIONS)
Total number of bits: 8| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | SMOOTHED |
| 2 | 64 | BASELINE ADJUSTED |
| 3 | 32 | NORMALIZED TIME INTERVAL |
| 4 | 16 | OUTLIER CHECKED |
| 5 | 8 | PLAUSIBILITY CHECKED |
| 6 | 4 | CONSISTENCY CHECKED |
| 7 | 2 | INTERPOLATED |
Code table for element 025086 (DEPTH CORRECTION INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DEPTHS ARE NOT CORRECTED |
| 1 | DEPTHS ARE CORRECTED |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025090 (ORBIT STATE FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | ORBIT COMPUTED DURING A MANOEUVRE |
| 1 | ADJUSTED MISSION OPERATIONS ORBIT |
| 2 | EXTRAPOLATED MISSION OPERATIONS ORBIT |
| 3 | ADJUSTED (PRELIMINARY/PRECISE) ORBIT |
| 4 | (PRELIMINARY/PRECISE) ORBIT IS ESTIMATED DURING A MANOEUVRE PERIOD |
| 5 | (PRELIMINARY/PRECISE) ORBIT IS INTERPOLATED OVER A TRACKING DATA GAP |
| 6 | (PRELIMINARY/PRECISE) ORBIT IS EXTRAPOLATED FOR A DURATION 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 |
| 9 | DORIS* DIODE** NAVIGATOR ORBIT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025093 (RASS COMPUTATION CORRECTION)
Total number of bits: 8| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | NO CORRECTION |
| 2 | 64 | VERTICAL VELOCITY CORRECTION |
| 7 | 2 | ALL CORRECTIONS |
Flag table for element 025095 (ALTIMETER STATE FLAG)
Total number of bits: 2| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ALTIMETER OPERATING (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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | MODE INDICATOR (0 IF MODE 2, 1 IF MODE 1) |
| 2 | 8 | MODE 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): |
| 3 | 4 | CHANNEL 2 (0 IF ON, 1 IF OFF) |
| 4 | 2 | CHANNEL 3 (0 IF ON, 1 IF OFF) |
Code table for element 025097 (THREE-DIMENSIONAL ERROR ESTIMATE OF THE NAVIGATOR ORBIT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RANGES BETWEEN 0 AND 30 CM |
| 1 | RANGES BETWEEN 30 AND 60 CM |
| 2 | RANGES BETWEEN 60 AND 90 CM |
| 3 | RANGES BETWEEN 90 AND 120 CM |
| 4 | RANGES BETWEEN 120 AND 150 CM |
| 5 | RANGES BETWEEN 150 AND 180 CM |
| 6 | RANGES BETWEEN 180 AND 210 CM |
| 7 | RANGES BETWEEN 210 AND 240 CM |
| 8 | RANGES BETWEEN 240 AND 270 CM |
| 9 | RANGES LARGER THAN 270 CM |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025098 (ALTIMETER DATA QUALITY FLAG)
Total number of bits: 9| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | KU BAND RANGE |
| 2 | 128 | C BAND RANGE |
| 3 | 64 | KU BAND SWH* |
| 4 | 32 | C BAND SWH* |
| 5 | 16 | KU BAND BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT |
| 6 | 8 | C BAND BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT |
| 7 | 4 | OFF NADIR ANGLE FROM KU BAND WAVEFORM PARAMETERS |
| 8 | 2 | OFF NADIR ANGLE FROM PLATFORM |
Flag table for element 025099 (ALTIMETER CORRECTION QUALITY FLAG)
Total number of bits: 9| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | KU BAND RANGE INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
| 2 | 128 | C BAND RANGE INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
| 3 | 64 | KU BAND SWH* INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
| 4 | 32 | C BAND SWH* INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
| 5 | 16 | KU BAND BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
| 6 | 8 | C BAND BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
Flag table for element 025110 (IMAGE PROCESSING SUMMARY)
Total number of bits: 10| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 512 | RAW DATA ANALYSIS USED FOR RAW DATA CORRECTION. CORRECTION DONE USING DEFAULT PARAMETERS |
| 2 | 256 | RAW DATA ANALYSIS USED FOR RAW DATA CORRECTION. CORRECTION DONE USING RAW DATA ANALYSIS RESULTS |
| 3 | 128 | ANTENNA ELEVATION PATTERN CORRECTION APPLIED |
| 4 | 64 | NOMINAL CHIRP REPLICA USED |
| 5 | 32 | RECONSTRUCTED CHIRP USED |
| 6 | 16 | SLANT RANGE TO GROUND RANGE CONVERSION APPLIED |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | BAND SPECIFIC RANGE |
| 2 | 128 | BAND SPECIFIC SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT |
| 3 | 64 | BAND SPECIFIC BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT |
| 4 | 32 | OFF NADIR ANGLE FROM BAND SPECIFIC WAVEFORM PARAMETERS |
| 5 | 16 | OFF 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | BAND SPECIFIC RANGE INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
| 2 | 128 | BAND SPECIFIC SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
| 3 | 64 | BAND SPECIFIC BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION |
Code table for element 025120 (RA2-L2-PROCESSING FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PERCENTAGE OF DSRS* FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS DURING LEVEL 2 PROCESSING IS GREATER THAN THE ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD |
| 1 | PERCENTAGE OF DSRS FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS DURING LEVEL 2 PROCESSING IS LESS THAN THE ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025122 (HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR RF)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR RF IS A |
| 1 | HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR RF IS B |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025123 (HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR HPA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR HPA IS A |
| 1 | HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR HPA IS B |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025124 (MWR-L2-PROCESSING FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PERCENTAGE OF DSRS** FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS DURING LEVEL 2 PROCESSING IS GREATER THAN THE ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD |
| 1 | PERCENTAGE OF DSRS** FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS DURING LEVEL 2 PROCESSING IS LESS THAN THE ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025150 (METHOD OF TROPICAL CYCLONE INTENSITY ANALYSIS USING SATELLITE DATA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | THE DVORAK'S VIS (VISUAL IMAGERY) INTENSITY ANALYSIS |
| 2 | THE DVORAK'S EIR (ENHANCED INFRARED IMAGERY) INTENSITY ANALYSIS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 025174 (SMOS INFORMATION FLAG)
Total number of bits: 14| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8192 | PIXEL IS AFFECTED BY RFI EFFECTS |
| 2 | 4096 | PIXEL IS LOCATED IN THE HEXAGONAL ALIAS DIRECTION CENTRED ON SUN ALIAS |
| 3 | 2048 | PIXEL IS CLOSE TO THE BORDER DELIMITING THE EXTENDED ALIAS FREE ZONE |
| 4 | 1024 | PIXEL IS INSIDE THE EXTENDED ALIAS FREE ZONE |
| 5 | 512 | PIXEL IS INSIDE THE EXCLUSIVE OF ALIAS FREE ZONE |
| 6 | 256 | PIXEL IS LOCATED IN A ZONE WHERE A MOON ALIAS WAS RECONSTRUCTED |
| 7 | 128 | PIXEL IS LOCATED IN A ZONE WHERE SUN REFLECTION HAS BEEN DETECTED |
| 8 | 64 | PIXEL IS LOCATED IN A ZONE WHERE SUN ALIAS WAS RECONSTRUCTED |
| 9 | 32 | FLAT TARGET TRANSFORMATION HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION OF THIS PIXEL |
| 10 | 16 | SCENE HAS BEEN COMBINED WITH AN ADJUSTMENT SCENE IN OPPOSITE POLARIZATION DURING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION TO ACCOUNT FOR CROSS-POLARIZATION LEAKAGE |
| 11 | 8 | DIRECT MOON CORRECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION OF THIS PIXEL |
| 12 | 4 | REFLECTED SUN CORRECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION OF THIS PIXEL |
| 13 | 2 | DIRECT SUN CORRECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED DURING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION OF THIS IMAGE |
Code table for element 025181 (L2 PROCESSING FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OK |
| 1 | PERCENTAGE OF L2B RECORDS FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS IS LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD |
| 2 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025182 (L1 PROCESSING FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OK |
| 1 | PERCENTAGE OF L1B RECORDS FREE OF PROCESSING ERRORS IS LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE THRESHOLD |
| 2 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025184 (L2 PRODUCT STATUS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OK |
| 1 | PRODUCT AS A DURATION SHORTER THAN THE INPUT PRODUCT |
| 2 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025185 (ENCRYPTION METHOD)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AES 256 |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025187 (CONFIDENCE FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | VALID |
| 1 | INVALID |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025188 (METHOD FOR REDUCING PRESSURE TO SEA LEVEL)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PRESSURE ADJUSTED TO MEAN SEA LEVEL FOLLOWING WMO-NO. 8 FOR LOW LEVEL (< 50 M) STATIONS |
| 1 | PRESSURE ADJUSTED TO MEAN SEA LEVEL FOLLOWING WMO-NO. 8 FOR STATIONS BELOW 750 M |
| 2 | PRESSURE ADJUSTED TO SEA LEVEL FOLLOWING NATIONAL PRACTICE |
| 3 | PRESSURE ADJUSTED TO LOCAL WATER LEVEL FOLLOWING NATIONAL PRACTICE |
| 4 | PRESSURE NOT CORRECTED FOR HEIGHT |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025190 (ALTIMETER ECHO PROCESSING MODE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LOW RESOLUTION MODE (LRM) |
| 1 | SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SAR) |
| 2 | LRM AND SAR (INTERLEAVED) |
| 3 | RESERVED |
| 4 | PSEUDO-LRM (PLRM) |
| 5 | SAR INTERFEROMETRIC MODE (SARIN) |
| 255 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 025191 (ALTIMETER TRACKING MODE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OPEN LOOP |
| 1 | CLOSED LOOP |
| 2 | OPEN LOOP FIXED GAIN |
| 255 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33554432 | 0100 INCLUDED |
| 2 | 16777216 | 0200 INCLUDED |
| 3 | 8388608 | 0300 INCLUDED |
| 4 | 4194304 | 0400 INCLUDED |
| 5 | 2097152 | 0500 INCLUDED |
| 6 | 1048576 | 0600 INCLUDED |
| 7 | 524288 | 0700 INCLUDED |
| 8 | 262144 | 0800 INCLUDED |
| 9 | 131072 | 0900 INCLUDED |
| 10 | 65536 | 1000 INCLUDED |
| 11 | 32768 | 1100 INCLUDED |
| 12 | 16384 | 1200 INCLUDED |
| 13 | 8192 | 1300 INCLUDED |
| 14 | 4096 | 1400 INCLUDED |
| 15 | 2048 | 1500 INCLUDED |
| 16 | 1024 | 1600 INCLUDED |
| 17 | 512 | 1700 INCLUDED |
| 18 | 256 | 1800 INCLUDED |
| 19 | 128 | 1900 INCLUDED |
| 20 | 64 | 2000 INCLUDED |
| 21 | 32 | 2100 INCLUDED |
| 22 | 16 | 2200 INCLUDED |
| 23 | 8 | 2300 INCLUDED |
| 24 | 4 | 2400 INCLUDED |
| 25 | 2 | UNKNOWN MIXTURE OF HOURS |
Class 29 - Map data - code-flag tables
Code table for element 029001 (PROJECTION TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GNOMONIC PROJECTION |
| 1 | POLAR STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION |
| 2 | LAMBERT'S CONFORMAL CONIC PROJECTION |
| 3 | MERCATOR'S PROJECTION |
| 4 | SCANNING CONE (RADAR)* |
| 5 | RESERVED |
| 6 | NO PROJECTION |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 029002 (COORDINATE GRID TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CARTESIAN |
| 1 | POLAR |
| 2 | OTHER |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 30 - Image - code-flag tables
Code table for element 030031 (PICTURE TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PPI |
| 1 | COMPOSITE |
| 2 | CAPPL |
| 3 | VERTICAL SECTION |
| 4 | ALPHANUMERIC DATA |
| 5 | MAP OF SUBJECT CLUTTER |
| 6 | MAP |
| 7 | TEST PICTURE |
| 8 | COMMENTS |
| 9 | MAP OF GROUND OCCULTATION |
| 10 | MAP OF RADAR BEAM HEIGHT |
| 14 | OTHER |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 030032 (COMBINATION WITH OTHER DATA)
Total number of bits: 16| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32768 | MAP |
| 2 | 16384 | SATELLITE IR |
| 3 | 8192 | SATELLITE VIS |
| 4 | 4096 | SATELLITE WV |
| 5 | 2048 | SATELLITE MULTISPECTRAL |
| 6 | 1024 | SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS |
| 7 | 512 | FORECAST PARAMETERS |
| 8 | 256 | LIGHTNING DATA |
| 15 | 2 | OTHER DATA |
Class 31 - Data description operator qualifiers - code-flag tables
Code table for element 031021 (ASSOCIATED FIELD SIGNIFICANCE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | 1-BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY |
| 2 | 2-BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY |
| 6 | 4-BIT INDICATOR OF QUALITY CONTROL CLASS ACCORDING TO GTSPP |
| 7 | PERCENTAGE CONFIDENCE |
| 8 | 0 = NOT SUSPECTED, 1 = SUSPECTED, 2 = RESERVED, 3 = INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED |
| 9 | 0 = 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 |
| 21 | 1-BIT INDICATOR OF CORRECTION |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 031031 (DATA PRESENT INDICATOR)
Total number of bits: 1| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|
Class 33 - Quality information - code-flag tables
Code table for element 033002 (QUALITY INFORMATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DATA NOT SUSPECT |
| 1 | DATA SUSPECT |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | QUALITY INFORMATION NOT GIVEN |
Code table for element 033003 (QUALITY INFORMATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | DATA NOT SUSPECT |
| 1 | DATA SLIGHTLY SUSPECT |
| 2 | DATA HIGHLY SUSPECT |
| 3 | DATA CONSIDERED UNFIT FOR USE |
| 7 | QUALITY INFORMATION NOT GIVEN |
Flag table for element 033005 (QUALITY INFORMATION (AWS DATA))
Total number of bits: 30| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 536870912 | NO AUTOMATED METEOROLOGICAL DATA CHECKS PERFORMED |
| 2 | 268435456 | PRESSURE DATA SUSPECT |
| 3 | 134217728 | WIND DATA SUSPECT |
| 4 | 67108864 | AIR TEMPERATURE DATA SUSPECT |
| 5 | 33554432 | WET-BULB TEMPERATURE DATA SUSPECT |
| 6 | 16777216 | HUMIDITY DATA SUSPECT |
| 7 | 8388608 | GROUND TEMPERATURE DATA SUSPECT |
| 8 | 4194304 | SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 1) DATA SUSPECT |
| 9 | 2097152 | SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 2) DATA SUSPECT |
| 10 | 1048576 | SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 3) DATA SUSPECT |
| 11 | 524288 | SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 4) DATA SUSPECT |
| 12 | 262144 | SOIL TEMPERATURE (DEPTH 5) DATA SUSPECT |
| 13 | 131072 | CLOUD DATA SUSPECT |
| 14 | 65536 | VISIBILITY DATA SUSPECT |
| 15 | 32768 | PRESENT WEATHER DATA SUSPECT |
| 16 | 16384 | LIGHTNING DATA SUSPECT |
| 17 | 8192 | ICE DEPOSIT DATA SUSPECT |
| 18 | 4096 | PRECIPITATION DATA SUSPECT |
| 19 | 2048 | STATE OF GROUND DATA SUSPECT |
| 20 | 1024 | SNOW DATA SUSPECT |
| 21 | 512 | WATER CONTENT DATA SUSPECT |
| 22 | 256 | EVAPORATION/EVAPOTRANSPIRATION DATA SUSPECT |
| 23 | 128 | SUNSHINE DATA SUSPECT |
Code table for element 033006 (INTERNAL MEASUREMENT STATUS INFORMATION (AWS))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | SELF-CHECK OK |
| 1 | AT LEAST ONE WARNING ACTIVE, NO ALARMS |
| 2 | AT LEAST ONE ALARM ACTIVE |
| 3 | SENSOR FAILURE |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033015 (DATA QUALITY-CHECK INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | PASSED ALL CHECKS |
| 1 | MISSING DATA CHECK |
| 2 | DESCENDING/REASCENDING BALLOON CHECK |
| 3 | DATA PLAUSIBILITY CHECK (ABOVE LIMITS) |
| 4 | DATA PLAUSIBILITY CHECK (BELOW LIMITS) |
| 5 | SUPERADIABATIC LAPSE RATE CHECK |
| 6 | LIMITING ANGLES CHECK |
| 7 | ASCENSION RATE CHECK |
| 8 | EXCESSIVE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS FLIGHT |
| 9 | BALLOON OVERHEAD CHECK |
| 10 | WIND SPEED CHECK |
| 11 | WIND DIRECTION CHECK |
| 12 | DEPENDENCY CHECK |
| 13 | DATA VALID BUT MODIFIED |
| 14 | DATA OUTLIER CHECK |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033020 (QUALITY CONTROL INDICATION OF FOLLOWING VALUE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD |
| 1 | INCONSISTENT |
| 2 | DOUBTFUL |
| 3 | WRONG |
| 4 | NOT CHECKED |
| 5 | HAS BEEN CHANGED |
| 6 | ESTIMATED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033021 (QUALITY OF FOLLOWING VALUE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WITHIN LIMITS |
| 1 | OUTSIDE LIMITS |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033022 (QUALITY OF BUOY SATELLITE TRANSMISSION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD (SEVERAL IDENTICAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED) |
| 1 | DUBIOUS (NO IDENTICAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED) |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033023 (QUALITY OF BUOY LOCATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RELIABLE (LOCATION WAS MADE OVER TWO SATELLITE PASSES) |
| 1 | LATEST KNOWN (NO LOCATION OVER THE CORRESPONDING PASS) |
| 2 | DUBIOUS (LOCATION MADE OVER ONE PASS ONLY; A SECOND SOLUTION IS POSSIBLE IN 5 PER CENT OF THE CASES) |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033024 (STATION ELEVATION QUALITY MARK (FOR MOBILE STATIONS))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | EXCELLENT - WITHIN 3 METRES |
| 2 | GOOD - WITHIN 10 METRES |
| 3 | FAIR - WITHIN 20 METRES |
| 4 | POOR - MORE THAN 20 METRES |
| 5 | EXCELLENT - WITHIN 10 FEET |
| 6 | GOOD - WITHIN 30 FEET |
| 7 | FAIR - WITHIN 60 FEET |
| 8 | POOR - MORE THAN 60 FEET |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033025 (ACARS INTERPOLATED VALUES INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | TIME INTERPOLATED, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE REPORTED |
| 1 | TIME REPORTED, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE INTERPOLATED |
| 2 | TIME, LATITUDE, AND LONGITUDE INTERPOLATED |
| 3 | TIME, LATITUDE, AND LONGITUDE REPORTED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033026 (MOISTURE QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NORMAL OPERATIONS - MEASUREMENT MODE |
| 1 | NORMAL OPERATIONS - NON-MEASUREMENT MODE |
| 2 | SMALL RH |
| 3 | HUMIDITY ELEMENT IS WET |
| 4 | HUMIDITY ELEMENT CONTAMINATED |
| 5 | HEATER FAIL |
| 6 | HEATER FAIL AND WET/CONTAMINATED HUMIDITY ELEMENT |
| 7 | AT LEAST ONE OF THE INPUT PARAMETERS USED IN THE CALCULATION OF MIXING RATIO IS INVALID |
| 8 | NUMERIC ERROR |
| 9 | SENSOR NOT INSTALLED |
| 10 | CALCULATED RH > 100% |
| 11 | INPUT LASER POWER TOO LOW |
| 12 | PROBE WV TEMPERATURE OUT OF RANGE |
| 13 | PROBE WV PRESSURE OUT OF RANGE |
| 14 | SPECTRAL LINE OUT OF RANGE |
| 15 | NO LASER OUTPUT |
| 63 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033027 (LOCATION QUALITY CLASS (RANGE OF RADIUS OF 66 % CONFIDENCE))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RADIUS >= 1500 M |
| 1 | 500 M =< RADIUS <1500 M |
| 2 | 250 M =< RADIUS < 500 M |
| 3 | RADIUS < 250 M |
| 4 | =< 100 M |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033028 (SNAPSHOT OVERALL QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | NOMINAL |
| 2 | DEGRADED BY SW ERROR; ANY ERROR REPORTED BY THE ALGORITHMS |
| 3 | DEGRADED BY INSTRUMENT ERROR |
| 4 | DEGRADED BY CORRUPTED /MISSING ADF |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 033030 (SCAN LINE STATUS FLAGS FOR ATOVS)
Total number of bits: 24| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8388608 | DO NOT USE SCAN FOR PRODUCT GENERATION |
| 2 | 4194304 | TIME SEQUENCE ERROR DETECTED WITH THIS SCAN |
| 3 | 2097152 | DATA GAP PRECEDES THIS SCAN |
| 4 | 1048576 | NO CALIBRATION |
| 5 | 524288 | NO EARTH LOCATION |
| 6 | 262144 | FIRST GOOD TIME FOLLOWING A CLOCK UPDATE |
| 7 | 131072 | INSTRUMENT STATUS CHANGED WITH THIS SCAN |
Flag table for element 033031 (SCAN LINE QUALITY FLAGS FOR ATOVS)
Total number of bits: 24| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8388608 | TIME FIELD IS BAD BUT CAN PROBABLY BE INFERRED FROM THE PREVIOUS GOOD TIME |
| 2 | 4194304 | TIME FIELD IS BAD AND CANNOT BE INFERRED FROM THE PREVIOUS GOOD TIME |
| 3 | 2097152 | THIS 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) |
| 4 | 1048576 | START OF A SEQUENCE THAT APPARENTLY REPEATS SCAN TIMES THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED |
| 5 | 524288 | SCAN LINE WAS NOT CALIBRATED BECAUSE OF BAD TIME |
| 6 | 262144 | SCAN LINE WAS CALIBRATED USING FEWER THAN THE PREFERRED NUMBER OF SCAN LINES BECAUSE OF PROXIMITY TO START OR END OF DATA OR TO A DATA GAP |
| 7 | 131072 | SCAN LINE WAS NOT CALIBRATED BECAUSE OF BAD OR INSUFFICIENT PRT DATA |
| 8 | 65536 | SCAN LINE WAS CALIBRATED BUT WITH MARGINAL PRT DATA |
| 9 | 32768 | SOME UNCALIBRATED CHANNELS ON THIS SCAN |
| 10 | 16384 | UNCALIBRATED DUE TO INSTRUMENT MODE |
| 11 | 8192 | QUESTIONABLE CALIBRATION BECAUSE OF ANTENNA POSITION ERROR OF SPACE VIEW |
| 12 | 4096 | QUESTIONABLE CALIBRATION BECAUSE OF ANTENNA POSITION ERROR OF BLACK BODY |
| 13 | 2048 | NOT EARTH LOCATED BECAUSE OF BAD TIME |
| 14 | 1024 | EARTH LOCATION QUESTIONABLE BECAUSE OF QUESTIONABLE TIME CODE (SEE TIME PROBLEM CODE BITS) |
| 15 | 512 | EARTH LOCATION QUESTIONABLE - ONLY MARGINAL AGREEMENT WITH REASONABLENESS CHECK |
| 16 | 256 | EARTH LOCATION QUESTIONABLE - FAILS REASONABLENESS CHECK |
| 17 | 128 | EARTH LOCATION QUESTIONABLE BECAUSE OF ANTENNA POSITION CHECK |
| 18 | 64 | SCAN LINE CALIBRATION COLD BLACK BODY |
| 19 | 32 | SCAN LINE CALIBRATION WARM BLACK BODY |
| 20 | 16 | SCAN LINE CALIBRATION SPACE VIEW |
| 21 | 8 | EARTH VIEW |
Flag table for element 033032 (CHANNEL QUALITY FLAGS FOR ATOVS)
Total number of bits: 24| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8388608 | NO GOOD BLACKBODY COUNTS FOR SCAN LINE |
| 2 | 4194304 | NO GOOD SPACE VIEW COUNTS FOR THIS LINE |
| 3 | 2097152 | NO GOOD PRTS FOR THIS LINE |
| 4 | 1048576 | SOME BAD BLACKBODY VIEW COUNTS FOR THIS LINE |
| 5 | 524288 | SOME BAD SPACE VIEW COUNTS FOR THIS LINE |
| 6 | 262144 | SOME BAD PRT TEMPS ON THIS LINE |
| 7 | 131072 | QUALITY 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8388608 | SET IF SECONDARY CALIBRATION USED |
| 22 | 4 | SET IF ALL THE CHANNELS ARE MISSING |
| 23 | 2 | SUSPECT |
Code table for element 033035 (MANUAL/AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL PASSED AND NOT MANUALLY CHECKED |
| 1 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL PASSED AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND PASSED |
| 2 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL PASSED AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND DELETED |
| 3 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FAILED AND MANUALLY NOT CHECKED |
| 4 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FAILED AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND FAILED |
| 5 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FAILED AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND RE-INSERTED |
| 6 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FLAGGED DATA AS QUESTIONABLE AND NOT MANUALLY CHECKED |
| 7 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL FLAGGED DATA AS QUESTIONABLE AND MANUALLY CHECKED AND FAILED |
| 8 | MANUALLY CHECKED AND FAILED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 033037 (WIND CORRELATION ERROR)
Total number of bits: 20| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 524288 | U DEPARTURE FROM GUESS |
| 2 | 262144 | V DEPARTURE FROM GUESS |
| 3 | 131072 | U AND V DEPARTURE FROM GUESS |
| 4 | 65536 | U ACCELERATION |
| 5 | 32768 | V ACCELERATION |
| 6 | 16384 | U AND V ACCELERATION |
| 7 | 8192 | POSSIBLE LAND FEATURE |
| 8 | 4096 | U ACCELERATION AND POSSIBLE LAND FEATURE |
| 9 | 2048 | V ACCELERATION AND POSSIBLE LAND FEATURE |
| 10 | 1024 | U AND V ACCELERATION AND POSSIBLE LAND FEATURE |
| 11 | 512 | BAD WIND GUESS |
| 12 | 256 | CORRELATION FAILURE |
| 13 | 128 | SEARCH BOX OFF EDGE OF AREA |
| 14 | 64 | TARGET BOX OFF EDGE OF AREA |
| 15 | 32 | PIXEL BRIGHTNESS OUT OF BOUNDS (NOISY LINE) |
| 16 | 16 | TARGET OUTSIDE OF LATITUDE/LONGITUDE BOX |
| 17 | 8 | TARGET OUTSIDE OF PRESSURE MINIMUM/MAXIMUM |
| 18 | 4 | AUTOEDITOR FLAGGED SLOW VECTOR |
| 19 | 2 | AUTOEDITOR FLAGGED VECTORS |
Flag table for element 033038 (QUALITY FLAGS FOR GROUND-BASED GNSS DATA)
Total number of bits: 10| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 512 | TOTAL ZENITH DELAY QUALITY IS CONSIDERED POOR |
| 2 | 256 | GALILEO SATELLITES USED |
| 3 | 128 | GLONASS SATELLITES USED |
| 4 | 64 | GPS SATELLITES USED |
| 5 | 32 | METEOROLOGICAL DATA APPLIED |
| 6 | 16 | ATMOSPHERIC LOADING CORRECTION APPLIED |
| 7 | 8 | OCEAN TIDE LOADING APPLIED |
| 8 | 4 | CLIMATE QUALITY DATA PROCESSING |
| 9 | 2 | NEAR-REAL TIME DATA PROCESSING |
Flag table for element 033039 (QUALITY FLAGS FOR RADIO OCCULTATION DATA)
Total number of bits: 16| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32768 | NON-NOMINAL QUALITY |
| 2 | 16384 | OFFLINE PRODUCT |
| 3 | 8192 | ASCENDING OCCULTATION FLAG |
| 4 | 4096 | EXCESS PHASE PROCESSING NON-NOMINAL |
| 5 | 2048 | BENDING ANGLE PROCESSING NON-NOMINAL |
| 6 | 1024 | REFRACTIVITY PROCESSING NON-NOMINAL |
| 7 | 512 | METEOROLOGICAL PROCESSING NON-NOMINAL |
| 14 | 4 | BACKGROUND PROFILE NON-NOMINAL |
| 15 | 2 | BACKGROUND (I.E. NOT RETRIEVED) PROFILE PRESENT |
Code table for element 033041 (ATTRIBUTE OF FOLLOWING VALUE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | THE FOLLOWING VALUE IS THE TRUE VALUE |
| 1 | THE FOLLOWING VALUE IS HIGHER THAN THE TRUE VALUE (THE MEASUREMENT HIT THE LOWER LIMIT OF THE INSTRUMENT) |
| 2 | THE FOLLOWING VALUE IS LOWER THAN THE TRUE VALUE (THE MEASUREMENT HIT THE HIGHER LIMIT OF THE INSTRUMENT) |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033042 (TYPE OF LIMIT REPRESENTED BY FOLLOWING VALUE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | EXCLUSIVE LOWER LIMIT (>) |
| 1 | INCLUSIVE LOWER LIMIT (>=) |
| 2 | EXCLUSIVE UPPER LIMIT (<) |
| 3 | INCLUSIVE UPPER LIMIT (=<) |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 033043 (AST CONFIDENCE)
Total number of bits: 8| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | SEA MDS. NADIR ONLY SST RETRIEVAL USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL. LAND MDS RESERVED |
| 2 | 64 | SEA MDS. DUAL VIEW SST RETRIEVAL USED 3.7 MICRON CHANNEL. LAND MDS RESERVED |
| 3 | 32 | NADIR VIEW CONTAINS DAY TIME DATA |
| 4 | 16 | FORWARD VIEW CONTAINS DAY TIME DATA |
Flag table for element 033044 (ASAR QUALITY INFORMATION)
Total number of bits: 15| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16384 | INPUT DATA MEAN OUTSIDE NOMINAL RANGE FLAG |
| 2 | 8192 | INPUT DATA STANDARD DEVIATION OUTSIDE NOMINAL RANGE FLAG |
| 3 | 4096 | NUMBER OF INPUT DATA GAPS > THRESHOLD VALUE |
| 4 | 2048 | PERCENTAGE OF MISSING LINES > THRESHOLD VALUE |
| 5 | 1024 | DOPPLER CENTROID UNCERTAIN. CONFIDENCE MEASURE < SPECIFIC VALUE |
| 6 | 512 | DOPPLER AMBIGUITY ESTIMATE UNCERTAIN. CONFIDENCE MEASURE < SPECIFIC VALUE |
| 7 | 256 | OUTPUT DATA MEAN OUTSIDE NOMINAL RANGE FLAG |
| 8 | 128 | OUTPUT DATA STANDARD DEVIATION OUTSIDE NOMINAL RANGE FLAG |
| 9 | 64 | CHIRP RECONSTRUCTION FAILED OR IS OF LOW QUALITY FLAG |
| 10 | 32 | DATA SET MISSING |
| 11 | 16 | INVALID DOWNLINK PARAMETERS |
| 12 | 8 | AZIMUTH CUT-OFF ITERATION COUNT. THE AZIMUTH CUT-OFF FIT DID NOT CONVERGE WITHIN A MINIMUM NUMBER OF ITERATIONS |
| 13 | 4 | AZIMUTH CUT-OFF FIT DID NOT CONVERGE WITHIN A MINIMUM NUMBER OF ITERATIONS |
| 14 | 2 | PHASE INFORMATION CONFIDENCE MEASURE. THE IMAGINARY 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1073741824 | ERROR DETECTED AND ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER MADE |
| 2 | 536870912 | ANOMALY IN ON-BOARD DATA HANDLING (OBDH) VALUE DETECTED |
| 3 | 268435456 | ANOMALY IN ULTRA STABLE OSCILLATOR PROCESSING (USOP) VALUE DETECTED |
| 4 | 134217728 | ERRORS DETECTED BY ON-BOARD COMPUTER |
| 5 | 67108864 | AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL (AGC) OUT OF RANGE |
| 6 | 33554432 | RECEPTION (RX) DELAY FAULT. RX DISTANCE OUT OF RANGE |
| 7 | 16777216 | WAVE FORM SAMPLES FAULT IDENTIFIER. ERROR |
| 8 | 8388608 | S BAND ANOMALY/ERROR DETECTED |
| 12 | 524288 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE (CHANNEL 1) OUT OF RANGE |
| 13 | 262144 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE (CHANNEL 2) OUT OF RANGE |
| 14 | 131072 | RESERVED |
| 15 | 65536 | KU BAND OCEAN RETRACKING ERROR |
| 16 | 32768 | S BAND OCEAN RETRACKING ERROR |
| 17 | 16384 | KU BAND ICE 1 RETRACKING ERROR |
| 18 | 8192 | S BAND ICE 1 RETRACKING ERROR |
| 19 | 4096 | KU BAND ICE 2 RETRACKING ERROR |
| 20 | 2048 | S BAND ICE 2 RETRACKING ERROR |
| 21 | 1024 | KU BAND SEA ICE RETRACKING ERROR |
| 22 | 512 | ARITHMETIC FAULT ERROR |
| 23 | 256 | METEO DATA STATE. NO MAP |
| 24 | 128 | METEO DATA STATE. 1 MAP |
| 25 | 64 | METEO DATA STATE. 2 MAPS DEGRADED |
| 26 | 32 | METEO DATA STATE. 2 MAPS NOMINAL |
| 27 | 16 | ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR PROPAGATION MODE, SEVERAL ERRORS |
| 28 | 8 | ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR PROPAGATION MODE, WARNING DETECTED |
| 29 | 4 | ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR INITIALIZATION MODE, SEVERAL ERRORS |
| 30 | 2 | ORBIT PROPAGATOR STATUS FOR INITIALIZATION MODE, WARNING DETECTED |
Code table for element 033048 (CONFIDENCE MEASURE OF SAR INVERSION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INVERSION SUCCESSFUL |
| 1 | INVERSION NOT SUCCESSFUL |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033049 (CONFIDENCE MEASURE OF WIND RETRIEVAL)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | EXTERNAL WIND DIRECTION USED DURING INVERSION |
| 1 | EXTERNAL WIND DIRECTION NOT USED DURING INVERSION |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033050 (GLOBAL GTSPP QUALITY FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | UNQUALIFIED |
| 1 | CORRECT VALUE (ALL CHECKS PASSED) |
| 2 | PROBABLY GOOD BUT VALUE INCONSISTENT WITH STATISTICS (DIFFER FROM CLIMATOLOGY) |
| 3 | PROBABLY BAD (SPIKE, GRADIENT, ETC., IF OTHER TESTS PASSED) |
| 4 | BAD VALUE, IMPOSSIBLE VALUE (OUT OF SCALE, VERTICAL INSTABILITY, CONSTANT PROFILE) |
| 5 | VALUE MODIFIED DURING QUALITY CONTROL |
| 8 | INTERPOLATED VALUE |
| 9 | GOOD FOR OPERATIONAL USE; CAUTION; CHECK LITERATURE FOR OTHER USES |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033060 (GQISFLAGQUAL - INDIVIDUAL IASI-SYSTEM QUALITY FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD |
| 1 | BAD |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 4 | CORRELATION SURFACE CONSTRAINT FAILS |
| 23 | 2 | RESERVED |
Code table for element 033070 (TOTAL OZONE QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD RETRIEVAL |
| 1 | BAD AEROSOL INFORMATION FLAG OR NOAA-16 RADIANCE ANOMALY |
| 2 | SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE GREATER THAN 84 DEGREES |
| 3 | 380 NM RESIDUE GREATER THAN LIMIT |
| 4 | OZONE INCONSISTENCY |
| 5 | DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROFILE OZONE AND STEP 3 TOTAL OZONE EXCEEDS THRESHOLD (SET TO 25 DU) |
| 6 | STEP 1 OZONE ITERATION DID NOT CONVERGE |
| 7 | ANY CHANNEL RESIDUE GREATER THAN 16 OR BAD RADIANCE |
| 8 | INSUFFICIENT PIXELS - NOT PROCESSED |
| 9 | FIRST GUESS GOOD - OZONE FORECAST DATA USED |
| 10 | HIGH CLOUD IN PIXEL - NOT PROCESSED |
| 11 | SUCCESSFUL OZONE RETRIEVAL |
| 12 | UNSUCCESSFUL OZONE RETRIEVAL |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033071 (PROFILE OZONE QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD RETRIEVAL |
| 1 | SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE GREATER THAN 84 DEGREES |
| 2 | DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STEP 3 AND PROFILE TOTAL OZONE GREATER THAN LIMIT (25 DU) |
| 3 | AVERAGE FINAL RESIDUE FOR WAVELENGTHS USED IN RETRIEVAL GREATER THAN THRESHOLD |
| 4 | FINAL RESIDUE GREATER THAN 3 TIMES A PRIORI ERROR |
| 5 | DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RETRIEVED AND A PRIORI GREATER THAN 3 TIMES A PRIORI ERROR |
| 6 | NON-CONVERGENT SOLUTION |
| 7 | UPPER LEVEL PROFILE ANOMALY OR STRAY LIGHT ANOMALY |
| 8 | INITIAL RESIDUE GREATER THAN 18.0 N-VALUE UNITS |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033072 (OZONE ERROR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD RETRIEVAL |
| 1 | REFLECTIVITY OUT OF RANGE |
| 2 | LARGER PIXELS (NUMBER OF CROSS-TRACK PIXELS LESS THAN 32) OR BACKWARD SCANS ERROR |
| 3 | SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE GREATER THAN 88 DEGREES |
| 4 | LATITUDE/LONGITUDE OUT OF RANGE |
| 5 | VIEWING ZENITH ANGLE OR SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE OUT OF RANGE |
| 6 | STEP-ONE PROCESS FAILED IN GENERAL |
| 7 | FIRST GUESS OZONE OUT OF RANGE |
| 8 | TOO MANY ITERATIONS (EXCEED 8) |
| 9 | STEP-ONE RESIDUE CALCULATION FAILED |
| 10 | STEP-TWO PROCESS FAILED IN GENERAL |
| 11 | FIRST GUESS OZONE PROFILE OUT OF RANGE |
| 12 | STEP-TWO OZONE VALUE OUT OF RANGE |
| 13 | STEP-TWO RESIDUE CALCULATION FAILED |
| 14 | STEP-THREE PROCESS FAILED IN GENERAL |
| 15 | POLARIZATION CORRECTION ACCURACY ALERT |
| 16 | RADIANCE OR IRRADIANCE LESS OR EQUAL TO ZERO |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 033075 (SCAN-LEVEL QUALITY FLAGS)
Total number of bits: 13| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4096 | GAP IN RAW DATA RECORD (RDR) DATA DETECTED (I.E., MISSING SCAN(S) PRECEDING THE CURRENT SCAN) |
| 2 | 2048 | RECORDED TIME IS NOT IN SEQUENCE (I.E., THE SCAN START TIME IS OUT OF SEQUENCE) |
| 3 | 1024 | LAMBDA MONITORED CALCULATION CANNOT BE UPDATED |
| 4 | 512 | THE MEASURED TEMPERATURES OF ANY INSTRUMENT COMPONENTS (E.G., BEAM-SPLITTER, SCAN MIRROR, SCAN BAFFLE) ARE OUTSIDE THE ALLOWABLE RANGES |
| 5 | 256 | AT 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | LUNAR INTRUSION ON FIRST DEEP SPACE VIEW |
| 2 | 128 | LUNAR INTRUSION ON SECOND DEEP SPACE VIEW |
Flag table for element 033077 (FIELD-OF-VIEW QUALITY FLAGS)
Total number of bits: 19| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 262144 | DEGRADED SDR* QUALITY |
| 2 | 131072 | INVALID SDR* QUALITY |
| 3 | 65536 | INVALID SDR* GEOLOCATION INFORMATION |
| 4 | 32768 | DEGRADED RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION |
| 5 | 16384 | INVALID RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION |
| 6 | 8192 | DEGRADED SPECTRAL CALIBRATION |
| 7 | 4096 | INVALID SPECTRAL CALIBRATION |
| 8 | 2048 | FRINGE COUNT ERROR DETECTED AND CORRECTED |
| 9 | 1024 | DAY/NIGHT INDICATOR |
| 10 | 512 | INVALID RDR** DATA |
| 11 | 256 | SIGNIFICANT FRINGE COUNT ERROR DETECTED |
| 12 | 128 | BIT TRIM FAILED |
Code table for element 033078 (GEOLOCATION QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOMINAL - ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA AVAILABLE |
| 1 | MISSING AT MOST A SMALL GAP OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA |
| 2 | MISSING MORE THAN A SMALL GAP OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA, BUT NO MORE THAN A GRANULE BOUNDARY |
| 3 | MISSING MORE THAN A GRANULE BOUNDARY OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1024 | THE NO. 1-NO. 7 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 7 | 512 | THE NO. 8-NO. 15 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 8 | 256 | THE NO. 16-NO. 23 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 9 | 128 | THE NO. 24-NO. 31 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 10 | 64 | THE NO. 32-NO. 39 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 11 | 32 | THE NO. 40-NO. 47 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 12 | 16 | THE NO. 48-NO. 55 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 13 | 8 | THE NO. 56-NO. 63 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 14 | 4 | THE NO. 64-NO. 70 HEALTH CHECKS FAILED |
| 15 | 2 | QUADRATIC CORRECTION APPLIED TO THE RADIOMETRIC TRANSFER 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8192 | DIVIDE-BY-ZERO CONDITION OR COMPUTATION LOOP FAILED TO CONVERGE IN THE K/KA AND V (KAV) BAND PRT |
| 8 | 4096 | DIVIDE-BY-ZERO CONDITION OR COMPUTATION LOOP FAILED TO CONVERGE IN THE WG BAND PRT |
| 9 | 2048 | DIVIDE-BY-ZERO CONDITION OR COMPUTATION LOOP FAILED TO CONVERGE IN THE K/KA, V, W, G BAND RECEIVER SHELF PRT K TEMPERATURE COMPUTATION |
| 10 | 1024 | OUT OF RANGE CONDITION FOR THE K/KA AND V BAND PRT |
| 11 | 512 | OUT OF RANGE CONDITION FOR THE WG BAND PRT |
| 12 | 256 | KAV PRT TEMPERATURE INCONSISTENCY |
| 13 | 128 | WG PRT TEMPERATURE INCONSISTENCY |
| 14 | 64 | TIME SEQUENCE ERROR |
| 15 | 32 | DATA GAP - MISSING SCAN(S) PRECEDING THE CURRENT SCAN |
| 16 | 16 | KAV PRT SUFFICIENCY - INSUFFICIENT KAV PRT DATA ARE AVAILABLE |
| 17 | 8 | WG PRT SUFFICIENCY - INSUFFICIENT WG PRT DATA ARE AVAILABLE |
| 18 | 4 | SPACE VIEW ANTENNA POSITION ERROR |
| 19 | 2 | BLACKBODY ANTENNA POSITION ERROR |
Flag table for element 033081 (CHANNEL DATA QUALITY FLAGS)
Total number of bits: 12| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 512 | MOON IN SPACE VIEW |
| 4 | 256 | GAIN ERROR - THE LOWEST BLACKBODY COUNT IS SMALLER THAN OR EQUAL TO THE HIGHEST SPACE VIEW COUNT IN A SCAN |
| 5 | 128 | CALIBRATION WITH FEWER THAN PREFERRED SAMPLES |
| 6 | 64 | SPACE VIEW DATA SUFFICIENCY CHECK - INSUFFICIENT SPACE VIEW SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE |
| 7 | 32 | BLACKBODY VIEW DATA SUFFICIENCY CHECK - INSUFFICIENT BLACKBODY VIEW SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE |
| 8 | 16 | OUT OF RANGE CONDITION FOR THE SPACE VIEW |
| 9 | 8 | OUT OF RANGE CONDITION FOR THE BLACKBODY VIEW |
| 10 | 4 | SPACE VIEW INCONSISTENCY |
| 11 | 2 | BLACKBODY VIEW INCONSISTENCY |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1024 | WITHIN SOUTH ATLANTIC ANOMALY |
| 7 | 512 | INVALID INPUT DATA (INDICATES THAT ANY OF THE SPACECRAFT EPHEMERIS OR ATTITUDE DATA ARE INVALID) |
| 8 | 256 | BAD POINTING (INDICATES THAT THE SENSOR LOS DOES NOT INTERSECT THE GEOID, IS NEAR THE LIMB, HAS INVALID SENSOR ANGLES OR OTHER SIMILAR CONDITION) |
| 9 | 128 | BAD TERRAIN (INDICATES THAT THE ALGORITHM COULD NOT OBTAIN A VALID TERRAIN VALUE) |
| 10 | 64 | INVALID SOLAR ANGLES |
| 11 | 32 | MISSING AT MOST A SMALL GAP OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA |
| 12 | 16 | MISSING MORE THAN A SMALL GAP OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA, BUT NO MORE THAN A GRANULE BOUNDARY |
| 13 | 8 | MISSING MORE THAN A GRANULE BOUNDARY OF ALTITUDE AND EPHEMERIS DATA |
| 14 | 4 | THE NUMBER OF ENCODER PULSE VALUES PER DELTA TIME IS NOT AS EXPECTED |
| 15 | 2 | SOLAR 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1024 | PIXEL IS AFFECTED BY RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE |
| 7 | 512 | POOR CALIBRATION QUALITY DUE TO BAD SPACE VIEW OFFSETS, OBC * VIEW OFFSETS, ETC. OR USE OF A PREVIOUS CALIBRATION VIEW |
| 8 | 256 | SATURATED PIXEL |
| 9 | 128 | MISSING DATA -DATA REQUIRED FOR CALIBRATION PROCESSING ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR PROCESSING |
| 10 | 64 | CALIBRATED PIXEL RADIANCE OUT OF RANGE |
| 11 | 32 | CALIBRATED PIXEL REFLECTANCE OR EBBT OUT OF RANGE |
| 12 | 16 | THE MOON HAS CORRUPTED THE SPACE VIEW |
| 13 | 8 | SCAN DATA IS NOT PRESENT (NO VALID DATA) |
| 14 | 4 | QUALITY 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 |
| 15 | 2 | BAD 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1024 | BULK SST OUTSIDE OF VALIDATION RANGE |
| 7 | 512 | SKIN SST OUTSIDE OF VALIDATION RANGE |
| 8 | 256 | SENSOR ZENITH ANGLE > 40 DEGREES (PIXEL IS NOT WITHIN 40 DEGREES OF NADIR AND THEREFORE IS NOT OF HIGH QUALITY) |
| 9 | 128 | DEGRADATION - HORIZONTAL CELL SIZE (HCS) > 1.3 KM (HCS > 1.3 KM, SWATH WIDTH > 1 700 KM, SENSOR ZENITH ANGLE > 50.3 DEGREES) |
| 10 | 64 | EXCLUSION: NO OCEAN IN PIXEL |
| 11 | 32 | DEGRADATION: AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS (AOT) > 0.6 (AOT IN HORIZONTAL CELL > 0.6 ON THE SLANT PATH (AOT @550 NM)) |
| 12 | 16 | EXCLUSION: AOT > 1.0 (AOT IN HORIZONTAL CELL > 1.0 ON THE SLANT PATH (AOT @550 NM)) |
| 13 | 8 | SUN GLINT PRESENT IN PIXEL |
| 14 | 4 | ICE CONCENTRATION THRESHOLD EXCEEDED (SST NOT RETRIEVED DUE TO ICE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDING THRESHOLD IN SYSTEM SPEC) |
| 15 | 2 | THIN 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 16384 | ANGSTROM EXPONENT IS OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM SPECIFICATION RANGE |
| 5 | 8192 | EXCLUDED, ANGSTROM EXPONENT FOR AOT* AT 550 NM < 0.15 |
| 6 | 4096 | BRIGHT SURFACE IN CELL (IF OVER LAND), OR SHALLOW OR TURBID WATER IN CELL (IF OVER OCEAN) |
| 7 | 2048 | LOW SUN, EXCLUDED, SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE > 80 DEGREES |
| 8 | 1024 | LOW SUN, DEGRADED, 65 DEGREES < SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE =< 80 DEGREES |
| 9 | 512 | FIRE DETECTED IN CELL |
| 10 | 256 | SNOW/ICE IN CELL |
| 11 | 128 | CLOUD SHADOW IN CELL |
| 12 | 64 | SUN GLINT IN CELL |
| 13 | 32 | BAD SDR** DATA PRESENT IN HORIZONTAL CELL (QUALITY OF AOT/APSP*** DEGRADED OR AOT/APSP NOT RETRIEVED DUE TO BAD SDR DATA IN HORIZONTAL CELL) |
| 14 | 16 | CIRRUS CONTAMINATION IN CELL |
| 15 | 8 | CLOUD ADJACENT TO CELL |
| 16 | 4 | CLOUD CONTAMINATION IN CELL |
| 17 | 2 | AOT IS OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM SPECIFICATION RANGE |
Code table for element 033086 (QUALITY OF PIXEL LEVEL RETRIEVAL)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NOT RETRIEVED |
| 1 | EXCLUDED |
| 2 | DEGRADED |
| 3 | HIGH QUALITY |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 033087 (EXTENT OF SATELLITE WITHIN SOUTH ATLANTIC ANOMALY (BASED ON CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10% |
| 1 | GREATER THAN 10% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 20% |
| 2 | GREATER THAN 20% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 30% |
| 3 | GREATER THAN 30% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 40% |
| 4 | GREATER THAN 40% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 50% |
| 5 | GREATER THAN 50% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 60% |
| 6 | GREATER THAN 60% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 70% |
| 7 | GREATER THAN 70% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 80% |
| 8 | GREATER THAN 80% |
| 15 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4096 | SURFACE REFLECTIVITY OUT OF RANGE |
| 7 | 2048 | RESIDUAL TOO LARGE |
| 8 | 1024 | AEROSOL INDEX LIMIT EXCEEDED |
| 9 | 512 | SOLAR ECLIPSE PRESENT (ALL OR PART OF THE IFOV* IS AFFECTED BY A SOLAR ECLIPSE, UMBRA OR PENUMBRA VIEWING) |
| 10 | 256 | SUN GLINT PRESENT WITHIN IFOV |
| 11 | 128 | SNOW OR ICE SURFACE IS WITHIN THE IFOV |
| 12 | 64 | SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE IN EXCLUDED (NIGHT) CONDITION (SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE >= 88 DEGREES) |
| 13 | 32 | SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE IN DEGRADED CONDITION (80 DEGREES =< SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE < 88 DEGREES) |
| 14 | 16 | SO2 INDEX > 6 DU (DEGRADED CONDITION) |
| 15 | 8 | RESIDUES ARE NOT CONSISTENT (INDICATES WHETHER THE RESIDUES FROM THE 22 WAVELENGTHS ARE CONSISTENT) |
| 16 | 4 | O3 TRIPLET SELECTION IS NOT CONSISTENT WITHIN RETRIEVAL (OZONE TRIPLET CONSISTENCY) |
| 17 | 2 | INPUT 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | ALTIMETER OPERATING |
| 2 | 128 | MICROWAVE RADIOMETER (MWR) OPERATING |
Class 35 - Data monitoring information - code-flag tables
Code table for element 035000 (FM AND REGIONAL CODE NUMBER)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1023 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035001 (TIME FRAME FOR MONITORING)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | REAL TIME |
| 1 | NEAR-REAL TIME |
| 2 | NON-REAL TIME |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035030 (DISCREPANCIES IN THE AVAILABILITY OF EXPECTED DATA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO DISCREPANCIES |
| 1 | NON-COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES INCLUDING THOSE OF MONITORING |
| 2 | CATALOGUES OF METEOROLOGICAL BULLETINS NOT UPDATED IN A TIMELY MANNER |
| 3 | INCORRECT ROUTING DIRECTORIES |
| 4 | LACK OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE ROUTING ARRANGEMENTS |
| 5 | DEFICIENCIES IN THE OPERATION OF GTS CENTRES AND CIRCUITS |
| 6 | LOSS OF DATA OR DELAYS IN RELAYING DATA ON THE GTS |
| 7 | ROUTING OF DATA DIFFERENT FROM THE ROUTING PROVIDED IN THE PLAN |
| 8 | VARIOUS MALPRACTICES |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035031 (QUALIFIER ON MONITORING RESULTS)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | SUFFICIENT AND ALL OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY |
| 2 | SUFFICIENT BUT PARTLY OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY |
| 3 | INSUFFICIENT BUT ALL OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY |
| 4 | INSUFFICIENT AND OF UNACCEPTABLE QUALITY |
| 5 | SOME MESSAGES NOT COMPLETE |
| 6 | SUSPECT OR WRONGLY CODED GROUPS COULD NOT BE INTERPRETED CONFIDENTLY |
| 7 | GROSS CODING ERRORS |
| 8 | TRANSMISSION SEQUENTIAL ORDER NOT OBSERVED |
| 9 | REPORT COMPLETELY GARBLED AND THUS DISCARDED |
| 10 | DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED AND RECTIFIED |
| 11 | DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED BUT NOT RECTIFIED |
| 12 | DEFICIENCIES NOT IDENTIFIED |
| 13 | MEASURING ERRORS |
| 14 | MUTUAL INCONSISTENCY |
| 15 | TEMPORAL INCONSISTENCY |
| 16 | FORECAST ERROR |
| 17 | BIAS |
| 18 | IMPROVE SYSTEM OF QUALITY CONTROL |
| 19 | EXPAND TRAINING PROGRAMMES |
| 127 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035032 (CAUSE OF MISSING DATA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | DATA GROUPS MISSING DUE TO RADIO FADING |
| 2 | DATA GROUPS MISSING DUE TO OUTAGE OF CENTRE |
| 3 | DATA GROUPS MISSING DUE TO OUTAGE OF CIRCUIT |
| 4 | NON-IMPLEMENTATION OR MAINTENANCE OF REQUIRED RBSN DENSITY |
| 5 | SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED STAFF TO MAN STATIONS |
| 6 | LACK OF CONSUMABLES |
| 7 | INSTRUMENT FAILURE |
| 8 | NON-ADHERENCE TO TELECOMMUNICATION PROCEDURES |
| 9 | SOME OBSERVING PROGRAMMES CEASED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035033 (OBSERVATION AND COLLECTION DEFICIENCIES)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | NO DEFICIENCY |
| 2 | OBSERVATIONS NOT MADE REGULARLY |
| 3 | OBSERVATIONS NOT MADE AT RIGHT TIME |
| 4 | OBSERVATIONS MADE BUT NOT DISSEMINATED |
| 5 | OBSERVATIONS MADE AND SENT TO INCORRECT USERS |
| 6 | COLLECTION NOT RECEIVED |
| 7 | COLLECTION TRANSMITTED LATE |
| 8 | COLLECTION NOT TRANSMITTED |
| 9 | DIFFICULTIES IN HF PROPAGATION AND SELECTION OF SUITABLE FREQUENCY |
| 10 | DIFFICULTIES IN MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AT REMOTE STATIONS |
| 11 | NO ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR ROUTING METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION |
| 123 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035034 (STATISTICAL TRENDS FOR AVAILABILITY OF DATA (DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD(S)))
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT |
| 2 | SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT |
| 3 | MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT |
| 4 | STEADY |
| 5 | DECREASING |
| 6 | EFFORTS REQUIRED TO IMPROVE NIGHT-TIME OBSERVATIONS |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 035035 (REASON FOR TERMINATION)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | RESERVED |
| 1 | BALLOON BURST |
| 2 | BALLOON FORCED DOWN BY ICING |
| 3 | LEAKING OR FLOATING BALLOON |
| 4 | WEAK OR FADING SIGNAL |
| 5 | BATTERY FAILURE |
| 6 | GROUND EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| 7 | SIGNAL INTERFERENCE |
| 8 | RADIOSONDE FAILURE |
| 9 | EXCESSIVE MISSING DATA FRAMES |
| 10 | RESERVED |
| 11 | EXCESSIVE MISSING TEMPERATURE |
| 12 | EXCESSIVE MISSING PRESSURE |
| 13 | USER TERMINATED |
| 14 | SUDDEN LOSS OF SIGNAL |
| 15 | TRACKING LOST |
| 16 | INCREASING PRESSURE |
| 17 | INVALID AND/OR MISSED DATA TIME LIMITS EXCEEDED |
| 30 | OTHER |
| 31 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 40 - Satellite data - code-flag tables
Flag table for element 040005 (SOIL MOISTURE CORRECTION FLAG)
Total number of bits: 8| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | SOIL MOISTURE BETWEEN -20% AND 0% |
| 2 | 64 | SOIL MOISTURE BETWEEN 100% AND 120% |
| 3 | 32 | CORRECTION OF WET BACKSCATTER REFERENCE |
| 4 | 16 | CORRECTION OF DRY BACKSCATTER REFERENCE |
| 5 | 8 | CORRECTION OF VOLUME SCATTERING IN SAND |
Flag table for element 040006 (SOIL MOISTURE PROCESSING FLAG)
Total number of bits: 16| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32768 | NOT SOIL |
| 2 | 16384 | SENSITIVITY TO SOIL MOISTURE BELOW LIMIT |
| 3 | 8192 | AZIMUTHAL NOISE ABOVE LIMIT |
| 4 | 4096 | BACKSCATTER FORE-AFT BEAM OUT OF RANGE |
| 5 | 2048 | SLOPE MID-FORE BEAM OUT OF RANGE |
| 6 | 1024 | SLOPE MID-AFT BEAM OUT OF RANGE |
| 7 | 512 | SOIL MOISTURE BELOW -20% |
| 8 | 256 | SOIL MOISTURE ABOVE 120% |
Flag table for element 040011 (INTERPOLATION FLAG)
Total number of bits: 8| Bit position (from left to right) | Value (if only the given bit is set) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | MEAN SEA-SURFACE (MSS) INTERPOLATION FLAG |
| 2 | 64 | OCEAN TIDE SOLUTION 1 INTERPOLATION FLAG (0 = 4 POINTS OVER OCEAN, 1 = LESS THAN 4 POINTS) |
| 3 | 32 | OCEAN TIDE SOLUTION 2 INTERPOLATION FLAG (0 = 4 POINTS OVER OCEAN, 1 = LESS THAN 4 POINTS) |
| 4 | 16 | METEOROLOGICAL DATA INTERPOLATION FLAG (0 = 4 POINTS OVER 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128 | 18.7 GHZ BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE |
| 2 | 64 | 23.8 GHZ BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE |
| 3 | 32 | 34 GHZ BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE |
Code table for element 040013 (RADIOMETER BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE INTERPRETATION FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | INTERPOLATION WITH NO GAP BETWEEN JMR* DATA |
| 1 | INTERPOLATION WITH GAPS BETWEEN JMR* DATA |
| 2 | EXTRAPOLATION OF JMR* DATA |
| 3 | FAILURE OF EXTRAPOLATION AND INTERPOLATION |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Flag table for element 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65536 | NZPD AND COMPLEX CALIBRATION ERROR |
| 2 | 32768 | BAND 3 AFFECTED BY SPIKE |
| 3 | 16384 | BAND 3 AFFECTED BY SATURATION |
| 4 | 8192 | BAND 2 AFFECTED BY SPIKE |
| 5 | 4096 | BAND 1 AFFECTED BY SPIKE |
| 6 | 2048 | OVERFLOW/UNDER FLOW |
| 7 | 1024 | ON-BOARD PROCESSING ERROR |
| 8 | 512 | SPECTRAL CALIBRATION ERROR |
| 9 | 256 | RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION ERROR |
| 10 | 128 | MISSING AVHRR DATA |
| 11 | 64 | MISSING IIS DATA |
| 12 | 32 | MISSING SOUNDER DATA |
| 13 | 16 | GQISFLAGQUAL SUMMARY FLAG FOR ALL BANDS |
| 14 | 8 | ON-GROUND PROCESSING ERROR |
| 15 | 4 | INTER-CALIBRATION ERROR IASI/AVHRR |
| 16 | 2 | SPARE |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | BAND SEQUENCE (0 = 3KU_1C_3KU, 1 = 2KU_1C_2KU) |
| 2 | 8 | C BAND FREQUENCY (0 = 320 MHZ, 1 = 100 MHZ) |
| 3 | 4 | C BAND STATUS (0 = ON, 1 = OFF) |
| 4 | 2 | KU BAND STATUS (0 = ON, 1 = OFF) |
Code table for element 040024 (METEOROLOGICAL MAP AVAILABILITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2 MAPS AVAILABLE (6 HOURS APART) |
| 1 | 2 MAPS AVAILABLE (> 6 HOURS APART) |
| 2 | 1 MAP AVAILABLE; DATA EXTRAPOLATED |
| 3 | NO MAPS USED |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 040025 (INTERPOLATION FLAG FOR MEAN DIURNAL TIDE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD |
| 1 | BAD |
| 2 | RESERVED |
| 3 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 040028 (GMI QUALITY FLAG)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | GOOD DATA |
| 1 | POSSIBLE SUN GLINT |
| 2 | POSSIBLE RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE |
| 3 | DEGRADED GEOLOCATION DATA |
| 4 | DATA CORRECTED FOR WARM LOAD INTRUSION |
| 5 | SCAN BLANKING ON |
| 6 | DATA IS MISSING FROM FILE OR UNREADABLE |
| 7 | UNPHYSICAL BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE |
| 8 | ERROR IN GEOLOCATION DATA |
| 9 | DATA MISSING IN ONE CHANNEL |
| 10 | DATA MISSING IN MULTIPLE CHANNELS |
| 11 | LAT/LON VALUES ARE OUT OF RANGE |
| 12 | NON-NORMAL STATUS MODES |
| 13 | DISTANCE TO CORRESPONDING LOW FREQUENCY PIXEL > 7 KM |
| 14 | RESERVED |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE (NO QUALITY INFORMATION AVAILABLE) |
Code table for element 040036 (LIDAR L2B CLASSIFICATION TYPE)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | CLEAR |
| 1 | CLOUD |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 040043 (SATELLITE MANOEUVRE INDICATOR)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | THE PLATFORM IS NOT UNDERGOING A MANOEUVRE |
| 1 | THE PLATFORM IS UNDERGOING A MANOEUVRE, NOMINAL PROCESSING |
| 2 | THE PLATFORM IS UNDERGOING A MANOEUVRE, NO PROCESSING |
| 7 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | CLOUD PRODUCTS RETRIEVED WITH THE CHI-SQUARED METHOD |
| 2 | 8 | CLOUD PRODUCTS RETRIEVED WITH THE CO2-SLICING |
| 3 | 4 | HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT PERFORMED WITH STATISTICAL FIRST GUESS RETRIEVAL |
| 4 | 2 | HEIGHT ASSIGNMENT PERFORMED WITH NWP FORECASTS |
Code table for element 040046 (CLOUDINESS SUMMARY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | THE IASI IFOV IS CLEAR |
| 1 | SMALL CLOUD CONTAMINATION POSSIBLE |
| 2 | THE IASI IFOV IS PARTIALLY COVERED BY CLOUDS |
| 3 | HIGH OR FULL CLOUD COVERAGE |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 040047 (VALIDATION FLAG FOR IASI OR IASI-NG LEVEL 1 PRODUCT)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | THE MEASUREMENTS AND SIDE INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE AND OF GOOD QUALITY FOR L2 PROCESSING |
| 1 | THE L1C PRODUCTS ARE OF DEGRADED QUALITY ACCORDING TO L1C FLAGS, NO L2 PROCESSING |
| 2 | QUALITY CONTROL INDICATES THAT THE L1C DATA ARE OF DEGRADED QUALITY (NOT INDICATED BY THE IASI L1C FLAGS), NO L2 PROCESSING |
| 7 | MISSING VALUE |
Code table for element 040048 (VALIDATION FLAG OF AMSU-A LEVEL 1 DATA FLOW)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | THE EXPECTED AMSU MEASUREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE, OF GOOD QUALITY AND COLLOCATED WITH IASI FOR PROCESSING |
| 1 | AMSU-A DATA ARE AVAILABLE BUT OF DEGRADED QUALITY (ACCORDING TO AMSU L1 FLAGS OR QC TESTS) AND NOT USED FOR PROCESSING |
| 2 | NO COINCIDENT (TIME AND SPACE) AMSU MEASUREMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PROCESSING |
| 7 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4096 | IASI CLOUD OPTICAL THICKNESS INDICATES A CLOUD |
| 5 | 2048 | IASI CLOUD OPTICAL THICKNESS COMPUTED |
| 6 | 1024 | AVHRR HETEROGENEITY TEST INDICATES A CLOUD |
| 7 | 512 | AVHRR HETEROGENEITY TEST EXECUTED |
| 8 | 256 | IASI-AVHRR ANN CLOUD TEST INDICATES A CLOUD |
| 9 | 128 | IASI-AVHRR ANN CLOUD TEST EXECUTED |
| 10 | 64 | AVHRR INTEGRATED CLOUD FRACTION INDICATES A CLOUD |
| 11 | 32 | AVHRR INTEGRATED CLOUD FRACTION ASSESSED |
| 12 | 16 | AMSU CLOUD TEST INDICATES A CLOUD |
| 13 | 8 | AMSU CLOUD TEST EXECUTED |
| 14 | 4 | IASI WINDOW CLOUD TEST INDICATES A CLOUD |
| 15 | 2 | IASI 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 8 | MHS INCLUDED |
| 6 | 4 | AMSU INCLUDED |
| 7 | 2 | IASI INCLUDED |
Code table for element 040051 (CONVERGENCE OF THE ITERATIVE RETRIEVAL)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OPTIMAL ESTIMATION METHODS (OEM) NOT ATTEMPTED |
| 1 | OEM ABORTED BECAUSE FIRST GUESS RESIDUALS TOO HIGH |
| 2 | THE MINIMIZATION DID NOT CONVERGE, SOUNDING REJECTED |
| 3 | THE MINIMIZATION DID NOT CONVERGE, SOUNDING ACCEPTED |
| 4 | THE MINIMIZATION CONVERGED BUT SOUNDING REJECTED |
| 5 | THE MINIMIZATION CONVERGED, SOUNDING ACCEPTED |
| 6 | RESERVED |
| 7 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 16 | SUPERSATURATION CONDITIONS IN THE OEM RETRIEVAL |
| 5 | 8 | SUPERADIABATIC CONDITIONS IN THE OEM RETRIEVAL |
| 6 | 4 | SUPERSATURATION CONDITIONS IN THE FIRST GUESS |
| 7 | 2 | SUPERADIABATIC 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4096 | AN ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED |
| 2 | 2048 | MESSAGE FROM L1 |
| 3 | 1024 | MESSAGE FROM L2 |
| 4 | 512 | MESSAGE FROM ANCILLARY DATA |
| 5 | 256 | MESSAGE FROM FITTING PROCEDURE |
| 6 | 128 | FILE OPENING |
| 7 | 64 | FILE READING |
| 8 | 32 | QUALITY FLAG |
| 9 | 16 | LEVEL 2 FROM LINEAR REGRESSION(F_QUAL), REPORT A PIXEL WHERE L2 ARE NOT FULLY TRUSTED |
| 10 | 8 | EMPTY FIELD OR DATA |
| 11 | 4 | MISSING SURFACE PRESSURE VALUE |
| 12 | 2 | RADIANCE 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1048576 | RADIANCE FILTERING |
| 2 | 524288 | POLAR REGIONS |
| 3 | 262144 | LOCATION IN THE NIGHT |
| 4 | 131072 | NEGATIVE ALTITUDE SURFACE BELOW MEAN SEA LEVEL |
| 5 | 65536 | CLOUD COVERED SCENE |
| 6 | 32768 | SCENE ABOVE THE SEA |
| 7 | 16384 | SCENE ABOVE DESERT |
| 8 | 8192 | SKIN TEMPERATURE |
| 9 | 4096 | SKIN TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL |
| 10 | 2048 | SPECTRAL LINE CONTRAST TOO WEAK |
| 11 | 1024 | MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ITERATIONS EXCEEDED |
| 12 | 512 | NEGATIVE PARTIAL COLUMNS |
| 13 | 256 | MATRIX ILL CONDITIONED |
| 14 | 128 | FIT DIVERGED |
| 15 | 64 | ERROR IN GNU SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY (GSL) USAGE |
| 16 | 32 | RESIDUALS “BIASED” |
| 17 | 16 | RESIDUALS “SLOPED” |
| 18 | 8 | RESIDUALS ROOT MEAN SQUARE (RMS) ERROR IS LARGE |
| 19 | 4 | WEIRD AVERAGING KERNELS |
| 20 | 2 | ICE PRESENCE DETECTED |
Code table for element 040056 (GENERAL RETRIEVAL QUALITY)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | USE NOT RECOMMENDED |
| 1 | USE WITH CAUTION |
| 2 | BEST QUALITY |
| 7 | MISSING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1073741824 | AN ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED |
| 2 | 536870912 | MESSAGE FROM L1 |
| 3 | 268435456 | MESSAGE FROM L2 |
| 4 | 134217728 | MESSAGE FROM ANCILLARY DATA |
| 5 | 67108864 | MESSAGE FROM FITTING PROCEDURE |
| 6 | 33554432 | RESERVED |
| 7 | 16777216 | BAD L1 OR L2 FLAG RAISED |
| 8 | 8388608 | LEVEL 2 NOT FULLY TRUSTED |
| 9 | 4194304 | MISSING TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE VERTICAL PROFILE |
| 10 | 2097152 | MISSING SURFACE PRESSURE VALUE |
| 11 | 1048576 | RADIANCE FILTERING |
| 12 | 524288 | POLAR REGIONS |
| 13 | 262144 | LOCATION IN THE NIGHT |
| 14 | 131072 | NEGATIVE ALTITUDE |
| 15 | 65536 | CLOUD COVERED SCENE |
| 16 | 32768 | SCENE ABOVE THE SEA |
| 17 | 16384 | SCENE ABOVE DESERT |
| 18 | 8192 | MISSING SKIN TEMPERATURE |
| 19 | 4096 | RETRIEVED SKIN TEMPERATURE TOO DIFFERENT FROM MODEL |
| 20 | 2048 | SPECTRAL LINE CONTRAST TOO WEAK |
| 21 | 1024 | MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ITERATIONS EXCEEDS |
| 22 | 512 | NEGATIVE PARTIAL COLUMNS |
| 23 | 256 | MATRIX ILL CONDITIONED |
| 24 | 128 | FIT DIVERGED |
| 25 | 64 | ERROR IN GSL USAGE |
| 26 | 32 | RESIDUALS BIASED |
| 27 | 16 | RESIDUALS SLOPED |
| 28 | 8 | RESIDUALS RMS ERROR IS LARGE |
| 29 | 4 | WEIRD AVERAGING KERNELS |
| 30 | 2 | ICE PRESENCE DETECTED |
Code table for element 040068 (GENERAL RETRIEVAL QUALITY FLAG FOR SO2)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | VALUES CALCULATED WITH IASI L2 |
| 1 | PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE PROFILES MISSING IN IASI L2 DATA; MODEL/FORECAST DATA USED INSTEAD |
| 2 | BEST QUALITY |
| 15 | MISSING VALUE |
Class 42 - 42 - code-flag tables
Code table for element 042004 (CONFIDENCE OF INVERSION FOR EACH PARTITION OF SWELL WAVE SPECTRA)
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | WAVE DIRECTION RESOLVED |
| 1 | 180-DEGREE AMBIGUITY NOT RESOLVED |
| 15 | MISSING |