| Octet Number |
Description |
Note |
Status |
| 15 |
Shape of the Earth |
Code/Flag Table 3.2 |
Operational |
| 16 |
Scale factor of radius of spherical Earth |
None |
Operational |
| 17-20 |
Scaled value of radius of spherical Earth |
None |
Operational |
| 21 |
Scale factor of major axis of oblate spheroid Earth |
None |
Operational |
| 22-25 |
Scaled value of major axis of oblate spheroid Earth |
None |
Operational |
| 26 |
Scale factor of minor axis of oblate spheroid Earth |
None |
Operational |
| 27-30 |
Scaled value of minor axis of oblate spheroid Earth |
None |
Operational |
| 31 |
Resolution and component flags |
Code/Flag Table 3.3 |
Operational |
| 32-35 |
nsides - number of sides within a rhomboid shape |
(see note 1) |
Operational |
| 36-39 |
Lo - Longitude of the centre line of the first rhomboid |
(see note 2) |
Operational |
| 40 |
Grid point position |
Code/Flag Table 3.8 |
Operational |
| 41 |
Numbering order |
Code/Flag Table 3.12 |
Operational |
| 42 |
Scanning mode |
Code/Flag Table 3.13 |
Operational |