Change Record

Table of Contents

Date
Section
Description of change
v1     17/12/2004
Full document
First issue of the document
v2     22/07/2009 Full document Update to reflect start of Metop/ ATOVS Level 2:
Sec. 2: Added references RD31, RD32, RD33, RD47 and RD48.
Sec. 3: Revised to reflect configuration history.
Sec. 5: EPSView description replaced by brief text on generic tools. (Also minor associated updates to Sec. 2 & 6.)
Sec. 6:
- Provided more details of WMO and HDF formats.
- Sec. 6.5.1 deleted because reduced products in BUFR format no longer applicable.
Sec. 7: Rewritten to provide more details.
Sec. 11 (formerly Annex 7): Tables added summarising record contents for each product format version; separate versions (3 & 4) for MDR record tables; enhanced description of FLG_RETBOU bitfield.
Sec. 12 'BUFR Descriptor Sequences' (formerly Annex 8) deleted.
Other general textual & layout improvements and typo corrections.