Key:
In the "Report Type" column, a GREEN report type means that report type can be found in the PREPBUFR file. A RED report type means that report type is currently never found in the PREPBUFR file. An "R" after the report type means this type is restricted with respect to redistribution outside of NCEP for some amount of time.
In the "Description" and "Note" columns, observation types are designated as follows:MASS REPORTS | |||
Report Type | PREPBUFR Message Type | Description | Note |
111 | SYNDAT | SYNTHETIC (BOGUS) TROPICAL CYCLONE STORM CENTER - q, Pstn | Not created (SYNDAT_SYNDATA processing switched off) |
120 | ADPUPA | RAWINSONDE - Tv, q, Pstn, sst | Tv, q, Pstn used
by assimilation sst not considered by RAP-GSI (even though set to monitor by convinfo file) |
122 | ADPUPA | CLASS SOUNDING - Tv, q, Pstn | Entire report neither monitored
nor assimilated - not included in convinfo text file read
by RAP-GSI These data are rarely available. |
126 | RASSDA | RASS [FROM NOAA PROFILER NETWORK (NPN) OR MULTI-AGENCY PROFILER (MAP) NETWORK] - Tv | Tv used by assimilation |
130 | AIRCFT | AIREP AND PIREP AIRCRAFT - Ts | Ts used by assimilation |
131 R |
AIRCFT | AMDAR AIRCRAFT - Ts | Ts used by assimilation |
132 | ADPUPA | FLIGHT-LEVEL RECONNAISSANCE AND PROFILE DROPSONDE - Tv, q, Pstn | q (all drops, all levels), Pstn (all
drops) [and surface
level Tv (all drops)] flagged for non-use by
assimilation by switch in PREPOBS_PREPDATA parm cards Tv (all drops, above surface; reccos), q (reccos) used by assimilation q (all drops, all levels), Tv (all drops, at surface), and Pstn (all drops) monitored by assimilation due to their being flagged by switch in PREPOBS_PREPDATA parm cards |
133 R |
AIRCAR | MDCRS ACARS AIRCRAFT - Ts, q | Ts,
q
used by assimilation |
134 R |
AIRCFT | TAMDAR (Mesaba, PenAir, Chautauqua) AIRCRAFT - Ts, q | Ts,
q used by assimilation As of November 18, 2011, the NWS contract with AirDat for TAMDAR data ended and was not renewed due to cost increases. As a result these data are no longer available. |
135 R |
AIRCFT | CANADIAN AMDAR AIRCRAFT - Ts | Ts used by assimilation |
150 | SPSSMI | SSM/I SUPEROBED (1 DEGREE LAT/LON) FNMOC (OPERATIONAL) RAIN RATE (DMSP) - rr | Not dumped |
151 | GOESND | NESDIS 1x1 F-O-V CLOUD TOP PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE; CLOUD AMOUNT (GOES) - Cp, Cc, Ct | GOES-15 Cp, Cc, Ct used by assimilation GOES-13 Cp, Cc, Ct flagged for non-use by assimilation by switch in PREPOBS_PREPDATA parm cards |
152 | SPSSMI | SSM/I SUPEROBED (1 DEGREE LAT/LON) FNMOC (OPERATIONAL) PRECIPITABLE WATER OVER OCEAN (DMSP) - PWt | Not dumped |
153 | GPSIPW | GPS-INTEGRATED PRECIPITABLE WATER (GPS-IPW) - PWt | PWt used by assimilation |
156 | GOESND | NESDIS 1x1 F-O-V 4-LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OVER LAND - CLEAR (GOES) - PWl | GOES-13 PWl,
Pstn flagged for non-use by
assimilation by switch in PREPOBS_PREPDATA parm cards Entire report not considered by RAP-GSI (even though set to monitor by convinfo file) |
157 | GOESND | NESDIS 1x1 F-O-V 4-LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OVER LAND - CLOUDY (GOES) - PWl | Not produced by NESDIS |
158 | GOESND | NESDIS 1x1 F-O-V 4-LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OVER OCEAN - CLEAR (GOES) - PWl | GOES-13 PWl,
Pstn flagged for non-use by
assimilation by switch in PREPOBS_PREPDATA parm cards Entire report not considered by RAP-GSI (even though set to monitor by convinfo file) |
159 | GOESND | NESDIS 1x1 F-O-V 4-LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OVER OCEAN - CLOUDY (GOES) - PWl | Not produced by NESDIS |
164 | GOESND | NESDIS 1x1 F-O-V RADIANCES OVER LAND - CLEAR (GOES) - Tb | Entire report neither monitored
nor assimilated - not included in convinfo text file read
by RAP-GSI (The RAP-GSI read these data directly from the "goesnd" dump and either use or monitor them, check here) |
165 | GOESND | NESDIS 1x1 F-O-V RADIANCES OVER LAND - CLOUDY (GOES) - Tb | Not produced by NESDIS |
174 | GOESND | NESDIS 1x1 F-O-V RADIANCES OVER OCEAN - CLEAR (GOES) - Tb | Entire report neither monitored
nor assimilated - not included in convinfo text file read
by RAP-GSI (The RAP-GSI read these data directly from the "goesnd" dump and either use or monitor them, check here) |
175 | GOESND | NESDIS 1x1 F-O-V RADIANCES OVER OCEAN - CLOUDY (GOES) - Tb | Not produced by NESDIS |
180 (R - U.S. & JMA SHIPS) |
SFCSHP | SURFACE MARINE WITH REPORTED STATION PRESSURE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN, TIDE GAUGE) - Tv, q, Pstn, sst | Tv, q,
Pstn used by assimilation sst not considered by RAP-GSI (even though set to monitor by convinfo file) |
181 (R - WMO Res 40 SYNOPS |
ADPSFC | SURFACE LAND (SYNOPTIC, METAR) WITH REPORTED STATION PRESSURE - Tv, q, Pstn, sst, mta_cld (latter for METAR only-?) | Tv,
q, Pstn. mta_cld used by assimilation sst not considered by RAP-GSI (even though set to monitor by convinfo file) |
182 | SFCSHP | SPLASH-LEVEL DROPSONDE OVER OCEAN - Tv, q, Pstn | Tv, q, Pstn used by assimilation |
183 (R - WMO Res 40 SYNOPS, U.S. & JMA SHIPS) |
ADPSFC, SFCSHP |
SURFACE MARINE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN, TIDE GAUGE) OR LAND (SYNOPTIC, METAR) WITH MISSING STATION PRESSURE - Tv, q, Pstn, sst, mta_cld (latter for METAR only-?) |
Tv,
q, mta_cld used by assimilation Pstn monitored by assimilation by switch in convinfo text file read by RAP-GSI sst not considered by RAP-GSI (even though set to monitor by convinfo file) Altimeter setting is also missing (always the case for synoptic). 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). |
187 | ADPSFC | SURFACE LAND (METAR) WITH MISSING STATION PRESSURE - Tv, q, Pstn, sst, mta_cld | Tv,
q, Pstn, mta_cld used by assimilation sst not considered by RAP-GSI (even though set to monitor by convinfo file) Altimeter setting is reported (never the case for synoptic). Station pressure calculated from reported altimeter setting and elevation. |
188 R |
MSONET | SURFACE MESONET - Tv, q, Pstn | Tv,
q, Pstn monitored by assimilation by switch in
convinfo text file read by RAP-GSI Note: Tv, q, Pstn are used by RAP-GSI run at ESRL |
191 | SFCBOG | AUSTRALIAN PAOB MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE BOGUS OVER OCEAN - Pstn | No longer produced |
WIND REPORTS | |||
Report Type | PREPBUFR Message Type | Description | Note |
210 | SYNDAT | SYNTHETIC (BOGUS) TROPICAL CYCLONE - u, v | Not created (SYNDAT_SYNDATA processing switched off) |
220 | ADPUPA | RAWINSONDE - u, v (all levels), z (winds-by-height levels) | u, v used by assimilation p (vertical coordinate) calculated from z on winds-by-height levels. |
221 | ADPUPA | PIBAL - u, v, z | u, v used by assimilation p (vertical coordinate) calculated from z. |
222 | ADPUPA | CLASS SOUNDING - u, v, z | Entire report neither monitored
nor assimilated - not included in convinfo text file read
by RAP-GSI These data are rarely available. |
223 | PROFLR | NOAA PROFILER NETWORK (NPN) WIND PROFILER - u, v, z | u, v used by assimilation p (vertical coordinate) calculated from z. |
224 | VADWND | NEXRAD VERTICAL AZIMUTH DISPLAY (VAD) - u, v, z | u, v used by assimilation p (vertical coordinate) calculated from z. |
227 | PROFLR | MULTI-AGENCY PROFILER (MAP) AND ACOUSTIC SOUNDER (SODAR) - u, v, z | u, v used by assimilation |
228 | PROFLR | JAPANESE METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY (JMA) WIND PROFILER - u, v, z | Not dumped |
229 | PROFLR | WIND PROFILER DECODED FROM PILOT (PIBAL) BULLETINS - u, v, z | Entire report not considered by RAP-GSI |
230 | AIRCFT | AIREP AND PIREP AIRCRAFT - u, v | u, v used by assimilation |
231 R |
AIRCFT | AMDAR AIRCRAFT - u, v | u, v used by assimilation |
232 | ADPUPA | FLIGHT-LEVEL RECONNAISSANCE AND PROFILE DROPSONDE - u, v | u, v used by assimilation |
233 R |
AIRCAR | MDCRS ACARS AIRCRAFT - u, v | u, v used by assimilation |
234 R |
AIRCFT | TAMDAR (Mesaba, PenAir, Chautauqua) AIRCRAFT - u, v | u, v used by assimilation As of November 18, 2011, the NWS contract with AirDat for TAMDAR data ended and was not renewed due to cost increases. As a result these data are no longer available. |
235 R |
AIRCFT | CANADIAN AMDAR AIRCRAFT - u, v | u, v used by assimilation |
241 | SATWND | INDIA IR AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT (ALL LEVELS) (INSAT, KALPANA) - u, v | Not dumped |
242 | SATWND | JMA IR AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT AT LEVELS BELOW 850 MB (GMS, MTSAT) - u, v | u, v used by assimilation |
243 | SATWND | EUMETSAT IR AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT AT LEVELS BELOW 850 MB (METEOSAT) - u, v | u, v (from METEOSAT-7 only) used by
assimilation u, v (from METEOSAT-9 only) monitored by assimilation due to its being flagged by switch in PREPOBS_PREPDATA parm cards |
245 | SATWND | NESDIS IR CLOUD DRIFT (ALL LEVELS) (GOES) - u, v | u, v used by assimilation |
246 | SATWND | NESDIS IMAGER WATER VAPOR (ALL LEVELS) - CLOUD TOP (GOES) - u, v | u, v used by assimilation |
247 | SATWND | NESDIS IMAGER WATER VAPOR (ALL LEVELS) - DEEP LAYER (GOES) - u, v | u, v monitored by assimilation by switch in convinfo text file read by RAP-GSI |
248 | SATWND | NESDIS SOUNDER WATER VAPOR (ALL LEVELS) - CLOUD TOP (GOES) - u,v | Not dumped |
249 | SATWND | NESDIS SOUNDER WATER VAPOR (ALL LEVELS) - DEEP LAYER (GOES) - u, v | Not dumped |
250 | SATWND | JMA IMAGER WATER VAPOR (ALL LEVELS) - CLOUD TOP & DEEP LAYER (GMS, MTSAT) - u, v | u, v monitored by assimilation by switch in convinfo text file read by RAP-GSI |
251 | SATWND | NESDIS VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT (ALL LEVELS) (GOES) - u, v | u, v monitored by
assimilation due to
its being flagged by switch in PREPOBS_PREPDATA parm cards |
252 | SATWND | JMA IR AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT AT LEVELS ABOVE 850 MB (GMS, MTSAT) - u, v | u, v used by assimilation |
253 | SATWND | EUMETSAT IR AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT AT LEVELS ABOVE 850 MB (METEOSAT) - u, v | u, v (from METEOSAT-7 only) used by
assimilation u, v (from METEOSAT-9 only) monitored by assimilation due to its being flagged by switch in PREPOBS_PREPDATA parm cards |
254 | SATWND | EUMETSAT IMAGER WATER VAPOR (ALL LEVELS) - CLOUD TOP & DEEP LAYER (METEOSAT) - u, v | u, v monitored by assimilation due to its being flagged by switch in PREPOBS_PREPDATA parm cards |
255 | SATWND | NESDIS PICTURE TRIPLET CLOUD DRIFT (LOW LEVELS) (GOES) | No longer produced by NESDIS |
256 | SATWND | INDIA IMAGER WATER VAPOR (ALL LEVELS) (INSAT, KALPANA) - u, v | Not yet available from India |
257 | SATWND | MODIS/POES IR CLOUD DRIFT (ALL LEVELS) (AQUA, TERRA) - u, v | u, v used by assimilation |
258 | SATWND | MODIS/POES IMAGER WATER VAPOR (ALL LEVELS) - CLOUD TOP (AQUA, TERRA) - u, v | u, v above 600
mb used by assimilation u,v at and below 600 mb monitored by assimilation due to its having a missing obs error |
259 | SATWND | MODIS/POES IMAGER WATER VAPOR (ALL LEVELS) - DEEP LAYER (AQUA, TERRA) - u, v | u, v above 600
mb used by assimilation u,v at and below 600 mb monitored by assimilation due to its having a missing obs error |
280 (R - U.S. & JMA SHIPS) |
SFCSHP | SURFACE MARINE WITH REPORTED STATION PRESSURE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN, TIDE GAUGE) - u, v | u, v used by assimilation |
281 (R - WMO Res 40 SYNOPS) |
ADPSFC | SURFACE LAND
(SYNOPTIC, METAR) WITH REPORTED STATION PRESSURE - u, v |
u, v used by
assimilation |
282 | SFCSHP | ANY BUOY (MOORED OR DRIFTING) WITH MISSING STATION PRESSURE AND MISSING MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE - u, v | u, v used by
assimilation 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. |
283 |
SPSSMI | SSM/I SUPEROBED (1 DEGREE LAT/LON) FNMOC (OPERATIONAL) WIND SPEED OVER OCEAN - u, v | Not dumped |
284 (R - WMO Res 40 SYNOPS, U.S. & JMA SHIPS) |
ADPSFC, SFCSHP |
SURFACE MARINE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN, TIDE GAUGE) OR LAND (SYNOPTIC, METAR) WITH MISSING STATION PRESSURE - u, v | u, v used by assimilation Altimeter setting is also missing (always the case for synoptic). 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 281). |
285 | QKSWND | SUPEROBED (0.5 DEGREE LAT/LON) SCATTEROMETER WINDS OVER OCEAN (QUIKSCAT) - u, v | No longer produced |
286 | ERS1DA | SCATTEROMETER WINDS OVER OCEAN (ERS) - u, v | No longer produced |
287 | ADPSFC | SURFACE LAND (METAR) WITH MISSING STATION PRESSURE - u, v | u, v used by assimilation Altimeter setting is reported (never the case for synoptic). Station pressure calculated from reported altimeter setting and elevation. |
288 R |
MSONET | SURFACE MESONET - u, v | u, v monitored by
assimilation by switch in
convinfo text file read by RAP-GSI Note: u, v are used by RAP-GSI run at ESRL |
289 | WDSATR | NON-SUPEROBED SCATTEROMETER WINDS OVER OCEAN (WINDSAT) - u, v | u, v used by assimilation |
290 | ASCATW | NON-SUPEROBED SCATTEROMETER WINDS OVER OCEAN (ASCAT) - u, v | Entire report neither monitored nor assimilated - not included in convinfo text file read by RAP-GSI |