CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE '202507010657.meds' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: 2025-07-02T22:27:28Z VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 36158 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 35489 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'DC ' Station was checked by duplicate checking software 35466 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'ED ' Edit a parameter value 72769 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 23 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 35466 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CCLL ' Platform call sign 144439 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 67593 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 35466 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 35466 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 198979 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 80 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '6 ' Machine digitized at regular intervals of depth 53785 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 13728 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '8 ' Digitized at inflexion points (equivalent to k1=8 for BATHY/TESAC data) 1287 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'D ' Parameter is a duplicate 66306 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 179905 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 692 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BTE2 ' Convert drifters with subsurface profiles from TESAC stream to drifting buoy stream. 692 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUCV ' Convert GTS drifting buoy messages to Ocean processing format. 34774 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG02 ' MEDS software that converts the real-time IGOSS data to the new Ocean processing structure. 37288 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 35489 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IGO3 ' NODC duplicates checking software. 23 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 70947 '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. 692 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level (m) 75 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMS ' Atmospheric pressure at sea level (hectoPascals) 7 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'BATH ' Bathymetric Depth (meters) 670 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRYT ' Dry Bulb Temperature (degrees C) 633 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'RELH ' Relative Humidity (percent) 336 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SSTP ' Sea Surface Temperature (degrees C) 317 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WDIR ' Direction from which wind is blowing (degrees relative to true North) 317 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WSPD ' Horizontal Wind Speed (meters/second) 198032 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 823 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be probably bad. 124 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be bad. 6883 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 6883 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 23085 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 30742 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 6883 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (degrees relative to True North) 6883 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED (m/s) 23085 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity (PSU) 30742 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature (degrees C) 35466 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1661 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 1386 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 34419 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1047 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be probably bad. 33644 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1698 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be probably bad. 124 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be bad. 692 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ANT$ ' Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). 692 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQA$ ' QA in buoy code form 692 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQZ$ ' Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) 692 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BTP$ ' Buoy Type (WMO BUFR element 002149, previously WMO code table 0370) 18257 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CRC$ ' 32 bit circular redundancy code (Special IGOSS Indicator) 670 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG1$ ' Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 336 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG2$ ' Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 692 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG3$ ' Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 6883 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGC$ ' The 5 character 66... group used in a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection 298 '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. 692 '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 692 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PDT$ ' The date as DDMMY (or yyyymmdd) of the last position (from DRIBU message) 35466 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PFR$ ' XBT probe type, fall rate equation and recorder type (WMO code 1770 and 4770) 692 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTM$ ' The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) 35466 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 35466 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 692 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 692 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '1 ' Propeller rotor 692 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '3 ' Radius < 250 m 692 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '0 ' Depths are not corrected 692 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '21 ' ATLAS (e.g. TAO area) 692 '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 74 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '/// ' Unknown 4494 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '820 ' Thermistor Chain 30681 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '830 ' CTD 217 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '995 ' Instrument attached to marine mammals 197 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '64 ' Iridium, communications sampling on up transit 74 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '65 ' Iridium communications, sampling on down transit 35195 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '99 ' Unknown 78166 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 60904 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 40 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '1 ' Precision to 1 degrees 6843 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '2 ' Precision to 10 degrees 6883 'Standard ' 'STD_HCSP ' '1 ' Precision to 1m/s 18632 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '1 ' In situ sensor, accuracy better the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 4453 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '2 ' In situ sensor, accuracy less the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 30742 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '1 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.01 degrees C 4 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'JA ' Japanese Meteorologocal Agency 35448 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 14 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'NW ' US National Weather Service 692 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 34774 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 15 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'D ' Delete this station from the file 8 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'R ' Replace existing station with this one 35443 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'U ' Add this station to file during update --------------------------------------------------------------