CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE '201804280036.meds' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: Apr 29 2018 10:25:17 (20180429102517) VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 8 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CF ' Change a quality flag 19933 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 14 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CV ' Change value 17509 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'DC ' Station was checked by duplicate checking software 17470 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'ED ' Edit a parameter value 76 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FB ' Flag to the Bottom 2 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FR ' Flag Range 35831 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 48 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 17470 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CCLL ' Platform call sign 1 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'DEPH ' Sensor Depth below Sea Surface (meters) or Depth Corrected, CSIRO Code (CSCB) 73321 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 7 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'CNDC ' Electrical conductivity (mho per metre) 7 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PRES ' Sea pressure (sea surface = 0) in decibars 34 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 51 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 34605 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 18 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'P ' Independent parameter is Pressure 17479 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 17 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 17462 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 859225 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 92 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '6 ' Machine digitized at regular intervals of depth 28671 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 5860 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '8 ' Digitized at inflexion points (equivalent to k1=8 for BATHY/TESAC data) 482 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'D ' Parameter is a duplicate 34141 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 90891 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 14 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARCA ' Calibrations have been performed on Argo records 9 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARDP ' Check Argo duplicates between TESAC and Argo archives 9 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARGQ ' Automatic QC software for Argo floats 9 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARUP ' Update Argo data to Argo archive 2436 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BTE2 ' Convert drifters with subsurface profiles from TESAC stream to drifting buoy stream. 2436 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUCV ' Convert GTS drifting buoy messages to Ocean processing format. 15034 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG02 ' MEDS software that converts the real-time IGOSS data to the new Ocean processing structure. 18417 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 17509 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IGO3 ' NODC duplicates checking software. 9 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'JVFM ' MEDS software written in Java to decode data transmitted by Argo Iridium floats. 39 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 34970 '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. 2436 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level (m) 186 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMS ' Atmospheric pressure at sea level (hectoPascals) 16 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BATH ' Bathymetric Depth (meters) 16 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BCI$ ' Indicator for Method of Current Measurement (WMO code 2266) 2171 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRYT ' Dry Bulb Temperature (degrees C) 9 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFN$ ' Profile number generated by Service Argos 1362 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'RELH ' Relative Humidity (percent) 4 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SCDT ' Direction to which Sea Surface Current is flowing (degrees relative to true North) 4 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SCSP ' Sea Surface Current Speed (meters/second) 1741 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SSTP ' Sea Surface Temperature (degrees C) 1842 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WDIR ' Direction from which wind is blowing (degrees relative to true North) 1842 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WSPD ' Horizontal Wind Speed (meters/second) 857819 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1316 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be probably bad. 90 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be bad. 2535 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 2535 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 13499 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 16054 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 2535 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 2535 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 13499 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 16054 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 17478 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be probably bad. 5564 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 6064 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be bad. 17278 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 201 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be probably bad. 16675 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 749 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be probably bad. 55 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be bad. 2436 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ANT$ ' Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). 2436 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQA$ ' QA in buoy code form 2436 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQZ$ ' Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) 2436 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BTP$ ' Buoy type (WMO code 0370) 9025 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CRC$ ' 32 bit circular redundancy code (Special IGOSS Indicator) 2389 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG1$ ' Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1741 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG2$ ' Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 2436 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG3$ ' Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 2535 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGC$ ' The 5 character 66... group used in a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection 1566 '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. 2436 '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 11 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'OID$ ' Originator's station identifier 2436 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PDT$ ' The date as DDMMY (or yyyymmdd) of the last position (from DRIBU message) 17479 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PFR$ ' XBT probe type, fall rate equation and recorder type (WMO code 1770 and 4770) 2436 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTM$ ' The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) 17479 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 17479 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 2453 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 2436 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '1 ' Propeller rotor 2436 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '3 ' Radius < 250 m 2436 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '0 ' Depths are not corrected 2436 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '21 ' ATLAS (e.g. TAO area) 2436 '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 175 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '/// ' Unknown 4 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '011 ' Sippican T-5, Coefficient a 6.828, Coefficient b -1.82 13 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '052 ' Sippican Deep Blue, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 3869 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '820 ' Thermistor Chain 11968 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '830 ' CTD 65 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '836 ' PROVOR_III (Not in WMO 1770 as of 2017-03-10) 16 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '838 ' Profiling Float, ARVOR_D, SBE conductivity sensor 40 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '841 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, Seabird conductivity sensor 336 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '844 ' Profiling Float, ARVOR, Seabird conductivity sensor 355 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '846 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, Seabird conductivity sensor 15 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '851 ' P-ALACE float, SOLO, Seabird conductivity sensor 105 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '853 ' Profiling Float, SOLO2 (SCRIPPS), Seabird conductivity sensor 83 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '854 ' Profiling Float, S2A, SBE conductivity sensor 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '862 ' Profiling Float, SOLO_D, SBE conductivity sensor 96 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '863 ' Profiling Float, NAVIS.A, SBE conductivity sensor 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '864 ' Profiling Float, NINJA_D, SBE conductivity sensor 10 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '865 ' Profiling Float, NOVA, SBE conductivity sensor 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '868 ' Profiling Float, ALAMO, SBE conductivity sensor 325 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '995 ' Instrument attached to marine mammals 13 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '06 ' Sippican MK-21 652 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '60 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on up transit 15 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '61 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on down transit 646 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '64 ' Iridium, communications sampling on up transit 105 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '65 ' Iridium communications, sampling on down transit 16048 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '99 ' Unknown 61032 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 30613 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 46 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '1 ' Precision to 1 degrees 2489 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '2 ' Precision to 10 degrees 2535 'Standard ' 'STD_HCSP ' '1 ' Precision to 1m/s 11892 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '1 ' In situ sensor, accuracy better the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 1607 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '2 ' In situ sensor, accuracy less the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 16037 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '1 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.01 degrees C 17 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '2 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.1 degrees C 17472 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 7 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'NW ' US National Weather Service 17 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 2436 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 15026 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 38 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'D ' Delete this station from the file 1 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'R ' Replace existing station with this one 17440 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'U ' Add this station to file during update --------------------------------------------------------------