| Octet No. | Contents |
|---|---|
| 15 |
Shape of the Earth (See Code Table
3.2) |
| 16 |
Scale factor of radius of
spherical Earth |
| 17-20 |
Scale value of radius of
spherical Earth |
| 21 |
Scale factor of major axis of
oblate spheroid Earth |
| 22-25 |
Scaled value of major axis of
oblate spheroid Earth |
| 26 |
Scale factor of minor axis of
oblate spheroid Earth |
| 27-30 |
Scaled value of minor axis of oblate spheroid Earth |
| 31-34 |
Ni ― number of points along a paralell |
| 35-38 |
Nj — number of points along a meridian |
| 39-42 |
Basic angle of the initial production domain (see Note 1) |
| 43-46 | Subdivisions of basic angle used to define extreme longitudes and latitudes, and direction increments (see Note 1) |
| 47-50 |
La1 - latitude of first grid point (see Note 1) |
| 51-54 |
Lo1 - longitude of first grid point (see Note 1) |
| 55 |
Resolution and component flags (see Flag Table 3.3) |
| 56-59 |
La2 - latitude of last grid point (see Note 1) |
| 60-63 |
Lo2 - longitude of last grid point (see Note 1) |
| 64-67 | Di - i direction increment (see Notes 1 and 5) |
| 68-71 | N - number of paralells between a pole and the equator (see Note 2) |
| 72 | Scanning mode (flags — see Flag Table 3.4) |
| 73-nn |
List of number of points along each
meridian or parallel |