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Edition 3
Section 0
Key
Description
totalLength
Total length of the message in bytes
editionNumber
BUFR edition number (=3)
Section 1
Key
Description
section1Length
Length of section 1 in bytes
masterTableNumber
BUFR master table
bufrHeaderSubCentre
Originating sub-centre
bufrHeaderCentre
Originating centre
updateSequenceNumber
Update sequence number (0 for original messages, incremented by 1 for updates)
section1Flags
Bit 1:
0 : no optional section present
1 : optional section present
dataCategory
Data category (table A)
dataSubCategory
Data sub-category
masterTablesVersionNumber
Version number of master table used
localTablesVersionNumber
Version number of local table used
typicalYearOfCentury
Year (yyyy)
typicalMonth
Month
typicalDay
Day
typicalHour
Hour
typicalMinute
Minute
Section 3
Key
Description
section3Length
Length of section 3 in bytes
numberOfSubsets
Number of data subsets
section3Flags
Bit 1:
0 : Other data
1: Observed data
Bit 2:
0: Non compressed data
1: Compressed data
Tabs Page
title
Edition 4
Section 0
Key
Description
totalLength
Total length of the message in bytes
editionNumber
BUFR edition number (=4)
Section 1
Key
Description
section1Length
Length of section 1 in bytes
masterTableNumber
BUFR master table
bufrHeaderCentre
Originating centre
bufrHeaderSubCentre
Originating sub-centre
updateSequenceNumber
Update sequence number (0 for original messages, incremented by 1 for updates)
section1Flags
Bit 1:
0 : no optional section present
1 : optional section present
dataCategory
Data category (table A)
internationalDataSubCategory
International data sub-category
dataSubCategory
Local data sub-category
masterTablesVersionNumber
Version number of master table used
localTablesVersionNumber
Version number of local table used
typicalYearOfCentury
Year (yyyy)
typicalMonth
Month
typicalDay
Day
typicalHour
Hour
typicalMinute
Minute
typicalSecond
Second
Section 3
Key
Description
section3Length
Length of section 3 in bytes
numberOfSubsets
Number of data subsets
section3Flags
Bit 1:
0 : Other data
1: Observed data
Bit 2:
0: Non compressed data
1: Compressed data
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