THE FOLLOWING ARE TABLE A ENTRIES FOR PREPBUFR MESSAGE TYPES
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
ADPUPA | A48102 | UPPER-AIR (RAOB, PIBAL, RECCO, DROPS) REPORTS |
AIRCAR | A48103 | MDCRS ACARS AIRCRAFT REPORTS |
AIRCFT | A48104 | AIREP/PIREP, AMDAR (ASDAR/ACARS), E-ADAS (AMDAR BUFR) AIRCRAFT REPORTS |
SATWND | A48105 | SATELLITE-DERIVED WIND REPORTS |
PROFLR | A48106 | WIND PROFILER REPORTS |
VADWND | A48107 | VAD (NEXRAD) WIND REPORTS |
SATEMP | A48108 | POES SOUNDING, RETRIEVAL, RADIANCE DATA (TOVS) |
ADPSFC | A48109 | SURFACE LAND (SYNOPTIC, METAR) REPORTS |
SFCSHP | A48110 | SURFACE MARINE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN PLATFORM) REPORTS |
SFCBOG | A48111 | MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE BOGUS REPORTS |
SPSSMI | A48112 | DMSP SSM/I RETRIEVAL PRODUCTS (REPROCESSED WIND SPEED, TPW) |
SYNDAT | A48113 | SYNTHETIC TROPICAL CYCLONE BOGUS REPORTS |
ERS1DA | A48114 | ERS SCATTEROMETER WIND DATA (REPROCESSED) |
GOESND | A48115 | GOES SOUNDING, RETRIEVAL, RADIANCE DATA |
QKSWND | A48116 | QUIKSCAT SCATTEROMETER WIND DATA (REPROCESSED) |
MSONET | A48117 | MESONET SURFACE REPORTS |
GPSIPW | A48118 | GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITE-INTEGRATED PRECIPITABLE WATER REPORTS |
RASSDA | A48119 | RADIO ACOUSTIC SOUNDING SYSTEM (RASS) VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE REPORTS |
WDSATR | A48120 | WINDSAT SCATTEROMETER WIND DATA (REPROCESSED) |
ASCATW | A48121 | ASCAT SCATTEROMETER DATA (REPROCESSED) |
THE FOLLOWING ARE TABLE D ENTRIES FOR SEQUENCES DEFINED IN TABLE A ENTRIES
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
HEADR | 348001 | REPORT HEADER SEQUENCE |
PRSLEVEL | 348002 | PRESSURE LEVEL SEQUENCE (ALL TYPES EXCEPT "GOESND", "AIRCFT" and "AIRCAR") |
PMSL_SEQ | 348003 | MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE SEQUENCE |
BTMPLEVL | 348004 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE "LEVEL" SEQUENCE |
ALTIMSEQ | 348005 | ALTIMETER SETTING SEQUENCE |
TURB1SEQ | 348006 | TURBULENCE SEQUENCE # 1 |
TURB2SEQ | 348007 | TURBULENCE SEQUENCE # 2 |
ACFT_SEQ | 348008 | AIRCRAFT SUPPLEMENTARY DATA SEQUENCE |
PCCF_SEQ | 348009 | SATELLITE WIND PERCENT CONFIDENCE SEQUENCE |
WSPD_SEQ | 348010 | WIND SPEED SEQUENCE |
PRSLEVLG | 348011 | "GOESND" PRESSURE LEVEL SEQUENCE |
TOPC_SEQ | 348012 | TOTAL PRECIPITATION/TOTAL WATER EQUIVALENT SEQUENCE |
PREWXSEQ | 348013 | PRESENT WEATHER SEQUENCE |
CLOUDSEQ | 348014 | OBSERVED CLOUD SEQUENCE # 1 |
HOCT_SEQ | 348015 | HEIGHT OF TOP OF CLOUD SEQUENCE |
TMXMNSEQ | 348016 | MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SEQUENCE |
SWELLSEQ | 348017 | SWELL WAVE SEQUENCE |
DBSS_SEQ | 348018 | DEPTH BELOW SEA SURFACE SEQUENCE |
VISB1SEQ | 348019 | VISIBILITY SEQUENCE #1 |
VISB2SEQ | 348020 | VISIBILITY SEQUENCE #2 |
VTVI_SEQ | 348021 | VERTICAL VISIBILITY SEQUENCE |
PSTWXSEQ | 344022 | PAST WEATHER SEQUENCE |
PKWNDSEQ | 348023 | PEAK WIND SEQUENCE |
GUST1SEQ | 348024 | MAXIMUM WIND GUST SEQUENCE # 1 |
GUST2SEQ | 348025 | MAXIMUM WIND GUST SEQUENCE # 2 |
TPRECSEQ | 348026 | TOTAL PRECIPITATION SEQUENCE |
TP12_SEQ | 348027 | TOTAL PRECIPITATION PAST 12 HOURS SEQUENCE |
SUNSHSEQ | 348028 | TOTAL SUNSHINE SEQUENCE |
CLOU2SEQ | 348029 | OBSERVED CLOUD SEQUENCE # 2 |
XWSPDSEQ | 348030 | EXTRAPOLATED WIND SPEED SEQUENCE |
SWINDSEQ | 348031 | SURFACE WIND SEQUENCE |
SNOW_SEQ | 348032 | SNOW DEPTH SEQUENCE |
WAVE_SEQ | 348033 | WAVE SEQUENCE |
SHIP_SEQ | 348034 | SHIP DIRECTION/SPEED SEQUENCE |
PTENDSEQ | 348035 | PRESSURE TENDENCY SEQUENCE |
PTE24SEQ | 348036 | 24 HOUR PRESSURE TENDENCY SEQUENCE |
ACID_SEQ | 348037 | AIRCRAFT FLIGHT NUMBER SEQUENCE |
AFIC_SEQ | 348038 | AIRCRAFT ICING SEQUENCE |
TURB3SEQ | 348039 | TURBULENCE SEQUENCE # 3 |
PRSLEVLA | 348040 | AIRCRAFT ("AIRCFT" AND "AIRCAR") PRESSURE LEVEL SEQUENCE |
NRLQMSEQ | 348041 | NRL AIRCRAFT QUALITY MARK SEQUENCE |
THE FOLLOWING ARE TABLE D ENTRIES FOR SEQUENCES IN REPORT HEADERS
MNEMONIC
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
RSRD_SEQ
348081
RESTRICTIONS ON REDISTRIBUTION SEQUENCE
THE FOLLOWING ARE TABLE D ENTRIES FOR DATA "INFORMATION" SEQUENCES
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
P___INFO | 348141 | PRESSURE INFORMATION |
Q___INFO | 348142 | SPECIFIC HUMIDITY INFORMATION |
T___INFO | 348143 | TEMPERATURE INFORMATION |
Z___INFO | 348144 | HEIGHT INFORMATION |
W___INFO | 348145 | WIND INFORMATION |
PW__INFO | 348146 | PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION |
PWT_INFO | 348147 | TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION |
PWL_INFO | 348148 | LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION |
PW1_INFO | 348149 | 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION |
PW2_INFO | 348150 | 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION |
PW3_INFO | 348151 | 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION |
PW4_INFO | 348152 | 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION |
BTMPINFO | 348153 | TOVS OR GOES BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE INFORMATION |
SCATINFO | 348154 | SCATTEROMETER DATA INFORMATION |
DRFTINFO | 348155 | PROFILE LEVEL TIME/LOCATION (E.G., RADIOSONDE BALLOON DRIFT) INFORMATION |
RRT_INFO | 348156 | RAIN RATE INFORMATION |
CTP_INFO | 348157 | CLOUD TOP INFORMATION |
SST_INFO | 348158 | SEA TEMPERATURE INFORMATION |
THE FOLLOWING ARE TABLE D ENTRIES FOR DATA "EVENT" SEQUENCES
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
P__EVENT | 348171 | PRESSURE EVENT SEQUENCE |
Q__EVENT | 348172 | SPECIFIC HUMIDITY EVENT SEQUENCE |
T__EVENT | 348173 | TEMPERATURE EVENT SEQUENCE |
Z__EVENT | 348174 | HEIGHT EVENT SEQUENCE |
W__EVENT | 348175 | WIND EVENT SEQUENCE |
DF_EVENT | 348176 | WIND (DIRECTION/SPEED) EVENT SEQUENCE |
PWTEVENT | 348177 | TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT SEQUENCE |
PW1EVENT | 348178 | 1.0 TO 0.9 PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT SEQUENCE |
PW2EVENT | 348179 | 0.9 TO 0.7 PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT SEQUENCE |
PW3EVENT | 348180 | 0.7 TO 0.3 PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT SEQUENCE |
PW4EVENT | 348181 | 0.3 TO 0.0 PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT SEQUENCE |
RRTEVENT | 348182 | RAIN RATE EVENT SEQUENCE |
CTPEVENT | 348183 | CLOUD TOP PRESSURE EVENT SEQUENCE |
SSTEVENT | 348184 | SEA TEMPERATURE EVENT SEQUENCE |
THE FOLLOWING ARE TABLE D ENTRIES FOR DATA "BACKGROUND" SEQUENCES
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
P__BACKG | 348191 | PRESSURE BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
Q__BACKG | 348192 | SPECIFIC HUMIDITY BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
T__BACKG | 348193 | TEMPERATURE BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
Z__BACKG | 348194 | HEIGHT BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
W__BACKG | 348195 | WIND BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
PWTBACKG | 348196 | TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
PW1BACKG | 348197 | 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
PW2BACKG | 348198 | 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
PW3BACKG | 348199 | 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
PW4BACKG | 348200 | 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
RRTBACKG | 348201 | RAIN RATE BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
CTPBACKG | 348202 | CLOUD TOP PRESSURE BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
SSTBACKG | 348203 | SEA TEMPERATURE BACKGROUND SEQUENCE |
THE FOLLOWING ARE TABLE D ENTRIES FOR DATA "POSTPROCESSING" SEQUENCES
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
P__POSTP | 348211 | PRESSURE POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
Q__POSTP | 348212 | SPECIFIC HUMIDITY POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
T__POSTP | 348213 | TEMPERATURE POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
Z__POSTP | 348214 | HEIGHT POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
W__POSTP | 348215 | WIND POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
PWTPOSTP | 348216 | TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
PW1POSTP | 348217 | 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
PW2POSTP | 348218 | 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
PW3POSTP | 348219 | 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
PW4POSTP | 348220 | 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
RRTPOSTP | 348221 | RAIN RATE POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
CTPPOSTP | 348222 | CLOUD TOP PRESSURE POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
SSTPOSTP | 348223 | SEA TEMPERATURE POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE |
THE FOLLOWING ARE TABLE D ENTRIES FOR DATA "CLIMATOLOGY" SEQUENCES
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
PCLIMATO | 348231 | PRESSURE CLIMATOLOGY SEQUENCE |
QCLIMATO | 348232 | SPECIFIC HUMIDITY CLIMATOLOGY SEQUENCE |
TCLIMATO | 348233 | TEMPERATURE CLIMATOLOGY SEQUENCE |
ZCLIMATO | 348234 | HEIGHT CLIMATOLOGY SEQUENCE |
WCLIMATO | 348235 | WIND CLIMATOLOGY SEQUENCE |
THE FOLLOWING ARE TABLE D ENTRIES FOR TEMPORARY CURRENT MODEL GUESS SEQUENCES
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
PFC__MSQ | 348241 | MODEL PRESSURE FORECAST SEQUENCE |
QFC__MSQ | 348242 | MODEL SPECIFIC HUMIDITY FORECAST SEQUENCE |
TFC__MSQ | 348243 | MODEL TEMPERATURE FORECAST SEQUENCE |
ZFC__MSQ | 348244 | MODEL HEIGHT FORECAST SEQUENCE |
WFC__MSQ | 348245 | MODEL WIND FORECAST SEQUENCE |
PWF__MSQ | 348246 | MODEL TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER FORECAST SEQUENCE |
PW1F_MSQ | 348247 | MODEL 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER FORECAST SEQUENCE |
PW2F_MSQ | 348248 | MODEL 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER FORECAST SEQUENCE |
PW3F_MSQ | 348249 | MODEL 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER FORECAST SEQUENCE |
PW4F_MSQ | 348250 | MODEL 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER FORECAST SEQUENCE |
THE FOLLOWING ARE TABLE B ENTRIES FOR THE REPORT HEADER | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
ACID | 001006 | AIRCRAFT FLIGHT NUMBER (TABLE A ENTRIES "AIRCFT" AND "AIRCAR" ONLY) | 0 | 0 | 64 | CCITT IA5 |
SAID | 001007 | SATELLITE IDENTIFIER (TABLE A ENTRIES "SATWND", "SATEMP", "GOESND", "SPSSMI", "ERS1DA", "QKSWND" AND "WDSATR" ONLY) | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
SID | 001194 | STATION IDENTIFICATION | 0 | 0 | 64 | CCITT IA5 |
SIRC | 002013 | RAWINSONDE SOLAR & INFRARED RADIATION CORRECTION INDICATOR (TABLE A ENTRY "ADPUPA" ONLY) | 0 | 0 | 4 | CODE TABLE |
MSST | 002038 | METHOD OF SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT (TABLE A ENTRIES "ADPUPA", "ADPSFC" AND "SFCSHP" ONLY) | 0 | 0 | 3 | CODE TABLE |
ITP | 002195 | INSTRUMENT TYPE | 0 | 0 | 8 | CODE TABLE |
RPT | 004214 | REPORTED OBSERVATION TIME | 5 | 0 | 22 | HOURS |
DHR | 004215 | OBSERVATION TIME MINUS CYCLE TIME | 5 | -2400000 | 23 | HOURS |
TCOR | 004216 | INDICATOR WHETHER OBSERVATION TIME IN "DHR" WAS CORRECTED | 0 | 0 | 3 | CODE TABLE |
YOB | 005002 | LATITUDE | 2 | -9000 | 15 | DEGREES NORTH |
ATRN | 005034 | ALONG TRACK ROW NUMBER (TABLE A ENTRY "QKSWND" ONLY) | 0 | 0 | 11 | NUMERIC |
CTCN | 006034 | CROSS TRACK CELL NUMBER (TABLE A ENTRY "QKSWND" AND "ASCATW" ONLY) | 0 | 0 | 7 | NUMERIC |
XOB | 006240 | LONGITUDE | 2 | -18000 | 16 | DEGREES EAST |
ACAV | 008022 | TOTAL NUMBER WITH RESPECT TO ACCUMULATION OR AVERAGE | 0 | 0 | 16 | NUMERIC |
ELV | 010199 | STATION ELEVATION | 0 | -1000 | 17 | METERS |
SPRR | 021120 | SEAWINDS PROBABILITY OF RAIN (TABLE A ENTRY "QKSWND" ONLY) | 3 | 0 | 10 | NUMERIC |
RSRD | 035200 | RESTRICTIONS ON REDISTRIBUTION | 0 | 0 | 9 | FLAG TABLE |
EXPRSRD | 035201 | EXPIRATION OF RESTRICTIONS ON REDISTRIBUTION | 0 | 0 | 8 | HOURS |
SQN | 050001 | REPORT SEQUENCE NUMBER | 0 | 0 | 19 | NUMERIC |
PROCN | 050003 | PROCESS NUMBER FOR THIS MPI RUN (OBTAINED FROM SCRIPT) | 0 | 0 | 7 | NUMERIC |
TYP | 055007 | PREPBUFR REPORT TYPE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE (GFS/GDAS, CDAS/Reanalysis, NAM/NDAS, RUC) |
T29 | 055008 | DATA DUMP REPORT TYPE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
TSB | 055009 | REPORT SUBTYPE (HAS VARIOUS MEANINGS DEPENDING ON TYPE) | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
PRVSTG | 058009 | MESONET PROVIDER ID STRING (TABLE A ENTRY "MSONET" ONLY) | 0 | 0 | 64 | CCITT IA5 |
SPRVSTG | 058010 | MESONET SUBPROVIDER ID STRING (TABLE A ENTRY "MSONET" ONLY) | 0 | 0 | 64 | CCITT IA5 |
THE FOLLOWING ARE TABLE B ENTRIES FOR THE REPORT LEVEL DATA | ||||||
LEVEL INFORMATION | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
CAT | 008193 | PREPBUFR DATA LEVEL CATEGORY | 0 | 0 | 6 | CODE TABLE |
PRESSURE | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
POB | 007245 | PRESSURE OBSERVATION | 1 | 0 | 14 | MB |
PQM | 007246 | PRESSURE (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PPC | 007247 | PRESSURE EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PRC | 007248 | PRESSURE EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
PFC | 007249 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) PRESSURE VALUE | 1 | 0 | 14 | MB |
POE | 007250 | PRESSURE OBSERVATION ERROR | 2 | 0 | 14 | MB |
PAN | 007251 | ANALYZED PRESSURE VALUE | 1 | 0 | 14 | MB |
PCL | 007252 | CLIMATOLOGICAL PRESSURE VALUE | 1 | 0 | 14 | MB |
PCS | 007253 | STANDARD DEVIATION OF CLIMATOLOGICAL PRESSURE VALUE | 1 | 0 | 14 | MB |
POETU | 007254 | ANALYSIS-TUNED PRESSURE OBSERVATION ERROR | 2 | 0 | 14 | MB |
3HPC | 010061 | 3 HOUR PRESSURE CHANGE | -1 | -500 | 10 | PASCALS |
24PC | 010062 | 24 HOUR PRESSURE CHANGE | -1 | -1000 | 11 | PASCALS |
CHPT | 010063 | CHARACTERISTIC OF PRESSURE TENDENCY | 0 | 0 | 4 | CODE TABLE |
PRSS | 010195 | SURFACE PRESSURE OBSERVATION | -1 | 0 | 14 | PASCALS |
PMO | 010243 | MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OBSERVATION | 1 | 0 | 14 | MB |
PMQ | 010244 | MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PVWTG | 033204 | ANALYSIS VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON PRESSURE OBSERVATION BASED ON GUESS | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
PVWTA | 033205 | ANALYSIS VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON PRESSURE OBSERVATION BASED ON ANALYSIS | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
HEIGHT | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
ZOB | 010007 | HEIGHT OBSERVATION | 0 | -1000 | 17 | METERS |
ZQM | 010246 | HEIGHT (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
ZPC | 010247 | HEIGHT EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
ZRC | 010248 | HEIGHT EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
ZFC | 010249 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) HEIGHT VALUE | 0 | -1000 | 17 | METERS |
ZOE | 010250 | HEIGHT OBSERVATION ERROR | 0 | 0 | 10 | METERS |
ZAN | 010251 | ANALYZED HEIGHT VALUE | 0 | -1000 | 17 | METERS |
ZCL | 010252 | CLIMATOLOGICAL HEIGHT VALUE | 0 | -1000 | 17 | METERS |
ZCS | 010253 | STANDARD DEVIATION OF CLIMATOLOGICAL HEIGHT VALUE | 0 | 0 | 10 | METERS |
WIND | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
DDO | 011001 | WIND DIRECTION OBSERVATION (NOT ASSIMILATED) (AFTER "PREPACQC" STEP ONLY - SUBSEQUENT CODES DO NOT PROCESS) | 0 | 0 | 9 | DEGREES |
SOB | 011002 | WIND SPEED OBSERVATION (STORED WHEN DIRECTION IS MISSING; E.G. METARS) | 1 | 0 | 12 | METERS/SEC |
UOB | 011003 | U-COMPONENT WIND OBSERVATION | 1 | -4096 | 13 | METERS/SEC |
VOB | 011004 | V-COMPONENT WIND OBSERVATION | 1 | -4096 | 13 | METERS/SEC |
MXGS | 011041 | MAXIMUM WIND SPEED (GUSTS) | 1 | 0 | 12 | METERS/SEC |
MXGD | 011043 | MAXIMUM WIND GUST DIRECTION | 0 | 0 | 9 | DEGREES |
MWD10 | 011081 | MODEL WIND DIRECTION AT 10 METERS | 2 | 0 | 16 | DEGREES |
MWS10 | 011082 | MODEL WIND SPEED AT 10 METERS | 2 | 0 | 14 | METERS/SEC |
WDIR1 | 011200 | SURFACE WIND DIRECTION | 0 | 0 | 9 | DEGREES |
WSPD1 | 011201 | SURFACE WIND SPEED | 1 | 0 | 12 | METERS/SEC |
PKWDDR | 011202 | PEAK WIND DIRECTION | 0 | 0 | 9 | DEGREES |
PKWDSP | 011203 | PEAK WIND SPEED | 1 | 0 | 12 | METERS/SEC |
SQM | 011217 | WIND SPEED (SOB) (QUALITY) MARKER (STORED WHEN DIRECTION IS MISSING; E.G. METARS) | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
DFQ | 011218 | WIND (DIRECTION/SPEED) (DDO/FFO) QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
DFP | 011219 | WIND DIRECTION/SPEED (DDO/FFO) EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
DFR | 011220 | WIND DIRECTION/SPEED (DDO/FFO) EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
XS10 | 011223 | 10 METER EXTRAPOLATED WIND SPEED | 1 | 0 | 12 | METERS/SEC |
XS20 | 011224 | 20 METER EXTRAPOLATED WIND SPEED | 1 | 0 | 12 | METERS/SEC |
RF10M | 011225 | 10 METER WIND REDUCTION FACTOR | 4 | 0 | 16 | NUMERIC |
WQM | 011240 | U-, V-COMPONENT WIND (UOB/VOB) (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
WPC | 011241 | U-, V-COMPONENT WIND (UOB/VOB) EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
WRC | 011242 | U-, V-COMPONENT WIND (UOB/VOB) EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
UFC | 011243 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) U-COMPONENT WIND VALUE | 1 | -4096 | 13 | METERS/SEC |
VFC | 011244 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) V-COMPONENT WIND VALUE | 1 | -4096 | 13 | METERS/SEC |
WOE | 011245 | WIND OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | METERS/SEC |
UAN | 011246 | ANALYZED U-COMPONENT WIND VALUE | 1 | -4096 | 13 | METERS/SEC |
VAN | 011247 | ANALYZED V-COMPONENT WIND VALUE | 1 | -4096 | 13 | METERS/SEC |
UCL | 011248 | CLIMATOLOGICAL U-COMPONENT WIND VALUE | 1 | -4096 | 13 | METERS/SEC |
VCL | 011249 | CLIMATOLOGICAL V-COMPONENT WIND VALUE | 1 | -4096 | 13 | METERS/SEC |
UCS | 011250 | STANDARD DEVIATION OF CLIMATOLOGICAL U-COMP WIND VALUE | 1 | 0 | 10 | METERS/SEC |
VCS | 011251 | STANDARD DEVIATION OF CLIMATOLOGICAL V-COMP WIND VALUE | 1 | 0 | 10 | METERS/SEC |
FFO | 011252 | WIND SPEED OBSERVATION (NOT ASSIMILATED) (AFTER "PREPACQC" STEP ONLY - SUBSEQUENT CODES DO NOT PROCESS) | 0 | 0 | 9 | KNOTS |
WOETU | 011253 | ANALYSIS-TUNED WIND OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | METERS/SEC |
PHER | 033201 | ESTIMATED ERROR COVARIANCE FOR WIND DIRECTION RETRIEVAL | 1 | 0 | 12 | DEGREES |
WVWTG | 033212 | ANALYSIS VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON WIND OBSERVATION BASED ON GUESS | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
WVWTA | 033213 | ANALYSIS VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON WIND OBSERVATION BASED ON ANALYSIS | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
SPDE | 033246 | ESTIMATED ERROR COVARIANCE FOR WIND SPEED RETRIEVAL | 2 | 0 | 15 | METERS/SEC |
TEMPERATURE | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
PCAT | 002005 | PRECISION OF TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION | 2 | 0 | 7 | KELVIN |
MXTM | 012111 | MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE | 2 | 0 | 16 | KELVIN |
MITM | 012112 | MINIMUM TEMPERATURE | 2 | 0 | 16 | KELVIN |
TMSK | 012161 | SKIN TEMPERATURE | 2 | 0 | 16 | KELVIN |
TMBR | 012163 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE | 2 | 0 | 16 | KELVIN |
TVO | 012243 | NON-QUALITY CONTROLLED VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION (NOT ASSIMILATED) (AFTER "PREPRO" STEP ONLY - SUBSEQUENT CODES DO NOT PROCESS) | 1 | -2732 | 14 | DEGREES C |
TOB | 012245 | TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION [AFTER "PREPRO" STEP - REPORTED TEMP, EITHER SENSIBLE OR VIRTUAL DEPENDING UPON DATA TYPE; AFTER "VIRTMP" STEP - VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE IF MOISTURE AVAILABLE AND TEMPERATURE AFTER "PREPRO" STEP IS SENSIBLE (EXCEPT FOR AIRCRAFT),, OTHERWISE AS DEFINED AFTER "PREPRO" STEP] | 1 | -2732 | 14 | DEGREES C |
TQM | 012246 | TEMPERATURE (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
TPC | 012247 | TEMPERATURE EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
TRC | 012248 | TEMPERATURE EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
TFC | 012249 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) TEMPERATURE VALUE | 1 | -2732 | 14 | DEGREES C |
TOE | 012250 | TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | DEGREES C |
TAN | 012251 | ANALYZED TEMPERATURE VALUE | 1 | -2732 | 14 | DEGREES C |
TCL | 012252 | CLIMATOLOGICAL TEMPERATURE VALUE | 1 | -2732 | 14 | DEGREES C |
TCS | 012253 | STANDARD DEVIATION OF CLIMATOLOGICAL TEMPERATURE VALUE | 1 | 0 | 10 | DEGREES C |
TOETU | 012254 | ANALYSIS-TUNED TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | DEGREES C |
SST1 | 022043 | SEA TEMPERATURE | 2 | 0 | 15 | KELVIN |
SSTQM | 022246 | SEA TEMPERATURE (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
SSTPC | 022247 | SEA TEMPERATURE EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
SSTRC | 022248 | SEA TEMPERATURE EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
SSTFC | 022249 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) SEA TEMPERATURE VALUE | 2 | 0 | 15 | KELVIN |
SSTOE | 022250 | SEA TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | KELVIN |
SSTAN | 022251 | ANALYZED SEA TEMPERATURE VALUE | 2 | 0 | 15 | KELVIN |
TVWTG | 033206 | ANALYSIS VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION BASED ON GUESS | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
TVWTA | 033209 | ANALYSIS VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION BASED ON ANALYSIS | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
SSTE | 033245 | ESTIMATED ERROR COVARIANCE FOR SEA SURFACE TEMP RETRIEVAL | 2 | 0 | 16 | KELVIN |
MOISTURE | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
TDO | 012244 | DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION (NOT ASSIMILATED) (AFTER "VIRTMP" STEP ONLY - SUBSEQUENT CODES DO NOT PROCESS) | 1 | -2732 | 14 | DEGREES C |
TOPC | 013011 | TOTAL PRECIPITATION/TOTAL WATER EQUIVALENT | 1 | -1 | 14 | KG/M**2 |
DOFS | 013012 | DEPTH OF FRESH SNOW | 2 | -2 | 12 | METERS |
TOSD | 013013 | TOTAL SNOW DEPTH | 2 | -2 | 16 | METERS |
TP01 | 013019 | TOTAL PRECIPITATION PAST 1 HOUR | 1 | -1 | 14 | KG/M**2 |
TP03 | 013020 | TOTAL PRECIPITATION PAST 3 HOURS | 1 | -1 | 14 | KG/M**2 |
TP06 | 013021 | TOTAL PRECIPITATION PAST 6 HOURS | 1 | -1 | 14 | KG/M**2 |
TP12 | 013022 | TOTAL PRECIPITATION PAST 12 HOURS | 1 | -1 | 14 | KG/M**2 |
TP24 | 013023 | TOTAL PRECIPITATION PAST 24 HOURS | 1 | -1 | 14 | KG/M**2 |
MRWVC | 013096 | MWR WATER VAPOR CONTENT (TOTAL WATER VAPOR) | 2 | 0 | 14 | KG/M**2 |
MRLWC | 013097 | MWR LIQUID WATER CONTENT (TOTAL CLOUD LIQUID WATER) | 2 | 0 | 14 | KG/M**2 |
ESBAK | 013242 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) SATURATION SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUE | 0 | 0 | 16 | MG/KG |
QOB | 013245 | SPECIFIC HUMIDITY OBSERVATION (AFTER "VIRTMP" STEP - ALWAYS RECALCULATED FROM QUALITY CONTROLLED VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE DATA) | 0 | 0 | 16 | MG/KG |
QQM | 013246 | SPECIFIC HUMIDITY (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
QPC | 013247 | SPECIFIC HUMIDITY EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
QRC | 013248 | SPECIFIC HUMIDITY EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
QFC | 013249 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUE | 0 | 0 | 16 | MG/KG |
QOE | 013250 | RELATIVE HUMIDITY OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | PERCENT DIVIDED BY 10 |
QAN | 013251 | ANALYZED SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUE | 0 | 0 | 16 | MG/KG |
QCL | 013252 | CLIMATOLOGICAL SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUE | 0 | 0 | 16 | MG/KG |
QCS | 013253 | STANDARD DEVIATION OF CLIMATOLOGICAL SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUE | 0 | 0 | 16 | MG/KG |
QOETU | 013254 | ANALYSIS-TUNED RELATIVE HUMIDITY OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | PERCENT DIVIDED BY 10 |
MSTQ | 033026 | MOISTURE QUALITY | 0 | 0 | 6 | CODE TABLE |
QVWTG | 033210 | ANALYSIS VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON MOISTURE OBSERVATION BASED ON GUESS | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
QVWTA | 033211 | ANALYSIS VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON MOISTURE OBSERVATION BASED ON ANALYSIS | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
VPRE | 033247 | ESTIMATED ERROR COVARIANCE FOR TOTAL WATER VAPOR RETRIEVAL | 2 | 0 | 14 | KG/M**2 |
RAINFALL RATE | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
REQV | 013014 | RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) OBSERVATION | 4 | 0 | 12 | KG/((M**2)*S) |
RRTQM | 051001 | RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
RRTPC | 051002 | RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
RRTRC | 051003 | RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
RRTFC | 051004 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) VALUE | 6 | 0 | 18 | KG/((M**2)*SEC) |
RRTOE | 051005 | RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) OBSERVATION ERROR | 6 | 0 | 18 | KG/((M**2)*SEC) |
RRTAN | 051006 | ANALYZED RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) VALUE | 6 | 0 | 18 | KG/((M**2)*SEC) |
PRECIPITABLE WATER | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
PWO | 013193 | TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW1O | 013202 | 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW2O | 013203 | 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW3O | 013204 | 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PWTVWTG | 033214 | ANALYSIS VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION BASED ON GUESS | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
PWTVWTA | 033228 | ANALYSIS VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION BASED ON ANALYSIS | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
PWQ | 051021 | TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PWP | 051022 | TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PWR | 051023 | TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
PWF | 051024 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PWE | 051025 | TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | MM |
PWA | 051026 | ANALYZED TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PWETU | 051027 | ANALYSIS-TUNED TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | MM |
PW1Q | 051032 | 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PW1P | 051033 | 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PW1R | 051034 | 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
PW1F | 051035 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW1E | 051036 | 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | MM |
PW1A | 051037 | ANALYZED 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW2Q | 051042 | 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PW2P | 051043 | 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PW2R | 051044 | 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
PW2F | 051045 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW2E | 051046 | 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | MM |
PW2A | 051047 | ANALYZED 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW3Q | 051052 | 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PW3P | 051053 | 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PW3R | 051054 | 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
PW3F | 051055 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW3E | 051056 | 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | MM |
PW3A | 051057 | ANALYZED 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW4O | 051061 | 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW4Q | 051062 | 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PW4P | 051063 | 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PW4R | 051064 | 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
PW4F | 051065 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW4E | 051066 | 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION ERROR | 1 | 0 | 10 | MM |
PW4A | 051067 | ANALYZED 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
TURBULENCE/ICING | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
DGOT | 011031 | DEGREE OF TURBULENCE | 0 | 0 | 4 | CODE TABLE |
HBOT | 011032 | HEIGHT OF BASE OF TURBULENCE | -1 | -40 | 16 | METERS |
HTOT | 011033 | HEIGHT OF TOP OF TURBULENCE | -1 | -40 | 16 | METERS |
TRBX | 011235 | TURBULENCE INDEX | 0 | 0 | 6 | CODE TABLE |
TRBX10 | 011236 | TURBULENCE INDEX FOR PERIOD (TOB-1 MIN) -> TOB | 0 | 0 | 6 | CODE TABLE |
TRBX21 | 011237 | TURBULENCE INDEX FOR PERIOD (TOB-2 MIN) -> (TOB-1 MIN) | 0 | 0 | 6 | CODE TABLE |
TRBX32 | 011238 | TURBULENCE INDEX FOR PERIOD (TOB-3 MIN) -> (TOB-2 MIN) | 0 | 0 | 6 | CODE TABLE |
TRBX43 | 011239 | TURBULENCE INDEX FOR PERIOD (TOB-4 MIN) -> (TOB-3 MIN) | 0 | 0 | 6 | CODE TABLE |
AFIC | 020041 | AIRFRAME ICING | 0 | 0 | 4 | CODE TABLE |
HBOI | 020194 | HEIGHT OF BASE OF ICING | -1 | -40 | 16 | METERS |
HTOI | 020195 | HEIGHT OF TOP OF ICING | -1 | -40 | 16 | METERS |
SCATTEROMETER | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
A1 | 021226 | ERS INCIDENT ANGLE 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | DEGREES |
A2 | 021227 | ERS INCIDENT ANGLE 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | DEGREES |
A3 | 021228 | ERS INCIDENT ANGLE 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | DEGREES |
B1 | 021231 | ERS AZIMUTH ANGLE 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | DEGREES |
B2 | 021232 | ERS AZIMUTH ANGLE 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | DEGREES |
B3 | 021233 | ERS AZIMUTH ANGLE 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | DEGREES |
S1 | 021236 | ERS BACKSCATTER 1 | 2 | -5000 | 13 | DECIBELS |
S2 | 021237 | ERS BACKSCATTER 2 | 2 | -5000 | 13 | DECIBELS |
S3 | 021238 | ERS BACKSCATTER 3 | 2 | -5000 | 13 | DECIBELS |
E1 | 021241 | ERS ERROR ESTIMATE 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
E2 | 021242 | ERS ERROR ESTIMATE 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
E3 | 021243 | ERS ERROR ESTIMATE 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
PROFILE LEVEL TIME/LOCATION (E.G., RADIOSONDE BALLOON DRIFT) INFORMATION | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
HRDR | 004218 | PROFILE LEVEL (E.G., RADIOSONDE BALLOON DRIFT) TIME MINUS CYCLE TIME | 3 | -2400000 | 23 | HOURS |
YDR | 005241 | PROFILE LEVEL (E.G., RADIOSONDE BALLOON DRIFT) LATITUDE | 2 | -9000 | 15 | DEGREES NORTH |
XDR | 006241 | PROFILE LEVEL (E.G., RADIOSONDE BALLOON DRIFT) LONGITUDE | 2 | -18000 | 16 | DEGREES EAST |
CLOUD | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
GCDTT | 012210 | GOES CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION | 2 | 0 | 16 | KELVIN |
TOCC | 020010 | CLOUD COVER (TOTAL) | 0 | 0 | 7 | PERCENT |
CLAM | 020011 | CLOUD AMOUNT | 0 | 0 | 4 | CODE TABLE |
CLTP | 020012 | CLOUD TYPE | 0 | 0 | 6 | CODE TABLE |
HOCB | 020013 | HEIGHT OF BASE OF CLOUD | -1 | -40 | 11 | METERS |
HOCT | 020014 | HEIGHT OF TOP OF CLOUD | -1 | -40 | 11 | METERS |
CDTP | 020016 | CLOUD TOP PRESSURE OBSERVATION | -1 | 0 | 14 | PASCALS |
HBLCS | 020201 | HEIGHT ABOVE SURFACE OF BASE OF LOWEST CLOUD SEEN | 0 | 0 | 4 | CODE TABLE |
CTPQM | 020246 | CLOUD TOP PRESSURE (QUALITY) MARKER | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
CTPPC | 020247 | CLOUD TOP PRESSURE EVENT PROGRAM CODE | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
CTPRC | 020248 | CLOUD TOP PRESSURE EVENT REASON CODE | 0 | 0 | 10 | CODE TABLE |
CTPFC | 020249 | FORECAST (BACKGROUND) CLOUD TOP PRESSURE VALUE | -1 | 0 | 14 | PASCALS |
CTPOE | 020250 | CLOUD TOP PRESSURE OBSERVATION ERROR | -1 | 0 | 10 | PASCALS |
CTPAN | 020251 | ANALYZED CLOUD TOP PRESSURE VALUE | -1 | 0 | 14 | PASCALS |
CLDE | 033248 | ESTIMATED ERROR COVARIANCE FOR TOTAL CLOUD LIQUID WATER RETRIEVAL | 3 | 0 | 14 | KG/M**2 |
WAVES | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
DOSW | 022003 | DIRECTION OF SWELL WAVES | 0 | 0 | 9 | DEGREES |
POWV | 022011 | PERIOD OF WAVES | 0 | 0 | 6 | SECONDS |
POWW | 022012 | PERIOD OF WIND WAVES | 0 | 0 | 6 | SECONDS |
POSW | 022013 | PERIOD OF SWELL WAVES | 0 | 0 | 6 | SECONDS |
HOWV | 022021 | HEIGHT OF WAVES | 1 | 0 | 10 | METERS |
HOWW | 022022 | HEIGHT OF WIND WAVES | 1 | 0 | 10 | METERS |
HOSW | 022023 | HEIGHT OF SWELL WAVES | 1 | 0 | 10 | METERS |
OTHER | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
TDMP | 001193 | TRUE DIRECTION OF SHIP DURING PAST 3 HOURS | 0 | 0 | 4 | CODE TABLE |
ASMP | 001200 | AVERAGE SPEED OF SHIP DURING PAST 3 HOURS | 0 | 0 | 4 | CODE TABLE |
ROLF | 002199 | AIRCRAFT ROLL ANGLE FLAG | 0 | 0 | 3 | CODE TABLE |
.DTH.... | 004031 | DURATION OF TIME IN HOURS RELATED TO FOLLOWING VALUE | 0 | 0 | 8 | HOURS |
.DTM.... | 004032 | DURATION OF TIME IN MINUTES RELATED TO FOLLOWING VALUE | 0 | 0 | 6 | MINUTES |
RCT | 004217 | RECEIPT TIME | 2 | 0 | 12 | HOURS |
CHNM | 005042 | CHANNEL NUMBER | 0 | 0 | 6 | NUMERIC |
ELEV | 007021 | SATELLITE ELEVATION (ZENITH ANGLE) | 2 | -9000 | 15 | DEGREES |
SOEL | 007022 | SOLAR ELEVATION (ZENITH ANGLE) | 2 | -9000 | 15 | DEGREES |
DBSS | 007062 | DEPTH BELOW SEA SURFACE | 1 | 0 | 17 | METERS |
VSSO | 008002 | VERTICAL SIGNIFICANCE (SURFACE OBSERVATION) | 0 | 0 | 6 | CODE TABLE |
POAF | 008004 | PHASE OF AIRCRAFT FLIGHT | 0 | 0 | 3 | CODE TABLE |
.RE.... | 008201 | RELATIONSHIP TO THE FOLLOWING VALUE | 0 | 0 | 3 | CODE TABLE |
ALSE | 010052 | ALTIMETER SETTING OBSERVATION | -1 | 0 | 14 | PASCALS |
IALR | 010082 | INSTANTANEOUS ALTITUDE RATE | 3 | -65536 | 17 | METERS/SEC |
TOSS | 014031 | TOTAL SUNSHINE | 0 | 0 | 11 | MINUTES |
OZON | 015001 | OZONE | 0 | 0 | 10 | DOBSON UNITS |
HOVI | 020001 | HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY | -1 | 0 | 13 | METERS |
VTVI | 020002 | VERTICAL VISIBILITY | -1 | 0 | 7 | METERS |
PRWE | 020003 | PRESENT WEATHER | 0 | 0 | 9 | CODE TABLE |
PSW1 | 020004 | PAST WEATHER (1) | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
PSW2 | 020005 | PAST WEATHER (2) | 0 | 0 | 5 | CODE TABLE |
WSST | 020219 | WINDSAT SURFACE TYPE | 0 | 0 | 3 | CODE TABLE |
LKCS | 021104 | LIKELIHOOD COMPUTED FOR SOLUTION (TABLE A ENTRY "ASCATW" ONLY) | 3 | -30000 | 15 | NUMERIC |
WVCQ | 021155 | WIND VECTOR CELL QUALITY (TABLE A ENTRY "ASCATW" ONLY) | 0 | 0 | 24 | FLAG TABLE |
BSCD | 021156 | BACKSCATTER DISTANCE (TABLE A ENTRY "ASCATW" ONLY) | 1 | -4096 | 13 | NUMERIC |
RFFL | 033196 | PERCENT CONFIDENCE BASED ON NESDIS RECURSIVE FILTER FUNCTION | 0 | 0 | 8 | PERCENT |
QIFY | 033197 | PERCENT CONFIDENCE BASED ON EUMETSAT QUALITY INDEX WITH FORECAST | 0 | 0 | 8 | PERCENT |
QIFN | 033198 | PERCENT CONFIDENCE BASED ON EUMETSAT QUALITY INDEX WITHOUT FORECAST | 0 | 0 | 8 | PERCENT |
CHSQ | 033199 | CHI-SQUARED (OF THE WIND VECTOR RETRIEVAL) | 2 | 0 | 17 | NUMERIC |
WSEQC1 | 033200 | WINDSAT EDR QC FLAG #1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | FLAG TABLE |
EEQF | 033203 | PERCENT CONFIDENCE BASED ON NESDIS EXPECTED ERROR | 0 | 0 | 8 | PERCENT |
NRLQM | 033249 | NRL AIRCRAFT QUALITY CONTROL MARK (ADDED BY "NRLACQC" STEP) | 0 | 0 | 8 | CCITT IA5 |
The following are added temporarily until PFC, ZFC, etc. contain current model guess instead of Global guess (applies for all models except Global) | ||||||
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | SCALE | REFERENCE | BITS | UNITS |
PFCMOD | 007255 | MODEL PRESSURE FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE PFC) | 1 | 0 | 14 | MB |
ZFCMOD | 010255 | MODEL HEIGHT FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE ZFC) | 0 | -1000 | 17 | METERS |
UFCMOD | 011254 | MODEL U-COMPONENT FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE UFC) | 1 | -4096 | 13 | METERS/SEC |
VFCMOD | 011255 | MODEL V-COMPONENT FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE VFC) | 1 | -4096 | 13 | METERS/SEC |
TFCMOD | 012255 | MODEL TEMPERATURE FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE TFC) | 1 | -2732 | 14 | DEGREES C |
QFCMOD | 013255 | MODEL SPECIFIC HUMIDITY FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE QFC) | 0 | 0 | 16 | MG/KG |
PWFMOD | 051030 | MODEL TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE PWF) | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW1FMOD | 051040 | MODEL 1.-.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE PW1F) | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW2FMOD | 051050 | MODEL .9-.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE PW2F) | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW3FMOD | 051060 | MODEL .7-.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE PW3F) | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
PW4FMOD | 051070 | MODEL .3-0. SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE PW4F) | 1 | 0 | 11 | MM |
TABLE A MNEMONIC | TABLE D AND TABLE B MNEMONICS MAKING UP SEQUENCE |
ADPUPA | HEADR SIRC {PRSLEVEL} <SST_INFO> <PREWXSEQ> {CLOUDSEQ} <CLOU2SEQ> <SWINDSEQ> <AFIC_SEQ> <TURB3SEQ> |
AIRCAR | HEADR ACID {PRSLEVLA} |
AIRCFT | HEADR <ACID_SEQ> {PRSLEVLA} |
SATWND | HEADR SAID PRSLEVEL <PCCF_SEQ> |
PROFLR | HEADR {PRSLEVEL} |
VADWND | HEADR {PRSLEVEL} |
SATEMP | HEADR SAID {PRSLEVEL} <BTMPINFO> {BTMPLEVL} |
GOESND | HEADR SAID ACAV {PRSLEVLG} <BTMPINFO> {BTMPLEVL} |
ADPSFC | HEADR PRSLEVEL <PMSL_SEQ> <ALTIMSEQ> <WSPD_SEQ> <SST_INFO> <TOPC_SEQ> {PREWXSEQ} {CLOUDSEQ} {TMXMNSEQ} {SWELLSEQ} <VISB1SEQ> <PSTWXSEQ> <PKWNDSEQ> <GUST1SEQ> <TPRECSEQ> <SUNSHSEQ> <CLOU2SEQ> <SNOW_SEQ> <WAVE_SEQ> <PTENDSEQ> |
SFCSHP | HEADR PRSLEVEL <PMSL_SEQ> <SST_INFO> <PREWXSEQ> {CLOUDSEQ} {SWELLSEQ} <VISB2SEQ> <PSTWXSEQ> <PKWNDSEQ> <GUST1SEQ> <CLOU2SEQ> <XWSPDSEQ> <WAVE_SEQ> <SHIP_SEQ> <PTENDSEQ> |
SFCBOG | HEADR PRSLEVEL |
SPSSMI | HEADR CAT SAID <P___INFO> <W___INFO> <PW__INFO> <RRT_INFO> {BTMPLEVL} |
SYNDAT | HEADR {PRSLEVEL} |
ERS1DA | HEADR CAT SAID <P___INFO> <W___INFO> <SCATINFO> |
QKSWND | HEADR CAT SAID CTCN ATRN SPRR <P___INFO> <W___INFO> |
MSONET | HEADR PRVSTG SPRVSTG RSLEVEL <ALTIMSEQ> {TOPC_SEQ} <GUST2SEQ> |
GPSIPW | HEADR CAT PW__INFO |
RASSDA | HEADR {PRSLEVEL} |
WDSATR | HEADR CAT SAID ACAV REQV SST1 <P___INFO> <W___INFO> MWD10 MWS10 MRWVC MRLWC WSST CHSQ WSEQC1 PHER SSTE SPDE VPRE CLDE |
ASCATW | HEADR CAT
SAID CTCN
WVCQ BSCD
LKCS <P___INFO> <W___INFO> |
TABLE D MNEMONIC | TABLE D AND TABLE B MNEMONICS MAKING UP SEQUENCE |
HEADR | SID XOB YOB DHR ELV TYP T29 TSB ITP SQN PROCN RPT TCOR <RSRD_SEQ> |
PRSLEVEL | CAT <P___INFO> <Q___INFO> <T___INFO> <Z___INFO> <W___INFO> <DRFTINFO> |
PRSLEVLG | CAT <P___INFO> <Q___INFO> <T___INFO> <Z___INFO> <PW__INFO> <CTP_INFO> |
PRSLEVLA | RCT ROLF CAT <P___INFO> <Q___INFO> <T___INFO> <Z___INFO> <W___INFO> <DRFTINFO> <ACFT_SEQ> <TURB1SEQ> <TURB2SEQ> {TURB3SEQ} {PREWXSEQ} {CLOUDSEQ} {AFIC_SEQ} |
BTMPLEVL | CHNM TMBR |
P___INFO | [P__EVENT] <P__BACKG> <P__POSTP> |
Q___INFO | [Q__EVENT] TDO <Q__BACKG> <Q__POSTP> |
T___INFO | [T__EVENT] TVO <T__BACKG> <T__POSTP> |
Z___INFO | [Z__EVENT] <Z__BACKG> <Z__POSTP> |
W___INFO | [W__EVENT] [DF_EVENT] <W__BACKG> <W__POSTP> |
PW__INFO | <PWT_INFO> <PWL_INFO> PRSS |
PWT_INFO | [PWTEVENT] <PWTBACKG> <PWTPOSTP> |
PWL_INFO | <PW1_INFO> <PW2_INFO> <PW3_INFO> <PW4_INFO> |
PW1_INFO | [PW1EVENT] <PW1BACKG> <PW1POSTP> |
PW2_INFO | [PW2EVENT] <PW2BACKG> <PW2POSTP> |
PW3_INFO | [PW3EVENT] <PW3BACKG> <PW3POSTP> |
PW4_INFO | [PW4EVENT] <PW4BACKG> <PW4POSTP> |
RRT_INFO | [RRTEVENT] <RRTBACKG> <RRTPOSTP> |
CTP_INFO | [CTPEVENT] TOCC GCDTT <CTPBACKG> <CTPPOSTP> |
SST_INFO | [SSTEVENT] MSST <SSTBACKG> <SSTPOSTP> <DBSS_SEQ> |
BTMPINFO | ELEV SOEL OZON TMSK CLAM |
DRFTINFO | XDR YDR HRDR |
SCATINFO | A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 B3 S1 S2 S3 E1 E2 E3 |
TURB1SEQ | TRBX |
TURB2SEQ | TRBX10 TRBX21 TRBX32 TRBX43 |
PCCF_SEQ | RFFL QIFY QIFN EEQF |
ACFT_SEQ | PCAT POAF |
RSRD_SEQ | RSRD EXPRSRD |
PMSL_SEQ | PMO PMQ |
ALTIMSEQ | ALSE |
WSPD_SEQ | SOB SQM |
TOPC_SEQ | .DTHTOPC TOPC |
PREWXSEQ | PRWE |
CLOUDSEQ | VSSO |
HOCT_SEQ | HOCT |
TMXMNSEQ | .DTHMXTM MXTM .DTHMITM MITM |
SWELLSEQ | DOSW HOSW POSW |
DBSS_SEQ | DBSS |
VISB1SEQ | .REHOVI HOVI <VTVI_SEQ> |
VISB2SEQ | HOVI |
VTVI_SEQ | VTVI |
PSTWXSEQ | PSW1 PSW2 |
PKWNDSEQ | PKWDSP PKWDDR |
GUST1SEQ | .DTMMXGS MXGS |
GUST2SEQ | MXGS MXGD |
TPRECSEQ | TP01 TP03 TP06 TP24 <TP12_SEQ> |
TP12_SEQ | TP12 |
SUNSHSEQ | TOSS |
CLOU2SEQ | TOCC HBLCS |
XWSPDSEQ | XS10 XS20 |
SWINDSEQ | WDIR1 WSPD1 |
SNOW_SEQ | .DTHDOFS DOFS TOSD |
WAVE_SEQ | HOWV POWV HOWW POWW |
SHIP_SEQ | TDMP ASMP |
PTENDSEQ | CHPT 3HPC <PTE24SEQ> |
PTE24SEQ | 24PC |
ACID_SEQ | ACID |
AFIC_SEQ | AFIC HBOI HTOI |
TURB3SEQ | DGOT HBOT HTOT |
P__EVENT | POB PQM PPC PRC |
Q__EVENT | QOB QQM QPC QRC |
T__EVENT | TOB TQM TPC TRC |
Z__EVENT | ZOB ZQM ZPC ZRC |
W__EVENT | UOB VOB WQM WPC WRC |
DF_EVENT | DDO FFO DFQ DFP DFR |
PWTEVENT | PWO PWQ PWP PWR |
PW1EVENT | PW1O PW1Q PW1P PW1R |
PW2EVENT | PW2O PW2Q PW2P PW2R |
PW3EVENT | PW3O PW3Q PW3P PW3R |
PW4EVENT | PW4O PW4Q PW4P PW4R |
RRTEVENT | 202130 201134 REQV 201000 202000 RRTQM RRTPC RRTRC |
CTPEVENT | CDTP CTPQM CTPPC CTPRC |
SSTEVENT | SST1 SSTQM SSTPC SSTRC |
P__BACKG | POE PFC <PFC__MSQ> |
Q__BACKG | QOE QFC <QFC__MSQ> |
T__BACKG | TOE TFC <TFC__MSQ> |
Z__BACKG | ZFC <ZFC__MSQ> |
W__BACKG | WOE UFC VFC <WFC__MSQ> |
PWTBACKG | PWE PWF <PWF__MSQ> |
PW1BACKG | PW1E PW1F <PW1F_MSQ> |
PW2BACKG | PW2E PW2F <PW2F_MSQ> |
PW3BACKG | PW3E PW3F <PW3F_MSQ> |
PW4BACKG | PW4E PW4F <PW4F_MSQ> |
RRTBACKG | RRTOE RRTFC |
CTPBACKG | CTPOE CTPFC |
SSTBACKG | SSTOE SSTFC |
P__POSTP | PAN <PCLIMATO> POETU PVWTG PVWTA |
Q__POSTP | QAN <QCLIMATO> QOETU QVWTG QVWTA ESBAK |
T__POSTP | TAN <TCLIMATO> TOETU TVWTG TVWTA |
Z__POSTP | ZAN <ZCLIMATO> |
W__POSTP | UAN VAN <WCLIMATO> WOETU WVWTG WVWTA RF10M |
PWTPOSTP | PWA PWETU PWTVWTG PWTVWTA |
PW1POSTP | PW1A |
PW2POSTP | PW2A |
PW3POSTP | PW3A |
PW4POSTP | PW4A |
RRTPOSTP | RRTAN |
CTPPOSTP | CTPAN |
SSTPOSTP | SSTAN |
PCLIMATO | PCL PCS |
QCLIMATO | QCL QCS |
TCLIMATO | TCL TCS |
ZCLIMATO | ZCL ZCS |
WCLIMATO | UCL UCS VCL VCS |
PFC_MSQ | PFCMOD |
QFC_MSQ | QFCMOD |
TFC_MSQ | TFCMOD |
ZFC_MSQ | ZFCMOD |
WFC_MSQ | UFCMOD VFCMOD |
PWF_MSQ | PWFMOD |
PW1F_MSQ | PW1FMOD |
PW2F_MSQ | PW2FMOD |
PW3F_MSQ | PW3FMOD |
PW4F_MSQ | PW4FMOD |
THE FOLLOWING ARE TABLE D ENTRIES FOR EVENTS CODES FOR THE VARIOUS PREPBUFR PROCESSING "STEPS" (PROGRAMS OR SUBROUTINES WITHIN PROGRAMS) THE LAST THREE DIGITS OF THE DESCRIPTOR NUMBER BECOMES THE "PROGRAM CODE"
MNEMONIC | NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
PREPRO | 363001 | INITIAL PREPBUFR PROCESSING STEP [PREPOBS_PREPDATA PROGRAM, PRIOR TO PREPOBS_PREVENTS PROGRAM (CDAS NETWORK) OR VTPEVN SUBROUTINE IN SUBROUTINE GBLEVENTS (ALL OTHER NETWORKS)] |
SYNDATA | 363002 | SYNTHETIC TROPICAL CYCLONE BOGUS PROCESSING STEP {SYNDAT_SYNDATA PROGRAM, PRIOR TO VTPEVN SUBROUTINE IN SUBROUTINE GBLEVENTS [RUNS ONLY IN GLOBAL (GFS/GDAS) AND NAM/NDAS NETWORKS] |
CLIMO | 363003 | CLIMATOLOGICAL PROCESSING STEP (CURRENTLY DOES NOT RUN IN ANY NETWORK) |
PREVENT | 363004 | PRE-EVENTS BACKGROUND/OBSERVATION ERROR PROCESSING STEP (PREPOBS_PREVENTS PROGRAM IN CDAS NETWORK RUNS; GBLEVENTS SUBROUTINE IN PREPOBS_PREPDATA PROGRAM OR SYNDAT_SYNDATA PROGRAM IN ALL OTHER NETWORK RUNS) |
CQCHT | 363005 | RAWINSONDE HEIGHT/TEMPERATURE COMPLEX QUALITY CONTROL STEP (PREPOBS_CQCBUFR PROGRAM) |
RADCOR | 363006 | RAWINSONDE HEIGHT/TEMPERATURE INTERSONDE (RADIATION) CORRECTION STEP (RADEVN SUBROUTINE IN PREPOBS_CQCBUFR PROGRAM) |
PREPACQC | 363007 | AIRCRAFT (ALL TYPES EXCEPT MDCRS ACARS) QUALITY CONTROL STEP (PREPOBS_PREPACQC PROGRAM) (DOES NOT RUN IN RUC NETWORK) |
VIRTMP | 363008 | VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE/SPECIFIC HUMIDITY PROCESSING STEP (PREPOBS_PREVENTS PROGRAM IN CDAS NETWORK RUNS OR VTPEVN SUBROUTINE IN SUBROUTINE GBLEVENTS IN PREPOBS_PREPDATA PROGRAM FOR ALL OBSERVATION TYPES EXCEPT RAOBS/DROPS; VTPEVN SUBROUTINE IN PREPOBS_CQCBUFR PROGRAM FOR RAOBS/DROPS) (DOES NOT RUN IN RUC NETWORK) |
CQCPROF | 363009 | WIND PROFILER QUALITY CONTROL STEP (PREPOBS_PROFCQC PROGRAM) (DOES NOT RUN IN CDAS NETWORK) |
OIQC | 363010 | OI-QUALITY CONTROL STEP {PREPOBS_OIQCBUFR PROGRAM) [RUNS ONLY IN GLOBAL (GFS/GDAS) AND CDAS NETWORKS - As of 02/24/2009 1200 UTC, the GFS and GDAS GSI analyses no longer honor the decisions made in this step - instead, the GFS/GDAS GSI now runs its own internal variational quality control on the observations] |
SSI | 363011 | SSI GLOBAL ANALYSIS STEP (DOES NOT RUN IN ANY NETWORK, OBSOLETE) |
CQCVAD | 363012 | VAD WIND QUALITY CONTROL STEP (PREPOBS_CQCVAD PROGRAM) (DOES NOT RUN IN CDAS NETWORK) |
R3DVAR | 363013 | 3DVAR REGIONAL ANALYSIS STEP (DOES NOT RUN IN ANY NETWORK, OBSOLETE) |
ACARSQC | 363014 | MDCRS ACARS AIRCRAFT QUALITY CONTROL STEP (PREPOBS_ACARSQC PROGRAM) |
NRLACQC | 363015 | NRL AIRCRAFT QUALITY CONTROL STEP (PREPOBS_NRLACQC PROGRAM) |
GSI | 363016 | GSI ANALYSIS STEP (GLOBAL_GSI AND NAM_GSI PROGRAMS) |
DEFAULT | 363099 | NON-DEFINED STEP (DEFAULT) |