Code

figure

0

Incoherent

1

Coherent (Doppler)

2

Reserved

3

Missing value

Code

figure

0

Logarithm - 2.5dB

1

Linear

2

Special

3

Missing value

Code

figure

0

ZH to R conversion

1

(ZH, ZDR) to (NO, DO) to R

2

(Z (Fl), Z (F2)) to attenuation to R

3-5

Reserved

6

Other

7

Missing value

Bit No.

1

None

2

Calibration target or signal

3

Against rain gauges

4

Against other Instruments (distrometer - attenuation)

All 4

Missing value

Code

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0

None

1

Map

2

Insertion of higher elevation data and map

3

Analysis of the fluctuating Logarithm signal (clutter detection)

4

Extraction of the fluctuating part of linear signal (clutter suppression)

5

Clutter suppression - Doppler

6

Multi-parameter analysis

7-14

Reserved

15

Missing value

Code

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0

None

1

Map of correction factors

2

Interpolation (azimuth or elevation)

3

Missing value

Code

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0

Hardware

1

Software

2

Hardware and software

3

Missing value

Bit No.

1

Brightband correction

all 2

Missing value

Bit No.

1

Radome Attenuation Correction

All 2

Missing value

Bit No.

1

Precipitation attenuation correction

All 2

Missing value

Code

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0

FFT (fast Fourier transform)

1

PP (pulse-pair processing)

2

VPC (vector-phase change)

3

Missing value

Bit No.

1

Simple average

2

Consensus average

3

Median check

4

Vertical consistency check

5

Other

6-7

Reserved

All 8

Missing value

Code

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0

Running mean sea-surface temperature not used because usage criteria not met

1

Running mean sea-surface temperature not used because data not available

2

Running mean sea-surface temperature used as predictor

3

Missing value

Code

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0

Reserved

1

Data from low mode

2

Data from high mode

3

Missing value

Code

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0

Wind Profiler operating in Submode A

1

Wind Profiler operating in Submode B

2

Reserved

3

Missing value

Bit No.

Meaning (1=true, 0=false)

1

Test A performed and failed

2

Test B performed and failed

3

Test results inconclusive

All 4

Missing value

Code figure

0

Network of several direction-finders operating on the same individual atmospherics

1

Network of several arrival-time stations operating on the same individual atmospherics

2-5

Reserved

6

Single station range bearing technique

7-14

Reserved

15

Missing value

Code

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0

Non-specific mode

1

First guess data

2

Cloud data

3

Average vector data

4

Primary data

5

Guess data

6

Vector data

7

Tracer data;this image

8

Tracer data to next image

9-14

Reserved

15

Missing value

Code

figure

0

Direction originally reported in true degrees

1

Direction originally reported using Code Table 0700, FM13

2

Reserved

3

Missing value

Reported value

Data value

0

0

1

45

2

90

3

135

4

180

5

225

6

270

7

315

8

360

9

511

Code

figure

0

Speed originally reported in metres per second

1

Speed originally reported using Code Table 4451, FM13

2

Reserved

3

Missing value

Reported value

Data value

0

0

1

1

2

4

3

7

4

9

5

12

6

14

7

17

8

19

9

21

/

1023

Bit No.

1-20

Beginning with first bit position (high order bit), if bit position is set to 1, then channel is present, if bit position is set to 0, then channel is not present

All 21

Missing value

Bit No.

1-4

Beginning with first bit position (high order bit), if bit position is set to 1, then channel is present, if bit position is set to 0, then channel is not present

All 5

Missing value

Bit No.

1-3

Beginning with first bit position (high order bit); if bit position is set to 1, then channel is present; if bit position is set to 0, then channel is not present

All 4

Missing value

Bit No.

1-15

Beginning with first bit position (high order bit), if bit position is set to 1, then channel is present, if bit position is set to 0, then channel is not present

All 16

Missing value

Bit No.

1-5

Beginning with first bit position (high order bit), if bit position is set to 1, then channel is present, if bit position is set to 0, then channel is not present

All 6

Missing value

Bit No.

1-6

Beginning with first bit position (high order bit), if bit position is set to 1, then channel is present, if bit position is set to 0, then channel is not present

All 7

Missing value

Bit No.

1

Good

2

Redundant

3

Questionable

4

Bad

5

Experimental

6

Precipitating

7-11

Reserved

All 12

Missing value

1

 Smoothed

2

 Baseline adjusted

3

 Normalized time interval

4

 Outlier checked

5

 Plausibility checked

6

 Consistency checked

7

 Interpolated

All 8

 Missing value

Code
figure

0

Depths are not corrected

1

Depths are corrected

2

Reserved

3

Missing value

Bit No.

1

No correction

2

Vertical velocity correction

3-6

Reserved

7

All corrections

All 8

Missing value

Bit No.

1

Altimeter operating (set to 0 if nominal, set to 1 if backup)

All 2

Missing value

Bit No.

1

Mode indicator (0 if Mode 2, 1 if Mode 1)

2

Mode 1 Calibration sequence indicator (0 if normal data taking either Mode 1 or 2, 1 if Mode 1 Calibration sequence)

Bits 3 and 4 indicate active 23.8 GHz channel

3

Channel 2 (0 if on, 1 if off)

4

Channel 3 (0 if on, 1 if off)

All 5

Missing value

Bit No.

1

0100 included

2

0200 included

3

0300 included

4

0400 included

5

0500 included

6

0600 included

7

0700 included

8

0800 included

9

0900 included

10

1000 included

11

1100 included

12

1200 included

13

1300 included

14

1400 included

15

1500 included

16

1600 included

17

1700 included

18

1800 included

19

1900 included

20

2000 included

21

2100 included

22

2200 included

23

2300 included

24

2400 included

25

Unknown mixture of hours

All 26

Missing value

Code

figure

0

Gnomonic projection

1

Polar stereographic projection

2

Lambert's conformal conic projection

3

Mercator's projection

4

Scanning cone (radar)^*

5

Reserved

6

No projection

7

Missing value

Code

figure

0

Cartesian

1

Polar

2

Other

3-6

Reserved

7

Missing value

Code

figure

0

PPI

1

Composite

2

CAPPl

3

Vertical section

4

Alphanumeric data

5

Map of subject clutter

6

Map

7

Test picture

8

Comments

9

Map of ground ation

10

Map of radar beam height

11-13

Reserved

14

Other

15

Missing value

Bit No.

1

Map

2

Satellite IR

3

Satellite VIS

4

Satellite WV

5

Satellite multispectral

6

Synoptic observations

7

Forecast parameters

8

Lightning data

9-14

Reserved

15

Other data

All 16

Missing value

Code

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0

Reserved

1

1-bit indicator of quality

0 = good

1 = suspect or bad

2

2-bit indicator of quality

0 = good

1 = slightly suspect

2 = highly suspect

3 = bad

3-5

Reserved

6

4-bit indicator of quality control class according to GTSPP

0 = Unqualified

1 = Correct value (all checks passed)

2 = Probably good but value inconsistent with statistics (differ from climatology)

3 = Probably bad (spike, gradient, … if other tests passed)

4 = Bad value, Impossible value (out of scale, vertical instability, constant profile)

5 = Value modified during quality control

6-7 = Not used (reserved)

8 = Interpolated value

9 = Missing value

7

Percentage confidence

8

0 = Not suspected

1 = Suspected

2 = Reserved

3 = Information not required

9-20

Reserved

21

1-bit indicator of correction

(see Note (2))

0 = original value

1 = substituted/corrected value

22-62

Reserved for local use

63

Missing value

Bit No.

Value

Meaning

1

0

Data present

1

Data not present

Code

figure

0

Data not suspect

1

Data suspect

2

Reserved

3

Quality information not given

Code

figure

0

Data not suspect

1

Data slightly suspect

2

Data highly suspect

3

Data considered unfit for use

4-6

Reserved

7

Quality information not given

Bit No.

1

No automated meteorological data checks performed

2

Pressure data suspect

3

Wind data suspect

4

Dry-bulb temperature data suspect

5

Wet-bulb temperature data suspect

6

Humidity data suspect

7

Ground temperature data suspect

8

Soil temperature (depth 1) data suspect

9

Soil temperature (depth 2) data suspect

10

Soil temperature (depth 3) data suspect

11

Soil temperature (depth 4) data suspect

12

Soil temperature (depth 5) data suspect

13

Cloud data suspect

14

Visibility data suspect

15

Present weather data suspect

16

Lightning data suspect

17

Ice deposit data suspect

18

Precipitation data suspect

19

State of ground data suspect

20

Snow data suspect

21

Water content data suspect

22

Evaporation/evapotranspiration data suspect

23

Sunshine data suspect

24-29

Reserved

All 30

Missing value

0

Self-check OK

1

At least one warning active, no alarms

2

At least one alarm active

3

Sensor failure

4-6

Reserved

7

Missing value

0

Passed all checks

1

Missing-data check

2

Descending/reascending balloon check

3

Data plausibility check (above limits)

4

Data plausibility check (below limits)

5

Superadiabatic lapse rate check

6

Limiting angles check

7

Ascension rate check

8

Excessive change from previous flight

9

Balloon overhead check

10

Wind speed check

11

Wind direction check

12

Dependency check

13

Data valid but modified

14

Data outlier check

15-62

Reserved

63

Missing value

Code

figure

0

Good

1

Inconsistent

2

Doubtful

3

Wrong

4

Not checked                    

5

Has been changed

6

Estimated

7

Missing value

Code

figure

0

Within limits

1

Outside limits

2

Reserved

3

Missing value

Code

figure

0

Good (several identical reports have been received)

1

Dubious (no identical reports have been received)

2

Reserved

3

Missing value

Code

figure

0

Reliable (location was made over two satellite passes)

1

Latest known (no location over the corresponding pass)

2

Dubious (location made over one pass only; a second solution is possible in 5 per cent of the cases)

3

Missing value

Code

figure

0

Reserved

1

Excellent - within 3 meters

2

Good - within 10 meters

3

Fair - within 20 meters

4

Poor - more than 20 meters

5

Excellent - within 10 feet

6

Good - within 30 feet

7

Fair - within 60 feet

8

Poor - more than 60 feet

9-14

Reserved

15

Missing value

Code

figure

0

Time interpolated, latitude and longitude reported

1

Time reported, latitude and longitude interpolated

2

Time, latitude, and longitude interpolated

3

Time, latitude, and longitude reported

4-6

Reserved

7

Missing value

Code

figure

0

Normal operations - measurement mode

1

Normal operations - non-measurement mode

2

Small RH

3

Humidity element is wet

4

Humidity element contaminated

5

Heater fail

6

Heater fail and wet/contaminated humidity element

7

At least one of the input parameters used in the calculation of mixing ratio is invalid

8

Numeric error

9

Sensor not installed

10-62

Reserved

63

Missing value

Code

figure

0

Radius > 1500 m

1

500 m < Radius <1500 m

2

250 m < Radius < 500 m

3

Radius < 250 m

4-6

Reserved

7

Missing value