GRIB2 - CODE TABLE 4.11

TYPE OF TIME INTERVALS

In Section 4, Octet 48 - for product templates 8

Revised 12/21/2011
Red text depicts changes made since 05/16/2005


Code Figure Meaning
0 Reserved
1
 Successive times processed have same forecast time, start time of forecast is incremented.
2
 Successive times processed have same start time of forecast, forecast time is incremented.
3
 Successive times processed have start time of forecast incremented and forecast time decremented so that valid time remains constant.
4
 Successive times processed have start time of forecast decremented and forecast time incremented so that valid time remains constant.
5
 Floating subinterval of time between forecast time and end of overall time interval.(see Note 1)
6-191 Reserved
192-254
 Reserved for Local Use
255 Missing

Notes:

1.  Code figure 5 applies to instances where a single time subinterval was used to calculate the statistically processed field. The exact starting and ending times of the subinterval are not given, but it is known that itb is contained inclusively between the beginning time and the ending time of the overall interval.


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