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# WMO source file name = BufrTabD-11-2001.txt
# Master Table D Version 10
#
#-----------------------------------------------------
# F X Y --> Table D descriptor being defined
# F X Y -->
# F X Y --> descriptors defining sequence for
# F X Y --> corresponding Table D descriptor
# -1 --> end of sequence designator
#------------------------------------------------------
# Category 00 - BUFR table entries sequences
3 0 2
0 0 2 "Table A category, line 1"
0 0 3 "Table A category, line 2"
-1
3 0 3
0 0 10 "F, part descriptor"
0 0 11 "X, part descriptor"
0 0 12 "Y, part descriptor"
-1
3 0 4
3 0 3
0 0 13 "Element name, line 1"
0 0 14 "Element name, line 2"
0 0 15 Units name
0 0 16 Units scale sign
0 0 17 Units scale
0 0 18 Units reference sign
0 0 19 Units reference value
0 0 20 Element data width
-1
3 0 10
3 0 3 Table D descriptor to be defined
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Delayed descriptor replication factor
0 0 30 Descriptor defining sequence
-1
# Category 01 - Location and Identification sequences
3 1 1
0 1 1 WMO block number
0 1 2 WMO station number
-1
3 1 2
0 1 3 WMO Region number
0 1 4 WMO Region sub-area
0 1 5 Buoy/platform identifier
-1
3 1 3
0 1 11 Ship's call sign
0 1 12 Direction of motion of moving observing platform
0 1 13 Speed of motion of moving observing platform
-1
3 1 11
0 4 1 Year
0 4 2 Month
0 4 3 Day
-1
3 1 12
0 4 4 Hour
0 4 5 Minute
-1
3 1 13
0 4 4 Hour
0 4 5 Minute
0 4 6 Second
-1
3 1 21
0 5 1 Latitude- high accuracy
0 6 1 Longitude - high accuracy
-1
3 1 22
0 5 1 Latitude- high accuracy
0 6 1 Longitude- high accuracy
0 7 1 Height of station
-1
3 1 23
0 5 2 Latitude- coarse accuracy
0 6 2 Longitude- coarse accuracy
-1
3 1 24
0 5 2 Latitude- coarse accuracy
0 6 2 Longitude - coarse accuracy
0 7 1 Height of station
-1
3 1 25
3 1 23 Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy)
0 4 3 Day
3 1 12 Time
-1
3 1 26
3 1 21 Latitude and longitude (high accuracy)
0 4 3
0 4 3 (Time period in days)
0 4 4
0 4 4 (Time period in hours)
0 4 5
0 4 5 (Time period in minutes)
-1
3 1 31
3 1 1 WMO block and station number
0 2 1 Type of station
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 22 "Latitude and longitude (high accuracy), height of station"
-1
3 1 32
3 1 1 WMO block and station number
0 2 1 Type of station
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 24 "Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy), height of station"
-1
# (Buoy/platform � fixed)
3 1 33
0 1 5 Buoy/platform identifier
0 2 1 Type of station
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 21 Latitude and longitude (high accuracy)
-1
# (Buoy/platform � fixed)
3 1 34
0 1 5 Buoy/platform identifier
0 2 1 Type of station
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 23 Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy)
-1
# (Buoy/platform � moving)
3 1 35
0 1 5 Buoy/platform identifier
0 1 12 Direction of motion of moving observing platform
0 1 13 Speed of motion of moving observing platform
0 2 1 Type of station
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 23 Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy)
-1
# (Ship)
3 1 36
3 1 3 Ship's call sign and motion
0 2 1 Type of station
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 23 Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy)
-1
# (Land station for vertical soundings)
3 1 37
3 1 1 WMO block and station number
0 2 11 Radiosonde type
0 2 12 Radiosonde computational method
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 22 "Latitude and longitude (high accuracy), height of station"
-1
# (Land station for vertical soundings)
3 1 38
3 1 1 WMO block and station number
0 2 11 Radiosonde type
0 2 12 Radiosonde computational method
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 24 "Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy), height of station"
-1
# (Ship for vertical soundings)
3 1 39
3 1 3 Ship's call sign and motion
0 2 11 Radiosonde type
0 2 12 Radiosonde computational method
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 23 Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy)
-1
3 1 40
3 1 3 Ship's call sign and motion
0 2 11 Radiosonde type
0 2 12 Radiosonde computational method
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 24 "Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy), height of station"
-1
3 1 41
0 1 7 Satellite identifier
0 2 21 Satellite instrument data used in processing
0 2 22 Satellite data processing technique used
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
-1
3 1 42
3 1 41 "Satellite identifier, data used, and data processing technique; date/time"
3 1 21 "Latitude, longitude"
-1
3 1 43
0 1 7 Satellite identifier
0 2 23 Cloud motion computational method
3 1 11 Date
3 1 13 Time
3 1 21 "Latitude, longitude"
-1
3 1 44
0 1 7 Satellite identifier
0 2 24 Integrated mean humidity computational method
3 1 11 Date
3 1 13 Time
3 1 21 "Latitude, longitude"
-1
# (Satellite location and velocity)
3 1 45
3 1 11 "Year, month, day"
3 1 12 "Time (hour, minute)"
2 1 138 Change width to 16 bits
2 2 131 Change scale to 3
0 4 6 Second
2 1 0 Change width back to Table B
2 2 0 Change scale back to Table B
3 4 30 Location relative to the Earth�s centre
3 4 31 Velocity relative to the Earth�s centre
-1
3 1 46
0 1 7 Satellite identifier
0 1 12 Direction of motion of moving observing platform
0 2 48 Satellite sensor indicator
0 21 119 Wind scatterometer geophysical model function
0 25 60 Software identification
2 2 124 Change scale
0 2 26 Cross-track resolution
0 2 27 Along-tract resolution
2 2 0 Change scale back to Table B
0 5 40 Orbit number
-1
# (ERS product header)
3 1 47
0 1 7 Satellite identifier
0 25 60 Software identification
0 1 33 Originating/generating centre
0 1 34 Originating/generating sub-centre
0 1 12 Direction of motion of moving observation platform
3 1 45 Satellite location and velocity
0 2 21 Satellite instrument data used in processing
3 1 11 "Date (year, month, day)"
3 1 12 "Time (hour, minute)"
2 1 138 Change bit width to 16 bits
2 2 131 Change scale to 3
0 4 6 Second
2 1 0 Change width back to Table B
2 2 0 Change scale back to Table B
3 1 23 "Location (latitude, longitude)"
-1
# (Radar parameters)
3 1 48
0 2 104 Antenna polarization
0 2 121 Mean frequency
0 2 113 Number of azimuth looks
0 2 26 Cross-track resolution
0 2 27 Along-track resolution
0 2 111 Radar incidence angle
0 2 140 Satellite radar beam azimuth angle
2 2 127 Change scale to �1
0 1 13 Radar platform velocity
2 2 126 Change scale to �2
0 7 1 Radar platform altitude
2 2 0 Change scale to Table B
0 25 10 Clutter treatment
0 21 64 Clutter noise estimate
-1
# (Radar beam data)
3 1 49
0 2 111 Radar incidence angle
0 2 112 Radar look angle
0 21 62 Backscatter
0 21 63 Radiometric resolution (Noise value)
0 21 65 Missing packet counter
-1
3 1 51
0 1 6 Aircraft identifier
0 2 61 Navigational system
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 21 "Latitude, longitude"
0 8 4 Phase of aircraft flight
-1
3 1 55
0 1 5 Buoy/platform identifier
0 2 1 Type of station
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 21 Latitude and longitude (high accuracy)
0 1 12 Direction of motion of moving observing platform
0 1 14 Platform drift speed (high precision)
-1
# (Radar location(s))
3 1 62
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 1 1 WMO block and station number
-1
# (ACARS identification)
3 1 65
0 1 6 Aircraft flight number (see Note)
0 1 8 Aircraft registration number (see Note)
0 2 1 Type of station
0 2 2 Type of instrumentation for wind measurement
0 2 5 Precision of temperature observation
0 2 62 Type of aircraft data relay system
0 2 70 Original specification of latitude/longitude
0 2 65 ACARS ground receiving station
-1
# (ACARS location)
3 1 66
3 1 11 "Year, month, day"
3 1 13 "Hour, minute, second"
3 1 23 Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy)
0 7 4 Pressure
0 2 64 Aircraft roll angle quality
0 8 4 Phase of aircraft flight
-1
# (Satellite identifier/Generating resolution)
3 1 71
0 1 7 Satellite identifier
0 1 31 Generating centre
0 2 20 Satellite classification
0 2 28 Segment size at nadir in X direction
0 2 29 Segment size at nadir in Y direction
-1
# (Satellite identification)
3 1 72
3 1 71 "Satellite identification, Generation resolution"
3 1 11 Date
3 1 13 Time
3 1 21 "Latitude, longitude"
-1
# Category 02 - Meteorological sequences common to surface data
3 2 1
0 10 4 Pressure (at station level)
0 10 51 Pressure reduced to mean sea level
0 10 61 3-hour pressure change
0 10 63 Characteristic of pressure tendency
-1
# (High altitude station)
3 2 2
0 10 4 Pressure (at station level)
0 7 4 Pressure level
0 10 3 Geopotential of pressure level
0 10 61 3-hour pressure change
0 10 63 Characteristic of pressure tendency
-1
3 2 3
0 11 11 Wind direction (10 m)
0 11 12 Wind speed (10 m)
0 12 4 Temperature (2 m)
0 12 6 Dew point (2 m)
0 13 3 Relative humidity
0 20 1 Horizontal visibility
0 20 3 Present weather
0 20 4 Past weather (1)
0 20 5 Past weather (2)
-1
# (General cloud information)
3 2 4
0 20 10 Cloud cover (total)
0 8 2 Vertical significance
0 20 11 Cloud amount
0 20 13 Height of base of cloud
0 20 12 Cloud type
0 20 12 Cloud type
0 20 12 Cloud type
-1
3 2 5
0 8 2 Vertical significance
0 20 11 Cloud amount
0 20 12 Cloud type
0 20 13 Height of base of cloud
-1
3 2 6
0 10 4 Pressure (at station level)
0 10 51 Pressure reduced to mean sea level
0 10 62 24-hour pressure change
0 10 63 Characteristic of pressure tendency
-1
# (Low altitude station)
3 2 11
3 2 1 Pressure and pressure change
3 2 3 "Wind, temperature, humidity, visibility, weather"
3 2 4 Significant cloud layer
-1
# (High altitude station)
3 2 12
3 2 2 Pressure and pressure change
3 2 3 "Wind, temperature, humidity, visibility, weather"
3 2 4 Significant cloud information
-1
3 2 13
3 2 6 Pressure and pressure change
3 2 3 "Wind, temperature, humidity, visibility, weather"
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Delayed descriptor replication factor
3 2 5 Cloud layer information
-1
3 2 21
0 22 1 Direction of waves
0 22 11 Period of waves
0 22 21 Height of waves
-1
3 2 22
0 22 2 Direction of wind waves
0 22 12 Period of wind waves
0 22 22 Height of wind waves
-1
3 2 23
0 22 3 Direction of swell waves
0 22 13 Period of swell waves
0 22 23 Height of swell waves
-1
3 2 24
3 2 22 Wind waves
1 1 2 Replicate 1 descriptor 2 times
3 2 23 Swell waves (2 systems of swell)
-1
3 2 51
0 10 4 Pressure
0 10 51 Pressure reduced to mean sea level
0 7 4 Pressure (vertical location)
0 10 3 Geopotential
0 12 4 Dry-bulb temperature at 2 m
0 12 51 Standard deviation temperature
0 12 16 "Maximum temperature at 2 m, past 24 hours"
0 12 17 "Minimum temperature at 2 m, past 24 hours"
0 13 4 Vapour pressure
1 2 4 Replicate 2 descriptors 4 times
0 8 51 Qualifier for number of missing values in calculation of statistic
0 8 20 Total number of missing entities (with respect to accumulation or average)
-1
# Category 03 - Meteorological sequences common to vertical soundings data
3 3 1
0 7 3 Geopotential
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
-1
3 3 2
0 7 4 Pressure
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
-1
3 3 3
0 7 4 Pressure
0 10 3 Geopotential
0 12 1 Temperature
0 12 3 Dew point
-1
3 3 4
0 7 4 Pressure
0 10 3 Geopotential
0 12 1 Temperature
0 12 3 Dew point
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
-1
3 3 11
0 7 3 Geopotential
0 8 1 Vertical sounding significance
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
-1
3 3 12
0 7 4 Pressure
0 8 1 Vertical sounding significance
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
-1
3 3 13
0 7 4 Pressure
0 8 1 Vertical sounding significance
0 10 3 Geopotential
0 12 1 Temperature
0 13 3 Relative humidity
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
-1
3 3 14
0 7 4 Pressure
0 8 1 Vertical sounding significance
0 10 3 Geopotential
0 12 1 Temperature
0 12 3 Dew point
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
-1
3 3 21
0 7 4 Pressure (1)
0 7 4 Pressure (2) defines layer
2 4 7 Add associated field of 7 bits
0 31 21 Additional field significance
-1
3 3 22
3 3 21 "Layer, quality"
0 10 3 Geopotential (layer mean thickness)
2 4 0 Cancel the added associated field
-1
3 3 23
3 3 21 "Layer, quality"
0 12 1 Temperature (layer mean)
2 4 0 Cancel the added associated field
-1
3 3 24
3 3 21 "Layer, quality"
0 13 16 Precipitation water
2 4 0 Cancel the added associated field
-1
3 3 25
0 2 25 Satellite channel
2 4 7 Add associated field of 7 bits
0 31 21 Additional field significance
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
2 4 0 Cancel the added associated field
-1
3 3 26
0 7 4 Pressure
0 8 3 Vertical significance
2 4 7 Add associated field of 7 bits
0 31 21 Additional field significance
0 12 1 Temperature
2 4 0 Cancel the added associated field
-1
3 3 27
0 7 4 Pressure
2 4 7 Add associated field of 7 bits
0 31 21 Additional field significance
0 10 3 Geopotential
2 4 0 Cancel the added associated field
-1
3 3 31
0 7 4 Pressure
0 8 3 Vertical significance (base of sounding)
0 7 21 Elevation (local zenith)
0 7 22 Solar elevation (solar zenith)
0 8 12 Land/sea qualifier
0 12 61 Skin temperature
-1
3 3 32
0 20 11 Cloud amount
0 20 16 Pressure at top of cloud
-1
3 3 33
0 20 10 Cloud cover (total)
0 20 16 Pressure at the top of cloud
-1
# (Wind sequence)
3 3 41
0 2 152 Geostationary satellite instrument used
0 2 23 Cloud motion computational method
0 7 4 Pressure
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
0 2 153 Satellite channel centre frequency
0 2 154 Satellite channel band width
0 12 71 Coldest cluster T
-1
3 3 23
3 3 21 "Layer, quality"
0 12 1 Temperature (layer mean)
2 4 0 Cancel the added associated field
-1
3 3 24
3 3 21 "Layer, quality"
0 13 16 Precipitation water
2 4 0 Cancel the added associated field
-1
3 3 25
0 2 25 Satellite channel
2 4 7 Add associated field of 7 bits
0 31 21 Additional field significance
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
2 4 0 Cancel the added associated field
-1
3 3 26
0 7 4 Pressure
0 8 3 Vertical significance
2 4 7 Add associated field of 7 bits
0 31 21 Additional field significance
0 12 1 Temperature
2 4 0 Cancel the added associated field
-1
3 3 27
0 7 4 Pressure
2 4 7 Add associated field of 7 bits
0 31 21 Additional field significance
0 10 3 Geopotential
2 4 0 Cancel the added associated field
-1
3 3 31
0 7 4 Pressure
0 8 3 Vertical significance (base of sounding)
0 7 21 Elevation (local zenith)
0 7 22 Solar elevation (solar zenith)
0 8 12 Land/sea qualifier
0 12 61 Skin temperature
-1
3 3 32
0 20 11 Cloud amount
0 20 16 Pressure at top of cloud
-1
3 3 33
0 20 10 Cloud cover (total)
0 20 16 Pressure at the top of cloud
-1
# (Wind sequence)
3 3 41
0 2 152 Geostationary satellite instrument used
0 2 23 Cloud motion computational method
0 7 4 Pressure
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
0 2 153 Satellite channel centre frequency
0 2 154 Satellite channel band width
0 12 71 Coldest cluster T
-1
# Category 04 - Meteorological sequences common to satellite observations
3 4 1
0 8 3 Vertical significance
0 10 4 Pressure
0 12 1 Temperature
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
-1
3 4 2
0 8 3 Vertical significance
0 10 4 Pressure
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
-1
3 4 3
0 8 3 Vertical significance
0 12 1 Temperature
-1
3 4 4
0 8 3 Vertical significance
0 10 4 Pressure
0 20 10 Cloud cover (total)
0 12 1 Temperature
-1
3 4 5
0 2 24 Integrated mean humidity computational method
0 7 4 Pressure(1)
0 7 4 Pressure (2) defines layer
0 13 3 Relative humidity
-1
3 4 6
0 14 1 Outgoing long-wave radiation
0 14 1 Incoming long-wave radiation
0 14 3 Outgoing short-wave radiation
-1
# (GOES-I/M info)
3 4 11
0 2 163 Height assignment method
0 2 164 Tracer correlation method
0 8 12 Land/sea qualifier
0 7 24 Satellite zenith angle
0 2 57 Origin of first guess information
0 8 21 Time significance
0 4 1 Year
0 4 2 Month
0 4 3 Day
0 4 4 Hour
0 8 21 Time significance
0 4 24 Time period or displacement
1 10 4 Replicate 10 descriptors 4 times
0 8 21 Time significance
0 4 4 Hour
0 4 5 Minute
0 4 6 Second
0 8 21 Time significance
0 4 4 Hour
0 4 5 Minute
0 4 6 Second
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
1 3 10 Replicate 3 descriptors 10 times
0 2 163 Height assignment method
0 7 4 Pressure
0 12 1 Temperature
-1
# (Location of platform)
3 4 30
0 27 31 "In direction of 0 degree longitude, distance from the Earth�s centre"
0 28 31 "In direction of 90 degrees East longitude, distance from the Earth�s centre"
0 10 31 "In direction of North Pole, distance from Earth�s centre"
-1
# (Speed of platform)
3 4 31
0 1 41 Absolute platform velocity � first component
0 1 42 Absolute platform velocity � second component
0 1 43 Absolute platform velocity � third component
-1
# (Cloud fraction)
3 4 32
0 2 153 Satellite channel centre frequency
0 2 154 Satellite channel band width
0 20 81 Cloud amount in segment
0 20 82 Amount segment cloud free
0 20 12 Cloud type
-1
# (Clear sky radiance)
3 4 33
0 2 152 Satellite instrument used in data processing
0 2 166 Radiance type
0 2 167 Radiance computational method
0 2 153 Satellite channel centre frequency
0 2 154 Satellite channel band width
0 12 75 Spectral radiance
0 12 76 Radiance
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
-1
# 0
3 4 34
1 2 4 Replicating next two descriptors 4 times
0 27 1 Latitude (high accuracy)
0 28 1 Longitude (high accuracy)
0 7 22 Solar elevation
0 5 43 Field of view number
0 20 10 Cloud cover (total)
0 20 16 Pressure at top of cloud
0 33 3 Quality information table
0 10 40 Number of retrieved layers
-1
# Category 05 - Meteorological or hydrological sequences common to hydrological observations
# (SADC-HYCOS measurement array definition)
3 5 3
3 1 12 "Hour, minute of first single measurement minus increment"
0 4 65 Short time increment - time interval between measuremens
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 5 1 Single measurement
-1
# 3
# (MEDHYCOS measurement)
3 5 6
0 13 72 Downstream water level
0 13 82 Water temperature
0 13 19 Precipitation last hour
0 12 1 Air temperature
0 13 73 Maximum water height observed
0 13 60 Total accumulated precipitation
-1
# 0
# (MEDHYCOS report)
3 5 7
3 1 29 Identification
3 1 12 "Hour, minute (time of first measurement)"
0 4 65 Short time increment - time interval between measurements
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 5 6 Single measurement
-1
# 3
# (AOCHYCOS - Chad measurement)
3 5 8
3 5 6 Same as MEDHYCOS type measurement
0 12 30 Soil temperature at -50 cm
-1
# 0
# (AOCHYCOS-Chad report)
3 5 9
3 1 29 Identification
3 1 12 "Hour, minute (time of first measurement)"
0 4 65 Short time increment - time interval between measurements
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 5 8 Single measurement
-1
# 3
# (MEDHYCOS report type 2)
3 5 11
3 1 29 Identification
3 1 12 "Hour, minute (time of first measurement)"
0 4 65 Short time increment - time interval between measurements
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 5 10 Single measurement
-1
# 3
# (MEDHYCOS report with meteorology and water quality data)
3 5 18
3 1 29 Identification
3 1 12 "Hour, minute (time) of first measurement"
0 4 65 Hour increment
1 3 0 Delayed replications of 3 descriptors
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 5 8 Same as AOCHYCOS type measurement
3 5 16 Meteorological parameters associated to hydrological data
3 5 17 Water quality measurement
-1
# Category 06 - Meteorological or oceanographic sequences common to oceanographic observations
3 6 1
0 2 32 Indicator for digitization
1 2 0 Delayed replication of 2 descriptors
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 7 62 Depth below sea surface
0 22 42 Subsurface sea temperature
-1
3 6 2
0 2 31 Method of current measurement
0 22 4 Direction of current
0 22 31 Speed of current
-1
3 6 3
0 2 2 Wind instrumentation
0 11 11 Wind direction (10 m)
0 11 12 Wind speed (10 m)
0 12 4 Dry-bulb temperature (2 m)
-1
3 6 4
0 2 32 Indicator for digitization
0 2 33 Method of salinity/depth measurement
1 3 0 Delayed replication of 3 descriptors
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 7 62 Depth below sea surface
0 22 43 Subsurface sea temperature
0 22 62 Salinity
-1
3 6 5
0 2 31 Method of current measurement
1 3 0 Delayed replication of 3 descriptors
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 7 62 Depth below sea surface
0 22 4 Direction of current
0 22 31 Speed of current
-1
# (Under water sounding (optional) parameters)
3 6 6
3 6 3 Surface wind and temperature
3 6 2 Current
0 22 63 Total water depth
-1
# (Buoy spare block parameters)
3 6 7
0 1 12 Direction of motion of moving observing platform
0 1 14 Platform drift speed (high precision)
3 6 8 Buoy instrumentation
0 4 24 Time period
0 27 3 Alternate latitude
0 28 3 Alternate longitude
-1
# (Buoy instrumentation parameters)
3 6 8
0 2 34 Drogue type
0 2 35 Cable length
0 2 36 Buoy type
-1
3 6 23
0 1 15 Station or site name
3 1 23 "Latitude, longitude"
3 1 11 "Year, month, day"
3 1 12 "Hour, minute"
0 22 38 Tidal level with respect to local chart datum
0 22 39 Meteorological residual tidal elevation
0 22 120 Tide station automated water level check
0 22 121 Tide station manual water level check
-1
# Category 07 - Surface report sequences (land)
# (Low altitude station)
3 7 1
3 1 31 "Identification, type, date/time, position (high accuracy), height"
3 2 11 Basic surface report
-1
# (Low altitude station)
3 7 2
3 1 32 "Identification, type, date/time, position (coarse accuracy), height"
3 2 11 Basic surface report
-1
# (Low altitude station)
3 7 3
3 7 1 Location (high accuracy) and basic report
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 2 5 Cloud layer information
-1
# (Low altitude station)
3 7 4
3 7 2 Location (coarse accuracy) and basic report
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 2 5 Cloud layer information
-1
# (Low altitude station)
3 7 5
3 7 1 Location (high accuracy) and basic report
1 1 4 Replicate 1 descriptor 4 times
3 2 5 Cloud layer information (4 layers)
-1
# (Low altitude station)
3 7 6
3 7 2 Location (coarse accuracy) and basic report
1 1 4 Replicate 1 descriptor 4 times
3 2 5 Cloud layer information (4 layers)
-1
# (High altitude station)
3 7 7
3 1 31 "Identification, type, date/time, position (high accuracy), height"
3 2 12 Basic surface report
-1
# (High altitude station)
3 7 8
3 1 32 "Identification, type, date/time, position (coarse accuracy), height"
3 2 12 Basic surface report
-1
3 7 9
3 1 31 "Identification, type, date/time, position (high accuracy), height"
3 2 13 Basic surface report
-1
# (Main part of data for representation of METAR/SPECI code in BUFR)
3 7 11
0 1 63 ICAO location indicator
0 2 1 Type of station
3 1 11 "Year, month, day (YY)"
3 1 12 "GG, gg"
3 1 24 "Latitude-longitude (coarse accuracy), height of station"
0 7 6 Height above station (= height of an anemometer)
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 16 Extreme counterclockwise wind direction of a variable wind
0 11 17 Extreme clockwise wind direction of a variable wind
0 11 2 Wind speed
0 11 41 Maximum wind speed (gusts)
0 7 6 Height above station (= height of a thermometer)
0 12 1 Temperature
0 12 3 Dew-point temperature
0 10 52 Altimeter setting (QNH)
0 20 9 General Weather Indicator TAF/METAR
-1
# (DvVVVV)
3 7 12
1 3 0 Delayed replication of 3 descriptors
0 31 1 Number of replication (up to 3)
0 8 23 First order statistics
0 5 21 Direction of visibility observed
0 20 1 Horizontal visibility
-1
# (DRDRVRVRVRVR)
3 7 13
1 6 0 Delayed replication of 6 descriptors
0 31 1 Number of replication (up to 4)
0 1 64 Runway designator
0 8 14 Qualification for runway visual range
0 20 61 Runway visual range
0 8 14 Qualification for runway visual range
0 20 61 Runway visual range
0 20 18 Tendency of runway visual range
-1
# (w�w�)
3 7 14
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Number of replication (up to 3)
0 20 19 Significant present weather
-1
# (Clouds group(s))
3 7 15
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Number of replication
3 2 5 "(NsNsNs, CC, hshshs)"
0 20 2 Vertical visibility
-1
# (REw�w�)
3 7 16
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Number of replication (up to 3)
0 20 20 Significant recent weather phenomena
-1
# (Wind shear on runways(s))
3 7 17
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Number of replication
0 11 70 Runway designator of the runway affected by wind shear (including ALL)
-1
# (Trend-type landing forecast)
3 7 18
0 8 16 Change qualifier of a trend-type
1 2 0 Delayed replication of 2 descriptors
0 31 1 Number of replication (up to 2)
0 8 17 Qualifier of the time when the forecast
3 1 12 "GG, gg"
1 4 0 Delayed replication of 4 descriptor
0 31 1 Number of replication (up to 1)
0 7 6 Height above station
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
0 11 41 Maximum wind speed (gusts)
0 20 9 General Weather Indicator
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Number of replication (up to 1)
0 20 1 Horizontal visibility
3 7 14 w�w�
-1
# (Short METAR/SPECI)
3 7 20
3 7 11 Main part of data
3 7 14 w�w�
3 7 16 REw�w�
-1
# (Total sequence for representation of METAR/SPECI code in BUFR)
3 7 21
3 7 11 Main part of data
3 7 12 DvVVVV
3 7 13 DRDRVRVRVRVR
3 7 14 w�w�
3 7 15 Clouds group(s)
3 7 16 REw�w�
3 7 17 Wind shear on runway(s)
3 7 18 Trend-type landing forecast
3 7 15 Clouds group(s)
-1
# Category 08 - Surface report sequences (sea)
# (Buoy/platform � fixed)
3 8 1
3 1 33 "Identification, type, date/time, position (high accuracy)"
3 2 11 Basic surface report
0 22 42 Sea-surface temperature
-1
# (Buoy/platform � fixed)
3 8 2
3 1 34 "Identification, type, date/time, position (coarse accuracy)"
3 2 11 Basic surface report
0 22 42 Sea-surface temperature
-1
# (Buoy/platform � moving)
3 8 3
3 1 35 "Identification, movement, type, date/time, position (coarse accuracy)"
3 2 11 Basic surface report
0 22 42 Sea-surface temperature
-1
# (Ship)
3 8 4
3 1 36 "Identification, movement, type, date/time, position (coarse accuracy)"
3 2 11 Basic surface report
0 22 42 Sea-surface temperature
-1
3 8 5
3 8 4 Basic ship report
3 2 24 Wind waves and swell waves
-1
# (Buoy Section 1 optional parameters)
3 8 6
0 10 4 Pressure
0 10 61 3-hour pressure change
0 10 63 Characteristic of pressure tendency
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
0 12 4 Dry-bulb temperature at 2 m
0 13 3 Relative humidity
0 22 42 Sea temperature
-1
3 8 7
3 1 55 "Identification, movement type, date/time, position (high accuracy)"
3 2 11 Basic surface report
0 7 62 Depth below sea/water surface
0 22 42 Sea/water temperature
-1
# Category 09 - Vertical sounding sequences (conventional data)
# (Vertical wind profile)
3 9 1
3 1 37 "Identification, etc. (land station, high accuracy position)"
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 11 Winds at heights
-1
# (Vertical wind profile)
3 9 2
3 1 38 "Identification, etc. (land station, coarse accuracy position)"
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 11 Winds at heights
-1
# (Vertical wind profile)
3 9 3
3 1 37 "Identification, etc. (land station, high accuracy position)"
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 12 Winds at pressure levels
-1
# (Vertical wind profile)
3 9 4
3 1 38 "Identification, etc. (land station, coarse accuracy position)"
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 12 Winds at pressure levels
-1
# (Vertical sounding with relative humidity)
3 9 5
3 1 37 "Identification, etc. (land station, high accuracy position)"
3 2 4 Significant cloud information
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 13 "Pressure, geopotential, temperature and wind data"
-1
# (Vertical sounding with relative humidity)
3 9 6
3 1 38 "Identification, etc. (land station, coarse accuracy position)"
3 2 4 Significant cloud information
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 13 "Pressure, geopotential, temperature and wind data"
-1
# (Vertical sounding with dew-point data)
3 9 7
3 1 37 "Identification, etc. (land station, high accuracy position)"
3 2 4 Significant cloud information
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 14 "Pressure, geopotential, temperature and wind data"
-1
# (Vertical sounding with dew-point data)
3 9 8
3 1 38 "Identification, etc. (land station, coarse accuracy position)"
3 2 4 Significant cloud information
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 14 "Pressure, geopotential, temperature and wind data"
-1
# (Vertical wind profile)
3 9 11
3 1 39 "Ship's identification, etc."
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 11 Winds at heights
-1
# (Vertical wind profile)
3 9 12
3 1 39 "Ship's identification, etc."
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 12 Winds at pressure levels
-1
# (Vertical sounding with relative humidity)
3 9 13
3 1 39 "Ship's identification, etc."
3 2 4 Significant cloud information
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 13 "Pressure, geopotential, temperature and wind data"
-1
# (Vertical sounding with dew-point data)
3 9 14
3 1 39 "Ship's identification, etc."
3 2 4 Significant cloud information
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 14 "Pressure, geopotential, temperature and wind data"
-1
# (Vertical wind profile)
3 9 15
3 1 40 "Ship's identification, etc."
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 11 Winds at heights
-1
# (Vertical wind profile)
3 9 16
3 1 40 "Ship's identification, etc."
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 12 Winds at pressure levels
-1
# (Vertical sounding with relative humidity)
3 9 17
3 1 40 "Ship's identification, etc."
3 2 4 Significant cloud information
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 13 "Pressure, geopotential, temperature and wind data"
-1
# (Vertical sounding with dew-point data)
3 9 18
3 1 40 "Ship's identification, etc."
3 2 4 Significant cloud information
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 14 "Pressure, geopotential, temperature and wind data"
-1
# (Wind profiler � wind data sounding)
3 9 19
3 1 31 "Identification, etc."
0 2 3 Type of measuring equipment used
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 3 11 Winds at heights
-1
# (Wind profiler � Cartesian coordinates)
3 9 20
3 1 31 "Identification, etc."
0 2 3 Type of measuring equipment used
1 4 0 Delayed replication of 4 descriptors
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 7 3 Geopotential
0 11 3 u-component
0 11 4 v-component
0 11 5 w-component
-1
# (Ozone sonde flight data)
3 9 30
0 15 4 Ozone sounding correction factor
0 15 5 Ozone p
1 4 0 Delayed replication of 4 descriptors
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 4 15 "Time increment since launch time, if needed; in minutes"
0 8 6 Ozone vertical sounding significance
0 7 4 Pressure
0 15 3 Measured ozone partial pressure
-1
# Category 10 - Vertical sounding sequences (satellite data)
# (Satellite � brightness temperature)
3 10 1
3 1 42 "Identification, method, date/time"
3 3 31 "Significance data, land/sea, skin temperature"
3 3 32 Cloud
1 1 26 Replicate 1 descriptor 26 times
3 3 25 Satellite channel and brightness temperature
-1
# (Satellite � low level)
3 10 2
3 1 42 "Identification, method, date/time"
3 3 31 "Significance data, land/sea, skin temperature"
3 3 32 Cloud
1 1 9 Replicate 1 descriptor 9 times
3 3 23 Layer mean temperature
-1
# (Satellite � high level)
3 10 3
3 1 42 "Identification, method, date/time"
3 3 31 "Significance data, land/sea, skin temperature"
3 3 32 Cloud
1 1 6 Replicate 1 descriptor 6 times
3 3 23 Layer mean temperature
-1
# (Satellite � precipitable water)
3 10 4
3 1 42 "Identification, method, date/time"
3 3 31 "Significance data, land/sea, skin temperature"
3 3 32 Cloud
1 1 3 Replicate 1 descriptor 3 times
3 3 24 Precipitable water
-1
# 3
3 10 5
3 1 42 "Identification, method, date/time"
3 3 31 "Significance data, land/sea, skin temperature"
3 3 33 Cloud
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Delayed descriptor replication factor
3 3 25 Satellite channel and brightness temperature
-1
# 3
3 10 6
3 1 42 "Identification, method, date/time"
3 3 31 "Significance data, land/sea, skin temperature"
3 3 33 Cloud
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Delayed descriptor replication factor
3 3 23 Layer mean temperature
-1
# 3
3 10 7
3 1 42 "Identification, method, date/time"
3 3 31 "Significance data, land/sea, skin temperature"
3 3 33 Cloud
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Delayed descriptor replication factor
3 3 24 Precipitable water
-1
# 3
# 3
# (ATOVS HIRS report)
3 10 8
3 10 11 ATOVS field of view variables
1 1 19 Replicate 1 descriptor 19 times
3 10 12 ATOVS channel variables
0 2 150 TOVS/ATOVS/AVHRR instrumentation channel number
0 25 79 Albedo-radiance solar filtered irradiance for ATOVS
0 25 80 Albedo-radiance equivalent filter width for ATOVS
0 33 32 Channel quality flags for ATOVS
0 14 45 Channel radiance
-1
# (ATOVS AMSU-A report)
3 10 9
3 10 11 ATOVS field of view variables
1 1 15 Replicate 1 descriptor 15 times
3 10 12 ATOVS channel variables
-1
# (ATOVS AMSU-B report)
3 10 10
3 10 11 ATOVS field of view variables
1 1 5 Replicate 1 descriptor 5 times
3 10 12 ATOVS channel variables
-1
# (ATOVS field of view variables)
3 10 11
0 8 70 TOVS/ATOVS product qualifier
0 1 33 Identification of originating/generating centre
0 1 34 Identification of originating/generating centre
0 8 70 TOVS/ATOVS product qualifier
0 1 33 Identification of originating/generating centre
0 1 34 Identification of originating/generating centre
0 1 7 Satellite identification
0 2 48 Satellite sensor indicator
0 5 40 Orbit number
0 25 75 Satellite antenna corrections version number
2 1 133 Change width
0 5 41 Scan line number
2 1 0 Change width
0 5 43 Field of view number
0 25 70 Major frame count
0 33 30 Scan line status flags for ATOVS
0 33 31 Scan line quality flags for ATOVS
0 4 1 Year
0 4 2 Month
0 4 3 Day
0 4 4 Hour
0 4 5 Minute
2 2 131 Change scale
2 1 138 Change width
0 4 6 Second
2 1 0 Change width
2 2 0 Change scale
0 5 1 Latitude
0 6 1 Longitude
2 2 126 Change scale
0 7 1 Height of station
2 2 0 Change scale
0 7 24 Satellite zenith angle
0 5 21 Satellite azimuth
0 7 25 Solar zenith angle
0 5 22 Solar azimuth
0 33 33 Field of view quality flags for ATOVS
0 2 151 Radiometer identifier
0 12 64 Instrument temperature
0 2 151 Radiometer identifier
0 12 64 Instrument temperature
0 2 151 Radiometer identifier
0 12 64 Instrument temperature
0 2 151 Radiometer identifier
0 12 64 Instrument temperature
-1
# (ATOVS channel variables)
3 10 12
0 2 150 TOVS/ATOVS/AVHRR instrumentation channel number
0 25 76 Log�10 of (temperature-radiance central wavenumber) for ATOVS
0 25 77 Bandwidth correction coefficient 1 for ATOVS
0 25 78 Bandwidth correction coefficient 2 for ATOVS
0 33 32 Channel quality flags for ATOVS
2 1 132 Change width
2 2 129 Change scale
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
2 2 0 Change scale
2 1 0 Change width
-1
# (AVHRR (GAC) report)
3 10 13
0 1 7 Satellite ID
0 5 40 Orbit number
0 4 1 Year
0 4 2 Month
0 4 3 Day
0 4 4 Hour
0 4 5 Minute
0 4 6 Second
0 5 1 Latitude
0 6 1 Longitude
0 7 25 Solar zenith angle
0 5 43 Field of view number
0 25 85 Fraction of clear pixels in HIRS field of view
2 1 131 Change width
2 2 129 Change scale
0 2 150 TOVS/ATOVS/AVHRR instrumentation channel number
0 8 23 First order statistics
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 14 27 Albedo
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 14 27 Albedo
0 2 150 TOVS/ATOVS/AVHRR instrumentation channel number
0 8 23 First order statistics
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 14 27 Albedo
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 14 27 Albedo
0 2 150 ATOVS/AVHRR instrumentation channel number
0 8 23 First order statistics
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 14 27 Albedo
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 14 27 Albedo
2 2 0 Change scale
2 1 0 Change width
2 1 132 Change width
2 2 129 Change scale
0 2 150 ATOVS/AVHRR instrumentation channel number
0 8 23 First order statistics
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
0 2 150 ATOVS/AVHRR instrumentation channel number
0 8 23 First order statistics
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
0 8 23 First order statistics
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
0 2 150 ATOVS/AVHRR instrumentation channel number
0 8 23 First order statistics
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
0 8 72 Pixel(s) type
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
2 2 0 Change scale
2 1 0 Change width
-1
# (Satellite � geostationnary wind data)
3 10 14
3 1 72 "Satellite identification, date, time, latitude, longitude"
3 3 41 Wind sequence
3 4 11 GOES-I/M information
-1
# (Meteosat radiace data)
3 10 15
3 1 72 Satellite identification
0 7 24 Satellite zenith angle
0 10 2 Height
3 3 41 Wind sequence
1 1 3 Replicate next descriptor 3 times
3 4 32 Cloud fraction
0 2 152 Satellite instrument used in data processing
0 2 24 Integrated mean humidity computational method
0 7 4 Pressure
0 7 4 Pressure
0 13 3 Relative humidity
1 1 3 Replicate next descriptor 3 times
3 4 33 Clear sky radiance
-1
# (Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) radiance data)
3 10 16
3 1 72 Satellite identification
0 7 24 Satellite zenith angle
0 10 2 Height
3 3 41 Wind sequence
1 1 12 Replicate next descriptor 12 times
3 4 32 Cloud fraction
0 2 152 Satellite instrument used in data processing
0 2 24 Integrated mean humidity computational method
0 7 4 Pressure
0 7 4 Pressure
0 13 3 Relative humidity
1 1 12 Replicate next descriptor 12 times
3 4 33 Clear sky radiance
-1
# (Retrieved ozone data)
3 10 20
3 10 22
3 1 11 "Year, month, day"
3 1 13 "Hour, minute, second"
3 1 21 "Lat., long. (high accuracy)"
3 4 34
3 10 21
-1
# 3
3 10 21
1 8 0 Delayed replication of 8 next descriptors
0 31 1 Delayed descriptor replication factor
2 1 131 Change data width
2 2 129 Change scale
0 7 4 Pressure
0 7 4 Pressure
2 2 0 Change scale to Table B
2 1 0 Change data width to Table B
0 15 20 Integrated 03 density
0 10 2 Height
-1
# 0
3 10 22
0 1 7 Satellite identifier
0 2 19 Satellite instrument used
0 1 33 Identification of originating/generating centre
0 2 172 Product type for retrieved atmospheric gases
-1
# Category 11 - Single level report sequences (conventional data)
# (Aircraft reports)
3 11 1
3 1 51 "ASDAR aircraft identifier, navigational system, date/time, position, phase of aircraft flight"
0 7 2 Altitude
0 12 1 Temperature
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
0 11 31 Degree of turbulence
0 11 32 Height of base of turbulence
0 11 33 Height of top of turbulence
0 20 41 Airframe icing
-1
# (ACARS reports)
3 11 2
3 1 65 ACARS identification
3 1 66 ACARS location
3 11 3 ACARS standard reported variables
3 11 4 ACARS supplementary reported variables
-1
# (ACARS standard reported variables)
3 11 3
0 10 70 Indicated aircraft altitude
0 11 1 Wind direction
0 11 2 Wind speed
0 12 1 Temperature/dry-bulb temperature
0 13 2 Mixing ratio
-1
# (ACARS supplementary reported variables)
3 11 4
1 1 0 Delayed replication of one descriptor
0 31 0 Short delayed descriptor replication factor
0 11 34 Vertical gust velocity
1 1 0 Delayed replication of one descriptor
0 31 0 Short delayed descriptor replication factor
0 11 35 Vertical gust acceleration
1 1 0 Delayed replication of one descriptor
0 31 0 Short delayed descriptor replication factor
0 11 75 Mean turbulence intensity (eddy dissipation rate)
1 1 0 Delayed replication of one descriptor
0 31 0 Short delayed descriptor replication factor
0 11 76 Peak turbulence intensity (eddy dissipation rate)
1 1 0 Delayed replication of one descriptor
0 31 0 Short delayed descriptor replication factor
0 33 25 ACARS interpolated values
1 1 0 Delayed replication of one descriptor
0 31 0 Short delayed descriptor replication factor
0 33 26 Mixing ratio quality
-1
# Category 12 - Single level report sequences (satellite data)
3 12 1
3 1 43 "Satellite identifier, instrumentation, location, date/time"
3 4 1 "Cloud top pressure, temperature, wind"
-1
3 12 2
3 1 43 "Satellite identifier, instrumentation, location, date/time"
3 4 2 "Cloud top pressure, wind"
-1
3 12 3
3 1 42 "Satellite identifier, instrumentation, location, date/time"
3 4 3 Surface temperature
-1
3 12 4
3 1 42 "Satellite identifier, instrumentation, location, date/time"
3 4 4 Cloud cover
-1
3 12 5
3 1 42 "Satellite identifier, instrumentation, location, date/time"
0 20 14 Height of top of cloud
-1
3 12 6
3 1 44 "Satellite identifier, instrumentation, location, date/time"
3 4 5 Layer mean relative humidity
-1
3 12 7
3 1 42 "Satellite identifier, instrumentation, location, date/time"
3 4 6 Radiation
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# "(Orbital information, Part I)"
3 12 10
0 1 7 Satellite identifier
0 5 40 Orbit number
0 2 21 Satellite instrumentation
0 5 41 Scan line number
0 4 1 Year
0 4 43 Day of year
-1
# "(Orbital information, Part II)"
3 12 11
2 2 131 Change scale
2 1 149 Change width
0 4 6 Second
2 1 0 Change width
2 2 126 Change scale
0 10 2 Height
2 2 0 Change scale
0 5 43 Field of view number
0 5 53 Field of view number increment
-1
# (HIRS brightness temperatures � channels 1�19)
3 12 12
2 2 129 Change scale
2 1 132 Change width
1 1 19 Replicate 1 descriptor 19 times
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
2 1 0 Change width
2 2 0 Change scale
-1
# (HIRS brightness temperatures � channel 20)
3 12 13
0 5 42 Channel number
2 2 129 Change scale
2 1 135 Change width
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
2 1 0 Change width
2 2 0 Change scale
-1
# (HIRS satellite data)
3 12 14
3 12 10 "Orbital information, Part I"
3 12 11 "Orbital information, Part II"
1 5 56 Replicate 5 descriptors 56 times
3 1 23 Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy)
0 5 42 Channel number
0 5 52 Channel number increment
3 12 12 HIRS brightness temperatures � channels 1�19
3 12 13 HIRS brightness temperature � channel 20
-1
# (MSU brightness temperatures � channels 1�4)
3 12 15
1 9 11 Replicate 9 descriptors 11 times
3 1 23 Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy)
0 5 42 Channel number
0 5 52 Channel number increment
2 2 129 Change scale
2 1 132 Change width
1 1 4 Replicate 1 descriptor 4 times
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
2 2 0 Change scale
2 1 0 Change width
-1
# (MSU satellite data)
3 12 16
3 12 10 "Orbital information, Part I"
3 12 11 "Orbital information, Part II"
3 12 15 MSU brightness temperatures � channels 1�4
-1
# (SSU brightness temperatures � channels 1�3)
3 12 17
1 9 8 Replicate 9 descriptors 8 times
3 1 23 Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy)
0 5 42 Channel number
0 5 52 Channel number increment
2 2 129 Change scale
2 1 132 Change width
1 1 3 Replicate 1 descriptor 3 times
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
2 2 0 Change scale
2 1 0 Change width
-1
# (SSU satellite data)
3 12 18
3 12 10 "Orbital information, Part I"
3 12 11 "Orbital information, Part II"
3 12 17 SSU brightness temperatures � channels 1�3
-1
# (Wave scatterometer product with width change for wave number (spectral))
3 12 19
3 1 47 Product header
3 1 48 Radar parameters
0 15 15 Maximum spectrum composition before normalisation
0 29 2 Coordinate grid type
0 21 76 Representation of intensities
1 6 12 Repeat next 6 descriptors 12 times
2 1 129 Change width to 14 bits
0 6 30 Wave number (spectral)
2 1 0 Change width to Table B
1 2 12 Repeat next 2 descriptors 12 times
0 5 30 Direction (spectral)
0 21 75 Image spectrum intensity
0 21 66 Wave scatterometer product confidence data
-1
# (Wave scatterometer product)
3 12 20
3 1 47 Product header
3 1 48 Radar parameters
0 15 15 Maximum spectrum composition before normalization
0 29 2 Coordinate grid type
0 21 76 Representation of intensities
1 4 12 Repeat next 4 descriptors 12 times
0 6 30 Wave number (spectral)
1 2 12 Repeat next 2 descriptors 12 times
0 5 30 Direction (spectral)
0 21 75 Spectral intensity
0 21 66 Wave scatterometer product confidence data
-1
# (Wind scatterometer product)
3 12 21
3 1 47 Product header
1 1 3 Repeat 1 descriptor 3 times
3 1 49 Radar beam data
0 11 12 Wind speed at 10 m
0 11 11 Wind direction at 10 m
0 21 67 Wind product confidence data
-1
# (Radar altimeter product)
3 12 22
3 1 47 Product header
0 8 22 Number in average
0 11 12 Wind speed
0 11 50 Standard deviation of horizontal wind speed
0 22 70 Significant wave height
0 22 26 Standard deviation of significant wave height
3 12 41 Altitude
0 10 50 Standard deviation of altitude
0 21 68 Radar altimeter product confidence data
0 21 71 Peakiness
0 21 72 Altimeter calibration status
0 21 73 Altimeter instrument mode
3 12 42 Altitude corrections
0 21 62 Backscatter
0 15 11 Log 10 of integrated electron density
-1
# (ATSR sea surface temperature product)
3 12 23
3 1 47 Product header
1 3 3 Repeat 3 descriptors 3 times
0 8 22 Number in average
0 12 61 Skin temperature
0 22 50 Standard deviation of sea surface temperature
0 21 69 SST product confidence data
0 21 85 ATSR sea surface temperature across-track band number
-1
# (Wave scatterometer product enhanced)
3 12 24
3 12 20 (Wave scatterometer product)
0 8 60 Sample scanning mode significance � range
0 8 22 Number in sample
0 8 60 Sample scanning mode signification � horizontal
0 8 22 Number in sample
0 25 14 Azimuth clutter cut-off
0 22 101 Total energy (wavelength > 731 m)
0 22 97 Mean wavelength of image spectrum
0 22 98 Wavelength spread (wavelength > 731 m)
0 22 99 Mean direction (wavelength > 731 m)
0 22 100 Direction spread (wavelength > 731 m)
-1
# (Wave scatterometer enhanced product (with change of width for wave number (spectral))
3 12 25
3 12 19 Wave scatterometer product with width change for wave number (spectral)
0 8 60 Sample scanning mode significance � range
0 8 22 Number in sample
0 8 60 Sample scanning mode significance � horizontal
0 8 22 Number in sample
0 25 14 Azimuth clutter cut-off
0 22 101 Total energy (wavelength > 731 m)
0 22 97 Mean wavelength of image spectrum
0 22 98 Wavelength spread (wavelength > 731 m)
0 22 99 Mean direction (wavelength > 731 m)
0 22 100 Direction spread (wavelength > 731 m)
-1
# (QUIKSCAT data)
3 12 26
3 1 46
3 1 11 Data
3 1 13 Time
3 1 23 Location
3 12 31
1 1 4 Replicate 1 descriptor 4 times
3 12 30
0 21 110 Number of inner-beam sigma-0 (forward of satellite)
3 1 23 Location
3 21 27
0 21 111 Number of outer-beam sigma-0 (forward of satellite)
3 1 23 Location
3 21 27
0 21 112 Number of inner-beam sigma-0 (aft of satellite)
3 1 23 Location
3 21 27
0 21 113 Number of outer-beam sigma-0 (aft of satellite)
3 1 23 Location
3 21 27
-1
# (ATSR SST Product (SADIST-2))
3 12 27
3 1 47 ERS product header
1 5 9 Repeat next 5 descriptors 9 times
3 1 23 Location (coarse Latitude + Longitude) of 10-arcmin cell
0 7 21 Elevation: Incidence angle Nadir view [set to zero]
0 12 61 Skin temperature: SST [Nadir-only view]
0 7 21 Elevation: Incidence angle Dual view [set to 'missing']
0 12 61 Skin temperature: SST [Dual view]
0 21 85 ATSR SST across-track band number [0-9]
0 21 70 SST product confidence data (SADIST-2) [23-bit flag]
-1
# (SEAWINDS QUIKSCAT data)
3 12 28
3 1 46
3 1 11
3 1 13
3 1 23
0 8 25 Time difference qualifier
2 1 136 Change data width
0 4 6 Second
2 1 0 Change data width back to Table B
3 12 31
3 12 32
1 1 4 Next descriptor replicated four times
3 12 30
1 1 2 Next descriptor replicated two times
3 12 33
0 21 110 Number of inner-beam sigma-0 (forward of satellite)
3 1 23
3 21 28
0 21 111 Number of outer-beam sigma-0 (forward of satellite)
3 1 23
3 21 28
0 21 112 Number of inner-beam sigma-0 (aft of satellite)
3 1 23
3 21 28
0 21 113 Number of outer-beam sigma-0 (aft of satellite)
3 1 23
3 21 28
-1
3 12 30
2 1 130 Change data width
2 2 129 Change scale
0 11 12 Wind speed at 10 m
2 2 0 Change scale back to Table B
2 1 0 Change data width to Table B
0 11 52 Formal uncertainty in wind speed
2 1 135 Change data width
2 2 130 Change scale
0 11 11 Wind direction at 10 m
2 2 0 Change scale back to Table B
2 1 0 Change data width to Table B
0 11 53 Formal uncertainty in wind direction
0 21 104 Likelihood computed for solution
-1
3 12 31
0 5 34 Along-track row number
0 6 34 Cross-track cell number
0 21 109 SEAWINDS wind vector cell quality
0 11 81 Model wind direction at 10 m
0 11 82 Model wind speed at 10 m
0 21 101 Number of vector ambiguities
0 21 102 Index of selected wind vector
0 21 103 Total number of sigma-0 measurements
-1
3 12 32
0 21 120 Probability of rain
0 21 121 SEAWINDS NOF rain index
0 13 55 Intensity of precipitation
0 21 122 Attenuation correction on sigma-0 (from tB)
-1
3 12 33
0 2 104 Antenna polarisation
0 8 22 Total number (with respect to accumulation)
0 12 63 Brightness temperature
0 12 65 Standard deviation brightness temperature
-1
# (Altitude)
3 12 41
2 1 141 Change width to 28 bits
2 2 130 Change scale to 2
0 7 1 Altitude
2 1 0 Change width back to Table B
2 2 0 Change scale back to Table B
-1
# (Altitude corrections)
3 12 42
0 21 77 "Altitude correction, ionosphere"
0 21 78 "Altitude correction, dry troposphere"
0 21 79 "Altitude correction, wet troposphere"
0 21 80 "Altitude correction, calibration constant"
0 21 81 Open loop height-time loop calibration correction
0 21 82 Open loop automatic gain control calibration correction
-1
# Category 13 - Sequences common to image data
# (Radar reflectivity values)
3 13 9
0 21 1 Horizontal reflectivity
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 21 1 Horizontal reflectivity
-1
# (Radar rainfall intensities)
3 13 10
0 21 36 Radar rainfall intensity
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 21 36 Radar rainfall intensity
-1
# (Non run-length encoded row for Pixel value (4 bits))
3 13 31
0 6 2 First longitude location minus one increment
0 6 12 Longitude increment
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 2 Extended replication factor
0 30 1 Pixel value (4 bits)
-1
# (Non run-length encoded picture data for Pixel value (4 bits))
3 13 32
0 5 2 First latitude location minus one increment
0 5 12 Latitude increment (signed value so cannot cross pole)
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 2 Extended replication factor
3 13 31 Non run-length encoded row
-1
# (Run-length encoded row for Pixel value (4 bits))
3 13 41
0 6 2 First longitude location minus one increment
1 10 0 Delayed replication of 10 descriptors
0 31 1 Replication factor
1 4 0 Delayed replication of 4 descriptors
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 6 12 Longitude increment
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 12 Repetition factor
0 30 1 Pixel value (4 bits)
0 6 12 Longitude increment
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 30 1 Pixel value (4 bits)
-1
# (Run-length encoded picture data for Pixel value (4 bits))
3 13 42
0 5 2 First latitude location minus one increment
0 5 12 Latitude increment (signed value so cannot cross pole)
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 2 Extended replication factor
3 13 41 Run-length encoded row
-1
# "(Run-length encoded picture data for Pixel value (4 bits), regular grid)"
3 13 43
0 6 2 First longitude location minus one increment
0 5 2 First latitude location minus one increment
0 5 12 Latitude increment
1 12 0 Delayed replication of 12 descriptors
0 31 1 Replication factor
1 10 0 Delayed replication of 10 descriptors
0 31 1 Replication factor
1 4 0 Delayed replication of 4 descriptors
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 6 12 Longitude increment
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 11 Repetition factor
0 30 1 Pixel value (4 bits)
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 30 1 Pixel value (4 bits)
-1
# Category 15 - Oceanographic report sequences
# (Typically reported underwater sounding without optional fields)
3 15 1
0 1 11 Ship's call sign
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 23 Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy)
3 6 1 "Depth, temperature"
-1
# (Typically reported underwater sounding without optional fields)
3 15 2
0 1 11 Ship's call sign
3 1 11 Date
3 1 12 Time
3 1 23 Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy)
3 6 4 "Depth, temperature, salinity"
-1
# Category 16 - Synoptic feature sequences
3 16 1
3 1 11 "Year, month, day"
0 4 4 Hour
3 1 23 Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy)
0 1 21 Synoptic feature identifier
0 2 41 Method for estimating reports related to synoptic features
0 19 1 Type of synoptic feature
0 10 51 Pressure reduced to mean sea level
0 19 2 Effective radius of feature
0 19 3 Wind speed threshold (15 m s�1 typically)
0 19 4 Effective radius with respect to wind speeds above threshold
-1
# (Header)
3 16 2
0 8 21 Data time (analysis)
0 4 1 Year
0 4 2 Month
0 4 3 Day
0 4 4 Hour
0 4 5 Minute
0 1 33 Originating/generating centre
0 8 21 Validity time (fcst)
0 4 1 Year
0 4 2 Month
0 4 3 Day
0 4 4 Hour
0 4 5 Minute
0 7 2 Flight level (altitude) (base of chart layer)
0 7 2 Flight level (altitude) (top of chart layer)
-1
# (Jet stream)
3 16 3
1 10 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (jet stream value)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (value for line)
1 4 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 5 2 Latitude (coarse)
0 6 2 Longitude (coarse)
0 10 2 Flight level (altitude)
0 11 2 Wind speed
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (cancel)
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (cancel/end of object)
-1
# (Turbulence)
3 16 4
1 11 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (value for turbulence)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (value for area)
0 7 2 Flight level (altitude) (base of layer)
0 7 2 Flight level (altitude) (top of layer)
1 2 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 5 2 Latitude (coarse)
0 6 2 Longitude (coarse)
0 11 31 Degree of turbulence
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (cancel)
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (cancel/end of object)
-1
# (Storm)
3 16 5
1 8 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 8 5 Meteorological attribute significance (storm centre)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (value for point)
0 5 2 Latitude (coarse)
0 6 2 Longitude (coarse)
0 1 26 WMO storm name (use �unknown� for a sandstorm)
0 19 1 Synoptic features (value for type of storm)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (cancel)
0 8 5 Meteorological attribute significance (cancel/end of object)
-1
# (Cloud)
3 16 6
1 12 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (value for cloud)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (value for area)
0 7 2 Flight level (altitude) (base of layer)
0 7 2 Flight level (altitude) (top of layer)
1 2 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 5 2 Latitude (coarse)
0 6 2 Longitude (coarse)
0 20 11 Cloud amount
0 20 12 Cloud type
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (cancel)
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (cancel/end of object)
-1
# (Front)
3 16 7
1 10 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (value for type of front)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (value for line)
1 4 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 5 2 Latitude (coarse)
0 6 2 Longitude (coarse)
0 19 5 Direction of feature
0 19 6 Speed of feature
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (cancel)
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (cancel/end of object)
-1
# (Tropopause)
3 16 8
1 11 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 8 1 Vertical significance (bit 3 set for tropopause)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (value for point)
0 8 23 Statistic (type of tropopause value)
1 3 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 5 2 Latitude (coarse)
0 6 2 Longitude (coarse)
0 10 2 Height/altitude
0 8 23 Statistic (cancel)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (cancel)
0 8 1 Vertical significance (cancel/end of object)
-1
# (Airframe icing area)
3 16 9
1 11 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (value for airframe icing)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (value for area)
0 7 2 Flight level (altitude) (base of layer)
0 7 2 Flight level (altitude) (top of layer)
1 2 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 5 2 Latitude (coarse)
0 6 2 Longitude (coarse)
0 20 41 Airframe icing (type of airframe icing)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (cancel)
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (cancel/end of object)
-1
# (Name of feature)
3 16 10
1 7 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 8 11 Meteorological feature
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (value for point)
0 1 22 Name of feature
0 5 2 Latitude (coarse)
0 6 2 Longitude (coarse)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (cancel)
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (cancel/end of object)
-1
# (Volcano erupting)
3 16 11
1 16 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (value for special clouds)
0 1 22 Name of feature (volcano name)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (value for point)
1 2 0 Delayed replication
0 31 1 Replication
0 5 2 Latitude (coarse)
0 6 2 Longitude (coarse)
0 8 21 Time significance (eruption starting time)
0 4 1 Year
0 4 2 Month
0 4 3 Day
0 4 4 Hour
0 4 5 Minute
0 20 90 Special clouds (clouds from volcanic eruptions)
0 8 21 Time significance (cancel)
0 8 7 Dimensional significance (cancel)
0 8 11 Meteorological feature (cancel/end of object)
-1
# (Forecast data)
3 16 22
0 1 32 "Generating application (NWP model name, etc. code table defined by originating/generating centre)"
0 2 41 Method for estimating reports related to synoptic feature
0 19 1 Type of synoptic feature
0 19 10 Method for tracing of the centre of synoptic feature
1 18 0 Delayed replication of 18 descriptors
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 8 21 Time significance (forecast)
0 4 14 Time increment (hour)
0 8 5 Surface synoptic feature significance
3 1 23 "Latitude (coarse accuracy), longitude (coarse accuracy)"
0 19 5 Direction of motion of feature
0 19 6 Speed of motion of feature
0 10 4 Pressure
0 11 41 Maximum wind speed (gust: e.g. used in US)
0 8 21 Time significance (forecast time averaged)
0 4 75 Time period (minutes)
0 11 40 Maximum wind speed (mean wind)
0 19 8 Vertical extent of feature
1 5 4 Replicate 5 descriptors 4 times
0 5 21 Starting bearing or azimuth
0 5 21 Ending bearing or azimuth
1 2 2 Replicate 2 descriptors 2 times
0 19 3 Wind speed threshold
0 19 4 Effective radius with respect to wind speed above threshold
-1
# Category 18 - Radiological report sequences
3 18 1
3 1 25 "Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy), day and time"
0 24 11 Dose
-1
3 18 3
3 1 26 "Latitude and longitude (high accuracy), time periods in days," hours and minutes
0 24 5 Isotope mass
0 24 4 Element name
0 24 21 Air concentration
-1
3 18 4
3 1 25 "Latitude and longitude (coarse accuracy), day and time"
0 4 23 Time period or displacement
0 13 11 Total precipitation/total water equivalent
0 24 5 Isotope mass
0 24 4 Element name
0 24 22 Concentration in precipitation
-1
# Category 21 - Radar report sequences
# (Wind profiler � antenna characteristics)
3 21 1
0 2 101 Type of antenna
0 2 114 Antenna effective surface area
0 2 105 Maximum antenna gain
0 2 106 3-dB beamwidth
0 2 107 Sidelobe suppression
0 2 121 Mean frequency
-1
# (Wind profiler � moment data)
3 21 3
0 21 51 Signal power above 1 mW
0 21 14 Doppler mean velocity (radial)
0 21 17 Doppler velocity spectral width
0 21 30 Signal to noise ratio
-1
# (Wind profiler � moment data sounding)
3 21 4
3 1 31 "Identification, type, date/time, position (high accuracy), height"
0 2 3 Type of measuring equipment used
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
3 21 3 Wind profiler � moment data
-1
# (Transmitter-receiver characteristics)
3 21 5
0 25 4 Echo processing
0 2 121 Mean frequency
0 2 122 Frequency agility range
0 2 123 Peak power
0 2 124 Average power
0 2 125 Pulse repetition frequency
0 2 126 Pulse width
0 2 127 Receiver intermediate frequency
0 2 128 Intermediate frequency bandwidth
0 2 129 Minimum detectable signal
0 2 130 Dynamic range
0 2 131 Sensitivity time control
-1
# (Integration characteristics)
3 21 6
0 25 1 Range-gate length
0 25 2 Number of gates averaged
0 25 3 Number of integrated pulses
0 25 5 Echo integration
-1
# (Corrections)
3 21 7
0 25 9 Calibration method
0 25 10 Clutter treatment
0 25 11 Ground occultation correction
0 25 12 Range attenuation correction
0 25 13 Bright-band correction
0 25 15 Radome attenuation correction
0 25 16 Clear-air attenuation correction
0 25 17 Precipitation attenuation correction
-1
# (Z to R conversion)
3 21 8
0 25 6 Z to R conversion
0 25 7 Z to R conversion factor
0 25 8 Z to R conversion exponent
-1
# (A to Z law)
3 21 9
0 25 18 A to Z law for attenuation factor
0 25 19 A to Z law for attenuation exponent
-1
# (Antenna characteristics)
3 21 10
0 2 101 Type of antenna
0 7 2 Altitude of the tower base
0 2 102 Antenna height above tower base
0 2 103 Radome
0 2 104 Antenna polarisation
0 2 105 Maximum antenna gain
0 2 106 3-dB beamwidth
0 2 107 Sidelobe suppression
0 2 108 Crosspol discrimination (on axis)
0 2 109 Antenna speed (azimuth)
0 2 110 Antenna speed (elevation)
0 2 132 Azimuth pointing accuracy
0 2 133 Elevation pointing accuracy
-1
# (General characteristics)
3 21 11
0 30 31 Picture type
0 30 32 Combination with other data
0 29 2 Coordinate grid type
-1
# (Antenna elevations)
3 21 12
1 1 0 Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 1 Replication factor
0 2 135 Antenna elevation
-1
# (Basic information (System/site header) on Wind profiler/RASS)
3 21 21
0 2 3 Type of measuring equipment used
0 2 101 Type of antenna
2 1 130 Change width to 8 bits
0 2 106 3-dB beam width
2 1 0 Change width to table B
2 1 132 Change width to 11 bits
2 2 130 Change scale to -6
0 2 121 Mean frequency
2 2 0 Change scale to table B
2 1 0 Change width to table B
2 1 133 Change width to 11 bits
2 2 129 Change scale to 0
0 25 1 Range-gate length
2 2 0 Change scale to table B
2 1 0 Change width to table B
-1
# (Wind profiler: Processed-data winds)
3 21 22
0 7 7 Height
2 4 1 Add associated field of 1 bit in length
0 31 21 Associated field significance
0 11 1 Wind direction
2 4 0 Cancel add associated field
0 11 2 Wind speed
2 4 1 Add associated field of 1 bit in length
0 31 21 Associated field significance
0 11 6 w-component
2 4 0 Cancel add associated field
0 21 30 Signal to noise ratio
-1
# Wind profiler: Raw-data winds)
3 21 23
0 7 7 Height
0 21 91 Radar signal Doppler spectrum 0th moment
0 21 30 Signal to noise ratio
2 2 129 Change scale to 2
0 21 14 Doppler mean velocity (radial)
2 1 129 Change width to 9 bits
0 21 17 Doppler velocity spectral width
2 2 0 Change scale to table B
2 1 0 Change width to table B
-1
# (RASS-Mode: Processed-data RASS)
3 21 24
0 7 7 Height
2 4 1 Add associated field of 1 bit in length
0 31 21 Associated field significance
0 12 7 Virtual temperature
0 11 6 w-component
2 4 0 Cancel add associated field
0 21 30 Signal to noise ratio
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# (RASS-Mode: Raw-data RASS)
3 21 25
0 7 7 Height
0 21 91 Radar signal Doppler spectrum 0th moment
0 21 30 Signal to noise ratio
2 2 129 Change scale to 2
0 21 14 Doppler mean velocity (radial)
2 1 129 Change width to 9 bits
0 21 17 Doppler velocity spectral width
2 2 0 Change scale to table B
2 1 0 Change width to table B
0 21 92 "RASS signal Doppler spectrum 0th moment, referring to RASS signal"
0 21 30 "Signal to noise ratio, referring to RASS signal "
0 25 92 Acoustic propagation velocity
2 1 129 Change width to 9 bits
2 2 129 Change scale to 2
0 21 17 "Doppler velocity spectral width, referring to RASS signal"
2 2 0 Change scale to table B
2 1 0 Change width to table B
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# (RASS data - fluxes)
3 21 26
0 7 7 Height
2 4 1 Add associated field of 1 bit in length
0 31 21 Associated field significance
0 12 7 Virtual temperature
0 25 91 Structure constant of the refraction index (Cn2)
0 11 71 Turbulent vertical momentum flux
0 11 72 Turbulent vertical buoyancy flux
0 11 73 Turbulent kinetic energy
0 11 74 Dissipation energy
2 4 0 Cancel add associated field
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3 21 27
0 21 118 Attenuation correction on sigma-0
2 2 129 Change scale
2 1 132 Change data width
0 2 112 Radar look angle
2 1 0 Change data width to Table B
2 1 131 Change data width
0 2 111 Radar incidence angle
2 1 0 Change data width to Table B
2 2 0 Change scale back to Table B
0 2 104 Antenna polarization
0 21 105 Normalized radar cross-section
0 21 106 Kp variance coefficient (alpha)
0 21 107 Kp variance coefficient (beta)
0 21 114 Kp variance coefficient (gamma)
0 21 115 SEAWINDS sigma-0 quality
0 21 116 SEAWINDS sigma-0 mode
0 8 18 SEAWINDS land/ice surface type
0 21 117 Sigma-0 variance quality control
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3 21 28
0 21 118 Attenuation correction on sigma-0
2 2 129 Change scale
2 1 132 Change data width
0 2 112 Radar look angle
2 1 0 Data width back to Table B
2 1 131 Change data width
0 2 111 Radar incidence angle
2 1 0 Data width back to Table B
2 2 0 Scale back to table B
0 2 104 Antenna polarization
0 21 123 SEAWINDS normalized radar cross section
0 21 106 Kp variance coefficient (alpha)
0 21 107 Kp variance coefficient (beta)
0 21 114 Kp variance coefficient (gamma)
0 21 115 SEAWINDS sigma-0 quality flag
0 21 116 SEAWINDS sigma-0 mode flag
0 8 18 SEAWINDS land/ice surface flag
0 21 117 Sigma-0 variance quality control
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