CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE '200707182052tm.meds' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: Jul 19 2007 15:17:55 (20070719151755) VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 52 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CF ' Change a quality flag 8613 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 6 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CV ' Change value 3975 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'DC ' Station was checked by duplicate checking software 3916 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'ED ' Edit a parameter value 203 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FB ' Flag to the Bottom 9 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FR ' Flag Range 7975 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 2 '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. 168 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 3886 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CCLL ' Platform call sign 5 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CNDC ' Electrical conductivity (mho per metre) 10 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'DEPH ' Sensor Depth below Sea Surface (meters) 16 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'HHMM ' Time within day in format hhmm 7 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'LAT$ ' The latitude in IGOSS format of DDMM where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of latitude 7 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'LON$ ' The longitude in IGOSS format of DDMM where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of longitude 20731 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 1 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'DOXY ' DISSOLVED OXYGEN (mmol/m**3) 4 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 134 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 118 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 9223 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 36 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'P ' Independent parameter is Pressure 3904 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 168 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 3736 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 145525 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 2 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 5225 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 4034 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '8 ' Digitized at inflexion points (equivalent to k1=8 for BATHY/TESAC data) 220 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'D ' Parameter is a duplicate 9039 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 21015 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 3904 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'NO ' NODC (Washington) 6 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARCA ' Calibrations have been performed on Argo records 18 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARDP ' Check Argo duplicates between TESAC and Argo archives 18 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARGQ ' Automatic QC software for Argo floats 18 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARUP ' Update Argo data to Argo archive 769 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BTE2 ' Convert drifters with subsurface profiles from TESAC stream to drifting buoy stream. 769 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUCV ' Convert GTS drifting buoy messages to Ocean processing format. 3117 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG02 ' MEDS software that converts the real-time IGOSS data to the new Ocean processing structure. 4351 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 3975 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IGO3 ' NODC duplicates checking software. 150 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 7806 '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. 18 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'RFMT ' Reformat PINRO data to ocean processing 3904 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'tstm ' NODC format test of a MEDS-ASCII data file 297 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level (m) 277 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMP ' Atmospheric Pressure at Altitude (hectoPascals) 277 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMS ' Atmospheric pressure at sea level (hectoPascals) 1 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BCI$ ' Indicator for Method of Current Measurement (WMO code 2266) 272 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRYT ' Dry Bulb Temperature (degrees C) 18 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'MBN$ ' The message block number from a Service Argos message. Each message gets a unique number 18 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PB1$ ' Battery voltage at initial pump extension 16 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBA$ ' Battery voltage with air pump running 17 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBC$ ' Battery current at initial pump extension completion (mA) 18 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBP$ ' Air bladder pressure in counts 18 '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 18 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBV$ ' Battery voltage remaining for a profiling float 16 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PCA$ ' Battery current with air pump running (mA) 17 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PCS$ ' Battery current at SBE pump time (mA) 18 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFL$ ' The number of samples in the profile (APEX) 18 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFN$ ' Profile number generated by Service Argos 18 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PIV$ ' Internal vacuum recorded before the last descent of a profiling float (inches Hg) 18 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PMT$ ' Pump motor time (sec) 17 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PP1$ ' Profile piston position in counts 2 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PP2$ ' The surface piston position for a profiling float. Positions counts are from 0 to 256 with 256 being fully extended 17 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PPC$ ' Park battery current (mA) 18 '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 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PRHB ' Probe Hit Bottom Indicator (GF3 Code: 0 = no, 1 = yes) 18 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PSP$ ' Surface pressure + 5 decibars recorded before the last descent of a profiling float (dbars) 17 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PVS$ ' Battery voltage at SBE pump time 270 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'RELH ' Relative Humidity (percent) 1 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SCDT ' Direction to which Sea Surface Current is flowing (degrees relative to true North) 1 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SCSP ' Sea Surface Current Speed (meters/second) 310 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SSTP ' Sea Surface Temperature (degrees C) 297 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WDIR ' Direction from which wind is blowing (degrees relative to true North) 297 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WSPD ' Horizontal Wind Speed (meters/second) 144994 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 80 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 453 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 1946 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 1946 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 2560 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 2807 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 1946 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 1946 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 2560 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 2807 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 3888 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 16 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 1475 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 1145 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 3897 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 7 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 3858 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 10 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 29 '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. 18 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AC2$ ' A unique number constructed as system hour, minute, second,profile number 18 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ACC$ ' MEDS accesion number 297 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ANT$ ' Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). 18 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'APN$ ' The Service Argos program number 18 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AQA$ ' Argo location class code table [ARGO reference table 5] 765 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQA$ ' QA in buoy code form 765 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQZ$ ' Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) 765 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BTP$ ' Buoy type (WMO code 0370) 14 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CAST ' Hydrographic cast type 834 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CRC$ ' 32 bit circular redundancy code (Special IGOSS Indicator) 18 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DDS$ ' Date of first drift sample (Provor or APEX) as YYYYMMDD 299 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG1$ ' Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 310 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG2$ ' Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 769 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG3$ ' Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1946 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGC$ ' The 5 character 66... group used in a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection 699 '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. 765 '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 18 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'OID$ ' Originator"s station identifier 783 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PDT$ ' The date as DDMMY of the last position (from DRIBU message) 3904 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PFR$ ' XBT probe type and fall rate equation 783 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTM$ ' The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) 18 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTT$ ' The Service Argos ptt number 3904 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 3904 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 18 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'SAT$ ' Satellite identifier 18 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'TIME ' Time within day in format HHMMSS 937 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 297 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '1 ' Propeller rotor 7 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_AQA$ ' '1 ' 350 m <= accuracy < 1000 m [from at least 4 messages] 7 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_AQA$ ' '2 ' 150 m <= accuracy < 350 m [from at least 4 messages] 4 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_AQA$ ' '3 ' < 150 m [from at least 4 messages] 166 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '1 ' 500 m <= Radius < 1500 m 251 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '2 ' 250 m <= Radius < 500 m 348 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '3 ' Radius < 250 m 765 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '0 ' Depths are not corrected 145 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '21 ' ATLAS (e.g. TAO area) 620 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '22 ' TRITON 166 '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 251 '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 348 '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$ ' '/// ' Unknown 5 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '002 ' Sippican T-4, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b-2.25 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '042 ' Sippican T-7, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 22 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '052 ' Sippican Deep Blue, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '212 ' TSK T-6, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 1435 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '820 ' Thermistor Chain 2030 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '830 ' CTD 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '840 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, no conductivity sensor 27 '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 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '845 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, no conductivity sensor 281 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '846 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, Seabird conductivity sensor 92 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '851 ' P-ALACE float, SOLO, Seabird conductivity sensor 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '856 ' Profiling float, NINJA, SBE conductivity sensor 80 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '02 ' Sippican MK2A/SSQ-61 9 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '05 ' Sippican MK-12 18 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '06 ' Sippican MK-21 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '22 ' CLS-ARGOS/Protecno XBT-ST Model-2 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '42 ' TSK MK-30 394 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '60 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on up transit 5 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '61 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on down transit 8 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '64 ' Iridium, communications sampling on up transit 3386 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '99 ' Unknown 15072 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 7533 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1946 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '2 ' Precision to 10 degrees 1946 'Standard ' 'STD_HCSP ' '1 ' Precision to 1m/s 2529 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '1 ' In situ sensor, accuracy better the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 31 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '2 ' In situ sensor, accuracy less the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 2639 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '1 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.01 degrees C 168 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '2 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.1 degrees C 14 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'GE ' BSH, Germany 4 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'JA ' Japanese Meteorologocal Agency 3871 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 15 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'NW ' US National Weather Service 168 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 769 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 2967 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 116 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'D ' Delete this station from the file 3788 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'U ' Add this station to file during update --------------------------------------------------------------