11. BUFR Descriptor Sequences for the IASI Level 2 Product
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11. BUFR Descriptor Sequences for the IASI Level 2 Product

11.1 BUFR descriptor sequences of the reduced IASI Level 2 product on the GTS

Section 1

Octet No. Value
1-3 Length of section 1
4 0
5 3
6 254
7 0
8 Bit 1 = 0; Bits 2-8 = 0
9 3
10 Configurable, static
11 Configurable, static
12 Configurable, static
13 Year of the Century
14 Month
15 Day
16 Hour
17 Minute
18- 0

Section 2

Optional, no content is foreseen.

Section 3

Atmospheric Temperature Bulletin Template:

Descriptor Reference (F-X-Y) Element Name Code Description or comment
0-01-007 satellite id 3 METOP1
0-01-031 id of originating centre 254 EUMETSAT
0-02-019 satellite instrument 221 IASI
0-02-020 satellite classification 61 EPS
0-04-001 year    
0-04-002 month    
0-04-003 day    
0-04-004 hour    
0-04-005 minute    
0-04-006 second    
0-05-001 latitude (high acc)    
0-06-001 longitude (high acc)    
1-06-030 repeat following 6 descriptors 30 times    
0-07-004 pressure    
2-01-132 change width
 
 Reset to allow 0.0 to 409.4 K
2-02-129 change scale
 
 Reset to allow 0.00 to 655.34 K
0-12-001 temperature/dry bulb temperature
 
 atmospheric temperature
2-02-000 reset scale
 
  
2-01-000 reset width
 
  

Water Vapour Bulletin Template:

Descriptor Reference (F-X-Y) Element Name Code Description or comment
0-01-007 satellite id 3 METOP1
0-01-031 id of originating centre 254 EUMETSAT
0-02-019 satellite instrument 221 IASI
0-02-020 satellite classification 61 EPS
0-04-001 year    
0-04-002 month    
0-04-003 day    
0-04-004 hour    
0-04-005 minute    
0-04-006 second    
0-05-001 latitude (high acc)    
0-06-001 longitude (high acc)    
1-02-030 repeat following 2 descriptors 30 times    
0-07-004 pressure    
0-13-001 specific humidity
 
 Allows 0.00000 to 0.16383 kg/kg

Ozone Bulletin Template:

Descriptor Reference (F-X-Y) Element Name Code Description or comment
0-01-007 satellite id 3 METOP1
0-01-031 id of originating centre 254 EUMETSAT
0-02-019 satellite instrument 221 IASI
0-02-020 satellite classification 61 EPS
0-04-001 year    
0-04-002 month    
0-04-003 day    
0-04-004 hour    
0-04-005 minute    
0-04-006 second    
0-05-001 latitude (high acc)    
0-06-001 longitude (high acc)    
1-02-030 repeat following 2 descriptors 30 times    
0-07-004 pressure    
0-13-001 integrated ozone density
 
  

Surface Temperature Bulletin Template:

Descriptor Reference (F-X-Y) Element Name Code Description or comment
0-01-007 satellite id 3 METOP1
0-01-031 id of originating centre 254 EUMETSAT
0-02-019 satellite instrument 221 IASI
0-02-020 satellite classification 61 EPS
0-04-001 year    
0-04-002 month    
0-04-003 day    
0-04-004 hour    
0-04-005 minute    
0-04-006 second    
0-05-001 latitude (high acc)    
0-06-001 longitude (high acc)    
2-01-132 change width
 
 Reset to allow 0.0 to 409.4 K
2-02-129 change scale
 
 Reset to allow 0.00 to 655.34 K
0-12-061 skin temperature
 
  
2-02-000 reset scale
 
  
2-01-000 reset width
 
  

11.2 BUFR descriptor sequences of the IASI Level 2 product disseminated on EUMETCast

The BUFR descriptor sequences for dissemination on EUMETCast will be added as soon as information is available.