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NWS > NCO > SDB > Decoders > DCUSND Decoder > DCUSND Versions

DCUSND Versions

Version 1.2 Changes

  • changed source code to reflect changes in underlying NAWIPS software.

Version 1.3 Changes
  • added logic to recover properly when wind group is missing from tropopause data section
  • changed source code to reflect changes in underlying NAWIPS software.

Version 1.4 Changes

  • removed obsolete call to uerror from dcusnd.c
  • modified uahylv.f to check heights of certain neighboring levels before using in computation of height value.

Version 1.5 Changes

  • replaced old cloud base height mnemonic CBAS with HBLCS and replaced rivals array element cbas with hblc
  • replaced variable wspdu with rivals array element tiwm (type of instrument for wind measurement)
  • in uaprht.f, changed height range for 700 mb
  • in uastid.f, changed to allow up to 8 characters in station ID
  • in uarpd1.f, added code to decode '51515' regional practice data only if found in Part B of a Region 6 report
  • in ua101g.f and uadtac.f, commented out call to uahyck.f.

Version 1.6 Changes

  • updated land and ship station tables

Page last modified: 10 March 2025.