Table 1.a   List of valid BUFR data types (last revised 05/26/2009).


  Key for INDICATOR ("IND.") column:
     A - data type is in BUFR /dcom database and is available for dumping (in boldface)
     A - data type is temporarily not available for dumping (in italics)
     F - future data type, currently not available for dumping (also in italics)
     O - data type obsolete, not available for dumping (also in italics)
     P - data type is in /pcom database
     U - data type is in BUFR /dcom database but currently cannot be dumped

  Key for RESTRICTED ("RESTR.") column:
     YES - some or all reports in this BUFR subtype are restricted with respect to redistribution outside of NCEP for some amount of time
     NO  - no data types in this BUFR subtype are restricted, all are fully available for redistribution outside of NCEP
        


BUFR TYPE 0 : SURFACE DATA - LAND
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
synopr
 000
 A
 Synoptic - restricted (WMO Resolution 40) manual and automatic
 YES
synop 001
 A
 Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic NO
synopm
 002
 A
 Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic
 NO
metar 007
 A
 Aviation - METAR NO
prflrs 008 A
 Surface data from NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) and Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) sites
 NO
shefcm
 010
 A
 Products (originally in SHEF format) which are not found in any other SHEF-format BUFR type/subtype
 NO
sheff 011
 A
 AFOS products (precipitation) (originally in SHEF format) NO
scd 012
 A
 Aviation - supplementary climatological data (SCD) NO

 
BUFR TYPE 1 : SURFACE DATA - SEA
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
ships 001
 A
 Ship - manual and automatic YES
dbuoy 002
 A
 Buoy in FM-18 format (moored or drifting) NO
mbuoy 003
 A
 Buoy in FM-13 format (moored) NO
lcman 004
 A
 CMAN station (originally in CMAN format) NO
tideg 005
 A
 Tide gauge reports (originally in CREX format) NO
slpbg 006
 A
 Sea level pressure bogus NO
cstgd 007
 F U.S. Coast Guard reports NO
tidgcm
 008
 A
 Tide gauge reports (originally in CMAN format)
 NO
river
 009
 A
 USGS River/Stream data
 NO
cmansh 010 A C-MAN station (originally in SHEF format) NO
buoysh 011 A Buoy (moored or drifting) (originally in SHEF format) - Note: usually empty NO
tidgsh 012 A Tide gauge reports (originally in SHEF format) - Note: usually empty NO

 
BUFR TYPE 2 : VERTICAL SOUNDINGS (OTHER THAN SATELLITE)
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
raobf 001 A Rawinsonde - fixed land  NO
raobm 002 A Rawinsonde - mobile land NO
raobs 003 A Rawinsonde - ship NO
dropw 004 A Dropwinsonde NO
pibal 005 A Pibal NO
ozonlo
 006
 F
 Ozone soundings, low-resolution (from Met Office)
 NO
prflr 007 A NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds NO
nxrdw 008 A NEXRAD Vertical Azimuth Display (VAD) winds NO
prflrp 009 A Profiler winds originating from PILOT (Pibal) bulletins NO
prflrm 010 A NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) and Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) spectral moments NO
prflrb 011 A Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) winds NO
rass
 012
 A
 RASS temperatures from NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) and Multi-Agency Profilers (MAP)
 NO
prflrj
 013
 A
 Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) profiler winds
 NO
prflrh
 014
 A
 Hong Kong profiler winds
 NO
ozonhi
 015
 F
 Ozone soundings, high-resolution (originally in ASCII format)
 NO
prflre
 016
 A
 European profiler winds
 NO

 
BUFR TYPE 3 : VERTICAL SOUNDINGS (SATELLITE)
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
geost 001 O GOES/NESDIS-processed 5x5 field-of-view soundings/brightness temperatures
 NO
geosth 002 A GOES/NESDIS-processed 1x1 field-of-view cloud data
 NO
geost1 003 A GOES/NESDIS-processed 1x1 field-of-view soundings/brightness temperatures NO
gpsro
 010
 A
 COSMIC, CHAMP, GRACE and GRAS GPS radio occultation data
 NO
tovs 101 O POES/NESDIS-processed TOVS soundings/brightness temperatures
 NO
rtovs 102 O POES/NESDIS-processed RTOVS soundings/brightness temperatures
 NO
atovs 104 A POES/NESDIS-processed ATOVS soundings/brightness temperatures
 NO

 
BUFR TYPE 4 : SINGLE LEVEL UPPER-AIR DATA (OTHER THAN SATELLITE)
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
airep  001 A Manual AIREP format aircraft data NO
pirep 002 A Manual PIREP format aircraft data NO
amdar 003 A Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data YES
acars 004 A Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) YES
recco 005 A Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data NO
eadas 006 A European ASDAR/ACARS Data Acquisition System (E-ADAS) aircraft data (originally in BUFR)
 YES
acarsa 007 A Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC via AFWA) YES
tamdar
 008
 A
 Automated TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS) (originally in netCDF format)
 YES
camdar
 009
 A
 Automated Canadian ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data (originally in BUFR)
 YES
tmdara 010 A Automated TAMDAR (all types) aircraft data (from AirDAT) (originally in BUFR) YES
kamdar 011 A Automated Korean ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data (originally in BUFR) NO
tmdarp 012 A Automated TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS) (originally in netCDF format) YES
tmdarc 013 A Automated TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data (from NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS) (originally in netCDF format) YES

 
BUFR TYPE 5 : SINGLE LEVEL UPPER-AIR DATA (SATELLITE)
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
------
 001 O GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion - low density (from NESDIS server, originally in OPARCH format) NO
------
 002 O GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion - low density (from NESDIS server, originally in OPARCH format) NO
------
 003 O GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cloud motion - low density (from NESDIS server, originally in OPARCH format) NO
------ 004 O GOES/NESDIS picture triplet derived cloud motion (from NESDIS server, originally in OPARCH format) NO
------
 005 O GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion - high density (from NESDIS server, originally in OPARCH format) NO
------
 006 O GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cloud motion (from NESDIS server, originally in OPARCH format) NO
visuw 008 O GOES/UW-CIMSS visible derived cloud motion NO
------
 009 O GOES/NESDIS picture triplet derived cloud motion (from NESDIS server, originally in modified OPARCH format) NO
infus 010 A GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion (from NESDIS server, originally in BUFR) NO
h2ius 011 A GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cloud motion (from NESDIS server, originally in BUFR) NO
visus 012 A GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion (from NESDIS server, originally in BUFR) NO
ptrus 013 O GOES/NESDIS picture triplet derived cloud motion (from NESDIS server, originally in BUFR) NO
h2sus 014 A GOES/NESDIS water vapor sounder derived cloud motion (from NESDIS server, originally in BUFR) NO
(tbd) 015
 A
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion (from GTS, originally in BUFR)
 NO
(tbd)
 016
 A
 GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cloud motion (from GTS, originally in BUFR)
 NO
(tbd)
 017
 A
 GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion (from GTS, originally in BUFR)
 NO
(tbd)
 018
 A
 GOES/NESDIS water vapor sounder derived cloud motion (from GTS, originally in BUFR)
 NO
3p9us
 019
 F
 GOES/NESDIS 3.9 micron (nighttime) channel derived cloud motion
 NO
infin 021 A INSAT/KALPANA/India infrared derived cloud motion NO
visin 022 F INSAT/KALPANA/India visible derived cloud motion NO
h20in 023 F INSAT/KALPANA/India water vapor derived cloud motion NO
------ 041 O GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion - low density (originally in SATOB format) NO
------ 042 O GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion - low density (originally in SATOB format) NO
------ 043 O GMS/MTSAT.JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion - low density (originally in SATOB format) NO
infja
 044
 A
 GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion (originally in BUFR)
 NO
visja
 045
 A
 GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion (originally in BUFR)
 NO
h20ja
 046
 A
 GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion (originally in BUFR)
NO
infjan 050 O
 GMS/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion (originally in BUFR) NO
h2ijan  051 O GMS/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cloud motion (originally in BUFR) NO
------
 061 O METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion - low density, time frequency (originally in SATOB format) NO
------
 062 O METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion - low density, time frequency (originally in SATOB format) NO
------
 063 O METEOSAT/EUMETSAT water vapor imager derived cloud motion - low density, time frequency (originally in SATOB format) NO
infeu 064 A METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion (originally in BUFR) NO
viseu 065 A METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion (originally in BUFR) NO
h20eu 066 A METEOSAT/EUMETSAT water vapor imager derived cloud motion (originally in BUFR) NO
infmo
 070
 A
 AQUA/TERRA MODIS infrared derived cloud motion
 NO
h20mo
 071
 A
 AQUA/TERRA MODIS water vapor imager derived cloud motion
NO

 
BUFR TYPE 6 : RADAR DATA
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
radw30 001 A NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level III - NIDS) NO
radw25
 002
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level II.5 - ORPG) NO
rd2w00
 010
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 0000-0059 UTC NO
rd2w01
 011
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 0100-0159 UTC
 NO
rd2w02
 012
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 0200-0259 UTC
 NO
rd2w03
 013
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 0300-0359 UTC
 NO
rd2w04
 014
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 0400-0459 UTC
 NO
rd2w05
 015
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 0500-0559 UTC
 NO
rd2w06
 016
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 0600-0659 UTC
 NO
rd2w07
 017
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 0700-0759 UTC
 NO
rd2w08
 018
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 0800-0859 UTC
 NO
rd2w09
 019
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 0900-0959 UTC
 NO
rd2w10
 020
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 1000-1059 UTC
 NO
rd2w11
 021
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 1100-1159 UTC
 NO
rd2w12
 022
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 1200-1259 UTC
 NO
rd2w13
 023
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 1300-1359 UTC
 NO
rd2w14
 024
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 1400-1459 UTC
 NO
rd2w15
 025
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 1500-1559 UTC
 NO
rd2w16
 026
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 1600-1659 UTC
 NO
rd2w17
 027
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 1700-1759 UTC
 NO
rd2w18
 028
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 1800-1859 UTC
 NO
rd2w19
 029
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 1900-1959 UTC
 NO
rd2w20
 030
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 2000-2059 UTC
 NO
rd2w21
 031
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 2100-2159 UTC
 NO
rd2w22
 032
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 2200-2259 UTC
 NO
rd2w23
 033
 A
 NEXRAD radial wind (Level II - GTS) - 2300-2359 UTC
 NO
rd2r00
 040
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 0000-0059 UTC
 NO
rd2r01
 041
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 0100-0159 UTC
 NO
rd2r02
 042
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 0200-0259 UTC
 NO
rd2r03
 043
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 0300-0359 UTC
 NO
rd2r04
 044
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 0400-0459 UTC
 NO
rd2r05
 045
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 0500-0559 UTC
 NO
rd2r06
 046
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 0600-0659 UTC
 NO
rd2r07
 047
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 0700-0759 UTC
 NO
rd2r08
 048
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 0800-0859 UTC
 NO
rd2r09
 049
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 0900-0959 UTC
 NO
rd2r10
 050
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 1000-1059 UTC
 NO
rd2r11
 051
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 1100-1159 UTC
 NO
rd2r12
 052
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 1200-1259 UTC
 NO
rd2r13
 053
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 1300-1359 UTC
 NO
rd2r14
 054
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 1400-1459 UTC
 NO
rd2r15
 055
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 1500-1559 UTC
 NO
rd2r16
 056
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 1600-1659 UTC
 NO
rd2r17
 057
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 1700-1759 UTC
 NO
rd2r18
 058
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 1800-1859 UTC
 NO
rd2r19
 059
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 1900-1959 UTC
 NO
rd2r20
 060
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 2000-2059 UTC
 NO
rd2r21
 061
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 2100-2159 UTC
 NO
rd2r22
 062
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 2200-2259 UTC
 NO
rd2r23
 063
 A
 NEXRAD reflectivity (Level II - GTS) - 2300-2359 UTC
 NO

 
BUFR TYPE 7 : SYNOPTIC FEATURES
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
trpstm 000 P Tropical storms NO
ltngsr 001 A National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) short-range lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT YES
ltnglr 002 A Long-range Lightning Dectection Network (LLDN) long-range lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT YES

 

BUFR TYPE 8 : PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
osbuv 010 O NOAA-series Solar Backscatter UltraViolet radiances-2 (SBUV-2) from NESDIS Version 6 BUFR NO
osbuv8 011 A NOAA-16, -17, -18 Solar Backscatter UltraViolet radiances-2 (SBUV-2) from NESDIS Version 8 BUFR NO
gome 012 A METOP Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) data NO
omi 013 F Ozone Monitoring instrument (OMI) NO
anowfa
 020
 O
 AIRNOW ozone data - 1- and 8-hour forward average (delayed)
 NO
anowb1
 021
 A
 AIRNOW ozone data - 1-hour backward average (delayed)
 NO
anowb8
 022
 A
 AIRNOW ozone data - 8-hour backward average (delayed)
 NO
anowrt
 023
 A
 AIRNOW ozone data - 1-hour backward average (real time)
 NO
anowpm 031 A AIRNOW particulate data - 1-hour backward average (delayed) NO
aodmod 041 A MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data NO

 
BUFR TYPE 12: SURFACE DATA (SATELLITE)
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
ssmit 001 A DMSP/SSM-I - processed brightness temperatures NO
ssmip 002 A DMSP/SSM-I - operational products derived at FNMOC (ocean surface wind speed, total precipitable water, rainfall rate, total cloud water, soil moisture, ice concentration, ice age, ice edge, skin temperature, snow depth, rain flag, caluclated surface type) NO
gpspw 003 A GPS integrated precipitable water NO
ersar 005 A ERS/SAR NO
erswn 008 A ERS/scatterometer winds NO
ersal 009 A ERS/radar altimeter data NO
sstnv 010 O Navy/POES low-resolution sea surface temperatures NO
sstns 011 A NESDIS/POES sea surface temperatures and AVHRR brightness temperatures and albedo
 NO
sstnvh 012 A Navy/POES high-resolution sea surface temperatures and AVHRR brightness temperatures and albedo NO
trmm 013 A NASA/Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)/TMI) NO
sstnvp
 017
 A
 Navy/POES physical sea surface temperature retrievals
 NO
sstnsp
 018
 A
 NESDIS/POES physical sea surface temperature retrievals
 NO
sstnsg
 022
 A
 NESDIS/GOES sea surface temperatures
 NO
amsrep
 031
 F
 AQUA/AMSR-E ocean surface products (Level II)
 NO
ssmipn 103 A DMSP/SSM-I - Neural Net-3 products derived at NCEP (ocean surface wind speed, total precipitable water, total cloud water, sea-surface temperature) NO
ascat 122 A METOP 50 KM ASCAT products NO
------ 123 F METOP 25 KM ASCAT products NO
qscat 137 A QuikSCAT products NO
wdsat
 138
 A
 WindSat products from NAVY
 NO
wdsats 139 F WindSat products from NESDIS NO

BUFR TYPE 21 : RADIANCES (SATELLITE MEASURED)
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
1bhrs2  021 O NOAA-14/HIRS-2 (High resolution InfraRed Sounder-2) NCEP-processed brightness temperatures NO
1bmsu 022 O NOAA-14/MSU (Microwave Sounding Unit) NCEP-processed brightness temperatures NO
1bamua 023 A NOAA-15,-16,-17,-18, METOP-2/AMSU-A (Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A) NCEP-processed brightness temperatures NO
1bamub 024 A NOAA-15,-16,-17/AMSU-B (Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B) NCEP-processed brightness temperatures NO
1bhrs3  025 A NOAA-15,-16,-17/HIRS-3 (High resolution InfraRed Sounder-3) NCEP-processed brightness temperatures NO
1bmhs
 027
 A
 NOAA-18, METOP-2/MHS (Microwave Humidity Sounder) NCEP-processed brightness temperatures
 NO
1bhrs4
 028
 A
 NOAA-18, METOP-2/HIRS-4 (High resolution InfraRed Sounder-4) NCEP-processed brightness temperatures
 NO
esamua
 033
 A
 NOAA-15,-16,-17, -18/AMSU-A NESDIS-processed brightness temperatures from EUMETSAT Retransmission Service (EARS)
 NO
esamub
 034
 A
 NOAA-15,-16,-17/AMSU-B NESDIS-processed brightness temperatures from EUMETSAT Retransmission Service (EARS) NO
eshrs3
 035
 A
 NOAA-15,-16,-17/HIRS-3 and NOAA-18 HIRS-4 NESDIS-processed brightness temperatures from EUMETSAT Retransmission Service (EARS)
 NO
geoimr 041 A GOES NESDIS-processed 11x17 field-of-view imager (clear sky) brightness temperatures
 NO
sevasr 042 F METEOSAT Second Generation (MSG) SEVIRI All Sky Radiances (ASR) (processed) NO
sevcsr 043 F METEOSAT Second Generation (MSG) SEVIRI Clear Sky Radiances (CSR) (processed) NO
avcs17
 051
 A
 NOAA-17/AVHRR GAC NCEP-processed brightness temperatures - clear and over sea
 NO
avcl17
 052
 A
 NOAA-17/AVHRR GAC NCEP-processed brightness temperatures - cloud or over land
 NO
avcs18
 053
 A
 NOAA-18/AVHRR GAC NCEP-processed brightness temperatures - clear and over sea
 NO
avcl18
 054
 A
 NOAA-18/AVHRR GAC NCEP-processed brightness temperatures - cloud or over land
 NO
amuata
 123
 A
 NOAA-15,-16,-17,-18, METOP-2/AMSU-A NESDIS-processed (uncorrected) antenna temperatures
 NO
ssmisu 201 F DMSP/SSM-IS - 1C radiance data (from Met Office) NO
mtiasi 241 A METOP IASI - 1C radiance data (variable number of channels - currently 616) NO
airsev 249 A AQUA/AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB processed brightness temperatures - every field-of-view NO
airs
 250
 O
 AQUA/AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB processed brightness temperatures - center field-of-view
 NO
amsre
 254
 A
 AQUA/AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures
 NO
airswm
 255
 O
 AQUA/AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB processed brightness temperatures - warmest/clearest field-of-view
 NO

 
BUFR TYPE 31 : OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
bathy 001 A Bathythermal NO
tesac 002 A TESAC NO
trkob 003 A TRACKOB NO
ershal 011 A NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry (NLSA) ERS-2 high-resolution regional altimeter NO
tophal 012 A NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry (NLSA) TOPEX high-resolution regional altimeter NO
toplal 013 A NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry (NLSA) TOPEX low-resolution global altimeter NO
gfohal 014 A NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry (NLSA) GEOSAT Follow-On (GFO) high-resolution regional altimeter NO
nersal
 101
 F
 NAVOCEANO ERS-2 ALPS high-resolution global altimeter
 NO
ngfoal
 102
 A
 NAVOCEANO GEOSAT Follow-On (GFO) ALPS high-resolution global altimeter
 NO
ntpxal
 103
 F
 NAVOCEANO TOPEX ALPS high-resolution global altimeter
 NO
njsnal
 104
 A
 NAVOCEANO JASON-1 ALPS high-resolution global altimeter
 NO
ngfnal
 105
 F
 NAVOCEANO GEOSAT Follow-On (GFO) Navy IGDR winds altimeter (2-day delay)
 NO
cajsww
 106
 A CNES/AVISO JASON-1 IGDR wind/wave (2-day delay)
 NO
gfofww 107 A NAVOCEANO GEOSAT Follow-On (GFO) wind/wave fast-delivery NO
envsww 108 A ENVISAT wind/wave NO
envsal 109 A NAVOCEANO ENVISAT ALPS Sea Surface Height Anomaly (SSHA) high-resolution global altimeter NO
njsnww 110 A NAVOCEANO JASON-1 wind/wave NO
cnjsal 111 A JASON-2/CNES/NESDIS OGDR high-resolution global altimeter (1-day delay) NO
njsn2o 112 F JASON-2/NAVOCEANO OGDR Sea Surface Height Anomaly (SSHA) high-resolution global altimeter (1-day delay) NO
njsn2i 113 F JASON-2/NAVOCEANO IGDR Sea Surface Height Anomaly (SSHA) high-resolution global altimeter (2-day delay) NO
njs2ww 114 F JASON-2/NAVOCEANO wind/wave NO

 
BUFR TYPE 255 : INDICATOR FOR LOCAL USE, WITH SUB-CATEGORY
MNEMONIC BUFR
SUBTYPE		 IND. DESCRIPTION RESTR.?
msoden 001 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Denver Urban Drainage and Flood Control
 YES
msoraw 002 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): NFIC Remote Automatic Weather Stations (RAWS) YES
msowst 003 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): MesoWest YES
msoapr 004 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Automatic Position Reporting (APR) System Weather Network (citizen weather observers)
 YES
msokan 005 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Kansas Department of Transportation YES
msofla 006 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Florida (FAWN and USF)
 YES
msoiow 007 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Iowa Department of Transportation YES
msomin 008 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Minnesota Department of Transportation YES
msoawx 009 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): "Anything Weather" YES
msonos 010 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): National Ocean Service Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (NOS-PORTS)
 YES
msoapg 011 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds YES
msowfy 012 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): "Weather for You" YES
msocob
 013
 O
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): NWS COOPerative Observer program (COOP)
YES
msohad
 014
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): NWS Hydrometeorological Automated Data System (HADS)
 YES
msoaws
 015
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. (Weather Bug)
 YES
msoien
 016
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Iowa Environmental
 YES
msokla
 017
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Oklahoma Mesonet
 YES
msocol
 018
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Colorado Department of Transportation
 YES
msowtx
 019
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): West Texas
 YES
msowis
 020
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Wisconsin Department of Transportation
 YES
msolju
 021
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Louisiana State University and Jackson State University
 YES
mso470
 022
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Colorado East Interstate 470
 YES
msodcn
 023
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): DC Net (urban mesonets in Washington, CD and New York City)
 YES
msoind
 024
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Indiana Department of Transportation
 YES
msoflt
 025
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Florida Department of Transportation
 YES
msoalk
 026
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Alaska Department of Transportation
 YES
msogeo
 027
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Georgia Department of Transportation
 YES
msovir
 028
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Virginia Department of Transportation
 YES
msomca
 029
 A
 Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): Missouri Commercial Agriculture Weather Network
 YES
msothr 030 A Mesonet data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS MESONET feed): any meso-networks not in one of the above
click here to see NOAA/FSL's list of meso-networks
 YES
coopmd 101 A Automated cooperative observer data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS COOP feed): NERON and Alabama providers YES
coopal 102 A NWS cooperative observer data (originally in SHEF format): many different providers, not separated out YES
hydden 131 A Hydrological data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS HYDRO feed): Denver Urban Drainage and Flood Control NO
hydoth 160 A Hydrological data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS HYDRO feed): other than Denver Urban Drainage and Flood Control, not separated out YES
snow 161 A Snow data (via NOAA/ERSL/GSD MADIS snow feed): many different providers, not separated out NO

 




Table 1.b   Data group mnemonics used to generate BUFR dump files in the various NCEP networks.  These dump files are then read by the subsequent PREPBUFR processing steps (last revised 12/23/2008).
 

Key for NETWORK ("NET") column - if BOLDFACE AND UPPER-CASE indicates the dump file for this group is read in by the subsequent PREPBUFR processing steps (although not all of the data may be selected for encoding into PREPBUFR):
     A/a - group is dumped in Air Quality Monitoring (AQM) network
     C/c - group is dumped in CDAS network
     F/f - group is dumped in GDAS (Final) network
     G/g - group is dumped in GFS (MRF) network
     H/h - group is dumped in HOURLY network
     N/n - group is dumped in NAM and NDAS networks
     o   - group is obsolete and is not dumped in any network (also in italics)
     R/r - group is dumped in upper-air RUC network
     t   - group consists of future data types and is currently not dumped in any network (also in italics)


Key for superscripts in "NET" column:
     1 - input to QuikSCAT reprocessing program WAVE_DCODQUIKSCAT which outputs superobed data (on a 0.5 degree lat/lon grid) in a file called “qkswnd” which is read by the subsequent PREPBUFR processing steps if network is boldface
     2 - input to SSM/I reprocessing program PREPOBS_PREPSSMI which outputs superobed data (on a 1 degree lat/lon grid) in a file called "spssmi" which is read by the subsequent PREPBUFR processing steps if network is boldface [in the GFS and GDAS networks, the superobed FNMOC rainfall rate product in “spssmi” is currently also read by the Global GSI analysis (the analysis does not read these data from the PREPBUFR file even though they are written there)]
     3 - input to SSM/I reprocessing program PREPOBS_PREPSSMI which outputs non-superobed data in a file called "spssmi" which is read by the subsequent PREPBUFR processing steps if network is boldface
     4 - cloud data nudged each hour into model component of NDAS (no longer done)
     5 - input to WindSat reprocessing program BUFR_DCODWINDSAT which outputs superobed data (on a 1 degree lat/lon grid) in a file called “wdsatr” which is read by the subsequent PREPBUFR processing steps if network is boldface
     6 - input to ASCAT reprocessing program WAVE_DCODQUIKSCAT which outputs data (not superobed) in a file called “ascatw” which is read by the subsequent PREPBUFR processing steps if network is boldface

Key for superscripts in "MNEMONICS INCLUDED" column:
     1 - not included in upper-air RUC network dumps
     2 - not included in CDAS network dumps
     3 - not included in NAM or NDAS network dumps
     4 - not included in 03, 09, 15, 21Z NDAS network dumps
     5 - not included in GFS or GDAS network dumps
     6 - not included in HOURLY network dumps
     7 - included in NAM and NDAS network dumps but not read by subsequent PREPBUFR processing steps in these networks
     8 - included in CDAS network dump but not read by subsequent PREPBUFR processing steps in this network
     9 - if "acars" contains more reports than "acarsa" (normally the case) then only "acars" is read by subsequent PREPBUFR processing steps in all indicated networks
    10 - if "acarsa" contains more reports than "acars" (normally not the case) then only "acarsa" is read by subsequent PREPBUFR processing steps in all indicated networks 


 
GROUP MNEMONIC
(dump file)		 NET MNEMONICS INCLUDED (underlined means some or all reports in this mnemonic are restricted with respect to redistribution outside of NCEP for some amount of time)
adpsfc R,N,G,F,C synopr, synop, synopm1,3, metar
adpupa R,N,G,F,C raobf, raobm, raobs, dropw, pibal, recco
aircar R,N,G,F,C acars9,10, acarsa9,10
aircft R,N,G,F,C airep, pirep, asdar, eadas, tamdar8, tmdarp8, tmdarc8, camdar8
airnow
 A
 anowb1, anowb8
atovs f,C atovs
ascatt G6,F6,c6 ascat
erswnd t
 erswn
goesnd R geost1, geosth
gpsipw R,N,G,F,c gpspw
msonet R,N,c msoden, msoraw, msowst, msoapr, msokan, msofla, msoiow, msomin, msoawx, msonos, msoapg, msowfy, msohad, msoaws, msoien, msokla, msocol, msowtx, msowis, msolju, mso470, msodcn, msoind, msoflt, msoalk, msothr
proflr R,N,G,F,c prflr, prflrb, prflrj1,3, prflrp
qkscat R1,N1,G1,F1,c1 qscat
rassda
 R,N,G,F,c
 rass
rtovs o rtovs
satwnd R,N,G,F,C infus, h2ius, visus, infin1,3, visin1,3, h20in1,3, infja4, visja4, h20ja4, infeu, viseu, h20eu, infmo, h20mo
sfcbog g,f,C slpbg
sfcshp R,N,G,F,C ships, dbuoy, mbuoy, lcman, tideg
ssmip R3,N2,G2,F2,c2 ssmip
ssmipn r,n,G2,F2,c2 ssmipn
ssmit r,n,g,f,c ssmit
vadwnd R,N,G,F,c nxrdw
wndsat G5,F5,c5 wdsat




 

Table 1.c   Data group mnemonics used to generate BUFR dump files in the various NCEP networks.  These dump files are then read by the subsequent analysis codes (they do not pass through the PREPBUFR processing steps) (last revised 02/27/2009).
 

Key for NETWORK ("NET") column - if BOLDFACE AND UPPER-CASE indicates the dump file for this group is read in by the subsequent analysis codes and at least some data in the dump file is actually assimilated (not just monitored) by the analysis:
     C/c - group is dumped in CDAS network
     F/f - group is dumped in GDAS (Final) network
     G/g - group is dumped in GFS (MRF) network
     N/n - group is dumped in NAM and NDAS networks
     o   - group is obsolete and is not dumped in any network (also in italics)
     R/r - group is dumped in upper-air RUC network
     S/s - group is dumped in surface RUC network
     t   - group consists of future data types and is currently not dumped in any network (also in italics)


Key for superscripts in "NET" column:
   1 - input to TRMM TMI reprocessing program BUFR_SUPERTMI which outputs superobed data (on a 1 degree lat/lon grid) in a file called "sptrmm” which is read by the subsequent analysis codes if network is boldface


Key for superscripts in "MNEMONICS INCLUDED" column:
     1 - only included if reports are within the selected dump time window

  
 
GROUP MNEMONIC
(dump file)		 NET MNEMONICS INCLUDED (underlined means some or all reports in this mnemonic are restricted with respect to redistribution outside of NCEP for some amount of time)
adpsfc S metar
airsev r,N,G,F,c airsev
amsre
 g,f,c
 amsre
avcs17 g,f,c avcs17
avcs18 g,f,c avcs18
geoimr
 g,f,c
 geoimr
goesfv N,G,F,c geost1
gome g,f,c gome
gpsro G,F,c gpsro
msonet
 s
 msoden, msoraw, msowst, msoapr, msokan, msofla, msoiow, msomin, msoawx, msonos, msoapg, msowfy, msohad, msoaws, msoien, msokla, msocol, msowtx, msowis, msolju, mso470, msodcn, msoind, msoflt, msoalk, msogeo, msovir, mcomca, msothr
mtiasi G,F,c mtiasi
nexrad
 N,c
 rd2w001, rd2w011, rd2w021, rd2w031, rd2w041, rd2w051, rd2w061, rd2w071, rd2w081, rd2w091, rd2w101, rd2w111, rd2w121, rd2w131, rd2w141, rd2w151, rd2w161, rd2w171, rd2w181, rd2w191, rd2w201, rd2w211, rd2w221, rd2w231, rd2r001, rd2r011, rd2r021, rd2r031, rd2r041, rd2r051, rd2r061, rd2r071, rd2r081, rd2r091, rd2r101, rd2r111, rd2r121, rd2r131, rd2r141, rd2r151, rd2r161, rd2r171, rd2r181, rd2r191, rd2r201, rd2r211, rd2r221, rd2r231
osbuv o osbuv
osbub8 G,F,c osbuv8
radwnd r,N,c radw30, radw25
sfcshp S ships, dbuoy, mbuoy, lcman, tideg
trmm G1,F1,c1 trmm
1bhrs2 o 1bhrs2
1bmsu o 1bmsu
1bamua r,N,G,F,c 1bamua
1bamub r,N,G,F,c 1bamub
1bhrs3 r,N,G,F,c 1bhrs3
1bhrs4
 r,N,G,F,c
 1bhrs4
1bmhs
 r,N,G,F,c
 1bmhs