CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE '200703212021.meds' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: Mar 22 2007 11:23:33 (20070322112333) VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 253 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CF ' Change a quality flag 8758 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 4054 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'DC ' Station was checked by duplicate checking software 4029 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'ED ' Edit a parameter value 253 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FB ' Flag to the Bottom 1 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FR ' Flag Range 8092 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 3 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'S4 ' The history entry has an entry for the one or two profiles actually plotted, and the S4 to indicate the whole profile was flagged. 122 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 3997 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CCLL ' Platform call sign 4 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'DEPH ' Sensor Depth below Sea Surface 14 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'HHMM ' Time within day in format hhmm 8 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'LAT$ ' The latitude in IGOSS format of DDMM where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of latitude 10 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'LON$ ' The longitude in IGOSS format of DDMM where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of longitude 21026 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 143 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (relative to True North) degrees 55 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED 205 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity 103 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature 8720 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 14 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'P ' Independent parameter is Pressure 4004 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 235 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 3769 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 233855 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 484 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 4 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 4978 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 3756 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '8 ' Digitized at inflexion points (equivalent to k1=8 for BATHY/TESAC data) 129 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'D ' Parameter is a duplicate 8605 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 21561 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 4004 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'NO ' NODC (Washington) 7 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARDP ' Check Argo duplicates between TESAC and Argo archives 7 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARGQ ' Automatic QC software for Argo floats 7 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARUP ' Update Argo data to Argo archive 736 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BTE2 ' Convert drifters with subsurface profiles from TESAC stream to drifting buoy stream. 736 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUCV ' Convert GTS drifting buoy messages to Ocean processing format. 3261 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG02 ' MEDS software that converts the real-time IGOSS data to the new Ocean processing structure. 8 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG04 ' The duplicates review software. 4593 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 4046 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IGO3 ' NODC duplicates checking software. 115 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 8038 '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. 7 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'RFMT ' Reformat PINRO data to ocean processing 4004 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'tstm ' NODC format test of a MEDS-ASCII data file 134 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level 281 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMP ' Atmospheric Pressure at Altitude 281 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMS ' Atmospheric pressure at sea level 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BCI$ ' Indicator for Method of Current Measurement (WMO code 2266) 289 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRYT ' Dry Bulb Temperature 7 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'MBN$ ' The message block number from a Service Argos message. Each message gets a unique number 7 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PB1$ ' Battery voltage at initial pump extension 4 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBA$ ' Battery voltage with air pump running 6 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBC$ ' Battery current at initial pump extension completion 7 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBP$ ' Air bladder pressure in counts 6 '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 6 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBV$ ' Battery voltage remaining for a profiling float 4 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PCA$ ' Battery current with air pump running 5 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PCS$ ' Battery current at SBE pump time 7 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFL$ ' The number of samples in the profile (APEX) 7 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFN$ ' Profile number generated by Service Argos 6 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PIV$ ' Internal vacuum recorded before the last descent of a profiling float 7 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PMT$ ' Pump motor time 5 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PP1$ ' Profile piston position in counts 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PP2$ ' The surface piston position for a profiling float. Positions counts are from 0 to 256 with 256 being fully extended 5 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PPC$ ' Park battery current 7 '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 6 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PSP$ ' Surface pressure + 5 decibars recorded before the last descent of a profiling float 5 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PVS$ ' Battery voltage at SBE pump time 215 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'RELH ' Relative Humidity 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SCDT ' Direction to which Sea Surface Current is flowing (relative to true North) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SCSP ' Sea Surface Current Speed 318 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SSTP ' Sea Surface Temperature 139 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WDIR ' Direction from which wind is blowing(relative to true North) 139 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WSPD ' Horizontal Wind Speed 229434 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 3 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 4906 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 1685 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (relative to True North) degrees 1685 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED 2516 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity 2848 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature 1685 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (relative to True North) degrees 1685 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED 2516 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity 2848 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature 3990 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 14 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 1061 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 854 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 3995 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 9 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 3803 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 2 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 192 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 7 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 6 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AC2$ ' A unique number constructed as system hour, minute, second,profile number 6 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ACC$ ' MEDS accesion number 134 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ANT$ ' Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). 7 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'APN$ ' The Service Argos program number 7 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AQA$ ' Argo location class code table [ARGO reference table 5] 726 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQA$ ' QA in buoy code form 726 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQZ$ ' Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) 726 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BTP$ ' Buoy type (WMO code 0370) 6 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CAST ' Hydrographic cast type 998 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CRC$ ' 32 bit circular redundancy code (Special IGOSS Indicator) 5 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DDS$ ' Date of first drift sample (Provor or APEX) as YYYYMMDD 281 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG1$ ' Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 318 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG2$ ' Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 736 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG3$ ' Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1685 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGC$ ' The 5 character 66... group used in a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection 675 '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. 726 '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 7 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'OID$ ' Originator"s station identifier 733 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PDT$ ' The date as DDMMY of the last position (from DRIBU message) 4004 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PFR$ ' XBT probe type and fall rate equation 733 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTM$ ' The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) 7 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTT$ ' The Service Argos ptt number 4004 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 4004 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 6 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'SAT$ ' Satellite identifier 5 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'TIME ' Time within day in format HHMMSS 971 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 134 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '1 ' Propeller rotor 4 '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] 190 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '1 ' 500 m <= Radius < 1500 m 253 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '2 ' 250 m <= Radius < 500 m 283 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '3 ' Radius < 250 m 726 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '0 ' Depths are not corrected 140 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '21 ' ATLAS (e.g. TAO area) 586 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '22 ' TRITON 190 '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 253 '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 283 '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 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '041 ' Sippican T-7, Coefficient a 6.472, Coefficient b -2.16 8 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '051 ' Sippican Deep Blue, Coefficient a 6.472, Coefficient b -2.16 107 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '052 ' Sippican Deep Blue, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 14 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '061 ' Sippican T-10, Coefficient a 6.472, Coefficient b -2.16 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '741 ' TSK XCTD 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '810 ' Hydrocast 1443 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '820 ' Thermistor Chain 1888 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '830 ' CTD 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '840 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, no conductivity sensor 46 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '841 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, Seabird conductivity sensor 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '842 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, FSI conductivity sensor 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '845 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, no conductivity sensor 369 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '846 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, Seabird conductivity sensor 117 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '851 ' P-ALACE float, SOLO, Seabird conductivity sensor 56 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '02 ' Sippican MK2A/SSQ-61 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '05 ' Sippican MK-12 105 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '06 ' Sippican MK-21 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '45 ' TSK MK-100 537 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '60 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on up transit 113 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '61 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on down transit 15 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '64 ' Iridium, communications sampling on up transit 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '71 ' CSIRO Devil-2 XBT acquisition system 3174 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '99 ' Unknown 14652 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 7590 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1685 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '2 ' Precision to 10 degrees 1685 'Standard ' 'STD_HCSP ' '1 ' Precision to 1m/s 2396 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '1 ' In situ sensor, accuracy better the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 120 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '2 ' In situ sensor, accuracy less the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 2613 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '1 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.01 degrees C 235 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '2 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.1 degrees C 3999 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 5 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'NW ' US National Weather Service 235 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 736 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 3033 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 72 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'D ' Delete this station from the file 1 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'R ' Replace existing station with this one 3931 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'U ' Add this station to file during update --------------------------------------------------------------