-- Parameter Codes for Surface Codes (Srfc_Code in Surface Code group; Act_Parm in History group)
| CODE
| MEANING
|
| ABA$ |
The number of piston adjustments (as counts) made during the park phase to ensure the float stays within 10-dbar of the programmed park pressure. |
| AC2$ |
A unique number constructed as system hour, minute, second,profile number |
| ACC$ |
MEDS accesion number |
| ACCS |
Accession number |
| ADID |
AODC Unique ID |
| AFC$ |
ARGOS fix code (satellite fix and location accuracy) |
| AFN$ |
APF9I firmware revision number |
| ANT$ |
Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). |
| APN$ |
The Service Argos program number |
| APP$ |
The number of 6-second pulses of the air pump required (count) |
| AQA$ |
Argo location class code table [ARGO reference table 5] |
| AREA |
Area code used by NODC code PA = Pacific, IN = Indian, AT =Atlantic |
| ARG$ |
ARGOS ID number given to a platform, assigned by the ARGOS Project Office |
| BMS$ |
BUFR SST Method Code |
| BQA$ |
QA in buoy code form |
| BQZ$ |
Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) |
| BTP$ |
Buoy Type (WMO BUFR element 002149, previously WMO code table 0370) |
| BUOY |
Buoy type (BUFR element 002036) |
| CAST |
Hydrographic cast type |
| CCVR |
Total Cloud Cover in Tenths of Sky |
| CDE$ |
The difference (seconds) between the APF9Is real time clock (RTC) and GPS time. This represents clock drift. |
| CLDA |
Total Cloud Amount (WMO code 2700) |
| CLDT |
Cloud Type (WMO code 0500) |
| COID |
IFREMER unique station identifier |
| CP1$ |
The current pressure as recorded during the creation of each argos message block (centibars) |
| CRC$ |
32 bit circular redundancy code (Special IGOSS Indicator) |
| CSC1 |
Chief Scientist's Name |
| CSID |
CSIRO unique ID |
| CSN$ |
IGOSS Call Sign |
| DBID |
NODC Database Identification Number (Unique Identifier) |
| DDB$ |
The date as YYYYMMDD of deployment |
| DDS$ |
Date of first drift sample (Provor or APEX) as YYYYMMDD |
| DKT$ |
Recorder type for IGOSS BTs. This is equivalent to RCT$. |
| DPC$ |
XBT depth correction status |
| DRT$ |
The drogue type code (WMO code table 4780) |
| DT2$ |
Date at the end of a tow (Batfish) |
| FRA$ |
Fall rate (correction factor for XBT probes) |
| FRE$ |
Code for fall rate equation used. See IGOSS code table. |
| FRQ$ |
Argos system data (frequency) used for back conversion to Raw data |
| FTD# |
Fish Tag Deployment Number (generated everytime the tag is deployed) |
| FTT# |
The time as hours of each profile from the fish tag data associated with the closest fix point, and the time since that point is recorded, (how long its been since the latitude/longitude information was recorded). |
| GCLL |
Call Sign |
| GE1$ |
Contents of the first engineering group (8xxxx) in a DRIBU message |
| GE2$ |
Contents of the second engineering group (8xxxx) in a DRIBU message |
| GE3$ |
Contents of the third engineering group (8xxxx)in a DRIBU message |
| GG1$ |
Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form |
| GG2$ |
Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form |
| GG3$ |
Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form |
| GGC$ |
The 5 character 66... group used in a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection |
| GGI$ |
The 5 character 88.. group used in a BATHY and a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface profile. |
| 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 66% confidence); QZ=WMO-3318: Depth correction indicator |
| GNCO |
NODC consecutive station number |
| GNCR |
NODC Cruise Number |
| GNOX |
Position 1 = OSV Flag Position 2 = Instrument Type Position 3 = Probe Type |
| GOCO |
Originators Consec Number |
| GOCR |
Originators Cruise Number |
| HM2$ |
Hour and minute at the end of a tow (Batfish) |
| ICD$ |
Equivalent to IST$ |
| ICEF |
Flag for Ice in vicinity of Hydrographic Observation |
| IDEN |
Data identifier |
| INS1 |
Institute |
| IOTA |
CSIRO Indian Ocean Temperature Identifier containing both the data source (CSIRO, BOM, LEVITUS, WOCE, NODC) as a word and the reliability of the data QC in the SRFC_Q_PARM field (IF CSIRO did QC by hand, then 1 or 2, and IF data arrived from WOD, then 7 is used. |
| IST$ |
Instrument name |
| ITS# |
International Temperature Scale |
| LDAT |
Load Date at NODC |
| LTN# |
XBT Launcher Tube Number |
| LYD$ |
Lloyds registration (Platform) number |
| MFD# |
XBT Manufacture Date (yyyymmdd) (CSIRO Code) |
| MRT# |
Reference Type (Instrument for reference temp) (OCL revised table to include types 9 and 10) |
| NAM$ |
Number of ascent messages (Provor) |
| NPA$ |
Number of pump actions in ascent (Provor) |
| NPS$ |
Number of pump actions at surface (Provor) |
| NSB$ |
Number of samples collected in the bin. |
| NSU$ |
Number of satellites used to determine the fix. |
| NVD$ |
Number of valve actions in descent (Provor) |
| NVS$ |
Number of valve actions at the surface (Provor) |
| OCD$ |
NODC OCL Database Type |
| OCL# |
NODC OCL Reference Number |
| OCP$ |
NODC OCL Platform Code (OCL-WOD 2nd header 3) |
| OCR$ |
The originator's cruise number |
| OEN$ |
Originators event identifier |
| OFFS |
The OFFSET as measured and reported by the Data Acquisition Software - SIPPICAN MK9 or 12 and/or the CSIRO DEVIL System |
| OID$ |
Originator's station identifier |
| OLS# |
NODC OCL Unique Station Number |
| OMV$ |
Oceanographic Measuring Vehicle Type |
| ONM1 |
Originator's name |
| PDID |
NODC Ocean profile database ID |
| PDR$ |
Indicates if the profile was collected on the descent (D) or the ascent (A) of the instrument |
| PDT$ |
The date as DDMMY (or yyyymmdd) of the last position (from DRIBU message) |
| PEQ$ |
Instrument make and type for water temperature measurement with fall rate coefficients if relevant (WMO Common Code Table C-3; WMO code table 1770, BUFR element 0 22 067) |
| PFR$ |
XBT probe type, fall rate equation and recorder type (WMO code 1770 and 4770) |
| PGID |
Program identification |
| PGSS |
CSIRO XBT probe-type guess, based on voyage reports and other metadata |
| PICD |
Principal Investigator (NODC OCL PI code table) |
| PKS$ |
Salinity at the end of parking phase of a profiling float |
| PKT$ |
Temperature at the parking depth of a profiling float |
| PLAT |
Platform Code (NODC/ICES 4 bytes) |
| PLTN |
MEDS Ship Platname |
| PNM1 |
Platform name |
| POI$ |
The number of STP spot-samples collected during the profile and does not include the park-level spot-sample. |
| POTP |
Temperature measured by Optode Sensor at the end of Park phase of a profiling float (degrees C) |
| POXY |
Dissolved Oxygen at the end of Park phase of a profiling float (mmol/m**3) |
| PRHB |
Probe Hit Bottom Indicator (GF3 Code: 0 = no, 1 = yes) |
| PRJ$ |
Project Name |
| PRK$ |
The depth or pressure of the parking depth of a profiling float. Units are the same as reported in the profile |
| PRO1 |
NODC project code (same as PROJ) |
| PROJ |
NODC project code |
| PRT$ |
XBT probe type (WMO code 1770) |
| PTM$ |
The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) |
| PTT$ |
The Service Argos ptt number |
| QAF$ |
QC tests "Fail" - AOML |
| QAO$ |
Quality control performed at AOML |
| QAP$ |
QC tests "Performed" - AOML |
| QCF$ |
QC tests "Fail" - MEDS |
| QCP$ |
QC tests "Performed" - MEDS |
| QIF$ |
The indicator encoding which QC tests from Institute Maurice Lamontagne were failed |
| QNF$ |
QC tests "Fail" - NODC |
| QNP$ |
QC tests "Performed" - NODC |
| QOF$ |
QC tests "Fail" - AODC |
| QOP$ |
QC tests "Performed" - AODC |
| QP1$ |
QC tests "Performed" - APDRC |
| QP1# |
QC tests "Fail" for PSAL - APDRC |
| QP9$ |
QC tests "Performed" (editing other than by NODC or Science QC Center) |
| QP9# |
QC tests "Fail" for PSAL (editing other than by NODC or Science QC Center) |
| QPS# |
QC tests "Fail" for PSAL - NODC |
| QRF$ |
QC tests "Fail" - CSIRO |
| QRP$ |
QC tests "Performed" - CSIRO |
| QSF$ |
QC tests "Fail" - SCRIPPS |
| QSP$ |
QC tests "Performed" - SCRIPPS |
| QT1# |
QC tests "Fail" for TEMP - APDRC |
| QT9# |
QC tests "Fail" for TEMP (editing other than by NODC or Science QC Center) |
| QTE# |
QC tests "Fail" for TEMP - NODC |
| RCT$ |
XBT recorder type (WMO code 4770) |
| RCT# |
XBT recorder type (NODC-OCL modification of WMO code 4770) |
| REP$ |
Records that one or more profiles have replicate samples at one or more depths. The profiles affected are encoded in the same way QCF$, QCP$are set |
| RTC$ |
Reference temperature code. See REF_TEMP.CODES |
| SAT$ |
Satellite identifier |
| SCAL |
The SCALING Factor reported by the Data Acquisition Systems - Also used to calibrate the temperature data from the XBT |
| SCT$ |
Status of the Seabird CTD |
| SEAS |
Sea State (WMO code 3700) |
| SEC$ |
SEAS Unique Identifier |
| SER# |
The SERIAL Number of the Probe |
| SER1 |
Instrument Serial Number |
| SHP# |
Ship name |
| SPF$ |
Status of the profiling Float |
| SSSL |
Sea Surface Salinity (pre-1978 definition) (grams/kilogram) |
| STAT |
GTSPP STATUS |
| STM# |
Sea surface temperature method |
| SVR$ |
SEAS version number |
| SYS$ |
System recorder |
| TCID |
IFREMER TOGA Center Unique Database ID |
| TFF$ |
Float time (Provor) as HHMMSS |
| TGP$ |
The time to obtain a GPS fix |
| TIME |
Time within day in format HHMMSS |
| TWI# |
SOOP Line Number |
| UKH$ |
UKHO Bibliographic Reference Number |
| VDIC |
Wave direction (WMO code 0877) |
| VIS# |
Horizontal Visibility (WMO code 4300) |
| VISB |
Horizontal Visibility (WMO code 4300) |
| VISC |
Horizontal Visibility (WMO code 4300) |
| VSB# |
Horizontal Visibility (WMO code 4300) |
| WAT$ |
Argos system data (WAIT) used for back conversion to Raw data |
| WCF$ |
WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY |
| WCL$ |
Water color (NODC-OCL extension of Forel-Ule scale) |
| WCLR |
Water colour (Forel-Ule scale) |
| WDC$ |
Wind direction code (octants) |
| WDIC |
Wind direction (WMO code 0877) |
| WDR# |
Wind direction (WMO code 0877 / 0885) |
| WFBS |
Wind Force on Beaufort Scale |
| WMO$ |
WMO platform identifier number |
| WSC$ |
Wind force code (code translates to knots) |
| WVD# |
Wave direction (WMO code 0877) |
| WVH$ |
Wave height (NODC OCL Code) |
| WVH# |
Wave height (WMO Code Table 1555) |
| WVP$ |
Wave period (NODC code 0378) |
| WVP# |
Wave period (WMO code 3155) |
| WVR# |
Wave direction (WMO code 0877 / 0885) |
| WWC# |
Present weather (WMO code 4501) |
| WWCD |
Present Weather (WMO Code 4677) |
| XDIN |
XBT digitization Interval (NODC-0613) |
| XDMT |
XBT digitization Method (NODC-0612) |
| XINS |
Instrument type |
| XTRS |
XBT data Treatment and Storage (NODC-0614) |
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