| 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) |
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