CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE '201006232054.meds' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: Jun 24 2010 13:39:22 (20100624133922) VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 36 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CF ' Change a quality flag 31053 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 8 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CV ' Change value 15143 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'DC ' Station was checked by duplicate checking software 14609 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'ED ' Edit a parameter value 745 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FB ' Flag to the Bottom 3 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FR ' Flag Range 30296 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 1021 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 14609 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CCLL ' Platform call sign 11 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'DEPH ' Sensor Depth below Sea Surface (meters) or Depth Corrected, CSIRO Code (CSCB) 77513 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 8 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'DOXY ' DISSOLVED OXYGEN (mmol/m**3) 376 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 397 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 29385 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 138 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'P ' Independent parameter is Pressure 14678 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 346 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 14332 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 336216 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 4 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 25723 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 3800 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '8 ' Digitized at inflexion points (equivalent to k1=8 for BATHY/TESAC data) 1157 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'D ' Parameter is a duplicate 28366 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 78236 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 14678 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'NO ' NODC (Washington) 8 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARCA ' Calibrations have been performed on Argo records 69 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARDP ' Check Argo duplicates between TESAC and Argo archives 69 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARGQ ' Automatic QC software for Argo floats 69 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARUP ' Update Argo data to Argo archive 1559 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BTE2 ' Convert drifters with subsurface profiles from TESAC stream to drifting buoy stream. 1559 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUCV ' Convert GTS drifting buoy messages to Ocean processing format. 13050 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG02 ' MEDS software that converts the real-time IGOSS data to the new Ocean processing structure. 16400 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 15143 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IGO3 ' NODC duplicates checking software. 27 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'JVFM ' MEDS software written in Java to decode data transmitted by Argo Iridium floats. 952 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 29289 '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. 42 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'RFMT ' Reformat PINRO data to ocean processing 14678 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'tstm ' NODC format test of a MEDS-ASCII data file 875 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level (m) 591 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMP ' Atmospheric Pressure at Altitude (hectoPascals) 874 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMS ' Atmospheric pressure at sea level (hectoPascals) 89 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BATH ' Bathymetric Depth (meters) 15 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BCI$ ' Indicator for Method of Current Measurement (WMO code 2266) 1113 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRYT ' Dry Bulb Temperature (degrees C) 69 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'MBN$ ' The message block number from a Service Argos message. Each message gets a unique number 69 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PB1$ ' Battery voltage at initial pump extension 65 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBA$ ' Battery voltage with air pump running 69 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBC$ ' Battery current at initial pump extension completion (mA) 69 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBP$ ' Air bladder pressure in counts 69 '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 69 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBV$ ' Battery voltage remaining for a profiling float 65 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PCA$ ' Battery current with air pump running (mA) 69 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PCS$ ' Battery current at SBE pump time (mA) 69 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFL$ ' The number of samples in the profile (APEX) 69 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFN$ ' Profile number generated by Service Argos 69 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PIV$ ' Internal vacuum recorded before the last descent of a profiling float (inches Hg) 69 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PMT$ ' Pump motor time (sec) 65 '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 69 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PPC$ ' Park battery current (mA) 69 '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 42 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PSP$ ' Surface pressure + 5 decibars recorded before the last descent of a profiling float (dbars) 27 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PSQ$ ' Surface pressure recorded before the last descent of a profiling float. 69 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PVS$ ' Battery voltage at SBE pump time 1021 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'RELH ' Relative Humidity (percent) 15 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SCDT ' Direction to which Sea Surface Current is flowing (degrees relative to true North) 15 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SCSP ' Sea Surface Current Speed (meters/second) 1173 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SSTP ' Sea Surface Temperature (degrees C) 882 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WDIR ' Direction from which wind is blowing (degrees relative to true North) 882 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WSPD ' Horizontal Wind Speed (meters/second) 326535 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 4 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 9681 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 1689 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 1689 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 12328 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 13817 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 1689 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 1689 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 12328 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 13817 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 14676 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 2 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 4909 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 3868 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 2 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 14551 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 126 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 1 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 14434 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 126 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 118 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 42 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AC2$ ' A unique number constructed as system hour, minute, second,profile number 69 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ACC$ ' MEDS accesion number 27 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AFN$ ' APF9I firmware revision number 875 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ANT$ ' Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). 69 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'APN$ ' The Service Argos program number 69 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AQA$ ' Argo location class code table [ARGO reference table 5] 1551 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQA$ ' QA in buoy code form 1551 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQZ$ ' Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) 1551 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BTP$ ' Buoy type (WMO code 0370) 32 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CAST ' Hydrographic cast type 9349 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CRC$ ' 32 bit circular redundancy code (Special IGOSS Indicator) 65 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DDS$ ' Date of first drift sample (Provor or APEX) as YYYYMMDD 1123 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG1$ ' Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1173 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG2$ ' Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1559 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG3$ ' Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1689 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGC$ ' The 5 character 66... group used in a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection 1531 '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. 1551 '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 69 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'OID$ ' Originator"s station identifier 1620 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PDT$ ' The date as DDMMY of the last position (from DRIBU message) 14678 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PFR$ ' XBT probe type, fall rate equation and recorder type (WMO code 1770 and 4770) 1620 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTM$ ' The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) 69 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTT$ ' The Service Argos ptt number 14678 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 14678 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 69 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'SAT$ ' Satellite identifier 27 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'SCT$ ' Status of the Seabird CTD 27 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'SPF$ ' Status of the profiling Float 65 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'TIME ' Time within day in format HHMMSS 1905 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 875 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '1 ' Propeller rotor 30 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_AQA$ ' '1 ' 350 m <= accuracy < 1000 m [from at least 4 messages] 35 '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] 466 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '1 ' 500 m <= Radius < 1500 m 673 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '2 ' 250 m <= Radius < 500 m 412 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '3 ' Radius < 250 m 1551 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '0 ' Depths are not corrected 599 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '21 ' ATLAS (e.g. TAO area) 952 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '22 ' TRITON 466 '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 673 '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 412 '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 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '002 ' Sippican T-4, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b-2.25 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '011 ' Sippican T-5, Coefficient a 6.828, Coefficient b -1.82 10 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '041 ' Sippican T-7, Coefficient a 6.472, Coefficient b -2.16 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '042 ' Sippican T-7, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 144 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '052 ' Sippican Deep Blue, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 9 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '212 ' TSK T-6, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '222 ' TSK T-7, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 2444 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '820 ' Thermistor Chain 11032 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '830 ' CTD 42 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '841 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, Seabird conductivity sensor 477 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '846 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, Seabird conductivity sensor 125 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '851 ' P-ALACE float, SOLO, Seabird conductivity sensor 12 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '860 ' Profiling Float, NEMO, SBE conductivity sensor 375 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '995 ' Instrument attached to marine mammals 117 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '06 ' Sippican MK-21 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '43 ' TSK MK-30N 5 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '46 ' TSK MK-130 Compatible recorder for both XBT and XCTD 4 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '47 ' TSK MK-130A XCTD recorder 592 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '60 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on up transit 28 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '61 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on down transit 61 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '64 ' Iridium, communications sampling on up transit 27 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '71 ' CSIRO Devil-2 XBT acquisition system 13843 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '99 ' Unknown 45857 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 27524 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1689 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '2 ' Precision to 10 degrees 1689 'Standard ' 'STD_HCSP ' '1 ' Precision to 1m/s 10119 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '1 ' In situ sensor, accuracy better the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 2209 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '2 ' In situ sensor, accuracy less the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 13471 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '1 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.01 degrees C 346 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '2 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.1 degrees C 5 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'GE ' BSH, Germany 13 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'JA ' Japanese Meteorologocal Agency 14619 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 41 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'NW ' US National Weather Service 346 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 1559 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 12773 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 480 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'D ' Delete this station from the file 1 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'R ' Replace existing station with this one 14197 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'U ' Add this station to file during update --------------------------------------------------------------