CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE '201308092206.meds' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: Aug 12 2013 10:25:21 (20130812102521) VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 37 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CF ' Change a quality flag 18678 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 16956 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'DC ' Station was checked by duplicate checking software 16758 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'ED ' Edit a parameter value 231 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FB ' Flag to the Bottom 7 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FR ' Flag Range 34308 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 408 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 16758 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CCLL ' Platform call sign 2 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'DEPH ' Sensor Depth below Sea Surface (meters) or Depth Corrected, CSIRO Code (CSCB) 70350 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 138 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 135 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 33304 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 50 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'P ' Independent parameter is Pressure 16783 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 154 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 16629 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 544239 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 376 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be bad. 196 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '6 ' Machine digitized at regular intervals of depth 27991 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 5167 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '8 ' Digitized at inflexion points (equivalent to k1=8 for BATHY/TESAC data) 672 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'D ' Parameter is a duplicate 32682 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 87383 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 25 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARDP ' Check Argo duplicates between TESAC and Argo archives 25 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARGQ ' Automatic QC software for Argo floats 25 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARUP ' Update Argo data to Argo archive 82 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BIOC ' Convert new BIO r-t format to ocean processing 1845 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BTE2 ' Convert drifters with subsurface profiles from TESAC stream to drifting buoy stream. 1845 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUCV ' Convert GTS drifting buoy messages to Ocean processing format. 14831 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG02 ' MEDS software that converts the real-time IGOSS data to the new Ocean processing structure. 17804 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 16956 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IGO3 ' NODC duplicates checking software. 23 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'JVFM ' MEDS software written in Java to decode data transmitted by Argo Iridium floats. 383 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 33537 '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. 2 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'RFMT ' Reformat PINRO data to ocean processing 1334 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level (m) 743 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMS ' Atmospheric pressure at sea level (hectoPascals) 208 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BATH ' Bathymetric Depth (meters) 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BCI$ ' Indicator for Method of Current Measurement (WMO code 2266) 619 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'CLN$ ' Length of cable (thermistor strings) suspended beneath platforms 47 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DEWT ' Dew Point Temperature (degrees C) 97 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRDP ' Depth of drogue (meters) 1179 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRYT ' Dry Bulb Temperature (degrees C) 25 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFN$ ' Profile number generated by Service Argos 619 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PRC$ ' Hydrostatic pressure at the lower end of a cable suspended beneath a platform 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PRHB ' Probe Hit Bottom Indicator (GF3 Code: 0 = no, 1 = yes) 602 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'RELH ' Relative Humidity (percent) 1256 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SSTP ' Sea Surface Temperature (degrees C) 90 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SWHT ' Swell Height (meters) 89 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SWPR ' Swell Period (seconds) 937 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WDIR ' Direction from which wind is blowing (degrees relative to true North) 937 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WSPD ' Horizontal Wind Speed (meters/second) 542903 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 633 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be probably bad. 1079 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be bad. 2305 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 2193 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 12945 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 15911 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 2305 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 2193 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 12945 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 15911 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 16771 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 12 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be bad. 4737 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 4028 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 23 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be bad. 16783 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 16315 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 427 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be probably bad. 41 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be bad. 1334 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ANT$ ' Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). 1835 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQA$ ' QA in buoy code form 1835 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQZ$ ' Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) 1835 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BTP$ ' Buoy type (WMO code 0370) 9920 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CRC$ ' 32 bit circular redundancy code (Special IGOSS Indicator) 97 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DRT$ ' The drogue type code (WMO code table 4780) 97 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GE1$ ' Contents of the first engineering group (8xxxx) in a DRIBU message 1435 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG1$ ' Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1351 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG2$ ' Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1845 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG3$ ' Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 2305 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGC$ ' The 5 character 66... group used in a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection 1331 '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. 1835 '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 82 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'OCR$ ' The originator"s cruise number 107 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'OID$ ' Originator"s station identifier 1835 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PDT$ ' The date as DDMMY of the last position (from DRIBU message) 16783 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PFR$ ' XBT probe type, fall rate equation and recorder type (WMO code 1770 and 4770) 82 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PNM1 ' Platform name 1835 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTM$ ' The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) 16783 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 16783 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 1975 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 1334 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '1 ' Propeller rotor 204 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '1 ' 500 m <= Radius < 1500 m 275 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '2 ' 250 m <= Radius < 500 m 1356 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '3 ' Radius < 250 m 1738 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '0 ' Depths are not corrected 97 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '1 ' Depths are corrected 97 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '01 ' Standard Lagrangian drifter (Global Drifter Programme) 154 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '18 ' 3 metres discus 812 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '21 ' ATLAS (e.g. TAO area) 772 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '22 ' TRITON 204 '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 275 '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 1259 '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 97 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_GGST ' '20131 ' (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=1: Depths are corrected 30 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '/// ' Unknown 24 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '041 ' Sippican T-7, Coefficient a 6.472, Coefficient b -2.16 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '042 ' Sippican T-7, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 115 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '052 ' Sippican Deep Blue, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '061 ' Sippican T-10, Coefficient a 6.301, Coefficient b -2.16 12 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '510 ' Sparton 536 AXBT, Coefficient a 1.524, Coefficient b 0 3515 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '820 ' Thermistor Chain 12172 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '830 ' CTD 30 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '841 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, Seabird conductivity sensor 33 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '844 ' Profiling Float, ARVOR, Seabird conductivity sensor 460 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '846 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, Seabird conductivity sensor 95 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '851 ' P-ALACE float, SOLO, Seabird conductivity sensor 90 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '853 ' Profiling Float, SOLO2 (SCRIPPS), Seabird conductivity sensor 6 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '860 ' Profiling Float, NEMO, SBE conductivity sensor 20 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '865 ' Profiling Float, NOVA (METOCEAN) 171 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '995 ' Instrument attached to marine mammals 7 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '999 ' Unknown 24 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '04 ' Sippican AN/BHQ-7/MK8 114 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '06 ' Sippican MK-21 483 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '60 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on up transit 270 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '64 ' Iridium, communications sampling on up transit 12 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '65 ' Iridium communications, sampling on down transit 4 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '71 ' CSIRO Devil-2 XBT acquisition system 15876 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '99 ' Unknown 52712 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 30362 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 246 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '9 ' The value of the element is missing. 154 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '1 ' Precision to 1 degrees 2151 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '2 ' Precision to 10 degrees 2193 'Standard ' 'STD_HCSP ' '1 ' Precision to 1m/s 10526 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '1 ' In situ sensor, accuracy better the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 2419 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '2 ' In situ sensor, accuracy less the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 15757 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '1 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.01 degrees C 154 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '2 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.1 degrees C 10 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'GE ' BSH, Germany 17 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'JA ' Japanese Meteorologocal Agency 16745 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 11 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'NW ' US National Weather Service 154 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 1845 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 14784 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 205 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'D ' Delete this station from the file 1 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'R ' Replace existing station with this one 16577 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'U ' Add this station to file during update --------------------------------------------------------------