CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE '200710052104.meds' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: Oct 09 2007 15:30:31 (20071009153031) VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 393 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CF ' Change a quality flag 11844 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 22 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CV ' Change value 5500 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'DC ' Station was checked by duplicate checking software 5410 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'ED ' Edit a parameter value 404 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FB ' Flag to the Bottom 34 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FR ' Flag Range 10778 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 315 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 5324 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CCLL ' Platform call sign 9 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CNDC ' Electrical conductivity (mho per metre) 19 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'DEPH ' Sensor Depth below Sea Surface (meters) 35 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'HHMM ' Time within day in format hhmm 22 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'LAT$ ' The latitude in IGOSS format of DDMM where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of latitude 27 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'LON$ ' The longitude in IGOSS format of DDMM where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of longitude 2 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'MNTH ' Calendar month (MM) within year 28437 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 11 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level (m) 2 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'DOXY ' DISSOLVED OXYGEN (mmol/m**3) 49 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 34 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 301 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 428 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 10697 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 64 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'P ' Independent parameter is Pressure 5356 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 275 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 5081 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 222714 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 5709 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 5052 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '8 ' Digitized at inflexion points (equivalent to k1=8 for BATHY/TESAC data) 462 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'D ' Parameter is a duplicate 10299 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 29344 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 5356 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'NO ' NODC (Washington) 11 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARCA ' Calibrations have been performed on Argo records 32 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARDP ' Check Argo duplicates between TESAC and Argo archives 32 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARGQ ' Automatic QC software for Argo floats 32 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARUP ' Update Argo data to Argo archive 78 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BIOC ' Convert new BIO r-t format to ocean processing 1068 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BTE2 ' Convert drifters with subsurface profiles from TESAC stream to drifting buoy stream. 1079 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUCV ' Convert GTS drifting buoy messages to Ocean processing format. 4178 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG02 ' MEDS software that converts the real-time IGOSS data to the new Ocean processing structure. 6269 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 5500 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IGO3 ' NODC duplicates checking software. 283 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 10750 '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. 32 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'RFMT ' Reformat PINRO data to ocean processing 5356 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'tstm ' NODC format test of a MEDS-ASCII data file 201 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level (m) 315 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMP ' Atmospheric Pressure at Altitude (hectoPascals) 315 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMS ' Atmospheric pressure at sea level (hectoPascals) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'B14$ ' 14V battery voltage (Provor) 51 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BATH ' Bathymetric Depth (meters) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BV7$ ' 7V battery voltage (Provor) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DPS$ ' Drift data sampling period (Provor) (hour) 319 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRDP ' Depth of drogue (meters) 233 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRYT ' Dry Bulb Temperature (degrees C) 29 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'MBN$ ' The message block number from a Service Argos message. Each message gets a unique number 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'NPA$ ' Number of pump actions in ascent (Provor) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'NPD$ ' Number of pump actions in descent (Provor) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'NPS$ ' Number of pump actions at surface (Provor) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'NRP$ ' Number of repositions (Provor) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'NVD$ ' Number of pump actions in descent (Provor) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'NVS$ ' Number of valve actions at the surface (Provor) 29 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PB1$ ' Battery voltage at initial pump extension 25 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBA$ ' Battery voltage with air pump running 28 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBC$ ' Battery current at initial pump extension completion (mA) 29 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBP$ ' Air bladder pressure in counts 29 '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 29 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBV$ ' Battery voltage remaining for a profiling float 26 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PCA$ ' Battery current with air pump running (mA) 28 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PCS$ ' Battery current at SBE pump time (mA) 32 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFL$ ' The number of samples in the profile (APEX) 32 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFN$ ' Profile number generated by Service Argos 29 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PIV$ ' Internal vacuum recorded before the last descent of a profiling float (inches Hg) 29 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PMT$ ' Pump motor time (sec) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'POF$ ' Pressure offset (Provor) (dbar) 27 '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 27 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PPC$ ' Park battery current (mA) 29 '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 18 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PRHB ' Probe Hit Bottom Indicator (GF3 Code: 0 = no, 1 = yes) 29 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PSP$ ' Surface pressure + 5 decibars recorded before the last descent of a profiling float (dbars) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PVA$ ' Internal vacuum pressure (Provor) (mbar) 27 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PVS$ ' Battery voltage at SBE pump time 226 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'RELH ' Relative Humidity (percent) 362 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SSTP ' Sea Surface Temperature (degrees C) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'TDE$ ' End of descent time (Provor) (hour) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'TER$ ' End of resurfacing time (Provor) (hour) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'TFS$ ' First stabilization time (Provor) (hour) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'TSD$ ' Descent start time (Provor) (hour) 226 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WDIR ' Direction from which wind is blowing (degrees relative to true North) 226 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WSPD ' Horizontal Wind Speed (meters/second) 219192 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 442 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 3080 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 2218 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 2218 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 2824 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 3501 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 2218 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 2218 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 2824 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 3501 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 5321 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 35 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 2003 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 1051 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 5333 '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. 22 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 5009 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 160 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 178 '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. 31 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AC2$ ' A unique number constructed as system hour, minute, second,profile number 31 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ACC$ ' MEDS accesion number 201 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ANT$ ' Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). 32 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'APN$ ' The Service Argos program number 32 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AQA$ ' Argo location class code table [ARGO reference table 5] 1059 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQA$ ' QA in buoy code form 1059 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQZ$ ' Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) 1062 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BTP$ ' Buoy type (WMO code 0370) 18 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CAST ' Hydrographic cast type 1266 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CRC$ ' 32 bit circular redundancy code (Special IGOSS Indicator) 29 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DDS$ ' Date of first drift sample (Provor or APEX) as YYYYMMDD 319 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DRT$ ' The drogue type code (WMO code table 4780) 5 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GE1$ ' Contents of the first engineering group (8xxxx) in a DRIBU message 315 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG1$ ' Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 362 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG2$ ' Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1068 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG3$ ' Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 2218 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGC$ ' The 5 character 66... group used in a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection 682 '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. 1059 '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 3 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'NAM$ ' Number of ascent messages (Provor) 78 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'OCR$ ' The originator"s cruise number 110 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'OID$ ' Originator"s station identifier 1091 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PDT$ ' The date as DDMMY of the last position (from DRIBU message) 5356 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PFR$ ' XBT probe type and fall rate equation 78 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PNM1 ' Platform name 1091 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTM$ ' The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) 32 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTT$ ' The Service Argos ptt number 5356 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 5356 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 31 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'SAT$ ' Satellite identifier 3 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'TFF$ ' Float time (Provor) as HHMMSS 32 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'TIME ' Time within day in format HHMMSS 1313 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 190 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '1 ' Propeller rotor 11 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '2 ' Wind Observation through Ambient Noise (WOTAN) 19 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_AQA$ ' '1 ' 350 m <= accuracy < 1000 m [from at least 4 messages] 12 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_AQA$ ' '2 ' 150 m <= accuracy < 350 m [from at least 4 messages] 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_AQA$ ' '3 ' < 150 m [from at least 4 messages] 238 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '1 ' 500 m <= Radius < 1500 m 366 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '2 ' 250 m <= Radius < 500 m 455 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '3 ' Radius < 250 m 1059 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '0 ' Depths are not corrected 319 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '01 ' Standard Lagrangian drifter (Global Drifter Programme) 148 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '21 ' ATLAS (e.g. TAO area) 595 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '22 ' TRITON 238 '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 366 '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 455 '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 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '011 ' Sippican T-5, Coefficient a 6.828, Coefficient b -1.82 36 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '041 ' Sippican T-7, Coefficient a 6.472, Coefficient b -2.16 73 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '052 ' Sippican Deep Blue, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '061 ' Sippican T-10, Coefficient a 6.301, Coefficient b -2.16 1327 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '820 ' Thermistor Chain 3127 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '830 ' CTD 46 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '841 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, Seabird conductivity sensor 5 '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 486 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '846 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, Seabird conductivity sensor 238 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '851 ' P-ALACE float, SOLO, Seabird conductivity sensor 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '856 ' Profiling float, NINJA, SBE conductivity sensor 6 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '860 ' NEMO Float SBE 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '861 ' NEMO Float FSI 79 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '02 ' Sippican MK2A/SSQ-61 29 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '04 ' Sippican AN/BHQ-7/MK8 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '05 ' Sippican MK-12 73 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '06 ' Sippican MK-21 772 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '60 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on up transit 62 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '61 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on down transit 9 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '64 ' Iridium, communications sampling on up transit 4331 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '99 ' Unknown 20887 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 9657 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 234 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '9 ' The value of the element is missing. 2218 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '2 ' Precision to 10 degrees 2218 'Standard ' 'STD_HCSP ' '1 ' Precision to 1m/s 2777 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '1 ' In situ sensor, accuracy better the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 47 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '2 ' In situ sensor, accuracy less the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 3226 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '1 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.01 degrees C 275 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '2 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.1 degrees C 125 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'GE ' BSH, Germany 11 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'JA ' Japanese Meteorologocal Agency 5154 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 66 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'NW ' US National Weather Service 275 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 1068 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 4013 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 222 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'D ' Delete this station from the file 32 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'R ' Replace existing station with this one 5102 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'U ' Add this station to file during update --------------------------------------------------------------