MNEMONIC
NAME | Buffer_type
Sub_type | Descriptive Information |
| 1BAMUA | 021023 | NOAA 15-17 AMSU-A 1B processed radiances |
| 1BAMUB | 021024 | NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B 1B processed radiances |
| 1BHRS2 | 021021 | NOAA 14 HIRS-2 1B processed radiances |
| 1BHRS3 | 021025 | NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 1B processed radiances |
| 1BHRS4 | 021028 | NOAA 18 HIRS-4 NCEP processed radiances |
| 1BMHS | 021027 | NOAA 18 MHS NCEP processed radiances |
| 1BMSU | 021022 | NOAA 14 MSU 1B processed radiances |
| 3P9US | 005019 | GOES/NESDIS 3.9 micron channel derived cloud motion |
| ACARS | 004004 | Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
| ACARSA | 004007 | Auto. MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (ARINC) via AFWA |
| AIREP | 004001 | Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
| AIRS | 021250 | AQUA-AIRS AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB 1B processed radiances |
| AIRSEV | 021249 | AQUA-AIRS AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB 1B processed radiances every f-o-v |
| AIRSWM | 021255 | AQUA-AIRS AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB 1B processed radiances warmest f-o-v |
| AMDAR | 004003 | Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
| AMSRE | 021254 | AQUA-AMSR-E processed radiances |
| AMSREP | 012031 | AQUA-AMSR-E ocean surface products (Level 2) |
| AMUATA | 021123 | NOAA 15-17 AMSU-A NESDIS antenna temperatures |
| ANOWB1 | 008021 | AIRNOW ozone data - 1 hour backward average |
| ANOWB8 | 008022 | AIRNOW ozone data - 8 hour backward average |
| ANOWFA | 008020 | AIRNOW ozone data - 1 and 8 hour forward average |
| ANOWPM | 008031 | AIRNOW particulate data - delayed 1-hour backward average |
| ANOWRT | 008023 | AIRNOW ozone data - real time 1-hour backward average |
| ASDAR | 004003 | Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
| ATOVS | 003104 | POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
| AVCL17 | 021052 | NOAA 17 AVHRR GAC NCEP-processed cloud or land radiances |
| AVCL18 | 021054 | NOAA 18 AVHRR GAC NCEP-processed cloud or land radiances |
| AVCS17 | 021051 | NOAA 17 AVHRR GAC NCEP-processed cloud and sea radiances |
| AVCS18 | 021053 | NOAA 18 AVHRR GAC NCEP-processed cloud and sea radiances |
| BATHY | 031001 | Bathythermal |
| BUOYSH | 001011 | Buoys (moored or drifting) decoded from SHEF format |
| CAJSWW | 031106 | JASON-1/CNES/AVISO IGDR wind/wave |
| CAMDAR | 004009 | Automated Canadian ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data (from BUFR) |
| CMANSH | 001010 | CMAN stations decoded from SHEF format |
| COOPAL | 255102 | Coop all NWS COOPerative Observers decoded from SHEF |
| COOPMD | 255101 | Coop/MADIS Modernized NWS COOPerative Observers |
| CSTGD | 001007 | Coast Guard |
| DBUOY | 001002 | Drifting buoy |
| DROPW | 002004 | Dropwinsonde |
| EADAS | 004006 | E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acft data from BUFR) |
| ENVSAL | 031109 | ENVISAT/NAVOCEANO ALPS SSHA hi-res global altimeter |
| ENVSWW | 031108 | ENVISAT wind/wave |
| ERSAL | 012009 | ERS/radar altimeter data |
| ERSAR | 012005 | ERS/SAR |
| ERSHAL | 031011 | ERS/NLSA high-resolution regional altimeter |
| ERSWN | 012008 | ERS/scatterometer winds |
| ESAMUA | 021033 | NOAA 15-17 AMSU-A processed radiances from EARS |
| ESAMUB | 021034 | NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B processed radiances from EARS |
| ESHRS3 | 021035 | NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 processed radiances from EARS |
| GEOIMR | 021041 | GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
| GEOST | 003001 | GOES/NESDIS (5x5 f-o-v) soundings/radiances |
| GEOST1 | 003003 | GOES/NESDIS hi-res (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
| GEOSTH | 003002 | GOES/NESDIS hi-res (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
| GFOFWW | 031107 | GEOSAT Follow-On/NAVOCEANO wind/wave fast delivery |
| GFOHAL | 031014 | GEOSAT Follow-On/NLSA hi-resol. regional altimeter |
| GPSPW | 012003 | GPS integrated precipitable water |
| GPSRO | 003010 | CHAMP/COSMIC GPS radio occultation data |
| H2IJAN | 005051 | GMS/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
| H2IUS | 005011 | GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
| H2OEU | 005066 | METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
| H2OIN | 005023 | INSAT/India water vapor derived cloud motion |
| H2OJA | 005043 | GMS/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
| H2OMO | 005071 | MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
| H2SUS | 005014 | GOES/NESDIS water vpr. sounder derived cld motion |
| HYDDEN | 255131 | Hydro/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Control |
| HYDOTH | 255160 | Hydro/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
| INFEU | 005064 | METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
| INFIN | 005021 | INSAT/India infrared derived cloud motion |
| INFJA | 005041 | GMS/JMA infrared derived cloud motion (discontinued) |
| INFJAN | 005050 | GMS/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
| INFMO | 005070 | MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
| INFUS | 005010 | GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
| LCMAN | 001004 | Land-based CMAN station |
| MBUOY | 001003 | Moored buoy |
| METAR | 000007 | Aviation - METAR |
| MSO470 | 255022 | MESONET - Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
| MSOALK | 255026 | MESONET - Alaska Department of Transportation |
| MSOAPG | 255011 | MESONET - U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
| MSOAPR | 255004 | MESONET - Citizen Weather Observers Program |
| MSOAWS | 255015 | MESONET - AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
| MSOAWX | 255009 | MESONET - "Anything Weather" |
| MSOCOB | 255013 | MESONET - NWS COoperative Observer Program |
| MSOCOL | 255018 | MESONET - Colorado Department of transportation |
| MSODCN | 255023 | MESONET - DC Net |
| MSODEN | 255001 | MESONET - Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Control |
| MSOFLA | 255006 | MESONET - Florida (FAWN & USF) |
| MSOFLT | 255025 | MESONET - Florida Department of Transportation |
| MSOGEO | 255027 | MESONET - Georgia Department of Transportation |
| MSOHAD | 255014 | MESONET - NWS Hydromet. Auto. Data System (HADS) |
| MSOIEN | 255016 | MESONET - Iowa Environmental |
| MSOIND | 255024 | MESONET - Indiana Department of Transportation |
| MSOIOW | 255007 | MESONET - Iowa Department of Transportation |
| MSOKAN | 255005 | MESONET - Kansas Department of Transportation |
| MSOKLA | 255017 | MESONET - Oklahoma Mesonet |
| MSOLJU | 255021 | MESONET - Louisiana State and Jackson State Univ. |
| MSOMCA | 255029 | MESONET - Missouri Commercial Agriculture Weather Net |
| MSOMIN | 255008 | MESONET - Minnesota Department of Transportation |
| MSONOS | 255010 | MESONET - NOS-Phys. Oceanographic Real-Time Sys. |
| MSORAW | 255002 | MESONET - NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns (RAWS) |
| MSOTHR | 255030 | MESONET - Miscellaneous |
| MSOVIR | 255028 | MESONET - Virginia Department of Transportation |
| MSOWFY | 255012 | MESONET - "Weather for You" |
| MSOWIS | 255020 | MESONET - Wisconsin Department of Transportation |
| MSOWST | 255003 | MESONET - MesoWest |
| MSOWTX | 255019 | MESONET - West Texas |
| MTIASI | 021240 | METOP IASI 1C radiance data |
| NERSAL | 031101 | ERS/NAVOCEANO ALPS high-res global altimeter |
| NGFNAL | 031105 | GEOSAT Follow-On/NAVOCEANO Navy IGDR winds altim. |
| NGFOAL | 031102 | GEOSAT Follow-On/NAVOCEANO ALPS hi-res gbl altim. |
| NJSNAL | 031104 | JASON/NAVOCEANO ALPS high-res global altimeter |
| NJSNWW | 031100 | JASON-1 wind/wave direct from NAVOCEANO |
| NTPXAL | 031103 | TOPEX/NAVOCEANO ALPS high-res global altimeter |
| NXRDW | 002008 | NEXRAD Vertical Azimuth Display (VAD) winds |
| OSBUV | 008010 | POES/NESDIS Solar backscatter UV radiances |
| OSBUV8 | 008011 | POES/NESDIS Solar backscatter UV radiances, version 8 |
| OZONHI | 002015 | Ozone soundings, high-resolution orig. in ASCII |
| OZONLO | 002006 | Ozone soundings, low-resolution from Met. Office |
| PIBAL | 002005 | Pibal |
| PIREP | 004002 | Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
| PRFLR | 002007 | NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
| PRFLRB | 002011 | Cooperative Agency Profiler (CAP) winds |
| PRFLRE | 002016 | European Profiler winds |
| PRFLRH | 002014 | Hong Kong Profiler winds |
| PRFLRJ | 002013 | Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
| PRFLRM | 002010 | Profiler spectral moments (NOAA and Coop. Agency) |
| PRFLRP | 002009 | Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) format |
| PRFLRS | 000008 | Surface profiler data (NOAA and Coop. Agency) |
| PTRUS | 005013 | GOES/NESDIS picture triplet derived cld motion (discontinued) |
| QSCAT | 012137 | QuikSCAT products |
| RADW25 | 006002 | NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
| RADW30 | 006001 | NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
| RAOBF | 002001 | Rawinsonde - fixed land |
| RAOBM | 002002 | Rawinsonde - mobile land |
| RAOBS | 002003 | Rawinsonde - ship |
| RASS | 002012 | RASS temperatures (NOAA and Cooperative Agency) |
| RD2RFT | 0060(40-63) | NEXRAD reflectivity, hours 00-23 UTC (Level 2 GTS) |
| RD2WND | 0060(10-33) | NEXRAD radial wind, hours 00-23 UTC (Level 2 GTS) |
| RECCO | 004005 | Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
| RIVER | 001009 | USGS River/Stream data |
| RTOVS | 003102 | POES/NESDIS - processed RTOVS soundings/radiances |
| SCD | 000012 | Aviation - supplementary climatological data |
| SHEFF | 000011 | AFOS products (precip) decoded from SHEF format |
| SHEFCM | 000010 | Complete set of products decoded from SHEF format |
| SHIPS | 001001 | Ship - manual and automatic |
| SLPBG | 001006 | Sea level pressure bogus |
| SNOW | 255161 | Snow/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
| SSMIP | 012002 | SSM/I - FNOC derived products |
| SSMIPN | 012103 | SSM/I - NCEP Neural Net-3 derived products |
| SSMISU | 012201 | DMSP/SSM/IS 1C radiance data from Met Office |
| SSMIT | 012001 | SSM/I - brightness temperatures |
| SSTNS | 012011 | DOC/NESDIS sea surface temperatures |
| SSTNSG | 012022 | GOES/NESDIS sea surface temperatures |
| SSTNSP | 012018 | POES/NESDIS physical sea surface temperature retrievals |
| SSTNV | 012010 | DOD/Navy low-resolution sea surface temperatures |
| SSTNVH | 012012 | DOC/Navy high-resolution sea surface temperatures |
| SSTNVP | 012017 | POES/Navy sea surface temperature retrievals |
| SYNOP | 000001 | Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
| SYNOPM | 000002 | Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
| SYNOPR | 000000 | Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
| TAMDAR | 004008 | Automated TAMDAR aircraft data |
| TESAC | 031002 | TESAC |
| TIDEG | 001005 | Tide gauge reports |
| TIDGSH | 001012 | Tide gauge reports decoded from SHEF format |
| TOPHAL | 031012 | TOPEX/NLSA high-resolution regional altimeter |
| TOPLAL | 031013 | TOPEX/NLSA low-resolution global altimeter |
| TOVS | 003101 | POES/NESDIS - processed TOVS soundings/radiances |
| TRKOB | 031003 | TRACKOB |
| TRMM | 012013 | NASA/tropical rainfall measuring mission |
| TRPSTM | 007000 | Tropical storms |
| VISEU | 005065 | METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
| VISIN | 005022 | INSAT/India visible derived cloud motion |
| VISJA | 005042 | GMS/JMA visible derived cloud motion (discontinued) |
| VISUS | 005012 | GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
| VISUW | 005008 | GOES/UW-CIMSS visible derived cloud motion |
| WDSAT | 012138 | WindSAT scatterometer winds from FNMOC |
| WDSATS | 000139 | WindSAT scatterometer winds from NESDIS |
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