ECMWF recommends using ecCodes to decode/encode BUFR data; the bufr_dump -E command can be used to generate python,fortran,c programs to encode sample BUFR reports. synop2bufr converter ( based on legacy BUFRDC library) is also available and is maintained with the help of external contributors. Updates of the synop2bufr software will be announced in this page. |
Conversion of group 54g0sndT (temperature change)
Conversion of group 56DLDMDH (direction of cloud drift)
Conversion of group 57CDaeC (direction and elevation of cloud)
Conversion of group 58p24p24p24 (non-negative change of pressure over the past 24 hours)
Conversion of group 59p24p24p24 (negative change of pressure over the past 24 hours)
Correct presentation of Height of the station and Height of barometer in BUFR messages, if H and/or HP are missing in WMO No.9, Volume A.