CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE '200510032025.meds' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: Oct 04 2005 15:22:01 (20051004152201) VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 167 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CF ' Change a quality flag 9549 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 3945 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'DC ' Station was checked by duplicate checking software 3836 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'ED ' Edit a parameter value 604 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FB ' Flag to the Bottom 2 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FR ' Flag Range 7808 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 251 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 3817 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CCLL ' Platform call sign 2 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'DEPH ' Sensor Depth below Sea Surface 9 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'HHMM ' Time within day in format hhmm 5 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'LAT$ ' The latitude in IGOSS format of DDMM where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of latitude 5 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'LON$ ' The longitude in IGOSS format of DDMM where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of longitude 21553 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 3 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (relative to True North) degrees 137 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity 631 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature 7746 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 3817 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 158 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 3659 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 169009 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 6389 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 1357 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '8 ' Digitized at inflexion points (equivalent to k1=8 for BATHY/TESAC data) 287 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'D ' Parameter is a duplicate 7459 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 22345 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 3817 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'NO ' NODC (Washington) 1915 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BTE2 ' Convert drifters with subsurface profiles from TESAC stream to drifting buoy stream. 1915 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUCV ' Convert GTS drifting buoy messages to Ocean processing format. 1902 '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. 4715 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 3937 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IGO3 ' NODC duplicates checking software. 251 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 7702 '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. 3817 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'tstm ' NODC format test of a MEDS-ASCII data file 279 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level 388 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMP ' Atmospheric Pressure at Altitude 388 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMS ' Atmospheric pressure at sea level 1 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BCI$ ' Indicator for Method of Current Measurement (WMO code 2266) 746 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRDP ' Depth of drogue 439 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRYT ' Dry Bulb Temperature 8 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PRHB ' Probe Hit Bottom Indicator 359 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'RELH ' Relative Humidity 1 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SCDT ' Direction to which Sea Surface Current is flowing (relative to true North) 1 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SCSP ' Sea Surface Current Speed 1192 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SSTP ' Sea Surface Temperature 287 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WDIR ' Direction from which wind is blowing(relative to true North) 287 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WSPD ' Horizontal Wind Speed 166845 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 2164 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 604 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (relative to True North) degrees 604 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED 2723 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity 3815 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature 604 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (relative to True North) degrees 604 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED 2723 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity 3815 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature 3808 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 9 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 2973 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 1403 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 3792 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 20 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 5 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 3545 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 268 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 4 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 279 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ANT$ ' Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). 1892 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQA$ ' QA in buoy code form 1892 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQZ$ ' Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) 1904 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BTP$ ' Buoy type (WMO code 0370) 412 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CRC$ ' 32 bit circular redundancy code (Special IGOSS Indicator) 746 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DRT$ ' The drogue type code (WMO code table 4780) 433 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG1$ ' Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1192 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG2$ ' Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1915 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG3$ ' Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 604 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGC$ ' The 5 character 66... group used in a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection 1001 '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. 1892 '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 1892 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PDT$ ' The date as DDMMY of the last position (from DRIBU message) 3817 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PFR$ ' XBT probe type and fall rate equation 1892 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTM$ ' The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) 3817 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 3817 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 2073 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 279 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '1 ' Propeller rotor 485 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '1 ' 500 m <= Radius < 1500 m 634 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '2 ' 250 m <= Radius < 500 m 773 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '3 ' Radius < 250 m 1892 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '0 ' Depths are not corrected 746 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '01 ' Standard Lagrangian drifter (Global Drifter Programme) 292 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '21 ' ATLAS (e.g. TAO area) 866 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '22 ' TRITON 485 '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 634 '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 773 '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 51 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '/// ' Unknown 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '001 ' Sippican T-4, Coefficient a 6.472, Coefficient b -2.16 12 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '011 ' Sippican T-5, Coefficient a 6.828, Coefficient b -1.82 11 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '042 ' Sippican T-7, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 146 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '052 ' Sippican Deep Blue, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 11 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '741 ' TSK XCTD 2616 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '820 ' Thermistor Chain 522 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '830 ' CTD 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '840 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, no conductivity sensor 12 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '841 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, Seabird conductivity sensor 6 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '842 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, FSI conductivity sensor 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '845 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, no conductivity sensor 313 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '846 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, Seabird conductivity sensor 88 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '851 ' P-ALACE float, SOLO, Seabird conductivity sensor 21 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '852 ' P-ALACE float, SOLO, FSI conductivity sensor 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '856 ' Profiling float, NINJA, SBE conductivity sensor 12 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '03 ' Sippican MK-9 15 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '05 ' Sippican MK-12 119 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '06 ' Sippican MK-21 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '20 ' ARGOS XBT-ST 11 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '21 ' CLS-ARGOS/Protecno XBT-ST Model-1 11 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '46 ' TSK MK-130 Compatible recorder for both XBT and XCTD 441 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '60 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on up transit 16 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '61 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on down transit 3189 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '99 ' Unknown 25478 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 5992 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 604 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '2 ' Precision to 10 degrees 604 'Standard ' 'STD_HCSP ' '1 ' Precision to 1m/s 2655 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '1 ' In situ sensor, accuracy better the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 68 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '2 ' In situ sensor, accuracy less the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 3657 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '1 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.01 degrees C 158 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '2 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.1 degrees C 33 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'GE ' BSH, Germany 3735 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 49 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'NW ' US National Weather Service 158 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 1915 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 1744 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 164 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'D ' Delete this station from the file 3653 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'U ' Add this station to file during update --------------------------------------------------------------