| Octet Number |
Description |
Note |
Status |
| 10 |
Parameter category |
Code/Flag Table 4.1 |
Operational |
| 11 |
Parameter number |
Code/Flag Table 4.2 |
Operational |
| 12 |
Partition Table Number (PTN) |
(see Notes 1 and 3) |
Operational |
| 13 |
Number of Partitions (NP) |
(see Note 1) |
Operational |
| 14-(14+2NP-1) |
Partition set (list all partition numbers in the partition) |
(see Code table 4.PTN and Note 1) |
Operational |
| (14+2NP)-(15+2NP) |
Partition number (PN) |
(see Code table 4.PTN and Note 3) |
Operational |
| (16+2NP) |
Type of generating process |
Code/Flag Table 4.3 |
Operational |
| (17+2NP) |
Background generating process identifier (defined by originating centre) |
None |
Operational |
| (18+2NP) |
Analysis or forecast generating process identifier (defined by originating centre) |
None |
Operational |
| (19+2NP)-(20+2NP) |
Hours of observational data cut-off after reference time |
(see Note 1) |
Operational |
| (21+2NP) |
Minutes of observational data cut-off after reference time |
None |
Operational |
| (22+2NP) |
Indicator of unit of time range |
Code/Flag Table 4.4 |
Operational |
| (23+2NP)-(26+2NP) |
Forecast time in units defined by octet (22+2NP) |
None |
Operational |
| (27+2NP) |
Type of first fixed surface |
Code/Flag Table 4.5 |
Operational |
| (28+2NP) |
Scale factor of first fixed surface |
None |
Operational |
| (29+2NP)-(32+2NP) |
Scaled value of first fixed surface |
None |
Operational |
| (33+2NP) |
Type of second fixed surface |
Code/Flag Table 4.5 |
Operational |
| (34+2NP) |
Scale factor of second fixed surface |
None |
Operational |
| (35+2NP)-(38+2NP) |
Scaled value of second fixed surface |
None |
Operational |
| (39+2NP) |
Type of ensemble forecast |
Code/Flag Table 4.6 |
Operational |
| (40+2NP) |
Perturbation number |
None |
Operational |
| (41+2NP) |
Number of forecasts in ensemble |
None |
Operational |