Table 3. Code table for PREPBUFR report types used by Global
CDAS/reanalysis systems (last revised 4/6/2017 - may not be completely up-to-date).
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 (AMDAR
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 |
AMDAR 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-15, GOES-13) |
* |
| 152 |
SPSSMI |
SSM/I SUPEROBED NEURAL NET 3
TOTAL PRECIPITABLE
WATER RETRIEVALS (DMSP-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-15, GOES-13) |
* |
| 157 |
GOESND |
NESDIS LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER
RETRIEVALS
OVER LAND- CLOUDY (GOES-15, GOES-13) |
* |
| 158 |
GOESND |
NESDIS LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER
RETRIEVALS
OVER OCEAN - CLEAR (GOES-15, GOES-13) |
* |
| 159 |
GOESND |
NESDIS LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER
RETRIEVALS
OVER OCEAN - CLOUDY (GOES-15, GOES-13) |
* |
| 160 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
| 161 |
SATEMP |
NESDIS ATOVS VIRTUAL
TEMPERATURE SOUNDINGS
AT 250 KM RESOLUTION OVER LAND - CLEAR [METOP-2 (NOAA-18,
CURRENTLY NOT
AVAILABLE)] |
A |
| 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, METOP-2) |
A |
| 164 |
GOESND |
NESDIS RADIANCES OVER LAND -
CLEAR (GOES-15, GOES-13) |
* |
| 165 |
GOESND |
NESDIS RADIANCES OVER LAND -
CLOUD CORRECTED
(GOES-15, GOES-13) |
* |
| 170 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
| 171 |
SATEMP |
NESDIS ATOVS VIRTUAL
TEMPERATURE SOUNDINGS
AT 250 KM RESOLUTION OVER OCEAN - CLEAR [METOP-2
(NOAA-18, CURRENTLY NOT
AVAILABLE)] |
A |
| 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, METOP-2) |
A |
| 174 |
GOESND |
NESDIS RADIANCES OVER OCEAN -
CLEAR (GOES-15, GOES-13) |
* |
| 175 |
GOESND |
NESDIS RADIANCES OVER OCEAN -
CLOUD CORRECTED
(GOES-15, GOES-13) |
* |
| 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 |
O |
|
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 |
AMDAR 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 (LONG-WAVE) AND
VISIBLE CLOUD
DRIFT U, V
(INSAT-3A, KALPANA-1) |
* |
| 242 |
SATWND |
JMA IR (LONG-WAVE) AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT
U, V AT
LEVELS BELOW 850 MB (HIMAWARI-8) |
A |
| 243 |
SATWND |
EUMETSAT IR (LONG-WAVE) AND VISIBLE CLOUD
DRIFT U,
V AT LEVELS BELOW 850 MB [METEOSAT-7
(used); METEOSAT-8,-9,-10
(flagged)] |
A |
| 244 |
------ |
currently not used |
n/a |
| 245 |
SATWND |
NESDIS IR (LONG-WAVE) CLOUD DRIFT U, V
(GOES-15, GOES-13) |
A |
| 246 |
SATWND |
NESDIS IMAGER WATER VAPOR CLOUD
U, V AT
CLOUD TOP (GOES-15, GOES-13) |
A |
| 247 |
SATWND |
NESDIS IMAGER WATER VAPOR CLOUD
U, V -
DEEP LAYER (GOES-15, GOES-13) |
* |
| 248 |
SATWND |
NESDIS SOUNDER WATER VAPOR
CLOUD U, V
AT CLOUD TOP (GOES-15, GOES-13) |
* |
| 249 |
SATWND |
NESDIS SOUNDER WATER VAPOR
CLOUD U, V
- DEEP LAYER (GOES-15, GOES-13) |
* |
| 250 |
SATWND |
JMA WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V
(MTSAT-2, HIMAWARI-8) |
+ |
| 251 |
SATWND |
NESDIS VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U, V
(GOES-15, GOES-13) |
+ |
| 252 |
SATWND |
JMA IR (LONG-WAVE) AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT
U, V AT
LEVELS ABOVE 850 MB (HIMAWARI-8) |
A |
| 253 |
SATWND |
EUMETSAT IR (LONG-WAVE) AND VISIBLE CLOUD
DRIFT U,
V AT LEVELS ABOVE 850 MB [METEOSAT-7
(used); METEOSAT-8,-9,-10
(flagged)] |
A |
| 254 |
SATWND |
EUMETSAT WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V
(METEOSAT-7,
METEOSAT-8, METEOSAT-9,
METEOSAT-10) |
+ |
| 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 |