CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE 'NOAA42_20100805.meds' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: Aug 05 2010 17:57:27 (20100805175727) VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 5 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CF ' Change a quality flag 1188 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 302 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'DC ' Station was checked by duplicate checking software 297 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'ED ' Edit a parameter value 8 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FB ' Flag to the Bottom 1 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FR ' Flag Range 601 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 5 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 297 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CCLL ' Platform call sign 2096 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 6 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 8 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 312 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 297 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 272 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 25 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 67047 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 312 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 5 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'D ' Parameter is a duplicate 307 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 1516 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 891 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'NO ' NODC (Washington) 297 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG02 ' MEDS software that converts the real-time IGOSS data to the new Ocean processing structure. 318 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 302 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IGO3 ' NODC duplicates checking software. 5 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 594 '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. 297 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ld01 ' NODC database loading program 297 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'tstc ' NODC test of codes in a MEDS-ASCII file 297 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'tstm ' NODC format test of a MEDS-ASCII data file 66812 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 235 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 15 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 297 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 15 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 297 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 279 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 18 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 297 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 276 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 15 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 6 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 297 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ACCS ' Accession number 297 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CRC$ ' 32 bit circular redundancy code (Special IGOSS Indicator) 297 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DBID ' NODC Database Identification Number (Unique Identifier) 272 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DPC$ ' XBT depth correction status 10 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGC$ ' The 5 character 66... group used in a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection 297 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PFR$ ' XBT probe type, fall rate equation and recorder type (WMO code 1770 and 4770) 297 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PLAT ' Platform 297 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 297 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 297 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'STAT ' GTSPP STATUS 272 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 272 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_DPC$ ' '03 ' Unknown XBT Probe Type, Not enough information, leave alone 244 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '/// ' Unknown 38 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '081 ' Sippican AXBT (300 m probes), Coefficient a , 1.52, Coefficient b 0 15 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '720 ' Sippican AXCTD 297 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '99 ' Unknown 297 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_STAT ' '1 ' Real time data 2054 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 876 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 15 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '1 ' In situ sensor, accuracy better the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 25 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '1 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.01 degrees C 272 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '2 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.1 degrees C 297 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 272 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 25 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 5 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'R ' Replace existing station with this one 292 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'U ' Add this station to file during update --------------------------------------------------------------