GRIB2 - PRODUCT DEFINITION TEMPLATE 4.48

Analysis or Forecast at a horizontal level
or in a horizontal layer at a point in time
for Optical Properties of Aerosol

Revised 04/04/2013
Red text depicts changes made since 01/18/2012



Octet No. Contents
10
Parameter category (see Code table 4.1)
11
Parameter number (see Code table 4.2)
12-13
Aerosol Type (see Code table 4.233)
14
Type of interval for first and second size (see Code table 4.91)
15
Scale factor of first size
16-19
Scale value of first size in meters
20
Scale factor of second size
21-24
Scale value of second size in meters
25 Type of interval for first and second wavelength (see Code table 4.91)
26 Scale factor of first wavelength
27-30 Scale value of first wavelength in meters
31
Scale factor of second wavelength
32-35 Scale value of second wavelength in meters
36 Type of generating process (see Code table 4.3)
37 Background generating process identifier (defined by originating centre)
38 Analysis or forecast generating process identifier (see Code ON388 Table A)
39-40
Hours of observational data cutoff after reference time (see Note)
41 Minutes of observational data cutoff after reference time (see Note)
42Indicator of unit of time range (see Code table 4.4)
43-46 Forecast time in units defined by octet 42
47
Type of first fixed surface (see Code table 4.5)
48 Scale factor of first fixed surface
49-52 Scaled value of first fixed surface
53 Type of second fixed surfaced (see Code table 4.5)
54 Scale factor of second fixed surface
55-58 Scaled value of second fixed surfaces


Note:

  Hours greater than 65534 will be coded as 65534


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