RE: 19991006: decoders software

Andy,

The encoding scheme for all the reports can be found in The WMO Manual
306 on codes. I don't know where one can buy one, except to look it up on
the www. Buoy one is FM 18-X

RObb...

raw format 

^A^M
522 ^M
SSVX02 KWBC 211208^M
ZZYY 54811 21109 0835/ 537339 108537 611// 11119 0//// 10123 30254^M
40254 22219 00136=^M
ZZYY 54812 21109 0831/ 518858 106156 611// 11119 0//// 10213 30180^M
40180 22219 00225=^M
ZZYY 16811 21109 0909/ 322479 072636 611// 11119 0//// 10213 30208^M
40208 22219 00219 444 80091 88806=^M
ZZYY 56810 21109 0901/ 331583 054531 611// 11119 0//// 10181 30234^M
40234 22219 00186 444 201// 21106 0327/=^M
ZZYY 54813 21109 0836/ 535093 116599 611// 11119 0//// 10152 30220^M
40220 22219 00152=^M
^M
^C^A^M
242 ^M
SSVX02 KWBC 211208^M
ZZYY 54811 21109 0835/ 537339 108537 611// 11119 0//// 10123 30254^M
40254 22219 00136=^M
ZZYY 54812 21109 0831/ 518858 106156 611// 11119 0//// 10213 30180^M
40180 22219 00225=^M
ZZYY 16811 21109 0909/ 322479 072636 611// 11119 0//// 10213 30208^M
40208 22219 00219 444 80091 88806=^M
ZZYY 56810 21109 0901/ 331583 054531 611// 11119 0//// 10181 30234^M
40234 22219 00186 444 201// 21106 0327/=^M
ZZYY 54813 21109 0836/ 535093 116599 611// 11119 0//// 10152 30220^M
40220 22219 00152=^M
^M
^C^


On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Lomax, Andy wrote:

> Robb,
> 
> Thanks for the quick reply.  I think I have found the stuff we need to use.
> Do you have any examples of what the output of metar2nc and buoy2nc look
> like? Are they ascii files?  Also, do you have a website where I can find
> the format of WMO buoy observation reports (i.e. what does the encoded stuff
> look like)?
> 
> Thanks again for your help,
> Andy
> 

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