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BUFR Table D - List of common sequences
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Category of sequences
Status
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Category 01 - Location and identification sequences
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3 01 018
3 01 056
3 01 130
3 01 150
ELEMENT NAME
0 01 114
(Encrypted ship's call sign and encryption method)
Encrypted ship or mobile land station identifier
0 25 185
0 25 186
Encryption method
Encryption key version
0 01 087
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
Status
Validation
(Sequence for platform identification, type, time and location of
Validation
the observation report)
WMO marine observing platform extended
WMO number (extended 7
identifier
digit identifier)
0 01 011
0 01 015
Ship or mobile land station identifier
Station or site name
0 02 008
0 02 001
Type of offshore platform
Type of station
3 01 011
3 01 012
Year, month, day
Hour, minute
3 01 021
0 07 030
Latitude/longitude (high accuracy)
Height of station ground above mean sea level
0 07 031
Height of barometer above mean sea level
0 03 002
(Temperature and humidity instrumentation)
Generic type of humidity instrument
0 03 003
0 03 004
Configuration of sensors
Type of shield or screen
0 03 005
0 03 006
Horizontal width of screen or shield (x)
Horizontal depth of screen or shield (y)
0 03 007
0 03 008
Vertical height of screen or shield (z)
Artificially ventilated screen or shield
0 03 009
Amount of forced ventilation at time of reading
0 01 125
(WIGOS Identifier)
WIGOS Identifier Series
0 01 126
0 01 127
Issuer of Identifier
Issue Number
0 01 128
Local Identifier (Character)
Call sign (where allocated)
Platform name
Height of station platform
above mean sea level
Validation
Validation
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Category 02 - Meteorological sequences common to
surface data
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ELEMENT NAME
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
(Ship "instantaneous" data)
3 02 062
3 02 063
0 25 188
3 02 001
Method for reducing pressure report to sea level
Pressure and 3-hour pressure change
3 02 093
1 01 000
Extended ship temperature and humidity data
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 02 053
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Ship visibility data
0 07 032
0 07 033
Height of sensor above local ground (or deck of
marine platform)
Height of sensor above water surface
1 03 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 3 descriptors
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 02 004
3 02 005
General cloud information
Cloud layer
0 08 002
1 01 000
Vertical significance (surface observations)
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 02 055
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Icing and ice
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 02 056
1 01 000
Sea/water temperature
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 02 021
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Waves
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 02 024
Wind and swell waves
3 02 038
(Ship "period" data)
Present and past weather
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 02 040
1 01 000
Precipitation measurement
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 02 034
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Precipitation past 24 hours
0 07 032
Height of sensor above local ground
(or deck of marine platform)
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 02 058
1 01 000
Ship extreme temperature data
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 02 064
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Ship wind data
Status
Validation
Set to missing (cancel)
Set to missing (cancel)
Set to missing (cancel)
Validation
Set to missing (cancel)
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(VOSClim data elements)
3 02 092
Validation
Ship’s true heading
0 11 104
True heading of aircraft, ship or other mobile
platform
0 01 012
0 01 012
Direction of motion of moving observing platform Ship’s heading
Direction of motion of moving observing platform Ship’s course over ground
0 01 013
0 10 038
Speed of motion of moving observing platform
Maximum height of deck cargo above summer
0 10 039
load line
Departure of reference level (summer maximum
0 11 007
load line) from actual sea level
Relative wind direction (in degrees off bow)
0 11 008
Relative wind speed
Ship’s speed over ground
(Extended ship temperature and humidity data)
3 02 093
Validation
0 07 032
0 07 033
Height of sensor above local ground (or deck of marine platform)
Height of sensor above water surface
3 03 099
0 12 101
Metadata common to temperature/humidity sensors
Temperature/air temperature
1 03 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 3 descriptors
Short delayed replication factor
0 07 032
0 07 033
3 03 099
Height of sensor above local ground (or deck of
marine platform)
Height of sensor above water surface
Metadata common to temperature / humidity sensors
0 02 039
0 03 002
0 03 024
Method of wet-bulb temperature measurement
Type of humidity sensor
Psychrometer coefficient
0 03 021
0 12 102
Hygrometer heating
Wet-bulb temperature
0 12 103
0 13 003
Dewpoint temperature
Relative humidity
0 07 032
Height of sensor above local ground (or deck of
marine platform)
Cancel (set to missing)
0 07 033
3 03 099
Height of sensor above water surface
Metadata common to temperature/humidity
sensors
Method of wet-bulb temperature measurement
Type of humidity sensor
Hygrometer heating
Psychrometer coefficient
Cancel (set to missing)
Cancel (set all elements
in sequence to missing)
Cancel (set to missing)
Cancel (set to missing)
Cancel (set to missing)
Cancel (set to missing)
0 02 039
0 03 002
0 03 021
0 03 024
Set to 0 if no change
from previous values, 1
if changes
Set to missing if type
of humidity sensor is
not psychrometer
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Category 03 - Meteorological sequences common to
vertical soundings data
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3 03 099
ELEMENT NAME
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
0 03 005
(Metadata common to temperature/humidity sensors)
Horizontal width of screen or shield (x)
0 03 006
0 03 007
Horizontal depth of screen or shield (y)
Vertical height of screen or shield (z)
0 03 013
0 03 022
Type of thermometer
Instrument owner
0 03 003
0 03 016
Thermometer/hygrometer housing
Material for thermometer/hygrometer housing
0 03 004
0 03 023
Type of screen/shelter/radiation shield
Configuration of louvers for thermometer/hygrometer screen
0 03 008
0 03 009
Artificially ventilated screen or shield
Amount of forced ventilation at time of reading
Status
Validation
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Category 06 - Meteorological or oceanographic
sequences common to oceanographic
observations
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3 06 043
ELEMENT NAME
0 41 001
(Ship basic bio-geochemical data)
pCO2
0 41 004
0 13 080
Atmospheric CO2
pH
0 41 005
0 41 003
Turbidity
Dissolved nitrates
0 22 188
0 41 002
Dissolved oxygen
Fluorescence
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
Status
Validation
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Category 07 - Surface report sequences (land)
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ELEMENT NAME
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
(BUFR template for surface observations from n-minute period with
national and WMO station identification)
3 07 092
3 01 089
3 01 090
National station identification
Surface station identification; time, horizontal
0 03 001
and vertical coordinates
Surface station type
0 08 010
3 01 091
Surface qualifier (for temperature data)
Surface station instrumentation
0 04 015
0 04 065
Time increment
Short time increment
= -n (minutes)
= 1 (minute)
1 33 000
0 31 001
Delayed replication of 33 descriptors
Delayed descriptor replication factor
=n
0 10 004
1 03 000
Pressure
Delayed replication of 3 descriptors
0 31 001
3 02 070
Delayed descriptor replication factor
Wind data
3 01 130
3 02 072
Temperature and humidity instrumentation
Temperature and humidity data
1 03 000
0 31 001
Delayed replication of 3 descriptors
Delayed descriptor replication factor
0 07 032
Height of sensor above local ground (or deck of
marine platform)
0 08 010
0 12 120
Surface qualifier (for temperature data)
Ground temperature
0 07 032
Height of sensor above local ground (or deck of
marine platform)
Set to missing (cancel)
0 08 010
1 03 000
Surface qualifier (for temperature data)
Delayed replication of 3 descriptors
Set to missing (cancel)
0 31 000
1 01 005
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Replicate 1 descriptor 5 times
3 07 063
0 07 061
Depth below land surface and soil temperature
Depth below land surface
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 02 069
0 07 032
Visibility data
Height of sensor above local ground (or deck of
Set to missing (cancel)
0 07 033
marine platform)
Height of sensor above water surface
Set to missing (cancel)
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 02 073
1 01 000
Cloud data
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 02 076
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Precipitation, obscuration and other phenomena
1 02 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 2 descriptors
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
0 13 155
0 13 058
Intensity of precipitation (high accuracy)
Size of precipitating element
Set to missing (cancel)
Status
Validation
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1 02 000
Delayed replication of 2 descriptors
0 31 000
0 20 031
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Ice deposit (thickness)
0 20 032
1 01 000
Rate of ice accretion (estimated)
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 02 078
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
State of ground and snow depth measurement
1 02 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 2 descriptors
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 02 079
0 07 032
Precipitation measurement
Height of sensor above local ground (or deck of
1 01 000
marine platform)
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 02 080
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Evaporation measurement
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 02 081
1 01 000
Total sunshine data
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 02 082
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Radiation data
1 02 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 2 descriptors
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
0 04 025
0 13 059
Time period or displacement
Number of flashes (thunderstorm)
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 02 083
0 33 005
First-order statistics of P, W, T, U data
Quality information (AWS data)
0 33 006
Internal measurement status information (AWS)
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
Set to missing (cancel)
= -n (minutes)
Status
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3 07 100
0 04 024
ELEMENT NAME
(Synoptic data for national use (Canada))
Time period or displacement
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
Status
Validation
= -6 | Following values
apply to the 6 hour
period preceding
reference time
1 02 000
Delayed replication of 2 descriptors
0 31 000
0 13 057
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Time of beginning/end of precipitation
0 26 020
1 01 000
Duration of precipitation
Depth of newly-fallen snow
0 31 000
0 13 012
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Depth of fresh snow
931ss
3 01 012
0 04 024
Hour, minute
Time period or displacement
Hours | Set to -24 |
909RtDc
Values apply to the 24
hour period ending at
1 03 000
Delayed replication of 3 descriptors
the last T = 06 Z
Bright sunshine
0 31 000
0 02 006
Delayed descriptor replication factor
Data obtained by
= 1 Obtained by
0 14 031
Bright sunshine
derivation
5SSSS
0 02 006
Data obtained by
= 0 Obtained by
measurement
1 04 000
Delayed replication of 4 descriptors
Snowfall amount/water
equivalent
0 31 000
0 02 175
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Method of precipitation measurement
0 13 119
0 02 175
Snowfall amount
Method of precipitation measurement
1SSSS
0 13 120
1 07 000
Amount of water equivalent of snow
Delayed replication of 7 descriptors
2SwSwSwSw
Max wind
0 31 000
0 08 021
Short delayed replication factor
Time significance
= 30 Time of occurrence
0 04 004
0 04 005
Hour
Minutes
4FhFTFTFI
Time of occurrence
0 11 001
Wind direction
minutes
3dmdm
0 08 023
0 11 002
0 08 021
First order statistics
Wind speed
Time significance
= 2 Max, value
fmfm
= 0 Cancel
0 04 024
Time period in hours
= 0 | Set to initial time
value
3 01 012
Hour, minute
Cancel
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3 07 102
3 01 089
0 01 018
0 01 015
0 01 104
0 01 105
0 01 106
0 03 017
0 03 018
0 03 019
3 01 011
3 01 012
3 01 021
0 07 030
0 07 032
0 12 101
0 12 103
0 13 003
0 07 032
0 20 001
1 09 000
0 31 001
0 03 016
0 12 128
1 02 000
0 31 001
0 07 061
0 12 129
0 07 061
0 13 116
0 20 138
0 04 025
0 20 024
0 13 055
0 20 021
0 13 011
0 07 032
0 08 021
0 04 025
0 11 001
0 11 002
0 08 021
0 04 025
0 11 043
0 11 041
0 33 005
(Road weather information)
Station identification
National station identification
Short station or site name
Station or site name
State/federal state identifier
Highway designator
Routes kilometre of highway
Extended type of station
Type of road
Type of construction
Year, month, day
Hour, minute
Latitude/longitude (high accuracy)
Height of station ground above mean sea level
Temperature, humidity and visibility data
Height of sensor above local ground
Temperature/dry-bulb temperature
Dew-point temperature
Relative humidity
Height of sensor above local ground
Horizontal visibility
Road temperature and other data
Delayed replication of 9 descriptors
Delayed descriptor replication factor
Position of road sensors
Road surface temperature
Delayed replication of 2 descriptors
Delayed descriptor replication factor
Depth below land surface
Road sub-surface temperature
Depth below land surface
Water film thickness
Road surface condition
Precipitation data
Time period
Intensity of phenomena
Validation
For identification of the
road weather monitoring
site
Set to missing (cancel)
= 0.30 m in the first
replication, = e.g. 0.15
or 0.07 m in the second
replication
Set to missing (cancel)
= -15 minutes
Intensity (light,
moderate, heavy) of
precipitation
Intensity of precipitation
Type of precipitation
Total precipitation / total water equivalent of snow
Wind data
Height of sensor above local ground
Time significance
= 2 Time averaged
Time period
= -10 minutes
Wind direction
Wind speed
Time significance
Set to missing (cancel)
Maximum wind gust
Time period in minutes
Maximum wind gust direction
Maximum wind gust speed
State of functionality
Quality information (AWS data)
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Category 08 - Surface report sequences (sea)
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3 08 008
3 08 014
ELEMENT NAME
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
3 01 093
(Report from a buoy observation)
Ship identification, movement, date/time,
3 02 062
horizontal and vertical coordinates
SHIP "instantaneous" data from VOS
3 02 063
SHIP "period" data from VOS
1 01 000
(Synoptic reports from sea stations suitable for VOS observation data)
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 01 018
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Encrypted ship’s call sign and encryption method
3 01 093
Ship identification, movement, date/time, horizontal
and vertical coordinates
2 08 032
0 01 079
Change width of CCITT IA5 to 32 characters
Unique identifier for profile
2 08 000
3 02 062
Change width of CCITT IA5
Ship “instantaneous” data
3 02 063
1 01 000
Ship “period” data
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 02 092
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
VOSClim data elements
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 06 033
1 01 000
Surface salinity
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 06 034
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Surface current
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 06 043
Ship basic bio-geochemical data
Status
Validation
Unique ID for report
Cancel
Validation
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3 08 015
ELEMENT NAME
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
Status
0 01 003
0 01 020
0 01 005
0 01 011
0 01 007
0 01 001
0 01 002
0 02 044
0 02 045
3 01 011
3 01 012
3 01 021
(Template for WAVEOB data expressed as frequency (Ia=0 in FM-65
WAVEOB)
Identification (WAVEOB Section 0)
WMO Region number/geographical area
A1
Validation
WMO Region sub-area
bw
Buoy/platform identifier
nbnbnb
Ship or mobile land station identifier
D…D
Satellite identifier
I6I6I6
WMO block number
II
WMO station number
iii
Indicator for method of calculating spectrum
Im
Indicator for type of platform
Ip
Year, month, day
JMMYY
Hour, minute
GGgg
Latitude/longitude (high accuracy)
QcLaLaLaLa LoLoLoLoLo
0 22 063
0 22 076
0 22 077
0 22 094
0 25 044
0 22 079
1 07 002
0 02 046
0 22 070
Basic data (WAVEOB Section 0)
Total water depth
Direction of coming dominant waves
Directional spread of dominant wave
Total number of wave bands
Wave sampling interval
Length of wave record
Replicate 5 descriptors 2 times
Wave measurement instrumentation
Significant wave height
0 22 072
Spectral peak wave length
0 22 073
0 22 075
Maximum wave height
Average wave period
1 24 000
0 31 001
0 02 046
0 08 090
0 22 102
0 08 090
0 22 084
1 18 000
0 31 001
0 22 080
0 22 085
0 02 086
0 02 087
0 22 088
0 22 089
1 04 000
0 31 001
0 08 090
0 22 104
0 08 090
0 22 186
0 22 187
Spectral data (WAVEOB Section 1 - 5)
Delayed replication of 24 descriptors (see Note
Replication factor
Wave measurement instrumentation
Scale to be applied to following element
descriptors
Maximum non-directional spectral wave density
by frequency m2 s
Scale to be applied to following descriptors
Band containing maximum non-directional
spectral wave density
Delayed replication of 18 descriptors
Delayed descriptor replication factor
Waveband central frequency
Spectral wave density ratio
Mean direction from which waves are coming
Principal direction from which waves are coming
First normalized polar coordinate from Fourier
coefficients
Second normalized polar coordinate from Fourier
coefficients
Delayed replication of 4 descriptors (see Note 2)
Delayed descriptor replication factor (see Note 2)
Scale to be applied to following element
descriptors
Non-directional spectral estimate by frequency
Scale to be applied to following descriptors
Direction from which waves are coming (see
Note 3)
Directional spread of wave (see Note 3)
1hhhh
9dddd
dsds
111BTBT
SSSS
D’D’D’D’
Over sensor type
2Hs HsHsHs or
6HseHseHseHse
3PpPpPpPp or
7PspPspPspPsp
4HmHmHmHm
5PaPaPaPa or
8PsaPsaPsaPsa
0, 1 or 2; normally 1
2222 or 3333
X
x CmCmCmCm or
Missing
nmnm or nsmnsm
111BTBT
BB/// 1f1f1f1x 1fdfdfdx…
1c1c1c2c2 or
1cs1cs1cs2cs2 …
1da1da1 …
da2da2…
1r1r1 …
r2r2…
Ib
x
1A1A1A1x …
Missing
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1 04 000
0 31 001
0 08 090
0 22 106
0 08 090
0 22 186
0 22 187
ELEMENT NAME
Delayed replication of 4 descriptors (see Note 4)
Delayed descriptor replication factor (see Note 4)
Scale to be applied to following element
descriptors
Directional spectral estimate by frequency
Scale to be applied to following descriptors
Direction from which waves are coming
Directional spread of wave
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
Status
Ib
x
1A1A1A1x …
Missing
1d1d1 …
dsds …
(Template for WAVEOB data expressed as the wave number (Ia=1 in
FM-65 WAVEOB)
Identification (WAVEOB Section 0)
3 08 016
Validation
0 01 003
WMO Region number/geographical area
A1
0 01 020
0 01 005
WMO Region sub-area
Buoy/platform identifier
bw
nbnbnb
0 01 011
0 01 007
Ship or mobile land station identifier
Satellite identifier
D…D
I6I6I6
0 01 001
0 01 002
WMO block number
WMO station number
II
iii
0 02 044
0 02 045
Indicator for method of calculating spectrum
Indicator for type of platform
Im
Ip
3 01 011
3 01 012
Year, month, day
Hour, minute
JMMYY
GGgg
3 01 021
Latitude/longitude (high accuracy)
Basic data (WAVEOB Section 0)
QcLaLaLaLa LoLoLoLoLo
0 22 063
0 22 076
Total water depth
Direction of coming dominant waves
1hhhh
9dddd
0 22 077
0 22 094
0 25 044
Directional spread of dominant wave
Total number of wave bands
Wave sampling interval
dsds
111BTBT
SSSS
0 22 079
1 07 002
Length of wave record
Replicate 5 descriptors 2 times
D’D’D’D’
0 02 046
0 22 070
Wave measurement instrumentation
Significant wave height
0 22 072
Spectral peak wave length
0 22 073
Maximum wave height
Over sensor type
2Hs HsHsHs or
6HseHseHseHse
3PpPpPpPp or
7PspPspPspPsp
4HmHmHmHm
0 22 075
Average wave period
Spectral data (WAVEOB Section 1 - 5)
5PaPaPaPa or
1 24 000
0 31 001
Delayed replication of 24 descriptors
Delayed descriptor replication factor
(see Note 1)
0, 1 or 2; normally 1
0 02 046
0 08 090
0 22 103
Wave measurement instrumentation
Scale to be applied to following element descriptors
Maximum non-directional spectral wave density
by wavenumber
Scale to be applied to following descriptors
Band containing maximum non-directional
2222 or 3333
x
x CmCmCmCm or x
CsmCsmCsmCsm
Missing
nmnm or nsmnsm
0 08 090
0 22 084
spectral wave density
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ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
Status
1 18 000
0 31 001
Delayed replication of 18 descriptors
Delayed descriptor replication factor
111BTBT
0 22 081
Waveband central wave number
BB/// 1f1f1f1x 1fdfdfdx…
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0 22 085
Spectral wave density ratio
1c1c1c2c2 or
1cs1cs1cs2cs2 …
1da1da1 …
da2da2…
0 02 086
0 02 087
Mean direction from which waves are coming
Principal direction from which waves are coming
0 22 088
First normalized polar coordinate from Fourier
coefficients
1r1r1 …
0 22 089
Second normalized polar coordinate from Fourier
coefficients
r2r2…
1 05 000
0 31 001
Delayed replication of 5 descriptors (see Note 2)
Delayed descriptor replication factor (see Note 2)
Ib
0 08 090
0 22 105
Scale to be applied to next element descriptor
Non-directional spectral estimate by wave
x
1A1A1A1x …
0 08 090
0 22 186
Scale to be applied to following descriptors
Direction from which waves are coming (see Note 3)
Missing
0 22 187
1 05 000
Directional spread of wave (see Note 3)
Delayed replication of 5 descriptors (see Note 4)
0 31 001
0 08 090
Delayed descriptor replication factor (see Note 4)
Scale to be applied to next element descriptor
Ib
x
0 22 107
0 08 090
Directional spectral estimate by wave number
Scale to be applied to following descriptors
1A1A1A1x …
Missing
0 22 186
0 22 187
Direction from which waves are coming
Directional spread of wave
1d1d1 …
dsds …
(Sequence for reporting observations from offshore platforms)
3 08 017
3 01 056
Sequence for platform identification, type, time
and location of the observation report
3 02 001
3 02 052
Pressure and 3-hour pressure change
Ship temperature and humidity data
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 02 056
3 02 064
Sea/water temperature
Ship wind data (see Note)
3 02 053
1 01 000
Ship visibility data
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 02 004
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
General cloud information
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 02 005
1 01 000
Cloud layer
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
0 31 000
3 02 038
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
Present and past weather
1 01 000
0 31 000
Delayed replication of 1 descriptor
Short delayed descriptor replication factor
3 06 039
Sequence for representation of basic wave
measurements
Validation
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Note: Sequence 3 02 064 has previously been approved for validation and is also used in the sequence for synoptic
reports from sea stations suitable for VOS data
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Category 09 – Vertical sounding sequences (conventional data)
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3 09 021
3 09 022
ELEMENT NAME
3 01 001
(RWP wind data (product data))
WMO block and station numbers
3 01 022
3 01 014
Latitude/longitude (high accuracy), height of station
Time period
0 02 003
1 12 000
Type of measuring equipment used
Delayed replication of 12 descriptors
0 31 001
0 07 007
Delayed descriptor replication factor
Height
3 01 022
0 11 003
Latitude/longitude (high accuracy)
u-component
0 11 110
0 11 004
Uncertainty in u-component
v-component
0 11 111
0 33 002
Uncertainty in v-component
Quality information
0 11 006
0 11 112
w-component
Uncertainty in w-component
0 33 002
0 10 071
Quality information
Vertical resolution
0 05 062
Horizontal width of sampled volume
3 01 001
(RASS virtual temperature (product data))
WMO block and station numbers
3 01 022
3 01 014
Latitude/longitude (high accuracy), height of station
Time period
0 02 003
1 10 000
Type of measuring equipment used
Delayed replication of 10 descriptors
0 31 001
0 07 007
Delayed descriptor replication factor
Height
3 01 022
0 12 007
Latitude/longitude (high accuracy)
Virtual temperature
0 12 008
0 33 002
Uncertainty in virtual temperature
Quality information
0 11 006
0 11 112
w-component
Uncertainty in w-component
0 33 002
0 10 071
Quality information
Vertical resolution
0 05 062
Horizontal width of sampled volume
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
Status
Validation
Validation
(11 November 2015)
Category 10 – Vertical sounding sequences (satellite data)
TABLE
REFERENCE
TABLE
F X
Y
REFERENCE
3 10 067
ELEMENT NAME
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
Status
0 01 007
(Satellite-derived winds)
Satellite identifier
Validation
0 01 033
0 01 034
Identification of originating/generating centre
Identification of originating/generating sub-centre
0 02 019
0 02 020
Satellite instruments
Satellite classification
3 01 011
3 01 012
Year, month, day
Hour, minute
2 07 003
0 04 006
Increase scale, reference value and data width
Second
2 07 000
3 01 021
Increase scale, reference value and data width
Latitude/longitude (high accuracy)
0 07 024
0 02 153
Satellite zenith angle
Satellite channel centre frequency
0 02 014
0 02 023
Tracking technique/status of system used
Satellite-derived wind computation method
0 08 072
0 02 028
Pixel(s) type
Segment size at nadir in x-direction
Target type
Target scene width
0 02 029
0 04 025
Segment size at nadir in y-direction
Time period or displacement
Target scene height
In minutes
0 10 004
0 12 101
Pressure
Temperature/air temperature
2 07 002
0 11 001
Increase scale, reference value and data width
Wind direction
2 07 000
0 33 007
Increase scale, reference value and data width
Per cent confidence
2 07 001
0 11 002
Increase scale, reference value and data width
Wind speed
2 07 000
0 33 007
Increase scale, reference value and data width
Per cent confidence
Cancel
For wind speed
0 08 041
0 11 002
Data significance
Wind speed
= 14 Expected error
0 08 041
0 10 004
Data significance
Pressure
= 15 Representative error
0 12 101
0 08 041
Temperature/air temperature
Data significance
0 08 021
0 04 004
Time significance
Hour
0 04 005
0 04 006
Minute
Second
2 07 002
0 11 001
Increase scale, reference value and data width
Wind direction
2 07 000
2 07 001
Increase scale, reference value and data width
Increase scale, reference value and data width
0 11 002
2 07 000
Wind speed
Increase scale, reference value and data width
0 08 021
0 04 004
Time significance
Hour
Cancel
Cancel
For wind direction
Set to missing (cancel)
= 4 Forecast
Cancel
Cancel
= 28 Start of scan
(11 November 2015)
TABLE
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TABLE
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ELEMENT NAME
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
Status
0 04 005
Minute
0 04 006
3 01 021
Second
Latitude/longitude (high accuracy)
2 07 001
0 11 003
Increase scale, reference value and data width
u-component
0 11 004
2 07 000
v-component
Increase scale, reference value and data width
Cancel
0 11 113
0 08 023
Tracking correlation of vector
First order statistics
= 10 Standard deviation
0 11 002
0 08 023
Wind speed
First order statistics
Set to missing (cancel)
0 25 147
0 08 021
Size of largest cluster
Time significance
0 04 004
Hour
0 04 005
0 04 006
Minute
Second
3 01 021
2 07 001
Latitude/longitude (high accuracy)
Increase scale, reference value and data width
0 11 003
0 11 004
u-component
v-component
2 07 000
0 11 113
Increase scale, reference value and data width
Tracking correlation of vector
Cancel
0 08 023
0 11 002
First order statistics
Wind speed
= 10 Standard deviation
0 08 023
0 25 147
First order statistics
Size of largest cluster
Set to missing (cancel)
In pixels
0 08 021
0 04 004
0 04 005
Time significance
Hour
Minute
Set to missing (cancel)
0 04 006
0 08 003
Second
Vertical significance (satellite observations)
0 08 023
0 10 004
First order statistics
Pressure
0 12 101
Temperature/air temperature
0 08 023
0 10 004
First order statistics
Pressure
0 12 101
Temperature/air temperature
0 08 023
0 10 004
First order statistics
Pressure
0 08 023
First order statistics
0 08 003
0 20 056
Vertical significance (satellite observations)
Cloud phase
0 12 133
NWP vertical temperature gradient
0 11 114
NWP vertical wind shear
0 12 134
Low-level inversion flag
In pixels
= 29 End of scan or time
of ending
= 2 Cloud top
= 2 Maximum value
Maximum cloud top pressure in
target scene
Maximum cloud top temperature
in target scene
= 3 Minimum value
Minimum cloud top pressure in
target scene
Minimum cloud top temperature
in target scene
= 10 Standard deviation
Standard deviation of cloud top
pressure in target scene
Set to missing (cancel)
Set to missing (cancel)
Dominant cloud phase of target
scene
+/- 200 hPa about pressure
assignment of tracer
+/- 200 hPa about pressure
assignment of tracer
(11 November 2015)
Category 40 - Additional satellite report sequences
TABLE
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TABLE
F X
Y
REFERENCE
3 40 013
0 01 007
0 02 019
0 01 033
0 01 034
0 04 001
0 04 002
0 04 003
0 04 004
0 04 005
0 04 007
0 05 068
0 05 069
0 05 070
0 40 036
0 08 091
0 05 001
0 06 001
0 04 016
0 08 091
0 05 001
0 06 001
0 04 016
0 08 091
0 05 001
0 06 001
0 04 016
0 08 091
0 07 070
0 05 021
0 07 021
0 40 035
0 08 091
0 07 070
0 05 021
0 07 021
0 40 035
0 08 091
0 07 070
0 05 021
0 07 021
0 40 035
0 40 029
0 40 030
0 40 031
0 25 187
0 10 004
0 12 001
0 40 037
0 40 032
0 40 033
0 40 034
ELEMENT NAME
ELEMENT
DESCRIPTION
Satellite identifier
Satellite instruments
Identification of originating/generating centre
Identification of originating/generating sub-centre
Year
Month
Day
Hour
Minute
Seconds within a minute (microsecond
Profile number
Observation identifier
Receiver channel
Lidar l2b classification type
Coordinates significance
= 2 Start of observation
Latitude (high accuracy)
Longitude (high accuracy)
Time increment
Coordinates significance
= 3 End of observation
Latitude (high accuracy)
Longitude (high accuracy)
Time increment
Coordinates significance
= 4 Centre of gravity of
observation
Latitude (high accuracy)
Longitude (high accuracy)
Time increment
Coordinates significance
= 5 Top of observation
Height (high resolution)
Bearing or azimuth
Elevation
Satellite range
Coordinates significance
= 6 Bottom of
observation
Height (high resolution)
Bearing or azimuth
Elevation
Satellite range
Coordinates significance
= 7 Vertical centre of
gravity of the
Height (high resolution)
Bearing or azimuth
Elevation
Satellite range
Horizontal observation integration length
Horizontal line of sight wind
Error estimate of horizontal line of sight wind
Confidence flag
Pressure
Temperature/air temperature
Backscatter ratio
Derivative wind to pressure
Derivative wind to temperature
Derivative wind to backscatter ratio
Status
Validation