table_3 - EMC
Key to values in indicator ("Ind.") column:
* - Currently not produced/not written into PREPBUFR files and even if it were, would not be used operationally by CDAS analysis.
O - No longer produced (had been used operationally by CDAS analysis).
+ - Currently written into PREPBUFR files but not used operationally by CDAS analysis.
@ - Station pressure calculated from reported mean sea-level pressure and elevation via U.S. Standard Atmosphere approximation. Elevation is greater than 7.5 meters (if less than 7.5 meters, station pressure set equal to sea-level pressure and report type set to 181/281).
% - Reported station pressure and mean sea-level pressure BOTH missing. Station pressure is set to 1013 mb. Elevation is less than or equal to 7.5 meters.
A - Used operationally by all CDAS analysis.
K - Altimeter setting is reported (never the case for synoptic). Station pressure calculated from reported altimeter setting and elevation.
Listing of differences between GFS/GDAS-SSI processing and CDAS processing for those types below marked "A":
233/133 (ACARS aircraft):
GFS/GDAS - time window is +/- 3.0 hours about cycle time; CDAS - time window is +/- 1.5 hours about cycle time
GFS/GDAS - reports at all pressure-altitudes processed; CDAS - only reports above 2286 meters processed
231/131 (AMDAR aircraft):
GFS/GDAS - reports at all pressure-altitudes processed; CDAS - only reports above 2286 meters processed
242/252 (GMS IR/VIS satwnd):
GFS/GDAS - used over land everywhere; CDAS - not used over land anywhere
243/253 (EUMETSAT IR/VIS satwnd):
GFS/GDAS - used over land everywhere; CDAS - used over land only south of 20 degrees north latitude
245/246/255 (NESDIS IR/imager water vapor (cloud-top) satwnd):
GFS/GDAS - used over land everywhere; CDAS - used over land only south of 20 degrees north latitude
181/281 (surface land):
GFS/GDAS - both METAR and SYNOPTIC; CDAS - only SYNOPTIC
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MASS REPORTS
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| Report Type | PREPBUFR Message Type | Description | Ind. |
| 102 | SPSSMI | SSM/I 7-CHANNEL BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES (DMSP-13) | * |
| 110 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 111 | SYNDAT | SYNTHETIC (BOGUS) TROPICAL CYCLONE STORM CENTER PSFC, Q | * |
| 120 | ADPUPA | RAWINSONDE VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE | A |
| 121 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 122 | ADPUPA | CLASS SOUNDING VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE | * |
| 123 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 124 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 125 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 130 | AIRCFT | AIREP AND PIREP AIRCRAFT SENSIBLE TEMPERATURE | A |
| 131 | AIRCFT | AMDAR AIRCRAFT SENSIBLE TEMPERATURE | A |
| 132 | ADPUPA | FLIGHT-LEVEL RECONNAISSANCE AND PROFILE DROPSONDE VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE | A |
| 133 | AIRCAR | MDCRS ACARS AIRCRAFT SENSIBLE TEMPERATURE (SPECIFIC HUMIDITY FLAGGED FOR NON-USE BY ANALYSIS) | A |
| 140 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 141 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 142 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 143 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 144 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 145 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 146 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 147 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 148 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 149 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 150 | SPSSMI | SSM/I SUPEROBED FNOC RAIN RATE (DMSP-13) | * |
| 151 | GOESND | NESDIS SFOV CLOUD TOP PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE, CLOUD AMOUNT (GOES-15, GOES-13) | * |
| 152 | SPSSMI | SSM/I SUPEROBED NEURAL NET 3 TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER RETRIEVALS (DMSP-13) | * |
| 153 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 154 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 155 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 156 | GOESND | NESDIS LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER RETRIEVALS OVER LAND - CLEAR (GOES-15, GOES-13) | * |
| 157 | GOESND | NESDIS LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER RETRIEVALS OVER LAND- CLOUDY (GOES-15, GOES-13) | * |
| 158 | GOESND | NESDIS LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER RETRIEVALS OVER OCEAN - CLEAR (GOES-15, GOES-13) | * |
| 159 | GOESND | NESDIS LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER RETRIEVALS OVER OCEAN - CLOUDY (GOES-15, GOES-13) | * |
| 160 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 161 | SATEMP | NESDIS ATOVS VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE SOUNDINGS AT 250 KM RESOLUTION OVER LAND - CLEAR [METOP-2 (NOAA-18, CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE)] | A |
| 162 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 163 | SATEMP | NESDIS ATOVS VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE SOUNDINGS AT 250 KM RESOLUTION OVER LAND - CLOUDY (NOT ASSIMILATED OVER TROPICS) (NOAA-18, METOP-2) | A |
| 164 | GOESND | NESDIS RADIANCES OVER LAND - CLEAR (GOES-15, GOES-13) | * |
| 165 | GOESND | NESDIS RADIANCES OVER LAND - CLOUD CORRECTED (GOES-15, GOES-13) | * |
| 170 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 171 | SATEMP | NESDIS ATOVS VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE SOUNDINGS AT 250 KM RESOLUTION OVER OCEAN - CLEAR [METOP-2 (NOAA-18, CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE)] | A |
| 172 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 173 | SATEMP | NESDIS ATOVS VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE SOUNDINGS AT 250 KM RESOLUTION OVER OCEAN - CLOUDY (NOT ASSIMILATED OVER TROPICS) (NOAA-18, METOP-2) | A |
| 174 | GOESND | NESDIS RADIANCES OVER OCEAN - CLEAR (GOES-15, GOES-13) | * |
| 175 | GOESND | NESDIS RADIANCES OVER OCEAN - CLOUD CORRECTED (GOES-15, GOES-13) | * |
| 180 | SFCSHP | SURFACE MARINE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN) VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE (STATION PRESSURE REPORTED) | A |
| 181 | ADPSFC | SURFACE LAND SYNOPTIC STATION PRESSURE, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY (TEMPERATURE NOT USED BY ANALYSIS) (STATION PRESSURE REPORTED) | A |
| 182 | SFCSHP | SPLASH LEVEL VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE (OVER OCEAN ONLY) | A |
| 183 | ADPSFC, SFCSHP | SURFACE MARINE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN) AND LAND SYNOPTIC VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE (STATION PRESSURE NOT REPORTED) | +,@ |
| 184 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 185 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 186 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 187 | ADPSFC | SURFACE METAR VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY, STATION PRESSURE (STATION PRESSURE NOT REPORTED) | *,K |
| 190 | SFCBOG | OPC/NOS POINT MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE BOGUS | * |
| 191 | SFCBOG | AUSTRALIAN PAOB MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE BOGUS | O |
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WIND REPORTS
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| Report Type | PREPBUFR Message Type | Description | Ind. |
| 202 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 210 | SYNDAT | SYNTHETIC TROPICAL CYCLONE U, V | * |
| 220 | ADPUPA | RAWINSONDE U, V | A |
| 221 | ADPUPA | PIBAL U, V | A |
| 222 | ADPUPA | CLASS SOUNDING U, V | * |
| 223 | PROFLR | NOAA PROFILER NETWORK (NPN) WIND PROFILER U, V | * |
| 224 | VADWND | NEXRAD VERTICAL AZIMUTH DISPLAY (VAD) U, V | * |
| 225 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 230 | AIRCFT | AIREP AND PIREP AIRCRAFT U, V | A |
| 231 | AIRCFT | AMDAR AIRCRAFT U, V | A |
| 232 | ADPUPA | FLIGHT-LEVEL RECONNAISSANCE AND PROFILE DROPSONDE U, V | A |
| 233 | AIRCAR | MDCRS ACARS AIRCRAFT U, V | A |
| 240 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 241 | SATWND | INDIA IR (LONG-WAVE) AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U, V (INSAT-3A, KALPANA-1) | * |
| 242 | SATWND | JMA IR (LONG-WAVE) AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U, V AT LEVELS BELOW 850 MB (HIMAWARI-8) | A |
| 243 | SATWND | EUMETSAT IR (LONG-WAVE) AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U, V AT LEVELS BELOW 850 MB [METEOSAT-7 (used); METEOSAT-8,-9,-10 (flagged)] | A |
| 244 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 245 | SATWND | NESDIS IR (LONG-WAVE) CLOUD DRIFT U, V (GOES-15, GOES-13) | A |
| 246 | SATWND | NESDIS IMAGER WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V AT CLOUD TOP (GOES-15, GOES-13) | A |
| 247 | SATWND | NESDIS IMAGER WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V - DEEP LAYER (GOES-15, GOES-13) | * |
| 248 | SATWND | NESDIS SOUNDER WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V AT CLOUD TOP (GOES-15, GOES-13) | * |
| 249 | SATWND | NESDIS SOUNDER WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V - DEEP LAYER (GOES-15, GOES-13) | * |
| 250 | SATWND | JMA WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V (MTSAT-2, HIMAWARI-8) | + |
| 251 | SATWND | NESDIS VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U, V (GOES-15, GOES-13) | + |
| 252 | SATWND | JMA IR (LONG-WAVE) AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U, V AT LEVELS ABOVE 850 MB (HIMAWARI-8) | A |
| 253 | SATWND | EUMETSAT IR (LONG-WAVE) AND VISIBLE CLOUD DRIFT U, V AT LEVELS ABOVE 850 MB [METEOSAT-7 (used); METEOSAT-8,-9,-10 (flagged)] | A |
| 254 | SATWND | EUMETSAT WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V (METEOSAT-7, METEOSAT-8, METEOSAT-9, METEOSAT-10) | + |
| 255 | SATWND | NESDIS PICTURE TRIPLET CLOUD U, V (GOES) | O |
| 256 | SATWND | INDIA WATER VAPOR CLOUD U, V (INSAT-3A, KALPANA-1) | * |
| 257 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 258 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 259 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 260 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 261 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 262 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 263 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 264 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 265 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 270 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 271 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 272 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 273 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 274 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 275 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 280 | SFCSHP | SURFACE MARINE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN) U, V (STATION PRESSURE REPORTED) | A |
| 281 | ADPSFC | SURFACE LAND SYNOPTIC U, V (STATION PRESSURE REPORTED) | + |
| 282 | SFCSHP | ATLAS BUOY U, V | A,% |
| 283 | SPSSMI | SSM/I SUPEROBED NEURAL NET 3 WIND SPEED (DIRECTION SET TO ZERO, SPEED ASSIMILATED DIRECTLY) (DMSP-13, DMSP-15) | * |
| 284 | ADPSFC, SFCSHP | SURFACE MARINE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN) AND LAND SYNOPTIC U, V (STATION PRESSURE NOT REPORTED) | +,@ |
| 285 | QKSWND | QUIKSCAT SCATTEROMETER U, V | * |
| 286 | ERS1DA | ERS-2 SCATTEROMETER U, V | * |
| 287 | ADPSFC | SURFACE METAR U, V (STATION PRESSURE NOT REPORTED) | *,K |
| 290 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |
| 291 | ------ | currently not used | n/a |