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# Generated 2013/05/15 22:54:01 by BUFRconvtab v0.2.4 130515
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0-01-003	WMO Region number/geographical area
	0	Antarctica
	1	Region I
	2	Region II
	3	Region III
	4	Region IV
	5	Region V
	6	Region VI
	7	Missing value
0-01-007	Satellite identifier
	0	Reserved
	1	ERS 1
	2	ERS 2
	3	METOP-1 (METOP-b)
	4	METOP-2 (METOP-a)
	5	METOP-3 (METOP-c)
	20	SPOT1
	21	SPOT2
	22	SPOT3
	23	SPOT4
	40	OERSTED
	41	CHAMP
	42	TerraSAR-X
	43	Tandem-X
	44	Paz
	46	Smos
	50	METEOSAT 3
	51	METEOSAT 4
	52	METEOSAT 5
	53	METEOSAT 6
	54	METEOSAT 7
	55	METEOSAT 8
	56	METEOSAT 9
	57	METEOSAT 10
	58	METEOSAT 1
	59	METEOSAT 2
	60	ENVISAT
	70	METEOSAT 11
	120	ADEOS
	121	ADEOS II
	140	Gosat
	150	GMS 3
	151	GMS 4
	152	GMS 5
	171	MTSAT-1R
	172	MTSAT-2
	200	NOAA 8
	201	NOAA 9
	202	NOAA 10
	203	NOAA 11
	204	NOAA 12
	205	NOAA 14
	206	NOAA 15
	207	NOAA 16
	208	NOAA 17
	209	NOAA 18
	220	LANDSAT 5
	221	LANDSAT 4
	222	LANDSAT 7
	223	NOAA 19
	224	NPP
	240	DMSP 7
	241	DMSP 8
	242	DMSP 9
	243	DMSP 10
	244	DMSP 11
	245	DMSP 12
	246	DMSP 13
	247	DMSP 14
	248	DMSP 15
	249	DMSP 16
	250	GOES 6
	251	GOES 7
	252	GOES 8
	253	GOES 9
	254	GOES 10
	255	GOES 11
	256	GOES 12
	257	GOES 13
	258	GOES 14
	259	GOES 15
	260	JASON 1
	261	JASON 2
	281	QUIKSCAT
	282	TRMM
	283	CORIOLIS
	285	DMSP17
	286	Dmsp18
	310	GOMS 1
	311	GOMS 2
	320	METEOR 2-21
	321	METEOR 3-5
	322	METEOR 3M-1
	323	METEOR 3M-2
	341	RESURS 01-4
	410	Kalpana-1
	421	Oceansat-2
	430	INSAT 1B
	431	INSAT 1C
	432	INSAT 1D
	441	Saral
	450	INSAT 2A
	451	INSAT 2B
	452	INSAT 2E
	470	INSAT 3A
	471	INSAT 3D
	472	INSAT 3E
	500	FY-1C
	501	FY-1D
	510	FY-2
	512	FY-2B
	513	FY-2C
	514	FY-2D
	515	FY-2E
	520	FY-3A
	521	FY-3B
	700	TIROS M (ITOS 1)
	701	NOAA 1
	702	NOAA 2
	703	NOAA 3
	704	NOAA 4
	705	NOAA 5
	706	NOAA 6
	707	NOAA 7
	708	TIROS-N
	710	GOES (SMS 1)
	711	GOES (SMS 2)
	720	TOPEX
	721	GFO (GEOSAT follow on)
	722	GRACE A
	723	GRACE B
	731	GOES 1
	732	GOES 2
	733	GOES 3
	734	GOES 4
	735	GOES 5
	740	COSMIC-1
	741	COSMIC-2
	742	COSMIC-3
	743	COSMIC-4
	744	COSMIC-5
	745	COSMIC-6
	763	NIMBUS 3
	764	NIMBUS 4
	765	NIMBUS 5
	766	NIMBUS 6
	767	NIMBUS 7
	780	ERBS
	781	UARS
	782	EARTH PROBE
	783	TERRA
	784	AQUA
	785	AURA
	786	C/nofs
	800	SUNSAT
	810	Coms-1
	811	Coms-2
	820	SAC-c
	850	Combination of TERRA and AQUA
	851	Combination of NOAA 16 to NOAA 19
	852	Combination of METOP-1 to METOP-3
	853	Combination of METEOSAT and DMSP
	1023	Missing value
0-01-024	Wind speed source
	0	NO wind speed data available
	1	Amsr-e data
	2	Tmi data
	3	Nwp: ECMWF
	4	Nwp: UK met office
	5	Nwp: NCEP
	6	Reference climatology
	7	Ers_scatterometer
	31	Missing value
0-01-028	Aerosol optical depth (AOD) source
	0	NO aod data available
	1	NESDIS
	2	Navoceano
	3	Naaps
	4	Meris
	5	Aatsr
	31	Missing value
0-01-029	SSI source
	0	NO ssi data available
	1	Msg_seviri
	2	GOES east
	3	GOES west
	4	ECMWF
	5	NCEP
	6	UK met office
	31	Missing value
0-01-031	Identification of originating/generating centre
	0	
0-01-033	Identification of originating/generating centre
	0	WMO secretariat
	1	Melbourne
	2	Melbourne
	3	Melbourne
	4	Moscow
	5	Moscow
	6	Moscow
	7	US national weather service - national centres for environmental prediction (NCEP)
	8	US national weather service telecommunications gateway (NWSTG)
	9	US national weather service - other
	10	Cairo (RSMC)
	11	Cairo (RSMC)
	12	Dakar (RSMC)
	13	Dakar (RSMC)
	14	Nairobi (RSMC)
	15	Nairobi (RSMC)
	16	Casablanca (RSMC)
	17	Tunis (RSMC)
	18	Tunis - casablanca (RSMC)
	19	Tunis - casablanca (RSMC)
	20	Las palmas
	21	Algiers (RSMC)
	22	ACMAD
	23	Mozambique (NMC)
	24	Pretoria (RSMC)
	25	La réunion (RSMC)
	26	Khabarovsk (RSMC)
	27	Khabarovsk (RSMC)
	28	New delhi (RSMC)
	29	New delhi (RSMC)
	30	Novosibirsk (RSMC)
	31	Novosibirsk (RSMC)
	32	Tashkent (RSMC)
	33	Jeddah (RSMC)
	34	Tokyo (RSMC), Japan meteorological agency
	35	Tokyo (RSMC), Japan meteorological agency
	36	Bangkok
	37	Ulaanbaatar
	38	Beijing (RSMC)
	39	Beijing (RSMC)
	40	Seoul
	41	Buenos aires (RSMC)
	42	Buenos aires (RSMC)
	43	Brasilia (RSMC)
	44	Brasilia (RSMC)
	45	Santiago
	46	Brazilian space agency ­ INPE
	47	Colombia (NMC)
	48	Ecuador (NMC)
	49	Peru (NMC)
	50	Venezuela (bolivarian republic of) (NMC)
	51	Miami (RSMC)
	52	Miami (RSMC), national hurricane centre
	53	Montreal (RSMC)
	54	Montreal (RSMC)
	55	San Francisco
	56	Arinc centre
	57	US Air Force - Air Force global weather central
	58	Fleet numerical meteorology and oceanography center, monterey, CA, USA
	59	The NOAA forecast systems laboratory, boulder, CO, USA
	60	United states national center for atmospheric research (ncar)
	61	Service ARGOS - landover
	62	US Naval oceanographic office
	63	International research institute for climate and society (IRI)
	64	Honolulu (RSMC)
	65	Darwin (RSMC)
	66	Darwin (RSMC)
	67	Melbourne (RSMC)
	68	Reserved
	69	Wellington (RSMC)
	70	Wellington (RSMC)
	71	Nadi (RSMC)
	72	Singapore
	73	Malaysia (NMC)
	74	UK meteorological office ­ Exeter (RSMC)
	75	UK meteorological office ­ Exeter (RSMC)
	76	Moscow (RSMC)
	77	Reserved
	78	Offenbach (RSMC)
	79	Offenbach (RSMC)
	80	Rome (RSMC)
	81	Rome (RSMC)
	82	Norrköping
	83	Norrköping
	84	Toulouse (RSMC)
	85	Toulouse (RSMC)
	86	Helsinki
	87	Belgrade
	88	Oslo
	89	Prague
	90	Episkopi
	91	Ankara
	92	Frankfurt/main
	93	London (WAFC)
	94	Copenhagen
	95	Rota
	96	Athens
	97	European space agency (ESA)
	98	European centre for medium-range weather forecasts (ECMWF) (RSMC)
	99	De bilt
	100	Brazzaville
	101	Abidjan
	102	Libyan arab jamahiriya (NMC)
	103	Madagascar (NMC)
	104	Mauritius (NMC)
	105	Niger (NMC)
	106	Seychelles (NMC)
	107	Uganda (NMC)
	108	United republic of tanzania (NMC)
	109	Zimbabwe (NMC)
	110	Hong-kong, China
	111	Afghanistan (NMC)
	112	Bahrain (NMC)
	113	Bangladesh (NMC)
	114	Bhutan (NMC)
	115	Cambodia (NMC)
	116	Democratic people's republic of korea (NMC)
	117	Islamic republic of iran (NMC)
	118	Iraq (NMC)
	119	Kyrgyzstan (NMC)
	120	Kuwait (NMC)
	121	Kyrgyz republic (NMC)
	122	Lao people's democratic republic (NMC)
	123	Macao, China
	124	Maldives (NMC)
	125	Myanmar (NMC)
	126	Nepal (NMC)
	127	Oman (NMC)
	128	Pakistan (NMC)
	129	Qatar (NMC)
	130	Yemen (NMC)
	131	Sri lanka (NMC)
	132	Tajikistan (NMC)
	133	Turkmenistan (NMC)
	134	United arab emirates (NMC)
	135	Uzbekistan (NMC)
	136	Viet nam (NMC)
	140	Bolivia (plurinational state of) (NMC)
	141	Guyana (NMC)
	142	Paraguay (NMC)
	143	Suriname (NMC)
	144	Uruguay (NMC)
	145	French guiana
	146	Brazilian Navy hydrographic centre
	147	National commission on space activities (CONAE) - argentina
	150	Antigua and barbuda (NMC)
	151	Bahamas (NMC)
	152	Barbados (NMC)
	153	Belize (NMC)
	154	British caribbean territories centre
	155	San josé
	156	Cuba (NMC)
	157	Dominica (NMC)
	158	Dominican republic (NMC)
	159	El salvador (NMC)
	160	US NOAA/NESDIS
	161	US NOAA office of oceanic and atmospheric research
	162	Guatemala (NMC)
	163	Haiti (NMC)
	164	Honduras (NMC)
	165	Jamaica (NMC)
	166	Mexico city
	167	Netherlands antilles and aruba (NMC)
	168	Nicaragua (NMC)
	169	Panama (NMC)
	170	Saint lucia (NMC)
	171	Trinidad and tobago (NMC)
	172	French departments in ra IV
	173	US national aeronautics and space administration (NASA)
	174	Integrated science data management/environmental data service (isdm/MEDS) - canada
	175	Reserved for other centres
	176	Cooperative institute for meteorological satellite studies (cimss) - united states
	177	NOAA national ocean service - united states
	190	Cook islands (NMC)
	191	French polynesia (NMC)
	192	Tonga (NMC)
	193	Vanuatu (NMC)
	194	Brunei darussalam (NMC)
	195	Indonesia (NMC)
	196	Kiribati (NMC)
	197	Federated states of micronesia (NMC)
	198	New caledonia (NMC)
	199	Niue
	200	Papua new guinea (NMC)
	201	Philippines (NMC)
	202	Samoa (NMC)
	203	Solomon islands (NMC)
	204	National institute of water and atmospheric research (NIWA -new zealand)
	210	Frascati (ESA/ESRIN)
	211	Lannion
	212	Lisbon
	213	Reykjavik
	214	Madrid
	215	Zurich
	216	Service ARGOS - toulouse
	217	Bratislava
	218	Budapest
	219	Ljubljana
	220	Warsaw
	221	Zagreb
	222	Albania (NMC)
	223	Armenia (NMC)
	224	Austria (NMC)
	225	Azerbaijan (NMC)
	226	Belarus (NMC)
	227	Belgium (NMC)
	228	Bosnia and herzegovina (NMC)
	229	Bulgaria (NMC)
	230	Cyprus (NMC)
	231	Estonia (NMC)
	232	Georgia (NMC)
	233	Dublin
	234	Israel (NMC)
	235	Jordan (NMC)
	236	Latvia (NMC)
	237	Lebanon (NMC)
	238	Lithuania (NMC)
	239	Luxembourg
	240	Malta (NMC)
	241	Monaco
	242	Romania (NMC)
	243	Syrian arab republic (NMC)
	244	The former yugoslav republic of macedonia (NMC)
	245	Ukraine (NMC)
	246	Republic of moldova (NMC)
	247	Operational programme for the exchange of weather radar information (opera) - eumetnet
	250	Consortium for small scale modelling (cosmo)
	254	EUMETSAT operation centre
	255	Missing value
0-01-034	Identification of originating/generating sub-centre
	0	NO sub-centre
	1	NCEP reanalysis project
	2	NCEP ensemble products
	3	NCEP central operations
	4	Environmental modeling center
	5	Hydrometeorological prediction center
	6	Marine prediction center
	7	Climate prediction center
	8	Aviation weather center
	9	Storm prediction center
	10	National hurricane center
	11	NWS techniques development laboratory
	12	NESDIS office of research and applications
	13	Federal aviation administration
	14	NWS meteorological development laboratory
	15	North american regional reanalysis project
	16	Space weather prediction center
	17	Boa vista
	20	Marambio
	21	Agenzia spaziale italiana (italy)
	22	Centre national de la recherche scientifique (france)
	23	Geoforschungs zentrum (germany)
	24	Geodetic observatory pecny (czech republic)
	25	Institut d'estudis espacials de catalunya (spain)
	26	Federal office of topography (switzerland)
	27	Nordic commission of geodesy (norway)
	28	Nordic commission of geodesy (sweden)
	29	Institute géographique national (france) - service de géodésie
	30	Bundesamt für kartographie und geodäsie (germany)
	31	Institute of engineering satellite surveying and geodesy (united kingdom)
	32	Joint operational meteorology and oceanography centre (jomoc)
	33	Koninklijk nederlands meteorologisch institut (netherlands)
	34	Nordic GPS atmospheric analysis centre (sweden)
	35	Instituto geografico nacional de españa (spain)
	36	Met Éireann (ireland)
	37	Royal observatory of belgium (belgium)
	40	Punta arenas
	50	Base presidente frei
	60	Cotopaxi
	70	Monterey united states)
	76	Rhm (russia)
	78	Dwd (germany)
	80	Usam (italy)
	90	Gilmor creek (united states)
	96	Hnms (greece)
	100	Athens (greece)
	120	Ewa beach, hawaii
	130	Miami, florida
	140	Lannion (france)
	150	Svalbard (norway)
	170	St denis (la réunion)
	180	Moscow
	190	Muscat
	200	Khabarovsk
	201	Casey
	203	Davis
	207	Syowa
	210	Novosibirsk
	211	Melbourne crib point 1
	214	Darwin
	215	Mch (switzerland)
	217	Perth
	219	Townsville
	220	Imgw (poland)
	225	Beijing
	226	Guangzhou
	228	Urumuqi
	229	Hong-kong
	232	Fiji
	235	Noumea
	237	Papeete
	240	Kiyose
	242	Nma (romania)
	243	Seoul
	245	Jincheon
	249	Singapore
	250	Vladivostock
	251	Guam
	252	Honolulu
0-01-036	Agency in charge of operating the observing platform
	36001	Australia, bureau of meteorology (BOM)
	36002	Australia, joint australian facility for ocean observing systems (JAFOOS)
	36003	Australia, the commonwealth scientific and industrial research organization (CSIRO)
	124001	Canada, marine environmental data service (MEDS)
	124002	Canada, institute of ocean sciences (IOS)
	156001	China, the state oceanic administration
	156002	China, second institute of oceanography, state oceanic administration
	156003	China, institute of ocean technology
	250001	France, institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
	250002	France, institut français de recherche pour l'exploitationde la mer (IFREMER)
	276001	Germany, bundesamt fuer seeschiffahrt und hydrographie (BSH)
	276002	Germany, institut fuer meereskunde, kiel
	356001	India, national institute of oceanography (NIO)
	356002	India, national institute for ocean technology (NIOT)
	356003	India, national centre for ocean information service
	392001	Japan, Japan meteorological agency (JMA)
	392002	Japan, frontier observational research system for global change
	392003	Japan, Japan marine science and technology centre (JAMSTEC)
	410001	Republic of korea, seoul national university
	410002	Republic of korea, korea ocean research and development institute (KORDI)
	410003	Republic of korea, meteorological research institute
	540001	New caledonia, institut de recherche pour le développement(IRD)
	554001	New zealand, national institute of water and atmospheric research (NIWA)
	643001	Russian federation, state oceanographic institute of roshydromet
	643002	Russian federation, federal service for hydrometeorology andenvironmental monitoring
	724001	Spain, instituto español de oceanografia
	826001	United kingdom, hydrographic office
	826002	United kingdom, southampton oceanography centre (SOC)
	840001	USA, NOAA atlantic oceanographic and meteorological laboratories (AOML)
	840002	USA, NOAA pacific marine environmental laboratories (PMEL)
	840003	USA, scripps institution of oceanography (SIO)
	840004	USA, woods hole oceanographic institution (WHOI)
	840005	USA, university of washington
	840006	USA, Naval oceanographic office
0-01-038	Source of sea ice fraction
	0	NO sea ice set
	1	Nsidc ssm/I cavalieri et al (1992)
	2	Amsr-e
	3	ECMWF
	4	Cms (france) cloud mask used by medspiration
	5	EUMETSAT osi-saf
	31	Missing value
0-01-052	Platform transmitter ID
	0	Primary
	1	Secondary
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-01-090	Technique for making up initial perturbations
	0	Lagged-average forecasting (LAF)
	1	Breeding
	2	Singular vectors
	3	Multiple analysis cycles
	255	Missing value
0-01-092	Type of ensemble forecast
	0	Unperturbed high-resolution control forecast
	1	Unperturbed low-resolution control forecast
	2	Negatively perturbed forecast
	3	Positively perturbed forecast
	255	Missing value
0-01-101	State identifier
	100	Algeria
	101	Angola
	102	Benin
	103	Botswana
	104	Burkina faso
	105	Burundi
	106	Cameroon
	107	Cape verde
	108	Central african republic
	109	Chad
	110	Comoros
	111	Congo
	112	Côte d'ivoire
	113	Democratic republic of the congo
	114	Djibouti
	115	Egypt
	116	Eritrea
	117	Ethiopia
	118	France (ra I)
	119	Gabon
	120	Gambia
	121	Ghana
	122	Guinea
	123	Guinea-bissau
	124	Kenya
	125	Lesotho
	126	Liberia
	127	Libyan arab jamahiriya
	128	Madagascar
	129	Malawi
	130	Mali
	131	Mauritania
	132	Mauritius
	133	Morocco
	134	Mozambique
	135	Namibia
	136	Niger
	137	Nigeria
	138	Portugal (ra I)
	139	Rwanda
	140	Sao tome and principe
	141	Senegal
	142	Seychelles
	143	Sierra leone
	144	Somalia
	145	South africa
	146	Spain (ra I)
	147	Sudan
	148	Swaziland
	149	Togo
	150	Tunisia
	151	Uganda
	152	United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland (ra I)
	153	United republic of tanzania
	154	Zambia
	155	Zimbabwe
	200	Afghanistan
	201	Bahrain
	202	Bangladesh
	203	Bhutan
	204	Cambodia
	205	China
	206	Democratic people's republic of korea
	207	Hong kong, China
	208	India
	209	Iran, islamic republic of
	210	Iraq 
	211	Japan
	212	Kazakhstan
	213	Kuwait
	214	Kyrgyzstan
	215	Lao people's democratic republic
	216	Macao, China
	217	Maldives
	218	Mongolia
	219	Myanmar
	220	Nepal
	221	Oman
	222	Pakistan
	223	Qatar
	224	Republic of korea
	225	Yemen
	226	Russian federation (ra II)
	227	Saudi arabia
	228	Sri lanka
	229	Tajikistan
	230	Thailand
	231	Turkmenistan
	232	United arab emirates
	233	Uzbekistan
	234	Viet nam
	300	Argentina
	301	Bolivia (plurinational state of)
	302	Brazil
	303	Chile
	304	Colombia
	305	Ecuador
	306	France (ra III)
	307	Guyana
	308	Paraguay
	309	Peru
	310	Suriname
	311	Uruguay
	312	Venezuela (bolivarian republic of)
	400	Antigua and barbuda
	401	Bahamas
	402	Barbados
	403	Belize
	404	British caribbean territories
	405	Canada
	406	Colombia
	407	Costa rica
	408	Cuba
	409	Dominica
	410	Dominican republic
	411	El salvador
	412	France (ra IV)
	413	Guatemala
	414	Haiti
	415	Honduras
	416	Jamaica
	417	Mexico
	418	Netherlands antilles and aruba
	419	Nicaragua
	420	Panama
	421	Saint lucia
	422	Trinidad and tobago
	423	United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland (ra IV)
	424	United states of america (ra IV)
	425	Venezuela (bolivarian republic of)
	500	Australia
	501	Brunei darussalam
	502	Cook islands
	503	Fiji
	504	French polynesia
	505	Indonesia
	506	Kiribati
	507	Malaysia
	508	Micronesia, federated states of
	509	New caledonia
	510	New zealand
	511	Niue
	512	Papua new guinea
	513	Philippines
	514	Samoa
	515	Singapore
	516	Solomon islands
	517	Tonga
	518	United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland (ra V)
	519	United states of america (ra V)
	520	Vanuatu
	600	Albania
	601	Armenia
	602	Austria
	603	Azerbaijan
	604	Belarus
	605	Belgium
	606	Bosnia and herzegovina
	607	Bulgaria
	608	Croatia
	609	Cyprus
	610	Czech republic
	611	Denmark
	612	Estonia
	613	Finland
	614	France (ra VI)
	615	Georgia
	616	Germany
	617	Greece
	618	Hungary
	619	Iceland
	620	Ireland
	621	Israel
	622	Italy
	623	Jordan
	624	Kazakhstan
	625	Latvia
	626	Lebanon
	627	Lithuania
	628	Luxembourg
	629	Malta
	630	Monaco
	631	Montenegro
	632	Netherlands
	633	Norway
	634	Poland
	635	Portugal (ra VI)
	636	Republic of moldova
	637	Romania
	638	Russian federation (ra VI)
	639	Serbia
	640	Slovakia
	641	Slovenia
	642	Spain (ra VI)
	643	Sweden
	644	Switzerland
	645	Syrian arab republic
	646	The former yugoslav republic of macedonia
	647	Turkey
	648	Ukraine
	649	United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland (ra VI)
	1023	Missing value
0-02-001	Type of station
	0	Automatic
	1	Manned
	2	Hybrid: both manned and automatic
	3	Missing value
0-02-002	Type of instrumentation for wind measurement
	1	Certified instruments
	2	Originally measured in knots
	3	Originally measured in km h-1
0-02-003	Type of measuring equipment used
	0	Pressure instrument associated with wind measuring equipment
	1	Optical theodolite
	2	Radio theodolite
	3	Radar
	4	VLF-Omega
	5	Loran c
	6	Wind profiler
	7	Satellite navigation
	8	Radio-acoustic sounding system (RASS)
	9	Sodar
	14	Pressure instrument associated with wind measuring equipmentbut pressure element failed during ascent
	15	Missing value
0-02-004	Type of instrumentation for evaporation measurement or type of crop for which evapotranspiration is reported
	0	USA open pan evaporimeter (without cover)
	1	USA open pan evaporimeter (mesh covered)
	2	Ggi 3000 evaporimeter (sunken)
	3	20 m2 tank
	4	Others
	5	Rice
	6	Wheat
	7	Maize
	8	Sorghum
	9	Other crops
	15	Missing value
0-02-011	Radiosonde type
	0	Reserved
	1	Imet-1-bb (USA)
	2	NO radiosonde - passive target (e.g. reflector)
	3	NO radiosonde - active target (e.g. transponder)
	4	NO radiosonde - passive temperature-humidity profiler
	5	NO radiosonde - active temperature-humidity profiler
	6	NO radiosonde - radio-acoustic sounder
	7	Imet-1-ab (USA)
	8	NO radiosonde -... (reserved)
	9	NO radiosonde - system unknown or not specified
	10	Viz type a pressure-commutated (USA)
	11	Viz type b time-commutated (USA)
	12	Rs sdc (space data corporation - USA)
	13	Astor (NO longer made - australia)
	14	Viz mark I microsonde (USA)
	15	Eec company type 23 (USA)
	16	Elin (austria)
	17	Graw g. (germany)
	18	Graw dfm-06 (germany)
	19	Graw m60 (germany)
	20	Indian meteorological service mk3 (india)
	21	Viz/jin yang mark I microsonde (republic of korea)
	22	Meisei rs2-80 (Japan)
	23	Mesural fmo 1950a (france)
	24	Mesural fmo 1945a (france)
	25	Mesural mh73a (france)
	26	Meteolabor basora (switzerland)
	27	Avk-mrz (russian federation)
	28	Meteorit marz2-1 (russian federation)
	29	Meteorit marz2-2 (russian federation)
	30	Oki rs2-80 (Japan)
	31	Viz/valcom type a pressure-commutated (canada)
	32	Shanghai radio (China)
	33	UK met office mk3 (UK)
	34	Vinohrady (czech republic)
	35	Vaisala rs18 (finland)
	36	Vaisala rs21 (finland)
	37	Vaisala rs80 (finland)
	38	Viz locate Loran-c (USA)
	39	Sprenger e076 (germany)
	40	Sprenger e084 (germany)
	41	Sprenger e085 (germany)
	42	Sprenger e086 (germany)
	43	Air is - 4A - 1680 (USA)
	44	Air is - 4A - 1680 X (USA)
	45	Rs mss (USA)
	46	Air is - 4A - 403 (USA)
	47	Meisei rs2-91 (Japan)
	48	Valcom (canada)
	49	Viz mark II (USA)
	50	Graw dfm-90 (germany)
	51	Viz-b2 (USA)
	52	Vaisala rs80-57h
	53	Avk-rf95 (russian federation)
	54	Graw dfm-97 (germany)
	55	Meisei rs-016 (Japan)
	56	M2k2 (france)
	57	Modem m2k2-dc (france)
	58	Avk-bar (russian federation)
	59	Modem m2k2-r 1680 MHz rdf radiosonde with pressure sensor chip (france)
	60	Vaisala rs80/microcora (finland)
	61	Vaisala rs80/Loran/digicora I, II or marwin (finland)
	62	Vaisala rs80/pccora (finland)
	63	Vaisala rs80/star (finland)
	64	Orbital sciences corporation, space data division, transponder radiosonde, type 909-11-xx, where xx corresponds to the model of the instrument (USA)
	65	Viz transponder radiosonde, model number 1499–520 (USA)
	66	Vaisala rs80 /autosonde (finland)
	67	Vaisala rs80/digicora III (finland)
	68	Avk-rzm-2 (russian federation)
	69	Marl-a or vektor-m-rzm-2 (russian federation)
	70	Vaisala rs92/star (finland)
	71	Vaisala rs90/Loran/digicora I, II or marwin (finland)
	72	Vaisala rs90/pc-cora (finland)
	73	Vaisala rs90/autosonde (finland)
	74	Vaisala rs90/star (finland)
	75	Avk-mrz-arma (russian federation)
	76	Avk-rf95-arma (russian federation)
	77	Geolink gpsonde gl98 (france)
	78	Vaisala rs90/digicora III (finland)
	79	Vaisala rs92/digicora I,II or marwin (finland)
	80	Vaisala rs92/digicora III (finland)
	81	Vaisala rs92/autosonde (finland)
	82	Sippican mk2 GPS/star (USA) with rod thermistor, carbon element and derived pressure
	83	Sippican mk2 GPS/w9000 (USA) with rod thermistor, carbon element and derived pressure
	84	Sippican mark II with chip thermistor, carbon element and derived pressure from GPS height
	85	Sippican mark iia with chip thermistor, carbon element and derived pressure from GPS height
	86	Sippican mark II with chip thermistor, pressure and carbon element
	87	Sippican mark iia with chip thermistor, pressure and carbonelement
	88	Marl-a or vektor-m-mrz (russian federation)
	89	Marl-a or vektor-m-bar (russian federation)
	90	Radiosonde not specified or unknown
	91	Pressure only radiosonde
	92	Pressure only radiosonde plus transponder
	93	Pressure only radiosonde plus radar reflector
	94	NO pressure radiosonde plus transponder
	95	NO pressure radiosonde plus radar reflector
	96	Descending radiosonde
	97	Bat-16p (south africa)
	98	Bat-16g (south africa)
	99	Bat-4G (south africa)
0-02-012	Radiosonde computational method
	0	
0-02-013	Solar and infrared radiation correction
	0	NO correction
	1	Cimo solar corrected and cimo infrared corrected
	2	Cimo solar corrected and infrared corrected
	3	Cimo solar corrected only
	4	Solar and infrared corrected automatically by radiosonde system
	5	Solar corrected automatically by radiosonde system
	6	Solar and infrared corrected as specified by country
	7	Solar corrected as specified by country
	15	Missing value
0-02-014	Tracking technique/status of system used
	0	NO wind finding
	1	Automatic with auxiliary optical direction finding
	2	Automatic with auxiliary radio direction finding
	3	Automatic with auxiliary ranging
	4	Not used
	5	Automatic with multiple VLF-Omega signals
	6	Automatic cross chain Loran-c
	7	Automatic with auxiliary wind profiler
	8	Automatic satellite navigation
	19	Tracking technique not specified
	20	Vessel stopped
	21	Vessel diverted from original destination
	22	Vessel's arrival delayed
	23	Container damaged
	24	Power failure to container
	29	Other problems
	30	Major power problems
	31	Ups inoperative
	32	Receiver hardware problems
	33	Receiver software problems
	34	Processor hardware problems
	35	Processor software problems
	36	Navaid system damaged
	37	Shortage of lifting gas
	38	Reserved
	39	Other problems
	40	Mechanical defect
	41	Material defect (hand launcher)
	42	Power failure
	43	Control failure
	44	Pneumatic/hydraulic failure
	45	Other problems
	46	Compressor problems
	47	Balloon problems
	48	Balloon release problems
	49	Launcher damaged
	50	R/s receiver antenna defect
	51	Navaid antenna defect
	52	R/s receiver cabling (antenna) defect
	53	Navaid antenna cabling defect
	59	Other problems
	60	Asap communications defect
	61	Communications facility rejected data
	62	NO power at transmitting antenna
	63	Antenna cable broken
	64	Antenna cable defect
	65	Message transmitted power below normal
	69	Other problems
	70	All systems in normal operation
	99	Status of system and its components not specified
	127	Missing value
0-02-015	Radiosonde completeness
	0	Reserved
	1	Pressure only radiosonde
	2	Pressure only radiosonde plus transponder
	3	Pressure only radiosonde plus radar reflector
	4	NO-pressure radiosonde plus transponder
	5	NO-pressure radiosonde plus radar reflector
	15	Missing value
0-02-016	Radiosonde configuration
	1	Train regulator
	2	Light unit
	3	Parachute
	4	Rooftop release
0-02-019	Satellite instruments
	10	Aatsr
	11	ATSR
	12	ATSR-2
	13	MWR
	30	ARGOS
	40	Laser reflectors
	41	Doris
	42	Doris-ng
	47	POSEIDON-1 (ssalt1)
	48	POSEIDON-2 (ssalt2)
	50	ATSR/m
	51	Hrg
	52	Hrv
	53	Hrvir
	54	Scarab/mv2
	55	Polder
	60	Vegetation
	61	Windii
	80	Radarsat dtt
	81	Radarsat ttc
	85	SAR (CSA)
	90	Mopitt
	91	Osiris
	97	Panchromatic imager
	98	GPS receiver
	102	CHAMP GPS sounder
	103	Igor
	116	CHAMP gravity package (accelerometer+GPS)
	117	CHAMP magnetometry package (1 scalar+2 vector magnetometer)
	120	ENVISAT comms
	121	ERS comms
	130	Aladin
	131	Atlid
	140	AMI/SAR/image
	141	AMI/SAR/wave
	142	AMI/scatterometer
	143	Asar
	144	Asar
	145	Asar
	146	Cpr
	147	Ra-2/MWR
	148	Ra/MWR
	150	Scatterometer
	161	Mipas
	162	MWR-2
	163	Soprano
	170	Gome
	172	Gomos
	174	Meris
	175	Sciamachy
	176	Miras
	181	METEOSAT comms
	182	MSG comms
	190	ASCAT
	200	Gerb
	202	Gras
	203	MHS
	205	Mviri
	207	Seviri
	208	Viri
	220	Gome-2
	221	Iasi
	240	DCP
	245	Ccd
	246	Hsb
	248	Oba
	250	Wfi
	255	Irmss
	260	Bss & fss transponders
	261	Drt-s&r
	262	INSAT comms
	268	Hr-pan
	269	Msmr
	270	Vhrr
	271	Wifs
	275	Awifs
	276	Liss-I
	277	Liss-II
	278	Liss-III
	279	Liss-IV
	284	Pan
	285	Mos
	286	Ocm
	287	Rosa
	288	Scat
	290	MTSAT comms
	294	Imager/MTSAT-1R
	295	Imager/MTSAT
	296	Vissr
	300	Glas
	301	Lra
	302	Mbla
	309	Cpr (cloudsat)
	312	NSCAT
	313	SEAWINDS
	330	Acrim
	334	Buv
	336	Ali
	347	Aster
	348	Ceres-2
	351	Gpsdr
	353	Hirdls
	354	Hrdi
	356	Lis
	358	Pem
	359	Seawifs
	360	Susim (UARS)
	363	Sbuv/1
	365	Tmi
	366	JMR
	369	Lims
	370	Lrir
	371	Epic
	372	Nistar
	373	Plasma-mag
	374	Xps
	375	Virs
	376	Polder II
	377	Tim
	379	Wfc
	382	Claes
	383	Haloe
	384	Isams
	385	Misr
	386	Mls
	387	Mls (EOS-AURA)
	389	Modis
	393	Hairs
	394	Omi
	395	Atmospheric corrector
	396	Hyperion
	399	Sage I
	400	Sage II
	401	Sage III
	402	Sams
	403	Sam-II
	404	Iris
	405	Gifts
	420	Airs
	426	Solstice
	430	Tes
	431	Toms
	450	ADEOS comms
	451	Dcs (JAXA)
	453	GMS comms
	454	Jers-1 comms
	460	Ris
	461	Pr
	462	SAR
	470	Palsar
	479	Amsr-e
	480	Prism (alos)
	481	Amsr
	482	Avnir
	483	Avnir-2
	484	Gli
	485	Messr
	486	Msr
	487	Octs
	488	Ops
	489	Vissr (GMS-5)
	490	Vtir
	510	Ilas-I
	511	Ilas-II
	512	Img
	514	Sem
	515	Sofis
	516	Tanso-fts
	517	Tanso-cai
	540	Dcs (NOAA)
	541	GOES comms
	542	LANDSAT comms
	543	NOAA comms
	544	S&r (GOES)
	545	S&r (NOAA)
	546	Wefax
	547	Sem (GOES)
	550	Ssm
	551	Ssj/4
	552	Ssies-2
	553	Ssb/X-2
	570	AMSU-A
	574	AMSU-B
	580	ATOVS (HIRS/3 + AMSU + AVHRR/3)
	590	AVHRR/2
	591	AVHRR/3
	592	AVHRR/4
	600	Erbe
	601	Etm+
	605	HIRS/2
	606	HIRS/3
	607	HIRS/4
	615	Imager
	616	Viirs
	620	Crirs/np
	621	Atms
	622	Mss
	623	MSU
	624	Sbuv/2
	625	Sbuv/3
	626	Sounder
	627	SSU
	628	Tm
	629	TOVS (HIRS/2 + MSU + SSU)
	630	Vas
	631	Ssz
	645	Sem
	650	Mvirsr (10 channel)
	651	Mvirsr (3 channel)
	652	Mvirsr (5 channel)
	670	Rlsbo
	680	MSU-eu
	681	MSU-um
	682	Rm-08
	683	Su-ums
	684	Su-vr
	685	Trasser
	700	Kondor-2
	701	Brk
	710	Alissa
	712	Balkan-2 lidar
	715	Mk-4
	716	Mk-4M
	730	Greben
	731	SAR-10
	732	SAR-3
	733	SAR-70
	740	Slr-3
	745	Travers SAR
	750	174-K
	751	Btvk
	752	Chaika
	753	Delta-2
	755	Ikar-d
	756	Ikar-N
	757	Ikar-p
	760	Isp
	761	Kfa-1000
	762	Kfa-200
	763	Kfa-3000
	770	Klimat
	771	Klimat-2
	775	Miras
	776	Mivza
	777	Mivza-m
	780	Mr-2000
	781	Mr-2000m
	785	Mr-900
	786	Mr-900b
	790	MSU-e
	791	MSU-e1
	792	MSU-e2
	793	MSU-m
	794	MSU-s
	795	MSU-sk
	796	MSU-V
	810	Mtza
	815	Mzoas
	820	R-225
	821	R-400
	822	R-600
	830	Rms
	835	Tv camera
	836	Silva
	840	Srosmo
	850	Bufs-2
	851	Bufs-4
	855	Istok-1
	856	Sfm-2
	857	Dopi
	858	Kgi-4
	859	Ozon-m
	860	Rmk-2
	900	Maxie
	901	Ols
	905	Ssm/I
	906	Ssm/t-1
	907	Ssm/t-2
	908	SSMIS
	910	Sxi
	930	Ehic
	931	X-ray astronomy payload
	932	Ivissr (FY-2)
	933	Iras
	934	Mwas
	935	Imwas
	936	Mwhs
	937	Mvirs
	938	Mwri
	940	Mtvza-ok
	941	Saphir
	944	Alt
	945	Tsis
	946	Cmis
	947	Omps
	948	Gpsos
	949	Sess
	950	Virr
	951	Tom
	952	Op
	2047	
0-02-020	Satellite classification
	0	NIMBUS
	1	VTPR
	2	TIROS 1 (TIROS, NOAA-6 to NOAA-13)
	3	TIROS 2 (NOAA-14 onwards)
	10	EOS
	31	DMSP
	61	EUMETSAT polar system (EPS)
	91	ERS
	121	ADEOS
	241	GOES
	261	JASON
	271	GMS
	272	MTSAT
	301	INSAT
	331	METEOSAT operational programme (MOP)
	332	METEOSAT transitional programme (MTP)
	333	METEOSAT second generation programme (MSG)
	351	GOMS
	380	FY-1
	381	FY-2
	401	GPS
	402	GLONASS
	403	GALILEO
	511	Missing value
0-02-021	Satellite instrument data used in processing
	1	High-resolution infrared sounder (HIRS)
	2	Microwave sounding unit (MSU)
	3	Stratospheric sounding unit (SSU)
	4	AMI (advanced microwave instrument) wind mode
	5	AMI (advanced microwave instrument) wave mode
	6	AMI (advanced microwave instrument) image mode
	7	Radar altimeter
	8	ATSR (along-track scanning radiometer)
0-02-022	Satellite data-processing technique used
	1	Processing technique not defined
	2	Automated statistical regression
	3	Clear path
	4	Partly cloudy path
	5	Cloudy path
0-02-023	Satellite-derived wind computation method
	0	Reserved
	1	Wind derived from cloud motion observed in the infrared channel
	2	Wind derived from cloud motion observed in the visible channel
	3	Wind derived from cloud motion observed in the water vapourchannel
	4	Wind derived from motion observed in a combination of spectral channels
	5	Wind derived from motion observed in the water vapour channel in clear air
	6	Wind derived from motion observed in the ozone channel
	7	Wind derived from motion observed in water vapour channel (cloud or clear air not specified)
	13	Root-mean-square
	14	Reserved
	15	Missing value
0-02-024	Integrated mean humidity computational method
	0	Reserved
	1	Table with full range of humidity variation in layer
	2	Regression technique on 2 humidity values in layer
	15	Missing value
0-02-025	Satellite channel(s) used in computation
	1	Reserved
	2	HIRS
	3	MSU
	6	HIRS
	7	MSU
	10	HIRS (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 16, 17)
	11	HIRS (1, 2, 3, 9, 17)
	12	MSU
	15	HIRS
	16	HIRS
	17	MSU
	18	SKINTK (ocean only)
	21	HIRS
	22	SSU
	23	MSU (3, 4)
	24	Reserved
0-02-030	Method of current measurement
	0	Reserved
	1	ADCP (acoustic doppler current profiler)
	2	GEK (geomagnetic electrokinetograph)
	3	Ship's set and drift determined by fixes 3-6 hours apart
	4	Ship's set and drift determined by fixes more than 6 hours but less than 12 hours apart
	5	Drift of buoy
	6	ADCP (acoustic doppler current profiler)
	7	Missing value
0-02-031	Duration and time of current measurement
	0	Reserved
	1	Instantaneous
	2	Averaged over 3 minutes or less
	3	Averaged over more than 3 minutes, but 6 at the most
	4	Averaged over more than 6 minutes, but 12 at the most
	5	Instantaneous
	6	Averaged over 3 minutes or less
	7	Averaged over more than 3 minutes, but 6 at the most
	8	Averaged over more than 6 minutes, but 12 at the most
	9	Vector or doppler current profiling method not used
	10	Reserved
	11	1 hour or less
	12	More than 1 hour but 2 at the most
	13	More than 2 hours but 4 at the most
	14	More than 4 hours but 8 at the most
	15	More than 8 hours but 12 at the most
	16	More than 12 hours but 18 at the most
	17	More than 18 hours but 24 at the most
	18	Reserved
	19	Drift method not used
	31	Missing value
0-02-032	Indicator for digitization
	0	Values at selected depths (data points fixed by the instrument or selected by any other method)
	1	Values at selected depths (data points taken from traces atsignificant depths)
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-02-033	Method of salinity/depth measurement
	0	NO salinity measured
	1	In situ sensor, accuracy better than 0.02 ‰
	2	In situ sensor, accuracy less than 0.02 ‰
	3	Sample analysis
	7	Missing value
0-02-034	Drogue type
	0	Unspecified drogue
	1	Holey sock
	2	Tristar
	3	Window shade
	4	Parachute
	5	Non-lagrangian sea anchor
	31	Missing value
0-02-036	Buoy type
	0	Drifting buoy
	1	Fixed buoy
	2	Sub-surface float (moving)
	3	Missing value
0-02-037	Method of tidal observation
	0	Reserved
	1	Manual reading from vertical tide staff
	2	Manual reading from single automatic recorder at station
	3	Manual reading from multiple automatic recorders at station
	4	Automatic reading from single automatic recorder at stationwithout level reference check.
	5	Automatic reading from single automatic recorder at stationwith level reference check, or from multiple automatic recorders.
	6	Reserved
	7	Missing value
0-02-038	Method of water temperature and/or salinity measurement
	0	Ship intake
	1	Bucket
	2	Hull contact sensor
	3	Reversing thermometer
	4	Std/ctd sensor
	5	Mechanical bt
	6	Expendable bt
	7	Digital bt
	8	Thermistor chain
	9	Infrared scanner
	10	Microwave scanner
	11	Infrared radiometer
	12	In-line thermosalinograph
	13	Towed body
	14	Other
	15	Missing value
0-02-039	Method of wet-bulb temperature measurement
	0	Measured wet-bulb temperature
	1	Iced bulb measured wet-bulb temperature
	2	Computed wet-bulb temperature
	3	Iced bulb computed wet-bulb temperature
	7	Missing value
0-02-040	Method of removing velocity and motion of platform from current
	0	Ship's motion removed by averaging
	1	Ship's motion removed by motion compensation
	2	Ship's motion not removed
	3	Ship's motion removed by averaging
	4	Ship's motion removed by motion compensation
	5	Ship's motion not removed
	6	Doppler current profiling method not used
	15	Missing value
0-02-041	Method for estimating reports related to synoptic features
	0	Information based on manual analysis
	1	Information based on computer analysis
	2	Information based on data assimilation
	3	Information based on computer analysis or data assimilationmanually modified
	10	Information based on the numerical weather prediction
	63	Missing value
0-02-042	Indicator for sea surface current speed
	0	Value originally reported in m/s
	1	Value originally reported in knots
	2	NO sea current data available
	3	Missing value
0-02-044	Indicator for method of calculating spectral wave data
	0	Reserved for future use
	1	Longuet-higgins (1964)
	2	Longuet-higgins (f3 method)
	3	Maximum likelihood method
	4	Maximum entropy method
	15	Missing value
0-02-045	Indicator for type of platform
	0	Sea station
	1	Automatic data buoy
	2	Aircraft
	3	Satellite
	15	Missing value
0-02-046	Wave measurement instrumentation
	0	Reserved for future use
	1	Heave sensor
	2	Slope sensor
	15	Missing value
0-02-047	Deep-ocean tsunameter type
	0	Reserved
	1	Dart II (PMEL)
	2	Dart etd
	3	Saic tsunami buoy (stb)
	4	Gfz - potsdam
	5	Incois (india)
	6	Inabuoy (indonesia)
	15	Missing value
0-02-048	Satellite sensor indicator
	0	HIRS
	1	MSU
	2	SSU
	3	AMSU-A
	4	AMSU-B
	5	AVHRR
	6	SSMI
	7	NSCAT
	8	SEAWINDS
	9	POSEIDON altimeter
	10	JMR (JASON microwave radiometer)
	11	MHS
	12	ASCAT
	15	Missing value
0-02-049	Geostationary satellite data-processing technique used
	1	Processing technique not defined
	2	Simultaneous physical retrieval
	3	Clear sounding
	4	Cloudy sounding
0-02-050	Geostationary sounder satellite channels used
	1	1
	2	2
	3	3
	4	4
	5	5
	6	6
	7	7
	8	8
	9	9
	10	10
	11	11
	12	12
	13	13
	14	14
	15	15
	16	16
	17	17
	18	18
	19	19
0-02-051	Indicator to specify observing method for extreme temperatures
	0	Reserved
	1	Maximum/minimum thermometers
	2	Automated instruments
	3	Thermograph
	15	Missing value
0-02-052	Geostationary imager satellite channels used
	1	1
	2	2
	3	3
	4	4
	5	5
0-02-053	GOES-I/M brightness temperature characteristics
	0	Observed brightness temperature
	1	Brightness temperature with bias correction applied
	2	Brightness temperature calculated from first guess
	3	Brightness temperature calculated from sounding
	15	Missing value
0-02-054	GOES-I/M soundings parameter characteristics
	0	Parameter derived using observed sounder brightness temperatures
	1	Parameter derived using observed imager brightness temperatures
	2	Parameter derived using first guess information
	3	Parameter derived using NMC analysis information
	4	Parameter derived using radiosonde information
	15	Missing value
0-02-055	Geostationary soundings statistical parameters
	0	Statistics generated comparing retrieval versus radiosonde
	1	Statistics generated comparing retrieval versus first guess
	2	Statistics generated comparing radiosonde versus first guess
	3	Statistics generated comparing observed versus retrieval
	4	Statistics generated comparing observed versus first guess
	5	Statistics generated comparing radiosonde versus imager
	6	Statistics generated comparing radiosonde versus sounder
	7	Statistics generated for radiosonde
	8	Statistics generated for first guess
	15	Missing value
0-02-056	Geostationary soundings accuracy statistics
	0	Sums of differences
	1	Sums of squared differences
	2	Sample size
	3	Minimum difference
	4	Maximum difference
	15	Missing value
0-02-057	Origin of first-guess information for GOES-I/M soundings
	0	Nested grid model (ngm)
	1	Aviation model (avn)
	2	Medium range forecast (mrf) model
	3	Global data assimilation system (gdas) forecast model
	4	Prior soundings (within 3 hours of current time)
	5	Climatology
	15	Missing value
0-02-058	Valid times of first guess information for GOES-I/M soundings
	0	12 hour and 18 hour
	1	18 hour and 24 hour
	2	6 hour and 12 hour
	3	Greater than 24 hours
	15	Missing value
0-02-059	Origin of analysis information for GOES-I/M soundings
	0	NCEP nested grid model (ngm) analysis
	1	NCEP aviation model (avn) analysis
	2	NCEP medium range forecast (mrf) model analysis
	3	NCEP global data assimilation system (gdas) forecast model analysis
	15	Missing value
0-02-060	Origin of surface information for GOES-I/M soundings
	0	Current surface hourly reports
	1	Current ship reports
	2	Current buoy reports
	3	One hour old surface hourly reports
	4	One hour old ship reports
	5	One hour old buoy reports
	15	Missing value
0-02-061	Aircraft navigational system
	0	Inertial navigation system
	1	Omega
	7	Missing value
0-02-062	Type of aircraft data relay system
	0	ASDAR
	1	ASDAR (ACARS also available but not operative)
	2	ASDAR (ACARS also available and operative)
	3	ACARS
	4	ACARS (ASDAR also available but not operative)
	5	ACARS (ASDAR also available and operative)
	15	Missing value
0-02-064	Aircraft roll angle quality
	0	Good
	1	Bad
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-02-066	Radiosonde ground receiving system
	0	TRS 2000
	1	IMS 1500c
	62	Other
	63	Missing value
0-02-070	Original specification of latitude/longitude
	0	Actual location in seconds
	1	Actual location in minutes
	2	Actual location in degrees
	3	Actual location in decidegrees
	4	Actual location in centidegrees
	5	Referenced to checkpoint in seconds
	6	Referenced to checkpoint in minutes
	7	Referenced to checkpoint in degrees
	8	Referenced to checkpoint in decidegrees
	9	Referenced to checkpoint in centidegrees
	10	Actual location in tenths of a minute
	11	Referenced to checkpoint in tenths of a minute
	15	Missing value
0-02-080	Balloon manufacturer
	0	KAYSAM
	1	TOTEX
	2	KKS
	62	Other
	63	Missing value
0-02-081	Type of balloon
	0	Gp26
	1	Gp28
	2	Gp30
	3	Hm26
	4	Hm28
	5	Hm30
	6	Sv16
	30	Other
	31	Missing value
0-02-083	Type of balloon shelter
	0	High bay
	1	Low bay
	2	Balloon-inflated launch system (bils)
	3	Roof-top bils
	14	Other
	15	Missing value
0-02-084	Type of gas used in balloon
	0	Hydrogen
	1	Helium
	2	Natural gas
	14	Other
	15	Missing value
0-02-095	Type of pressure sensor
	0	Capacitance aneroid
	1	Derived from GPS
	2	Resistive strain gauge
	30	Other
	31	Missing value
0-02-096	Type of temperature sensor
	0	Rod thermistor
	1	Bead thermistor
	2	Capacitance bead
	30	Other
	31	Missing value
0-02-097	Type of humidity sensor
	0	Viz mark II carbon hygristor
	1	Viz b2 hygristor
	2	Vaisala a-humicap
	3	Vaisala h-humicap
	4	Capacitance sensor
	5	Vaisala rs90
	6	Sippican mark iia carbon hygristor
	30	Other
	31	Missing value
0-02-099	Polarization
	0	Hh polarisation
	1	Vv polarisation
	2	Hv polarisation real valued component
	3	Hv polarisation imaginary valued component
	7	Missing value
0-02-101	Type of antenna
	0	Centre front-fed paraboloid
	1	Offset front-fed paraboloid
	2	Centre cassegrain paraboloid
	3	Offset cassegrain paraboloid
	4	Planar array
	5	Coaxial-collinear array
	6	Yagi elements array
	7	Microstrip
	14	Other
	15	Missing value
0-02-103	Radome
	1	Radar antenna is protected by a radome
0-02-104	Antenna polarization
	0	Horizontal polarization
	1	Vertical polarization
	2	Right circular polarization
	3	Left circular polarization
	4	Horizontal and vertical polarization
	5	Right and left circular polarization
	6	Quasi horizontal polarization
	7	Quasi vertical polarization
	15	Missing value
0-02-115	Type of surface observing equipment
	0	PDB
	1	Rsois
	2	ASOS
	3	Psychrometer
	4	F420
	30	Other
	31	Missing value
0-02-119	Instrument operations
	0	Intermediate frequency calibration mode (if cal)
	1	Built-in test equipment digital (bite dgt)
	2	Built-in test equipment radio frequency (bite rf)
	3	Preset tracking (pset trk)
	4	Preset loop out
	5	Acquisition
	6	Tracking
	7	Missing value
0-02-131	Sensitivity time control (STC)
	1	STC operational
0-02-137	Radar dual PRF ratio
	1	3:2
	2	4:3
	3	5:4
	15	Missing value
0-02-138	Antenna rotation direction
	1	Clockwise rotation
	2	Counterclockwise rotation
	3	Missing value
0-02-143	Ozone instrument type
	0	Reserved
	1	Brewer spectrophotometer
	2	Caver teichert
	3	Dobson
	4	Dobson (Japan)
	5	Ehmet
	6	Fecker telescope
	7	Hoelper
	8	Jodmeter
	9	Filter ozonometer m-83
	10	Mast
	11	Oxford
	12	Paetzold
	13	Regener
	14	Reserved for future use
	15	Vassy filter ozonometer
	16	Carbon iodide
	17	Surface ozone bubler
	18	Filter ozonometer m-124
	19	Ecc sonde
	127	Missing value
0-02-144	Light source type for Brewer spectrophotometer
	0	Direct sun
	1	Direct sun, attenuator #1
	2	Direct sun, attenuator #2
	3	Focussed moon
	4	Focussed sun
	5	Focussed sun corrected with adjacent sky measurements
	6	Zenith sky
	15	Missing value
0-02-145	Wavelength setting for Dobson instruments
	0	Wavelengths ad ordinary setting
	1	Wavelengths bd ordinary setting
	2	Wavelengths cd ordinary setting
	3	Wavelengths cc' ordinary setting
	4	Wavelengths ad focussed image
	5	Wavelengths bd focussed image
	6	Wavelengths cd focussed image
	7	Wavelengths cc' focussed image
	15	Missing value
0-02-146	Source conditions for Dobson instruments
	0	On direct sun
	1	On direct moon
	2	On blue zenith sky
	3	On zenith cloud (uniform stratified layer of small opacity)
	4	On zenith cloud (uniform or moderately variable layer of medium opacity)
	5	On zenith cloud (uniform or moderately variable layer of large opacity)
	6	On zenith cloud (highly variable opacity, with or without precipitation)
	7	On zenith cloud (fog)
	8	On zenith haze
	9	On direct sun through thin cloud, fog or haze
	15	Missing value
0-02-148	Data collection and/or location system
	0	Reserved
	1	ARGOS
	2	GPS
	3	GOES DCP
	4	METEOSAT DCP
	5	Orbcomm
	6	Inmarsat
	7	Iridium
	8	Iridium and GPS
	9	ARGOS-3
	10	ARGOS-4
	31	Missing value
0-02-149	Type of data buoy
	0	Unspecified drifting buoy
	1	Standard lagrangian drifter (global drifter programme)
	2	Standard fgge type drifting buoy (non-lagrangian meteorological drifting buoy)
	3	Wind measuring fgge type drifting buoy (non-lagrangian meteorological drifting buoy)
	4	Ice float
	5	Svpg standard lagrangian drifter with GPS
	6	Svp-hr drifter with high-resolution temperature or thermistor string
	7	Reserved
	8	Unspecified sub-surface float
	9	Sofar
	10	Alace
	11	Marvor
	12	Rafos
	13	Provor
	14	Solo
	15	Apex
	16	Unspecified moored buoy
	17	Nomad
	18	3-metre discus
	19	10-12-metre discus
	20	Odas 30 series
	21	Atlas (e.g. tao area)
	22	Triton buoy
	23	Flex mooring (e.g. tip area)
	24	Omnidirectional waverider
	25	Directional waverider
	26	Sub-surface argo float
	27	Palace
	28	Nemo
	29	Ninja
	30	Ice buoy/float (pops or itp)
	34	Mooring oceanographic
	35	Mooring meteorological
	36	Mooring multidisciplinary (oceansites)
	37	Mooring tide gauge or tsunami buoy
	63	Missing value
0-02-150	TOVS/ATOVS/AVHRR instrumentation channel number
	0	Reserved
	1	HIRS 1
	2	HIRS 2
	3	HIRS 3
	4	HIRS 4
	5	HIRS 5
	6	HIRS 6
	7	HIRS 7
	8	HIRS 8
	9	HIRS 9
	10	HIRS 10
	11	HIRS 11
	12	HIRS 12
	13	HIRS 13
	14	HIRS 14
	15	HIRS 15
	16	HIRS 16
	17	HIRS 17
	18	HIRS 18
	19	HIRS 19
	20	HIRS 20
	21	MSU 1
	22	MSU 2
	23	MSU 3
	24	MSU 4
	25	SSU 1
	26	SSU 2
	27	SSU 3
	28	AMSU a 1
	29	AMSU a 2
	30	AMSU a 3
	31	AMSU a 4
	32	AMSU a 5
	33	AMSU a 6
	34	AMSU a 7
	35	AMSU a 8
	36	AMSU a 9
	37	AMSU a 10
	38	AMSU a 11
	39	AMSU a 12
	40	AMSU a 13
	41	AMSU a 14
	42	AMSU a 15
	43	AMSU b 1 / MHS 1
	44	AMSU b 2 / MHS 2
	45	AMSU b 3 / MHS 3
	46	AMSU b 4 / MHS 4
	47	AMSU b 5 / MHS 5
	48	AVHRR 1
	49	AVHRR 2
	50	AVHRR 3A
	51	AVHRR 3B
	52	AVHRR 4
	53	AVHRR 5
	63	Missing value
0-02-151	Radiometer identifier
	0	HIRS
	1	MSU
	2	SSU
	3	AMSU a1 1
	4	AMSU a1 2
	5	AMSU a2
	6	AMSU b
	7	AVHRR
	8	Reserved
	9	MHS
	2047	Missing value
0-02-152	Satellite instrument used in data processing
	1	High-resolution infrared sounder (HIRS)
	2	Microwave sounding unit (MSU)
	3	Stratospheric sounding unit (SSU)
	4	AMI wind mode
	5	AMI wave mode
	6	AMI image mode
	7	Radar altimeter
	8	ATSR
	9	Geostationary imager
	10	Geostationary sounder
	11	Geostationary earth radiation (gerb)
	12	Multi-channel scanning radiometer
	13	Polar-orbiting imager
0-02-158	RA-2 instruments
	1	Mismatch in red vec hpa
	2	Mismatch in red vec rfss
	3	PTR calibration band 320 MHz (Ku)
	4	PTR calibration band 80 MHz (Ku)
	5	PTR calibration band 20 MHz (Ku)
	6	PTR calibration band 160 MHz (s)
	7	Ku flight calibration parameters available
	8	S flight calibration parameters available
0-02-159	MWR instruments
	1	Temperature inconsistency
	2	Data is missing
	3	Redundancy channel
	4	Power bus protection
	5	Overvoltage/overload protection
	6	Reserved
	7	Reserved
0-02-160	Wave length of the radar
	0	Reserved
	1	10 to less than 20 mm　
	2	Reserved
	3	20 to less than 40 mm
	4	Reserved
	5	40 to less than 60 mm
	6	Reserved
	7	60 to less than 90 mm
	8	90 to less than 110 mm
	9	110 mm and greater
	15	Missing value
0-02-163	Height assignment method
	0	Auto editor
	1	Irw height assignment
	2	Wv height assignment
	3	H2O intercept height assignment
	4	CO2 slicing height assignment
	5	Low pixel max gradient
	6	Higher pixel max gradient
	7	Primary height assignment
	8	Layer thickness assignment
	9	Cumulative contribution function - 10 percent height
	10	Cumulative contribution function - 50 percent height
	11	Cumulative contribution function - 90 percent height
	12	Cumulative contribution function - height of maximum gradient
	13	Ir / two wv channel ratioing method
	14	Composite height assignment
	15	Missing value
0-02-164	Tracer correlation method
	0	Lp - norms least square minimum
	1	En - euclidean norm with radiance correlation
	2	Cc - cross correlation
	7	Missing value
0-02-165	Radiance type flags
	1	Clear path
	2	Partly cloudy path
	3	Cloudy path
	4	Apodized
	5	Unapodized
	6	Reconstructed
	7	Cloud cleared
0-02-166	Radiance type
	0	Type not defined
	1	Automated statistical regression
	2	Clear path
	3	Partly cloudy path
	4	Cloudy path
	15	Missing value
0-02-167	Radiance computational method
	0	Method not defined
	1	1B raw radiance
	2	Processed radiance
	15	Missing value
0-02-169	Anemometer type
	0	Cup rotor
	1	Propeller rotor
	2	Wind observation through ambient noise (wotan)
	3	Sonic
	15	Missing value
0-02-172	Product type for retrieved atmospheric gases
	0	Reserved
	1	Retrieval from a nadir sounding
	2	Retrieval from a limb sounding
	255	Missing value
0-02-175	Method of precipitation measurement
	0	Manual measurement
	1	Tipping bucket method
	2	Weighing method
	3	Optical method
	4	Pressure method
	5	Float method
	6	Drop counter method
	14	Others
	15	Missing value
0-02-176	Method of state of ground measurement
	0	Manual observation
	1	Video camera method
	2	Infrared method
	3	Laser method
	14	Others
	15	Missing value
0-02-177	Method of snow depth measurement
	0	Manual observation
	1	Ultrasonic method
	2	Video camera method
	14	Others
	15	Missing value
0-02-178	Method of liquid content measurement of precipitation
	0	Manual observation
	1	Optical method
	2	Capacitive method
	14	Others
	15	Missing value
0-02-179	Type of sky condition algorithm
	0	Manual observation
	1	Vaisala algorithm
	2	ASOS (faa) algorithm
	3	Awos (canada) algorithm
	14	Others
	15	Missing value
0-02-180	Main present weather detecting system
	0	Manual observation
	1	Optical scatter system combined with precipitation occurrence sensing system
	2	Forward and/or backscatter system of visible light
	3	Forward and/or backscatter system of infrared light
	4	Infrared light emitting diode (ired) system
	5	Doppler radar system
	14	Others
	15	Missing value
0-02-181	Supplementary present weather sensor
	1	Rain detector
	2	Freezing rain sensor
	3	Ice detection sensor
	4	Hail and ice pellet sensor
	20	Others
0-02-182	Visibility measurement system
	0	Manual measurement
	1	Transmissometer system (base > 25 m)
	2	Transmissometer system (base < 25 m)
	3	Forward scatter system
	4	Backscatter system
	14	Others
	15	Missing value
0-02-183	Cloud detection system
	0	Manual observation
	1	Ceilometer system
	2	Infrared camera system
	3	Microwave visual camera system
	4	Sky imager system
	5	Video time-lapsed camera system
	6	Micropulse lidar (mpl) system
	14	Others
	15	Missing value
0-02-184	Type of lightning detection sensor
	0	Manual observation
	1	Lightning imaging sensor
	2	Electrical storm identification sensor
	3	Magnetic finder sensor
	4	Lightning strike sensor
	5	Flash counter
	6	Atdnet VLF waveform correlated sensor
	14	Others
	15	Missing value
0-02-185	Method of evaporation measurement
	0	Manual measurement
	1	Balanced floating method
	2	Pressure method
	3	Ultrasonic method
	4	Hydraulic method
	14	Others
	15	Missing value
0-02-186	Capability to detect precipitation phenomena
	1	Precipitation-unknown type
	2	Liquid precipitation not freezing
	3	Liquid freezing precipitation
	4	Drizzle
	5	Rain
	6	Solid precipitation
	7	Snow
	8	Snow grains
	9	Snow pellets
	10	Ice pellets
	11	Ice crystals
	12	Diamond dust
	13	Small hail
	14	Hail
	15	Glaze
	16	Rime
	17	Soft rime
	18	Hard rime
	19	Clear ice
	20	Wet snow
	21	Hoar frost
	22	Dew
	23	White dew
0-02-187	Capability to detect other weather phenomena
	1	Dust/sand whirl
	2	Squalls
	3	Sand storm
	4	Dust storm
	5	Lightning - cloud to surface
	6	Lightning - cloud to cloud
	7	Lightning - distant
	8	Thunderstorm
	9	Funnel cloud not touching surface
	10	Funnel cloud touching surface
	11	Spray
0-02-188	Capability to detect obscuration
	1	Fog
	2	Ice fog
	3	Steam fog
	7	Mist
	8	Haze
	9	Smoke
	10	Volcanic ash
	11	Dust
	12	Sand
	13	Snow
0-02-189	Capability to discriminate lightning strikes
	1	Manual observation
	2	All lightning strikes without discrimination
	3	Lightning strikes cloud to ground only
	4	All lightning strikes with discrimination between cloud to ground and cloud to cloud
0-02-191	Geopotential height calculation
	0	Geopotential height calculated from pressure
	1	Geopotential height calculated from GPS height
	2	Geopotential height calculated from radar height
	15	Missing value
0-04-059	Times of observation used to compute the reported mean values
	1	0000 utc
	2	0600 utc
	3	1200 utc
	4	1800 utc
	5	Other hours
0-04-080	Averaging period for following value
	0	Spot values
	1	Less than 15 minutes
	2	From 15 to 45 minutes
	3	More than 45 minutes
	9	Data not available
	15	Missing value
0-08-001	Vertical sounding significance
	1	Surface
	2	Standard level
	3	Tropopause level
	4	Maximum wind level
	5	Significant level, temperature and/or relative humidity
	6	Significant level, wind
0-08-002	Vertical significance (surface observations)
	0	Observing rules for base of lowest cloud and cloud types offm 12 synop and fm 13 ship apply
	1	First non-cumulonimbus significant layer
	2	Second non-cumulonimbus significant layer
	3	Third non-cumulonimbus significant layer
	4	Cumulonimbus layer
	5	Ceiling
	6	Clouds not detected below the following height(s)
	7	Low cloud
	8	Middle cloud
	9	High cloud
	10	Cloud layer with base below and top above the station
	11	Cloud layer with base and top below the station level
	20	NO clouds detected by the cloud detection system
	21	First instrument detected cloud layer
	22	Second instrument detected cloud layer
	23	Third instrument detected cloud layer
	24	Fourth instrument detected cloud layer
	62	Value not applicable
	63	Missing value
0-08-003	Vertical significance (satellite observations)
	0	Surface
	1	Base of satellite sounding
	2	Cloud top
	3	Tropopause
	4	Precipitable water
	5	Sounding radiances
	6	Mean temperatures
	7	Ozone
	8	Low cloud
	9	Med cloud
	10	High cloud
	63	Missing value
0-08-004	Phase of aircraft flight
	2	Unsteady (uns)
	3	Level flight, routine observation (lvr)
	4	Level flight, highest wind encountered (lvw)
	5	Ascending (asc)
	6	Descending (des)
	7	Missing value
0-08-005	Meteorological attribute significance
	0	Reserved
	1	Storm centre
	2	Outer limit or edge of storm
	3	Location of maximum wind
	4	Location of the storm in the perturbed analysis
	5	Location of the storm in the analysis
	15	Missing value
0-08-006	Ozone vertical sounding significance
	1	Surface
	2	Standard level
	3	Tropopause level
	4	Prominent maximum level
	5	Prominent minimum level
	6	Minimum pressure level
	7	Reserved
	8	Level of undetermined significance
0-08-007	Dimensional significance
	0	Point
	1	Line
	2	Area
	3	Volume
	15	Missing value
0-08-008	Radiation vertical sounding significance
	1	Surface
	2	Standard level
	3	Tropopause level
	4	Level of beta radiation maximum
	5	Level of gamma radiation maximum
	6	Minimum pressure level
	7	Reserved
	8	Level of undetermined significance
0-08-009	Detailed phase of flight
	0	Level flight, routine observation, unsteady
	1	Level flight, highest wind encountered, unsteady
	2	Unsteady (uns)
	3	Level flight, routine observation (lvr)
	4	Level flight, highest wind encountered (lvw)
	5	Ascending (asc)
	6	Descending (des)
	7	Ascending, observation intervals selected by time increments
	8	Ascending, observation intervals selected by time increments, unsteady
	9	Ascending, observation intervals selected by pressure increments
	10	Ascending, observation intervals selected by pressure increments, unsteady
	11	Descending, observation intervals selected by time increments
	12	Descending, observation intervals selected by time increments, unsteady
	13	Descending, observation intervals selected by pressure increments
	14	Descending, observation intervals selected by pressure increments, unsteady
	15	Missing value
0-08-010	Surface qualifier (for temperature data)
	0	Reserved
	1	Bare soil
	2	Bare rock
	3	Land grass cover
	4	Water (lake, sea)
	5	Flood water underneath
	6	Snow
	7	Ice
	8	Runway or road
	9	Ship or platform deck in steel
	10	Ship or platform deck in wood
	11	Ship or platform deck partly covered with rubber mat
	31	Missing value
0-08-011	Meteorological feature
	0	Quasi-stationary front at the surface
	1	Quasi-stationary front above the surface
	2	Warm front at the surface
	3	Warm front above the surface
	4	Cold front at the surface
	5	Cold front above the surface
	6	Occlusion
	7	Instability line
	8	Intertropical front
	9	Convergence line
	10	Jet stream
	11	Cloud clear
	12	Cloud
	13	Turbulence
	14	Storm
	15	Airframe icing
	16	Phenomenon
	17	Volcano
	18	Atmospherics
	19	Reserved
	20	Special clouds
	21	Thunderstorm
	22	Tropical cyclone
	23	Mountain wave
	24	Duststorm
	25	Sandstorm
	63	Missing value
0-08-012	Land/sea qualifier
	0	Land
	1	Sea
	2	Coast
	3	Missing value
0-08-013	Day/night qualifier
	0	Night
	1	Day
	2	Twilight
	3	Missing value
0-08-014	Qualifier for runway visual range
	0	10-minute mean value - normal value
	1	10-minute mean value - above the upper limit for assessmentsof RVR (p)
	2	10-minute mean value - below the lower limit for assessmentsof RVR (m)
	3	One-minute minimum value - normal value
	4	One-minute minimum value - above the upper limit for assessments of RVR (p)
	5	One-minute minimum value - below the lower limit for assessments of RVR (m)
	6	One-minute maximum value - normal value
	7	One-minute maximum value - above the upper limit for assessments of RVR (p)
	8	One-minute maximum value - below the lower limit for assessments of RVR (m)
	15	Missing value
0-08-016	Change qualifier of a trend-type forecast or an aerodrome forecast
	0	Nosig
	1	Becmg
	2	Tempo
	3	Fm
	7	Missing value
0-08-017	Qualifier of the time when the forecast change is expected
	0	Fm
	1	Tl
	2	At
	3	Missing value
0-08-018	SEAWINDS land/ice surface type
	1	Land is present
	2	Surface ice map indicates ice is present
	11	Ice map data not available
	12	Attenuation map data not available
0-08-019	Qualifier for following centre identifier
	0	Reserved
	1	Ats (air traffic service) unit serving fir (flight information region)
	2	Fir (flight information region)
	3	Uir (upper flight information region)
	4	Cta (control area)
	5	Vaac (volcanic ash advisory centre)
	6	Mwo (meteorological watch office) issuing SIGMET
	15	Missing value
0-08-021	Time significance
	0	Reserved
	1	Time series
	2	Time averaged (see note 1)
	3	Accumulated
	4	Forecast
	5	Forecast time series
	6	Forecast time averaged
	7	Forecast accumulated
	8	Ensemble mean (see note 2)
	9	Ensemble mean time series
	10	Ensemble mean time averaged
	11	Ensemble mean accumulated
	12	Ensemble mean forecast
	13	Ensemble mean forecast time series
	14	Ensemble mean forecast time averaged
	15	Ensemble mean forecast accumulated
	16	Analysis
	17	Start of phenomenon
	18	Radiosonde launch time
	19	Start of orbit
	20	End of orbit
	21	Time of ascending node
	22	Time of occurrence of wind shift
	23	Monitoring period
	24	Agreed time limit for report reception
	25	Nominal reporting time
	26	Time of last known position
	27	First guess
	28	Start of scan
	29	End of scan or time of ending
	30	Time of occurrence
	31	Missing value
0-08-023	First-order statistics
	2	Maximum value
	3	Minimum value
	4	Mean value
	5	Median value
	6	Modal value
	7	Mean absolute error
	8	Reserved
	9	Best estimate of standard deviation (N-1)
	10	Standard deviation (N)
	11	Harmonic mean
	12	Root-mean-square vector error
	13	Root-mean-square
	32	Vector mean
	63	Missing value
0-08-024	Difference statistics
	2	Observed minus maximum
	3	Observed minus minimum
	4	Observed minus mean
	5	Observed minus median
	6	Observed minus mode
	11	Observed minus climatology (anomaly)
	12	Observed minus analysed value
	13	Observed minus initialized analysed value
	14	Observed minus forecast value
	21	Observed minus interpolated value
	22	Observed minus hydrostatically calculated value
	63	Missing value
0-08-025	Time difference qualifier
	0	Universal time coordinated (utc) minus local standard time (lst)
	1	Local standard time
	2	Universal time coordinated (utc) minus satellite clock
	5	Time difference from edge of processing segment
	15	Missing value
0-08-026	Matrix significance
	0	Averaging kernel matrix
	1	Correlation matrix (c)
	2	Lower triangular correlation matrix square root (l from c=llt)
	3	Inverse of lower triangular correlation matrix square root (l-1)
	63	Missing or undefined significance
0-08-029	Surface type
	0	Open ocean or semi-enclosed sea
	1	Enclosed sea or lake
	2	Continental ice
	3	Land
	4	Low inland (below sea level)
	5	Mix of land and water
	6	Mix of land and low inland
	11	River
	12	Lake
	13	Sea
	14	Glacier
	15	Urban land
	16	Rural land
	17	Suburban land
	255	Missing value
0-08-033	Method of derivation of percentage confidence
	0	Reserved
	1	Percentage confidence calculated using cloud fraction
	2	Percentage confidence calculated using standard deviation oftemperature
	3	Percentage confidence calculated using probability of cloudcontamination
	4	Percentage confidence calculated using normality of distribution
	127	Missing value
0-08-035	Type of monitoring exercise
	0	Global
	1	Regional
	2	National
	3	Special
	4	Bilateral
	5	Reserved
	6	Reserved
	7	Missing value
0-08-036	Type of centre or station performing monitoring
	0	WMO secretariat
	1	WMO
	2	RSMC
	3	NMC
	4	Rth
	5	Observing site
	6	Other
	7	Missing value
0-08-039	Time significance (Aviation forecast)
	0	Issue time of forecast
	1	Time of commencement of period of the forecast
	2	Time of ending of period of the forecast
	3	Forecast time of maximum temperature
	4	Forecast time of minimum temperature
	5	Time of beginning of the forecast change
	6	Time of ending of the forecast change
	63	Missing value
0-08-040	Flight level significance
	0	High resolution data sample
	1	Within 20 hpa of surface
	2	Pressure less than 10 hpa (I.e., 9, 8, 7, etc.) when NO other reason applies
	3	Base pressure level for stability index
	4	Begin doubtful temperature, height data
	5	Begin missing data (all elements)
	6	Begin missing relative humidity data
	7	Begin missing temperature data
	8	Highest level reached before balloon descent because of icing or turbulence
	9	End doubtful temperature, height data
	10	End missing data (all elements)
	11	End missing relative humidity data
	12	End missing temperature data
	13	Zero degrees celsius crossing(s) for radat
	14	Standard pressure level
	15	Operator-added level
	16	Operator-deleted level
	17	Balloon re-ascended beyond previous highest ascent level
	18	Significant rh level
	19	Relative humidity level selection terminated
	20	Surface level
	21	Significant temperature level
	22	Mandatory temperature level
	23	Flight termination level
	24	Tropopause(s)
	25	Aircraft report
	26	Interpolated (generated) level
	27	Mandatory wind level
	28	Significant wind level
	29	Maximum wind level
	30	Incremental wind level (fixed regional)
	31	Incremental height level (generated)
	32	Wind termination level
	33	Pressure 100 to 110 hpa, when NO other reason applies
	34	Freezing level base
	35	Freezing level top
	36	Flight level base
	37	Flight level top
	40	Significant thermodynamic level (inversion)
	41	Significant relative humidity level (according to ncdc criteria)
	42	Significant temperature level (according to ncdc)
	43	Begin missing wind data
	44	End missing wind data
	60	Level of 80-knot isotach above jet
	61	Level of 80-knot isotach below jet
	62	Other
	63	Missing value
0-08-041	Data significance
	0	Parent site
	1	Observation site
	2	Balloon manufacture date
	3	Balloon launch point
	4	Surface observation
	5	Surface observation displacement from launch point
	6	Flight level observation
	7	Flight level termination point
	8	Ifr ceiling and visibility
	9	Mountain obscuration
	10	Strong surface wind
	11	Freezing level
	12	Multiple freezing level
	13	Instrument manufacture date
	31	Missing value
0-08-042	Extended vertical sounding significance
	1	Surface
	2	Standard level
	3	Tropopause level
	4	Maximum wind level
	5	Significant temperature level
	6	Significant humidity level
	7	Significant wind level
	8	Beginning of missing temperature data
	9	End of missing temperature data
	10	Beginning of missing humidity data
	11	End of missing humidity data
	12	Beginning of missing wind data
	13	End of missing wind data
	14	Top of wind sounding
	15	Level determined by regional decision
	16	Reserved
	17	Pressure level originally indicated by height as the vertical coordinate
0-08-043	Atmospheric chemical or physical constituent type
	0	Ozone
	1	Water vapour
	2	Methane
	3	Carbon dioxide
	4	Carbon monoxide
	5	Nitrogen dioxide
	6	Nitrous oxide
	7	Formaldehyde
	8	Sulfur dioxide
	25	Particulate matter < 1.0 microns
	26	Particulate matter < 2.5 microns
	27	Particulate matter < 10 microns
	28	Aerosols (generic)
	29	Smoke (generic)
	30	Crustal material (generic dust)
	31	Volcanic ash
	255	Missing value
0-08-050	Qualifier for number of missing values in calculation of statistic
	0	Reserved
	1	Pressure
	2	Temperature
	3	Extreme temperature
	4	Vapour pressure
	5	Precipitation
	6	Sunshine duration
	7	Maximum temperature
	8	Minimum temperature
	9	Wind
	15	Missing value
0-08-051	Qualifier for number of missing values in calculation of statistic
	1	Pressure
	2	Temperature
	3	Extreme temperature
	4	Vapour pressure
	5	Precipitation
	6	Sunshine duration
	7	Missing value
0-08-052	Condition for which number of days of occurrence follows
	0	Mean wind speed over a 10-minute period observed or recordedequal to or more than 10 m s-1 or 20 knots
	1	Mean wind speed over a 10-minute period observed or recordedequal to or more than 20 m s-1 or 40 knots
	2	Mean wind speed over a 10-minute period observed or recordedequal to or more than 30 m s-1 or 60 knots
	3	Maximum temperature less than 273.15 K
	4	Maximum temperature equal to or more than 298.15 K
	5	Maximum temperature equal to or more than 303.15 K
	6	Maximum temperature equal to or more than 308.15 K
	7	Maximum temperature equal to or more than 313.15 K
	8	Minimum temperature less than 273.15 K
	9	Maximum temperature equal to or more than 273.15 K
	10	Precipitation equal to or more than 1.0 kg m-2
	11	Precipitation equal to or more than 5.0 kg m-2
	12	Precipitation equal to or more than 10.0 kg m-2
	13	Precipitation equal to or more than 50.0 kg m-2
	14	Precipitation equal to or more than 100.0 kg m-2
	15	Precipitation equal to or more than 150.0 kg m-2
	16	Snow depth more than 0.00 m
	17	Snow depth more than 0.01 m
	18	Snow depth more than 0.10 m
	19	Snow depth more than 0.50 m
	20	Horizontal visibility less than 50 m
	21	Horizontal visibility less than 100 m
	22	Horizontal visibility less than 1000 m
	23	Hail
	24	Thunderstorm
	31	Missing value
0-08-053	Day of occurrence qualifier
	0	Value occurred on only one day in the month
	1	Value occurred on more than one day in the month
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-08-054	Qualifier for wind speed or wind gusts
	0	Wind speed or gust is as reported
	1	Wind speed is greater than that reported (p in metar/taf/speci)
	7	Missing value
0-08-060	Sample scanning mode significance
	0	Reserved
	1	Range
	2	Azimuth
	3	Horizontal
	4	Vertical
	5	North/south
	6	East/west
	15	Missing value
0-08-065	Sun-glint indicator
	0	NO sun-glint
	1	Sun-glint
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-08-066	Semi-transparency indicator
	0	Opaque
	1	Semi-transparent
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-08-070	TOVS/ATOVS product qualifier
	0	Reserved
	1	Reserved
	2	Earth located instrument counts, calibration coefficients and housekeeping (level 1B)
	3	Earth located calibrated radiances (level 1C)
	4	Mapped to a common footprint, earth located calibrated radiances (level 1D)
	15	Missing value
0-08-072	Pixel(s) type
	0	Mixed
	1	Clear
	2	Cloudy
	3	Probably clear
	4	Probably cloudy
	7	Missing value
0-08-074	Altimeter echo type
	0	Open ocean or semi-enclosed sea
	1	Non-ocean like
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-08-075	Ascending/descending orbit qualifier
	0	Ascending orbit
	1	Descending orbit
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-08-076	Type of band
	0	Ku
	1	C
	2	Long-wave infrared
	3	Medium-wave infrared
	4	Short-wave infrared
	5	M
	6	I
	7	Day/night
	63	Missing value
0-08-077	Radiometer sensed surface type
	0	Land
	1	Sea
	2	Coastal
	3	Open ocean or semi-enclosed sea
	4	Enclosed sea or lake
	5	Continental ice
	127	Missing value
0-08-079	Aviation product status
	0	Normal issue
	1	Correction to a previously issued product (cor)
	2	Amendment to a previously issued product (amd)
	3	Correction to a previously issued amended product (cor amd)
	4	Cancellation of a previously issued product (cnl)
	5	NO product available (nil)
	6	Special report (speci)
	7	Corrected special report (speci cor)
	15	Missing or not applicable
0-08-080	Qualifier for GTSPP quality flag
	0	Total water pressure profile
	1	Total water temperature profile
	2	Total water salinity profile
	3	Total water conductivity profile
	4	Total water depth
	10	Water pressure at a level
	11	Water temperature at a level
	12	Salinity at a level
	13	Water depth at a level
	20	Position
	63	Missing value
0-08-081	Type of equipment
	0	Sensor
	1	Transmitter
	2	Receiver
	3	Observing platform
	63	Missing value
0-08-082	Modification of sensor height to another value
	0	Sensor height is not modified
	1	Sensor height is modified to standard level *
	7	Missing value
0-08-083	Nominal value indicator
	1	Adjusted to or with respect to representative height of sensor above local ground (or deck of marine platform)
	2	Adjusted to or with respect to representative height of sensor above water surface
	3	Adjusted with respect to standard surface roughness
	4	Adjusted with respect to wind speed
	5	Adjusted with respect to temperature
	6	Adjusted with respect to pressure
	7	Adjusted with respect to humidity
	8	Adjusted with respect to evaporation
	9	Adjusted with respect to wetting losses
0-08-085	Beam identifier
	0	Fore beam
	1	Mid beam
	2	Aft beam
	7	Missing value
0-08-086	Vertical significance for NWP
	1	Model ground surface
	2	Standard level
	3	Tropopause level
	4	Maximum wind level
	5	Significant temperature level
	6	Significant humidity level
	7	Significant wind level
	8	Vertically interpolated level (this should be set to 1 for points on the vertical profile that fall between the model'snative vertical levels).
	9	Virtual station height
	10	Reserved
	11	Reserved
0-10-063	Characteristic of pressure tendency
	0	Increasing, then decreasing; atmospheric pressure the same or higher than three hours ago
	1	Increasing, then steady; or increasing, then increasing moreslowly
	2	Increasing (steadily or unsteadily)
	3	Decreasing or steady, then increasing; or increasing, then increasing more rapidly
	4	Steady; atmospheric pressure the same as three hours ago
	5	Decreasing, then increasing; atmospheric pressure the same or lower than three hours ago
	6	Decreasing, then steady; or decreasing, then decreasing moreslowly
	7	Decreasing (steadily or unsteadily)
	8	Steady or increasing, then decreasing; or decreasing, then decreasing more rapidly
	15	Missing value
0-10-064	SIGMET cruising level
	0	Subsonic
	1	Transonic
	2	Supersonic
	7	Missing value
0-11-030	Extended degree of turbulence
	0	Nil - in cloud
	1	Light - in cloud
	2	Moderate - in cloud
	3	Severe - in cloud
	4	Nil - in clear air
	5	Light - in clear air
	6	Moderate - in clear air
	7	Severe - in clear air
	8	Nil - cloud/clear air not specified
	9	Light - cloud/clear air not specified
	10	Moderate - cloud/clear air not specified
	11	Severe - cloud/clear air not specified
	12	Extreme, in clear air
	13	Extreme, in cloud
	14	Extreme, cloud/clear air not specified
	15	Light, isolated moderate
	16	Light, occasional moderate
	17	Light, frequently moderate
	18	Moderate, isolated severe
	19	Moderate, occasional severe
	20	Moderate, frequently severe
	21	Severe, isolated extreme
	22	Severe, occasional extreme
	23	Severe, frequently extreme
	63	Missing value
0-11-031	Degree of turbulence
	0	Nil
	1	Light
	2	Moderate
	3	Severe
	4	Nil
	5	Light
	6	Moderate
	7	Severe
	8	Nil
	9	Light
	10	Moderate
	11	Severe
	12	Extreme, in clear air
	13	Extreme, in cloud
	14	Extreme, cloud/clear air not specified
	15	Missing value
0-11-037	Turbulence index
	0	Ave < 0.1
	1	Ave < 0.1
	2	0.1 <= ave < 0.2
	3	Ave <0.1
	4	0.1 <= ave < 0.2
	5	0.2 <= ave < 0.3
	6	Ave < 0.1
	7	0.1 <= ave < 0.2
	8	0.2 <= ave < 0.3
	9	0.3 <= ave < 0.4
	10	Ave <0.1
	11	0.1 <= ave < 0.2
	12	0.2 <= ave < 0.3
	13	0.3 <= ave < 0.4
	14	0.4 <= ave < 0.5
	15	Ave < 0.1
	16	0.1 <= ave < 0.2
	17	0.2 <= ave < 0.3
	18	0.3 <= ave < 0.4
	19	0.4 <= ave < 0.5
	20	0.5 <= ave < 0.8
	21	Ave < 0.1
	22	0.1 <= ave < 0.2
	23	0.2 <= ave < 0.3
	24	0.3 <= ave < 0.4
	25	0.4 <= ave < 0.5
	26	0.5 <= ave < 0.8
	27	0.8 <= ave
	28	Nil
	63	Missing value
0-11-038	Time of occurrence of peak eddy dissipation rate
	0	Min < 1
	1	1 <= min < 2
	2	2 <= min < 3
	3	3 <= min < 4
	4	4 <= min < 5
	5	5 <= min < 6
	6	6 <= min < 7
	7	7 <= min < 8
	8	8 <= min < 9
	9	9 <= min < 10
	10	10 <= min < 11
	11	11 <= min < 12
	12	12 <= min < 13
	13	13 <= min < 14
	14	14 <= min < 15
	15	NO timing information available
	31	Missing value
0-11-039	Extended time of occurrence of peak eddy dissipation rate
	0	Min < 1
	1	1 <= min < 2
	2	2 <= min < 3
	3	3 <= min < 4
	4	4 <= min < 5
	5	5 <= min < 6
	6	6 <= min < 7
	7	7 <= min < 8
	8	8 <= min < 9
	9	9 <= min < 10
	10	10 <= min < 11
	11	11 <= min < 12
	12	12 <= min < 13
	13	13 <= min < 14
	14	14 <= min < 15
	60	NO timing information available
	63	Missing value
0-13-038	Superadiabatic indicator
	0	Not superadiabatic
	1	Superadiabatic
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-13-039	Terrain type (ice/snow)
	0	Sea ice
	1	Snow on land
	7	Missing value
0-13-040	Surface flag
	0	Land
	1	Reserved
	2	Near coast
	3	Ice
	4	Possible ice
	5	Ocean
	6	Coast
	15	Missing value
0-13-041	Pasquill-Gifford stability category
	1	A
	2	A - b
	3	B
	4	B - c
	5	C
	6	D
	7	E
	8	F
	9	G
	15	Missing value
0-13-051	Frequency group, precipitation
	0	Smaller than any value in the 30-year period
	1	In the first quintile
	2	In the second quintile
	3	In the third quintile
	4	In the fourth quintile
	5	In the fifth quintile
	6	Greater than any value in the 30-year period
	15	Missing value
0-13-056	Character and intensity of precipitation
	0	NO precipitation
	1	Light intermittent
	2	Moderate intermittent
	3	Heavy intermittent
	4	Very heavy intermittent
	5	Light continuous
	6	Moderate continuous
	7	Heavy continuous
	8	Very heavy continuous
	9	Variable - alternatively light and heavy
	15	Missing value
0-13-057	Time of beginning or end of precipitation
	0	NO precipitation
	1	Within the last hour
	2	1 to 2 hours ago
	3	2 to 3 hours ago
	4	3 to 4 hours ago
	5	4 to 5 hours ago
	6	5 to 6 hours ago
	7	6 to 8 hours ago
	8	8 to 10 hours ago
	9	More than 10 hours ago
	15	Missing value
0-15-025	Type of pollutant
	0	Ozone
	11	Fine particulate matter (diameter < 2.5 microns)
	12	Fine particulate matter (diameter < 10 microns)
	15	Missing value
0-19-001	Type of synoptic feature
	0	Depression or low (extratroplcal)
	1	Tropical depression
	2	Tropical storm
	3	Severe tropical storm
	4	Typhoon
	10	Dust/sandstorm
	63	Missing value
0-19-008	Vertical extent of circulation
	0	Reserved
	1	Shallow (top of circulation below 700-hpa level)
	2	Medium (top between 700-hpa and 400-hpa level)
	3	Deep (top above 400-hpa level)
	7	Missing value
0-19-010	Method for tracking the centre of synoptic feature
	1	Minimum value of sea level pressure
	2	Maximum value of 850 hpa relative vorticity
	15	Missing value
0-19-100	Time interval to calculate the movement of the tropical cyclone
	3	During the preceding 15 minutes
	4	During the preceding 30 minutes
	5	During the preceding 1 hour
	6	During the preceding 2 hours
	7	During the preceding 3 hours
	8	During the preceding 6 hours
	9	During a period of more than 6 hours
	10	Undetermined
	15	Missing value
0-19-101	Accuracy of the position of the centre of the tropical cyclone
	0	Reserved
	1	Eye visible on radar scope, accuracy good (within 10 km)
	2	Eye visible on radar scope, accuracy fair (within 30 km)
	3	Eye visible on radar scope, accuracy poor (within 50 km)
	4	Position of the centre within the area covered by the radarscope, determination by means of the spiral-band overlay, accuracy good (within 10 km)
	5	Position of the centre within the area covered by the radarscope, determination by means of the spiral-band overlay, accuracy fair (within 30 km)
	6	Position of the centre within the area covered by the radarscope, determination by means of the spiral-band overlay, accuracy poor (within 50 km)
	7	Position of the centre outside the area covered by the radarscope, extrapolation by means of the spiral-band overlay
	10	Accuracy undetermined
	15	Missing value
0-19-102	Shape and definition of the eye of the tropical cyclone
	0	Circular
	1	Elliptical - the minor axis is at least 3/4 the length of the major axis
	2	Elliptical - the minor axis is less than 3/4 the length welldefined of the major axis
	3	Apparent double eye
	4	Other shape
	5	Ill defined
	6	Undetermined
	7	Missing value
0-19-103	Diameter of major axis of the eye of the tropical cyclone
	0	Less than 5 km
	1	5 to less than 10 km
	2	10 to less than 15 km
	3	15 to less than 20 km
	4	20 to less than 25 km
	5	25 to less than 30 km
	6	30 to less than 35 km
	7	35 to less than 40 km
	8	40 to less than 50 km
	9	50 km and greater
	10	Undetermined
	15	Missing value
0-19-104	Change in character of the eye during the 30 minutes
	0	Eye has first become visible during the past 30 minutes
	1	NO significant change in the characteristics or size of theeye
	2	Eye has become smaller with NO other significant change in characteristics
	3	Eye has become larger with NO other significant change in characteristics
	4	Eye has become less distinct with NO significant change in size
	5	Eye has become less distinct and decreased in size
	6	Eye has become less distinct and increased in size
	7	Eye has become more distinct with NO significant change in size
	8	Eye has become more distinct and decreased in size
	9	Eye has become more distinct and increased in size
	10	Change in character and size of eye cannot be determined
	15	Missing value
0-19-105	Distance between the end of spiral band and the centre
	0	0 to less than 100 km
	1	100 to less than 200 km
	2	200 to less than 300 km
	3	300 to less than 400 km
	4	400 to less than 500 km
	5	500 to less than 600 km
	6	600 to less than 800 km
	7	800 km or more
	10	Doubtful or undetermined
	15	Missing value
0-19-107	Time interval over which the movement of the tropical cyclone has been calculated
	0	Less than 1 hour
	1	1 to less than 2 hours
	2	2 to less than 3 hours
	3	3 to less than 6 hours
	4	6 to less than 9 hours
	5	9 to less than 12 hours
	6	12 to less than 15 hours
	7	15 to less than 18 hours
	8	18 to less than 21 hours
	9	21 to less than 30 hours
	15	Missing value
0-19-108	Accuracy of geographical position of the tropical cyclone
	0	Cyclone centre within 10 km of the transmitted position
	1	Cyclone centre within 20 km of the transmitted position
	2	Cyclone centre within 50 km of the transmitted position
	3	Cyclone centre within 100 km of the transmitted position
	4	Cyclone centre within 200 km of the transmitted position
	5	Cyclone centre within 300 km of the transmitted position
	6	Cyclone centre undetermined
	7	Missing value
0-19-109	Mean diameter of the overcast cloud of the tropical cyclone
	0	Less than 1° of latitude
	1	1° to less than 2° of latitude
	2	2° to less than 3° of latitude
	3	3° to less than 4° of latitude
	4	4° to less than 5° of latitude
	5	5° to less than 6° of latitude
	6	6° to less than 7° of latitude
	7	7° to less than 8° of latitude
	8	8° to less than 9° of latitude
	9	9° of latitude or more
	10	Undetermined
	15	Missing value
0-19-110	Apparent 24-hour change in intensity of the tropical cyclone
	0	Much weakening
	1	Weakening
	2	NO change
	3	Intensification
	4	Strong intensification
	9	Not observed previously
	10	Undetermined
	15	Missing value
0-19-113	Cloud pattern type of the DT-number
	1	Curved band
	2	Shear
	3	Eye
	4	Banding eye
	5	Central dense overcast (cdo)
	6	Embedded centre
	7	Centre cold cover (ccc)
	15	Missing value
0-19-117	Cloud picture type of the PT-number
	1	A (curved band)
	2	B (cdo)
	3	C (shear)
	7	Missing value
0-19-119	Type of the final T-number
	1	Dt-number
	2	Pt-number
	3	Met-number
	7	Missing value
0-20-003	Present weather
	0	Cloud development not observed or not observable
	1	Clouds generally dissolving or becoming less developed
	2	State of sky on the whole unchanged
	3	Clouds generally forming or developing
	4	Visibility reduced by smoke, e.g. veldt or forest fires, industrial smoke or volcanic ashes
	5	Haze
	6	Widespread dust in suspension in the air, not raised by windat or near the station at the time of observation
	7	Dust or sand raised by wind at or near the station at the time of observation, but NO well developed dust whirl(s) or sand whirl(s), and NO duststorm or sandstorm seen; or, in thecase of sea stations and coastal stations, blowing spray atthe station
	8	Well-developed dust whirl(s) or sand whirl(s) seen at or near the station during the preceding hour or at the same timeof observation, but NO duststorm or sandstorm
	9	Duststorm or sandstorm within sight at the time of observation, or at the station during the preceding hour
	10	Mist
	11	Patches
	12	More or less continuous
	13	Lightning visible, NO thunder heard
	14	Precipitation within sight, not reaching the ground or the surface of the sea
	15	Precipitation within sight, reaching the ground or the surface of the sea, but distant, I.e. estimated to be more than 5km from the station
	16	Precipitation within sight, reaching the ground or the surface of the sea, near to, but not at the station
	17	Thunderstorm, but NO precipitation at the time of observation
	18	Squalls
	19	Funnel cloud(s)
	20	Drizzle (not freezing) or snow grains
	21	Rain (not freezing)
	22	Snow
	23	Rain and snow or ice pellets
	24	Freezing drizzle or freezing rain
	25	Shower(s) of rain
	26	Shower(s) of snow, or of rain and snow
	27	Shower(s) of hail*, or of rain and hail
	28	Fog or ice fog
	29	Thunderstorm (with or without precipitation)
	30	Slight or moderate duststorm or sandstorm
	31	Slight or moderate duststorm or sandstorm
	32	Slight or moderate duststorm or sandstorm
	33	Severe duststorm or sandstorm
	34	Severe duststorm or sandstorm
	35	Severe duststorm or sandstorm
	36	Slight or moderate drifting snow
	37	Heavy drifting snow
	38	Slight or moderate blowing snow
	39	Heavy blowing snow
	40	Fog or ice fog at a distance at the time of observation, butnot at the station during the preceding hour, the fog or ice fog extending to a level above that of the observer
	41	Fog or ice fog in patches
	42	Fog or ice fog, sky visible
	43	Fog or ice fog, sky invisible
	44	Fog or ice fog, sky visible
	45	Fog or ice fog, sky invisible
	46	Fog or ice fog, sky visible
	47	Fog or ice fog, sky invisible
	48	Fog, depositing rime, sky visible
	49	Fog, depositing rime, sky invisible
	50	Drizzle, not freezing, intermittent
	51	Drizzle, not freezing, continuous
	52	Drizzle, not freezing, intermittent
	53	Drizzle, not freezing, continuous
	54	Drizzle, not freezing, intermittent
	55	Drizzle, not freezing, continuous
	56	Drizzle, freezing, slight
	57	Drizzle, freezing, moderate or heavy (dense)
	58	Drizzle and rain, slight
	59	Drizzle and rain, moderate or heavy
	60	Rain, not freezing, intermittent
	61	Rain, not freezing, continuous
	62	Rain, not freezing, intermittent
	63	Rain, not freezing, continuous
	64	Rain, not freezing, intermittent
	65	Rain, not freezing, continuous
	66	Rain, freezing, slight
	67	Rain, freezing, moderate or heavy
	68	Rain or drizzle and snow, slight
	69	Rain or drizzle and snow, moderate or heavy
	70	Intermittent fall of snowflakes
	71	Continuous fall of snowflakes
	72	Intermittent fall of snowflakes
	73	Continuous fall of snowflakes
	74	Intermittent fall of snowflakes
	75	Continuous fall of snowflakes
	76	Diamond dust (with or without fog)
	77	Snow grains (with or without fog)
	78	Isolated star-like snow crystals (with or without fog)
	79	Ice pellets
	80	Rain shower(s), slight
	81	Rain shower(s), moderate or heavy
	82	Rain shower(s), violent
	83	Shower(s) of rain and snow mixed, slight
	84	Shower(s) of rain and snow mixed, moderate or heavy
	85	Snow shower(s), slight
	86	Snow shower(s), moderate or heavy
	87	Shower(s) of snow pellets or small hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed
	88	Shower(s) of snow pellets or small hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed
	89	Shower(s) of hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed, not associated with thunder
	90	Shower(s) of hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed, not associated with thunder
	91	Slight rain at time of observation
	92	Moderate or heavy rain at time of observation
	93	Slight snow, or rain and snow mixed or hail* at time of observation
	94	Moderate or heavy snow, or rain and snow mixed or hail* at time of observation
	95	Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, without hail*, but with rain and/or snow at time of observation
	96	Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with hail* at time of observation
	97	Thunderstorm, heavy, without hail*, but with rain and/or snow at time of observation
	98	Thunderstorm combined with duststorm or sandstorm at time ofobservation
	99	Thunderstorm, heavy, with hail* at time of observation
	100	NO significant weather observed
	101	Clouds generally dissolving or becoming less developed during the past hour
	102	State of sky on the whole unchanged during the past hour
	103	Clouds generally forming or developing during the past hour
	104	Haze or smoke, or dust in suspension in the air, visibilityequal to, or greater than, 1 km
	105	Haze or smoke, or dust in suspension in the air, visibilityless than 1 km
	110	Mist
	111	Diamond dust
	112	Distant lightning
	118	Squalls
	119	Reserved
	120	Fog
	121	Precipitation
	122	Drizzle (not freezing) or snow grains
	123	Rain (not freezing)
	124	Snow
	125	Freezing drizzle or freezing rain
	126	Thunderstorm (with or without precipitation)
	127	Blowing or drifting snow or sand
	128	Blowing or drifting snow or sand, visibility equal to, or greater than, 1 km
	129	Blowing or drifting snow or sand, visibility less than 1 km
	130	Fog
	131	Fog or ice fog in patches
	132	Fog or ice fog, has become thinner during the past hour
	133	Fog or ice fog, NO appreciable change during the past hour
	134	Fog or ice fog, has begun or become thicker during the pasthour
	135	Fog, depositing rime
	140	Precipitation
	141	Precipitation, slight or moderate
	142	Precipitation, heavy
	143	Liquid precipitation, slight or moderate
	144	Liquid precipitation, heavy
	145	Solid precipitation, slight or moderate
	146	Solid precipitation, heavy
	147	Freezing precipitation, slight or moderate
	148	Freezing precipitation, heavy
	149	Reserved
	150	Drizzle
	151	Drizzle, not freezing, slight
	152	Drizzle, not freezing, moderate
	153	Drizzle, not freezing, heavy
	154	Drizzle, freezing, slight
	155	Drizzle, freezing, moderate
	156	Drizzle, freezing, heavy
	157	Drizzle and rain, slight
	158	Drizzle and rain, moderate or heavy
	159	Reserved
	160	Rain
	161	Rain, not freezing, slight
	162	Rain, not freezing, moderate
	163	Rain, not freezing, heavy
	164	Rain, freezing, slight
	165	Rain, freezing, moderate
	166	Rain, freezing, heavy
	167	Rain (or drizzle) and snow, slight
	168	Rain (or drizzle) and snow, moderate or heavy
	169	Reserved
	170	Snow
	171	Snow, slight
	172	Snow, moderate
	173	Snow, heavy
	174	Ice pellets, slight
	175	Ice pellets, moderate
	176	Ice pellets, heavy
	177	Snow grains
	178	Ice crystals
	179	Reserved
	180	Shower(s) or intermittent precipitation
	181	Rain shower(s) or intermittent rain, slight
	182	Rain shower(s) or intermittent rain, moderate
	183	Rain shower(s) or intermittent rain, heavy
	184	Rain shower(s) or intermittent rain, violent
	185	Snow shower(s) or intermittent snow, slight
	186	Snow shower(s) or intermittent snow, moderate
	187	Snow shower(s) or intermittent snow, heavy
	188	Reserved
	189	Hail
	190	Thunderstorm
	191	Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with NO precipitation
	192	Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with rain showers and/or snow showers
	193	Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with hail
	194	Thunderstorm, heavy, with NO precipitation
	195	Thunderstorm, heavy, with rain showers and/or snow showers
	196	Thunderstorm, heavy, with hail
	199	Tornado
	204	Volcanic ash suspended in the air aloft
	205	Not used
	206	Thick dust haze, visibility less than 1 km
	207	Blowing spray at the station
	208	Drifting dust (sand)
	209	Wall of dust or sand in distance (like haboob)
	210	Snow haze
	211	Whiteout
	212	Not used
	213	Lightning, cloud to surface
	217	Dry thunderstorm
	218	Not used
	219	Tornado cloud (destructive) at or within sight of the station during preceding hour or at the time of observation
	220	Deposition of volcanic ash
	221	Deposition of dust or sand
	222	Deposition of dew
	223	Deposition of wet snow
	224	Deposition of soft rime
	225	Deposition of hard rime
	226	Deposition of hoar frost
	227	Deposition of glaze
	228	Deposition of ice crust (ice slick)
	229	Not used
	230	Duststorm or sandstorm with temperature below 0 °c
	239	Blowing snow, impossible to determine whether snow is falling or not
	240	Not used
	241	Fog on sea
	242	Fog in valleys
	243	Arctic or Antarctic sea smoke
	244	Steam fog (sea, lake or river)
	245	Steam log (land)
	246	Fog over ice or snow cover
	247	Dense fog, visibility 60-90 m
	248	Dense fog, visibility 30-60 m
	249	Dense fog, visibility less than 30 m
	250	Drizzle, rate of fall - less than 0.10 mm h-1
	251	Drizzle, rate of fall - 0.10-0.19 mm h-1
	252	Drizzle, rate of fall - 0.20-0.39 mm h-1
	253	Drizzle, rate of fall - 0.40-0.79 mm h-1
	254	Drizzle, rate of fall - 0.80-1.59 mm h-1
	255	Drizzle, rate of fall - 1.60-3.19 mm h-1
	256	Drizzle, rate of fall - 3.20-6.39 mm h-1
	257	Drizzle, rate of fall - 6.4 mm h-1 or more
	258	Not used
	259	Drizzle and snow
	260	Rain, rate of fall - less than 1.0 mm h-1
	261	Rain, rate of fall - 1.0-1.9 mm h-1
	262	Rain, rate of fall - 2.0-3.9 mm h-1
	263	Rain, rate of fall - 4.0-7.9 mm h-1
	264	Rain, rate of fall - 8.0-15.9 mm h-1
	265	Rain, rate of fall - 16.0-31.9 mm h-1
	266	Rain, rate of fall - 32.0-63.9 mm h-1
	267	Rain, rate of fall - 64.0 mm h-1 or more
	270	Snow, rate of fall - less than 1.0 cm h-1
	271	Snow, rate of fall - 1.0-1.9 cm h-1
	272	Snow, rate of fall - 2.0-3.9 cm h-1
	273	Snow, rate of fall - 4.0-7.9 cm h-1
	274	Snow, rate of fall - 8.0-15.9 cm h-1
	275	Snow, rate of fall - 16.0-31.9 cm h-1
	276	Snow, rate of fall - 32.0-63.9 cm h-1
	277	Snow, rate of fall - 64.0 cm h-1 or more
	278	Snow or ice crystal precipitation from a clear sky
	279	Wet snow, freezing on contact
	280	Precipitation of rain
	281	Precipitation of rain, freezing
	282	Precipitation of rain and snow mixed
	283	Precipitation of snow
	284	Precipitation of snow pellets or small hall
	285	Precipitation of snow pellets or small hail, with rain
	286	Precipitation of snow pellets or small hail, with rain and snow mixed
	287	Precipitation of snow pellets or small hail, with snow
	288	Precipitation of hail
	289	Precipitation of hail, with rain
	290	Precipitation of hall, with rain and snow mixed
	291	Precipitation of hail, with snow
	292	Shower(s) or thunderstorm over sea
	293	Shower(s) or thunderstorm over mountains
	508	NO significant phenomenon to report, present and past weather omitted
	509	NO observation, data not available, present and past weatheromitted
	510	Present and past weather missing, but expected
	511	Missing value
0-20-004	Past weather (1)
	0	Cloud covering 1/2 or less of the sky throughout the appropriate period
	1	Cloud covering more than 1/2 of the sky during part of the appropriate period and covering 1/2 or less during part of the period
	2	Cloud covering more than 1/2 of the sky throughout the appropriate period
	3	Sandstorm, duststorm or blowing snow
	4	Fog or ice fog or thick haze
	5	Drizzle
	6	Rain
	7	Snow, or rain and snow mixed
	8	Shower(s)
	9	Thunderstorm(s) with or without precipitation
	10	NO significant weather observed
	11	Visibility reduced (see note)
	12	Blowing phenomena, visibility reduced
	13	Fog (see note)
	14	Precipitation (see note)
	15	Drizzle
	16	Rain
	17	Snow or ice pellets
	18	Showers or intermittent precipitation
	19	Thunderstorm
	31	Missing value
0-20-005	Past weather (2)
	0	Cloud covering 1/2 or less of the sky throughout the appropriate period
	1	Cloud covering more than 1/2 of the sky during part of the appropriate period and covering 1/2 or less during part of the period
	2	Cloud covering more than 1/2 of the sky throughout the appropriate period
	3	Sandstorm, duststorm or blowing snow
	4	Fog or ice fog or thick haze
	5	Drizzle
	6	Rain
	7	Snow, or rain and snow mixed
	8	Shower(s)
	9	Thunderstorm(s) with or without precipitation
	10	NO significant weather observed
	11	Visibility reduced (see note)
	12	Blowing phenomena, visibility reduced
	13	Fog (see note)
	14	Precipitation (see note)
	15	Drizzle
	16	Rain
	17	Snow or ice pellets
	18	Showers or intermittent precipitation
	19	Thunderstorm
	31	Missing value
0-20-006	Flight rules
	0	Low instrument flight rules - ceiling < 500 feet and/or visibility < 1 mile
	1	Instrument flight rules - ceiling < 1000 feet and/or visibility < 3 miles
	2	Marginal visual flight rules - 1000 feet =< ceiling < 3000 feet and/or 3 miles =< visibility < 5 miles
	3	Visual flight rules - ceiling >= 3000 feet and/or visibility>= 5 miles
	7	Missing value
0-20-008	Cloud distribution for aviation
	0	Sky clear
	1	Few
	2	Scattered
	3	Broken
	4	Overcast
	5	Reserved
	6	Scattered/broken
	7	Broken/overcast
	8	Isolated
	9	Isolated embedded
	10	Occasional
	11	Occasional embedded
	12	Frequent
	13	Dense
	14	Layers
	15	Obscured (obsc)
	16	Embedded (embd)
	17	Frequent embedded
	31	Missing value
0-20-009	General weather indicator (TAF/METAR)
	0	Reserved
	1	Nsc nil significant cloud
	2	Cavok
	3	Skc sky clear
	4	Nsw nil significant weather
	15	Missing value
0-20-011	Cloud amount
	0	0
	1	1 okta or less, but not zero
	2	2 oktas
	3	3 oktas
	4	4 oktas
	5	5 oktas
	6	6 oktas
	7	7 oktas or more, but not 8 oktas
	8	8 oktas
	9	Sky obscured by fog and/or other meteorological phenomena
	10	Sky partially obscured by fog and/or other meteorological phenomena
	11	Scattered
	12	Broken
	13	Few
	14	Reserved
	15	Cloud cover is indiscernible for reasons other than fog or other meteorological phenomena, or observation is not made
0-20-012	Cloud type
	0	Cirrus (ci)
	1	Cirrocumulus (cc)
	2	Cirrostratus (cs)
	3	Altocumulus (ac)
	4	Altostratus (as)
	5	Nimbostratus (ns)
	6	Stratocumulus (sc)
	7	Stratus (st)
	8	Cumulus (cu)
	9	Cumulonimbus (cb)
	10	NO ch clouds
	11	Cirrus fibratus, sometimes uncinus, not progressively invading the sky
	12	Cirrus spissatus, in patches or entangled sheaves, which usually do not increase and sometimes seem to be the remains ofthe upper part of a cumulonimbus; or cirrus castellanus orfloccus
	13	Cirrus spissatus cumulonimbogenitus
	14	Cirrus uncinus or fibratus, or both, progressively invadingthe sky; they generally thicken as a whole
	15	Cirrus (often in bands) and cirrostratus, or cirrostratus alone, progressively invading the sky; they generally thickenas a whole, but the continuous veil does not reach 45 degrees above the horizon
	16	Cirrus (often in bands) and cirrostratus, or cirrostratus alone, progressively invading the sky; they generally thickenas a whole; the continuous veil extends more than 45 degreesabove the horizon, without the sky being totally covered
	17	Cirrostratus covering the whole sky
	18	Cirrostratus not progressively invading the sky and not entirely covering it
	19	Cirrocumulus alone, or cirrocumulus predominant among the chclouds
	20	NO cm clouds
	21	Altostratus translucidus
	22	Altostratus opacus or nimbostratus
	23	Altocumulus translucidus at a single level
	24	Patches (often lenticular) of altocumulus translucidus, continually changing and occurring at one or more levels
	25	Altocumulus translucidus in bands, or one or more layers ofaltocumulus translucidus or opacus, progressively invading the sky; these altocumulus clouds generally thicken as a whole
	26	Altocumulus cumulogenitus (or cumulonimbogenitus)
	27	Altocumulus translucidus or opacus in two or more layers, oraltocumulus opacus in a single layer, not progressively invading the sky, or altocumulus with altostratus or nimbostratus
	28	Altocumulus castellanus or floccus
	29	Altocumulus of a chaotic sky, generally at several levels
	30	NO cl clouds
	31	Cumulus humilis or cumulus fractus other than of bad weather,* or both
	32	Cumulus mediocris or congestus, towering cumulus (tcu), withor without cumulus of species fractus or humilis or stratocumulus, all having their bases at the same level
	33	Cumulonimbus calvus, with or without cumulus, stratocumulusor stratus
	34	Stratocumulus cumulogenitus
	35	Stratocumulus other than stratocumulus cumulogenitus
	36	Stratus nebulosus or stratus fractus other than of bad weather,* or both
	37	Stratus fractus or cumulus fractus of bad weather,* or both(pannus), usually below altostratus or nimbostratus
	38	Cumulus and stratocumulus other than stratocumulus cumulogenitus, with bases at different levels
	39	Cumulonimbus capillatus (often with an anvil), with or without cumulonimbus calvus, cumulus, stratocumulus, stratus or pannus
	40	Ch
	41	Cm
	42	Cl
	59	Cloud not visible owing to darkness, fog, duststorm, sandstorm, or other analogous phenomena
	60	Ch clouds invisible owing to darkness, fog, blowing dust orsand, or other similar phenomena, or because of a continuouslayer of lower clouds
	61	Cm clouds invisible owing to darkness, fog, blowing dust orsand, or other similar phenomena, or because of continuous layer of lower clouds
	62	Cl clouds invisible owing to darkness, fog, blowing dust orsand, or other similar phenomena
	63	Missing value
0-20-017	Cloud top description
	0	Isolated cloud fragments of clouds
	1	Continuous cloud
	2	Broken cloud - small breaks
	3	Broken cloud - large breaks
	4	Continuous cloud
	5	Broken cloud - small breaks
	6	Broken cloud - large breaks
	7	Continuous or almost continuous waves with towering clouds above the top of the layer
	8	Groups of waves with towering clouds above the top of the layer
	9	Two or more layers at different levels
	15	Missing value
0-20-018	Tendency of runway visual range
	0	Increasing (u)
	1	Decreasing (d)
	2	NO distinct change (N)
	3	Missing value
0-20-021	Type of precipitation
	1	Precipitation-unknown type
	2	Liquid precipitation not freezing
	3	Liquid freezing precipitation
	4	Drizzle
	5	Rain
	6	Solid precipitation
	7	Snow
	8	Snow grains
	9	Snow pellets
	10	Ice pellets
	11	Ice crystals
	12	Diamond dust
	13	Small hail
	14	Hail
	15	Glaze
	16	Rime
	17	Soft rime
	18	Hard rime
	19	Clear ice
	20	Wet snow
	21	Hoar frost
	22	Dew
	23	White dew
0-20-022	Character of precipitation
	0	NO precipitation
	1	Continuous
	2	Intermittent
	3	Shower
	4	Not reaching ground
	5	Deposition
	15	Missing value
0-20-023	Other weather phenomena
	1	Dust/sand whirl
	2	Squalls
	3	Sandstorm
	4	Duststorm
	5	Lightning - cloud to surface
	6	Lightning - cloud to cloud
	7	Lightning - distant
	8	Thunderstorm
	9	Funnel cloud not touching surface
	10	Funnel cloud touching surface
	11	Spray
	12	Water-spout
	13	Wind shear
	14	Dust devils
0-20-024	Intensity of phenomena
	0	NO phenomena
	1	Light
	2	Moderate
	3	Heavy
	4	Violent
	5	Severe
	6	Very severe
	7	Missing value
0-20-025	Obscuration
	1	Fog
	2	Ice fog
	3	Steam fog
	7	Mist
	8	Haze
	9	Smoke
	10	Volcanic ash
	11	Dust
	12	Sand
	13	Snow
	14	Cloud
	15	Precipitation
	16	Impossible to determine whether snow is falling or not
0-20-026	Character of obscuration
	0	NO change
	1	Shallow
	2	Patches
	3	Partial
	4	Freezing
	5	Low drifting
	6	Blowing
	7	Increasing
	8	Decreasing
	9	In suspension in the air
	10	Wall
	11	Dense
	12	Whiteout
	13	Drifting and blowing
	14	Reserved
	15	Missing value
0-20-027	Phenomena occurrence
	1	At time of observation
	2	In past hour
	3	In time period for past weather w1w2
	4	In time period specified
	5	Reserved
	6	Below station level
	7	At the station
	8	In the vicinity
0-20-028	Expected change in intensity
	0	NO change (nc)
	1	Forecast to weaken (wkn)
	2	Forecast to intensify (intsf)
	7	Missing value
0-20-029	Rain flag
	0	NO rain
	1	Rain
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-20-032	Rate of ice accretion (estimated)
	0	Ice not building up
	1	Ice building up slowly
	2	Ice building up rapidly
	3	Ice melting or breaking up slowly
	4	Ice melting or breaking up rapidly
	7	Missing value
0-20-033	Cause of ice accretion
	1	Icing from ocean spray
	2	Icing from fog
	3	Icing from rain
0-20-034	Sea ice concentration
	0	NO sea ice in sight
	1	Ship in open lead more than 1.0 nautical mile wide, or shipin fast ice with boundary beyond limit of visibility
	2	Sea ice present in concentrations less than 3/10 (3/8) openwater or very open pack ice
	3	4/10 to 6/10 (3/8 to less than 6/8), open pack ice
	4	7/10 to 8/10 (6/8 to less than 7/8), close pack ice
	5	9/10 or more, but not 10/10 (7/8 to less than 8/8), very close pack ice
	6	Strips and patches of pack ice with open water between
	7	Strips and patches of close or very close pack ice with areas of lesser concentration between
	8	Fast ice with open water, very open or open pack ice to seaward of the ice boundary
	9	Fast ice with close or very close pack ice to seaward of theboundary
	14	Unable to report, because of darkness, lack of visibility, or because ship is more than 0.5 nautical mile away from iceedge
	31	Missing value
0-20-035	Amount and type of ice
	0	NO ice of land origin
	1	1-5 icebergs, NO growlers or bergy bits
	2	6-10 icebergs, NO growlers or bergy bits
	3	11-20 icebergs, NO growlers or bergy bits
	4	Up to and including 10 growlers and bergy bits - NO icebergs
	5	More than 10 growlers and bergy bits - NO icebergs
	6	1-5 icebergs, with growlers and bergy bits
	7	6-10 icebergs, with growlers and bergy bits
	8	11-20 icebergs, with growlers and bergy bits
	9	More than 20 icebergs, with growlers and bergy bits - a major hazard to navigation
	14	Unable to report, because of darkness, lack of visibility orbecause only sea ice is visible
	15	Missing value
0-20-036	Ice situation
	0	Ship in open water with floating ice in sight
	1	Ship in easily penetrable ice; conditions improving
	2	Ship in easily penetrable ice; conditions not changing
	3	Ship in easily penetrable ice; conditions worsening
	4	Ship in ice difficult to penetrate; conditions improving
	5	Ship in ice difficult to penetrate; conditions not changing
	6	Ship in ice difficult to penetrate and conditions worsening.ice forming and floes freezing together
	7	Ship in ice difficult to penetrate and conditions worsening.ice under slight pressure
	8	Ship in ice difficult to penetrate and conditions worsening.ice under moderate or severe pressure
	9	Ship in ice difficult to penetrate and conditions worsening.ship beset
	30	Unable to report, because of darkness or lack of visibility
	31	Missing value
0-20-037	Ice development
	0	New ice only (frazil ice, grease ice, slush, shuga)
	1	Nilas or ice rind, less than 10 cm thick
	2	Young ice (grey ice, grey-white ice), 10-30 cm thick
	3	Predominantly new and/or young ice with some first-year ice
	4	Predominantly thin first-year ice with some new and/or youngice
	5	All thin first-year ice (30-70 cm thick)
	6	Predominantly medium first-year ice (70-120 cm thick) and thick first-year ice (>120 cm thick) with some thinner (younger) first-year ice
	7	All medium and thick first-year ice
	8	Predominantly medium and thick first-year ice with some oldice (usually more than 2 metres thick)
	9	Predominantly old ice
	30	Unable to report, because of darkness, lack of visibility orbecause only ice of land origin is visible or because shipis more than 0.5 nautical mile away from ice edge
	31	Missing value
0-20-040	Evolution of drift snow
	0	Drift snow ended before the hour of observation
	1	Intensity diminishing
	2	NO change
	3	Intensity increasing
	4	Continues, apart from interruption lasting less than 30 minutes
	5	General drift snow has become drift snow near the ground
	6	Drift snow near the ground has become general drift snow
	7	Drift snow has started again after an interruption of more than 30 minutes
	15	Missing value
0-20-041	Airframe icing
	0	NO icing
	1	Light icing
	2	Light icing in cloud
	3	Light icing in precipitation
	4	Moderate icing
	5	Moderate icing in cloud
	6	Moderate icing in precipitation
	7	Severe icing
	8	Severe icing in cloud
	9	Severe icing in precipitation
	10	Trace of icing
	11	Trace of icing in cloud
	12	Trace of icing in precipitation
	15	Missing value
0-20-042	Airframe icing present
	0	NO icing
	1	Icing present
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-20-045	Supercooled large droplet (SLD) conditions
	0	NO sld conditions present
	1	Sld conditions present
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-20-048	Evolution of feature
	0	Stability
	1	Diminution
	2	Intensification
	3	Unknown
	15	Missing value
0-20-050	Cloud index
	0	Reserved
	1	1st low cloud
	2	2nd low cloud
	3	3rd low cloud
	4	1st medium cloud
	5	2nd medium cloud
	6	3rd medium cloud
	7	1st high cloud
	8	2nd high cloud
	255	Missing value
0-20-055	State of sky in the tropics
	0	Cumulus, if any, are quite small; generally less than 2/8 coverage, except on windward slopes of elevated terrain; average width of cloud is at least as great as its vertical thickness
	1	Cumulus of intermediate size with cloud cover less than 5/8;average cloud width is more than its vertical thickness; towers are vertical with little or NO evidence of precipitation, except along slopes of elevated terrain; a general absence of middle and
	2	Swelling cumulus with rapidly growing tall turrets which decrease in size with height and whose tops tend to separate from the longer cloud body and evaporate within minutes of theseparation
	3	Swelling cumulus with towers having a pronounced tilt in a downwind direction; vertical cloud thickness is more than oneand a half times that of its average width
	4	Swelling cumulus with towers having a pronounced tilt in anupwind direction; vertical cloud thickness is more than oneand a half times that of its average width
	5	Tall cumulus congestus with vertical thickness more than twice the average width; not organized in clusters or lines; one or more layers of clouds extend out from the cloud towers,although NO continuous cloud layers exist
	6	Isolated cumulonimbus or large clusters of cumulus turrets separated by wide areas in which clouds are absent; cloud bases are generally dark with showers observed in most cells; some scattered middle and upper clouds may be present; individual cumulus ce
	7	Numerous cumulus extending through the middle troposphere with broken to overcast sheets of middle clouds and/or cirrostratus; cumulus towers do not decrease generally in size withheight; ragged dark cloud bases with some showers present
	8	Continuous dense middle clouds and/or cirrostratus cloud sheets with some large isolated cumulonimbus or cumulus congestus clouds penetrating these sheets; light rain occasionallyobserved from the altostratus; cumulonimbus bases ragged anddark with show
	9	Continuous sheets of middle clouds and/or cirrostratus withcumulonimbus and cumulus congestus in organized lines or cloud bands; rain is generally observed from altostratus sheetsand heavy showers from cumulonimbus; wind has a squally character
	10	State of sky unknown or not described by any of the above
	15	Missing value
0-20-056	Cloud phase
	0	Unknown
	1	Water
	2	Ice
	3	Mixed
	4	Clear
	7	Missing value
0-20-062	State of the ground (with or without snow)
	0	Surface of ground dry (without cracks and NO appreciable amount of dust or loose sand)
	1	Surface of ground moist
	2	Surface of ground wet (standing water in small or large pools on surface)
	3	Flooded
	4	Surface of ground frozen
	5	Glaze on ground
	6	Loose dry dust or sand not covering ground completely
	7	Thin cover of loose dry dust or sand covering ground completely
	8	Moderate or thick cover of loose dry dust or sand covering ground completely
	9	Extremely dry with cracks
	10	Ground predominantly covered by ice
	11	Compact or wet snow (with or without ice) covering less thanone half of the ground
	12	Compact or wet snow (with or without ice) covering at leastone half of the ground but ground not completely covered
	13	Even layer of compact or wet snow covering ground completely
	14	Uneven layer of compact or wet snow covering ground completely
	15	Loose dry snow covering less than one half of the ground
	16	Loose dry snow covering at least one half of the ground butground not completely covered
	17	Even layer of loose dry snow covering ground completely
	18	Uneven layer of loose dry snow covering ground completely
	19	Snow covering ground completely; deep drifts
	31	Missing value
0-20-063	Special phenomena
	0	Reserved
	1	Highest wind speed gusts greater than 11.5 m/s
	2	Highest mean wind speed greater than 17.5 m/s
	7	Visibility greater than 100 000 m
	10	Mirage - NO specification
	11	Mirage - image of distant object raised (looming)
	12	Mirage - image of distant object raised clear above the horizon
	13	Mirage - inverted image of distant object
	14	Mirage - complex, multiple images of distant object (imagesnot inverted)
	15	Mirage - complex, multiple images of distant object (some images being inverted)
	16	Mirage - sun or moon seen appreciably distorted
	17	Mirage - sun visible, although astronomically below the horizon
	18	Mirage - moon visible, although astronomically below the horizon
	19	Reserved
	20	Day darkness, bad, worst in direction specified
	21	Day darkness, very bad, worst in direction specified
	22	Day darkness, black, worst in direction specified
	31	Slight coloration of clouds at sunrise associated with a tropical disturbance
	32	Deep-red coloration of clouds at sunrise associated with a tropical disturbance
	33	Slight coloration of clouds at sunset associated with a tropical disturbance
	34	Deep-red coloration of clouds at sunset associated with a tropical disturbance
	35	Convergence of ch clouds at a point below 45° forming or increasing and associated with a tropical disturbance
	36	Convergence of ch clouds at a point above 45° associated with a tropical disturbance
	37	Convergence of ch clouds at a point below 45° dissolving ordiminishing and associated with a tropical disturbance
	38	Convergence of ch clouds at a point above 45° associated with a tropical disturbance
	39	Reserved
	40	Hoar frost on horizontal surfaces
	41	Hoar frost on horizontal and vertical surfaces
	42	Precipitation containing sand or desert dust
	43	Precipitation containing volcanic ash
	50	Calm or light wind followed by a squall
	51	Calm or light wind followed by a succession of squalls
	52	Gusty weather followed by a squall
	53	Gusty weather followed by a succession of squalls
	54	Squall followed by gusty weather
	55	General gusty weather with squall at intervals
	56	Squall approaching station
	57	Line squall
	58	Squall with drifting or blowing dust or sand
	59	Line squall with drifting or blowing dust or sand
	60	Temperature steady
	61	Temperature falling, without going below 0°c
	62	Temperature rising, without going above 0°c
	63	Temperature falling to a value below 0°c
	64	Temperature rising to a value above 0°c
	65	Irregular variation, oscillations of temperature passing through 0°c
	66	Irregular variation, oscillations of temperature not passingthrough 0°c
	67	Variation of temperature not observed
	68	Not allocated
	69	Variation of temperature unknown owing to lack of thermograph
	70	Visibility has not varied (sun* visible) towards direction specified
	71	Visibility has not varied (sun* invisible) towards directionspecified
	72	Visibility has increased (sun* visible) towards direction specified
	73	Visibility has increased (sun* invisible) towards directionspecified
	74	Visibility has decreased (sun* visible) towards direction specified
	75	Visibility has decreased (sun* invisible) towards directionspecified
	76	Fog coming from direction specified
	77	Fog has lifted, without dissipating
	78	Fog has dispersed without regard to direction
	79	Moving patches or banks of fog
	80	Brocken spectre
	81	Rainbow
	82	Solar or lunar halo
	83	Parhelia or anthelia
	84	Sun pillar
	85	Corona
	86	Twilight glow
	87	Twilight glow on the mountains (alpenglühen)
	88	Mirage
	89	Zodiacal light
	90	St. elmo's fire
	1023	Missing value
0-20-071	Accuracy of fix and rate of atmospherics
	0	NO assessment
	1	Less than 50 km
	2	Between 50 and 200 km
	3	More than 200 km
	4	Less than 50 km
	5	Between 50 and 200 km
	6	More than 200 km
	7	Less thank 50 km
	8	Between 50 and 200 km
	9	More than 200 km
	15	Missing value
0-20-085	General condition of runway
	0	Cleared (clrd//)
	1	All runways closed (snoclo)
	15	Missing value
0-20-086	Runway deposits
	0	Clear and dry
	1	Damp
	2	Wet with water patches
	3	Rime and frost covered (depth normally less than 1 mm)
	4	Dry snow
	5	Wet snow
	6	Slush
	7	Ice
	8	Compacted or rolled snow
	9	Frozen ruts or ridges
	15	Missing or not reported (e.g. due to runway clearance in progress)
0-20-087	Runway contamination
	0	Reserved
	1	Less than 10% of runway covered
	2	11% to 25% of runway covered
	5	25% to 50% of runway covered
	9	51% to 100% of runway covered
	15	Missing or not reported (e.g. due to runway clearance in progress)
0-20-089	Runway friction coefficient
	0	0.00
	1	0.01
	89	0.89
	90	0.90
	91	Braking action poor
	92	Braking action medium to poor
	93	Braking action medium
	94	Braking action medium to good
	95	Braking action good
	99	Unreliable
	127	Missing, not reported and/or runway not operational
0-20-090	Special clouds
	0	Reserved
	1	Nacreous clouds
	2	Noctilucent clouds
	3	Clouds from waterfalls
	4	Clouds from fires
	5	Clouds from volcanic eruptions
	15	Missing value
0-20-101	Locust (acridian) name
	0	Reserved
	1	Schistocerca gregaria
	2	Locusta migratoria
	3	Nomadacris septemfasciata
	4	Oedaleus senegalensis
	5	Anracridium spp
	6	Other locusts
	7	Other grasshoppers
	8	Other crickets
	9	Spodoptera exempta
	15	Missing value
0-20-102	Locust (maturity) colour
	0	Green
	1	Green or black
	2	Black
	3	Yellow and black
	4	Straw/grey
	5	Pink
	6	Dark red/brown
	7	Mixed red and yellow
	8	Yellow
	9	Other
	15	Missing value
0-20-103	Stage of development of locusts
	0	Hoppers (nymphs, larvae), stage 1
	1	Hoppers (nymphs, larvae), stage 2 or mixed 1, 2 instars (stages)
	2	Hoppers (nymphs, larvae), stage 3 or mixed 2, 3 instars
	3	Hoppers (nymphs, larvae), stage 4 or mixed 3, 4 instars
	4	Hoppers (nymphs, larvae), stage 5 or mixed 4, 5 instars
	5	Hoppers (nymphs, larvae), stage mixed, all or many instars
	6	Fledglings (wings too soft for sustained flight)
	7	Immature adults
	8	Mixed maturity adults
	9	Mature adults
	15	Missing value
0-20-104	Organization state of swarm or band of locusts
	0	Hoppers only, mainly in bands or clusters
	1	Winged adults in the vicinity more than 10 kilometres from point of observation
	2	Locusts in flight, a few seen at the station
	3	Locusts at the station, most of them on the ground
	4	Locusts, some on ground and others in flight at a height less than 10 metres
	5	Locusts, some on ground and others in flight at a height greater than 10 metres
	6	Locusts, most in flight at a height less than 10 metres
	7	Locusts, most in flight at a height greater than 10 metres
	8	Locusts, all over inflicting severe damage to vegetation, noextermination operation
	9	Locusts, all over inflicting severe damage to vegetation, extermination operation in progress
	15	Missing value
0-20-105	Size of swarm or band of locusts and duration of passage of swarm
	0	Reserved
	1	Area covered by isolated bands < 10 m2
	2	Area covered by isolated bands 10 - 100 m2
	3	Area covered by isolated bands 100 - 1000 m2
	4	Area covered by isolated bands 1 000 - 10000 m2
	5	Area covered by isolated bands 1 - 10 ha
	6	Area covered by isolated bands > 10 ha
	7	Area covered by dispersed bands < 100 km2
	8	Area covered by dispersed bands 100 - 1000 km2
	9	Area covered by dispersed bands > 1000 km2
	10	Size of swarm and/or duration of passage not determined owing to darkness or similar phenomena
	15	Missing value
0-20-106	Locust population density
	0	Reserved
	1	Thin density swarm (swarm visible only when near enough forindividual locusts to be discerned)
	2	Medium density swarm
	3	Dense swarm (obscuring nearby features, e.g. trees)
	4	Isolated hoppers seen singly
	5	Scattered hoppers, several visible simultaneously
	15	Missing value
0-20-107	Direction of movements of locust swarm
	0	Reserved
	1	Generally in the direction ne
	2	Generally in the direction e
	3	Generally in the direction se
	4	Generally in the direction s
	5	Generally in the direction sw
	6	Generally in the direction W
	7	Generally in the direction nw
	8	Generally in the direction N
	9	Specific direction indeterminable
	15	Missing value
0-20-108	Extent of vegetation
	0	Bare ground
	1	Dry, presence of few and isolated shrubs
	2	Sparse vegetation (sprouting)
	3	Dense vegetation (sprouting)
	4	Sparse vegetation (growing)
	5	Dense vegetation (growing)
	6	Sparse vegetation in flower
	7	Dense vegetation in flower
	15	Missing value
0-20-119	Lightning discharge polarity
	0	Not defined
	1	Positive
	2	Negative
	3	Missing value
0-20-124	Lightning stroke or flash
	0	Not defined
	1	Lightning stroke
	2	Lightning flash, by manual observation, or if equipment insensitive to stroke resolution
	3	Missing value
0-20-136	Supplementary cloud type
	0	Isolated cumulus humilis and/or cumulus mediocris of vertical development
	1	Numerous cumulus humilis and/or cumulus mediocris of vertical development
	2	Isolated cumulus congestus of vertical development
	3	Numerous cumulus congestus of vertical development
	4	Isolated cumulonimbus of vertical development
	5	Numerous cumulonimbus of vertical development
	6	Isolated cumulus and cumulonimbus of vertical development
	7	Numerous cumulus and cumulonimbus of vertical development
	11	Isolated orographic clouds, pileus, incus, forming
	12	Isolated orographic clouds, pileus, incus, not changing
	13	Isolated orographic clouds, pileus, incus, dissolving
	14	Irregular banks of orographic cloud, föhn bank, etc., forming
	15	Irregular banks of orographic cloud, föhn bank, etc., not changing
	16	Irregular banks of orographic cloud, föhn bank, etc., dissolving
	17	Compact layer of orographic cloud, föhn bank, etc., forming
	18	Compact layer of orographic cloud, föhn bank, etc., not changing
	19	Compact layer of orographic cloud, föhn bank, etc., dissolving
	20	All mountains open, only small amounts of cloud present
	21	Mountains partly covered with detached clouds (not more thanhalf the peaks can be seen)
	22	All mountain slopes covered, peaks and passes free
	23	Mountains open on observer’s side (only small amounts of cloud present), but a continuous wall of cloud on the other side
	24	Clouds low above the mountains, but all slopes and mountainsopen (only small amounts of cloud on the slopes)
	25	Clouds low above the mountains, peaks partly covered by precipitation trails or clouds
	26	All peaks covered but passes open, slopes either open or covered
	27	Mountains generally covered but some peaks free, slopes wholly or partially covered
	28	All peaks, passes and slopes covered
	29	Mountains cannot be seen owing to darkness, fog, snowstorm,precipitation, etc.
	35	Non-persistent condensation trails
	36	Persistent condensation trails covering less than 1/8 of thesky
	37	Persistent condensation trails covering 1/8 of the sky
	38	Persistent condensation trails covering 2/8 of the sky
	39	Persistent condensation trails covering 3/8 or more of the sky
	40	NO cloud or mist observed from a higher level
	41	Mist, clear above observed from a higher level
	42	Fog patches observed from a higher level
	43	Layer of slight fog observed from a higher level
	44	Layer of thick fog observed from a higher level
	45	Some isolated clouds observed from a higher level
	46	Isolated clouds and fog below observed from a higher level
	47	Many isolated clouds observed from a higher level
	48	Sea of clouds observed from a higher level
	49	Bad visibility obscuring the downward view observed from a higher level
	511	Missing value
0-20-137	Unknown
	0	NO change
	1	Cumulification
	2	Slow elevation
	3	Rapid elevation
	4	Elevation and stratification
	5	Slow lowering
	6	Rapid lowering
	7	Stratification
	8	Stratification and lowering
	9	Rapid change
	15	Missing value
0-21-066	Wave scatterometer product confidence data
	1	Processing equipment not working
	2	Equipment failed
	3	Prf code changed during image generation
	4	Sampling window changed during image generation
	5	Gain changed during image generation
	6	Chirp replica exceeds specified value
	7	Input data mean and standard deviation of in-phase and quadrature out of range
	8	Doppler centroid confidence > mmcc value
	9	Doppler centroid absolute value > prf/2
	10	Doppler ambiguity confidence < mmcc value
	11	Output data mean and standard deviation =< mmcc value
0-21-067	Wind product confidence data
	1	NO forebeam calculation
	2	NO midbeam calculation
	3	NO aftbeam calculation
	4	Forebeam arcing detected
	5	Midbeam arcing detected
	6	Aftbeam arcing detected
	7	Any beam noise content above or equal to threshold
	8	Land (any land in cell footprint)
	9	Autonomous ambiguity removal not used
	10	Meteorological background not used
	11	Minimum residual exceeded threshold
	12	Frame checksum error detected
0-21-068	Radar altimeter product confidence data
	1	Standard deviation of wind speed outside mmcc limit
	2	Standard deviation of significant wave height outside mmcc limit
	3	Standard deviation of altitude outside mmcc limit
	4	Mean peakiness outside mmcc limit
	5	Frame checksum error detected
	6	Height-time loop time constant correction not performed
	7	Not enough measurements (N < 10)
0-21-069	SST product confidence data
	0	
	1	12.0 µm channel present in source data
	2	11.0 µm channel present in source data
	3	3.7 µm channel present in source data
	4	1.6 µm channel present in source data
	5	Cloud identification used 1.6 µm histogram reflectance cloud test
	6	1.6 µm histogram reflectance cloud test used dynamic threshold
	7	Sun glint detected by 1.6 µm reflectance cloud test
	8	3.7 µm channel used in sea-surface temperature retrieval
	9	Sea-surface temperature derivation used daytime data (night-time if zero)
0-21-070	SST product confidence data (SADIST-2)
	1	Cell 1: nadir-only view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	2	Cell 2: nadir-only view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	3	Cell 3: nadir-only view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	4	Cell 4: nadir-only view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	5	Cell 5: nadir-only view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	6	Cell 6: nadir-only view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	7	Cell 7: nadir-only view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	8	Cell 8: nadir-only view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	9	Cell 9: nadir-only view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	10	Cell 1: dual view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	11	Cell 2: dual view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	12	Cell 3: dual view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	13	Cell 4: dual view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	14	Cell 5: dual view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	15	Cell 6: dual view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	16	Cell 7: dual view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	17	Cell 8: dual view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	18	Cell 9: dual view sst used 3.7 micron channel
	19	Nadir view contains day-time data (night if zero)
	20	Forward view contains day-time data (night if zero)
	21	Record contains contributions from instrument scans acquiredwhen ERS platform not in yaw-steering mode
	22	Record contains contributions from instrument scans for which product confidence data show quality is poor or unknown
0-21-072	Satellite altimeter calibration status
	1	Height error correction applied instead of open loop calibration
	2	Microwave sounder used for troposphere correction
	3	Agc output correction applied instead of open loop calibration
0-21-073	Satellite altimeter instrument mode
	1	Blank data record
	2	Test
	3	Calibration (closed loop)
	4	Bite
	5	Acquisition on ice
	6	Acquisition on ocean
	7	Tracking on ice
	8	Tracking on ocean
0-21-076	Representation of intensities
	0	Linear
	1	Logarithmic (base e)
	2	Logarithmic (base 10)
	7	Missing value
0-21-109	SEAWINDS wind vector cell quality
	1	Not enough good sigma-0 available for wind retrieval
	2	Poor azimuth diversity among sigma-0 for wind retrieval
	8	Some portion of wind vector cell is over land
	9	Some portion of wind vector cell is over ice
	10	Wind retrieval not performed for wind vector cell
	11	Reported wind speed is greater than 30 m s-1
	12	Reported wind speed is less than or equal to 3 m s-1
0-21-115	SEAWINDS sigma-0 quality
	1	Sigma-0 measurement is not usable
	2	Signal to noise ratio is low
	3	Sigma-0 is negative
	4	Sigma-0 is outside of acceptable range
	5	Scatterometer pulse quality is not acceptable
	6	Sigma-0 cell location algorithm does not converge
	7	Frequency shift lies beyond the range of the X factor table
	8	Spacecraft temperature is beyond calibration coefficient range
	9	NO applicable altitude records were found for this sigma-0
	10	Interpolated ephemeris data are not acceptable for this sigma-0
0-21-116	SEAWINDS sigma-0 mode
	1	Calibration/measurement pulse flag (1)
	2	Calibration/measurement pulse flag (2)
	3	Outer antenna beam
	4	Sigma-0 cell is aft of spacecraft
	5	Current mode (1)
	6	Current mode (2)
	7	Effective gate width - slice resolution (1)
	8	Effective gate width - slice resolution (2)
	9	Effective gate width - slice resolution (3)
	10	Low resolution mode - whole pulse data
	11	Scatterometer electronic subsystem b
	12	Alternate spin rate - 19.8 rpm
	13	Receiver protection on
	14	Slices per composite flag (1)
	15	Slices per composite flag (2)
	16	Slices per composite flag (3)
0-21-119	Wind scatterometer geophysical model function
	0	Reserved
	1	Sass
	2	Sass2
	3	Nscat0
	4	Nscat1
	5	Nscat2
	6	Qscat0
	7	Qscat1
	31	Cmod1
	32	Cmod2
	33	Cmod3
	34	Cmod4
	35	Cmod5
	63	Missing value
0-21-144	Altimeter rain flag
	1	Rain
0-21-150	Beam co-location
	0	Data from single ground station (NO CO-location)
	1	Data from multiple ground station (CO-located data)
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-21-155	Wind vector cell quality
	1	Not enough good sigma-0 available for wind retrieval
	2	Poor azimuth diversity among sigma-0 for wind retrieval
	3	Any beam noise content above threshold
	4	Product monitoring not used
	5	Product monitoring flag
	6	KNMI quality control fails
	7	Variational quality control fails
	8	Some portion of wind vector cell is over land
	9	Some portion of wind vector cell is over ice
	10	Wind retrieval not performed for wind vector cell
	11	Reported wind speed is greater than 30 m/s
	12	Reported wind speed is less than or equal to 3 m/s
	13	Rain flag for the wind vector cell is not usable
	14	Rain flag algorithm detects rain
	15	NO meteorological background used
	16	Data are redundant
0-21-158	ASCAT KP quality estimate
	0	Acceptable
	1	Not acceptable
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-21-159	ASCAT sigma-0 usability
	0	Good
	1	Usable
	2	Bad
	3	Missing value
0-21-169	Ice presence indicator
	0	NO ice present
	1	Ice present
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-22-056	Direction of profile
	0	Upwards profile
	1	Downwards profile
	2	Horizontal
	3	Missing value
0-22-060	Lagrangian drifter drogue status
	0	Drogue is detached
	1	Drogue is attached
	2	Drogue status unknown
	7	Missing value
0-22-061	State of the sea
	0	Calm (glassy)
	1	Calm (rippled)
	2	Smooth (wavelets)
	3	Slight
	4	Moderate
	5	Rough
	6	Very rough
	7	High
	8	Very high
	9	Phenomenal
	15	Missing value
0-22-067	Instrument type for water temperature profile measurement
	1	Sippican t-4
	2	Sippican t-4
	11	Sippican t-5
	21	Sippican fast deep
	31	Sippican t-6
	32	Sippican t-6
	41	Sippican t-7
	42	Sippican t-7
	51	Sippican deep blue
	52	Sippican deep blue
	61	Sippican t-10
	71	Sippican t-11
	81	Sippican axbt (300 m probes)
	201	Tsk t-4
	202	Tsk t-4
	211	Tsk t-6
	212	Tsk t-6
	221	Tsk t-7
	222	Tsk t-7
	231	Tsk t-5
	241	Tsk t-10
	251	Tsk deep blue
	252	Tsk deep blue
	261	Tsk axbt
	401	Sparton xbt-1
	411	Sparton xbt-3
	421	Sparton xbt-4
	431	Sparton xbt-5
	441	Sparton xbt-5db
	451	Sparton xbt-6
	461	Sparton xbt-7
	462	Sparton xbt-7
	471	Sparton xbt-7db
	481	Sparton xbt-10
	491	Sparton xbt-20
	501	Sparton xbt-20db
	510	Sparton 536 axbt
	700	Sippican xctd standard
	710	Sippican xctd deep
	720	Sippican axctd
	730	Sippican sxctd
	741	Tsk xctd
	742	Tsk xctd-2
	743	Tsk xctd-2F
	751	Tsk axctd
	780	Sea-bird sbe21 seacat thermosalinograph
	781	Sea-bird sbe45 microtsg thermosalinograph
	800	Mechanical bt
	810	Hydrocast
	820	Thermistor chain
	825	Temperature (sonic) and pressure probes
	830	Ctd
	831	Ctd-p-alace float
	840	Provor, NO conductivity sensor
	841	Provor, sea-bird conductivity sensor
	842	Provor, fsi conductivity sensor
	843	Polar ocean profiling system (pops), provor, sbe ctd
	844	Profiling float, arvor, sea-bird conductivity sensor
	845	Webb research, NO conductivity sensor
	846	Webb research, sea-bird conductivity sensor
	847	Webb research, fsi conductivity sensor
	850	Solo, NO conductivity sensor
	851	Solo, sea-bird conductivity sensor
	852	Solo, fsi conductivity sensor
	853	Profiling float, solo2 (scripps), sea-bird conductivity sensor
	854	Reserved
	855	Profiling float, ninja, NO conductivity sensor
	856	Profiling float, ninja, sbe conductivity sensor
	857	Profiling float, ninja, fsi conductivity sensor
	858	Profiling float, ninja, tsk conductivity sensor
	859	Profiling float, nemo, NO conductivity
	860	Profiling float, nemo, sbe conductivity sensor
	861	Profiling float, nemo, fsi conductivity sensor
	900	Sippican lmp-5 xbt
	901	Ice-tethered profiler (itp), sbe ctd
	995	Instrument attached to marine mammals
	996	Instrument attached to animals other than marine mammals
	1023	Missing value
0-22-068	Water temperature profile recorder types
	1	Sippican strip chart recorder
	2	Sippican mk2a/ssq-61
	3	Sippican mk-9
	4	Sippican an/bhq-7/mk8
	5	Sippican mk-12
	6	Sippican mk-21
	7	Sippican mk-8 linear recorder
	8	Sippican mk-10
	10	Sparton SOC bt/Sv processor model 100
	11	Lockheed-sanders model ol5005
	20	ARGOS xbt-st
	21	Cls-ARGOS/protecno xbt-st model-1
	22	Cls-ARGOS/protecno xbt-st model-2
	30	Bathy systems sa-810
	31	Scripps metrobyte controller
	32	Murayama denki Z-60-16 III
	33	Murayama denki Z-60-16 II
	34	Protecno etsm2
	35	Nautilus marine service nms-xbt
	40	Tsk mk-2A
	41	Tsk mk-2S
	42	Tsk mk-30
	43	Tsk mk-30n
	45	Tsk mk-100
	46	Tsk mk-130 compatible recorder for both xbt and xctd
	47	Tsk mk-130a xctd recorder
	48	Tsk axbt receiver mk-300
	49	Tsk mk-150 compatible recorder for both xbt and xctd
	50	JMA astos
	60	ARGOS communications, sampling on up transit
	61	ARGOS communications, sampling on down transit
	62	Orbcomm communications, sampling on up transit
	63	Orbcomm communications, sampling on down transit
	64	Iridium communications, sampling on up transit
	65	Iridium communications, sampling on down transit
	70	CSIRO devil-1 xbt acquisition system
	71	CSIRO devil-2 xbt acquisition system
	72	Turo/CSIRO quoll xbt acquisition system
	80	Applied microsystems ltd., micro-svt&p
	81	Sea mammal research unit, univ. st. andrews, UK, uncorrectedsalinity from a sea mammal mounted instrument
	82	Sea mammal research unit, univ. st. andrews, UK, corrected salinity from a sea mammal mounted instrument
	99	Unknown
	127	Missing value
0-22-120	Tide station automated water level check
	0	Good data
	1	Maximum (high) water level limit exceeded
	2	Minimum (low) water level limit exceeded
	3	Rate of change limit for water level exceeded
	4	Flat limit for water level exceeded
	5	Observed minus predicted water level value limit exceeded
	6	Observed value from primary water level sensor minus backupwater level sensor
	7	Value exceeded specified tolerance from expected value
	8	Water level qa parameter (sigmas and/or outliers) limits exceeded
	9	Sea temperature outside of expected range
	10	Multiple QC checks (above) failed
	11	NO automated water level checks performed
	31	Missing value
0-22-121	Tide station manual water level check
	0	Operational
	1	Possible clogging problem or otherwise degraded water leveldata
	2	Possible datum shift
	3	Unknown status of water level sensor
	4	Suspected or known sea temperature sensor problem
	5	Multiple possible problems (above)
	6	Bad data - do not disseminate!
	7	NO manual water level checks performed
	31	Missing value
0-22-122	Tide station automated meteorological data check
	0	Good data from all sensors
	1	Wind direction outside of allowable range
	2	Wind speed outside of expected range
	3	Barometric pressure outside of expected range
	4	Air temperature outside of expected range
	5	Multiple sensors failed QC checks
	6	NO automated meteorological data checks performed
	31	Missing value
0-22-123	Tide station manual meteorological data check
	0	Operational
	1	Suspected or known problem with wind sensor
	2	Suspected or known problem with barometric pressure sensor
	3	Suspected or known problem with air temperature sensor
	4	Unknown status of all sensors
	5	Suspected or known problems with multiple sensors
	6	Bad data - do not disseminate!
	7	NO manual meteorological data checks performed
	31	Missing value
0-22-178	Unknown
	0	Unknown
	1	Lm-2A deck-mounted
	2	Lm-3A hand-held
	3	Lm-4A thru-hull
	10	Al-12 tsk autolauncher (up to 12 probes)
	20	SIO xbt autolauncher (up to 6 probes)
	30	AOML xbt v6 autolauncher (up to 6 deep blue probes)
	31	AOML xbt v8.0 autolauncher (up to 8 deep blue probes)
	32	AOML xbt v8.1 autolauncher (up to 8 deep blue and fast deepprobes)
	90	CSIRO devil autolauncher
	91	Turo/CSIRO quoll autolauncher
	100	Mfstep autolauncher (mediterranean)
	255	Missing
0-23-001	Accident early notification - article applicable
	0	Reserved
	1	Articles 1 and 2
	2	Article 3
	3	Article 5.2
	7	Missing value
0-23-002	Activity or facility involved in incident
	0	Reserved
	1	Nuclear reactor on ground
	2	Nuclear reactor at sea
	3	Nuclear reactor in space
	4	Nuclear fuel facility
	5	Radioactive waste management facility
	6	Transport of nuclear fuel or radioactive waste
	7	Storage of nuclear fuel or radioactive waste
	8	Manufacture of radio-isotopes
	9	Use of radio-isotopes
	10	Storage of radio-isotopes
	11	Disposal of radio-isotopes
	12	Transport of radio-isotopes
	13	Use of radio-isotopes for power generation
	30	Other
	31	Missing value
0-23-003	Type of release
	0	NO release
	1	Release to atmosphere
	2	Release to water
	3	Release to both atmosphere and water
	4	Expected release to atmosphere
	5	Expected release to water
	6	Expected release to both atmosphere and water
	7	Missing value
0-23-004	Countermeasures taken near border
	0	NO countermeasures
	1	Evacuation
	2	Sheltering
	3	Prophylaxis
	4	Water
	7	Missing value
0-23-005	Cause of incident
	0	Incident state does not understand what happened
	1	Incident state knows the cause of the incident
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-23-006	Incident situation
	0	NO improvement
	1	Unstable
	2	NO deterioration
	3	Improving
	4	Stable
	5	Deteriorating
	6	Reserved
	7	Missing value
0-23-007	Characteristics of release
	0	NO release
	1	Release has stopped
	2	Release
	3	Release is continuing
	7	Missing value
0-23-008	State of current release
	0	Gaseous
	1	Particulate
	2	Mixture of gaseous and particulate
	3	Missing value
0-23-009	State of expected release
	0	Gaseous
	1	Particulate
	2	Mixture of gaseous and particulate
	3	Missing value
0-23-016	Possibility of significant chemical toxic health effect
	0	NO significant chemical toxic health effect
	1	Significant chemical toxic health effect possible
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-23-018	Release behaviour over time
	0	Release NO longer occurring
	1	Release still occurring
	2	Release expected to increase in next six hours
	3	Release expected to remain constant in next six hours
	4	Release expected to decrease in next six hours
	7	Missing value
0-23-031	Possibility that plume will encounter precipitation in State in which incident occurred
	0	Plume will not encounter rain in incident state
	1	Plume will encounter rain in incident state
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-23-032	Plume will encounter change in wind direction and/or speed flag
	0	NO significant change expected within the next six hours
	1	Anticipated significant change expected within the next sixhours
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-24-003	Composition of release
	0	Noble gases
	1	Iodines
	2	Caesiums
	3	Transuranics
	31	Missing value
0-25-004	Echo processing
	0	Incoherent
	1	Coherent (doppler)
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-25-005	Echo integration
	0	Logarithm - 2.5 dB
	1	Linear
	2	Special
	3	Missing value
0-25-006	Z to R conversion
	0	Zh to r conversion
	1	(zh, zdr) to (NO, do) to r
	2	(Z (f1), Z (f2)) to attenuation to r
	6	Other
	7	Missing value
0-25-009	Calibration method
	1	None
	2	Calibration target or signal
	3	Against raingauges
	4	Against other instruments (distrometer - attenuation)
0-25-010	Clutter treatment
	0	None
	1	Map
	2	Insertion of higher elevation data and map
	3	Analysis of the fluctuating logarithm signal (clutter detection)
	4	Extraction of the fluctuating part of linear signal (cluttersuppression)
	5	Clutter suppression - doppler
	6	Multiparameter analysis
	15	Missing value
0-25-011	Ground occultation correction (screening)
	0	None
	1	Map of correction factors
	2	Interpolation (azimuth or elevation)
	3	Missing value
0-25-012	Range attenuation correction
	0	Hardware
	1	Software
	2	Hardware and software
	3	Missing value
0-25-013	Bright-band correction
	1	Bright-band correction
0-25-015	Radome attenuation correction
	1	Radome attenuation correction
0-25-017	Precipitation attenuation correction
	1	Precipitation attenuation correction
0-25-020	Mean speed estimation
	0	Fft (fast fourier transform)
	1	Ppp (pulse-pair processing)
	2	Vpc (vector-phase change)
	3	Missing value
0-25-021	Wind computation enhancement
	1	Simple average
	2	Consensus average
	3	Median check
	4	Vertical consistency check
	5	Other
0-25-022	GHRSST rejection flag
	1	Unprocessed
	2	Land suspected
	3	Wind speed too large
	4	Ice detected
	5	Rain detected (microwave retrievals only)
	6	Cloudy detected (infra-red retrievals only)
	7	Cosmetic value
	8	Sst out of range
0-25-023	GHRSST confidence flag
	1	Default confidence value has been used
	2	Default bias and standard deviation have been used
	3	Sun glint suspected
	4	Sea ice retrieval for microwave data
	5	High wind speed retrieval
	6	Inaccurate sst due to low sst (< 285k) (only applies to thetmi instrument)
	7	Relaxed rain contamination suspected
	8	Potential side lobe contamination
0-25-024	GHRSST data quality
	0	Unprocessed infrared retrieval
	1	Cloudy retrievals
	2	Bad: data that are probably contaminated by cloud
	3	Suspect data
	4	Acceptable data
	5	Excellent data
	6	Cool skin suspected
	10	Unprocessed microwave retrieval
	11	Questionable microwave retrieval that may be contaminated
	12	Acceptable microwave retrieval
	13	High probability of diurnal variability
	14	Reserved
	15	Missing value
0-25-029	Calibration method
	1	Reserved
	2	Calibration target or signal
	3	Against raingauges
	4	Against other instruments (disdrometer - attenuation)
	5	Reserved
0-25-030	Running mean sea-surface temperature usage
	0	Running mean sea-surface temperature not used because usagecriteria not met
	1	Running mean sea-surface temperature not used because data not available
	2	Running mean sea-surface temperature used as predictor
	3	Missing value
0-25-031	NWP-generated vertical profile thinning method
	0	Reserved
	1	NO thinning applied (all native model levels are included from base to top of pseudo-sounding).
	2	Native model levels are present only if they are significantlevels as per regulations b/c 25 for conventional temp soundings
	3	A predefined subset of native model levels is present
	4	NO native model levels are present. all profile levels areinterpolated to a predefined set of pressure coordinate levels
	7	Missing value
0-25-032	Wind profiler mode information
	0	Reserved
	1	Data from low mode
	2	Data from high mode
	3	Missing value
0-25-033	Wind profiler submode information
	0	Wind profiler operating in submode a
	1	Wind profiler operating in submode b
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-25-034	Wind profiler quality control test results
	1	Test a performed and failed
	2	Test b performed and failed
	3	Test results inconclusive
0-25-035	Decision method for polarity
	0	Not defined
	1	Individual voltage deflection
	2	Current based, above a threshold
	3	Voltage based, above a threshold
	4	Consensus of sensors, current above a threshold
	5	Consensus of sensors, voltage above a threshold
	6	Reserved
	7	Missing value
0-25-036	Atmospherics location method
	0	Network of several direction-finders operating on the same individual atmospherics
	1	Network of several arrival-time stations operating on the same individual atmospherics
	6	Single station range bearing technique
	15	Missing value
0-25-040	CO2 wind product derivation
	0	Non-specific mode
	1	First guess data
	2	Cloud data
	3	Average vector data
	4	Primary data
	5	Guess data
	6	Vector data
	7	Tracer data; this image
	8	Tracer data to next image
	15	Missing value
0-25-041	Moving platform direction reporting method
	0	Direction originally reported in true degrees
	1	Direction originally reported using code table 0700, fm 13
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-25-042	Moving platform speed reporting method
	0	Speed originally reported in metres per second
	1	Speed originally reported using code table 4451, fm 13
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-25-045	HIRS channel combination
	0	
0-25-046	MSU channel combination
	0	
0-25-047	SSU channel combination
	0	
0-25-048	AMSU-A channel combination
	0	
0-25-049	AMSU-B channel combination
	0	
0-25-051	AVHRR channel combination
	0	
0-25-053	Observation quality
	1	Good
	2	Redundant
	3	Questionable
	4	Bad
	5	Experimental
	6	Precipitating
0-25-063	Central processor or system identifier
	0	Not defined
	1	Main processor
	2	Backup processor
	255	Missing value
0-25-069	Flight level pressure corrections
	1	Smoothed
	2	Baseline adjusted
	3	Normalized time interval
	4	Outlier checked
	5	Plausibility checked
	6	Consistency checked
	7	Interpolated
0-25-086	Depth correction indicator
	0	Depths are not corrected
	1	Depths are corrected
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-25-090	Orbit state flag
	0	Orbit computed during a manoeuvre
	1	Adjusted mission operations orbit
	2	Extrapolated mission operations orbit
	3	Adjusted (preliminary/precise) orbit
	4	(preliminary/precise) orbit is estimated during a manoeuvreperiod
	5	(preliminary/precise) orbit is interpolated over a trackingdata gap
	6	(preliminary/precise) orbit is extrapolated for a duration less than 1 day
	7	(preliminary/precise) orbit is extrapolated for a duration that ranges from 1 day to 2 days
	8	(preliminary/precise) orbit is extrapolated for a duration larger than 2 days, or that the orbit is extrapolated just after a manoeuvre
	9	Doris† diode‡ navigator orbit
	15	Missing value
0-25-093	RASS computation correction
	1	NO correction
	2	Vertical velocity correction
	7	All corrections
0-25-095	Altimeter state flag
	1	Altimeter operating (0 if nominal, 1 if backup)
0-25-096	Radiometer state flag
	1	Mode indicator (0 if mode 2, 1 if mode 1)
	2	Mode 1 calibration sequence indicator (0 if normal data taking either mode 1 or 2, 1 if mode 1 calibration sequence) 'bits 3 and 4 indicate active 23.8 GHz channel(s):
	3	Channel 2 (0 if on, 1 if off)
	4	Channel 3 (0 if on, 1 if off)
0-25-097	Three-dimensional error estimate of the navigator orbit
	0	Ranges between 0 and 30 cm
	1	Ranges between 30 and 60 cm
	2	Ranges between 60 and 90 cm
	3	Ranges between 90 and 120 cm
	4	Ranges between 120 and 150 cm
	5	Ranges between 150 and 180 cm
	6	Ranges between 180 and 210 cm
	7	Ranges between 210 and 240 cm
	8	Ranges between 240 and 270 cm
	9	Ranges larger than 270 cm
	15	Missing value
0-25-098	Altimeter data quality flag
	1	Ku band range
	2	C band range
	3	Ku band swh*
	4	C band swh*
	5	Ku band backscatter coefficient
	6	C band backscatter coefficient
	7	Off nadir angle from Ku band waveform parameters
	8	Off nadir angle from platform
0-25-099	Altimeter correction quality flag
	1	Ku band range instrumental correction
	2	C band range instrumental correction
	3	Ku band swh* instrumental correction
	4	C band swh* instrumental correction
	5	Ku band backscatter coefficient instrumental correction
	6	C band backscatter coefficient instrumental correction
0-25-110	Image processing summary
	1	Raw data analysis used for raw data correction. correctiondone using default parameters
	2	Raw data analysis used for raw data correction. correctiondone using raw data analysis results
	3	Antenna elevation pattern correction applied
	4	Nominal chirp replica used
	5	Reconstructed chirp used
	6	Slant range to ground range conversion applied
0-25-120	RA2-L2-processing flag
	0	Percentage of dsrs* free of processing errors during level 2processing is greater than the acceptable threshold
	1	Percentage of dsrs free of processing errors during level 2processing is less than the acceptable threshold
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-25-122	Hardware configuration for RF
	0	Hardware configuration for rf is a
	1	Hardware configuration for rf is b
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-25-123	Hardware configuration for HPA
	0	Hardware configuration for hpa is a
	1	Hardware configuration for hpa is b
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-25-124	MWR-L2-processing flag
	0	Percentage of dsrs** free of processing errors during level2 processing is greater than the acceptable threshold
	1	Percentage of dsrs** free of processing errors during level2 processing is less than the acceptable threshold
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-25-150	Method of tropical cyclone intensity analysis using satellite data
	1	The dvorak's vis (visual imagery) intensity analysis
	2	The dvorak's eir (enhanced infrared imagery) intensity analysis
	15	Missing value
0-25-174	SMOS information flag
	1	Pixel is affected by rfi effects
	2	Pixel is located in the hexagonal alias direction centred onsun alias
	3	Pixel is close to the border delimiting the extended alias free zone
	4	Pixel is inside the extended alias free zone
	5	Pixel is inside the exclusive of alias free zone
	6	Pixel is located in a zone where a moon alias was reconstructed
	7	Pixel is located in a zone where sun reflection has been detected
	8	Pixel is located in a zone where sun alias was reconstructed
	9	Flat target transformation has been performed during image reconstruction of this pixel
	10	Scene has been combined with an adjustment scene in oppositepolarization during image reconstruction to account for cross-polarization leakage
	11	Direct moon correction has been performed during image reconstruction of this pixel
	12	Reflected sun correction has been performed during image reconstruction of this pixel
	13	Direct sun correction has been performed during image reconstruction of this image
0-26-010	Hours included
	1	0100 included
	2	0200 included
	3	0300 included
	4	0400 included
	5	0500 included
	6	0600 included
	7	0700 included
	8	0800 included
	9	0900 included
	10	1000 included
	11	1100 included
	12	1200 included
	13	1300 included
	14	1400 included
	15	1500 included
	16	1600 included
	17	1700 included
	18	1800 included
	19	1900 included
	20	2000 included
	21	2100 included
	22	2200 included
	23	2300 included
	24	2400 included
	25	Unknown mixture of hours
0-29-001	Projection type
	0	Gnomonic projection
	1	Polar stereographic projection
	2	Lambert's conformal conic projection
	3	Mercator's projection
	4	Scanning cone (radar)*
	5	Reserved
	6	NO projection
	7	Missing value
0-29-002	Coordinate grid type
	0	Cartesian
	1	Polar
	2	Other
	7	Missing value
0-30-031	Picture type
	0	Ppi
	1	Composite
	2	Cappl
	3	Vertical section
	4	Alphanumeric data
	5	Map of subject clutter
	6	Map
	7	Test picture
	8	Comments
	9	Map of ground occultation
	10	Map of radar beam height
	14	Other
	15	Missing value
0-30-032	Combination with other data
	1	Map
	2	Satellite ir
	3	Satellite vis
	4	Satellite wv
	5	Satellite multispectral
	6	Synoptic observations
	7	Forecast parameters
	8	Lightning data
	15	Other data
0-31-021	Associated field significance
	0	Reserved
	1	1-bit indicator of quality
	2	2-bit indicator of quality
	6	4-bit indicator of quality control class according to GTSPP
	7	Percentage confidence
	8	0 - not suspected, 1 - suspected, 2 - reserved, 3 - information not required
	21	1-bit indicator of correction
	63	Missing value
0-31-031	Data present indicator
	1	0 data present
0-33-002	Quality information
	0	Data not suspect
	1	Data suspect
	2	Reserved
	3	Quality information not given
0-33-003	Quality information
	0	Data not suspect
	1	Data slightly suspect
	2	Data highly suspect
	3	Data considered unfit for use
	7	Quality information not given
0-33-005	Quality information (AWS data)
	1	NO automated meteorological data checks performed
	2	Pressure data suspect
	3	Wind data suspect
	4	Dry-bulb temperature data suspect
	5	Wet-bulb temperature data suspect
	6	Humidity data suspect
	7	Ground temperature data suspect
	8	Soil temperature (depth 1) data suspect
	9	Soil temperature (depth 2) data suspect
	10	Soil temperature (depth 3) data suspect
	11	Soil temperature (depth 4) data suspect
	12	Soil temperature (depth 5) data suspect
	13	Cloud data suspect
	14	Visibility data suspect
	15	Present weather data suspect
	16	Lightning data suspect
	17	Ice deposit data suspect
	18	Precipitation data suspect
	19	State of ground data suspect
	20	Snow data suspect
	21	Water content data suspect
	22	Evaporation/evapotranspiration data suspect
	23	Sunshine data suspect
0-33-006	Internal measurement status information (AWS)
	0	Self-check ok
	1	At least one warning active, NO alarms
	2	At least one alarm active
	3	Sensor failure
	7	Missing value
0-33-015	Data quality check indicator
	0	Passed all checks
	1	Missing data check
	2	Descending/reascending balloon check
	3	Data plausibility check (above limits)
	4	Data plausibility check (below limits)
	5	Superadiabatic lapse rate check
	6	Limiting angles check
	7	Ascension rate check
	8	Excessive change from previous flight
	9	Balloon overhead check
	10	Wind speed check
	11	Wind direction check
	12	Dependency check
	13	Data valid but modified
	14	Data outlier check
	63	Missing value
0-33-020	Quality control indication of following value
	0	Good
	1	Inconsistent
	2	Doubtful
	3	Wrong
	4	Not checked
	5	Has been changed
	6	Estimated
	7	Missing value
0-33-021	Quality of following value
	0	Within limits
	1	Outside limits
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-33-022	Quality of buoy satellite transmission
	0	Good (several identical reports have been received)
	1	Dubious (NO identical reports have been received)
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-33-023	Quality of buoy location
	0	Reliable (location was made over two satellite passes)
	1	Latest known (NO location over the corresponding pass)
	2	Dubious (location made over one pass only; a second solutionis possible in 5 per cent of the cases)
	3	Missing value
0-33-024	Station elevation quality mark (for mobile stations)
	0	Reserved
	1	Excellent - within 3 metres
	2	Good - within 10 meters
	3	Fair - within 20 metres
	4	Poor - more than 20 metres
	5	Excellent - within 10 feet
	6	Good - within 30 feet
	7	Fair - within 60 feet
	8	Poor - more than 60 feet
	15	Missing value
0-33-025	ACARS interpolated values indicator
	0	Time interpolated, latitude and longitude reported
	1	Time reported, latitude and longitude interpolated
	2	Time, latitude, and longitude interpolated
	3	Time, latitude, and longitude reported
	7	Missing value
0-33-026	Moisture quality
	0	Normal operations measurement mode
	1	Normal operations non-measurement mode
	2	Small rh
	3	Humidity element is wet
	4	Humidity element contaminated
	5	Heater fail
	6	Heater fail and wet/contaminated humidity element
	7	At least one of the input parameters used in the calculationof mixing ratio is invalid
	8	Numeric error
	9	Sensor not installed
	63	Missing value
0-33-027	Location quality class (range of radius of 66 % confidence)
	0	Radius > 1500 m
	1	500 m < radius <1500 m
	2	250 m < radius < 500 m
	3	Radius < 250 m
	7	Missing value
0-33-028	Snapshot overall quality
	1	Nominal
	2	Degraded by sw error; any error reported by the algorithms
	3	Degraded by instrument error
	4	Degraded by corrupted /missing adf
	7	Missing value
0-33-030	Scan line status flags for ATOVS
	1	Do not use scan for product generation
	2	Time sequence error detected with this scan
	3	Data gap precedes this scan
	4	NO calibration
	5	NO earth location
	6	First good time following a clock update
	7	Instrument status changed with this scan
0-33-031	Scan line quality flags for ATOVS
	1	Time field is bad but can probably be inferred from the previous good time
	2	Time field is bad and can't be inferred from the previous good time
	3	This record starts a sequence that is inconsistent with previous times (I.e. there is a time discontinuity). this may ormay not be associated with a spacecraft clock update (see scan line status flags for ATOVS)
	4	Start of a sequence that apparently repeats scan times thathave been previously accepted
	5	Scan line was not calibrated because of bad time
	6	Scan line was calibrated using fewer than the preferred number of scan lines because of proximity to start or end of data or to a data gap
	7	Scan line was not calibrated because of bad or insufficientprt data
	8	Scan line was calibrated but with marginal prt data
	9	Some uncalibrated channels on this scan
	10	Uncalibrated due to instrument mode
	11	Questionable calibration because of antenna position error of space view
	12	Questionable calibration because of antenna position error of black body
	13	Not earth located because of bad time
	14	Earth location questionable because of questionable time code (see time problem code bits)
	15	Earth location questionable - only marginal agreement with reasonableness check
	16	Earth location questionable - fails reasonableness check
	17	Earth location questionable because of antenna position check
	18	Scan line calibration cold black body
	19	Scan line calibration warm black body
	20	Scan line calibration space view
	21	Earth view
0-33-032	Channel quality flags for ATOVS
	1	NO good blackbody counts for scan line
	2	NO good space view counts for this line
	3	NO good prts for this line
	4	Some bad blackbody view counts for this line
	5	Some bad space view counts for this line
	6	Some bad prt temps on this line
0-33-033	Field of view quality flags for ATOVS
	1	Set if secondary calibration used
	22	Set if all the channels are missing
	23	Suspect
0-33-035	Manual/automatic quality control
	0	Automatic quality control passed and not manually checked
	1	Automatic quality control passed and manually checked and passed
	2	Automatic quality control passed and manually checked and deleted
	3	Automatic quality control failed and manually not checked
	4	Automatic quality control failed and manually checked and failed
	5	Automatic quality control failed and manually checked and re-inserted
	6	Automatic quality control flagged data as questionable and not manually checked
	7	Automatic quality control flagged data as questionable and manually checked and failed
	8	Manually checked and failed
	15	Missing value
0-33-037	Wind correlation error
	1	U departure from guess
	2	V departure from guess
	3	U and V departure from guess
	4	U acceleration
	5	V acceleration
	6	U and V acceleration
	7	Possible land feature
	8	U acceleration and possible land feature
	9	V acceleration and possible land feature
	10	U and V acceleration and possible land feature
	11	Bad wind guess
	12	Correlation failure
	13	Search box off edge of area
	14	Target box off edge of area
	15	Pixel brightness out of bounds (noisy line)
	16	Target outside of latitude/longitude box
	17	Target outside of pressure minimum/maximum
	18	Autoeditor flagged slow vector
	19	Autoeditor flagged vectors
0-33-038	Quality flags for ground-based GNSS data
	1	Total zenith delay quality is considered poor
	2	GALILEO satellites used
	3	GLONASS satellites used
	4	GPS satellites used
	5	Meteorological data applied
	6	Atmospheric loading correction applied
	7	Ocean tide loading applied
	8	Climate quality data processing
	9	Near-real time data processing
0-33-039	Quality flags for radio occultation data
	1	Non-nominal quality
	2	Offline product
	3	Ascending occultation flag
	4	Excess phase processing non-nominal
	5	Bending angle processing non-nominal
	6	Refractivity processing non-nominal
	7	Meteorological processing non-nominal
	14	Background profile non-nominal
	15	Background (I.e. not retrieved) profile present
0-33-041	Attribute of following value
	0	The following value is the true value
	1	The following value is higher than the true value (the measurement hit the lower limit of the instrument)
	2	The following value is lower than the true value (the measurement hit the higher limit of the instrument)
	3	Missing value
0-33-042	Type of limit represented by following value
	0	Exclusive lower limit (>)
	1	Inclusive lower limit (>=)
	2	Exclusive upper limit (<)
	3	Inclusive upper limit (=<)
	7	Missing value
0-33-043	AST confidence
	1	Sea mds. nadir only sst retrieval used 3.7 micron channelland mds reserved
	2	Sea mds. dual view sst retrieval used 3.7 micron channel land mds reserved
	3	Nadir view contains day time data
	4	Forward view contains day time data
0-33-044	ASAR quality information
	1	Input data mean outside nominal range flag
	2	Input data standard deviation outside nominal range flag
	3	Number of input data gaps > threshold value
	4	Percentage of missing lines > threshold value
	5	Doppler centroid uncertain. confidence measure < specific value
	6	Doppler ambiguity estimate uncertain. confidence measure <specific value
	7	Output data mean outside nominal range flag
	8	Output data standard deviation outside nominal range flag
	9	Chirp reconstruction failed or is of low quality flag
	10	Data set missing
	11	Invalid downlink parameters
	12	Azimuth cut-off iteration count. the azimuth cut-off fit did not converge within a minimum number of iterations
	13	Azimuth cut-off fit did not converge within a minimum numberof iterations
	14	Phase information confidence measure. the imaginary spectral peak is less than a minimum threshold, or the zero lag shift is greater than a minimum threshold
0-33-047	Measurement confidence data
	1	Error detected and attempts to recover made
	2	Anomaly in on-board data handling (obdh) value detected
	3	Anomaly in ultra stable oscillator processing (usop) value detected
	4	Errors detected by on-board computer
	5	Automatic gain control (agc) out of range
	6	Reception (rx) delay fault. rx distance out of range
	7	Wave form samples fault identifier. error
	8	S-band anomaly/error detected
	12	Brightness temperature (channel 1) out of range
	13	Brightness temperature (channel 2) out of range
	14	Reserved
	15	Ku-band ocean retracking error
	16	S-band ocean retracking error
	17	Ku-band ice 1 retracking error
	18	S-band ice 1 retracking error
	19	Ku-band ice 2 retracking error
	20	S-band ice 2 retracking error
	21	Ku-band sea ice retracking error
	22	Arithmetic fault error
	23	Meteo data state. NO map
	24	Meteo data state. 1 map
	25	Meteo data state. 2 maps degraded
	26	Meteo data state. 2 maps nominal
	27	Orbit propagator status for propagation mode, several errors
	28	Orbit propagator status for propagation mode, warning detected
	29	Orbit propagator status for initialisation mode, several errors
	30	Orbit propagator status for initialisation mode, warning detected
0-33-048	Confidence measure of SAR inversion
	0	Inversion successful
	1	Inversion not successful
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-33-049	Confidence measure of wind retrieval
	0	External wind direction used during inversion
	1	External wind direction not used during inversion
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-33-050	Global GTSPP quality flag
	0	Unqualified
	1	Correct value (all checks passed)
	2	Probably good but value inconsistent with statistics (differfrom climatology)
	3	Probably bad (spike, gradient, etc., if other tests passed)
	4	Bad value, impossible value (out of scale, vertical instability, constant profile)
	5	Value modified during quality control
	8	Interpolated value
	9	Good for operational use; caution; check literature for other uses
	15	Missing value
0-33-052	S-band ocean retracking quality
	0	
0-33-053	Ku band ocean retracking quality
	0	
0-33-060	GqisFlagQual - individual IASI-System quality flag
	0	Good
	1	Bad
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
0-33-070	Total ozone quality
	0	Good retrieval
	1	Bad aerosol information flag or NOAA-16 radiance anomaly
	2	Solar zenith angle greater than 84 degrees
	3	380 nm residue greater than limit
	4	Ozone inconsistency
	5	Difference between profile ozone and step 3 total ozone exceeds threshold (set to 25 du)
	6	Step 1 ozone iteration did not converge
	7	Any channel residue greater than 16 or bad radiance
	15	Missing value
0-33-071	Profile ozone quality
	0	Good retrieval
	1	Solar zenith angle greater than 84 degrees
	2	Difference between step 3 and profile total ozone greater than limit (25 du)
	3	Average final residue for wavelengths used in retrieval greater than threshold
	4	Final residue greater than 3 times a priori error
	5	Difference between retrieved and a priori greater than 3 times a priori error
	6	Non-convergent solution
	7	Upper level profile anomaly or stray light anomaly
	8	Initial residue greater than 18.0 N-value units
	15	Missing value
0-33-072	Ozone error
	0	Good retrieval
	1	Reflectivity out of range
	2	Larger pixels (number of cross-track pixels less than 32) orbackward scans error
	3	Solar zenith angle greater than 88 degrees
	4	Latitude/longitude out of range
	5	Viewing zenith angle or solar zenith angle out of range
	6	Step-one process failed in general
	7	First guess ozone out of range
	8	Too many iterations (exceed 8)
	9	Step-one residue calculation failed
	10	Step-two process failed in general
	11	First guess ozone profile out of range
	12	Step-two ozone value out of range
	13	Step-two residue calculation failed
	14	Step-three process failed in general
	15	Polarization correction accuracy alert
	16	Radiance or irradiance less or equal to zero
	31	Missing value
0-33-075	Scan-level quality flags
	1	Gap in raw data record (rdr) data detected (I.e., missing scan(s) preceding the current scan)
	2	Recorded time is not in sequence (I.e., the scan start timeis out of sequence)
	3	Lambda monitored calculation cannot be updated
	4	The measured temperatures of any instrument components (e.g., beam-splitter, scan mirror, scan baffle, etc.) are outsidethe allowable ranges
	5	At least one of the monitored instrument temperatures has drifted more than a specified tolerance value
0-33-076	Calibration quality flags
	1	Lunar intrusion on first deep space view
	2	Lunar intrusion on second deep space view
0-33-077	Field-of-view quality flags
	1	Degraded sdr* quality
	2	Invalid sdr* quality
	3	Invalid sdr* geolocation information
	4	Degraded radiometric calibration
	5	Invalid radiometric calibration
	6	Degraded spectral calibration
	7	Invalid spectral calibration
	8	Fringe count error detected and corrected
	9	Day/night indicator
	10	Invalid rdr** data
	11	Significant fringe count error detected
	12	Bit trim failed
0-33-078	Geolocation quality
	0	Nominal - altitude and ephemeris data available
	1	Missing at most a small gap of altitude and ephemeris data
	2	Missing more than a small gap of altitude and ephemeris data, but NO more than a granule boundary
	3	Missing more than a granule boundary of altitude and ephemeris data
	15	Missing value
0-33-079	Granule level quality flags
	6	The NO. 1-NO. 7 health checks failed
	7	The NO. 8-NO. 15 health checks failed
	8	The NO. 16-NO. 23 health checks failed
	9	The NO. 24-NO. 31 health checks failed
	10	The NO. 32-NO. 39 health checks failed
	11	The NO. 40-NO. 47 health checks failed
	12	The NO. 48-NO. 55 health checks failed
	13	The NO. 56-NO. 63 health checks failed
	14	The NO. 64-NO. 70 health checks failed
	15	Quadratic correction applied to the radiometric transfer function for non-linearity correction
0-33-080	Scan level quality flags
	7	Divide-by-zero condition or computation loop failed to converge in the K/ka and V (kav) band prt
	8	Divide-by-zero condition or computation loop failed to converge in the wg band prt
	9	Divide-by-zero condition or computation loop failed to converge in the K/ka, V, W, g band receiver shelf prt K temperature computation
	10	Out of range condition for the K/ka and V band prt
	11	Out of range condition for the wg band prt
	12	Kav prt temperature inconsistency
	13	Wg prt temperature inconsistency
	14	Time sequence error
	15	Data gap - missing scan(s) preceding the current scan
	16	Kav prt sufficiency - insufficient kav prt data are available
	17	Wg prt sufficiency - insufficient wg prt data are available
	18	Space view antenna position error
	19	Blackbody antenna position error
0-33-081	Channel data quality flags
	3	Moon in space view
	4	Gain error - the lowest blackbody count is smaller than or equal to the highest space view count in a scan
	5	Calibration with fewer than preferred samples
	6	Space view data sufficiency check - insufficient space viewsamples are available
	7	Blackbody view data sufficiency check - insufficient blackbody view samples are available
	8	Out of range condition for the space view
	9	Out of range condition for the blackbody view
	10	Space view inconsistency
	11	Blackbody view inconsistency
0-33-082	Geolocation quality flags
	7	Invalid input data (indicates that any of the spacecraft ephemeris or attitude data is invalid)
	8	Bad pointing (indicates that the sensor los does not intersect the geoid, is near the limb, has invalid sensor angles orother similar condition)
	9	Bad terrain (indicates that the algorithm could not obtain avalid terrain value)
	10	Invalid solar angles
	11	Missing at most a small gap of altitude and ephemeris data
	12	Missing more than a small gap of altitude and ephemeris data, but NO more than a granule boundary
	13	Missing more than a granule boundary of altitude and ephemeris data
	14	The number of encoder pulse values per delta time is not asexpected
	15	Solar eclipse during earth view scan
0-33-083	Radiance data quality flags
	7	Poor calibration quality due to bad space view offsets, obcview offsets, etc or use of a previous calibration view
	8	Saturated pixel
	9	Missing data - data required for calibration processing is not available for processing
	10	Calibrated pixel radiance out of range
	11	Calibrated pixel reflectance or ebbt out of range
	12	The moon has corrupted the space view
	13	Scan data is not present (NO valid data)
	14	Quality for this scan-line is reduced. the value is determined by the combined number of steps required to find a replacement for thermistor or calibration source data
	15	Bad detector
0-35-000	FM and Regional Code number
	1023	Missing value
0-35-001	Time frame for monitoring
	0	Real time
	1	Near-real time
	2	Non-real time
	3	Reserved
	4	Reserved
	5	Reserved
	6	Reserved
	7	Missing value
0-35-030	Discrepancies in the availability of expected data
	0	NO discrepancies
	1	Non-compliance with standard and recommended practices and procedures including those of monitoring
	2	Catalogues of meteorological bulletins not updated in a timely manner
	3	Incorrect routing directories
	4	Lack of flexibility in the routing arrangements
	5	Deficiencies in the operation of gts centres and circuits
	6	Loss of data or delays in relaying data on the gts
	7	Routing of data different from the routing provided in the plan
	8	Various malpractices
	15	Missing value
0-35-031	Qualifier on monitoring results
	1	Sufficient and all of acceptable quality
	2	Sufficient but partly of acceptable quality
	3	Insufficient but all of acceptable quality
	4	Insufficient and of unacceptable quality
	5	Some messages not complete
	6	Suspect or wrongly coded groups could not be interpreted confidently
	7	Gross coding errors
	8	Transmission sequential order not observed
	9	Report completely garbled and thus discarded
	10	Deficiencies identified and rectified
	11	Deficiencies identified but not rectified
	12	Deficiencies not identified
	13	Measuring errors
	14	Mutual inconsistency
	15	Temporal inconsistency
	16	Forecast error
	17	Bias
	18	Improve system of quality control
	19	Expand training programmes
	123	Missing value
0-35-032	Cause of missing data
	1	Data groups missing due to radio fading
	2	Data groups missing due to outage of centre
	3	Data groups missing due to outage of circuit
	4	Non-implementation or maintenance of required rbsn density
	5	Shortage of qualified staff to man stations
	6	Lack of consumables
	7	Instrument failure
	8	Non-adherence to telecommunication procedures
	9	Some observing programmes ceased
	15	Missing value
0-35-033	Observation and collection deficiencies
	1	NO deficiency
	2	Observations not made regularly
	3	Observations not made at right time
	4	Observations made but not disseminated
	5	Observations made and sent to incorrect users
	6	Collection not received
	7	Collection transmitted late
	8	Collection not transmitted
	9	Difficulties in hf propagation and selection of suitable frequency
	10	Difficulties in maintenance of communication equipment at remote stations
	11	NO alternative arrangement for routing meteorological observation
	123	Missing value
0-35-034	Statistical trends for availability of data (during the survey period(s))
	1	Slight improvement
	2	Significant improvement
	3	Most significant improvement
	4	Steady
	5	Decreasing
	6	Efforts required to improve night-time observations
	7	Missing value
0-35-035	Reason for termination
	0	Reserved
	1	Balloon burst
	2	Balloon forced down by icing
	3	Leaking or floating balloon
	4	Weak or fading signal
	5	Battery failure
	6	Ground equipment failure
	7	Signal interference
	8	Radiosonde failure
	9	Excessive missing data frames
	10	Reserved
	11	Excessive missing temperature
	12	Excessive missing pressure
	13	User terminated
	30	Other
	31	Missing value
0-40-005	Soil moisture correction flag
	1	Soil moisture between -20% and 0%
	2	Soil moisture between 100% and 120%
	3	Correction of wet backscatter reference
	4	Correction of dry backscatter reference
	5	Correction of volume scattering in sand
0-40-006	Soil moisture processing flag
	1	Not soil
	2	Sensitivity to soil moisture below limit
	3	Azimuthal noise above limit
	4	Backscatter fore-aft beam out of range
	5	Slope mid-fore beam out of range
	6	Slope mid-aft beam out of range
	7	Soil moisture below -20%
	8	Soil moisture above 120%
0-40-011	Interpolation flag
	1	Mean sea surface (mss) interpolation flag
	2	Ocean tide solution 1 interpolation flag (0 = 4 points overocean, 1 = less than 4 points)
	3	Ocean tide solution 2 interpolation flag (0 = 4 points overocean, 1 = less than 4 points)
	4	Meteorological data interpolation flag (0 = 4 points over ocean, 1 = less than 4 points)
0-40-012	Radiometer data quality flag
	1	18.7 GHz brightness temperature
	2	23.8 GHz brightness temperature
	3	34 GHz brightness temperature
0-40-013	Radiometer brightness temperature interpretation flag
	0	Interpolation with NO gap between JMR* data
	1	Interpolation with gaps between JMR* data
	2	Extrapolation of JMR* data
	3	Failure of extrapolation and interpolation
	7	Missing value
0-40-020	GqisFlagQualDetailed - quality flag for the system
	1	Nzpd and complex calibration error
	2	Band 3 affected by spike
	3	Band 3 affected by saturation
	4	Band 2 affected by spike
	5	Band 1 affected by spike
	6	Overflow/under flow
	7	On-board processing error
	8	Spectral calibration error
	9	Radiometric calibration error
	10	Missing AVHRR data
	11	Missing iis data
	12	Missing sounder data
	13	Gqisflagqual summary flag for all bands
	14	On-ground processing error
	15	Inter-calibration error iasi/AVHRR
	16	Spare
0-40-023	Auxiliary altimeter state flags
	1	Band sequence (0 = 3ku_1c_3ku, 1 = 2ku_1c_2ku)
	2	C band frequency (0 = 320 MHz, 1 = 100 MHz)
	3	C band status (0 = on, 1 = off)
	4	Ku band status (0 = on, 1 = off)
0-40-024	Meteorological map availability
	0	2 maps available (6 hours apart)
	1	2 maps available (> 6 hours apart)
	2	1 map available; data extrapolated
	3	NO maps used
	7	Missing value
0-40-025	Interpolation flag for mean diurnal tide
	0	Good
	1	Bad
	2	Reserved
	3	Missing value
