| Bit No. |
Flag Value |
Description |
Unit |
Status |
| 0 |
|
Temperature |
|
Operational |
| 1 |
|
Moisture |
|
Operational |
| 2 |
|
Momentum |
|
Operational |
| 3 |
|
Mass |
|
Operational |
| 4 |
|
Short-wave radiation |
|
Operational |
| 5 |
|
Long-wave radiation |
|
Operational |
| 6 |
|
Cloud |
|
Operational |
| 7 |
|
Thermodynamic stability indices |
|
Operational |
| 8 |
|
Kinematic stability indices |
|
Deprecated |
| 9 |
|
Temperature probabilities |
|
Deprecated |
| 10 |
|
Moisture probabilities |
|
Deprecated |
| 11 |
|
Momentum probabilities |
|
Deprecated |
| 12 |
|
Mass probabilities |
|
Deprecated |
| 13 |
|
Aerosols |
|
Operational |
| 14 |
|
Trace gases (e.g. ozone, CO2) |
|
Operational |
| 15 |
|
Radar |
|
Operational |
| 16 |
|
Forecast radar imagery |
|
Operational |
| 17 |
|
Electrodynamics |
|
Operational |
| 18 |
|
Nuclear/radiology |
|
Operational |
| 19 |
|
Physical atmospheric properties |
|
Operational |
| 20 |
|
Atmospheric chemical constituents |
|
Operational |
| 21 |
|
Thermodynamic properties |
|
Operational |
| 22 |
|
Drought indices |
|
Operational |
| 23-189 |
|
Reserved |
|
Operational |
| 190 |
|
CCITT IA5 string |
|
Operational |
| 191 |
|
Miscellaneous |
|
Operational |
| 192-254 |
|
Reserved for local use |
|
Operational |
| 255 |
|
Missing |
|
Operational |