| Number | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 |
Analysis or forecast at a horizontal level or in a horizontal
layer at a point in time. (see Template
4.0) |
| 1 |
Individual ensemble forecast, control and perturbed, at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time. (see Template 4.1) |
| 2 |
Derived forecasts based on all ensemble members at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time. (see Template 4.2) |
| 3 |
Derived forecasts based on a cluster of ensemble members over a rectangular area at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time. (see Template 4.3) |
| 4 |
Derived forecasts based on a cluster of ensemble members over a circular area at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time. (see Template 4.4) |
| 5 |
Probability forecasts at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time. (see Template 4.5) |
| 6 |
Percentile forecasts at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time. (see Template 4.6) |
| 7 | Analysis or forecast error at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time. (see Template 4.7) |
| 8 |
Average, accumulation, extreme values or other statistically processed values at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer in a continuous or non-continuous time interval. (see Template 4.8) |
| 9 |
Probability forecasts at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer in a continuous or non-continuous time interval. (see Template 4.9) |
| 10 |
Percentile forecasts at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer in a continuous or non-continuous time interval. (see Template 4.10) |
| 11 |
Individual ensemble forecast, control and perturbed, at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer, in a continuous or non-continuous time interval. (see Template 4.11) |
| 12 |
Derived forecasts based on all ensemble members at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer, in a continuous or non-continuous time interval. (see Template 4.12) |
| 13 |
Derived forecasts based on a cluster of ensemble members over a rectangular area at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer, in a continuous or non-continuous time interval. (see Template 4.13) |
| 14 |
Derived forecasts based on a cluster of ensemble members over a circular area at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer, in a continuous or non-continuous time interval. (see Template 4.14) |
| 15 |
Average, accumulation, extreme values or other statistically-processed values over a spatial area at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time. (see Template 4.15) |
| 16-19 |
Reserved |
| 20 |
Radar product (see Template 4.20) |
| 21-29 |
Reserved |
| 30 |
Satellite product (see Template 4.30) NOTE:This template is deprecated. Template 4.31 should be used instead. |
| 31 |
Satellite product (see Template 4.31) |
| 32 |
Analysis or forecast at a horizontal level or in a horizontal
layer at a point in time for simulate (synthetic) staellite data (see Template
4.32) |
| 33-39 |
Reserved |
| 40 |
Analysis or forecast at a horizontal level or in a horizontal
layer at a point in time for atmospheric chemical constituents. (see Template
4.40) |
| 41 |
Individual ensemble forecast, control and perturbed, at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time for atmospheric chemical constituents. (see Template 4.41) |
| 42 |
Average, accumulation, and/or extreme values or other statistically processed values at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer in a continuous or non-continuous time interval for atmospheric chemical constituents. (see Template 4.42) |
| 43 |
Individual ensemble forecast, control and perturbed, at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer, in a continuous or non-continuous time interval for atmospheric chemical constituents. (see Template 4.43) |
| 44 |
Analysis or forecast at a horizontal level or in a horizontal
layer at a point in time for aerosol. (see Template
4.44) |
| 45 |
Individual ensemble forecast, control and perturbed, at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer, in a continuous or non-continuous time interval for aerosol. (see Template 4.45) |
| 46 |
Average, accumulation, and/or extreme values or other statistically processed values at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer in a continuous or non-continuous time interval for aerosol. (see Template 4.46) |
| 47 |
Individual ensemble forecast, control and perturbed, at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer, in a continuous or non-continuous time interval for aerosol. (see Template 4.47) |
| 48 |
Analysis or forecast at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time for aerosol. (see Template 4.48) |
| 49-50 | Reserved |
| 51 |
Categorical forecast at a horizontal level or in a horizontal
layer at a point in time. (see Template 4.51) |
| 52-90 |
Reserved |
| 91 |
Categorical forecast at a horizontal level or in a horizontal
layer in a continuous or non-continuous time interval. (see Template 4.91) |
| 92-253 |
Reserved |
| 254 |
CCITT IA5 character string (see Template 4.254) |
| 255-999 |
Reserved |
| 1000 |
Cross-section of analysis and forecast at a point in time. (see Template 4.1000) |
| 1001 |
Cross-section of averaged or otherwise statistically processed analysis or forecast over a range of time. (see Template 4.1001) |
| 1002 |
Cross-section of analysis and forecast, averaged or otherwise statistically-processed over latitude or longitude. (see Template 4.1002) |
| 1003-1099 |
Reserved |
| 1100 |
Hovmoller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing (see Template 4.1100) |
| 1101 |
Hovmoller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing (see Template 4.1101) |
| 1102-32767 |
Reserved |
| 32768-65534 |
Reserved for Local Use |
| 65535 |
Missing |