| Bit No. |
Flag Value |
Description |
Unit |
Status |
| 0 |
|
Analysis |
|
Operational |
| 1 |
|
Initialization |
|
Operational |
| 2 |
|
Forecast |
|
Operational |
| 3 |
|
Bias corrected forecast |
|
Operational |
| 4 |
|
Ensemble forecast |
|
Operational |
| 5 |
|
Probability forecast |
|
Operational |
| 6 |
|
Forecast error |
|
Operational |
| 7 |
|
Analysis error |
|
Operational |
| 8 |
|
Observation |
|
Operational |
| 9 |
|
Climatological |
|
Operational |
| 10 |
|
Probability-weighted forecast |
|
Operational |
| 11 |
|
Bias-corrected ensemble forecast |
|
Operational |
| 12 |
|
Post-processed analysis (see Note 1) |
|
Operational |
| 13 |
|
Post-processed forecast (see Note 1) |
|
Operational |
| 14 |
|
Nowcast |
|
Operational |
| 15 |
|
Hindcast |
|
Operational |
| 16 |
|
Physical retrieval |
|
Operational |
| 17 |
|
Regression analysis |
|
Operational |
| 18 |
|
Difference between two forecasts |
|
Operational |
| 19 |
|
First guess |
|
Operational |
| 20 |
|
Analysis increment (see Note 2) |
|
Operational |
| 21 |
|
Initialization increment for analysis (see Note 3) |
|
Operational |
| 22-191 |
|
Reserved |
|
Operational |
| 192-254 |
|
Reserved for local use |
|
Operational |
| 255 |
|
Missing |
|
Operational |