winds, tropopause data, and maximum wind data.
Table 1-8 shows the symbolic representation of the data
in Part A, along with examples of coded data.
Identification Data
In the Identification Data section (section 1),
example (1) shows typical coded identification data for
a fixed land station 1200Z observation on the 14th day
of the month from block 72, station 306, with winds in
knots. Example (2) shows similar data for a mobile land
station: 1200Z observation on the 14th day of the month
from site 35.2°N, 078.7° W, Marsden Square 116, with
winds in knots, and a station height of 100 feet.
Example (3) is from a ship, the "NSHP" with a 1200Z
observation on the 14th day of the month at 31.1° N,
072.1° W, Marsden Square 116, with winds in knots.
Example (4) is an aircraft dropsonde directly over
NSHP at the same time, except wind speeds are in
meters per second.
Mandatory Level Data
The Mandatory Level data in section 2 contains the
bulk of the coded data in this part of the report. The
format for the surface data is slightly different from the
format for the remaining mandatory atmospheric levels
reported in Part A. The mandatory levels reported in
this part are the surface, 1,000 hPa, 925 hPa, 850 hPa,
700 hPa, 500 hPa, 400 hPa, 300 hPa, 250 hPa, 200 hPa,
150 hPa, and 100 hPa.
For the surface, the three five-digit data groups
report surface pressure, temperature and dew-point
depression, and winds.
For each of the mandatory
levels, the three five-digit groups report the pressure
Table 1-8.Part "A" TEMP Coded Upper-Air Report (Surface to 100-hPa Level Mandatory Reporting Levels)
S E C
SYMBOLIC FORMAT
CONTENTS
1
MiMiMjMj YYGGId IIiii
Identification Data
Example:
(1) TTAA 64121 72306
(Land station)
MiMiMjMj D. . . .D YYGGId 99LaLaLa QcLoLoLoLo
Identification Date
MMMULaULo (hOhOhOhOim)
Examples:
(2) IIAA 64121 99352 70787 11658 01002
(Mobile-land station
(3) UUAA NSHP 64121 99311 70721 11612
( S h i p )
(4) XXAA 14121 99311 70721 11612
(Aircraft)
2
99P0P0P0T0T0Ta0D0D0 d0d0f0f0f0 (surface)
Mandatory Pressure Level data
PnPnhnhnhn TnTnTanDnDndnfnfnfn (all other levels)
Example:
99030
05050
09015
00211
06060
09005
92353
02227
08021
85490
00646
07016
70010
06900
08527
50560
22764
09047
40718
33372 09045 30916 459// 09071 25090 543// 09096
20225 581// 09099 15475 595// 09615 10745 575// 09100
3
88PtPtPtTtTtTatDtDt dtdtftftft or 88999
Tropopause data
Example:
88225 589// 09098
4
77PmPmPmdmdmfmfmfm (4vbvbvava) or 77999
Max wind and wind-shear value
Example:
77132
09628
40508
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