Table 3. Code table for PREPBUFR report types used by Global
CDAS/reanalysis systems (last revised 3/28/2008).
Key to values in indicator ("Ind.") column:
* - Currently not produced/not written
into PREPBUFR files and even if it were, would not be used operationally
by CDAS analysis.
O - No longer produced (had been used operationally by CDAS analysis).
+ - Currently written into PREPBUFR
files but not used operationally by CDAS analysis.
@ - Station pressure calculated from
reported mean sea-level pressure and elevation via U.S. Standard Atmosphere
approximation. Elevation is greater than 7.5 meters (if less than 7.5 meters,
station pressure set equal to sea-level pressure and report type set to
181/281).
% - Reported station pressure and
mean sea-level pressure BOTH missing. Station pressure is set to
1013 mb. Elevation is less than or equal to 7.5 meters.
A - Used operationally by all CDAS
analysis.
K - Altimeter setting is reported
(never the case for synoptic). Station pressure calculated from reported
altimeter setting and elevation.
Listing of differences between GFS/GDAS-SSI
processing and CDAS processing for those types below marked "A":
233/133 (ACARS aircraft):
GFS/GDAS - time window is +/- 3.0 hours about cycle time; CDAS - time window
is +/- 1.5 hours about cycle time
GFS/GDAS - reports at all pressure-altitudes processed; CDAS - only reports
above 2286 meters processed
231/131 (ASDAR
aircraft):
GFS/GDAS - reports at all pressure-altitudes processed; CDAS - only reports
above 2286 meters processed
242/252 (GMS
IR/VIS satwnd):
GFS/GDAS - used over land everywhere; CDAS - not used over land anywhere
243/253 (EUMETSAT
IR/VIS satwnd):
GFS/GDAS - used over land everywhere; CDAS - used over land only south of 20
degrees north latitude
245/246/255
(NESDIS IR/imager water vapor (cloud-top) satwnd):
GFS/GDAS - used over land everywhere; CDAS - used over land only south of 20
degrees north latitude
181/281 (surface
land):
GFS/GDAS - both METAR and SYNOPTIC; CDAS - only SYNOPTIC
MASS REPORTS
|
Report
Type |
PREPBUFR Message Type |
Description |
Ind. |
102 |
SPSSMI |
SSM/I 7-CHANNEL BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES
(DMSP-13) |
* |
110 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
111 |
SYNDAT |
SYNTHETIC (BOGUS) TROPICAL CYCLONE STORM CENTER
PSFC, Q |
* |
120 |
ADPUPA |
RAWINSONDE VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC
HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE |
A |
121 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
122 |
ADPUPA |
CLASS SOUNDING VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC
HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE |
* |
123 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
124 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
125 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
130 |
AIRCFT |
AIREP AND PIREP AIRCRAFT SENSIBLE TEMPERATURE |
A |
131 |
AIRCFT |
ASDAR AIRCRAFT SENSIBLE TEMPERATURE |
A |
132 |
ADPUPA |
FLIGHT-LEVEL RECONNAISSANCE AND PROFILE
DROPSONDE VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE |
A |
133 |
AIRCAR |
MDCRS ACARS AIRCRAFT SENSIBLE TEMPERATURE (SPECIFIC
HUMIDITY FLAGGED FOR NON-USE BY ANALYSIS) |
A |
140 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
141 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
142 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
143 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
144 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
145 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
146 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
147 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
148 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
149 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
150 |
SPSSMI |
SSM/I SUPEROBED FNOC RAIN RATE (DMSP-13) |
* |
151 |
GOESND |
NESDIS SFOV CLOUD TOP PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE,
CLOUD AMOUNT (GOES-11, GOES-12) |
* |
152 |
SPSSMI |
SSM/I SUPEROBED NEURAL NET 3 TOTAL PRECIPITABLE
WATER RETRIEVALS (DMDP-13) |
* |
153 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
154 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
155 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
156 |
GOESND |
NESDIS LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER RETRIEVALS
OVER LAND - CLEAR (GOES-11, GOES-12) |
* |
157 |
GOESND |
NESDIS LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER RETRIEVALS
OVER LAND- CLOUDY (GOES-11, GOES-12) |
* |
158 |
GOESND |
NESDIS LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER RETRIEVALS
OVER OCEAN - CLEAR (GOES-11, GOES-12) |
* |
159 |
GOESND |
NESDIS LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER RETRIEVALS
OVER OCEAN - CLOUDY (GOES-11, GOES-12) |
* |
160 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
161 |
SATEMP |
NESDIS ATOVS VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE SOUNDINGS
AT 250 KM RESOLUTION OVER LAND - CLEAR (NOAA-18, CURRENTLY NOT
AVAILABLE) |
O |
162 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
163 |
SATEMP |
NESDIS ATOVS VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE SOUNDINGS
AT 250 KM RESOLUTION OVER LAND - CLOUDY (NOT ASSIMILATED OVER TROPICS)
(NOAA-18) |
A |
164 |
GOESND |
NESDIS RADIANCES OVER LAND - CLEAR (GOES-11,
GOES-12) |
* |
165 |
GOESND |
NESDIS RADIANCES OVER LAND - CLOUD CORRECTED
(GOES-11, GOES-12) |
* |
170 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
171 |
SATEMP |
NESDIS ATOVS VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE SOUNDINGS
AT 250 KM RESOLUTION OVER OCEAN - CLEAR (NOAA-18, CURRENTLY NOT
AVAILABLE) |
O |
172 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
173 |
SATEMP |
NESDIS ATOVS VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE SOUNDINGS
AT 250 KM RESOLUTION OVER OCEAN - CLOUDY (NOT ASSIMILATED OVER TROPICS)
(NOAA-18) |
A |
174 |
GOESND |
NESDIS RADIANCES OVER OCEAN - CLEAR (GOES-11,
GOES-12) |
* |
175 |
GOESND |
NESDIS RADIANCES OVER OCEAN - CLOUD CORRECTED
(GOES-11, GOES-12) |
* |
180 |
SFCSHP |
SURFACE MARINE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN) VIRTUAL
TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE (STATION PRESSURE REPORTED) |
A |
181 |
ADPSFC |
SURFACE LAND SYNOPTIC STATION PRESSURE,
SPECIFIC HUMIDITY (TEMPERATURE NOT USED BY ANALYSIS) (STATION PRESSURE
REPORTED) |
A |
182 |
SFCSHP |
SPLASH LEVEL VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC
HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE (OVER OCEAN ONLY) |
A |
183 |
ADPSFC, SFCSHP |
SURFACE MARINE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN) AND
LAND SYNOPTIC VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE
(STATION PRESSURE NOT REPORTED) |
+,@ |
184 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
185 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
186 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
187 |
ADPSFC |
SURFACE METAR VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC
HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE (STATION PRESSURE NOT REPORTED) |
*,K |
190 |
SFCBOG |
OPC/NOS POINT MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE
BOGUS |
* |
191 |
SFCBOG |
AUSTRALIAN PAOB MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE
BOGUS |
A |
WIND
REPORTS
|
Report
Type |
PREPBUFR Message Type |
Description |
Ind. |
202 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
210 |
SYNDAT |
SYNTHETIC TROPICAL CYCLONE U, V |
* |
220 |
ADPUPA |
RAWINSONDE U, V |
A |
221 |
ADPUPA |
PIBAL U, V |
A |
222 |
ADPUPA |
CLASS SOUNDING U, V |
* |
223 |
PROFLR |
NOAA PROFILER NETWORK (NPN) WIND PROFILER U, V |
* |
224 |
VADWND |
NEXRAD VERTICAL AZIMUTH DISPLAY (VAD)
U, V |
* |
225 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
230 |
AIRCFT |
AIREP AND PIREP AIRCRAFT U, V |
A |
231 |
AIRCFT |
ASDAR AIRCRAFT U, V |
A |
232 |
ADPUPA |
FLIGHT-LEVEL RECONNAISSANCE AND PROFILE
DROPSONDE U, V |
A |
233 |
AIRCAR |
MDCRS ACARS AIRCRAFT U, V |
A |
240 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
241 |
SATWND |
INDIA IR AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U, V
(INSAT-3A, KALPANA-1) |
+ |
242 |
SATWND |
JMA IR AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U, V AT
LEVELS BELOW 850 MB (MTSAT-1R) |
A |
243 |
SATWND |
EUMETSAT IR AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U,
V AT LEVELS BELOW 850 MB [METEOSAT-7 (used), METEOSAT-9 (flagged)] |
A |
244 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
245 |
SATWND |
NESDIS IR CLOUD DRIFT U, V (GOES-11, GOES-12) |
A |
246 |
SATWND |
NESDIS IMAGER WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V AT
CLOUD TOP (GOES-11, GOES-12) |
A |
247 |
SATWND |
NESDIS IMAGER WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V -
DEEP LAYER (GOES-11, GOES-12) |
* |
248 |
SATWND |
NESDIS SOUNDER WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V
AT CLOUD TOP (GOES-11, GOES-12) |
* |
249 |
SATWND |
NESDIS SOUNDER WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V
- DEEP LAYER (GOES-11, GOES-12) |
* |
250 |
SATWND |
JMA WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V (MTSAT-1R) |
+ |
251 |
SATWND |
NESDIS VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U, V (GOES-11,
GOES-12) |
+ |
252 |
SATWND |
JMA IR AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U, V AT
LEVELS ABOVE 850 MB (MTSAT-1R) |
A |
253 |
SATWND |
EUMETSAT IR AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U,
V AT LEVELS ABOVE 850 MB [METEOSAT-7 (used), METEOSAT-9 (flagged)] |
A |
254 |
SATWND |
EUMETSAT WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V (METEOSAT-7,
METEOSAT-9) |
+ |
255 |
SATWND |
NESDIS PICTURE TRIPLET CLOUD U, V (GOES) |
O |
256 |
SATWND |
INDIA WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V (INSAT-3A, KALPANA-1) |
* |
257 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
258 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
259 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
260 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
261 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
262 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
263 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
264 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
265 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
270 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
271 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
272 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
273 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
274 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
275 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
280 |
SFCSHP |
SURFACE MARINE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN) U,
V (STATION PRESSURE REPORTED) |
A |
281 |
ADPSFC |
SURFACE LAND SYNOPTIC U, V (STATION PRESSURE
REPORTED) |
+ |
282 |
SFCSHP |
ATLAS BUOY U, V |
A,% |
283 |
SPSSMI |
SSM/I SUPEROBED NEURAL NET 3 WIND SPEED
(DIRECTION SET TO ZERO, SPEED ASSIMILATED DIRECTLY) (DMSP-13, DMSP-15) |
* |
284 |
ADPSFC, SFCSHP |
SURFACE MARINE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN) AND
LAND SYNOPTIC U, V (STATION PRESSURE NOT REPORTED) |
+,@ |
285 |
QKSWND |
QUIKSCAT SCATTEROMETER U, V |
* |
286 |
ERS1DA |
ERS-2 SCATTEROMETER U, V |
* |
287 |
ADPSFC |
SURFACE METAR U, V (STATION PRESSURE NOT
REPORTED) |
*,K |
290 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
291 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |