CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE 'DB200812B.NODC' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: Apr 02 2009 10:20:44 (20090402102044) (MAY NOT BE CURRENT) VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 1012750 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 504913 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 504913 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 2022576 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 398372 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 504913 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 504913 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 533812 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 424 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 398372 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 398372 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 2022576 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 504913 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUCV ' Convert GTS drifting buoy messages to Ocean processing format. 507837 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUQC ' Drifting Buoy QC software. 504913 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 504913 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 13435 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level (m) 140285 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMP ' Atmospheric Pressure at Altitude (hectoPascals) 230383 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMS ' Atmospheric pressure at sea level (hectoPascals) 178286 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATPT ' Atmospheric pressure tendency (hPa/hr) 458781 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRDP ' Depth of drogue (meters) 34050 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRYT ' Dry Bulb Temperature (degrees C) 15294 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'RELH ' Relative Humidity (percent) 8312 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SSTP ' Sea Surface Temperature (degrees C) 976 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SWHT ' Swell Height (meters) 890 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SWPR ' Swell Period (seconds) 27906 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WDIR ' Direction from which wind is blowing (degrees relative to true North) 27906 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WSPD ' Horizontal Wind Speed (meters/second) 525856 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 8380 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 6603 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 391769 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 6603 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 391769 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 504913 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 629661 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 505530 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1313 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 500794 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 4119 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 494518 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 10395 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 13435 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ANT$ ' Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). 492918 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQA$ ' QA in buoy code form 491255 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQZ$ ' Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) 483470 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BTP$ ' Buoy type (WMO code 0370) 451773 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DRT$ ' The drogue type code (WMO code table 4780) 386646 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GE1$ ' Contents of the first engineering group (8xxxx) in a DRIBU message 265430 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GE2$ ' Contents of the second engineering group (8xxxx) in a DRIBU message 244649 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG1$ ' Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 391320 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG2$ ' Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 12077 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG3$ ' Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 6603 '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. 493561 '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 492918 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PDT$ ' The date as DDMMY of the last position (from DRIBU message) 492918 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTM$ ' The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) 504913 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 504913 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 504913 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 13435 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '1 ' Propeller rotor 22670 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '0 ' Radius >= 1500 m 185674 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '1 ' 500 m <= Radius < 1500 m 205258 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '2 ' 250 m <= Radius < 500 m 79316 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '3 ' Radius < 250 m 491255 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '0 ' Depths are not corrected 10345 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '00 ' Unspecified drifting buoy 453320 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '01 ' Standard Lagrangian drifter (Global Drifter Programme) 1710 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '04 ' Ice float 869 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '16 ' Unspecified moored buoy 12778 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '21 ' ATLAS (e.g. TAO area) 4448 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '22 ' TRITON 2306 '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) 20370 '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 185958 '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 205521 '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 79406 '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 6227109 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 6603 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 6603 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '2 ' In situ sensor, accuracy less the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 391769 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '2 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.1 degrees C 504913 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 504913 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 504913 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' ' ' Drifting Buoy stations only --------------------------------------------------------------