BUFR TABLE B - WMO AND LOCAL (NCEP) DESCRIPTORS

BUFR TABLE B - CLASSIFICATION AND DEFINITION OF DATA ELEMENTS USED IN THE NCEP OBSERVATIONAL DATABASE AND PREPBUFR AND PREPFITS FILES

BASED ON BUFR MASTER TABLE 0 (WMO), VERSION 26 IMPLEMENTED ON May 04, 2016

LINKS TO OTHER VERSION 26 TABLES: A D CODE/FLAG

LINKS TO OTHER TABLE B VERSIONS: 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42

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Classification of elements

(local classes in italics)

X	Class	Description
00	BUFR/CREX table entries
01	Identification	Identifies origin and type of data
02	Instrumentation	Defines instrument types used
03	Instrumentation	Defines instrument types used
04	Location (time)	Defines time and time derivatives
05	Location (horizontal - 1)	Defines geographical position, including horizontal derivatives, in association with class 06 (1st dimension of horizontal space)
06	Location (horizontal - 2)	Defines geographical position, including horizontal derivatives, in association with class 05 (2nd dimension of horizontal space)
07	Location (vertical)	Defines height, altitude, pressure level, including vertical derivatives of position
08	Significance qualifiers	Defines special character of data
10	Non-coordinate location (vertical)	Height, altitude, pressure and derivatives observed or measured, but not defined as a vertical location
11	Wind and turbulence	Wind speed, direction, etc.
12	Temperature
13	Hydrographic and hydrological elements	Humidity, rainfall, snowfall, etc.
14	Radiation and radiance
15	Physical/chemical constituents
19	Synoptic features
20	Observed phenomena	Defines present/past weather, special phenomena, etc.
21	Radar data
22	Oceanographic elements
23	Dispersal and transport
24	Radiological elements
25	Processing information
26	Non-coordinate location (time)	Defines time and time derivatives that are not coordinates
27	Non-coordinate location (horizontal - 1)	Defines geographical positions, in conjunction with class 28, that are not coordinates
28	Non-coordinate location (horizontal - 2)	Defines geographical positions, in conjunction with class 27, that are not coordinates
29	Map data
30	Image
31	Data description operator qualifiers	Elements used in conjunction with data description qualifiers
33	Quality information
35	Data monitoring information
40	Satellite data
49	Satellite backscatter ultraviolet data
50	Miscellaneous
51	Hydrographic and hydrological elements	Additional hydrographic and hydrological elements for use in PREPBUFR
54	Scratch area (reserved for NCEP BUFRLIB software)
55	Report type	NCEP and PREPBUFR report types
58	Raw bulletin information
60	Statistical probabilities (reserved for MDL)
63	Byte/bit information

CLASS 00 - BUFR/CREX table entries

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-00-001	Table A: entry	CCITT IA5	24	TABLAE
0-00-002	Table A: data category description, line 1	CCITT IA5	256	TABLAD1
0-00-003	Table A: data category description, line 2	CCITT IA5	256	TABLAD2
0-00-004	BUFR/CREX Master table	CCITT IA5	16	MTABL
0-00-005	BUFR/CREX edition number	CCITT IA5	24	BUFREDN
0-00-006	BUFR Master table version number	CCITT IA5	16	BMTVN
0-00-007	CREX Master table version number	CCITT IA5	16	CMTVN
0-00-008	BUFR Local table version number	CCITT IA5	16	BLTVN
0-00-010	F descriptor to be added or defined	CCITT IA5	8	FDESC
0-00-011	X descriptor to be added or defined	CCITT IA5	16	XDESC
0-00-012	Y descriptor to be added or defined	CCITT IA5	24	YDESC
0-00-013	Element name, line 1	CCITT IA5	256	ELEMNA1
0-00-014	Element name, line 2	CCITT IA5	256	ELEMNA2
0-00-015	Units name	CCITT IA5	192	UNITSNA
0-00-016	Units scale sign	CCITT IA5	8	SCALESG
0-00-017	Units scale	CCITT IA5	24	SCALEU
0-00-018	Units reference sign	CCITT IA5	8	REFERSG
0-00-019	Units reference value	CCITT IA5	80	REFERVA
0-00-020	Element data width	CCITT IA5	24	ELEMDWD
0-00-024	Code figure	CCITT IA5	64	CODFIG
0-00-025	Code figure meaning	CCITT IA5	496	CODFIGM
0-00-026	Bit number	CCITT IA5	48	BITNUM
0-00-027	Bit number meaning	CCITT IA5	496	BITNUMM
0-00-030	Descriptor defining sequence	CCITT IA5	48	DDSEQ

CLASS 01 - Identification

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-01-001	WMO block number	Numeric	0	0	7	WMOB
0-01-002	WMO station number	Numeric	0	0	10	WMOS
0-01-003	WMO Region number/geographical area	Code table	0	0	3	WMOR
0-01-004	WMO Region sub-area	Numeric	0	0	3	WMORS
0-01-005	Buoy/platform identifier	Numeric	0	0	17	BPID
0-01-006	Aircraft flight number	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	ACID
0-01-007	Satellite identifier	Code table	0	0	10	SAID
0-01-008	Aircraft registration number or other identification	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	ACRN
0-01-009	Type of commercial aircraft	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	ACTP
0-01-010	Stationary buoy platform identifier; e.g. C-MAN buoys	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	SBPI
0-01-011	Ship or mobile land station identifier	CCITT IA5	0	0	72	SMID
0-01-012	Direction of motion of moving observing platform	Degree true	0	0	9	DOMO
0-01-013	Speed of motion of moving observing platform	m s⁻¹	0	0	10	SMMO
0-01-014	Platform drift speed (high precision)	m s⁻¹	2	0	10	PLDS
0-01-015	Station or site name	CCITT IA5	0	0	160	STSN
0-01-018	Short station or site name	CCITT IA5	0	0	40	SSTN
0-01-019	Long station or site name	CCITT IA5	0	0	256	LSTN
0-01-020	WMO Region sub-area	Numeric	0	0	4	WMORS4
0-01-021	Synoptic feature identifier	Numeric	0	0	14	SFID
0-01-022	Name of feature	CCITT IA5	0	0	224	NAOF
0-01-023	Observation sequence number	Numeric	0	0	9	OSQN
0-01-024	Wind speed source	Code table	0	0	5	WSPDS
0-01-025	Storm identifier	CCITT IA5	0	0	24	STMID
0-01-026	WMO storm name	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	STMNAM
0-01-027	WMO long storm name	CCITT IA5	0	0	80	STMNAL
0-01-028	Aerosol optical depth (AOD) source	Code table	0	0	5	AODS
0-01-029	SSI source	Code table	0	0	5	SSIS
0-01-030	Numerical model identifier	CCITT IA5	0	0	128	NUMID
0-01-031	Identification of originating/generating centre	Code table	0	0	16	GCLONG
0-01-032	Generating application	Code table	0	0	8	GNAP
0-01-033	Identification of originating/generating centre	Code table	0	0	8	OGCE
0-01-034	Identification of originating/generating sub-centre	Code table	0	0	8	GSES
0-01-035	Originating centre	Code table	0	0	16	ORIGC
0-01-036	Agency in charge of operating the observing platform	Code table	0	0	20	AOOP
0-01-037	SIGMET sequence identifier	CCITT IA5	0	0	24	SIGSI
0-01-038	Source of sea ice fraction	Code table	0	0	5	SSIF
0-01-039	Graphical Area Forecast (GFA) sequence identifier	CCITT IA5	0	0	40	GFSI
0-01-040	Processing centre ID code	CCITT IA5	0	0	48	PCID
0-01-041	Absolute platform velocity - first component	m s⁻¹	5	-1073741824	31	PS00
0-01-042	Absolute platform velocity - second component	m s⁻¹	5	-1073741824	31	PS90
0-01-043	Absolute platform velocity - third component	m s⁻¹	5	-1073741824	31	PSNP
0-01-050	Platform transmitter ID number	Numeric	0	0	17	PTID
0-01-051	Platform transmitter ID number	CCITT IA5	0	0	96	PTIDC
0-01-052	Platform transmitter ID	Code table	0	0	3	PTIDT
0-01-053	Tsunameter report sequence number triggered by a tsunami event	Numeric	0	0	7	TRSN
0-01-060	Aircraft reporting point (Beacon identifier)	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	ACRP
0-01-062	Short ICAO location indicator	CCITT IA5	0	0	32	ICLX
0-01-063	ICAO location indicator	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	ICLI
0-01-064	Runway designator	CCITT IA5	0	0	32	RWID
0-01-065	ICAO region identifier	CCITT IA5	0	0	256	ICRI
0-01-075	Tide station identification	CCITT IA5	0	0	40	TSTI
0-01-079	Unique identifier for the profile	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	IDPF
0-01-080	Ship line number according to SOOP	CCITT IA5	0	0	32	SLNO
0-01-081	Radiosonde serial number	CCITT IA5	0	0	160	RSERL
0-01-082	Radiosonde ascension number	Numeric	0	0	14	RASCN
0-01-083	Radiosonde release number	Numeric	0	0	3	RRLSE
0-01-085	Observing platform manufacturer's model	CCITT IA5	0	0	160	OPMM
0-01-086	Observing platform manufacturer's serial number	CCITT IA5	0	0	256	OPMS
0-01-087	WMO marine observing platform extended identifier	Numeric	0	0	23	WMOP
0-01-090	Technique for making up initial perturbations	Code table	0	0	8	TMIP
0-01-091	Ensemble member number	Numeric	0	0	10	EMNO
0-01-092	Type of ensemble forecast	Code table	0	0	8	TOEF
0-01-093	Balloon lot number	CCITT IA5	0	0	96	BLOTN
0-01-094	WBAN number	Numeric	0	0	17	WBAN
0-01-095	Observer identification	CCITT IA5	0	0	32	OBSVR
0-01-096	Station acquisition	CCITT IA5	0	0	160	STAQ
0-01-099	Unique product definition	CCITT IA5	0	0	248	UPRD
0-01-101	State identifier	Code table	0	0	10	STID
0-01-102	National station number	Numeric	0	0	30	NSID
0-01-103	IMO Number. Unique Lloyd's register	Numeric	0	0	24	IMON
0-01-104	State/federal state identifier	CCITT IA5	0	0	32	SFSID
0-01-105	Highway designator	CCITT IA5	0	0	40	HWYID
0-01-106	Location along highway as indicated by position markers	m	-2	0	14	LHWYPM
0-01-110	Aircraft tail number	CCITT IA5	0	0	48	ACTN
0-01-111	Origination airport	CCITT IA5	0	0	24	OAPT
0-01-112	Destination airport	CCITT IA5	0	0	24	DAPT
0-01-113	Template version number defined by originating centre	Numeric	1	0	9	TVNO
0-01-115	Identifier of the cruise or mission under which the data were collected	CCITT IA5	0	0	160	ICMDC
0-01-124	Grid point identifier	Numeric	0	0	24	GPTI
0-01-144	Snapshot identifier	Numeric	0	0	31	SNSI
0-01-192	Upper-air report part name	CCITT IA5	0	0	32	UAPART
0-01-193	Direction of motion of ship during last 3 hours	Code table	0	0	4	TDMP
0-01-194	PREPBUFR: Station identification	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	SID
0-01-195	Country/agency operating satellite	Code table	0	0	8	SACO
0-01-196	Indicator figure for satellite name	CCITT IA5	0	0	16	SANA
0-01-197	Radiosonde ship, drop, or mobile land station id	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	RSML
0-01-198	Report identifier	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	RPID
0-01-199	Type of hourly report	Code table	0	0	2	THRPT
0-01-200	Average speed of motion of ship during last 3 hours	Code table	0	0	4	ASMP
0-01-203	Ship call sign (8 characters)	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	SHPC8
0-01-204	Satellite wind producer	Code table	0	0	8	SWPR
0-01-205	Station number (holds up to 5 digits)	Numeric	0	0	17	STNM
0-01-208	IGS station identifier	CCITT IA5	0	0	32	GPID
0-01-209	Name of quality control parameter	CCITT IA5	0	0	32	QCPRM
0-01-211	Station number (holds up to 6 digits)	Numeric	0	0	20	STNM6
0-01-212	Radar volume id (in the form DDHHMM)	Numeric	0	0	19	VOID
0-01-213	Radar scan id (range 1-21)	Numeric	0	0	5	SCID
0-01-220	Wind energy provider	CCITT IA5	0	0	128	WEPRV
0-01-225	NCEP network	Code table	0	0	6	NCNW

CLASS 02 - Instrumentation

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-02-001	Type of station	Code table	0	0	2	TOST
0-02-002	Type of instrumentation for wind measurement	Flag table	0	0	4	TIWM
0-02-003	Type of measuring equipment used	Code table	0	0	4	A4ME
0-02-004	Type of instrumentation for evaporation measurement or type of crop for which evapotranspiration is reported	Code table	0	0	4	TIEM
0-02-005	Precision of temperature observation	K	2	0	7	PCAT
0-02-007	Type of sensor for water level measuring instrument	Code table	0	0	6	TGIT
0-02-011	Radiosonde type	Code table	0	0	8	RATP
0-02-012	Radiosonde computational method	Code table	0	0	4	RACM
0-02-013	Solar and infrared radiation correction	Code table	0	0	4	SIRC
0-02-014	Tracking technique/status of system used	Code table	0	0	7	TTSS
0-02-015	Radiosonde completeness	Code table	0	0	4	RACP
0-02-016	Radiosonde configuration	Flag table	0	0	5	RCONF
0-02-017	Correction algorithms for humidity measurements	Code table	0	0	5	CAHM
0-02-019	Satellite instruments	Code table	0	0	11	SIID
0-02-020	Satellite classification	Code table	0	0	9	SCLF
0-02-021	Satellite instrument data used in processing	Flag table	0	0	9	SIDU
0-02-022	Satellite data-processing technique used	Flag table	0	0	8	SDPT
0-02-023	Satellite-derived wind computation method	Code table	0	0	4	SWCM
0-02-024	Integrated mean humidity computational method	Code table	0	0	4	IMHC
0-02-025	Satellite channel(s) used in computation	Flag table	0	0	25	SCUC
0-02-026	Cross-track resolution	m	2	0	12	CTRE
0-02-027	Along-track resolution	m	2	0	12	ATRE
0-02-028	Segment size at nadir in x-direction	m	0	0	18	SSNX
0-02-029	Segment size at nadir in y-direction	m	0	0	18	SSNY
0-02-030	Method of current measurement	Code table	0	0	3	MCMS
0-02-031	Duration and time of current measurement	Code table	0	0	5	DTCC
0-02-032	Indicator for digitization	Code table	0	0	2	IDGT
0-02-033	Method of salinity/depth measurement	Code table	0	0	3	MSDM
0-02-034	Drogue type	Code table	0	0	5	DROT
0-02-035	Cable length	m	0	0	9	CALT
0-02-036	Buoy type	Code table	0	0	2	BUYTS
0-02-037	Method of tidal observation	Code table	0	0	3	MOTO
0-02-038	Method of water temperature and/or salinity measurement	Code table	0	0	4	MSST
0-02-039	Method of wet-bulb temperature measurement	Code table	0	0	3	MWBT
0-02-040	Method of removing velocity and motion of platform from current	Code table	0	0	4	MRMV
0-02-041	Method for estimating reports related to synoptic features	Code table	0	0	6	MESF
0-02-042	Indicator for sea-surface current speed	Code table	0	0	2	ISCS
0-02-044	Indicator for method of calculating spectral wave data	Code table	0	0	4	IMCW
0-02-045	Indicator for type of platform	Code table	0	0	4	ITOP
0-02-046	Wave measurement instrumentation	Code table	0	0	4	WMIN
0-02-047	Deep-ocean tsunameter type	Code table	0	0	7	DOTT
0-02-048	Satellite sensor indicator	Code table	0	0	4	SSIN
0-02-049	Geostationary satellite data-processing technique used	Flag table	0	0	8	GSDP
0-02-050	Geostationary sounder satellite channels used	Flag table	0	0	20	GSCU
0-02-051	Indicator to specify observing method for extreme temperatures	Code table	0	0	4	IOET
0-02-052	Geostationary imager satellite channels used	Flag table	0	0	6	GICU
0-02-053	GOES-I/M brightness temperature characteristics	Code table	0	0	4	GBTCST
0-02-054	GOES-I/M soundings parameter characteristics	Code table	0	0	4	GSPCST
0-02-055	Geostationary soundings statistical parameters	Code table	0	0	4	GSSP
0-02-056	Geostationary soundings accuracy statistics	Code table	0	0	4	GSAS
0-02-057	Origin of first-guess information for GOES-I/M soundings	Code table	0	0	4	OFGI
0-02-058	Valid times of first-guess information for GOES-I/M soundings	Code table	0	0	4	VTGG
0-02-059	Origin of analysis information for GOES-I/M soundings	Code table	0	0	4	OANI
0-02-060	Origin of surface information for GOES-I/M soundings	Code table	0	0	4	OSFI
0-02-061	Aircraft navigational system	Code table	0	0	3	ACNS
0-02-062	Type of aircraft data relay system	Code table	0	0	4	TADR
0-02-063	Aircraft roll angle	Degree	2	-18000	16	ROLL
0-02-064	Aircraft roll angle quality	Code table	0	0	2	ROLQ
0-02-065	ACARS ground-receiving station	CCITT IA5	0	0	40	ARST
0-02-066	Radiosonde ground receiving system	Code table	0	0	6	RGRSY
0-02-067	Radiosonde operating frequency	Hz	-5	0	15	RFREQ
0-02-070	Original specification of latitude/longitude	Code table	0	0	4	OSLL
0-02-071	Spectrographic wavelength	m	13	0	30	WAVL
0-02-072	Spectrographic width	m	13	0	30	WIDT
0-02-080	Balloon manufacturer	Code table	0	0	6	BMFGR
0-02-081	Type of balloon	Code table	0	0	5	BTYPE
0-02-082	Weight of balloon	kg	3	0	12	BWGHT
0-02-083	Type of balloon shelter	Code table	0	0	4	BSHEL
0-02-084	Type of gas used in balloon	Code table	0	0	4	BGTYP
0-02-085	Amount of gas used in balloon	kg	3	0	13	BGAMT
0-02-086	Balloon flight train length	m	1	0	10	BFTLN
0-02-091	Entry sensor 4/20 mA	A	4	0	10	ETYS
0-02-095	Type of pressure sensor	Code table	0	0	5	PSENS
0-02-096	Type of temperature sensor	Code table	0	0	5	TSENS
0-02-097	Type of humidity sensor	Code table	0	0	5	RHSENS
0-02-099	Polarization	Code table	0	0	3	POLA
0-02-100	Radar constant	dB	1	0	12	RADARC
0-02-101	Type of antenna	Code table	0	0	4	ANTYP
0-02-102	Antenna height above tower base	m	0	0	8	ANHAT
0-02-103	Radome	Flag table	0	0	2	RADO
0-02-104	Antenna polarization	Code table	0	0	4	ANPO
0-02-105	Maximum antenna gain	dB	0	0	6	MANG
0-02-106	3-dB beamwidth	Degree	1	0	6	BEAMW
0-02-107	Sidelobe suppression	dB	0	0	6	SLSU
0-02-108	Crosspol discrimination (on axis)	dB	0	0	6	CPDS
0-02-109	Antenna speed (azimuth)	Degree s⁻¹	2	0	12	ANSA
0-02-110	Antenna speed (elevation)	Degree s⁻¹	2	0	12	ANSE
0-02-111	Radar incidence angle	Degree	1	0	10	RAIA
0-02-112	Radar look angle	Degree	1	0	12	RALA
0-02-113	Number of azimuth looks	Numeric	0	0	4	NOAL
0-02-114	Antenna effective surface area	m²	0	0	15	ANES
0-02-115	Type of surface observing equipment	Code table	0	0	5	SFEQP
0-02-116	Percentage of 320 MHz band processed	%	0	0	7	P320
0-02-117	Percentage of 80 MHz band processed	%	0	0	7	P080
0-02-118	Percentage of 20 MHz band processed	%	0	0	7	P020
0-02-119	RA-2 instrument operations	Code table	0	0	3	RA2IO
0-02-120	Ocean wave frequency	Hz	3	0	10	OWFR
0-02-121	Mean frequency	Hz	-8	0	7	MEFR
0-02-122	Frequency agility range	Hz	-6	-128	8	FRAR
0-02-123	Peak power	W	-4	0	7	PKPW
0-02-124	Average power	W	-1	0	7	AVPW
0-02-125	Pulse repetition frequency	Hz	-1	0	8	PRFR
0-02-126	Pulse width	s	7	0	6	PWID
0-02-127	Receiver intermediate frequency	Hz	-6	0	7	RIFR
0-02-128	Intermediate frequency bandwidth	Hz	-5	0	6	IFRB
0-02-129	Minimum detectable signal	dB	0	-150	5	MNDS
0-02-130	Dynamic range	dB	0	0	7	DYRG
0-02-131	Sensitivity time control (STC)	Flag table	0	0	2	STCL
0-02-132	Azimuth pointing accuracy	Degree	2	0	6	AZPA
0-02-133	Elevation pointing accuracy	Degree	2	0	6	ELPA
0-02-134	Antenna beam azimuth	Degree	2	0	16	ANAZ
0-02-135	Antenna elevation	Degree	2	-9000	15	ANEL
0-02-136	Range processed by range attenuation correction	m	-3	0	16	RPAC
0-02-137	Radar dual PRF ratio	Code table	0	0	4	RDPR
0-02-138	Antenna rotation direction	Code table	0	0	2	ANRD
0-02-139	SIRAL instrument configuration	Code table	0	0	2	SIIC
0-02-140	Satellite radar beam azimuth angle	Degree	0	0	9	SRBA
0-02-141	Measurement type	CCITT IA5	0	0	24	MTYP
0-02-142	Ozone instrument serial number/identification	CCITT IA5	0	0	32	OISN
0-02-143	Ozone instrument type	Code table	0	0	7	OITP
0-02-144	Light source type for Brewer spectrophotometer	Code table	0	0	4	LSTB
0-02-145	Wavelength setting for Dobson instruments	Code table	0	0	4	WSDI
0-02-146	Source conditions for Dobson instruments	Code table	0	0	4	SCDI
0-02-147	Method of transmission to collection centre	Code table	0	0	6	MTCC
0-02-148	Data collection and/or location system	Code table	0	0	5	DCLS
0-02-149	Type of data buoy	Code table	0	0	6	BUYT
0-02-150	TOVS/ATOVS/AVHRR instrumentation channel number	Code table	0	0	6	INCN
0-02-151	Radiometer identifier	Code table	0	0	11	RAID
0-02-152	Satellite instrument used in data processing	Flag table	0	0	31	SIDP
0-02-153	Satellite channel centre frequency	Hz	-8	0	26	SCCF
0-02-154	Satellite channel band width	Hz	-8	0	26	SCBW
0-02-155	Satellite channel wavelength	m	9	0	16	CHWL
0-02-156	Percentage of valid KU ocean retracker measurements	%	0	0	7	PVKORM
0-02-157	Percentage of valid S ocean retracker measurements	%	0	0	7	PVSORM
0-02-158	RA-2 instrument	Flag table	0	0	9	RA2M
0-02-159	MWR instrument	Flag table	0	0	8	MWRI
0-02-160	Wavelength of the radar	Code table	0	0	4	WLOR
0-02-163	Height assignment method	Code table	0	0	4	HAMD
0-02-164	Tracer correlation method	Code table	0	0	3	TCMD
0-02-165	Radiance type flags	Flag table	0	0	15	RDTF
0-02-166	Radiance type	Code table	0	0	4	RDTP
0-02-167	Radiance computational method	Code table	0	0	4	RDCM
0-02-168	Hydrostatic pressure of lower end of cable (thermistor string)	Pa	-3	0	16	HPLE
0-02-169	Anemometer type	Code table	0	0	4	ANTP
0-02-170	Aircraft humidity sensors	Code table	0	0	6	ACHS
0-02-171	Instrument serial number for water temperature profile measurement	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	ISNW
0-02-172	Product type for retrieved atmospheric gases	Code table	0	0	8	PTAG
0-02-173	Square of the off-nadir angle	Degree²	4	0	10	SONA
0-02-174	Mean across track pixel number	Numeric	0	0	9	MACP
0-02-175	Method of precipitation measurement	Code table	0	0	4	MOPM
0-02-176	Method of state of ground measurement	Code table	0	0	4	MSGM
0-02-177	Method of snow depth measurement	Code table	0	0	4	MODM
0-02-178	Method of liquid content measurement of precipitation	Code table	0	0	4	MLMP
0-02-179	Type of sky condition algorithm	Code table	0	0	4	TSCA
0-02-180	Main present weather detecting system	Code table	0	0	4	MPRW
0-02-181	Supplementary present weather sensor	Flag table	0	0	21	SPRW
0-02-182	Visibility measurement system	Code table	0	0	4	VZMS
0-02-183	Cloud detection system	Code table	0	0	4	CLDS
0-02-184	Type of lightning detection sensor	Code table	0	0	4	TLDS
0-02-185	Method of evaporation measurement	Code table	0	0	4	MEVM
0-02-186	Capability to detect precipitation phenomena	Flag table	0	0	30	CDPP
0-02-187	Capability to detect other weather phenomena	Flag table	0	0	18	CDWP
0-02-188	Capability to detect obscuration	Flag table	0	0	21	CDOB
0-02-189	Capability to discriminate lightning strikes	Flag table	0	0	12	CDLS
0-02-190	Lagrangian drifter submergence (% time submerged)	%	0	0	7	LDRS
0-02-191	Geopotential height calculation	Code table	0	0	4	GHTC
0-02-192	Detector instrument number	Numeric	0	0	6	DINU
0-02-193	Indicator for type of station operation and past/present weather	Code table	0	0	3	ITSO
0-02-194	Automated station type	Code table	0	0	4	AUTO
0-02-195	PREPBUFR: Instrument type	Code table	0	0	8	ITP
0-02-197	GOES-I/M soundings parameter characteristics	Flag table	0	0	8	GSPC
0-02-198	GOES-I/M brightness temperature characteristics	Flag table	0	0	8	GBTC
0-02-199	FSL aircraft roll angle flag	Code table	0	0	3	ROLF
0-02-200	TOVS AVHRR channel combination	Flag table	0	0	6	AVHC
0-02-201	NESDIS satellite wind type	Code table	0	0	8	SWTP
0-02-202	USGS wind direction sensor type	Numeric	0	0	20	DDWD
0-02-203	USGS wind speed sensor type	Numeric	0	0	20	DDWS
0-02-204	USGS river stage height sensor type	Numeric	0	0	20	DDRS
0-02-205	USGS river stage discharge sensor type	Numeric	0	0	20	DDDC
0-02-206	USGS river stage precipitation sensor type	Numeric	0	0	20	DDPC
0-02-207	Platform type for NWS Cooperative Observer sites	Code table	0	0	3	PLTTYP
0-02-223	Satellite derived wind computation method	Code table	0	0	8	CMCM
0-02-226	Cross track resolution (coarse)	m	-2	0	12	CTREC
0-02-227	Along track resolution (coarse)	m	-2	0	12	ATREC
0-02-231	Radar incidence angle (high accuracy)	Degree	2	0	13	RAIAH
0-02-232	Radar look angle (high accuracy)	Degree	2	0	16	RALAH

CLASS 03 - Instrumentation

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-03-010	Method of sea/water current measurement	Code table	4	MSCM
0-03-011	Method of depth calculation	Code table	2	MDCL
0-03-012	Instrument type/sensor for dissolved oxygen measurement	Code table	4	SDOM
0-03-016	Position of road sensors	Code table	4	POSRS
0-03-017	Extended type of station	Flag table	6	TOSTX
0-03-018	Type of road	Code table	5	TPROAD
0-03-019	Type of construction	Code table	4	TPCONS

CLASS 04 - Location (time)

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-04-001	Year	Year	0	0	12	YEAR
0-04-002	Month	Month	0	0	4	MNTH
0-04-003	Day	Day	0	0	6	DAYS
0-04-004	Hour	Hour	0	0	5	HOUR
0-04-005	Minute	Minute	0	0	6	MINU
0-04-006	Second	s	0	0	6	SECO
0-04-007	Seconds within a minute (microsecond accuracy)	s	6	0	26	SECW
0-04-011	Time increment	Year	0	-1024	11	TIYR
0-04-012	Time increment	Month	0	-1024	11	TIMO
0-04-013	Time increment	Day	0	-1024	11	TIDY
0-04-014	Time increment	Hour	0	-1024	11	TIHR
0-04-015	Time increment	Minute	0	-2048	12	TIMI
0-04-016	Time increment	s	0	-4096	13	TISE
0-04-017	Reference time period for accumulated or extreme data	Minute	0	-1440	12	RTAE
0-04-021	Time period or displacement	Year	0	-1024	11	TPYR
0-04-022	Time period or displacement	Month	0	-1024	11	TPMO
0-04-023	Time period or displacement	Day	0	-1024	11	TPDY
0-04-024	Time period or displacement	Hour	0	-2048	12	TPHR
0-04-025	Time period or displacement	Minute	0	-2048	12	TPMI
0-04-026	Time period or displacement	s	0	-4096	13	TPSE
0-04-031	Duration of time relating to following value	Hour	0	0	8	.DTH....
0-04-032	Duration of time relating to following value	Minute	0	0	6	.DTM....
0-04-041	Time difference, UTC - LMT	Minute	0	-1440	12	TIDF
0-04-043	Day of the year	Day	0	0	9	DOYR
0-04-051	Principal time of daily reading of maximum temperature	Hour	0	0	5	PTMX
0-04-052	Principal time of daily reading of minimum temperature	Hour	0	0	5	PTMN
0-04-053	Number of days with precipitation equal to or more than 1 mm	Numeric	0	0	6	NDP1
0-04-059	Times of observation used to compute the reported mean values	Flag table	0	0	6	TOMV
0-04-065	Short time increment	Minute	0	-128	8	TIMIX
0-04-066	Short time increment	s	0	-128	8	STIS
0-04-073	Short time period or displacement	Day	0	-128	8	STDD
0-04-074	Short time period or displacement	Hour	0	-128	8	STDH
0-04-075	Short time period or displacement	Minute	0	-128	8	STDM
0-04-080	Averaging period for following value	Code table	0	0	4	.AVP....
0-04-086	Long time period or displacement	s	0	-8192	15	LTDS
0-04-192	PREPFITS: Observation time minus cycle time	Hour	5	-2400	13	DHR
0-04-193	Day of the week	Code table	0	0	3	DAYW
0-04-194	Forecast time	s	0	0	24	FTIM
0-04-195	Time of last known position of buoy	Year	0	0	12	PSYR
0-04-196	Time of last known position of buoy	Month	0	0	4	PSMN
0-04-197	Time of last known position of buoy	Day	0	0	6	PSDY
0-04-198	Time of last known position of buoy	Hour	0	0	5	PSHR
0-04-199	Time of last known position of buoy	Minute	0	0	6	PSMI
0-04-200	Receipt year	Year	0	0	12	RCYR
0-04-201	Receipt month	Month	0	0	4	RCMO
0-04-202	Receipt day	Day	0	0	6	RCDY
0-04-203	Receipt hour	Hour	0	0	5	RCHR
0-04-204	Receipt minute	Minute	0	0	6	RCMI
0-04-205	Receipt second	s	0	0	6	RCSE
0-04-206	Second (extended)	s	0	0	14	SECX
0-04-207	Duration of time relating to following value	s	0	0	6	.DTS....
0-04-208	Millisecond (fractional)	Millisecond	0	0	10	MSEC
0-04-210	Radiosonde launch time	Hour	0	0	5	UALNHR
0-04-211	Radiosonde launch time	Minute	0	0	6	UALNMN
0-04-212	Time of occurrence of wind shift	Hour	0	0	5	WSHFTH
0-04-213	Time of occurrence of wind shift	Minute	0	0	6	WSHFTM
0-04-214	PREPBUFR: Reported observation time	Hour	5	0	22	RPT
0-04-215	PREPBUFR: Observation time minus cycle time	Hour	5	-2400000	23	DHR
0-04-216	PREPBUFR: Correction indicator for reported observation time	Code table	0	0	3	TCOR
0-04-217	PREPBUFR: Receipt time	Hour	2	0	12	RCT
0-04-218	PREPBUFR: Profile level time minus cycle time	Hour	3	-2400000	23	HRDR
0-04-219	PREPBUFR: Forecast hour	Hour	1	0	12	FHR

CLASS 05 - Location (horizontal - 1)

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-05-001	Latitude (high accuracy)	Degree	5	-9000000	25	CLATH
0-05-002	Latitude (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-9000	15	CLAT
0-05-011	Latitude increment (high accuracy)	Degree	5	-9000000	25	LATIH
0-05-012	Latitude increment (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-9000	15	LATI
0-05-015	Latitude displacement (high accuracy)	Degree	5	-9000000	25	LATDH
0-05-016	Latitude displacement (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-9000	15	LATD
0-05-021	Bearing or azimuth	Degree true	2	0	16	BEARAZ
0-05-022	Solar azimuth	Degree true	2	0	16	SOLAZI
0-05-023	Sun to satellite azimuth difference	Degree	1	-1800	12	SSAD
0-05-030	Direction (spectral)	Degree	0	0	12	DRSP
0-05-031	Row number	Numeric	0	0	12	ROWN
0-05-033	Pixel size on horizontal - 1	m	-1	0	16	PSH1
0-05-034	Along track row number	Numeric	0	0	11	ATRN
0-05-035	Maximum size of x-dimension	Numeric	0	0	12	MSXD
0-05-036	Ship transect number according to SOOP	Numeric	0	0	7	STNO
0-05-040	Orbit number	Numeric	0	0	24	ORBN
0-05-041	Scan line number	Numeric	0	0	8	SLNM
0-05-042	Channel number	Numeric	0	0	6	CHNM
0-05-043	Field of view number	Numeric	0	0	8	FOVN
0-05-044	Satellite cycle number	Numeric	0	0	11	SACYLN
0-05-045	Field of regard number	Numeric	0	0	8	FORN
0-05-052	Channel number increment	Numeric	0	0	5	CHNI
0-05-053	Field of view number increment	Numeric	0	0	5	FOVNI
0-05-060	Y angular position from centre of gravity	Degree	6	-8000000	24	YAPCG
0-05-061	Z angular position from centre of gravity	Degree	6	-8000000	24	ZAPCG
0-05-063	Spacecraft roll	Degree	2	0	16	SCROLL
0-05-064	Spacecraft pitch	Degree	2	0	16	SCPITCH
0-05-066	Spacecraft yaw	Degree	2	0	16	SCYAW
0-05-067	Number of scan lines	Numeric	0	0	8	NMSL
0-05-068	Profile number	Numeric	0	0	16	PFNUM
0-05-069	Receiver channel	Code table	0	0	2	RCVCH
0-05-070	Observation identifier	Numeric	0	0	30	OBSID
0-05-197	Latitude of superob (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-9000	15	SUPLAT
0-05-201	Scan number	Numeric	0	0	14	SCNN
0-05-202	Position number	Numeric	0	0	10	POSN
0-05-203	Latitude for SSM/I 85 GHz brightness temperature data (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-9000	15	CLAT85
0-05-204	Channel number for SSM/I 85 GHz brightness temperature data	Numeric	0	0	6	CHNM85
0-05-205	Position number for SSM/I 85 GHz brightness temperature data	Numeric	0	0	10	POSN85
0-05-241	PREPBUFR: Profile level latitude	Degree	2	-9000	15	YDR

CLASS 06 - Location (horizontal - 2)

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-06-001	Longitude (high accuracy)	Degree	5	-18000000	26	CLONH
0-06-002	Longitude (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-18000	16	CLON
0-06-011	Longitude increment (high accuracy)	Degree	5	-18000000	26	LONIH
0-06-012	Longitude increment (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-18000	16	LONI
0-06-015	Longitude displacement (high accuracy)	Degree	5	-18000000	26	LONDH
0-06-016	Longitude displacement (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-18000	16	LOND
0-06-021	Distance	m	-1	0	13	DIST
0-06-029	Wave number	m⁻¹	1	0	22	WVNM
0-06-030	Wave number (spectral)	rad m⁻¹	5	0	13	WNSP
0-06-031	Column number	Numeric	0	0	12	COLN
0-06-033	Pixel size on horizontal - 2	m	-1	0	16	PSH2
0-06-034	Cross-track cell number	Numeric	0	0	7	CTCN
0-06-035	Maximum size of y-dimension	Numeric	0	0	12	MSYD
0-06-040	Radius of confidence	m	0	0	13	RAOC
0-06-193	SST obs type	Code table	0	0	8	SSTYPE
0-06-194	SST obs source	Code table	0	0	7	SSTSRC
0-06-196	Longitude at which satellite track crosses equator	Degree	2	-18000	16	ECLN
0-06-197	Longitude of superob (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-18000	16	SUPLON
0-06-203	Longitude for SSM/I 85 GHz brightness temperature	Degree	2	-18000	16	CLON85
0-06-210	Distance in eighths of a kilometer	125*m	0	0	12	DIST125M
0-06-240	PREPBUFR: Longitude (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-18000	16	XOB
0-06-241	PREPBUFR: Profile level longitude	Degree	2	-18000	16	XDR

CLASS 07 - Location (vertical)

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-07-001	Height of station	m	0	-400	15	SELV
0-07-002	Height or altitude	m	-1	-40	16	HMSL
0-07-003	Geopotential	m² s⁻²	-1	-400	17	GP07C
0-07-004	Pressure	Pa	-1	0	14	PRLC
0-07-005	Height increment	m	0	-400	12	HINC
0-07-006	Height above station	m	0	0	15	HAST
0-07-007	Height	m	0	-1000	17	HEIT
0-07-008	Geopotential	m² s⁻²	0	-10000	20	GP07
0-07-009	Geopotential height	gpm	0	-1000	17	GPHTST
0-07-010	Flight level	m	0	-1024	16	FLVLST
0-07-012	Grid point altitude	m	2	-50000	20	GPAL
0-07-021	Elevation	Degree	2	-9000	15	ELEV
0-07-022	Solar elevation	Degree	2	-9000	15	SOEL
0-07-024	Satellite zenith angle	Degree	2	-9000	15	SAZA
0-07-025	Solar zenith angle	Degree	2	-9000	15	SOZA
0-07-026	Satellite zenith angle	Degree	4	-900000	21	SAZAH
0-07-030	Height of station ground above mean sea level	m	1	-4000	17	HSMSL
0-07-031	Height of barometer above mean sea level	m	1	-4000	17	HBMSL
0-07-032	Height of sensor above local ground (or deck of marine platform)	m	2	0	16	HSALG
0-07-033	Height of sensor above water surface	m	1	0	12	HSAWS
0-07-035	Maximum size of z-dimension	Numeric	0	0	12	MSZD
0-07-036	Level index of z	Numeric	0	0	12	LINZ
0-07-040	Impact parameter	m	1	62000000	22	IMPP
0-07-061	Depth below land surface	m	2	0	14	DBLS
0-07-062	Depth below sea/water surface	m	1	0	17	DBSS
0-07-063	Depth below sea/water surface	m	2	0	20	DBSSX
0-07-064	Representative height of sensor above station	m	0	0	4	AHAC
0-07-065	Water pressure	Pa	-3	0	17	WPRES
0-07-070	Drogue depth	m	0	0	10	DROD
0-07-071	Height (high resolution)	m	3	-10000000	26	HEITH
0-07-192	Satellite-sun glint angle	Degree	1	0	11	SSGA
0-07-195	Extrapolated mandatory level pressure	Pa	-1	0	14	XMPRLC
0-07-196	Pressure altitude relative to mean sea level pressure	m	1	-4000	20	PSAL
0-07-197	Flight level	m	1	-4000	20	FLVL
0-07-198	River stage height	m	3	0	15	RSHM
0-07-199	River stage height above NGVD 1929	m	3	0	15	RSH29
0-07-200	Chart datum elevation	m	3	0	15	CHDEL
0-07-201	Chart datum name or description	CCITT IA5	0	0	200	CHDNM
0-07-204	Anemometer height	m	2	0	12	ANHT
0-07-244	PREPBUFR: Pressure coordinate	mb	1	0	14	PCO
0-07-245	PREPBUFR: Pressure observation	mb	1	0	14	POB
0-07-246	PREPBUFR: Pressure (quality) marker	Code table	0	0	5	PQM
0-07-247	PREPBUFR: Pressure event program code	Code table	0	0	5	PPC
0-07-248	PREPBUFR: Pressure event reason code	Code table	0	0	10	PRC
0-07-249	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) pressure value	mb	1	0	14	PFC
0-07-250	PREPBUFR: Pressure observation error	mb	2	0	14	POE
0-07-251	PREPBUFR: Analyzed pressure value	mb	1	0	14	PAN
0-07-252	PREPBUFR: Climatological pressure value	mb	1	0	14	PCL
0-07-253	PREPBUFR: Standard deviation of climatological pressure value	mb	1	0	14	PCS
0-07-254	PREPBUFR: Analysis-tuned pressure observation error	mb	2	0	14	POETU
0-07-255	PREPBUFR: Model forecast (background) pressure value	mb	1	0	14	PFCMOD

CLASS 08 - Significance qualifiers

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-08-001	Vertical sounding significance	Flag table	0	7	VSIG
0-08-002	Vertical significance (surface observations)	Code table	0	6	VSSO
0-08-003	Vertical significance (satellite observations)	Code table	0	6	VSAT
0-08-004	Phase of aircraft flight	Code table	0	3	POAF
0-08-005	Meteorological attribute significance	Code table	0	4	SSFO
0-08-006	Ozone vertical sounding significance	Flag table	0	9	OVSS
0-08-007	Dimensional significance	Code table	0	4	DIMS
0-08-008	Radiation vertical sounding significance	Flag table	0	9	RVSS
0-08-009	Detailed phase of flight	Code table	0	4	DPOF
0-08-010	Surface qualifier (for temperature data)	Code table	0	5	SFCQ
0-08-011	Meteorological feature	Code table	0	6	METFET
0-08-012	Land/sea qualifier	Code table	0	2	LSQL
0-08-013	Day/night qualifier	Code table	0	2	DNQL
0-08-014	Qualifier for runway visual range	Code table	0	4	RVRQ
0-08-015	Significant qualifier for sensor	Code table	0	3	SIGS
0-08-016	Change qualifier of a trend-type forecast or an aerodrome forecast	Code table	0	3	CHQL
0-08-017	Qualifier of the time when the forecast change is expected	Code table	0	2	FCQL
0-08-018	SEAWINDS land/ice surface type	Flag table	0	17	SLIT
0-08-019	Qualifier for following centre identifier	Code table	0	4	CIQL
0-08-020	Total number of missing entities (with respect to accumulation or average)	Numeric	0	16	ACAM
0-08-021	Time significance	Code table	0	5	TSIG
0-08-022	Total number (with respect to accumulation or average)	Numeric	0	16	ACAV
0-08-023	First-order statistics	Code table	0	6	FOST
0-08-024	Difference statistics	Code table	0	6	DFST
0-08-025	Time difference qualifier	Code table	0	4	TDQL
0-08-026	Matrix significance	Code table	0	6	MTXSIG
0-08-029	Surface type	Code table	0	8	RSST
0-08-030	Manual on Codes (Volume I.1, Section C) Code table from which data are derived	Numeric	0	13	CTDD
0-08-031	Data category - CREX table A	Numeric	0	8	DCAT
0-08-032	Status of operation	Code table	0	4	SOOP
0-08-033	Method of derivation of percentage confidence	Code table	0	7	MDPC
0-08-034	Temperature/salinity measurement qualifier	Code table	0	4	TSQL
0-08-035	Type of monitoring exercise	Code table	0	3	TOME
0-08-036	Type of centre or station performing monitoring	Code table	0	3	TSPM
0-08-039	Time significance (Aviation forecast)	Code table	0	6	TSIGAF
0-08-040	Flight level significance	Code table	0	6	LEVSIG
0-08-041	Data significance	Code table	0	5	DATSIG
0-08-042	Extended vertical sounding significance	Flag table	0	18	VSIGX
0-08-043	Atmospheric chemical or physical constituent type	Code table	0	8	ATCT
0-08-044	CAS registry number	CCITT IA5	0	88	CASRN
0-08-046	Atmospheric chemical or physical constituent type	Code table	0	16	ACCT
0-08-049	Number of observations	Numeric	0	8	NOBS
0-08-050	Qualifier for number of missing values in calculation of statistic	Code table	0	4	QNMV
0-08-051	Qualifier for number of missing values in calculation of statistic	Code table	0	3	QNMVX
0-08-052	Condition for which number of days of occurrence follows	Code table	0	5	CNDO
0-08-053	Day of occurrence qualifier	Code table	0	2	DOQL
0-08-054	Qualifier for wind speed or wind gusts	Code table	0	3	QWSG
0-08-060	Sample scanning mode significance	Code table	0	4	SSMS
0-08-065	Sun-glint indicator	Code table	0	2	SGIN
0-08-066	Semi-transparency indicator	Code table	0	2	STIN
0-08-070	TOVS/ATOVS product qualifier	Code table	0	4	TAPQ
0-08-072	Pixel(s) type	Code table	0	3	PIXT
0-08-074	Altimeter echo type	Code table	0	2	AETP
0-08-075	Ascending/descending orbit qualifier	Code table	0	2	STKO
0-08-076	Type of band	Code table	0	6	TOBD
0-08-077	Radiometer sensed surface type	Code table	0	7	DSST
0-08-079	Product status	Code table	0	4	CSFP
0-08-080	Qualifier for GTSPP quality flag	Code table	0	6	QFQF
0-08-081	Type of equipment	Code table	0	6	TOEQ
0-08-082	Modification of sensor height to another value	Code table	0	3	ACSH
0-08-083	Nominal value indicator	Flag table	0	15	NOVI
0-08-085	Beam identifier	Code table	0	3	BEAMI
0-08-086	Vertical significance for NWP	Flag table	0	12	VSNWP
0-08-087	Corner position of observation	Code table	0	3	CPOS
0-08-090	Decimal scale of following significands	Numeric	-127	8	DSFTV
0-08-091	Coordinates significance	Code table	0	8	CRDSIG
0-08-193	PREPBUFR: Data level category	Code table	0	6	CAT
0-08-201	Relationship to following value	Code table	0	3	.RE....
0-08-202	Receipt time significance	Code table	0	6	RCTS
0-08-220	Qualifier as to whether first guess information was used in calculation of quality information for EUMETSAT winds	Code table	0	2	QFGU
0-08-225	Height significance	Code table	0	5	HGTSIG
0-08-226	Discharge significance	Code table	0	5	DCHSIG
0-08-227	Forecast significance	Code table	0	5	FCTSIG

CLASS 10 - Non-coordinate location (vertical)

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-10-001	Height of land surface	m	0	-400	15	HOLS
0-10-002	Height	m	-1	-40	16	HITE
0-10-003	Geopotential	m² s⁻²	-1	-400	17	GEOP
0-10-004	Pressure	Pa	-1	0	14	PRES
0-10-007	Height	m	0	-1000	17	HGHT
0-10-008	Geopotential	m² s⁻²	0	-10000	20	GP10
0-10-009	Geopotential height	gpm	0	-1000	17	GPH10
0-10-010	Minimum pressure reduced to mean sea level	Pa	-1	0	14	PMSLMN
0-10-011	Maximum pressure reduced to mean sea level	Pa	-1	0	14	PMSLMX
0-10-031	In direction of the North Pole, distance from the Earth's centre	m	2	-1073741824	31	PDNP
0-10-032	Satellite distance to Earth's centre	m	1	0	27	SDEC
0-10-033	Altitude (platform to ellipsoid)	m	1	0	27	ALTPE
0-10-034	Earth's radius	m	1	0	27	ERAD
0-10-035	Earth's local radius of curvature	m	1	62000000	22	ELRC
0-10-036	Geoid undulation	m	2	-15000	15	GEODU
0-10-040	Number of retrieved layers	Numeric	0	0	10	NRLY
0-10-050	Standard deviation altitude	m	2	0	16	SDAL
0-10-051	Pressure reduced to mean sea level	Pa	-1	0	14	PMSL
0-10-052	Altimeter setting (QNH)	Pa	-1	0	14	ALSE
0-10-053	Global navigation satellite system altitude	m	0	-1000	17	GNSA
0-10-060	Pressure change	Pa	-1	-1024	11	PCHG
0-10-061	3-hour pressure change	Pa	-1	-500	10	3HPC
0-10-062	24-hour pressure change	Pa	-1	-1000	11	24PC
0-10-063	Characteristic of pressure tendency	Code table	0	0	4	CHPT
0-10-064	SIGMET cruising level	Code table	0	0	3	SIGCL
0-10-070	Indicated aircraft altitude	m	0	-400	16	IALT
0-10-079	Off-nadir angle of the satellite from platform data	Degree	4	0	16	ONAS
0-10-080	Viewing zenith angle	Degree	2	-9000	15	VZAN
0-10-081	Altitude of COG above reference ellipsoid	m	3	0	31	ALRE
0-10-082	Instantaneous altitude rate	m s⁻¹	3	-65536	17	IALR
0-10-083	Squared off-nadir angle of the satellite from platform data	Degree²	2	0	16	ONAP
0-10-084	Squared off-nadir angle of the satellite from waveform data	Degree²	2	0	16	ONAW
0-10-085	Mean sea-surface height	m	3	-131072	18	MSSH
0-10-086	Geoid's height	m	3	-131072	18	GEODH
0-10-087	Ocean depth/land elevation	m	1	-131072	18	ODLE
0-10-088	Total geocentric ocean tide height (solution 1)	m	3	-32768	16	TGOTH1
0-10-089	Total geocentric ocean tide height (solution 2)	m	3	-32768	16	TGOTH2
0-10-090	Long period tide height	m	3	-32768	16	LPTH
0-10-091	Tidal loading height	m	3	-32768	16	TILH
0-10-092	Solid Earth tide height	m	3	-32768	16	SETH
0-10-093	Geocentric pole tide height	m	3	-32768	16	GPTH
0-10-095	Height of atmosphere used	m	0	0	16	HOAU
0-10-096	Mean dynamic topography	m	3	-131072	18	MDYT
0-10-097	Mean sea-surface height from altimeter only	m	3	-131072	18	MSHA
0-10-098	Loading tide height geocentric ocean tide solution 1	m	4	-2000	12	LTHS1
0-10-099	Loading tide height geocentric ocean tide solution 2	m	4	-2000	12	LTHS2
0-10-100	Non-equilibrium long period tide height	m	4	-2000	12	NLTH
0-10-101	Squared off-nadir angle of the satellite from waveform data	Degree²	2	-32768	16	SONAW
0-10-102	Sea-surface height anomaly	m	3	-32768	16	SSHA
0-10-192	PREPFITS: Mean sea-level pressure observation	mb	1	0	14	PMO
0-10-194	PREPFITS: Station elevation	m	0	-1000	17	ELV
0-10-195	PREPFITS: Height	m	0	-1000	17	ZOB
0-10-196	Extrapolated mandatory level geopotential	m² s⁻²	0	-10000	20	XMGP10
0-10-197	Height of the planetary boundary layer	m	0	0	13	HPBL
0-10-199	PREPBUFR: Station elevation	m	0	-1000	17	ELV
0-10-243	PREPBUFR: Mean sea-level pressure observation	mb	1	0	14	PMO
0-10-244	PREPBUFR: Mean sea-level pressure (quality) marker	Code table	0	0	5	PMQ
0-10-246	PREPBUFR: Height (quality) marker	Code table	0	0	5	ZQM
0-10-247	PREPBUFR: Height event program code	Code table	0	0	5	ZPC
0-10-248	PREPBUFR: Height event reason code	Code table	0	0	10	ZRC
0-10-249	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) height value	m	0	-1000	17	ZFC
0-10-250	PREPBUFR: Height observation error	m	0	0	10	ZOE
0-10-251	PREPBUFR: Analyzed height value	m	0	-1000	17	ZAN
0-10-252	PREPBUFR: Climatological height value	m	0	-1000	17	ZCL
0-10-253	PREPBUFR: Standard deviation of climatological height value	m	0	0	10	ZCS
0-10-255	PREPBUFR: Model forecast (background) height value	m	0	-1000	17	ZFCMOD

CLASS 11 - Wind and turbulence

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-11-001	Wind direction	Degree true	0	0	9	WDIR
0-11-002	Wind speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	WSPD
0-11-003	u-component	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	UWND
0-11-004	v-component	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	VWND
0-11-005	w-component	Pa s⁻¹	1	-512	10	OMEGA
0-11-006	w-component	m s⁻¹	2	-4096	13	WCMP
0-11-010	Wind direction associated with wind speed which follows	Degree true	0	0	9	WDAS
0-11-011	Wind direction at 10 m	Degree true	0	0	9	WD10
0-11-012	Wind speed at 10 m	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	WS10
0-11-013	Wind direction at 5 m	Degree true	0	0	9	WD05
0-11-014	Wind speed at 5 m	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	WS05
0-11-016	Extreme counterclockwise wind direction of a variable wind	Degree true	0	0	9	DRC1
0-11-017	Extreme clockwise wind direction of a variable wind	Degree true	0	0	9	DRC2
0-11-019	Steadiness of wind	%	0	0	7	STOW
0-11-021	Relative vorticity	s⁻¹	9	-65536	17	RVORT
0-11-022	Divergence	s⁻¹	9	-65536	17	DIVG
0-11-023	Velocity potential	m² s⁻¹	-2	-65536	17	VPOT
0-11-030	Extended degree of turbulence	Code table	0	0	6	DGOTX
0-11-031	Degree of turbulence	Code table	0	0	4	DGOT
0-11-032	Height of base of turbulence	m	-1	-40	16	HBOT
0-11-033	Height of top of turbulence	m	-1	-40	16	HTOT
0-11-034	Vertical gust velocity	m s⁻¹	1	-1024	11	VGVL
0-11-035	Vertical gust acceleration	m s⁻²	2	-8192	14	VGAC
0-11-036	Maximum derived equivalent vertical gust speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	10	MDEVG
0-11-037	Turbulence index	Code table	0	0	6	TRBXST
0-11-038	Time of occurrence of peak eddy dissipation rate	Code table	0	0	5	TOPEDR
0-11-039	Extended time of occurrence of peak eddy dissipation rate	Code table	0	0	6	XTOPEDR
0-11-040	Maximum wind speed (mean wind)	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	MXWS
0-11-041	Maximum wind gust speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	MXGS
0-11-042	Maximum wind speed (10-minute mean wind)	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	MXWS10
0-11-043	Maximum wind gust direction	Degree true	0	0	9	MXGD
0-11-044	Mean wind direction for surface - 1 500 m (5 000 feet)	Degree true	0	0	9	MWDL
0-11-045	Mean wind speed for surface - 1 500 m (5 000 feet)	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	MWSL
0-11-046	Maximum instantaneous wind speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	MIWS
0-11-047	Maximum instantaneous wind speed over 10 minutes	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	MIWS10
0-11-049	Standard deviation of wind direction	Degree true	0	0	9	SDWD
0-11-050	Standard deviation of horizontal wind speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	SDHS
0-11-051	Standard deviation of vertical wind speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	8	SDVS
0-11-052	Formal uncertainty in wind speed	m s⁻¹	2	0	13	FUWS
0-11-053	Formal uncertainty in wind direction	Degree true	2	0	15	FUWD
0-11-054	Mean wind direction for 1 500 - 3 000 m	Degree true	0	0	9	MWDIRL
0-11-055	Mean wind speed for 1 500 - 3 000 m	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	MWSPDL
0-11-061	Absolute wind shear in 1 km layer below	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	AWSB
0-11-062	Absolute wind shear in 1 km layer above	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	AWSA
0-11-070	Designator of the runway affected by wind shear (including ALL)	CCITT IA5	0	0	32	DRAS
0-11-071	Turbulent vertical momentum flux	m² s⁻²	3	-128	14	TVMF
0-11-072	Turbulent vertical buoyancy flux	K m s⁻¹	3	-128	11	TVBF
0-11-073	Turbulent kinetic energy	m² s⁻²	2	-1024	13	TKEN
0-11-074	Dissipation energy	m² s⁻²	2	-1024	10	DPEN
0-11-075	Mean turbulence intensity (eddy dissipation rate)	m⅔ s⁻¹	2	0	8	MTRB
0-11-076	Peak turbulence intensity (eddy dissipation rate)	m⅔ s⁻¹	2	0	8	PTRB
0-11-077	Reporting interval or averaging time for eddy dissipation rate	s	0	0	12	RIEDR
0-11-081	Model wind direction at 10 m	Degree true	2	0	16	MWD10
0-11-082	Model wind speed at 10 m	m s⁻¹	2	0	14	MWS10
0-11-083	Wind speed	km h⁻¹	0	0	9	WSPD2
0-11-084	Wind speed	kt	0	0	8	WSPD3
0-11-085	Maximum wind gust speed	km h⁻¹	0	0	9	MXGSP1
0-11-086	Maximum wind gust speed	kt	0	0	8	MXGSP2
0-11-095	u-component of the model wind vector	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	UMWV
0-11-096	v-component of the model wind vector	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	VWMV
0-11-097	Wind speed from altimeter	m s⁻¹	2	0	12	WSPA
0-11-098	Wind speed from radiometer	m s⁻¹	2	0	12	WSPR
0-11-100	Aircraft true airspeed	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	TASP
0-11-101	Aircraft ground speed u-component	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	AVLU
0-11-102	Aircraft ground speed v-component	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	AVLV
0-11-103	Aircraft ground speed w-component	m s⁻¹	1	-512	10	AVLW
0-11-104	Aircraft true heading	Degree true	0	0	9	ACTH
0-11-105	EDR algorithm version	Numeric	0	0	6	EDRV
0-11-106	Running minimum confidence	Numeric	1	0	4	RMCF
0-11-107	Maximum number bad inputs	Numeric	0	0	5	MNBI
0-11-108	Peak location	Numeric	1	0	4	PKLN
0-11-109	Number of good EDR	Numeric	0	0	4	GEDR
0-11-193	Turbulent kinetic energy in a layer	m² s⁻²	2	-1024	13	TKEL
0-11-196	u-component at 10 m	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	U10M
0-11-197	v-component at 10 m	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	V10M
0-11-200	Surface wind direction	Degree true	0	0	9	WDIR1
0-11-201	Surface wind speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	WSPD1
0-11-202	Peak wind direction	Degree true	0	0	9	PKWDDR
0-11-203	Peak wind speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	PKWDSP
0-11-205	Peak surface wind speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	PKSWSP
0-11-206	Roughness length	m	2	0	10	SRLM
0-11-208	Surface exchange coefficient	m s⁻¹	3	0	10	SFEX
0-11-210	Root mean square vector wind error	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	RMSW
0-11-211	Wind direction at 10 m	Degree true	2	0	16	WD10H
0-11-212	Wind speed at 10 m	m s⁻¹	2	0	14	WS10H
0-11-217	PREPBUFR: Wind speed (SOB) (quality) marker	Code table	0	0	5	SQM
0-11-218	PREPBUFR: Wind direction/speed (DDO/FFO) (quality) marker	Code table	0	0	5	DFQ
0-11-219	PREPBUFR: Wind direction/speed (DDO/FFO) event program code	Code table	0	0	5	DFP
0-11-220	PREPBUFR: Wind direction/speed (DDO/FFO) event reason code	Code table	0	0	10	DFR
0-11-221	Mean wind direction for 1500 - 3000 m	Degree true	0	0	9	MWDH
0-11-222	Mean wind speed for 1500 - 3000 m	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	MWSH
0-11-223	10 m extrapolated wind speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	XS10
0-11-224	20 m extrapolated wind speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	XS20
0-11-225	10 meter wind reduction factor	Numeric	4	0	16	RF10M
0-11-227	Continuous wind direction	Degree true	0	0	9	WDRC
0-11-228	Continuous wind speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	WDSC
0-11-229	w-component	Pa s⁻¹	1	-512	10	OMEG
0-11-230	Ocean surface wind speed	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	WSOS
0-11-231	u-component of storm motion	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	USTM
0-11-232	v-component of storm motion	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	VSTM
0-11-233	Storm relative helicity	m² s⁻²	1	-10000	15	HLCY
0-11-235	Turbulence index	Code table	0	0	6	TRBX
0-11-236	Turbulence index for period from 1 minute prior to observation time to observation time	Code table	0	0	6	TRBX10
0-11-237	Turbulence index for period from 2 minutes prior to observation time to 1 minute prior to observation time	Code table	0	0	6	TRBX21
0-11-238	Turbulence index for period from 3 minutes prior to observation time to 2 minute prior to observation time	Code table	0	0	6	TRBX32
0-11-239	Turbulence index for period from 4 minutes prior to observation time to 3 minute prior to observation time	Code table	0	0	6	TRBX43
0-11-240	PREPBUFR: u-, v-component wind (UOB/VOB) (quality) marker	Code table	0	0	5	WQM
0-11-241	PREPBUFR: u-, v-component wind (UOB/VOB) event program code	Code table	0	0	5	WPC
0-11-242	PREPBUFR: u-, v-component wind (UOB/VOB) event reason code	Code table	0	0	10	WRC
0-11-243	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) u-component wind value	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	UFC
0-11-244	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) v-component wind value	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	VFC
0-11-245	PREPBUFR: Wind observation error	m s⁻¹	1	0	10	WOE
0-11-246	PREPBUFR: Analyzed u-component wind value	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	UAN
0-11-247	PREPBUFR: Analyzed v-component wind value	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	VAN
0-11-248	PREPBUFR: Climatological u-component wind value	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	UCL
0-11-249	PREPBUFR: Climatological v-component wind value	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	VCL
0-11-250	PREPBUFR: Standard deviation of climatological u-component wind value	m s⁻¹	1	0	10	UCS
0-11-251	PREPBUFR: Standard deviation of climatological v-component wind value	m s⁻¹	1	0	10	VCS
0-11-252	PREPBUFR/PREPFITS: Wind speed observation	kt	0	0	9	FFO
0-11-253	PREPBUFR: Analysis-tuned wind observation error	m s⁻¹	1	0	10	WOETU
0-11-254	PREPBUFR: Model forecast (background) u-component wind value	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	UFCMOD
0-11-255	PREPBUFR: Model forecast (background) v-component wind value	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	VFCMOD

CLASS 12 - Temperature

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-12-001	Temperature/air temperature	K	1	0	12	TMDBST
0-12-002	Wet-bulb temperature	K	1	0	12	TMWBST
0-12-003	Dewpoint temperature	K	1	0	12	TMDPST
0-12-004	Air temperature at 2 m	K	1	0	12	T2MS
0-12-005	Wet-bulb temperature at 2 m	K	1	0	12	T2MW
0-12-006	Dewpoint temperature at 2 m	K	1	0	12	T2MD
0-12-007	Virtual temperature	K	1	0	12	TMVRST
0-12-011	Maximum temperature, at height and over period specified	K	1	0	12	MXTMST
0-12-012	Minimum temperature, at height and over period specified	K	1	0	12	MITMST
0-12-013	Ground minimum temperature, past 12 hours	K	1	0	12	GMIT
0-12-014	Maximum temperature at 2 m, past 12 hours	K	1	0	12	MXT2M12
0-12-015	Minimum temperature at 2 m, past 12 hours	K	1	0	12	MIT2M12
0-12-016	Maximum temperature at 2 m, past 24 hours	K	1	0	12	MXT2M24
0-12-017	Minimum temperature at 2 m, past 24 hours	K	1	0	12	MIT2M24
0-12-021	Maximum temperature at 2 m	K	2	0	16	MXT2M
0-12-022	Minimum temperature at 2 m	K	2	0	16	MIT2M
0-12-023	Temperature	C	0	-99	8	TMDBC
0-12-024	Dewpoint temperature	C	0	-99	8	TMDPC
0-12-030	Soil temperature	K	1	0	12	STEM
0-12-049	Temperature change over specified period	K	0	-30	6	TCPS
0-12-051	Standard deviation temperature	K	1	0	10	STDT
0-12-052	Highest daily mean temperature	K	1	0	12	HDMT
0-12-053	Lowest daily mean temperature	K	1	0	12	LDMT
0-12-060	AWS enclosure internal temperature	K	1	0	12	AWST
0-12-061	Skin temperature	K	1	0	12	TMSKST
0-12-062	Equivalent black body temperature	K	1	0	12	EBBT
0-12-063	Brightness temperature	K	1	0	12	TMBRST
0-12-064	Instrument temperature	K	1	0	12	TMINST
0-12-065	Standard deviation brightness temperature	K	1	0	12	SDTB
0-12-066	Antenna temperature	K	2	0	16	TMANT
0-12-070	Warm load temperature	K	2	0	16	WLTM
0-12-071	Coldest cluster temperature	K	1	0	12	CCST
0-12-072	Radiance	W m⁻² sr⁻¹	6	0	31	RDNEH
0-12-075	Spectral radiance	W m⁻³ sr⁻¹	-3	0	16	SPRD
0-12-076	Radiance	W m⁻² sr⁻¹	3	0	16	RDNE
0-12-080	Brightness temperature real part	K	2	-10000	16	TMBRR
0-12-081	Brightness temperature imaginary part	K	2	-10000	16	TMBRI
0-12-082	Pixel radiometric accuracy	K	2	0	12	PXRA
0-12-101	Temperature/air temperature	K	2	0	16	TMDB
0-12-102	Wet-bulb temperature	K	2	0	16	TMWB
0-12-103	Dewpoint temperature	K	2	0	16	TMDP
0-12-104	Air temperature at 2 m	K	2	0	16	T2MSH
0-12-105	Web-bulb temperature at 2 m	K	2	0	16	T2MWH
0-12-106	Dewpoint temperature at 2 m	K	2	0	16	T2MDH
0-12-107	Virtual temperature	K	2	0	16	TMVR
0-12-111	Maximum temperature, at height and over period specified	K	2	0	16	MXTM
0-12-112	Minimum temperature, at height and over period specified	K	2	0	16	MITM
0-12-113	Ground minimum temperature, past 12 hours	K	2	0	16	GMITH
0-12-114	Maximum temperature at 2 m, past 12 hours	K	2	0	16	MXT2M12H
0-12-115	Minimum temperature at 2 m, past 12 hours	K	2	0	16	MIT2M12H
0-12-116	Maximum temperature at 2 m, past 24 hours	K	2	0	16	MXT2M24H
0-12-117	Minimum temperature at 2 m, past 24 hours	K	2	0	16	MIT2M24H
0-12-118	Maximum temperature at height specified, past 24 hours	K	2	0	16	MXTM24
0-12-119	Minimum temperature at height specified, past 24 hours	K	2	0	16	MITM24
0-12-120	Ground temperature	K	2	0	16	GTEM
0-12-121	Ground minimum temperature	K	2	0	16	GMINT
0-12-122	Ground minimum temperature of the preceding night	K	2	0	16	GMINTP
0-12-128	Road surface temperature	K	2	0	16	ROADST
0-12-129	Road sub-surface temperature	K	2	0	16	ROADSST
0-12-130	Soil temperature	K	2	0	16	STEMH
0-12-131	Snow temperature	K	2	0	16	NTEM
0-12-132	Ice surface temperature	K	2	0	16	ITEM
0-12-151	Standard deviation of daily mean temperature	K	2	0	12	STDMT
0-12-152	Highest daily mean temperature	K	2	0	16	HDMTH
0-12-153	Lowest daily mean temperature	K	2	0	16	LDMTH
0-12-158	Noise-equivalent delta temperature while viewing cold target	K	2	0	12	NEDTCO
0-12-159	Noise-equivalent delta temperature while viewing warm target	K	2	0	12	NEDTWA
0-12-161	Skin temperature	K	2	0	16	TMSK
0-12-162	Equivalent black body temperature	K	2	0	16	EBBTH
0-12-163	Brightness temperature	K	2	0	16	TMBR
0-12-164	Instrument temperature	K	2	0	16	TMINSTH
0-12-165	Direct sun brightness temperature	K	0	0	23	DSBT
0-12-166	Snapshot accuracy	K	1	-4000	13	SSAC
0-12-167	Radiometric accuracy (pure polarization)	K	1	0	9	RACPP
0-12-168	Radiometric accuracy (cross polarization)	K	1	0	9	RACCP
0-12-171	Coldest cluster temperature	K	2	0	16	CCSTH
0-12-180	Averaged 12 micron BT for all clear pixels at nadir	K	2	0	16	A12BN
0-12-181	Averaged 11 micron BT for all clear pixels at nadir	K	2	0	16	A11BN
0-12-182	Averaged 3.7 micron BT for all clear pixels at nadir	K	2	0	16	A37BN
0-12-183	Averaged 12 micron BT for all clear pixels, forward view	K	2	0	16	A12BF
0-12-184	Averaged 11 micron BT for all clear pixels, forward view	K	2	0	16	A11BF
0-12-185	Averaged 3.7 micron BT for all clear pixels, forward view	K	2	0	16	A37BF
0-12-186	Mean nadir sea-surface temperature	K	2	0	16	MNASST
0-12-187	Mean dual view sea-surface temperature	K	2	0	16	MDVSST
0-12-188	Interpolated 23.8 GHz brightness T from MWR	K	2	0	16	I23P8B
0-12-189	Interpolated 36.5 GHz brightness T from MWR	K	2	0	16	I36P5B
0-12-192	PREPFITS: Temperature observation (dry-bulb or virtual)	Celsius	1	-2732	14	TOB
0-12-193	Temperature (city)	K	2	0	16	CTTP
0-12-194	Maximum temperature (city)	K	2	0	16	CTMX
0-12-195	Minimum temperature (city)	K	2	0	16	CTMN
0-12-196	1-hour minimum temperature at lowest model level	K	1	0	12	TMIN
0-12-197	1-hour maximum temperature at lowest model level	K	1	0	12	TMAX
0-12-198	Layer soil temperature	K	1	0	12	STC1
0-12-199	1-hour average latent heat flux	W m⁻²	1	-10000	15	FXLH
0-12-200	1-hour average potential latent heat flux	W m⁻²	1	-10000	15	FXLP
0-12-201	1-hour average sensible heat flux	W m⁻²	1	-10000	15	FXSH
0-12-202	1-hour average sub-surface heat flux	W m⁻²	1	-5000	14	FXSS
0-12-203	1-hour average snow phase change heat flux	W m⁻²	1	-10000	14	FXSN
0-12-204	Bottom soil temperature	K	1	0	12	SLTB
0-12-205	Potential temperature at 10 m	K	1	0	12	TH10
0-12-206	Cold space temperature correction	K	2	0	10	CSTC
0-12-210	Cloud top temperature	K	2	0	16	GCDTT
0-12-211	Maximum soil temperature	K	2	0	16	MXSTH
0-12-212	Minimum soil temperature	K	2	0	16	MISTH
0-12-213	Road temperature	K	2	0	16	RDTM
0-12-214	Road liquid freeze temperature	K	2	0	16	RLFT
0-12-221	Convective latent heating rate	K s⁻¹	6	-6000	14	DTCP
0-12-222	Stable latent heating rate	K s⁻¹	6	-6000	14	DTGP
0-12-233	Brightness temperature for SSM/I 85 GHz channels	K	2	0	19	TMBR85
0-12-243	PREPBUFR: Virtual temperature observation	Celsius	1	-2732	14	TVO
0-12-244	PREPBUFR/PREVENTS: Dew-point temperature observation	Celsius	1	-2732	14	TDO
0-12-245	PREPBUFR: Temperature observation (dry-bulb or virtual)	Celsius	1	-2732	14	TOB
0-12-246	PREPBUFR: Temperature (TOB) (quality) marker	Code table	0	0	5	TQM
0-12-247	PREPBUFR: Temperature (TOB) event program code	Code table	0	0	5	TPC
0-12-248	PREPBUFR: Temperature (TOB) event reason code	Code table	0	0	10	TRC
0-12-249	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) temperature value (virtual)	Celsius	1	-2732	14	TFC
0-12-250	PREPBUFR: Temperature observation error	Celsius	1	0	10	TOE
0-12-251	PREPBUFR: Analyzed temperature value (virtual)	Celsius	1	-2732	14	TAN
0-12-252	PREPBUFR: Climatological temperature value	Celsius	1	-2732	14	TCL
0-12-253	PREPBUFR: Standard deviation of climatological temperature value	Celsius	1	0	10	TCS
0-12-254	PREPBUFR: Analysis-tuned temperature observation error	Celsius	1	0	10	TOETU
0-12-255	PREPBUFR: Model forecast (background) temperature value	Celsius	1	-2732	14	TFCMOD

CLASS 13 - Hydrographic and hydrological elements

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-13-001	Specific humidity	kg kg⁻¹	5	0	14	SPFH
0-13-002	Mixing ratio	kg kg⁻¹	5	0	14	MIXR
0-13-003	Relative humidity	%	0	0	7	REHU
0-13-004	Vapour pressure	Pa	-1	0	10	VAPR
0-13-005	Vapour density	kg m⁻³	3	0	7	VADN
0-13-006	Mixing heights	m	-1	-40	16	MIXH
0-13-007	Minimum relative humidity	%	0	0	7	MIRH
0-13-008	Maximum relative humidity	%	0	0	7	MXRH
0-13-009	Relative humidity	%	1	-1000	12	RAWHU
0-13-011	Total precipitation/total water equivalent	kg m⁻²	1	-1	14	TOPC
0-13-012	Depth of fresh snow	m	2	-2	12	DOFS
0-13-013	Total snow depth	m	2	-2	16	TOSD
0-13-014	Rainfall/water equivalent of snow (averaged rate)	kg m⁻² s⁻¹	4	0	12	REQV
0-13-015	Snowfall (averaged rate)	m s⁻¹	7	0	12	SNFLA
0-13-016	Precipitable water	kg m⁻²	0	0	7	TPWT
0-13-019	Total precipitation past 1 hour	kg m⁻²	1	-1	14	TP01
0-13-020	Total precipitation past 3 hours	kg m⁻²	1	-1	14	TP03
0-13-021	Total precipitation past 6 hours	kg m⁻²	1	-1	14	TP06
0-13-022	Total precipitation past 12 hours	kg m⁻²	1	-1	14	TP12
0-13-023	Total precipitation past 24 hours	kg m⁻²	1	-1	14	TP24
0-13-031	Evapotranspiration	kg m⁻²	0	0	7	EVTR
0-13-032	Evaporation/evapotranspiration	kg m⁻²	1	0	8	EVAP
0-13-033	Evaporation/evapotranspiration	kg m⁻²	1	0	10	EVAP1
0-13-038	Superadiabatic indicator	Code table	0	0	2	SADF
0-13-039	Terrain type (ice/snow)	Code table	0	0	3	TERN
0-13-040	Surface flag	Code table	0	0	4	SFLG
0-13-041	Pasquill-Gifford stability category	Code table	0	0	4	PGSC
0-13-042	Parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa)	K	0	-20	6	PLFTI
0-13-043	Best lifted index (to 500 hPa)	K	0	-20	6	BLFTI
0-13-044	K index	K	0	-30	8	KIND
0-13-045	KO index	K	0	-30	8	KOIND
0-13-046	Maximum buoyancy	K	0	-30	8	MAXB
0-13-047	Modified Showalter stability index	K	0	-60	6	STBS
0-13-048	Water fraction	%	1	0	10	WFCN
0-13-051	Frequency group, precipitation	Code table	0	0	4	FRGP
0-13-052	Highest daily amount of precipitation	kg m⁻²	1	-1	14	HIDP
0-13-055	Intensity of precipitation	kg m⁻² s⁻¹	4	0	8	PRAT
0-13-056	Character and intensity of precipitation	Code table	0	0	4	CIPR
0-13-057	Time of beginning or end of precipitation	Code table	0	0	4	TBEPR
0-13-058	Size of precipitating element	m	4	0	7	SOPE
0-13-059	Number of flashes (thunderstorm)	Numeric	0	0	7	NOFL
0-13-060	Total accumulated precipitation	kg m⁻²	1	-1	17	TOAP
0-13-071	Upstream water level	m	2	0	14	UPWL
0-13-072	Downstream water level	m	2	0	14	DNWL
0-13-073	Maximum water level	m	2	0	14	MXWL
0-13-074	Ground water level	m	2	0	18	GWLV
0-13-080	Water pH	pH unit	1	0	10	WAPH
0-13-081	Water conductivity	S m⁻¹	3	0	14	WACN
0-13-082	Water temperature	K	1	0	12	WATM
0-13-083	Dissolved oxygen	kg m⁻³	6	0	15	DOXY
0-13-084	Turbidity	lm	0	0	14	TURBD
0-13-085	Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP)	V	3	0	14	OXYRP
0-13-090	Radiometer water vapour content	kg m⁻²	1	0	10	RWVC
0-13-091	Radiometer liquid content	kg m⁻²	2	0	8	RLQC
0-13-093	Cloud optical thickness	Numeric	0	0	8	COPT
0-13-095	Total column water vapour	kg m⁻²	4	0	19	TCWV
0-13-096	MWR water vapour content	kg m⁻²	2	0	14	MRWVC
0-13-097	MWR liquid water content	kg m⁻²	2	0	14	MRLWC
0-13-098	Integrated water vapour density	kg m⁻²	8	0	30	IWVD
0-13-099	Log10 of integrated cloud particle density	log (m⁻²)	1	0	7	LTICPD
0-13-100	Log10 of integrated cloud particle area	log (m² m⁻²)	1	-70	7	LTICPA
0-13-101	Log10 of integrated cloud particle volume	log (m³ m⁻²)	1	-140	7	LTICPV
0-13-110	Mass mixing ratio	%	0	0	7	MMXR
0-13-111	Soil moisture	g kg⁻¹	0	0	10	SMST
0-13-112	Object wetness duration	s	0	0	17	OWDU
0-13-114	Rate of ice accretion	kg m⁻² h⁻¹	1	0	11	ROIAV
0-13-115	Ice thickness	m	2	0	19	ITHK
0-13-116	Water film thickness	m	4	0	10	WFTHK
0-13-117	Snow density (liquid water content)	kg m⁻³	0	0	10	SDEN
0-13-118	Depth of fresh snow (high accuracy)	m	3	-2	14	DOFSH
0-13-155	Intensity of precipitation (high accuracy)	kg m⁻² s⁻¹	5	-1	16	PRATH
0-13-160	Radiometer liquid content	kg m⁻²	2	-350	10	RDLC
0-13-192	Cloud water	kg m⁻²	2	0	12	CH2O
0-13-193	Total column precipitable water	kg m⁻²	1	0	11	PH2O
0-13-194	Indicator for inclusion/omission of precipitation	Code table	0	0	3	INPC
0-13-195	Modified Showalter stability index	Numeric	0	-40	8	STBS5
0-13-196	Snow depth	m	3	-2	20	SNDP
0-13-197	Soil moisture	m	3	0	8	SMOI
0-13-198	Specific humidity at 2 m	kg kg⁻¹	5	0	14	Q2MS
0-13-199	Total precipitation past 5 minutes	kg m⁻²	1	-1	14	TP5M
0-13-201	Lifted index	K	2	-5000	14	GLFTI
0-13-202	Precipitable water in layer bounded by 1.0 to 0.9 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	0	11	PH2O19
0-13-203	Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.9 to 0.7 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	0	11	PH2O97
0-13-204	Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.7 to 0.3 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	0	11	PH2O73
0-13-205	Total rain rate	mm h⁻¹	2	0	12	TRRT
0-13-206	Rainfall/water equivalent of snow (average rate)	kg m⁻² s⁻¹	6	0	18	REQ6
0-13-207	Rain plus cloud water	mm	2	0	12	RCWA
0-13-208	Precipitation plus cloud ice	mm	2	0	12	PCIA
0-13-209	Terrain type	Code table	0	0	2	TERR
0-13-210	Snow water equivalent	kg m⁻²	2	0	18	SWEM
0-13-212	Canopy water	kg m⁻²	3	0	11	CNPW
0-13-213	Stream velocity	m s⁻¹	2	-500	10	STRV
0-13-214	Discharge	m³ s⁻¹	2	-8450000	25	DCHG
0-13-215	Convective rain rate	mm h⁻¹	2	0	12	CRRT
0-13-216	1-hour accumulated snowfall	kg m⁻²	1	-1	14	SNFL
0-13-217	Convective precipitation in past 1 hour	kg m⁻²	1	-1	14	C01M
0-13-218	1-hour accumulated snow melt	kg m⁻²	2	0	14	N01M
0-13-219	Convective precipitation in past 3 hours	kg m⁻²	1	-1	14	C03M
0-13-220	Soil moisture availability	%	0	0	8	WTNS
0-13-221	Soil moisture tension	Pa	-2	-99990	18	SLMT
0-13-222	1-hour accumulated surface runoff	kg m⁻²	2	0	15	R01M
0-13-224	1-hour accumulated baseflow-groundwater runoff	kg m⁻²	2	0	15	BFGR
0-13-226	Layer volumetric soil moisture	Numeric	3	0	10	SMC1
0-13-227	City total precipitation past 24 hours	kg m⁻²	1	-1	14	CTP24
0-13-228	Snow report remarks	Code table	0	0	3	SRMK
0-13-231	Snow ratio from explicit cloud scheme	%	0	0	7	SNRA
0-13-232	Snow precipitation type	Code table	0	0	2	WXTS
0-13-233	Ice pellet precipitation type	Code table	0	0	2	WXTP
0-13-234	Freezing rain precipitation type	Code table	0	0	2	WXTZ
0-13-235	Rain precipitation type	Code table	0	0	2	WXTR
0-13-239	Cloud water mixing ratio	kg kg⁻¹	5	0	16	CWTR
0-13-240	Specific humidity at 10 m	kg kg⁻¹	5	0	14	Q10M
0-13-242	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) saturation specific humidity value	mg kg⁻¹	0	0	16	ESBAK
0-13-243	PREPBUFR: Lifted index	K	1	-50	10	LFTI
0-13-244	Ice mixing ratio	kg kg⁻¹	5	0	16	IMXR
0-13-245	PREPBUFR: Specific humidity observation	mg kg⁻¹	0	0	16	QOB
0-13-246	PREPBUFR: Specific humidity (quality) marker	Code table	0	0	5	QQM
0-13-247	PREPBUFR: Specific humidity event program code	Code table	0	0	5	QPC
0-13-248	PREPBUFR: Specific humidity event reason code	Code table	0	0	10	QRC
0-13-249	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) specific humidity value	mg kg⁻¹	0	0	16	QFC
0-13-250	PREPBUFR: Relative humidity observation error	%*0.1	1	0	10	QOE
0-13-251	PREPBUFR: Analyzed Specific humidity value	mg kg⁻¹	0	0	16	QAN
0-13-252	PREPBUFR: Climatological Specific humidity value	mg kg⁻¹	0	0	16	QCL
0-13-253	PREPBUFR: Standard deviation of climatological specific humidity value	mg kg⁻¹	0	0	16	QCS
0-13-254	PREPBUFR: Analysis-tuned relative humidity observation error	%*0.1	1	0	10	QOETU
0-13-255	PREPBUFR: Model forecast (background) specific humidity value	mg kg⁻¹	0	0	16	QFCMOD

CLASS 14 - Radiation and radiance

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-14-001	Long-wave radiation, integrated over 24 hours	J m⁻²	-3	-65536	17	LWR24
0-14-002	Long-wave radiation, integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-3	-65536	17	LWRAD
0-14-003	Short-wave radiation, integrated over 24 hours	J m⁻²	-3	-65536	17	SWR24
0-14-004	Short-wave radiation, integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-3	-65536	17	SWRAD
0-14-011	Net long-wave radiation, integrated over 24 hours	J m⁻²	-3	-65536	17	NLWR24
0-14-012	Net long-wave radiation, integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-3	-65536	17	NLWRAD
0-14-013	Net short-wave radiation, integrated over 24 hours	J m⁻²	-3	-65536	17	NSWR24
0-14-014	Net short-wave radiation, integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-3	-65536	17	NSWRAD
0-14-015	Net radiation, integrated over 24 hours	J m⁻²	-4	-16384	15	NR24
0-14-016	Net radiation, integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-4	-16384	15	NRAD
0-14-017	Instantaneous long-wave radiation	W m⁻²	0	-512	10	ILWRDP
0-14-018	Instantaneous short-wave radiation	W m⁻²	0	-2048	12	ISWRDP
0-14-019	Surface albedo	%	0	0	7	SALB
0-14-020	Global solar radiation, integrated over 24 hours	J m⁻²	-4	0	15	GSO24
0-14-021	Global solar radiation, integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-4	0	15	GSORD
0-14-022	Diffuse solar radiation, integrated over 24 hours	J m⁻²	-4	0	15	DFSO24
0-14-023	Diffuse solar radiation, integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-4	0	15	DFSORDX
0-14-024	Direct solar radiation, integrated over 24 hours	J m⁻²	-4	0	15	DRSO24
0-14-025	Direct solar radiation, integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-4	0	15	DRSORDX
0-14-026	Albedo at the top of clouds	%	0	0	7	CLAL
0-14-027	Albedo	%	0	0	7	ALBD
0-14-028	Global solar radiation (high accuracy), integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-2	0	20	GSORDH
0-14-029	Diffuse solar radiation (high accuracy), integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-2	0	20	DFSORD
0-14-030	Direct solar radiation (high accuracy), integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-2	0	20	DRSORD
0-14-031	Total sunshine	Minute	0	0	11	TOSS
0-14-032	Total sunshine	Hour	0	0	10	TOSH
0-14-033	Total sunshine	%	0	0	9	TOSP
0-14-034	Sunshine over period specified	Minute	0	0	11	SOPS
0-14-035	Solar radiation flux	W m⁻²	1	0	14	SRADF
0-14-042	Bidirectional reflectance	%	0	0	7	BDRF
0-14-043	Channel radiance	W m⁻² sr⁻¹ um⁻¹	4	0	23	SCHRAD
0-14-044	Channel radiance	W m⁻² sr⁻¹ cm	7	-100000	22	SRAD
0-14-045	Channel radiance	W m⁻² sr⁻¹ cm	0	0	11	CHRAD
0-14-046	Scaled IASI radiance	W m⁻² sr⁻¹ m	0	-5000	16	SCRA
0-14-047	Scaled mean AVHRR radiance	W m⁻² sr⁻¹ m	0	0	31	SMRA
0-14-048	Scaled standard deviation AVHRR radiance	W m⁻² sr⁻¹ m	0	0	31	SSDR
0-14-050	Emissivity	%	1	0	10	EMMI
0-14-051	Direct solar radiation integrated over last hour	J m⁻²	-3	0	14	DRSOLH
0-14-052	Global upward solar radiation, integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-2	-1048574	20	GUSR
0-14-053	Net radiation (high accuracy), integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-2	-1048574	21	NETR
0-14-054	Photosynthetically active radiation, integrated over period specified	J m⁻²	-3	0	16	PSAR
0-14-055	Solar activity index	Numeric	0	-32768	16	SOAI
0-14-056	Background luminance	Cd m⁻²	0	0	18	BKLU
0-14-057	Soil heat flux	J m⁻²	-2	-1048574	21	SHFX
0-14-072	Global UV irradiation	J m⁻²	0	-4000000	23	GUVI
0-14-194	Short-wave heating rate	K s⁻¹	7	-12000	15	DTSW
0-14-195	Long-wave heating rate	K s⁻¹	7	-12000	15	DTLW
0-14-198	1-hour average downward short-wave flux	W m⁻²	1	0	14	SWRD
0-14-199	1-hour average upward short-wave flux	W m⁻²	1	-15000	14	SWRU
0-14-200	1-hour average downward long-wave flux	W m⁻²	1	0	13	LWRD
0-14-201	1-hour average upward long-wave flux	W m⁻²	1	-8192	13	LWRU
0-14-202	1-hour average net long-wave flux at top	W m⁻²	1	-8192	13	LWRT
0-14-203	1-hour average net short-wave flux at top	W m⁻²	1	-15000	15	SWRT
0-14-204	Log 10 of cloud test results	Numeric	2	-300	10	LOGCT
0-14-226	Net radiative heating rate	K s⁻¹	7	-12000	15	DTAR

CLASS 15 - Physical/chemical constituents

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-15-001	Total ozone	DU	0	0	10	OZON
0-15-002	Air mass (slant path at 22 km)	Numeric	2	0	10	AIRM
0-15-003	Measured ozone partial pressure (sounding)	Pa	4	0	9	MOPP
0-15-004	Ozone sounding correction factor (CF)	Numeric	3	0	11	OSCF
0-15-005	Ozone p	DU	0	0	10	OZOP
0-15-008	Significand of volumetric mixing ratio	Numeric	0	0	10	MIXRV
0-15-011	Log10 of integrated electron density	log (m⁻²)	3	14000	13	LIED
0-15-012	Total electron count per square metre	m⁻²	-16	0	6	TECP
0-15-015	Maximum image spectral component before normalization	Numeric	0	0	31	MSCN
0-15-020	Integrated ozone density	kg m⁻²	8	0	21	IOZD
0-15-021	Integrated mass density	kg m⁻²	11	0	31	IMDENS
0-15-024	Optical depth	Numeric	4	0	24	OPTD
0-15-025	Type of pollutant	Code table	0	0	4	TYPO
0-15-026	Concentration of pollutant	mol mol⁻¹	9	0	9	COPO
0-15-027	Concentration of pollutant	kg m⁻³	9	0	10	COPOPM
0-15-029	Extinction coefficient	m⁻¹	9	0	30	EXCF
0-15-030	Aerosol contamination index	Numeric	2	-1000	12	ACIDX
0-15-031	Atmospheric path delay in satellite signal	m	4	10000	15	APDS
0-15-032	Estimated error in atmospheric path delay	m	4	0	10	APDE
0-15-033	Difference in path delays for limb views at extremes of scan	m	5	-10000	15	PDDX
0-15-034	Estimated error in path delay difference	m	5	0	14	PDDE
0-15-035	Component of zenith path delay due to water vapour	m	4	0	14	ZPDW
0-15-036	Atmospheric refractivity	N units	3	0	19	ARFR
0-15-037	Bending angle	rad	8	-100000	23	BNDA
0-15-041	Sulphur dioxide index	Numeric	2	-1200	14	SDIN
0-15-042	Reflectance	%	2	0	14	RELF
0-15-045	Sulphur dioxide	DU	2	-2000	15	SDOX
0-15-046	Volcano contamination index	Numeric	2	-1000	11	VOLI
0-15-049	Aerosol Angstrom wavelength exponent	Numeric	3	-2000	14	AAWE
0-15-051	Meteorological optical range	m	0	0	18	MOPR
0-15-052	Log10 of number density of aerosol particles with diameter greater than 5 nm	log (m⁻³)	1	60	6	LTNDAP1
0-15-053	Log10 of number density of aerosol particles with diameter greater than 14 nm	log (m⁻³)	2	600	9	LTNDAP2
0-15-054	Log10 of number density of aerosol particles with diameter between 0.25 and 2.5 µm	log (m⁻³)	2	550	9	LTNDAP3
0-15-055	Non volatile aerosol ratio	Numeric	2	0	7	NVAR
0-15-062	Aerosol optical thickness	Numeric	3	-1000	14	AOTH
0-15-192	Ozone mixing ratio	cm³ m⁻³	4	0	17	OZMR
0-15-193	Aerosol optical thickness	m	2	-100	16	OPTH
0-15-194	Scattering angle	Degree	2	0	16	SCATTA
0-15-195	Aerosol type land	Code table	0	0	4	AEROTP
0-15-196	Algorithm flag for best ozone	Code table	0	0	6	AFBO
0-15-197	Ozone mixing ratio	cm³ m⁻³	4	-100000	21	OZMX
0-15-198	Ozone mixing ratio precision	cm³ m⁻³	4	-100000	19	OZMP
0-15-199	Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) status flag	Flag table	0	0	18	MLST
0-15-202	Log 10 of integrated electron density	log (m⁻²)	3	13000	12	LIEDL

CLASS 19 - Synoptic features

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-19-001	Type of synoptic feature	Code table	0	0	6	STMFE1
0-19-002	Effective radius of feature	m	-2	0	12	STMFE2
0-19-003	Wind speed threshold	m s⁻¹	0	0	8	STMFE3
0-19-004	Effective radius with respect to wind speeds above threshold	m	-2	0	12	STMFE4
0-19-005	Direction of motion of feature	Degree true	0	0	9	STMFE5
0-19-006	Speed of motion of feature	m s⁻¹	2	0	14	STMFE6
0-19-007	Effective radius of feature	m	-3	0	12	STMFE7
0-19-008	Vertical extent of circulation	Code table	0	0	3	STMFE8
0-19-009	Effective radius with respect to wind speeds above threshold (large storms)	m	-3	0	12	STMFE9
0-19-010	Method for tracking the centre of synoptic feature	Code table	0	0	4	STMFE10
0-19-100	Time interval to calculate the movement of the tropical cyclone	Code table	0	0	4	TIEC
0-19-101	Accuracy of the position of the centre of the tropical cyclone	Code table	0	0	4	APCE
0-19-102	Shape and definition of the eye of the tropical cyclone	Code table	0	0	3	SDOE
0-19-103	Diameter of major axis of the eye of the tropical cyclone	Code table	0	0	4	DMAE
0-19-104	Change in character of the eye during the 30 minutes	Code table	0	0	4	CE30
0-19-105	Distance between the end of spiral band and the centre	Code table	0	0	4	DOBC
0-19-106	Identification number of tropical cyclone	Numeric	0	0	7	INTC
0-19-107	Time interval over which the movement of the tropical cyclone has been calculated	Code table	0	0	4	TIMC
0-19-108	Accuracy of geographical position of the tropical cyclone	Code table	0	0	3	AGPC
0-19-109	Mean diameter of the overcast cloud of the tropical cyclone	Code table	0	0	4	MWFC
0-19-110	Apparent 24-hour change in intensity of the tropical cyclone	Code table	0	0	4	A24C
0-19-111	Current Intensity (CI) number of the tropical cyclone	Numeric	1	0	7	IOTC
0-19-112	Data Tropical (DT) number of the tropical cyclone	Numeric	1	0	7	DTNC
0-19-113	Cloud pattern type of the DT-number	Code table	0	0	4	CPDT
0-19-114	Model Expected Tropical (MET) number of the tropical cyclone	Numeric	1	0	7	METN
0-19-115	Trend of the past 24-hour change (+: Developed, -: Weakened)	Numeric	1	-30	6	T24C
0-19-116	Pattern Tropical (PT) number of the tropical cyclone	Numeric	1	0	7	PTNC
0-19-117	Cloud picture type of the PT-number	Code table	0	0	3	CPPT
0-19-118	Final Tropical (T) number of the tropical cyclone	Numeric	1	0	7	FTNC
0-19-119	Type of the final T-number	Code table	0	0	3	TFTN
0-19-150	Typhoon International Common Number (Typhoon Committee)	CCITT IA5	0	0	32	TICN

CLASS 20 - Observed phenomena

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-20-001	Horizontal visibility	m	-1	0	13	HOVI
0-20-002	Vertical visibility	m	-1	0	7	VTVI
0-20-003	Present weather	Code table	0	0	9	PRWE
0-20-004	Past weather (1)	Code table	0	0	5	PSW1
0-20-005	Past weather (2)	Code table	0	0	5	PSW2
0-20-006	Flight rules	Code table	0	0	3	FLTR
0-20-008	Cloud distribution for aviation	Code table	0	0	5	CDFA
0-20-009	General weather indicator (TAF/METAR)	Code table	0	0	4	GWEI
0-20-010	Cloud cover (total)	%	0	0	7	TOCC
0-20-011	Cloud amount	Code table	0	0	4	CLAM
0-20-012	Cloud type	Code table	0	0	6	CLTP
0-20-013	Height of base of cloud	m	-1	-40	11	HOCB
0-20-014	Height of top of cloud	m	-1	-40	11	HOCT
0-20-015	Pressure at base of cloud	Pa	-1	0	14	CDBP
0-20-016	Pressure at top of cloud	Pa	-1	0	14	CDTP
0-20-017	Cloud top description	Code table	0	0	4	CTDS
0-20-018	Tendency of runway visual range	Code table	0	0	2	RWYT
0-20-019	Significant present or forecast weather	CCITT IA5	0	0	72	SPRWE
0-20-020	Significant recent weather phenomena	CCITT IA5	0	0	32	SREWE
0-20-021	Type of precipitation	Flag table	0	0	30	PRTP
0-20-022	Character of precipitation	Code table	0	0	4	PRCH
0-20-023	Other weather phenomena	Flag table	0	0	18	OWEP
0-20-024	Intensity of phenomena	Code table	0	0	3	INTP
0-20-025	Obscuration	Flag table	0	0	21	OBSC
0-20-026	Character of obscuration	Code table	0	0	4	OBCH
0-20-027	Phenomena occurrence	Flag table	0	0	9	PHEO
0-20-028	Expected change in intensity	Code table	0	0	3	ECIN
0-20-029	Rain flag	Code table	0	0	2	RFLAG
0-20-031	Ice deposit (thickness)	m	2	0	7	IDTH
0-20-032	Rate of ice accretion (estimated)	Code table	0	0	3	ROIA
0-20-033	Cause of ice accretion	Flag table	0	0	4	COIA
0-20-034	Sea ice concentration	Code table	0	0	5	SICE
0-20-035	Amount and type of ice	Code table	0	0	4	AICE
0-20-036	Ice situation	Code table	0	0	5	ICESI
0-20-037	Ice development	Code table	0	0	5	ICEDV
0-20-038	Bearing of ice edge	Degree true	0	0	12	BOIE
0-20-039	Ice distance	m	-1	0	13	ICEDS
0-20-040	Evolution of drift snow	Code table	0	0	4	EDRS
0-20-041	Airframe icing	Code table	0	0	4	AFIC
0-20-042	Airframe icing present	Code table	0	0	2	AFICP
0-20-043	Peak liquid water content	kg m⁻³	4	0	7	PLWC
0-20-044	Average liquid water content	kg m⁻³	4	0	7	ALWC
0-20-045	Supercooled large droplet (SLD) conditions	Code table	0	0	2	SCLD
0-20-048	Evolution of feature	Code table	0	0	4	EVFE
0-20-050	Cloud index	Code table	0	0	8	CLDI
0-20-051	Amount of low clouds	%	0	0	7	LCLD
0-20-052	Amount of middle clouds	%	0	0	7	MCLD
0-20-053	Amount of high clouds	%	0	0	7	HCLD
0-20-054	True direction from which a phenomenon or clouds are moving or in which they are observed	Degree true	0	0	9	TDCM
0-20-055	State of sky in the tropics	Code table	0	0	4	STST
0-20-056	Cloud phase	Code table	0	0	3	CLDP
0-20-058	Visibility seawards from a coastal station	m	-1	0	13	VSCS
0-20-059	Minimum horizontal visibility	m	-1	0	9	MINHV
0-20-060	Prevailing horizontal visibility	m	-1	0	10	PRVHV
0-20-061	Runway visual range (RVR)	m	0	0	12	V1RIM
0-20-062	State of the ground (with or without snow)	Code table	0	0	5	SOGR
0-20-063	Special phenomena	Code table	0	0	10	PHES
0-20-065	Snow cover	%	0	0	7	SNOC
0-20-066	Maximum diameter of hailstones	m	3	0	8	MXDH
0-20-067	Diameter of deposit	m	3	0	9	DIAD
0-20-070	Minimum number of atmospherics	Numeric	0	0	7	MINA
0-20-071	Accuracy of fix and rate of atmospherics	Code table	0	0	4	AFRA
0-20-081	Cloud amount in segment	%	0	0	7	CLDMNT
0-20-082	Amount segment cloud free	%	0	0	7	NCLDMNT
0-20-083	Amount of segment covered by scene	%	0	0	7	ASCS
0-20-085	General condition of runway	Code table	0	0	4	GCRW
0-20-086	Runway deposits	Code table	0	0	4	RWDP
0-20-087	Runway contamination	Code table	0	0	4	RWCT
0-20-088	Depth of runway deposits	m	3	0	12	DRWD
0-20-089	Runway friction coefficient	Code table	0	0	7	RWFC
0-20-090	Special clouds	Code table	0	0	4	SPCL
0-20-091	Vertical visibility	ft	-2	0	10	VTVIF
0-20-092	Height of base of cloud	ft	-2	0	10	HOCBF
0-20-093	Height of inversion	m	-1	0	8	HGOB
0-20-095	Ice probability	Numeric	3	0	10	ICEP
0-20-096	Ice age ("A" parameter)	dB	2	-4096	13	ICEA
0-20-101	Locust (acridian) name	Code table	0	0	4	LONA
0-20-102	Locust (maturity) colour	Code table	0	0	4	LOCO
0-20-103	Stage of development of locusts	Code table	0	0	4	SDLO
0-20-104	Organization state of swarm or band of locusts	Code table	0	0	4	OSLO
0-20-105	Size of swarm or band of locusts and duration of passage of swarm	Code table	0	0	4	SSLO
0-20-106	Locust population density	Code table	0	0	4	LOPD
0-20-107	Direction of movements of locust swarm	Code table	0	0	4	DMLO
0-20-108	Extent of vegetation	Code table	0	0	4	EXTV
0-20-111	x-axis error ellipse major component	m	-1	0	17	XEEM
0-20-112	y-axis error ellipse minor component	m	-1	0	17	YEEM
0-20-113	z-axis error ellipse component	m	-1	0	17	ZEEM
0-20-114	Angle of x-axis in error ellipse	Degree	2	-18000	16	AXEE
0-20-115	Angle of z-axis in error ellipse	Degree	2	-18000	16	AZEE
0-20-116	Emission height of cloud stroke	m	0	0	16	EHCS
0-20-117	Amplitude of lightning strike	A	-1	-32000	16	AMPLS
0-20-118	Lightning detection error	m	0	0	19	LTDE
0-20-119	Lightning discharge polarity	Code table	0	0	2	PLRTS
0-20-121	Threshold value for polarity decision	V	3	0	16	TVPDV
0-20-122	Threshold value for polarity decision	A	0	0	16	TVPDA
0-20-123	Minimum threshold for detection	V m⁻¹	3	0	16	MTFD
0-20-124	Lightning stroke or flash	Code table	0	0	2	LSOR
0-20-126	Lightning rate of discharge	h⁻¹	0	0	23	LROD
0-20-127	Lightning - distance from station	m	-3	0	8	LDFS
0-20-128	Lightning - direction from station	Degree true	1	0	12	LRFS
0-20-130	Cloud hydrometeor concentration	Numeric	0	0	10	CHMC
0-20-131	Effective radius of cloud hydrometeors	m	5	0	6	ERCH
0-20-132	Cloud liquid water content	kg m⁻³	5	0	11	CLWC
0-20-133	Hydrometeor radius	m	5	0	6	HYMR
0-20-135	Ice mass (on a rod)	kg m⁻¹	1	0	10	ICEM
0-20-136	Supplementary cloud type	Code table	0	0	9	SUCT
0-20-137	Evolution of clouds	Code table	0	0	4	EVOC
0-20-138	Road surface condition	Code table	0	0	4	ROADSC
0-20-193	Second runway visual range (RVR)	m	0	0	12	V2RIM
0-20-194	Height of base of icing	m	-1	-40	16	HBOI
0-20-195	Height of top of icing	m	-1	-40	16	HTOI
0-20-196	Height of base of present weather	m	-1	-40	16	HBWX
0-20-197	Height of top of present weather	m	-1	-40	16	HTWX
0-20-198	Cloud cover in a layer	%	0	0	7	CFRL
0-20-199	Clouds from AVHRR cloud mask	Code table	0	0	3	CLAVR
0-20-201	Height above surface of the base of the lowest cloud seen	Code table	0	0	4	HBLCS
0-20-202	Satellite-measured effective cloud amount at a single, center field-of-view	%	0	0	7	ECAS
0-20-203	Satellite-measured effective cloud amount averaged over multiple fields-of-view about a single, center field-of-view	%	0	0	7	ECAM
0-20-208	Ice concentration	%	0	0	7	ICON
0-20-209	SSM/I ice age	Code table	0	0	2	ICAG
0-20-210	SSM/I ice edge	Code table	0	0	2	ICED
0-20-216	SSM/I calculated surface type	Code table	0	0	5	SFTP
0-20-217	SSM/I surface tag	Code table	0	0	3	SFTG
0-20-218	Surface tag for SSM/I 85 GHz brightness temperature data	Code table	0	0	3	SFTG85
0-20-219	WindSat surface type	Code table	0	0	3	WSST
0-20-220	Road liquid ice percent	%	0	0	7	RLIP
0-20-221	Road liquid ice depth	m	2	0	12	RDLD
0-20-222	Road state	Code table	0	0	5	RDST
0-20-226	Low cloud pressure	Pa	-1	0	14	CLPL
0-20-227	Middle cloud pressure	Pa	-1	0	14	CLPM
0-20-228	High cloud pressure	Pa	-1	0	14	CLPH
0-20-231	Green vegetation cover	%	0	0	7	VEGF
0-20-246	PREPBUFR: Cloud top pressure (quality) marker	Code table	0	0	5	CTPQM
0-20-247	PREPBUFR: Cloud top pressure event program code	Code table	0	0	5	CTPPC
0-20-248	PREPBUFR: Cloud top pressure event reason code	Code table	0	0	10	CTPRC
0-20-249	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) cloud top pressure value	Pa	-1	0	14	CTPFC
0-20-250	PREPBUFR: Cloud top pressure observation error	Pa	-1	0	10	CTPOE
0-20-251	PREPBUFR: Analyzed cloud top pressure value	Pa	-1	0	14	CTPAN

CLASS 21 - Radar data

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-21-001	Horizontal reflectivity	dB	0	-64	7	HREF
0-21-002	Vertical reflectivity	dB	0	-64	7	VREF
0-21-003	Differential reflectivity	dB	1	-5	7	DREF
0-21-004	Differential reflectivity	dB	2	-800	11	DREF2
0-21-005	Linear depolarization ratio	dB	0	-65	6	LDPR
0-21-006	Circular depolarization ratio	dB	0	-65	6	CDPR
0-21-011	Doppler mean velocity in x-direction	m s⁻¹	0	-128	8	DMVX
0-21-012	Doppler mean velocity in y-direction	m s⁻¹	0	-128	8	DMVY
0-21-013	Doppler mean velocity in z-direction	m s⁻¹	0	-128	8	DMVZ
0-21-014	Doppler mean velocity (radial)	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	DMVR
0-21-017	Doppler velocity spectral width	m s⁻¹	1	0	8	DVSW
0-21-018	Extended NYQUIST velocity	m s⁻¹	1	0	10	XNQV
0-21-019	High NYQUIST velocity	m s⁻¹	1	0	10	HNQV
0-21-021	Echo tops	m	-3	0	4	ECHT
0-21-022	Range bin offset	m	1	0	14	RNBO
0-21-023	Range bin size	m	0	0	14	RNBS
0-21-024	Azimuth offset	Degree	1	0	12	AZOF
0-21-025	Azimuthal resolution	Degree	1	0	8	AZRS
0-21-028	Differential phase	Degree	1	0	12	DFPH
0-21-029	Cross-polarization correlation coefficient	Numeric	2	-100	8	CPCC
0-21-030	Signal to noise ratio	dB	0	-32	8	STNR
0-21-031	Vertically integrated liquid-water content	kg m⁻²	0	0	7	VILWC
0-21-036	Radar rainfall intensity	m s⁻¹	7	0	12	RRFI
0-21-041	Bright-band height	m	-2	0	8	BBHT
0-21-051	Signal power above 1 mW	dB	0	-256	8	SGPW
0-21-062	Backscatter	dB	2	-5000	13	BKST
0-21-063	Radiometric resolution (noise value)	%	1	0	10	RARE
0-21-064	Clutter noise estimate	Numeric	0	0	8	CLNE
0-21-065	Missing packet counter	Numeric	0	-127	8	MPCN
0-21-066	Wave scatterometer product confidence data	Flag table	0	0	12	WSPC
0-21-067	Wind product confidence data	Flag table	0	0	13	WSPC2
0-21-068	Radar altimeter product confidence data	Flag table	0	0	8	RAPC
0-21-069	SST product confidence data	Flag table	0	0	10	SSPC
0-21-070	SST product confidence data (SADIST-2)	Flag table	0	0	23	SSPC2
0-21-071	Peakiness	Numeric	0	0	16	PEAK
0-21-072	Satellite altimeter calibration status	Flag table	0	0	4	SACS
0-21-073	Satellite altimeter instrument mode	Flag table	0	0	9	SAIM
0-21-075	Image spectrum intensity	Numeric	0	0	8	SPIN
0-21-076	Representation of intensities	Code table	0	0	3	REIN
0-21-077	Altitude correction (ionosphere)	m	3	0	14	ACIO
0-21-078	Altitude correction (dry troposphere)	m	3	0	9	ACDT
0-21-079	Altitude correction (wet troposphere)	m	3	2000	10	ACWT
0-21-080	Altitude correction (calibration constant)	m	3	0	11	ACCC
0-21-081	Open loop correction (height-time loop)	m	3	0	10	OLCH
0-21-082	Open loop correction (auto gain control)	dB	3	-3000	14	OLCA
0-21-083	Warm target calibration	Numeric	0	0	16	WTCA
0-21-084	Cold target calibration	Numeric	0	0	16	CTCA
0-21-085	ATSR sea-surface temperature across-track band number	Numeric	0	0	4	ATSR
0-21-086	Number of pixels in nadir only, average	Numeric	0	0	9	NPNA
0-21-087	Number of pixels in dual view, average	Numeric	0	0	9	NPDA
0-21-088	Wet backscatter	dB	2	-5000	13	WBKS
0-21-091	Radar signal Doppler spectrum 0th moment	dB	0	-100	8	SPP0
0-21-092	RASS signal Doppler spectrum 0th moment, referring to RASS signal	dB	0	-100	8	RPP0
0-21-093	Ku band peakiness	Numeric	3	0	16	KUBP
0-21-094	S band peakiness	Numeric	3	0	16	SBPK
0-21-101	Number of vector ambiguities	Numeric	0	0	3	NWVA
0-21-102	Index of selected wind vector	Numeric	0	0	3	ISWV
0-21-103	Total number of sigma-0 measurements	Numeric	0	0	5	TNSM
0-21-104	Likelihood computed for solution	Numeric	3	-30000	15	LKCS
0-21-105	Normalized radar cross-section	dB	2	-10000	14	NRCS
0-21-106	Kp variance coefficient (alpha)	Numeric	3	0	14	KVCA
0-21-107	Kp variance coefficient (beta)	Numeric	8	0	16	KVCB
0-21-109	SEAWINDS wind vector cell quality	Flag table	0	0	17	SWVQ
0-21-110	Number of inner-beam sigma-0 (forward of satellite)	Numeric	0	0	6	NIBF
0-21-111	Number of outer-beam sigma-0 (forward of satellite)	Numeric	0	0	6	NOBF
0-21-112	Number of inner-beam sigma-0 (aft of satellite)	Numeric	0	0	6	NIBA
0-21-113	Number of outer-beam sigma-0 (aft of satellite)	Numeric	0	0	6	NOBA
0-21-114	Kp variance coefficient (gamma)	dB	3	-140000	18	KVCG
0-21-115	SEAWINDS sigma-0 quality	Flag table	0	0	17	SSQU
0-21-116	SEAWINDS sigma-0 mode	Flag table	0	0	17	SSMD
0-21-117	Sigma-0 variance quality control	Numeric	2	0	16	SVQC
0-21-118	Attenuation correction on sigma-0	dB	2	-10000	14	ACRS
0-21-119	Wind scatterometer geophysical model function	Code table	0	0	6	WSGF
0-21-120	Probability of rain	Numeric	3	0	10	SPRR
0-21-121	SEAWINDS NOF rain index	Numeric	0	0	8	SNRI
0-21-122	Attenuation correction on sigma-0 (from tB)	dB	2	-10000	14	ACST
0-21-123	SEAWINDS normalized radar cross-section	dB	2	-30000	15	SNRCS
0-21-128	Number of valid points per second used to derive previous parameters	Numeric	0	0	8	NVPP
0-21-130	Spectrum total energy	Numeric	6	0	28	STOE
0-21-131	Spectrum max energy	Numeric	6	0	28	SMXE
0-21-132	Direction of spectrum max on higher resolution grid	Degree	3	0	19	DSXH
0-21-133	Wavelength of spectrum max on higher resolution grid	m	3	0	29	WSXH
0-21-134	Range resolution of cress covariance spectrum	rad m⁻¹	3	0	19	RRCC
0-21-135	Real part of cross spectra polar grid number of bins	Numeric	3	-524288	20	RCPN
0-21-136	Imaginary part of cross spectra polar grid number of bins	Numeric	3	-524288	20	ICPN
0-21-137	Ku band corrected ocean backscatter coefficient	dB	2	-32768	16	KOBC
0-21-138	Std Ku band corrected ocean backscatter coefficient	dB	2	-32768	16	SKOBC
0-21-139	Ku band net instrumental correction for AGC	dB	2	-2048	12	KNIC
0-21-140	S band corrected ocean backscatter coefficient	dB	2	-32768	16	SOBC
0-21-141	Std S band corrected ocean backscatter coefficient	dB	2	-32768	16	SSOBC
0-21-142	S band net instrumental correction for AGC	dB	2	-1024	11	SNIC
0-21-143	Ku band rain attenuation	dB	2	-1073741824	31	KRAT
0-21-144	Altimeter rain flag	Flag table	0	0	2	ALRF
0-21-145	Ku band automatic gain control	dB	2	0	13	KAGC
0-21-146	RMS Ku band automatic gain control	dB	2	0	8	RKAGC
0-21-147	Number of valid points for Ku band automatic gain control	Numeric	0	0	5	NVKG
0-21-148	Trailing edge variation flag	Flag table	0	0	9	TEVF
0-21-150	Beam co-location	Code table	0	0	2	BEAMC
0-21-151	Estimated error in sigma-0 at 40 degrees incidence angle	dB	2	0	9	EES40
0-21-152	Slope at 40 degrees incidence angle	dB degree⁻¹	2	-80	7	S40IA
0-21-153	Estimated error in slope at 40 degrees incidence angle	dB degree⁻¹	2	-40	6	EEL40
0-21-154	Soil moisture sensitivity	dB	2	0	12	SMOS
0-21-155	Wind vector cell quality	Flag table	0	0	24	WVCQ
0-21-156	Backscatter distance	Numeric	1	-4096	13	BSCD
0-21-157	Loss per unit length of atmosphere used	dB m⁻¹	10	0	22	LULAU
0-21-158	ASCAT Kp estimate quality	Code table	0	0	2	AKPEQ
0-21-159	ASCAT sigma-0 usability	Code table	0	0	2	ASGU
0-21-160	ASCAT use of synthetic data	Numeric	3	0	10	AUSY
0-21-161	ASCAT synthetic data quantity	Numeric	3	0	10	ASDQ
0-21-162	ASCAT satellite orbit and attitude quality	Numeric	3	0	10	ASOAQ
0-21-163	ASCAT solar array reflection contamination	Numeric	3	0	10	ASARC
0-21-164	ASCAT telemetry presence and quality	Numeric	3	0	10	ATPQ
0-21-165	ASCAT extrapolated reference function presence	Numeric	3	0	10	AERFP
0-21-166	Land fraction	Numeric	3	0	10	ALFR
0-21-169	Ice presence indicator	Code table	0	0	2	IPIN
0-21-170	C band corrected ocean backscatter coefficient	dB	2	-32768	16	CCOB
0-21-171	RMS C band corrected ocean backscatter coefficient	dB	2	-32768	16	RCCOB
0-21-172	C band net instrumental correction for AGC	dB	2	-2048	12	CNIA
0-21-173	C band automatic gain control	dB	2	0	13	CAGC
0-21-174	RMS C band automatic gain control	dB	2	0	9	RCAGC
0-21-175	Number of valid points for C band automatic gain control	Numeric	0	0	10	NVPCA
0-21-176	High frequency variability correction	m	3	0	16	HFVC
0-21-177	Corrected OCOG backscatter coefficient	dB	2	0	16	CGBC
0-21-178	STD of 20 Hz OCOG backscatter coefficient	dB	2	0	16	S20GBC
0-21-179	Number of 20 Hz valid points for OCOG backscatter coefficient	Numeric	0	0	16	N20GBC
0-21-180	Number of 20 Hz valid points for ocean backscatter coefficient	Numeric	0	0	8	N20NBC
0-21-181	20 Hz ocean backscatter coefficient	dB	2	0	16	BC20
0-21-182	20 Hz Ku band peakiness	Numeric	3	0	16	PK20
0-21-183	Specific band corrected ocean backscatter coefficient	dB	2	-32768	16	COBC
0-21-184	STD specific band corrected ocean backscatter coefficient	dB	2	-32768	16	SCOBC
0-21-185	Specific band net instrumental correction for AGC	dB	2	-2048	12	NIAGC
0-21-186	Specific band automatic gain control	dB	2	0	13	SAGC
0-21-187	RMS specific band automatic gain control	dB	2	0	8	RMSAGC
0-21-188	Number of valid points for specific band automatic gain control	Numeric	0	0	7	NVPAGC
0-21-194	Radial wind superob radial wind speed	m s⁻¹	1	-4096	13	RWND
0-21-195	Radial wind superob azimuth	Degree	2	0	16	RWAZ
0-21-196	Standard deviation of radial wind superob wind	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	RSTD
0-21-197	Volume coverage pattern	Numeric	0	0	10	VOCP
0-21-226	PREPBUFR: European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS) incident angle number 1	Degree	1	0	12	A1
0-21-227	PREPBUFR: European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS) incident angle number 2	Degree	1	0	12	A2
0-21-228	PREPBUFR: European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS) incident angle number 3	Degree	1	0	12	A3
0-21-231	PREPBUFR: European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS) azimuth angle number 1	Degree	1	0	12	B1
0-21-232	PREPBUFR: European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS) azimuth angle number 2	Degree	1	0	12	B2
0-21-233	PREPBUFR: European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS) azimuth angle number 3	Degree	1	0	12	B3
0-21-236	PREPBUFR: European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS) backscatter number 1	dB	2	-5000	13	S1
0-21-237	PREPBUFR: European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS) backscatter number 2	dB	2	-5000	13	S2
0-21-238	PREPBUFR: European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS) backscatter number 3	dB	2	-5000	13	S3
0-21-241	PREPBUFR: European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS) error estimate number 1	%	0	0	7	E1
0-21-242	PREPBUFR: European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS) error estimate number 2	%	0	0	7	E2
0-21-243	PREPBUFR: European Remote-sensing Satellite (ERS) error estimate number 3	%	0	0	7	E3

CLASS 22 - Oceanographic elements

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-22-001	Direction of waves	Degree true	0	0	9	DOWA
0-22-002	Direction of wind waves	Degree true	0	0	9	DOWW
0-22-003	Direction of swell waves	Degree true	0	0	9	DOSW
0-22-004	Direction of current	Degree true	0	0	9	DROC
0-22-005	Direction of sea-surface current	Degree true	0	0	9	DSSC
0-22-011	Period of waves	s	0	0	6	POWV
0-22-012	Period of wind waves	s	0	0	6	POWW
0-22-013	Period of swell waves	s	0	0	6	POSW
0-22-021	Height of waves	m	1	0	10	HOWV
0-22-022	Height of wind waves	m	1	0	10	HOWW
0-22-023	Height of swell waves	m	1	0	10	HOSW
0-22-025	Standard deviation wave height	m	2	0	10	SDWH0
0-22-026	Standard deviation of significant wave height	m	2	0	10	SDWH
0-22-031	Speed of current	m s⁻¹	2	0	13	SPOC
0-22-032	Speed of sea-surface current	m s⁻¹	2	0	13	SSSC
0-22-035	Tidal elevation with respect to local chart datum	m	2	0	14	TERCX
0-22-036	Meteorological residual tidal elevation (surge or offset)	m	2	0	14	MRTEX
0-22-037	Tidal elevation with respect to national land datum	m	3	-10000	15	TERL
0-22-038	Tidal elevation with respect to local chart datum	m	3	-10000	15	TERC
0-22-039	Meteorological residual tidal elevation (surge or offset)	m	3	-5000	13	MRTE
0-22-040	Meteorological residual tidal elevation (surge or offset)	m	3	-5000	14	TIDER
0-22-041	Sea-surface temperature (15-day running mean)	K	1	0	12	SST15
0-22-042	Sea/water temperature	K	1	0	12	SSTL
0-22-043	Sea/water temperature	K	2	0	15	SST1
0-22-044	Sound velocity	m s⁻¹	1	0	14	SVEL
0-22-045	Sea/water temperature	K	3	0	19	SSTH
0-22-046	Sea ice fraction	Numeric	2	0	7	SIFR
0-22-049	Sea-surface temperature	K	2	0	15	SST0
0-22-050	Standard deviation sea-surface temperature	K	2	0	8	SSTD
0-22-055	Float cycle number	Numeric	0	0	10	FCYN
0-22-056	Direction of profile	Code table	0	0	2	DIPR
0-22-059	Sea-surface salinity	Part per thousand	2	0	14	SSS0
0-22-060	Lagrangian drifter drogue status	Code table	0	0	3	LDDS
0-22-061	State of the sea	Code table	0	0	4	SEST
0-22-062	Salinity	Part per thousand	2	0	14	SALN
0-22-063	Total water depth	m	0	0	14	TOWD
0-22-064	Salinity	Part per thousand	3	0	17	SALNH
0-22-065	Water pressure	Pa	-3	0	17	WPRS
0-22-066	Water conductivity	S m⁻¹	6	0	26	WCON
0-22-067	Instrument type for water temperature/salinity profile measurement	Code table	0	0	10	IWTEMP
0-22-068	Water temperature profile recorder types	Code table	0	0	7	WTEMPR
0-22-069	Spectral wave density	m² Hz⁻¹	3	0	22	SWDE
0-22-070	Significant wave height	m	2	0	13	SGWH
0-22-071	Spectral peak wave period	s	1	0	9	SPWP
0-22-072	Spectral peak wavelength	m	0	0	13	SPWL
0-22-073	Maximum wave height	m	2	0	13	MXWH
0-22-074	Average wave period	s	1	0	9	AVWP
0-22-075	Average wavelength	m	0	0	13	AVWL
0-22-076	Direction from which dominant waves are coming	Degree true	0	0	9	DDWC
0-22-077	Directional spread of dominant wave	Degree	0	0	9	DSDW
0-22-078	Duration of wave record	s	0	0	12	DOWR
0-22-079	Length of wave record	m	0	0	16	LOWR
0-22-080	Waveband central frequency	Hz	3	0	10	WCFR
0-22-081	Waveband central wave number	m⁻¹	5	0	13	WCWN
0-22-082	Maximum non-directional spectral wave density	m² s	2	0	20	MXSWD
0-22-083	Maximum non-directional spectral wave number	m³	2	0	20	MXSWN
0-22-084	Band containing maximum non-directional spectral wave density	Numeric	0	0	7	BMXSWD
0-22-085	Spectral wave density ratio	Numeric	0	0	7	SWDR
0-22-086	Mean direction from which waves are coming	Degree true	0	0	9	MDWC
0-22-087	Principal direction from which waves are coming	Degree true	0	0	9	PDWC
0-22-088	First normalized polar coordinate from Fourier coefficients	Numeric	2	0	7	FNPF
0-22-089	Second normalized polar coordinate from Fourier coefficients	Numeric	2	0	7	SNPF
0-22-090	Non-directional spectral estimate by wave frequency	m² s	2	0	20	NSWF
0-22-091	Non-directional spectral estimate by wave number	m³	2	0	20	NSWN
0-22-092	Directional spectral estimate by wave frequency	m² rad⁻¹ s	2	0	20	DSWF
0-22-093	Directional spectral estimate by wave number	m⁴	2	0	20	DSWN
0-22-094	Total number of wave bands	Numeric	0	0	7	TNWB
0-22-095	Directional spread of individual waves	Degree	0	0	8	DSIW
0-22-096	Spectral band width	s⁻¹	3	0	4	SBWD
0-22-097	Mean wavelength > 731 m of image spectrum at low wave numbers	m	0	0	14	MWLW
0-22-098	Wavelength spread (wavelength > 731 m) at low wave numbers	m	0	0	14	WSLW
0-22-099	Mean direction at low wave numbers (wavelength > 731 m)	Degree true	0	0	9	MDLW
0-22-100	Direction spread at low wave numbers (wavelength > 731 m)	Degree	0	0	9	DSLW
0-22-101	Total energy (wavelength > 731m) at low wave numbers	Numeric	0	0	31	TELW
0-22-102	Scaled maximum non-directional spectral wave density by frequency	m² s	0	0	14	SMNDSWDF
0-22-103	Scaled maximum non-directional spectral wave density by wavenumber	m³	0	0	14	SMNDSWDW
0-22-104	Scaled non-directional spectral wave density by frequency	m² s	0	0	14	SNDSWDF
0-22-105	Scaled non-directional spectral wave density by wavenumber	m³	0	0	14	SNDSWDW
0-22-106	Scaled directional spectral wave density by frequency	m² s rad⁻¹	0	0	14	SDSWDF
0-22-107	Scaled directional spectral wave density by wavenumber	m⁴	0	0	14	SDSWDW
0-22-108	Spectral wave density ratio	%	0	0	7	SWDRP
0-22-120	Tide station automated water level check	Code table	0	0	5	AWCK
0-22-121	Tide station manual water level check	Code table	0	0	5	MWCK
0-22-122	Tide station automated meteorological data check	Code table	0	0	5	AMCK
0-22-123	Tide station manual meteorological data check	Code table	0	0	5	MMCK
0-22-130	Number of valid points for specific band	Numeric	0	0	10	NVPSB
0-22-131	RMS specific band significant wave height	m	3	0	16	RMSSWH
0-22-132	Number of valid points for specific band significant wave height	Numeric	0	0	10	NVPSWH
0-22-133	Specific band net instrument correction for significant wave height	m	3	-1000	11	NISWH
0-22-134	Number of valid points for specific band backscatter	Numeric	0	0	10	NVPBS
0-22-141	Sea-surface temperature (15-day running mean)	K	2	0	15	SST15H
0-22-142	Square of significant wave height	m²	3	-33554432	26	SWHS
0-22-143	STD of 20 Hz SWH squared	m²	3	-8388608	24	S20SWHS
0-22-144	Number of 20 Hz valid points for SWH squared	Numeric	0	0	9	N20SWHS
0-22-145	STD of 20 Hz ocean range	m	3	-33554432	31	S20NR
0-22-146	OCOG range	m	3	0	31	GRAN
0-22-147	STD of 20 Hz OCOG range	m	3	-8388608	31	S20GR
0-22-148	Number of 20 Hz valid points for ocean range	Numeric	0	0	9	N20NR
0-22-149	20 Hz significant wave height squared	m²	3	-33554432	26	SWHS20
0-22-150	Number of 18 Hz valid points for Ku band	Numeric	0	0	10	NVPK
0-22-151	Ku band ocean range	m	3	0	31	KBOR
0-22-152	STD of 18 Hz Ku band ocean range	m	3	0	16	SKBOR
0-22-153	Number of 18 Hz valid points for S band	Numeric	0	0	10	NVPS
0-22-154	S band ocean range	m	3	0	31	SBOR
0-22-155	STD of 18 Hz S band ocean range	m	3	0	16	SSBOR
0-22-156	Ku band significant wave height	m	3	0	16	KBSW
0-22-157	STD of 18 Hz Ku band ocean range	m	3	0	16	SKBSW
0-22-158	S band significant wave height	m	3	0	16	SBSW
0-22-159	STD of 18 Hz S band significant wave height	m	3	0	16	SSBSW
0-22-160	Normalized inverse wave age	Numeric	6	0	21	NIWA
0-22-161	Wave spectra	m⁴	4	0	27	WASP
0-22-162	RMS of 20 Hz Ku band ocean range	m	3	0	16	RKBOR
0-22-163	Number of 20Hz valid points for Ku band	Numeric	0	0	10	NVPK2
0-22-164	RMS 20 Hz Ku band significant wave height	m	3	0	16	RKSW
0-22-165	Number of 20 Hz valid points for Ku band significant wave height	Numeric	0	0	10	NVKSW
0-22-166	Ku band net instrumental correction for significant wave height	m	3	-1000	11	KNCS
0-22-167	Number of valid points for Ku band backscatter	Numeric	0	0	10	NVPKB
0-22-168	C band ocean range	m	3	0	31	CBOR
0-22-169	RMS of C band ocean range	m	3	0	16	RCBOR
0-22-170	Number of 20 Hz valid points for C band	Numeric	0	0	10	NVPC
0-22-171	C band significant wave height	m	3	0	16	CBSW
0-22-172	RMS 20 Hz C band significant wave height	m	3	0	16	RCSW
0-22-173	Number of 20 Hz valid points for C band significant wave height	Numeric	0	0	10	NVCSW
0-22-174	C band net instrumental correction for significant wave height	m	3	-1000	11	CNCS
0-22-175	Number of valid points for C band backscatter	Numeric	0	0	10	NVPCB
0-22-177	Height of XBT/XCTD launcher	m	0	0	6	HXXL
0-22-178	XBT/XCTD launcher type	Code table	0	0	8	XXLT
0-22-182	Water column height	m	3	0	23	WCHT
0-22-184	Water column height deviation from the reference value	m	3	-2000	12	WCHD
0-22-185	BPR transmission count	Numeric	0	0	10	BPRTC
0-22-186	Direction from which waves are coming	Degree true	0	0	9	DFWC
0-22-187	Directional spread of wave	Degree	0	0	9	DSOW
0-22-188	Dissolved oxygen	µmol kg⁻¹	3	0	19	DOXY2
0-22-189	Specific band ocean range	m	3	0	31	SBOCR
0-22-190	Specific band significant wave height	m	3	0	16	SBSWH
0-22-191	RMS of specific band ocean range	m	4	0	16	RMSOCR
0-22-193	Sea temperature at specified depth	K	2	0	15	STMP
0-22-194	Averaging period for TRACKOB parameters	Code table	0	0	4	AVGPER
0-22-196	Indicator for units of sea-surface current speed	Code table	0	0	2	IUCSPD
0-22-197	Sea-level height deviation from 3-year mean of 1993-1995	m	4	-30000	16	SLHD
0-22-198	Number of altimeter records averaged to obtain sea-level height deviation from 3-year mean of 1993-1995	Numeric	0	0	6	NSLR
0-22-199	Sea-level height deviation from 8-year mean of 1993-2000	m	6	-4200000	23	SLHD1
0-22-211	NGDR satellite pass time	s	0	0	31	NPBT
0-22-212	NGDR satellite cycle number	Numeric	0	0	32	SACLYN
0-22-214	NGDR SSH corrected	m	3	-1000000	24	SSHC
0-22-216	NGDR sigma-0	dB	2	0	12	NSIG
0-22-217	NGDR inverse barometer	m	3	-500	12	NINB
0-22-218	NGDR geoid height	m	3	-1500000	22	NGEO
0-22-219	NGDR mean sea surface I	m	3	-1500000	22	NMSI
0-22-220	NGDR mean sea surface II	m	3	-1500000	22	NMS2
0-22-222	NGDR net SHW corrected	m	2	-16767	17	NSWHC
0-22-224	NGDR brightness temperature at 22GHz	K	2	0	15	TMBR22
0-22-225	NGDR brightness temperature at 37GHz	K	2	0	15	TMBR37
0-22-226	Tide elevation with respect to mean lower low water	m	3	-9999	15	TLLW
0-22-227	Reliability of sea-surface temperature retrieval (higher number means more reliable)	Numeric	0	0	15	IREL
0-22-228	Internal RMS error of sea-surface temperature	K	0	0	15	IRMS
0-22-246	PREPBUFR: Sea temperature (quality) marker	Code table	0	0	5	SSTQM
0-22-247	PREPBUFR: Sea temperature event program code	Code table	0	0	5	SSTPC
0-22-248	PREPBUFR: Sea temperature event reason code	Code table	0	0	10	SSTRC
0-22-249	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) sea temperature value	K	2	0	15	SSTFC
0-22-250	PREPBUFR: Sea temperature observation error	K	1	0	10	SSTOE
0-22-251	PREPBUFR: Analyzed sea temperature value	K	2	0	15	SSTAN

CLASS 23 - Dispersal and transport

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-23-001	Accident early notification - article applicable	Code table	0	0	3	AENA
0-23-002	Activity or facility involved in incident	Code table	0	0	5	AFII
0-23-003	Type of release	Code table	0	0	3	TPRE
0-23-004	Countermeasures taken near border	Code table	0	0	3	CTNB
0-23-005	Cause of incident	Code table	0	0	2	COIN
0-23-006	Incident situation	Code table	0	0	3	INSI
0-23-007	Characteristics of release	Code table	0	0	3	CHOR
0-23-008	State of current release	Code table	0	0	2	SOCR
0-23-009	State of expected release	Code table	0	0	2	SOER
0-23-016	Possibility of significant chemical toxic health effect	Code table	0	0	2	PCTE
0-23-017	Flow discharge of major recipient	m³ s⁻¹	6	0	20	FDMR
0-23-018	Release behaviour over time	Code table	0	0	3	RBOT
0-23-019	Actual release height	m	0	-15000	17	ARHT
0-23-021	Effective release height	m	0	-15000	17	ERHT
0-23-022	Distance of release point or site of incident	m	0	0	24	DRPS
0-23-023	Main transport speed in the atmosphere	m s⁻¹	1	0	12	MTSA
0-23-024	Main transport speed in water	m s⁻¹	2	0	13	MTSW
0-23-025	Main transport speed in ground water	m s⁻¹	2	0	13	MTSG
0-23-027	Main transport direction in the atmosphere	Degree true	0	0	9	MTDA
0-23-028	Main transport direction in water	Degree true	0	0	9	MTDW
0-23-029	Main transport direction in ground water	Degree true	0	0	9	MTDG
0-23-031	Possibility that plume will encounter precipitation in State in which incident occurred	Code table	0	0	2	PEPS
0-23-032	Plume will encounter change in wind direction and/or speed flag	Code table	0	0	2	PECW
0-23-040	Flow discharge - river	m³ s⁻¹	1	0	22	FLWR
0-23-041	Flow discharge - well	m³ s⁻¹	3	0	16	FLWW

CLASS 24 - Radiological elements

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-24-001	Estimate of amount of radioactivity released up to specified time	Bq	-11	28	EARR
0-24-002	Estimated maximum potential release	Bq	-11	28	EMXPR
0-24-003	Composition of release	Code table	0	5	CORE
0-24-004	Element name	CCITT IA5	0	16	ELEN
0-24-005	Isotope mass	Numeric	0	9	ISOM
0-24-011	Dose	mSv	2	32	DOSE
0-24-012	Trajectory dose (defined location and expected time of arrival)	mSv	2	32	TDOSE
0-24-013	Gamma dose in air along the main transport path (defined location and time period)	mSv	2	32	GDOSE
0-24-014	Gamma radiation dose rate	nSv h⁻¹	1	14	GRDR
0-24-021	Air concentration (of named isotope type including gross beta)	Bq m⁻³	2	32	AIRC
0-24-022	Concentration in precipitation (of named isotope type)	Bq l⁻¹	2	32	COIP
0-24-023	Pulse rate of beta radiation	s⁻¹	1	14	PRBR
0-24-024	Pulse rate of gamma radiation	s⁻¹	1	14	PRGR

CLASS 25 - Processing information

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-25-001	Range-gate length	m	-1	0	6	RAGL
0-25-002	Number of gates averaged	Numeric	0	0	4	ROGA
0-25-003	Number of integrated pulses	Numeric	0	0	8	NOIP
0-25-004	Echo processing	Code table	0	0	2	ECHP
0-25-005	Echo integration	Code table	0	0	2	ECHI
0-25-006	Z to R conversion	Code table	0	0	3	Z2RC
0-25-007	Z to R conversion factor	Numeric	0	0	12	Z2RCF
0-25-008	Z to R conversion exponent	Numeric	2	0	9	Z2RCE
0-25-009	Calibration method	Flag table	0	0	4	CALM
0-25-010	Clutter treatment	Code table	0	0	4	CLTR
0-25-011	Ground occultation correction (screening)	Code table	0	0	2	GOCO
0-25-012	Range attenuation correction	Code table	0	0	2	RACO
0-25-013	Bright-band correction	Flag table	0	0	2	BBCO
0-25-014	Azimuth clutter cut-off	Numeric	0	0	12	ACCO
0-25-015	Radome attenuation correction	Flag table	0	0	2	RDCO
0-25-016	Clear-air attenuation correction	dB m⁻¹	5	0	6	CACO
0-25-017	Precipitation attenuation correction	Flag table	0	0	2	PACO
0-25-018	A to Z law for attenuation factor	Numeric	7	0	6	A2ZF
0-25-019	A to Z law for attenuation exponent	Numeric	2	0	7	A2ZE
0-25-020	Mean speed estimation	Code table	0	0	2	MSPE
0-25-021	Wind computation enhancement	Flag table	0	0	8	WICE
0-25-022	GHRSST rejection flag	Flag table	0	0	9	GRFL
0-25-023	GHRSST confidence flag	Flag table	0	0	9	GCFL
0-25-024	GHRSST data quality	Code table	0	0	4	GDQL
0-25-025	Battery voltage	V	1	0	9	BVOL
0-25-026	Battery voltage (large range)	V	1	0	12	BVOLH
0-25-028	Operator or manufacturer defined parameter	Numeric	1	-16384	15	OMDP
0-25-029	Calibration method	Flag table	0	0	6	CAMT
0-25-030	Running mean sea-surface temperature usage	Code table	0	0	2	SSTU
0-25-031	NWP-generated vertical profile thinning method	Code table	0	0	3	NWPT
0-25-032	Wind profiler mode information	Code table	0	0	2	NPHL
0-25-033	Wind profiler submode information	Code table	0	0	2	NPSM
0-25-034	Wind profiler quality control test results	Flag table	0	0	4	NPQC
0-25-035	Decision method for polarity	Code table	0	0	3	DMFP
0-25-036	Atmospherics location method	Code table	0	0	4	ALME
0-25-037	SST bias	K	2	-127	8	SSTB
0-25-038	Difference between SST and analysis	K	1	-127	8	DIFSA
0-25-040	CO2 wind product derivation	Code table	0	0	4	CO2W
0-25-041	Moving platform direction reporting method	Code table	0	0	2	MPDR
0-25-042	Moving platform speed reporting method	Code table	0	0	2	MPSR
0-25-043	Wave sampling interval (time)	s	4	0	15	WSIT
0-25-044	Wave sampling interval (space)	m	2	0	14	WSIS
0-25-045	HIRS channel combination	Flag table	0	0	21	HIRC
0-25-046	MSU channel combination	Flag table	0	0	5	MSUC
0-25-047	SSU channel combination	Flag table	0	0	4	SSUC
0-25-048	AMSU-A channel combination	Flag table	0	0	16	AMAC
0-25-049	AMSU-B channel combination	Flag table	0	0	6	AMBC
0-25-050	Principal component score	Numeric	4	-131072	18	APCOMP
0-25-051	AVHRR channel combination	Flag table	0	0	7	AVHCST
0-25-052	Log10 of principal components normalized fit to data	Numeric	4	0	15	APCFIT
0-25-053	Observation quality	Flag table	0	0	12	OBQL
0-25-054	SSMIS subframe ID number	Numeric	0	0	5	SSID
0-25-055	Multiplexer housekeeping	K	2	0	16	MUHO
0-25-060	Software identification	Numeric	0	0	14	SWID
0-25-061	Software identification and version number	CCITT IA5	0	0	96	SOFTV
0-25-062	Database identification	Numeric	0	0	14	DBID
0-25-063	Central processor or system identifier	Code table	0	0	8	CPSI
0-25-065	Orientation correction (azimuth)	Degree	2	-1000	11	ORCRAZ
0-25-066	Orientation correction (elevation)	Degree	2	-1000	11	ORCREL
0-25-067	Radiosonde release point pressure correction	Pa	0	-8000	14	RRPPC
0-25-068	Number of archive recomputes	Numeric	0	0	7	ARRE
0-25-069	Flight level pressure corrections	Flag table	0	0	8	FLPC
0-25-070	Major frame count	Numeric	0	0	4	MJFC
0-25-071	Frame count	Numeric	0	0	5	FRCT
0-25-075	Satellite antenna corrections version number	Numeric	0	0	5	SACV
0-25-076	Log10 of (temperature-radiance central wave number) for ATOVS	log (m⁻¹)	8	0	30	LOGRCW
0-25-077	Bandwidth correction coefficient 1 for ATOVS	Numeric	5	-100000	18	BWCC1
0-25-078	Bandwidth correction coefficient 2 for ATOVS	Numeric	5	0	17	BWCC2
0-25-079	Albedo-radiance solar filtered irradiance for ATOVS	W m⁻²	4	0	24	ASFI
0-25-080	Albedo-radiance equivalent filter width for ATOVS	m	10	0	14	AEFW
0-25-081	Incidence angle	Degree	3	0	17	IANG
0-25-082	Azimuth angle	Degree	3	0	19	AANG
0-25-083	Faraday rotational angle	Degree	3	0	19	FRANG
0-25-084	Geometric rotational angle	Degree	5	0	26	GRANG
0-25-085	Fraction of clear pixels in HIRS FOV	Numeric	0	0	7	FCPH
0-25-086	Depth correction indicator	Code table	0	0	2	QDEP
0-25-090	Orbit state flag	Code table	0	0	4	ORSF
0-25-091	Structure constant of the refraction index (Cn2)	dB	3	-18192	13	SCRIN
0-25-092	Acoustic propagation velocity	m s⁻¹	2	28000	14	APVE
0-25-093	RASS computation correction	Flag table	0	0	8	RACC
0-25-095	Altimeter state flag	Flag table	0	0	2	ASFL
0-25-096	Radiometer state flag	Flag table	0	0	5	RSFL
0-25-097	Three-dimensional error estimate of the navigator orbit	Code table	0	0	4	EENO
0-25-098	Altimeter data quality flag	Flag table	0	0	9	ADQF
0-25-099	Altimeter correction quality flag	Flag table	0	0	9	ARQF
0-25-100	XBT/XCTD fall rate equation coefficient a	Numeric	5	0	20	FRCA
0-25-101	XBT/XCTD fall rate equation coefficient b	Numeric	5	-500000	21	FRCB
0-25-102	Number of missing lines excluding data gaps	Numeric	0	0	8	NOML
0-25-103	Number of directional bins	Numeric	0	0	8	NODB
0-25-104	Number of wavelength bins	Numeric	0	0	8	NOWB
0-25-105	First directional bin	Degree	3	0	19	FDIB
0-25-106	Directional bin step	Degree	3	0	19	DIBS
0-25-107	First wavelength bin	m	3	0	29	FWLB
0-25-108	Last wavelength bin	m	3	0	29	LWLB
0-25-110	Image processing summary	Flag table	0	0	10	IMPS
0-25-111	Number of input data gaps	Numeric	0	0	8	NOIDG
0-25-112	Band specific altimeter data quality flag	Flag table	0	0	9	BSADQF
0-25-113	Band specific altimeter correction quality flag	Flag table	0	0	9	BSACQF
0-25-120	RA2-L2-processing flag	Code table	0	0	2	RAPF
0-25-121	RA2-L2-processing quality	%	0	0	7	RAPQ
0-25-122	Hardware configuration for RF	Code table	0	0	2	HCRF
0-25-123	Hardware configuration for HPA	Code table	0	0	2	HCHA
0-25-124	MWR-L2-processing flag	Code table	0	0	2	MRPF
0-25-125	MWR-L2-processing quality	%	0	0	7	MRPQ
0-25-126	Model dry tropospheric correction	m	3	-32768	16	MDTC
0-25-127	Inverted barometer correction	m	3	-32768	16	IBCO
0-25-128	Model wet tropospheric correction	m	3	-32768	16	MWTC
0-25-129	MWR derived wet tropospheric correction	m	3	-32768	16	MRWTC
0-25-130	RA2 ionospheric correction on Ku band	m	3	-32768	16	RAICK
0-25-131	Ionospheric correction from Doris on Ku band	m	3	-32768	16	ICDK
0-25-132	Ionospheric correction from model on Ku band	m	3	-32768	16	ICMK
0-25-133	Sea state bias correction on Ku band	m	3	-32768	16	SBCK
0-25-134	RA2 ionospheric correction on S band	m	3	-32768	16	RAICS
0-25-135	Ionospheric correction from Doris on S band	m	3	-32768	16	ICDS
0-25-136	Ionospheric correction from model on S band	m	3	-32768	16	ICMS
0-25-137	Sea state bias correction on S band	m	3	-32768	16	SBCS
0-25-138	Average signal-to-noise ratio	Numeric	0	-2048	12	ASNR
0-25-140	Start channel	Numeric	0	0	14	STCH
0-25-141	End channel	Numeric	0	0	14	ENCH
0-25-142	Channel scale factor	Numeric	0	0	6	CHSF
0-25-143	Linear coefficient	Numeric	6	-5000000	24	LINCOF
0-25-150	Method of tropical cyclone intensity analysis using satellite data	Code table	0	0	4	MTIS
0-25-160	Ku band net instrumental correction	m	4	-120000	18	KBIC
0-25-161	C band net instrumental correction	m	4	-120000	18	CBIC
0-25-162	Sea state bias correction on C band	m	4	-6000	13	SBCC
0-25-163	Altimeter ionospheric correction on Ku band	m	3	-32768	16	AICK
0-25-164	Radiometer wet tropospheric correction	m	4	-5000	13	RWTC
0-25-165	Ionospheric correction from model on specific band	m	4	-32768	16	ICMSB
0-25-166	Sea state bias correction on specific band	m	4	-32768	16	SBCSB
0-25-167	Specific band net instrumental correction	m	4	-120000	18	SBNIC
0-25-170	Sampling interval (time)	s	0	0	10	SINT
0-25-171	Sample averaging period	s	0	0	10	SAVG
0-25-172	Number of samples	Numeric	0	0	10	NSMP
0-25-174	SMOS information flag	Flag table	0	0	14	SMIF
0-25-175	Modified residual	Numeric	2	0	13	MODR
0-25-180	LRM per cent	%	2	0	16	LRMP
0-25-181	L2 processing flag	Code table	0	0	2	L2PF
0-25-182	L1 processing flag	Code table	0	0	2	L1PF
0-25-183	L1 processing quality	%	2	0	14	L1PQ
0-25-184	L2 product status	Code table	0	0	2	L2PS
0-25-187	Confidence flag	Code table	0	0	4	CONFLG
0-25-193	NMC 15 day sea-surface temperature availability	Code table	0	0	2	SSTA
0-25-194	HIRS channel 8/surface air temperature difference	Code table	0	0	2	H8ST
0-25-195	Geophysical Data Record (GDR) origin flag	Code table	0	0	2	GDRFLG
0-25-196	Scan angle	Degree	3	0	18	SANG
0-25-201	Satellite wind deep layer moisture flag	Code table	0	0	2	SWDL
0-25-203	GOES I/M temperature (skin) channel selection flag	Flag table	0	0	4	TCSF
0-25-204	NSTAR average value	Numeric	3	-5000	14	NSAV
0-25-205	RTOVS filter flag	Code table	0	0	3	TOFF
0-25-220	Total delay	m	4	0	16	TDEL
0-25-221	Error in total delay	m	4	0	9	ETDL
0-25-222	Hydrostatic delay	m	4	0	16	HSDL
0-25-223	Error in hydrostatic delay	m	4	0	9	EHSD
0-25-224	Weighted mean temperature	K	2	0	16	WMTM
0-25-225	Wet delay mapping function	Numeric	3	0	13	WDMF

CLASS 26 - Non-coordinate location (time)

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-26-001	Principal time of daily reading in UTC of maximum temperature	Hour	1	0	12	PTMXT
0-26-002	Principal time of daily reading in UTC of minimum temperature	Hour	1	0	12	PTMIT
0-26-003	Time difference	Minute	0	-1440	12	TDIF
0-26-010	Hours included	Flag table	0	0	26	HRIN
0-26-020	Duration of precipitation	Minute	0	0	11	DURP
0-26-021	Year	Year	0	0	12	DYEAR
0-26-022	Month	Month	0	0	4	DMNTH
0-26-023	Day	Day	0	0	6	DDAYS
0-26-030	Measurement integration time	s	2	0	8	INTIME

CLASS 27 - Non-coordinate location (horizontal - 1)

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-27-001	Latitude (high accuracy)	Degree	5	-9000000	25	DLATH
0-27-002	Latitude (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-9000	15	DLAT
0-27-003	Alternate latitude (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-9000	15	ALAT
0-27-004	Alternate latitude (high accuracy)	Degree	5	-9000000	25	ALATH
0-27-010	Footprint axis 1	m	-1	0	14	FPA1
0-27-020	Satellite location counter	Numeric	0	0	16	SALC
0-27-021	Satellite sublocation dimension	Numeric	0	0	16	SASL
0-27-031	In direction of 0 degrees longitude, distance from the Earth's centre	m	2	-1073741824	31	PD00
0-27-080	Viewing azimuth angle	Degree true	2	0	16	VAZA

CLASS 28 - Non-coordinate location (horizontal - 2)

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-28-001	Longitude (high accuracy)	Degree	5	-18000000	26	DLONH
0-28-002	Longitude (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-18000	16	DLON
0-28-003	Alternate longitude (coarse accuracy)	Degree	2	-18000	16	ALON
0-28-004	Alternate longitude (high accuracy)	Degree	5	-18000000	26	ALONH
0-28-010	Footprint axis 2	m	-1	0	14	FPA2
0-28-031	In direction 90 degrees East, distance from the Earth's centre	m	2	-1073741824	31	PD90

CLASS 29 - Map data

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-29-001	Projection type	Code table	0	0	3	PROT
0-29-002	Coordinate grid type	Code table	0	0	3	COGT

CLASS 30 - Image

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-30-001	Pixel value (4 bits)	Numeric	4	PIX4
0-30-002	Pixel value (8 bits)	Numeric	8	PIX8
0-30-004	Pixel value (16 bits)	Numeric	16	PIX16
0-30-010	Number of grid points	Numeric	13	NOGP
0-30-021	Number of pixels per row	Numeric	12	NPPR
0-30-022	Number of pixels per column	Numeric	12	NPPC
0-30-031	Picture type	Code table	4	PICT
0-30-032	Combination with other data	Flag table	16	CWOD
0-30-033	Number of bins along the radial	Numeric	12	NBAR
0-30-034	Number of azimuths	Numeric	12	NAZM

CLASS 31 - Data description operator qualifiers

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-31-000	Short delayed descriptor replication factor	Numeric	1	DRF1BIT
0-31-001	Delayed descriptor replication factor	Numeric	8	DRF8BIT
0-31-002	Extended delayed descriptor replication factor	Numeric	16	DRF16BIT
0-31-011	Delayed descriptor and data repetition factor	Numeric	8	DDDRF
0-31-012	Extended delayed descriptor and data repetition factor	Numeric	16	EDDDRF
0-31-021	Associated field significance	Code table	6	AFSI
0-31-031	Data present indicator	Flag table	1	DPRI

CLASS 33 - Quality information

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-33-002	Quality information	Code table	0	2	QMRK
0-33-003	Quality information	Code table	0	3	QMRKH
0-33-005	Quality information (AWS data)	Flag table	0	30	QUALI
0-33-006	Internal measurement status information (AWS)	Code table	0	3	IMSI
0-33-007	Per cent confidence	%	0	7	PCCF
0-33-015	Data quality-check indicator	Code table	0	6	QCCHEK
0-33-020	Quality control indication of following value	Code table	0	3	QCIND
0-33-021	Quality of following value	Code table	0	2	QOFV
0-33-022	Quality of buoy satellite transmission	Code table	0	2	QBST
0-33-023	Quality of buoy location	Code table	0	2	QCIL
0-33-024	Station elevation quality mark (for mobile stations)	Code table	0	4	QCEVR
0-33-025	ACARS interpolated values indicator	Code table	0	3	INTV
0-33-026	Moisture quality	Code table	0	6	MSTQ
0-33-027	Location quality class (range of radius of 66 % confidence)	Code table	0	3	QCLS
0-33-028	Snapshot overall quality	Code table	0	3	SSOQ
0-33-030	Scan line status flags for ATOVS	Flag table	0	24	SLSF
0-33-031	Scan line quality flags for ATOVS	Flag table	0	24	SLQF
0-33-032	Channel quality flags for ATOVS	Flag table	0	24	ACQF
0-33-033	Field of view quality flags for ATOVS	Flag table	0	24	FOVQ
0-33-035	Manual/automatic quality control	Code table	0	4	MAQC
0-33-036	Nominal confidence threshold	%	0	7	NCTH
0-33-037	Wind correlation error	Flag table	0	20	WCOE
0-33-038	Quality flags for ground-based GNSS data	Flag table	0	10	QFGN
0-33-039	Quality flags for radio occultation data	Flag table	0	16	QFRO
0-33-040	Confidence interval	%	0	7	CONFI
0-33-041	Attribute of following value	Code table	0	2	AOFV
0-33-042	Type of limit represented by following value	Code table	0	3	TLRFV
0-33-043	AST confidence	Flag table	0	8	ASTC
0-33-044	ASAR quality information	Flag table	0	15	ASARQI
0-33-045	Probability of following event	%	0	7	POFE
0-33-046	Conditional probability of following event with respect to specified conditioning event	%	0	7	CPOFE
0-33-047	Measurement confidence data	Flag table	0	31	MCOD
0-33-048	Confidence measure of SAR inversion	Code table	0	2	CMSI
0-33-049	Confidence measure of wind retrieval	Code table	0	2	CMWR
0-33-050	Global GTSPP quality flag	Code table	0	4	GGQF
0-33-052	S band ocean retracking quality	Flag table	0	21	SORQ
0-33-053	Ku band ocean retracking quality	Flag table	0	21	KORQ
0-33-060	GqisFlagQual - individual IASI-System quality flag	Code table	0	2	QGFQ
0-33-061	GqisQualIndex - indicator for instrument noise performance (contributions from spectral and radiometric calibration)	%	0	7	QGQI
0-33-062	GqisQualIndexLoc - indicator for geometric quality index	%	0	7	QGQIL
0-33-063	GqisQualIndexRad - indicator for instrument noise performance (contributions from radiometric calibration)	%	0	7	QGQIR
0-33-064	GqisQualIndexSpect - indicator for instrument noise performance (contributions from spectral calibration)	%	0	7	QGQIS
0-33-065	GqisSysTecSondQual - output of system TEC (Technical Expertise Centre) quality function	Numeric	0	24	QGSSQ
0-33-070	Total ozone quality	Code table	0	4	SBUVTOQ
0-33-071	Profile ozone quality	Code table	0	4	SBUVPOQ
0-33-072	Ozone error	Code table	0	5	GOMEEF
0-33-075	Scan-level quality flags	Flag table	0	13	NSQF
0-33-076	Calibration quality flags	Flag table	0	9	NCQF
0-33-077	Field-of-view quality flags	Flag table	0	19	NFQF
0-33-078	Geolocation quality	Code table	0	4	NGQI
0-33-079	Granule level quality flags	Flag table	0	16	ATMSGQ
0-33-080	Scan level quality flags	Flag table	0	20	ATMSSQ
0-33-081	Channel data quality flags	Flag table	0	12	ATMSCHQ
0-33-082	Geolocation quality flags	Flag table	0	16	VIIRGQ
0-33-083	Radiance data quality flags	Flag table	0	16	VIIRSQ
0-33-084	Pixel level quality flags	Flag table	0	16	SSTPQ
0-33-085	Aerosol optical thickness quality flags	Flag table	0	18	AOTQ
0-33-086	Quality of pixel level retrieval	Code table	0	3	RETRQ
0-33-087	Extent of satellite within South Atlantic anomaly (based on climatological data)	Code table	0	4	XSAA
0-33-088	Ozone total column quality flag	Flag table	0	18	OTCQ
0-33-089	Noise equivalent delta temperature (NEdT) quality indicators for warm target calibration	K	2	12	NEDTQW
0-33-090	NEdT quality indicators for cold target calibration	K	2	12	NEDTQC
0-33-091	NEdT quality indicators for overall calibration	K	2	12	NEDTQO
0-33-192	SDMEDIT quality mark for geopotential	Code table	0	4	QMGP
0-33-193	SDMEDIT/QUIPS quality mark for air temperature	Code table	0	4	QMAT
0-33-194	SDMEDIT/QUIPS quality mark for moisture	Code table	0	4	QMDD
0-33-195	SDMEDIT/QUIPS quality mark for wind (does not include NESDIS produced satellite winds)	Code table	0	4	QMWN
0-33-196	Per cent confidence based on NESDIS recursive filter function (satellite winds)	%	0	8	RFFL
0-33-197	Per cent confidence based on EUMETSAT quality index with forecast consistency test (satellite winds)	%	0	8	QIFY
0-33-198	Per cent confidence based on EUMETSAT quality index without forecast consistency test (satellite winds)	%	0	8	QIFN
0-33-199	Chi-squared	Numeric	2	17	CHSQ
0-33-200	WindSat EDR quality flag-1	Flag table	0	31	WSEQC1
0-33-201	Estimated error covariance for wind direction retrieval	Degree true	1	12	PHER
0-33-202	Radiosonde report diagnostic code	Code table	0	8	UARDC
0-33-203	Per cent confidence based on NESDIS expected error (satellite winds)	%	0	8	EEQF
0-33-204	PREPBUFR: Analysis variational qc weight on pressure observation based on guess	%	0	7	PVWTG
0-33-205	PREPBUFR: Analysis variational qc weight on pressure observation based on analysis	%	0	7	PVWTA
0-33-206	PREPBUFR: Analysis variational qc weight on temperature observation based on guess	%	0	7	TVWTG
0-33-207	SDMEDIT/QUIPS quality mark for pressure	Code table	0	4	QMPR
0-33-208	SDMEDIT/QUIPS quality mark for wave height	Code table	0	4	QMWH
0-33-209	PREPBUFR: Analysis variational qc weight on temperature observation based on analysis	%	0	7	TVWTA
0-33-210	PREPBUFR: Analysis variational qc weight on moisture observation based on guess	%	0	7	QVWTG
0-33-211	PREPBUFR: Analysis variational qc weight on moisture observation based on analysis	%	0	7	QVWTA
0-33-212	PREPBUFR: Analysis variational qc weight on wind observation based on guess	%	0	7	WVWTG
0-33-213	PREPBUFR: Analysis variational qc weight on wind observation based on analysis	%	0	7	WVWTA
0-33-214	PREPBUFR: Analysis variational qc weight on total precipitable water observation based on guess	%	0	7	PWTVWTG
0-33-215	Corrected report indicator	Code table	0	3	CORN
0-33-216	SDMEDIT quality mark for NESDIS produced satellite winds	Code table	0	4	SWQM
0-33-217	SSM/I rain flag (derived wind product quality indicator)	Code table	0	3	RFLG
0-33-218	SDMEDIT quality mark for sea-surface temperature	Code table	0	4	QMST
0-33-219	MODS "QC results" flag	Flag table	0	8	MQCF
0-33-220	MADIS "QC data" flag	CCITT IA5	0	8	QCD
0-33-221	MADIS "QC applied" flag for surface data	Flag table	0	11	QCA
0-33-222	MADIS "QC results" flag for surface data	Flag table	0	11	QCR
0-33-223	MADIS "QC applied" flag for upper air data	Flag table	0	13	QCAU
0-33-224	MADIS "QC results" flag for upper air data	Flag table	0	13	QCRU
0-33-225	FSL decoding correction indicator	Code table	0	4	DINT
0-33-226	FSL location interpolation indicator	Code table	0	2	LINT
0-33-227	FSL time interpolation indicator	Code table	0	2	TINT
0-33-228	PREPBUFR: Analysis variational qc weight on total precipitable water observation based on analysis	%	0	7	PWTVWTA
0-33-229	Quality flag for VAD winds generated from Level II decoder	Code table	0	2	QFV2
0-33-230	SHEF data revision flag	Code table	0	2	SHRV
0-33-231	SHEF data qualifier flag	Code table	0	5	SHQL
0-33-232	Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR)-E proximity flag	Code table	0	4	PRXF
0-33-233	Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR)-E Level 2 ocean summary quality code	Code table	0	3	OSQC
0-33-234	Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR)-E Level 2 ocean product quality flag	Flag table	0	24	OPQF
0-33-235	Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) total ozone quality code	Code table	0	5	TOQC
0-33-236	Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) total ozone quality flag	Flag table	0	13	TOQF
0-33-237	MADIS "QC applied" flag for surface sensor status	Code table	0	5	QCSS
0-33-238	Data quality check indicator	Code table	0	6	QCCHEK
0-33-239	Quality control indicator for temperature/salinity profile	Code table	0	3	QCTSP
0-33-240	Quality control indicator for current profile	Code table	0	3	QCCUR
0-33-241	Quality for observed position	Flag table	0	7	QHDOP
0-33-242	Quality for observed meteorological parameters	Flag table	0	15	QHDOM
0-33-245	Estimated error covariance for sea surface temperature retrieval	K	2	16	SSTE
0-33-246	Estimated error covariance for wind speed retrieval	m s⁻¹	2	15	SPDE
0-33-247	Estimated error covariance for total water vapor retrieval	kg m⁻²	2	14	VPRE
0-33-248	Estimated error covariance for total cloud liquid retrieval	kg m⁻²	3	14	CLDE
0-33-249	NRL aircraft quality mark	CCITT IA5	0	88	NRLQMS
0-33-250	Quality mark for reflectivities along radial line	Code table	0	3	QCRF
0-33-251	Quality mark for winds along radial line	Code table	0	3	QCRW
0-33-253	Convergence	Numeric	1	6	CONV
0-33-254	2-bit indicator of quality	Code table	0	2	TPQC2
0-33-255	1-bit indicator of quality	Code table	0	1	TPQC

CLASS 35 - Data monitoring information

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-35-000	FM and Regional Code number	Code table	10	FMRCN
0-35-001	Time frame for monitoring	Code table	3	TFFM
0-35-011	Number of reports actually received	Numeric	14	NRAR
0-35-021	Bulletin being monitored (TTAAii)	CCITT IA5	48	BUHD
0-35-022	Bulletin being monitored (YYGGgg)	CCITT IA5	48	BULTIM
0-35-023	Bulletin being monitored (CCCC)	CCITT IA5	32	BORG
0-35-024	Bulletin being monitored (BBB)	CCITT IA5	24	BBBX
0-35-030	Discrepancies in the availability of expected data	Code table	4	DAED
0-35-031	Qualifier on monitoring results	Code table	7	QOMR
0-35-032	Cause of missing data	Code table	4	COMD
0-35-033	Observation and collection deficiencies	Code table	7	OACD
0-35-034	Statistical trends for availability of data (during the survey period(s))	Code table	3	STAD
0-35-035	Reason for termination	Code table	5	RTERM
0-35-194	Bulletin being monitored (BBB)	CCITT IA5	48	BBB
0-35-195	Channel sequence number	CCITT IA5	32	SEQNUM
0-35-200	Restrictions on redistribution	Flag table	9	RSRD
0-35-201	Expiration of restrictions on redistribution	Hour	8	EXPRSRD

CLASS 40 - Satellite data

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-40-001	Surface soil moisture (ms)	%	1	0	10	SSOM
0-40-002	Estimated error in surface soil moisture	%	1	0	10	EESSM
0-40-003	Mean surface soil moisture	Numeric	3	0	10	MSSM
0-40-004	Rain fall detection	Numeric	3	0	10	RFDT
0-40-005	Soil moisture correction flag	Flag table	0	0	8	SMCF
0-40-006	Soil moisture processing flag	Flag table	0	0	16	SMPF
0-40-007	Soil moisture quality	%	1	0	10	SMQL
0-40-008	Frozen land surface fraction	%	1	0	10	FLSF
0-40-009	Inundation and wetland fraction	%	1	0	10	IWFR
0-40-010	Topographic complexity	%	1	0	10	TPCX
0-40-011	Interpolation flag	Flag table	0	0	8	INTF
0-40-012	Radiometer data quality flag	Flag table	0	0	8	RDQF
0-40-013	Radiometer brightness temperature interpretation flag	Code table	0	0	3	RBIF
0-40-014	High-frequency fluctuations of the sea-surface topography correction	m	4	-3000	13	HFSTC
0-40-015	Normalized differential vegetation index (NDVI)	Numeric	2	-100	8	QFAC
0-40-016	Residual RMS in band	Numeric	3	0	14	RRIB
0-40-017	Non-normalized principal component score	Numeric	0	-1073741824	31	NNPCS
0-40-018	GIacAvgImagIIS - average of imager measurements	W m⁻² sr⁻¹ m	6	0	24	AOIM
0-40-019	GIacVarImagIIS - variance of imager measurements	W m⁻² sr⁻¹ m	6	0	24	VOIM
0-40-020	GqisFlagQualDetailed - quality flag for the system	Flag table	0	0	17	QFFS
0-40-021	Fraction of weighted AVHRR pixel in IASI FOV covered with snow/ice	%	0	0	7	FICSI
0-40-022	Number of missing, bad or failed AVHRR pixels	Numeric	0	0	7	NMBFA
0-40-023	Auxiliary altimeter state flags	Flag table	0	0	5	AASF
0-40-024	Meteorological map availability	Code table	0	0	3	MMAC
0-40-025	Interpolation flag for mean diurnal tide	Code table	0	0	2	IFDT
0-40-026	Score quantization factor	Numeric	2	0	16	SQFA
0-40-027	Sun glint angle	Degree	2	-18000	16	SGAN
0-40-028	GMI quality flag	Code table	0	0	4	GMIQ
0-40-029	Horizontal observation integration length	m	0	0	26	HOIL
0-40-030	Horizontal line of sight wind	m s⁻¹	2	-32767	16	HLSW
0-40-031	Error estimate of horizontal line of sight wind	m s⁻¹	2	0	15	HLSWEE
0-40-032	Derivative wind to pressure	m s⁻¹ Pa⁻¹	3	-100000	18	DWPRS
0-40-033	Derivative wind to temperature	m s⁻¹ K⁻¹	3	-100000	18	DWTMP
0-40-034	Derivative wind to backscatter ratio	m s⁻¹	3	-200000	19	DWBR
0-40-035	Satellite range	m	0	380000	18	SATRG
0-40-036	Lidar L2b classification type	Code table	0	0	4	LL2BCT
0-40-037	Backscatter ratio	Numeric	3	500	20	BKSTR

CLASS 49 - Satellite backscatter ultraviolet data

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-49-023	Ozone error flag for TOVS total ozone	Code table	5	OERR
0-49-037	Ozone error flag for best ozone	Code table	5	OEBO
0-49-154	Ozone error flag for profile	Code table	5	OPEF

CLASS 50 - Miscellaneous

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-50-001	PREPBUFR: Report sequence number	Numeric	0	0	19	SQN
0-50-002	File name string	CCITT IA5	0	0	64	FNSTG
0-50-003	PREPBUFR: Process number for this MPI run	Numeric	0	0	7	PROCN
0-50-004	BUFR message number	Numeric	0	0	7	MGPT
0-50-005	PREPBUFR: File name of data source	CCITT IA5	0	0	24	SRC
0-50-192	PREPBUFR/PREPFITS: Convective available potential energy	J kg⁻¹	0	0	14	CAPE
0-50-193	PREPBUFR/PREPFITS: Convective inhibition	J kg⁻¹	0	-3890	12	CINH
0-50-194	PREPFITS: Lifted index	K	1	-50	10	LI
0-50-195	PREPFITS: Planetary boudary layer height	m	-1	-40	16	PBL
0-50-196	PREPFITS: Tropopause level	mb	1	0	14	TROP
0-50-197	PREPFITS: Height of base of cloud	m	1	0	14	CDBZ
0-50-198	PREPFITS: Turbulence kinetic energy based planetary boundary layer height	m	-1	-40	16	TKEPBL
0-50-199	PREPFITS: Richardson number planetary boundary layer height	m	-1	-40	16	RIPBL
0-50-200	PREPFITS: Mixed layer height	m	-1	-40	16	MIXHT
0-50-210	Scan line quality flags for SAPHIR/MADRAS	Flag table	0	0	10	SLQFS
0-50-211	Payload mode for SAPHIR	Code table	0	0	3	PLMD
0-50-213	Satellite mode for SAPHIR/MADRAS	Code table	0	0	4	SMODE
0-50-214	Channel quality flags for SAPHIR/MADRAS	Flag table	0	0	11	CHQF
0-50-215	Calibration flags for SAPHIR/MADRAS	Code table	0	0	3	CLFG
0-50-220	Quality information for Log10 of number density of ozone	Code table	0	0	3	QMLTNDO
0-50-221	Quality information for volumetric mixing ratio significand	Code table	0	0	3	QMMIXRV
0-50-238	Standard deviation of Log10 of number density of ozone	log (m⁻³)	5	1200000	20	LTNDOSD
0-50-239	Standard deviation of volumetric mixing ratio significand	Numeric	6	0	30	MIXRVSD

CLASS 51 - Hydrographic and hydrological elements

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DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-51-001	PREPBUFR: Rainfall (average rate) (quality) marker	Code table	0	5	RRTQM
0-51-002	PREPBUFR: Rainfall (average rate) event program code	Code table	0	5	RRTPC
0-51-003	PREPBUFR: Rainfall (average rate) event reason code	Code table	0	10	RRTRC
0-51-004	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) rainfall (average rate) value	kg m⁻² s⁻¹	6	18	RRTFC
0-51-005	PREPBUFR: Rainfall (average rate) observation error	kg m⁻² s⁻¹	6	18	RRTOE
0-51-006	PREPBUFR: Analyzed rainfall (average rate) value	kg m⁻² s⁻¹	6	18	RRTAN
0-51-021	PREPBUFR: Total precipitable water (quality) marker	Code table	0	5	PWQ
0-51-022	PREPBUFR: Total precipitable water event program code	Code table	0	5	PWP
0-51-023	PREPBUFR: Total precipitable water event reason code	Code table	0	10	PWR
0-51-024	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) total precipitable water value	kg m⁻²	1	11	PWF
0-51-025	PREPBUFR: Total precipitable water observation error	kg m⁻²	1	10	PWE
0-51-026	PREPBUFR: Analyzed total precipitable water value	kg m⁻²	1	11	PWA
0-51-027	PREPBUFR: Analysis-tuned total precipitable water observation error	kg m⁻²	1	10	PWETU
0-51-030	PREPBUFR: Model forecast (background) total precipitable water value	kg m⁻²	1	11	PWFMOD
0-51-032	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 1.0 to 0.9 sigma (quality) marker	Code table	0	5	PW1Q
0-51-033	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 1.0 to 0.9 sigma event program code	Code table	0	5	PW1P
0-51-034	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 1.0 to 0.9 sigma event reason code	Code table	0	10	PW1R
0-51-035	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) precipitable water value in layer bounded by 1.0 to 0.9 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW1F
0-51-036	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 1.0 to 0.9 sigma observation error	kg m⁻²	1	10	PW1E
0-51-037	PREPBUFR: Analyzed precipitable water value in layer bounded by 1.0 to 0.9 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW1A
0-51-040	PREPBUFR: Model forecast (background) precipitable water value in layer bounded by 1.0 to 0.9 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW1FMOD
0-51-042	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.9 to 0.7 sigma (quality) marker	Code table	0	5	PW2Q
0-51-043	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.9 to 0.7 sigma event program code	Code table	0	5	PW2P
0-51-044	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.9 to 0.7 sigma event reason code	Code table	0	10	PW2R
0-51-045	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) precipitable water value in layer bounded by 0.9 to 0.7 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW2F
0-51-046	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.9 to 0.7 sigma observation error	kg m⁻²	1	10	PW2E
0-51-047	PREPBUFR: Analyzed precipitable water value in layer bounded by 0.9 to 0.7 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW2A
0-51-050	PREPBUFR: Model forecast (background) precipitable water value in layer bounded by 0.9 to 0.7 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW2FMOD
0-51-052	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.7 to 0.3 sigma (quality) marker	Code table	0	5	PW3Q
0-51-053	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.7 to 0.3 sigma event program code	Code table	0	5	PW3P
0-51-054	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.7 to 0.3 sigma event reason code	Code table	0	10	PW3R
0-51-055	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) precipitable water value in layer bounded by 0.7 to 0.3 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW3F
0-51-056	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.7 to 0.3 sigma observation error	kg m⁻²	1	10	PW3E
0-51-057	PREPBUFR: Analyzed precipitable water value in layer bounded by 0.7 to 0.3 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW3A
0-51-060	PREPBUFR: Model forecast (background) precipitable water value in layer bounded by 0.7 to 0.3 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW3FMOD
0-51-061	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water observation in layer bounded by 0.3 to 0.0 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW4O
0-51-062	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.3 to 0.0 sigma (quality) marker	Code table	0	5	PW4Q
0-51-063	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.3 to 0.0 sigma event program code	Code table	0	5	PW4P
0-51-064	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.3 to 0.0 sigma event reason code	Code table	0	10	PW4R
0-51-065	PREPBUFR: Global forecast (background) precipitable water value in layer bounded by 0.3 to 0.0 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW4F
0-51-066	PREPBUFR: Precipitable water in layer bounded by 0.3 to 0.0 sigma observation error	kg m⁻²	1	10	PW4E
0-51-067	PREPBUFR: Analyzed precipitable water value in layer bounded by 0.3 to 0.0 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW4A
0-51-070	PREPBUFR: Model forecast (background) precipitable water value in layer bounded by 0.3 to 0.0 sigma	kg m⁻²	1	11	PW4FMOD

CLASS 54 - Scratch area (reserved for NCEP BUFRLIB software)

(local elements in italics)

CLASS 55 - Report type

(local elements in italics)

DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-55-006	NCEP report type	Code table	10	NMCT
0-55-007	PREPBUFR: Report type	Code table	10	TYP
0-55-008	PREPBUFR: Data dump report type	Code table	10	T29
0-55-009	PREPBUFR: Report subtype	Code table	14	TSB
0-55-020	Table A data type	Code table	8	TABLAT
0-55-021	Table A data subtype (WMO standard)	Code table	8	TABLASS
0-55-022	Table A data subtype (NCEP local)	Code table	8	TABLASL

CLASS 58 - Raw bulletin information

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DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-58-008	Raw report string	CCITT IA5	64	RRSTG
0-58-009	MESONET provider id string	CCITT IA5	64	PRVSTG
0-58-010	MESONET subprovider id string	CCITT IA5	64	SPRVSTG

CLASS 60 - Statistical probabilities (reserved for MDL)

(local elements in italics)

CLASS 63 - Byte/bit information

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DESCRIPTOR	ELEMENT NAME	UNIT	SCALE	REFERENCE VALUE	DATA WIDTH	MNEMONIC
0-63-000	Byte count	Numeric	0	0	16	BYTCNT
0-63-255	Fill bit	Numeric	0	0	1	BITPAD