| Octet Number |
Description |
Note |
Status |
| |
The next two entries are repeated NA times na=0:NA – can be 0 times if no parameters are necessary (na=0) |
None |
Operational |
| |
End of sequence repeated NA times |
None |
Operational |
| |
The next five entries are repeated NV times nv=1:NV |
None |
Operational |
| |
End of sequence repeated NV times |
None |
Operational |
| 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 process |
None |
Operational |
| 14 |
Generating process identifier |
None |
Operational |
| 15-16 |
Hours after data cut-off |
None |
Operational |
| 17 |
Minutes after data cut-off |
None |
Operational |
| 18 |
Indicator of unit of time range |
Code/Flag Table 4.4 |
Operational |
| 19-22 |
Forecast time |
None |
Operational |
| 23 |
Type of first fixed surface |
Code/Flag Table 4.5 |
Operational |
| 24 |
Scale factor of first fixed surface |
None |
Operational |
| 25-28 |
Scaled value of first fixed surface |
None |
Operational |
| 29 |
Type of second fixed surface |
Code/Flag Table 4.5 |
Operational |
| 30 |
Scale factor of second fixed surface |
None |
Operational |
| 31-34 |
Scaled value of second fixed surface |
None |
Operational |
| 35 |
Type of ensemble forecast |
Code/Flag Table 4.6 |
Operational |
| 36-39 |
Perturbation number |
None |
Operational |
| 40-43 |
Number of forecasts in ensemble |
None |
Operational |
| 44-45 |
Verification score |
Code/Flag Table 4.120 |
Operational |
| 46 |
Type of reference dataset for verification |
Code/Flag Table 4.121 |
Operational |
| 47 |
Type of statistical processing over vertical for verification |
Code/Flag Table 4.10 |
Operational |
| 48 |
Type of threshold operator for verification score |
Code/Flag Table 4.91 |
Operational |
| 49 |
Type of additional arguments for verification score |
Code/Flag Table 4.122 |
Operational |
| 50 |
Number of additional arguments for verification (NA) |
None |
Operational |
| 51 + (na-1)*5 |
Scale factor of additional argument for verification |
None |
Operational |
| (51 + NA*5) - (52 + NA*5) |
Year of start of verification period |
None |
Operational |
| (52 + (na-1)*5) - (55 + (na-1)*5) |
Scaled value of additional argument for verification |
None |
Operational |
| 53 + NA*5 |
Month of start of verification period |
None |
Operational |
| 54 + NA*5 |
Day of start of verification period |
None |
Operational |
| 55 + NA*5 |
Hour of start of verification period |
None |
Operational |
| 56 + NA*5 |
Minute of start of verification period |
None |
Operational |
| 57 + NA*5 |
Second of start of verification period |
None |
Operational |
| 58 + NA*5 |
Number of verification period time ranges (NV) |
None |
Operational |
| 59 + NA*5 + (nv-1)*11 |
Type of statistical processing for time range for verification period |
Code/Flag Table 4.10 |
Operational |
| 60 + NA*5 + (nv-1)*11 |
Indicator of unit for time range for verification period |
Code/Flag Table 4.4 |
Operational |
| (61 + NA*5 + (nv-1)*11) - (64 + NA*5 + (nv-1)*11) |
Length of time range for verification period |
None |
Operational |
| 65 + NA*5 + (nv-1)*11 |
Indicator of unit for time increment for verification period |
Code/Flag Table 4.4 |
Operational |
| (66 + NA*5 + (nv-1)*11) - (69 + NA*5 + (nv-1)*11) |
Time increment for verification period |
None |
Operational |
| (70 + NA*5 + NV*11) - (71 + NA*5 + NV*11) |
Number of forecasts in verification |
None |
Operational |