CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE '200701192110.meds' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: Jan 22 2007 13:44:52 (20070122134452) VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 295 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CF ' Change a quality flag 8585 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 3 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CV ' Change value 3832 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'DC ' Station was checked by duplicate checking software 3790 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'ED ' Edit a parameter value 197 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FB ' Flag to the Bottom 7 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FR ' Flag Range 7639 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 210 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 3748 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CCLL ' Platform call sign 3 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CNDC ' Electrical conductivity 20 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'HHMM ' Time within day in format hhmm 11 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'LAT$ ' The latitude in IGOSS format of DDMM where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of latitude 11 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'LON$ ' The longitude in IGOSS format of DDMM where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of longitude 20266 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 254 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (relative to True North) degrees 31 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED 145 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity 69 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature 8246 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 22 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'P ' Independent parameter is Pressure 3759 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 85 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 3674 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 182869 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 8 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 4821 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 3447 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '8 ' Digitized at inflexion points (equivalent to k1=8 for BATHY/TESAC data) 187 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'D ' Parameter is a duplicate 8081 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 20799 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 3759 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'NO ' NODC (Washington) 3 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARCA ' Calibrations have been performed on Argo records 11 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARDP ' Check Argo duplicates between TESAC and Argo archives 11 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARGQ ' Automatic QC software for Argo floats 11 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARUP ' Update Argo data to Argo archive 2 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BIOC ' Convert new BIO r-t format to ocean processing 1045 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BTE2 ' Convert drifters with subsurface profiles from TESAC stream to drifting buoy stream. 1045 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUCV ' Convert GTS drifting buoy messages to Ocean processing format. 2701 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG02 ' MEDS software that converts the real-time IGOSS data to the new Ocean processing structure. 3 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG04 ' The duplicates review software. 4378 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 3829 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IGO3 ' NODC duplicates checking software. 199 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 7550 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'QCA1 ' The quality control software which checks that the space and time location as well as the identification of a station is sensible. 11 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'RFMT ' Reformat PINRO data to ocean processing 3759 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'tstm ' NODC format test of a MEDS-ASCII data file 121 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level 266 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMP ' Atmospheric Pressure at Altitude 266 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMS ' Atmospheric pressure at sea level 15 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATPT ' Atmospheric pressure tendency 55 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BATH ' Bathymetric Depth 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BCI$ ' Indicator for Method of Current Measurement (WMO code 2266) 217 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRDP ' Depth of drogue 252 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRYT ' Dry Bulb Temperature 10 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'MBN$ ' The message block number from a Service Argos message. Each message gets a unique number 10 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PB1$ ' Battery voltage at initial pump extension 6 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBA$ ' Battery voltage with air pump running 9 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBC$ ' Battery current at initial pump extension completion 10 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBP$ ' Air bladder pressure in counts 10 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBS$ ' The position of the piston, in counts, for a profiling float at the parking depth. Counts vary from 0-256 with 256 being fully extended 10 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBV$ ' Battery voltage remaining for a profiling float 7 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PCA$ ' Battery current with air pump running 9 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PCS$ ' Battery current at SBE pump time 10 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFL$ ' The number of samples in the profile (APEX) 11 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFN$ ' Profile number generated by Service Argos 10 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PIV$ ' Internal vacuum recorded before the last descent of a profiling float 10 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PMT$ ' Pump motor time 8 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PP1$ ' Profile piston position in counts 4 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PP2$ ' The surface piston position for a profiling float. Positions counts are from 0 to 256 with 256 being fully extended 8 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PPC$ ' Park battery current 10 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PPS$ ' The piston position for a profiling float at the surface.Positions counts are from 0 to 256 with 256 being fully extended 10 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PSP$ ' Surface pressure + 5 decibars recorded before the last descent of a profiling float 8 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PVS$ ' Battery voltage at SBE pump time 231 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'RELH ' Relative Humidity 312 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SSTP ' Sea Surface Temperature 122 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WDIR ' Direction from which wind is blowing(relative to true North) 122 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WSPD ' Horizontal Wind Speed 182373 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 6 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 498 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 1553 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (relative to True North) degrees 1553 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED 2361 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity 2801 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature 1553 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (relative to True North) degrees 1553 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED 2361 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity 2801 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature 3739 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 20 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 1320 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 832 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 3746 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 12 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 3524 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 225 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 9 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 9 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AC2$ ' A unique number constructed as system hour, minute, second,profile number 9 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ACC$ ' MEDS accesion number 121 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ANT$ ' Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). 11 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'APN$ ' The Service Argos program number 11 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AQA$ ' Argo location class code table [ARGO reference table 5] 1042 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQA$ ' QA in buoy code form 1042 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQZ$ ' Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) 1043 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BTP$ ' Buoy type (WMO code 0370) 7 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CAST ' Hydrographic cast type 739 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CRC$ ' 32 bit circular redundancy code (Special IGOSS Indicator) 8 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DDS$ ' Date of first drift sample (Provor or APEX) as YYYYMMDD 217 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DRT$ ' The drogue type code (WMO code table 4780) 15 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GE1$ ' Contents of the first engineering group (8xxxx) in a DRIBU message 15 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GE2$ ' Contents of the second engineering group (8xxxx) in a DRIBU message 268 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG1$ ' Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 312 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG2$ ' Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1045 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG3$ ' Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1553 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGC$ ' The 5 character 66... group used in a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection 703 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGI$ ' The 5 character 88.. group used in a BATHY and a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface profile. 1042 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGST ' (2QNQLQAQz) QN=WMO-3313: Quality of the buoy satellite transmission; QL=WMO-3311: Quality of location; QA=WMO-3302: Location quality class (range of radius of 66onfidence); QZ=WMO-3318: Depth correction indicator 2 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'OCR$ ' The originator"s cruise number 13 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'OID$ ' Originator"s station identifier 1053 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PDT$ ' The date as DDMMY of the last position (from DRIBU message) 3759 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PFR$ ' XBT probe type and fall rate equation 2 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PNM1 ' Platform name 1053 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTM$ ' The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) 11 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTT$ ' The Service Argos ptt number 3759 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 3759 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 9 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'SAT$ ' Satellite identifier 8 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'TIME ' Time within day in format HHMMSS 1121 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 121 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '1 ' Propeller rotor 8 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_AQA$ ' '1 ' 350 m <= accuracy < 1000 m [from at least 4 messages] 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_AQA$ ' '2 ' 150 m <= accuracy < 350 m [from at least 4 messages] 321 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '1 ' 500 m <= Radius < 1500 m 443 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '2 ' 250 m <= Radius < 500 m 278 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '3 ' Radius < 250 m 1042 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '0 ' Depths are not corrected 217 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '01 ' Standard Lagrangian drifter (Global Drifter Programme) 239 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '21 ' ATLAS (e.g. TAO area) 587 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '22 ' TRITON 321 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_GGST ' '20110 ' (2QNQLQAQZ) QN=0: Good quality (several identical reports have been received); QL=1: Latest known position (no location data from current pass); QA=1: Radius greater than or equal to 500 m but less than 1500 m; QZ=0: Depths are not corrected 443 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_GGST ' '20120 ' (2QNQLQAQZ) QN=0: Good quality (several identical reports have been received); QL=1: Latest known position (no location data from current pass); QA=2: Radius greater than or equal to 250 m but less than 500 m; QZ=0: Depths are not corrected 278 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_GGST ' '20130 ' (2QNQLQAQZ) QN=0: Good quality (several identical reports have been received); QL=1: Latest known position (no location data from current pass); QA=3: Radius less than 250 m; QZ=0: Depths are not corrected 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '/// ' Unknown 23 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '001 ' Sippican T-4, Coefficient a 6.472, Coefficient b -2.16 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '032 ' Sippican T-6, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 73 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '052 ' Sippican Deep Blue, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '061 ' Sippican T-10, Coefficient a 6.472, Coefficient b -2.16 1618 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '820 ' Thermistor Chain 1519 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '830 ' CTD 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '840 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, no conductivity sensor 49 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '841 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, Seabird conductivity sensor 7 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '842 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, FSI conductivity sensor 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '845 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, no conductivity sensor 303 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '846 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, Seabird conductivity sensor 108 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '851 ' P-ALACE float, SOLO, Seabird conductivity sensor 42 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '852 ' P-ALACE float, SOLO, FSI conductivity sensor 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '856 ' Profiling float, NINJA, SBE conductivity sensor 10 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '860 ' NEMO Float SBE 65 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '02 ' Sippican MK2A/SSQ-61 4 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '03 ' Sippican MK-9 4 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '04 ' Sippican AN/BHQ-7/MK8 7 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '05 ' Sippican MK-12 65 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '06 ' Sippican MK-21 14 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '20 ' ARGOS XBT-ST 493 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '60 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on up transit 4 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '61 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on down transit 7 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '62 ' Orbcomm communications, sampling on up transit 18 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '64 ' Iridium, communications sampling on up transit 3078 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '99 ' Unknown 16938 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 6817 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 6 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '9 ' The value of the element is missing. 1553 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '2 ' Precision to 10 degrees 1553 'Standard ' 'STD_HCSP ' '1 ' Precision to 1m/s 2319 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '1 ' In situ sensor, accuracy better the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 42 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '2 ' In situ sensor, accuracy less the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 2716 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '1 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.01 degrees C 85 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '2 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.1 degrees C 1 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'GE ' BSH, Germany 1 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'JA ' Japanese Meteorologocal Agency 3744 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 13 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'NW ' US National Weather Service 85 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 1045 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 2629 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 123 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'D ' Delete this station from the file 3636 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'U ' Add this station to file during update --------------------------------------------------------------