| Octet Number |
Description |
Note |
Status |
| 10 |
Parameter category |
Code/Flag Table 4.1 |
Operational |
| 11 |
Parameter number |
Code/Flag Table 4.2 |
Operational |
| 12 |
Type of generating process |
Code/Flag Table 4.3 |
Operational |
| 13 |
Background generating process identifier (defined by originating centre) |
|
Operational |
| 14 |
Forecast generating process identifier (defined by originating centre) |
|
Operational |
| 15-16 |
Hours after reference time of data cut-off |
(see Note 1) |
Operational |
| 17 |
Minutes after reference time of data cut-off |
|
Operational |
| 18 |
Indicator of unit of time range |
Code/Flag Table 4.4 |
Operational |
| 19-22 |
Forecast time in units defined by octet 18 |
(see Note 2) |
Operational |
| 23 |
Type of first fixed surface |
Code/Flag Table 4.5 |
Operational |
| 24 |
Scale factor of first fixed surface |
|
Operational |
| 25-28 |
Scaled value of first fixed surface |
|
Operational |
| 29 |
Type of second fixed surface |
Code/Flag Table 4.5 |
Operational |
| 30 |
Scale factor of second fixed surface |
|
Operational |
| 31-34 |
Scaled value of second fixed surface |
|
Operational |
| 35 |
NC - number of categories |
|
Operational |
|
36- Repeat the following 12 octets for each category (i = 1,NC) |
|
Operational |
| (36+12(i-1)) |
Code figure |
|
Operational |
| (37+12(i-1)) |
Type of interval for first and second limits |
Code/Flag Table 4.91 |
Operational |
| (38+12(i-1)) |
Scale factor of first limit |
|
Operational |
| (39+12(i-1))-(42+12(i-1)) |
Scaled value of first limit |
|
Operational |
| (43+12(i-1)) |
Scale factor of second limit |
|
Operational |
| (44+12(i-1))-(47+12(i-1)) |
Scaled value of second limit |
|
Operational |
| (48+12(NC-1))-(49+12(NC-1)) |
Year of end of overall time interval |
|
Operational |
| (50+12(NC-1)) |
Month of end of overall time interval |
|
Operational |
| (51+12(NC-1)) |
Day of end of overall time interval |
|
Operational |
| (52+12(NC-1)) |
Hour of end of overall time interval |
|
Operational |
| (53+12(NC-1)) |
Minute of end of overall time interval |
|
Operational |
| (54+12(NC-1)) |
Second of end of overall time interval |
|
Operational |
| (55+12(NC-1)) |
n - number of time range specifications describing the time intervals used to calculate the statistically processed field |
|
Operational |
| (56+12(NC-1))-(59+12(NC-1)) |
Total number of data values missing in statistical process |
|
Operational |
|
60-71 Specification of the outermost (or only) time range over which statistical processing is done |
|
Operational |
| (60+12(NC-1)) |
Statistical process used to calculate the processed field from the field at each time increment during the time range |
Code/Flag Table 4.10 |
Operational |
| (61+12(NC-1)) |
Type of time increment between successive fields used in the statistical processing |
Code/Flag Table 4.11 |
Operational |
| (62+12(NC-1)) |
Indicator of unit of time for time range over which statistical processing is done |
Code/Flag Table 4.4 |
Operational |
| (63+12(NC-1))-(66+12(NC-1)) |
Length of the time range over which statistical processing is done, in units defined by the previous octet |
|
Operational |
| (67+12(NC-1)) |
Indicator of unit of time for the increment between the successive fields used |
Code/Flag Table 4.4 |
Operational |
| (68+12(NC-1))-(71+12(NC-1)) |
Time increment between successive fields, in units defined by the previous octet |
(see Notes 3 and 4) |
Operational |
|
72-nn These octets are included only if n > 1, where nn = 72+12(n-1)+12(NC-1) |
|
Operational |
| (72+12(NC-1))-(83+12(NC-1)) |
As octets (60+12(NC-1)) to (71+12(NC-1)), next innermost step of processing |
|
Operational |
| (84+12(NC-1))-nn |
Additional time range specifications, included in accordance with the value of n. Contents as octets (60+12(NC -1)) to (71+12(NC -1)), repeated as necessary |
|
Operational |