Bit No. |
Flag Value |
Description |
Unit |
Status |
0 |
|
Cloud ice |
kg m-2 |
Operational |
1 |
|
Total cloud cover |
% |
Operational |
2 |
|
Convective cloud cover |
% |
Operational |
3 |
|
Low cloud cover |
% |
Operational |
4 |
|
Medium cloud cover |
% |
Operational |
5 |
|
High cloud cover |
% |
Operational |
6 |
|
Cloud water |
kg m-2 |
Operational |
7 |
|
Cloud amount |
% |
Operational |
8 |
|
Cloud type |
Code/Flag Table 4.203 |
Operational |
9 |
|
Thunderstorm maximum tops |
m |
Operational |
10 |
|
Thunderstorm coverage |
Code/Flag Table 4.204 |
Operational |
11 |
|
Cloud base |
m |
Operational |
12 |
|
Cloud top |
m |
Operational |
13 |
|
Ceiling |
m |
Operational |
14 |
|
Non-convective cloud cover |
% |
Operational |
15 |
|
Cloud work function |
J/kg |
Operational |
16 |
|
Convective cloud efficiency |
Proportion |
Operational |
17 |
|
Total condensate |
kg/kg |
Deprecated |
18 |
|
Total column-integrated cloud water |
kg m-2 |
Deprecated |
19 |
|
Total column-integrated cloud ice |
kg m-2 |
Deprecated |
20 |
|
Total column-integrated condensate |
kg m-2 |
Deprecated |
21 |
|
Ice fraction of total condensate |
Proportion |
Operational |
22 |
|
Cloud cover |
% |
Operational |
23 |
|
Cloud ice mixing ratio |
kg/kg |
Deprecated |
24 |
|
Sunshine |
Numeric |
Operational |
25 |
|
Horizontal extent of cumulonimbus (CB) |
% |
Operational |
26 |
|
Height of convective cloud base |
m |
Operational |
27 |
|
Height of convective cloud top |
m |
Operational |
28 |
|
Number of cloud droplets per unit mass of air |
/kg |
Operational |
29 |
|
Number of cloud ice particles per unit mass of air |
/kg |
Operational |
30 |
|
Number density of cloud droplets |
m-3 |
Operational |
31 |
|
Number density of cloud ice particles |
m-3 |
Operational |
32 |
|
Fraction of cloud cover |
Numeric |
Operational |
33 |
|
Sunshine duration |
s |
Operational |
34 |
|
Surface long-wave effective total cloudiness |
Numeric |
Operational |
35 |
|
Surface short-wave effective total cloudiness |
Numeric |
Operational |
36 |
|
Fraction of stratiform precipitation cover |
Proportion |
Operational |
37 |
|
Fraction of convective precipitation cover |
Proportion |
Operational |
38 |
|
Mass density of cloud droplets |
kg m-3 |
Operational |
39 |
|
Mass density of cloud ice |
kg m-3 |
Operational |
40 |
|
Mass density of convective cloud water droplets |
kg m-3 |
Operational |
41-46 |
|
Reserved |
|
Operational |
47 |
|
Volume fraction of cloud water droplets |
Numeric |
Operational |
48 |
|
Volume fraction of cloud ice particles |
Numeric |
Operational |
49 |
|
Volume fraction of cloud (ice and/or water) |
Numeric |
Operational |
50 |
|
Fog |
% |
Operational |
51-191 |
|
Reserved |
|
Operational |
192-254 |
|
Reserved for local use |
|
Operational |
255 |
|
Missing |
|
Operational |