COMMON CODE TABLES C-8, C-11, C-12, C-13

BUFR Tables Version 13 – 11/07/2007

Recently approved amendments are shown in red – last WMO update 11/14/2007

COMMON CODE TABLE C-8: Satellite Instruments

Code Table 0 02 019 in BUFR

Code figure	Agency	TYPE	INST. SHORT NAME	INSTRUMENT LONG NAME
10	BNSC	Radiometer	AATSR	Advanced along track scanning radiometer
11	BNSC	Radiometer	ATSR	Along track scanning radiometer
12	BNSC	Radiometer	ATSR-2	Along track scanning radiometer-2
13	BNSC	Radiometer	MWR	Microwave radiometer
30	CNES	Communications	ARGOS
40	CNES	Lidar	Laser reflectors
41	CNES	Lidar	DORIS	Doppler orbitability and radiopositioning integrated by satellite
42	CNES	Lidar	DORIS-NG	Doppler orbitability and radiopositioning integrated by satellite-NG
47	CNES	Radar altimeter	POSEIDON-1 (SSALT-1)	Positioning ocean solid Earth ice dynamics orbiting navigator (single frequency solid state radar altimeter)
48	CNES	Radar altimeter	POSEIDON-2 (SSALT-2)	Positioning ocean solid Earth ice dynamics orbiting navigator (single frequency solid state radar altimeter)
50	CNES	Imager radiometer	ATSR/M	ATSR/M
51	CNES	High resolution optical  imager	HRG
52	CNES	Radiometer	HRV	High-resolution visible
53	CNES	Radiometer	HRVIR	High-resolution visible and infrared
54	CNES	Radiometer	ScaRaB/MV2	Scanner for Earth's radiation budget
55	CNES	Radiometer	POLDER	POLDER
60	CNES	Spectrometer	VEGETATION	VEGETATION
61	CNES	Spectrometer	WINDII	WINDII
80	CSA	Communications	RADARSAT DTT
81	CSA	Communications	RADARSAT TTC
85	CSA	Radar	SAR (CSA)	Synthetic aperture radar (CSA)
90	CSA	Radiometer	MOPITT	Measurements of pollution in the troposphere
91	CSA	Atmospheric chemistry Instrument	OSIRIS	Optical spectrograph and infrared imaging system
97	CSIRO	Radiometer	Panchromatic imager
98	CRCSS	Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounder	GPS receiver
102	DLR	Radiometer	CHAMP GPS sounder	GPS turborogue space receiver (TRSR)
103	DLR	Radiometer	IGOR	Integrated GPS and Occultation Receiver
116	DLR	Magnetometer	CHAMP gravity package (Accelerometer + GPS)	STAR accelerometer
117	DLR	Magnetometer	CHAMP magnetometry package (1 scalar + 2 vector magnetometer)	Overhauser magnetometer (OVM) and fluxgate magnetometer (FGM)
120	ESA	Communications	ENVISAT Comms	Communications package on ENVISAT
121	ESA	Communications	ERS Comms	Communication package for ERS
130	ESA	Lidar	ALADIN	Atmospheric laser Doppler instrument
131	ESA	Lidar	ALTID	Atmospheric lidar
140	ESA	Radar	AMI/SAR/image	Active microwave instrumentation image mode
141	ESA	Radar	AMI/SAR/wave	Active microwave instrumentation wave mode
142	ESA	Radar	AMI/scatterometer	Active microwave instrumentation wind mode
143	ESA	Radar	ASAR	ASAR
144	ESA	Imaging microwave	ASAR	Advanced synthetic apertura radar (image mode)
145	ESA	Imaging microwave	ASAR	Advanced synthetic apertura radar (wave mode)
146	ESA	Cloud profile and rain radar	CFR	Cloud radar
147	ESA	Radar	RA-2/MWR	Radar altimeter-2
148	ESA	Radar	RA/MWR	Radar altimeter
150	ESA	Scatterometer	SCATTEROMETER	Scatterometer
161	ESA	Radiometer	MIPAS	Michelson interferometric passive atmosphere sounder
162	ESA	Imaging multi-spectral radiometer (passive microwave)	MWR-2