Aircraft Decoder

IMPORTANT: If you haven't already done so, be sure to read the overview document that contains information relevant to all of the NCEP decoders!

The NCEP Aircraft Decoder parses reports of the following formats into the NCEP Decoder Interface Format:

• AMDAR - WMO FM 42-XI
• AIREP - see U.S. FAA Flight Services Manual, Chapter 7
• PIREP - see U.S. OFCM Federal Meteorological Handbook #12, Chapter 1
• RECCO - see WMO Manual 306, pp. II-4-E-1 thru II-4-E-10

Known Deficiencies:

• for RECCO, the distant weather and echo centre data within Section 2 are currently not decoded

Related Documents:

• The NCEP Decoder Interface Format - a fairly detailed description of the output format that is used by all of the NCEP decoders, including examples of how to easily re-encode this output into your own desired final format
• Interface Output from the NCEP Aircraft Decoder - a tabular listing of all of the decoded values available within the interface format output from the NCEP Aircraft Decoder

Change History Log:

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