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I Observations
II Assimilation
III Dynamics
IV Physics
V Ensemble
VI Technical
VII Waves

Part I: Observation processing

CHAPTER 6 Central-memory array (CMA) structure/format

Table of contents

6.1 Computer representation and CMA file structure

6.2 CMA DDR format

6.2.1 DDR1 Format

6.2.2 DDR2 Format

6.3 Observation-report format

6.3.1 Observation Report Header Format

6.3.2 Observation-report-body entry format

6.4 Packing description sections (PDS)

6.4.1 PDS time

6.4.2 PDS date

6.4.3 PDS-model-profile indicator bit map

6.4.4 PDS bit map, indicating additional departures saved

6.4.5 PDS-observation characteristics

6.4.6 PDS-report flags

6.4.7 PDS Reports Status

6.4.8 PDS-report events, Part 1

6.4.9 PDS-report blacklist events

6.4.10 PDS instrument specification

6.4.11 PDS-report events, part 2

6.4.12 PDS scatterometer-product flags

6.4.13 PDS observation flags, RDB

6.4.14 PDS analysis-datum flags

6.4.15 PDS observation-datum status

6.4.16 PDS data events, Part 1

6.4.17 PDS data-blacklist events

6.4.18 PDS data events, Part 2

6.4.19 Level-identifier bit map

6.4.20 SYNOP pressure-code bit map

6.5 Code-description sections (CDS)

6.5.1 CDS type of section

6.5.2 CDS Type of Variational Analysis

6.5.3 CDS IFS configuration number

6.5.4 CDS satellite-identity codes

6.5.5 CDS observation-type and observation-code-type codes

6.5.6 CDS variable-number codes

6.5.7 CDS vertical-coordinate type

6.5.8 CDS instrument-type codes

6.5.9 CDS 5.5.14 retrieval codes

6.5.10 CDS geographical-area codes

6.5.11 CDS SATOB I1 codes, name of country

6.5.12 CDS SATOB I2I2 codes, satellite-indicator figure

6.5.13 CDS SATEM TOVS A, B, C, V, W, X, Y codes

6.5.14 1D-VAR SSM/I surface-type quality control

6.5.15 1D-VAR failure indicator