Section 1
(111 QdQx
0dd ff 1sn TTT {2sn
TdTdTd or 29 UUU} 3 PoPoPoPo 4 PPPP 5 a ppp)
Section 2
(222 QdQx
0sn
TwTwTw 1 PwaPwa HwaHwa 20 PwaPwaPwa
21HwaHwaHwa)
Section 3
(333 Qd1 Qd2 (8887 k2 2z0z0z0z0
3 T0T0T0T0
4 S0S0S0S0
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2znznznzn 3 TnTnTnTn 4 SnSnSnSn) (66 k6 9 k3 2z0z0z0z0 d0d0 c0c0c0 . . . . . . . . . . 2znznznzn dndn
cncncn))
Section 4
(444 (1QP Q2 QTW Q4) (2QN QL //) {(QcLaLaLaLaLa LoLoLoLoLoLo) or (YYMMJ
GGgg/) (7VBVB dBdB)}
(8ViViViVi
(9idZdZdZd))
A1
WMO Regional Association area in which buoy, drilling rig or oil- or
gas-production platform has been deployed (1 - Region I; 2 - Region II,
etc.)
bw
Sub-area belonging to the area indicated by A1
nbnbnb
Type and serial number of buoy
YY
Day of the month (UTC), with 01 indicating the first day, 02 the second
day, etc. on which the actual time of observation falls
MM
Month of the year (UTC), i.e. 01=January; 02=February, etc.
J
Units digit of the year (UTC), i.e. 1994 = 4
GGgg
Time of observation, in hours
and minutes (UTC)
iw
Indicator for source and units of wind speed.
0 Wind speed estimated Wind speed in m/s
1 Wind speed obtained from anemometer Wind speed in m/s
3 Wind speed estimated Wind speed in knots
4 Wind speed obtained from anemometer Wind speed in knots
Qc
Quadrant of the globe.
| Code figure |
Latitude |
Longitude |
| 1 |
North |
East |
| 3 |
South |
East |
| 5 |
South |
West |
| 7 |
North |
West |
Note: The choice is left to the observer in the following cases:
When the ship is on the Greenwich meridian or
the 180th meridian (LoLoLoLo = 0000 or 1800 respectively):
Qc = 1 or 7 (northern hemisphere) or
Qc = 3 or 5 (southern hemisphere);
When the ship is on the Equator (LaLaLa = 000):
Qc = 1 or 3 (eastern longitude) or
Qc = 5 or 7 (western longitude).
LaLaLaLaLa
Latitude, in thousandths of
a degree
LoLoLoLoLoLo
Longitude, in thousandths of
a degree.
Ql
Quality control indicator for
position (See Table)
Qt
Quality control indicator for
time (See Table)
QdQx
Quality control indicator
Qd
is a quality control indicator for the section (See
Table). If all data groups have the same quality
control flag value, Qd shall be coded with that value and Qx shall be set
to 9. If only one data group in the section has a quality control flag other
than 1, Qd
shall be coded with that flag and Qx shall indicate the position of this group within
the section. If more than one data group have a quality control flag greater
than 1, Qd
shall be set to the greater flag value and Qx shall be set to 9. When Qx shows the
position of the data group, it should be relative to the group containing
Qx.
For example, Qx=1
refers to the data group immediately following.
dd
True dirction, in tens of degrees, from which wind is blowing
Code
figure
00 Calm
01 5-14
02 15-24
03 25-34
etc. etc.
36 335-4
99 Variable, or all directions or unknown or waves
confused, direction indetermininate
ff
Wind speed, in units indicated by iw
sn
Sign of the data
code
figure
0 Positive or zero
1 Negative
TTT
Air temperature, in tenths of a degree Celsius, its sign being given
by sn
TdTdTd
Dew-point temperature, in tenths of a degree Celsius, its sign being
given by sn
UUU
Relative humidity of the air, in per cent, the first figure being zero
except for UUU=100 per cent.
PoPoPoPo
Pressure at station level, in tenths of a hectopascal, omitting thousands
digit of hectopascals of the pressure value
PPPP
Pressure at mean sea-level, in tenths of a hectopascal, omitting the
thousands digit of hectopascals of the pressure value.
a
Characteristic of pressure tendency during the 3 hours preceding the
time of observation
Code
figure
0 Incresing, then decreasing; atmospheric pressure the same or higher
than 3 hours ago
1 Increasing, then steady;or increasing then increasing more slowly;
atmospheric pressure now higher than 3 hours ago
2 Increasing (steadily or unsteadily); atmospheric pressure now higher
than 3 hours ago
3 Decreasing or steady, then increasing; or increasing, then increasing
more rapidly; atmospheric pressure now higher than 3 hours ago
4 Steady; atmospheric pressure the same as 3 hours ago
5 Decreasing, then increasing; atmospheric presure the same or lower
than 3 hours ago
6 Decreasing, then steady; or decreasing, then decreasing more slowly;
atmospheric pressure now lower than 3 hours ago
7 Decreasing (steadily or unsteadily); atmospheric pressure now lower
than 3 hours ago
8 Steady or increasing, then decreasing; or decreasing, then decreasing
more rapidly; atmospheric pressure now lower than 3 hours ago
ppp
Amount of pressure tendency at station level during the three hours
preceding the time of observation, expressed in tenths of a hectopascal
TwTwTw
Sea-surface temperature, in tenths of a degree Celsius, its sign being
given by sn
PwaPwa
Period of waves, obtained by instrumental methods, in seconds
HwaHwa
Height of waves, obtained by instrumental methods, in units of 0.5 metre
PwaPwaPwa
Period of waves, obtained by instrumental methods, in tenths of a second
PwaPwaPwa shall be
reported in addition to PwaPwa when the following conditions have been met:
(a) The sea is not calm (i.e. PwaPwaHwaHwahas not been reported as 0000)
(b) PwaPwahas not been
reported as //
(c) The station has the capability of accurately measuring instrumental
wave period in units of 0.1 second
HwaHwaHwa
Height of waves, obtained by instrumental methods, in units of 0.1 metre
PwaPwaPwa shall be
reported in addition to PwaPwaHwaHwa when the following conditions have been met:
(a) The sea is not calm (i.e. PwaPwaHwaHwahas not been
reported as 0000)
(b) HwaHwahas not been
reported as //
(c) The station has the capability of accurately measuring instrumental
wave period in units of 0.1 meter
Qd1
Quality control indicator for
temperature/salinity profile (See Table)
Qd2
Quality control indicator for
current profile (See Table)
k2
Method of salinity/depth measurement
Code
figure
0 No salinity measured
1 In situ sensor, accuracy better than 0.02 per mill
2 In situ sensor, accuracy less than 0.02 per mill
3 Sample analysis
z0z0z0z0
z1z1z1z1
znznznzn
Selected and/or significant
depths, in metres, starting with the surface.
T0T0T0T0
T1T1T1T1
TnTnTnTn
Teperatures, in hundredths
of a degree Celsius, at either significant or selected depths starting with
sea surface
For negative temperatures, 5000 shall be added to the absolute value of
the temperature in hundredths of a degree Celsius.
S0S0S0S0
S1S1S1S1
SnSnSnSn
Salinity, in hundredths of
a part per thousand, at either significant or selected depths starting with
sea surface.
k6
Method of removing the velocity
and motion of the ship or buoy from current measurement
Code
figure
0 Ship's motion removed by averaging. Ship's velocity
removed by bottom tracking
1 Ship's motion removed by motion compensation. Ship's
velocity removed by bottom tracking
2 Ship's motion not removed. Ship's velocity removed
by bottom tracking
3 Ship's motion removed by averaging. Ship's velocity
removed by navigation
4 Ship's motion removed by motion compensation. Ship's
velocity removed by navigation
5 Ship's motion not removed. Ship's velocity removed by
navigation
6 Doppler current profiling method not used.
7-9 Reserved
Note: Code figures 0, 1, 2 and 6 are also used
for drifting buoys.
k3
Duration and time of current
measurement (vector or Doppler current profiling method)
Code
figure |
|
|
| 1 |
Instantaneous |
between H-1 and H |
| 2 |
Averaged over 3 minutes or less |
| 3 |
Averaged over more than 3 minutes, but 6 at the most |
| 4 |
Averaged over more than 6 minutes, but 12 at the most |
| 5 |
Instantaneous |
between H-2 and H-1 |
| 6 |
Averaged over 3 minutes or less |
| 7 |
Averaged over more than 3 minutes, but 6 at the most |
| 8 |
Averaged over more than 6 minutes, but 12 at the most |
| 9 |
Vector or Doppler current profiling method not used |
Note: H = time of observation.
d0d0
d1d1
dndn
True direction, in tens of
degrees, towards which sea current at selected and/or significant depths
starting with the sea surface is moving
Code
figure
00 Calm
01 5-14
02 15-24
03 25-34
etc. etc.
36 335-4
99 Variable, or all directions or unknown or waves
confused, direction indetermininate
c0c0c0
c1c1c1
cncncn
Speed of the current, in centimetres
per second, at selected and/or significant depths starting with sea surface
QP
Quality of the pressure measurement
Code
figure
0 Value within specified limits
1 Value outside specified limits
Q2
Quality of the housekeeping parameter (second word in first block of
ARGOS platform trasmitters terminal sensor data)
Code
figure
0 Value within limits
1 Value outside limits
QTW
Quality of the measurement of the water-surface temperature
Code
figure
0 Value within limits
1 Value outside limits
Q4
Quality of the measurement of air temperature
Code
figure
0 Value within limits
1 Value outside limits
QN
Quality of the buoy satellite transmission
Code
figure
0 Good quality (several identical reports have been received)
1 Dubious quality (no identical reports)
QL
Quality of location
Code
figure |
|
| 0 |
The value transmitted at the beginning of the report is a reliable value
(location made over two satellite passes) |
| 1 |
The values at the beginning of the report are the latest known values (no
location over the corresponding pass) |
| 2 |
Dubious quality. The location was made over one pass only; a second solution
is possible in five per cent of the cases |
QcLaLaLaLaLa LoLoLoLoLoLo in Section 4
These two groups shall be transmitted only when QL=2 (location over one pass
only) and they give the position of the second possible solution (symmetrical
to the satellite subtrack)
(Same coding as in Section 0)
YYMMJ GGgg/ in Section 4
The groups YYMMJ GGgg/ give the exact time of
the last known position and shall be transmitted only when QL = 1 together
with the following 7VBVBdBdB
VBVB
Drifting speed, in cm/s, of the buoy at the last
known position of the buoy given in the groups YYMMJ GGgg/.
dBdB
Drift direction of the buoy, expressed in tens
of degrees, at the last known position of the buoy given in the goups YYMMJ
GGgg/.
ViViViVi
Information on the engineering status of the buoy
The number of groups 8ViViViVi contaning information on the engineering status
of the buoy shall not exceed three.
id
Indicator for the type of drogue (to be defined
at a later time; at present, id = 0 should be used).
ZdZdZd
Length of the cable at which the drogue is attached,
in meters