CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE 'DB200804B.NODC' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: Apr 01 2009 15:55:24 (20090401155524) (MAY NOT BE CURRENT) VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 893678 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 502 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CV ' Change value 444140 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 444140 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 1781958 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 502 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level (m) 389269 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 444140 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 444140 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 451583 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 833 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 389269 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 389269 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 1782460 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 444642 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUCV ' Convert GTS drifting buoy messages to Ocean processing format. 449538 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUQC ' Drifting Buoy QC software. 444140 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 444140 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 10577 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level (m) 193552 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMP ' Atmospheric Pressure at Altitude (hectoPascals) 208139 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMS ' Atmospheric pressure at sea level (hectoPascals) 173764 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATPT ' Atmospheric pressure tendency (hPa/hr) 403654 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRDP ' Depth of drogue (meters) 28924 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRYT ' Dry Bulb Temperature (degrees C) 118 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'LN2$ ' The second longitude (from DRIBU message) (degrees) 118 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'LT2$ ' The second latitude (from DRIBU message) (degrees) 10799 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'RELH ' Relative Humidity (percent) 2873 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SSTP ' Sea Surface Temperature (degrees C) 828 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SWHT ' Swell Height (meters) 729 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SWPR ' Swell Period (seconds) 12870 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WDIR ' Direction from which wind is blowing (degrees relative to true North) 12870 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WSPD ' Horizontal Wind Speed (meters/second) 449364 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 3050 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 2 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 5494 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 383775 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 5494 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 383775 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 444140 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 620375 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 438602 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 838 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 437113 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 7027 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 433795 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 10343 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 2 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 10577 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ANT$ ' Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). 433637 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQA$ ' QA in buoy code form 429894 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQZ$ ' Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) 424241 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BTP$ ' Buoy type (WMO code 0370) 392705 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DRT$ ' The drogue type code (WMO code table 4780) 380090 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GE1$ ' Contents of the first engineering group (8xxxx) in a DRIBU message 215437 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GE2$ ' Contents of the second engineering group (8xxxx) in a DRIBU message 220274 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG1$ ' Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 382046 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG2$ ' Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 5854 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG3$ ' Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 5494 '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. 434273 '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 433637 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PDT$ ' The date as DDMMY of the last position (from DRIBU message) 433637 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTM$ ' The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) 444140 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 444140 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 444140 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 10075 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '1 ' Propeller rotor 502 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '2 ' Wind Observation through Ambient Noise (WOTAN) 19382 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '0 ' Radius >= 1500 m 153419 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '1 ' 500 m <= Radius < 1500 m 174618 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '2 ' 250 m <= Radius < 500 m 86218 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '3 ' Radius < 250 m 429894 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '0 ' Depths are not corrected 11379 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '00 ' Unspecified drifting buoy 395607 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '01 ' Standard Lagrangian drifter (Global Drifter Programme) 1926 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '04 ' Ice float 738 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '16 ' Unspecified moored buoy 10739 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '21 ' ATLAS (e.g. TAO area) 3852 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '22 ' TRITON 4261 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_GGST ' '201// ' (2QNQLQAQZ) QN=0: Good quality (several identical reports have been received); QL=1: Latest known position (no location data from current pass); QA=/: Location quality class information not available; QZ=/: Missing value (Depth correction unknown) 15133 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_GGST ' '20100 ' (2QNQLQAQZ) QN=0: Good quality (several identical reports have been received); QL=1: Latest known position (no location data from current pass); QA=0: Radius greater than or equal to 1500 m; QZ=0: Depths are not corrected 153623 '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 174821 '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 86317 '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 118 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_GGST ' '2020/ ' (2QNQLQAQZ) QN=0: Good quality (several identical reports have been received); QL=2: Dubious quality (position calculated from only 1 satellite pass); QA=0: Radius greater than or equal to 1500 m; QZ=/: Missing value (Depth correction unknown) 5528722 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 5494 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 5494 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '2 ' In situ sensor, accuracy less the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 383775 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '2 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.1 degrees C 444140 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 444140 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 444140 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' ' ' Drifting Buoy stations only --------------------------------------------------------------