| Octet Number |
Description |
Note |
Status |
| None |
The next two entries are repeated NA times na=0:NA - can be 0 times if no parameters are necessary |
None |
Operational |
| None |
End of repeated NA sequence |
None |
Operational |
| None |
The next three entries are repeated NR times nr=1:NR |
None |
Operational |
| None |
End of repeated NR sequence |
None |
Operational |
| 10 |
Parameter category |
Code/Flag Table 4.1 |
Operational |
| 11 |
Parameter number |
Code/Flag Table 4.2 |
Operational |
| 12-13 |
Input process identifier |
(see Note 1) |
Operational |
| 14-15 |
Input originating centre |
(see Common Code table C-11 and Note 2) |
Operational |
| 16 |
Type of post-processing |
(see Note 3) |
Operational |
| 17 |
Type of generating process |
Code/Flag Table 4.3 |
Operational |
| 18 |
Background generating process identifier (defined by originating centre) |
None |
Operational |
| 19 |
Forecast generating process identifier (defined by originating centre) |
None |
Operational |
| 20-21 |
Hours after reference time of data cut-off |
(see Note 4) |
Operational |
| 22 |
Minutes after reference time of data cut-off |
None |
Operational |
| 23 |
Indicator of unit of time range |
Code/Flag Table 4.4 |
Operational |
| 24-27 |
Forecast time in units defined by octet 23 |
(see Note 5) |
Operational |
| 28 |
Type of first fixed surface |
Code/Flag Table 4.5 |
Operational |
| 29 |
Scale factor of first fixed surface |
None |
Operational |
| 30-33 |
Scaled value of first fixed surface |
None |
Operational |
| 34 |
Type of second fixed surface |
Code/Flag Table 4.5 |
Operational |
| 35 |
Scale factor of second fixed surface |
None |
Operational |
| 36-39 |
Scaled value of second fixed surface |
None |
Operational |
| 40-41 |
Total number of quantiles (q) |
None |
Operational |
| 42-43 |
Quantile value (between 0 and q) |
None |
Operational |
| 44 |
Type of reference dataset |
Code/Flag Table 4.100 |
Operational |
| 45 |
Type of relation to reference dataset |
Code/Flag Table 4.101 |
Operational |
| 46 |
Number of additional parameters for reference period (NA) |
(see Note 6) |
Operational |
| 47+(na-1)*5 |
Scale factor of additional parameters for reference period |
None |
Operational |
| (47+NA*5)-(48+NA*5) |
Year of start of reference period |
None |
Operational |
| (48+(na-1)*5)-(51+(na-1)*5) |
Scaled value of additional parameters for reference period |
None |
Operational |
| 49+NA*5 |
Month of start of reference period |
None |
Operational |
| 50+NA*5 |
Day of start of reference period |
None |
Operational |
| 51+NA*5 |
Hour of start of reference period |
None |
Operational |
| 52+NA*5 |
Minute of start of reference period |
None |
Operational |
| 53+NA*5 |
Second of start of reference period |
None |
Operational |
| (54+NA*5)-(57+NA*5) |
Sample size of reference period |
None |
Operational |
| 58+NA*5 |
Number of reference period time range (NR) |
(see Note 7) |
Operational |
| 59+NA*5+(nr-1)*6 |
Type of statistical processing for time range for reference period |
Code/Flag Table 4.102 |
Operational |
| 60+NA*5+(nr-1)*6 |
Indicator of unit of time range for reference period |
Code/Flag Table 4.4 |
Operational |
| (61+NA*5+(nr-1)*6)-(64+NA*5+(nr-1)*6) |
Length of time range for reference period |
None |
Operational |