DCUSND Interface Output from the NCEP Rawinsonde Decoder
| Mnemonic | Description | Units | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| STNM | WMO block/station number | Numeric | rivals (irstnm) |
| SLAT | Station latitude | Degrees | rivals (irslat) |
| SLON | Station longitude | Degrees | rivals (irslon) |
| SELV | Station elevation | Meters | rivals (irselv) |
| QCEVR | Quality mark for MOBIL station elevation | WMO Code Table 1845 | rivals (irqcvr) |
| UAITPD | Instrument type (from station table) | WMO Common Code Table C-2 | rivals (iritpd) |
| UAITPR | Instrument type (from report 31313 section) | WMO Common Code Table C-2 | rivals (iritpr) |
| A4ME | Type of measuring equipment used | WMO Code Table 0265 | rivals (ira4me) |
| MARSQ | Marsden square | WMO Code Table 2590 | rivals (irmrsq) |
| WMOR | WMO region number | WMO BUFR Table 001003 | rivals (irwmor) |
| UALNHR | Radiosonde launch hour | Hour | rivals (irlnhr) |
| UALNMN | Radiosonde launch minute | Minute | rivals (irlnmn) |
| SIRC | Solar and infrared radiation correction | WMO Code Table 3849 | rivals (irsirc) |
| TTSS | Tracking technique/status of system | WMO Code Table 3872 | rivals (irttss) |
| SSTC | Sea surface temperature | Degrees Celsius | rivals (irsstc) |
| YEAR | Report year | Year | rivals (iryear) |
| MNTH | Report month | Month | rivals (irmnth) |
| DAYS | Report day | Day | rivals (irdays) |
| HOUR | Report hour | Hour | rivals (irhour) |
| MWDL | Mean wind direction, sfc-1500m | Degrees true | rivals (irmwdl) |
| MWSL | Mean wind speed, sfc-1500m | Meters/second | rivals (irmwsl) |
| MWDH | Mean wind direction, 1500m-3000m | Degrees true | rivals (irmwdh) |
| MWSH | Mean wind speed, 1500m-3000m | Meters/second | rivals (irmwsh) |
| XMPRES | Extrapolated mandatory level pressure | Millibars | rivals (irxprs) |
| XMHGTM | Extrapolated mandatory level height | Meters | rivals (irxhtm) |
| STBS5 | Stability index, sfc-500mb | Numeric | rivals (irstb5) |
| CLAM | Cloud amount | WMO BUFR Table 020011 | rivals (irclam) |
| HBLCS | Height above surface of base of lowest cloud seen | Code table | rivals (irhblc) |
| TIWM | Type of instrumentation for wind measurement | WMO BUFR Table 002002 | rivals (irtiwm) |
| NCLT | Number of cloud types | Numeric | rivals (irnclt) |
| CLTP | Cloud type | WMO BUFR Table 020012 | rivals (ircltp(1:NCLT)) |
| NRDC | Number of report diagnostic codes | Numeric | rivals (irnrdc) |
| UARDC | Report diagnostic code | Code table | rivals (irurdc(1:NRDC)) |
| NLEV | Number of sounding levels | Numeric | rivals (irnlev) |
| VSIG | Vertical sounding significance | WMO BUFR Table 008001 | rivals (irvsig(1:NLEV)) |
| PRES | Pressure | Millibars | rivals (irpres(1:NLEV)) |
| HGTM | Height | Meters | rivals (irhgtm(1:NLEV)) |
| TMPC | Temperature | Degrees Celsius | rivals (irtmpc(1:NLEV)) |
| DWPC | Dewpoint temperature | Degrees Celsius | rivals (irdwpc(1:NLEV)) |
| DRCT | Wind direction | Degrees true | rivals (irdrct(1:NLEV)) |
| SPED | Wind speed | Meters/second | rivals (irsped(1:NLEV)) |
| AWSB | Wind shear at 1km below maximum wind level | Meters/second | rivals (irawsb(1:NLEV)) |
| AWSA | Wind shear at 1km above maximum wind level | Meters/second | rivals (irawsa(1:NLEV)) |
| STID | Station identifier | CCITT IA5 | civals (icstid) |
| COUN | Country identifier | CCITT IA5 | civals (iccoun) |
| UAPART | Radiosonde part name | CCITT IA5 | civals (icpart) |
