MNEMONIC
NAME | Bufr_type
Sub_type | Descriptive Information |
| 1BAMUA | 021023 | NOAA 15-19 & METOP-2 AMSU-A NCEP-proc. br. temps |
| 1BAMUB | 021024 | NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
| 1BHRS2 | 021021 | NOAA 14 HIRS-2 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
| 1BHRS3 | 021025 | NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
| 1BHRS4 | 021028 | NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
| 1BMHS | 021027 | NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
| 1BMSU | 021022 | NOAA 14 MSU NCEP-processed brightness temps |
| 3P9US | 005019 | GOES/NESDIS 3.9 micon channel derived cld 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/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps-center FOV |
| AIRSEV | 021249 | AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
| AIRSWM | 021255 | AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps-warmest FOV |
| AMDAR | 004003 | Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
| AMSRE | 021254 | AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
| AMSREM | 012034 | AQUA/AMSR-E Ocean surface swath from NCDC/MISST |
| AMSREP | 012031 | AQUA-AMSR-E ocean surface products (Level 2) |
| AMUATA | 021123 | NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A NESDIS antenna temperatures |
| ANOWB1 | 008021 | AIRNOW ozone data - delayed 1-hour backward avg |
| ANOWB8 | 008022 | AIRNOW ozone data - delayed 8-hour backward avg |
| ANOWFA | 008020 | AIRNOW ozone data - delayed 1- & 8-hr forward avg |
| ANOWP1 | 008032 | AIRNOW particulate data-1hr bkwrd avg-hrly ingst |
| ANOWPM | 008031 | AIRNOW particulate data-1hr bkwrd avg-daily ingst |
| ANOWRT | 008023 | AIRNOW ozone data - real time 1-hour backward avg |
| AODMOD | 008041 | MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data |
| ASCAT | 012122 | METOP-2 ASCAT products |
| ATMS | 021203 | NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
| ATOVS | 003104 | POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
| AVCLAM | 021052 | A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc cld or lnd btmps |
| AVCLPM | 021054 | P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc cld or lnd btmps |
| AVCSAM | 021051 | A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
| AVCSPM | 021053 | P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
| AXBT | 031004 | Airborne eXpendable BathyThermograph (AXBT) |
| BATHY | 031001 | Bathythermal |
| BDYHL2 | 007021 | Boundary layer height from NEXRAD Level 2 decoder |
| BUOYSH | 001011 | Buoys decoded from SHEF fmt (moored or drifting) |
| CAJSWW | 031106 | CNES/AVISO JASON-1 IGDR altimeter wind/wave |
| CAMDAR | 004009 | Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
| CMANSH | 001010 | CMAN stations decoded from SHEF format |
| CNJSAL | 031115 | CNES/NESDIS JASON-2 OGDR altim SSHA+wnd/wv hr gbl |
| COOPAL | 255102 | Coop All NWS COOPerative Obs (decoded from SHEF) |
| COOPMD | 255101 | Coop/MADIS NEPP & HCN-Modernization NOAA COOP Obs |
| CRIS | 021202 | NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
| CSTGD | 001007 | Coast Guard |
| DBUOY | 001002 | Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
| DROPW | 002004 | Dropwinsonde |
| EADAS | 004006 | E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
| ENVAVI | 031116 | AVISO SSALTO/DUACS ENVISAT NRT altim SLA h-rs gbl |
| ENVSAL | 031109 | NAVOCEANO ALPS ENVISAT altimeter SSHA hi-res gbl |
| ENVSWW | 031108 | NAVOCEANO ENVISAT altimeter wind/wave fast delvry |
| ERSAL | 012009 | ERS/radar altimeter data |
| ERSAR | 012005 | ERS/SAR |
| ERSHAL | 031011 | NLSA ERS-2 altimeter SSHA hi-resolution regional |
| ERSWN | 012008 | ERS/scatterometer winds |
| ESAMUA | 021033 | NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
| ESAMUB | 021034 | NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
| ESHRS3 | 021035 | NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
| ESMHS | 021036 | NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
| FAMDAR | 004014 | Auto. French ASDAR/ACARS acft (decoded from BUFR) |
| 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-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
| GEOSTH | 003002 | GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
| GFOFWW | 031107 | NAVOCEANO GEOSAT FO altim. wind/wave fast delvry |
| GFOHAL | 031014 | NLSA GEOSAT Follow-On altimeter SSHA high-res rgl |
| GOME | 008012 | METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
| GPSPW | 012003 | GPS integrated precipitable water |
| GPSRO | 003010 | GPS radio occultation data |
| H20EU | 005066 | METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
| H20IN | 005023 | INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
| H20JA | 005046 | GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
| H20MO | 005071 | MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
| H2IJAN | 005051 | GMS/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
| H2IUS | 005011 | GOES/NESDIS water vapor 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 |
| INFAV | 005080 | AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) infrared derived cloud motion |
| INFEU | 005064 | METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
| INFIN | 005021 | INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
| INFJA | 005044 | GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
| 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 |
| KAMDAR | 004011 | Auto. Korean ASDAR/ACARS acft (decoded from BUFR) |
| LCMAN | 001004 | Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
| LGYCLD | 012150 | GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
| LTNGLR | 007002 | LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
| LTNGSR | 007001 | NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
| MBUOY | 001003 | Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
| METAR | 000007 | Aviation - METAR |
| MLS | 008015 | Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
| MODAIR | 021240 | MODIS/AIRS radiance/reflectance data (colocated) |
| MSO470 | 255022 | Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
| MSOALK | 255026 | Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
| MSOAPG | 255011 | Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
| MSOAPR | 255004 | Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
| MSOAWS | 255015 | Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
| MSOAWX | 255009 | Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
| MSOCOB | 255013 | Mesonet/MADIS NWS COoperative Observer Program |
| MSOCOL | 255018 | Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
| MSODCN | 255023 | Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
| MSODEN | 255001 | Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
| MSOFLA | 255006 | Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
| MSOFLT | 255025 | Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
| MSOGEO | 255027 | Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
| MSOHAD | 255014 | Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
| MSOIEN | 255016 | Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
| MSOIND | 255024 | Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
| MSOIOW | 255007 | Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
| MSOKAN | 255005 | Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
| MSOKLA | 255017 | Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
| MSOLJU | 255021 | Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
| MSOMCA | 255029 | Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
| MSOMIN | 255008 | Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
| MSONOS | 255010 | Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
| MSORAW | 255002 | Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
| MSOTHR | 255030 | Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
| MSOVIR | 255028 | Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
| MSOWFY | 255012 | Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
| MSOWIS | 255020 | Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
| MSOWST | 255003 | Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
| MSOWTX | 255019 | Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
| MTIASI | 021241 | METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
| NERSAL | 031101 | NAVOCEANO ALPS ERS-2 altimeter SSHA hi-res global |
| NGFNAL | 031105 | NAVOCEANO GEOSAT FO Navy-IGDR altim. wind/wave |
| NGFOAL | 031102 | NAVOCEANO ALPS GEOSAT FO altim. SSHA high-res gbl |
| NJS2WW | 031114 | NAVOCEANO JASON-2 altim. wind/wave fast delivery |
| NJSN2I | 031113 | NAVOCEANO ALPS JASON-2 IGDR altim. SSHA h-res gbl |
| NJSN2O | 031112 | NAVOCEANO ALPS JASON-2 OGDR altim. SSHA h-res gbl |
| NJSNAL | 031104 | NAVOCEANO ALPS JASON-1 altimeter SSHA hi-res gbl |
| NJSNWW | 031110 | NAVOCEANO JASON-1 altim. wind/wave fast delivery |
| NTPXAL | 031103 | NAVOCEANO ALPS TOPEX altimeter SSHA hi-res global |
| NXRDW | 002008 | NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
| NXRDW2 | 002017 | NEXRAD Vert Azm Dspl(VAD) winds via Lvl 2 decoder |
| OMI | 008013 | Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
| OSBUV | 008010 | NOAA-series Solar Backscattr UV-2 rad frm V6 BUFR |
| OSBUV8 | 008011 | NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
| OZONHI | 002015 | Ozone soundings, high-res decoded from ASCII fmt |
| OZONLO | 002006 | Ozone soundings, low-res decoded from BUFR |
| PIBAL | 002005 | Pibal |
| PIREP | 004002 | Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
| PRFLR | 002007 | NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
| PRFLRB | 002011 | Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
| PRFLRH | 002014 | Hong Kong profiler winds |
| PRFLRJ | 002013 | Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
| PRFLRM | 002010 | Profiler spectral moments (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
| PRFLRP | 002009 | Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
| PRFLRS | 000008 | Surface profiler data (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
| PROFLRE | 002016 | European profiler winds |
| PTRUS | 005013 | GOES/NESDIS picture triplet derived cloud motion |
| 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 Multi-Agency) |
| RD2R00 | 006040 | NEXRAD reflectivity (0000-0059 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R01 | 006041 | NEXRAD reflectivity (0100-0159 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R02 | 006042 | NEXRAD reflectivity (0200-0259 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R03 | 006043 | NEXRAD reflectivity (0300-0359 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R04 | 006044 | NEXRAD reflectivity (0400-0459 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R05 | 006045 | NEXRAD reflectivity (0500-0559 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R06 | 006046 | NEXRAD reflectivity (0600-0659 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R07 | 006047 | NEXRAD reflectivity (0700-0759 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R08 | 006048 | NEXRAD reflectivity (0800-0859 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R09 | 006049 | NEXRAD reflectivity (0900-0959 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R10 | 006050 | NEXRAD reflectivity (1000-1059 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R11 | 006051 | NEXRAD reflectivity (1100-1159 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R12 | 006052 | NEXRAD reflectivity (1200-1259 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R13 | 006053 | NEXRAD reflectivity (1300-1359 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R14 | 006054 | NEXRAD reflectivity (1400-1459 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R15 | 006055 | NEXRAD reflectivity (1500-1559 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R16 | 006056 | NEXRAD reflectivity (1600-1659 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R17 | 006057 | NEXRAD reflectivity (1700-1759 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R18 | 006058 | NEXRAD reflectivity (1800-1859 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R19 | 006059 | NEXRAD reflectivity (1900-1959 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R20 | 006060 | NEXRAD reflectivity (2000-2059 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R21 | 006061 | NEXRAD reflectivity (2100-2159 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R22 | 006062 | NEXRAD reflectivity (2200-2259 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2R23 | 006063 | NEXRAD reflectivity (2300-2359 UTC) (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W00 | 006010 | NEXRAD radial wind (0000-0059 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W01 | 006011 | NEXRAD radial wind (0100-0159 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W02 | 006012 | NEXRAD radial wind (0200-0259 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W03 | 006013 | NEXRAD radial wind (0300-0359 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W04 | 006014 | NEXRAD radial wind (0400-0459 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W05 | 006015 | NEXRAD radial wind (0500-0559 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W06 | 006016 | NEXRAD radial wind (0600-0659 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W07 | 006017 | NEXRAD radial wind (0700-0759 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W08 | 006018 | NEXRAD radial wind (0800-0859 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W09 | 006019 | NEXRAD radial wind (0900-0959 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W10 | 006020 | NEXRAD radial wind (1000-1059 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W11 | 006021 | NEXRAD radial wind (1100-1159 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W12 | 006022 | NEXRAD radial wind (1200-1259 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W13 | 006023 | NEXRAD radial wind (1300-1359 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W14 | 006024 | NEXRAD radial wind (1400-1459 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W15 | 006025 | NEXRAD radial wind (1500-1559 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W16 | 006026 | NEXRAD radial wind (1600-1659 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W17 | 006027 | NEXRAD radial wind (1700-1759 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W18 | 006028 | NEXRAD radial wind (1800-1859 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W19 | 006029 | NEXRAD radial wind (1900-1959 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W20 | 006030 | NEXRAD radial wind (2000-2059 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W21 | 006031 | NEXRAD radial wind (2100-2159 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W22 | 006032 | NEXRAD radial wind (2200-2259 UTC)(Level 2 - GTS) |
| RD2W23 | 006033 | NEXRAD radial wind (2300-2359 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 |
| SEVASR | 021042 | METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI All Sky Radiances (proc.) |
| SEVCSR | 021043 | METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
| SHEFCM | 000010 | Products decoded from SHEF not in any other tank |
| SHEFF | 000011 | AFOS products (precip) decoded from SHEF format |
| SHIPS | 001001 | Ship - manual and automatic |
| SHIPSU | 001013 | Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
| SLPBG | 001006 | Sea level pressure bogus |
| SNOW | 255161 | Snow/MADIS: many providers, not separated out |
| SSMIP | 012002 | DMSP SSM/I - FNOC derived products |
| SSMIPN | 012103 | DMSP SSM/I - NCEP Neural Net-3 derived products |
| SSMISP | 012004 | DMSP SSM/IS - FNOC derived products |
| SSMISU | 021201 | DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
| SSMIT | 012001 | DMSP SSM/I - brightness temperatures |
| SSTNS | 012011 | POES/NESDIS sea sfc temps and AVHRR btemps/albedo |
| SSTNSG | 012022 | GOES/NESDIS sea surface temperatures |
| SSTNSP | 012018 | POES/NESDIS physical sea surface temp retrievals |
| SSTNV | 012010 | POES/NAVOCEANO low-resolution sea surface temps |
| SSTNVH | 012012 | POES/NAVOCEANO hi-res. SSTs & AVHRR btemps/albedo |
| SSTNVP | 012017 | POES/NAVOCEANO physical sea sfc temp 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 | TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
| TESAC | 031002 | TESAC |
| TIDEG | 001005 | Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
| TIDGCM | 001008 | Tide gauge reports decoded from CMAN format |
| TIDGSH | 001012 | Tide gauge reports decoded from SHEF format |
| TLDPLR | 006070 | P-3 aircraft Tail Doppler Radar (TDR) radial wind |
| TMDARA | 004010 | TAMDAR aircraft data-all types(from AirDAT, BUFR) |
| TMDARC | 004013 | TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
| TMDARP | 004012 | TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
| TOPHAL | 031012 | NLSA TOPEX altimeter SSHA hi-resolution regional |
| TOPLAL | 031013 | NLSA TOPEX altimeter SSHA low-resolution global |
| TOVS | 003101 | POES/NESDIS - processed TOVS soundings/radiances |
| TRKOB | 031003 | TRACKOB |
| TRMM | 012013 | NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
| TRPSTM | 007000 | Tropical storms |
| VIIRS | 021204 | NPP Vis/Ir Imgr/Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) radiances |
| VISEU | 005065 | METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
| VISIN | 005022 | INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
| VISJA | 005045 | GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
| VISUS | 005012 | GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
| VISUW | 005008 | GOES/UW-CIMSS visible derived cloud motion |
| WDSAT | 012138 | CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
| WDSATS | 012139 | CORIOLIS WindSat products from NESDIS |
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