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Marine Surface Decoder
IMPORTANT: If you haven't already done so, be sure to read the
overview document that contains information
relevant to all of the NCEP decoders!
The NCEP Marine Surface Decoder parses reports of the following formats into the
NCEP Decoder Interface Format:
SHIP | - | WMO FM 13-XI |
FIXED BUOY | - | WMO FM 13-XI |
CMAN | - | Coastal Marine Automated Network (CMAN) NWS Guide,
1203-01.04, REV. 1D |
Known Deficiencies -- Groups not currently decoded in the FM13 report:
- in section 2
- the sea ice and ice of land origin group
ICE+ciSibiDizi
- the ICING+plain language group (it may no longer be reported)
- in section 3
- the phenomena supplementary information group 9SpSpspsp, unless it contains the wind gust or the highest mean wind speed data
- the additional data groups in regional code form
- the symbolic expression groups 5j1j2j3j4 (j5j6j7j8j9)
when they contain the following data:
- daily amount of either evaporation or evapotranspiration
- temperature change data
- radiation data
- direction of cloud drift
- direction and elevation of cloud
- in section 5
- all groups in a SHIP report
- all groups in a FIXED BUOY report from countries other than the U.S or Canada
Related Documents:
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