| Octet No. | Contents |
|---|---|
| 10 |
Parameter category (see Code table 4.1) |
| 11 |
Parameter number (see Code table 4.2) |
| 12-13 |
Atmospheric chemical constituent type (see Code table 4.230) |
| 14 |
Type of generating process (see Code table 4.3) |
| 15 |
Background generating process identifier (defined by originating centre) |
| 16 |
Analysis or forecast generating process identifier (see ON388 Table A) |
| 17-18 |
Hours of observational data cut-off after reference time (see Note 1) |
| 19 |
Minutes of observational data cut-off after reference time |
| 20 |
Indicator of unit of time range (see Code table 4.4) |
| 21-24 |
Forecast time in units defined by octet 20 |
| 25 |
Type of first fixed surface (see Code table 4.5) |
| 26 |
Scale factor of first fixed surface |
| 27-30 |
Scaled value of first fixed surface |
| 31 |
Type of second fixed surface (see Code table 4.5) |
| 32 |
Scale factor of second fixed surface |
| 33-36 |
Scaled value of second fixed surface |
| 37 |
Type of ensemble forecast (see Code table 4.6) |
| 38-41 |
Perturbation number |
| 42-45 |
Number of forecasts in ensemble |
| 46-47 |
Year of model version date (see Note 2) |
| 48 |
Month of model version date |
| 49 |
Day of model version date |
| 50 |
Hour of model version date |
| 51 |
Minute of model version date |
| 52 |
Second of model version date |
| Notes: (1) Hours greater than 65534 will be coded as 65534 (2) This is the date when the reforecast is produced with a particular version of the model. |