prepbufr_mnemonics_dict = {
'PW2Q':'0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'PW2P':'0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'T__EVENT':'TEMPERATURE EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'PW2R':'0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER EVENT REASON CODE',\
'T__POSTP':'TEMPERATURE POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE',\
'PW2A':'ANALYZED 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER VALUE',\
'WFC__MSQ':'MODEL WIND FORECAST SEQUENCE',\
'TP24':'TOTAL PRECIPITATION PAST 24 HOURS',\
'YCOR':"INDICATOR WHETHER LAT IN'YOB' WAS CORRECTED FRM'YORG'",\
'PW2E':'0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER OBSERVATION ERROR',\
'PREWXSEQ':'PRESENT WEATHER SEQUENCE',\
'XCOR':"INDICATOR WHETHER LON IN'XOB' WAS CORRECTED FRM'XORG'",\
'PW2O':'0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION',\
'PW3EVENT':'0.7 TO 0.3 PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'UAN':'ANALYZED U-COMPONENT WIND VALUE',\
'TAN':'ANALYZED TEMPERATURE VALUE',\
'MSST':'METHOD OF SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT',\
'VAN':'ANALYZED V-COMPONENT WIND VALUE',\
'WRC':'U-, V-COMPONENT WIND (UOB/VOB) EVENT REASON CODE',\
'SFCSHP':'SURFACE MARINE (SHIP, BUOY, C-MAN PLATFORM) REPORTS',\
'ADPUPA':'UPPER-AIR (RAOB, PIBAL, RECCO, DROPS) REPORTS',\
'DF_EVENT':'WIND (DIRECTION/SPEED) EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'TURB3SEQ':'TURBULENCE SEQUENCE # 3',\
'QQM':'SPECIFIC HUMIDITY (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'E1':'ERS ERROR ESTIMATE NUMBER 1',\
'SPSSMI':'SSM/I RETRIEVAL PRODUCTS (REPROCESSED WIND SPEED, TPW)',\
'PQM':'PRESSURE (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'CLOUDSEQ':'OBSERVED CLOUD SEQUENCE # 1',\
'SNOW_SEQ':'SNOW DEPTH SEQUENCE',\
'ZQM':'HEIGHT (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'CTCN':'CROSS TRACK CELL NUMBER (QUIKSCAT & ASCAT REPORTS ONLY)',\
'ACID_SEQ':'AIRCRAFT FLIGHT NUMBER SEQUENCE',\
'TFC__MSQ':'MODEL TEMPERATURE FORECAST SEQUENCE',\
'QFC__MSQ':'MODEL SPECIFIC HUMIDITY FORECAST SEQUENCE',\
'PCS':'STANDARD DEVIATION OF CLIMATOLOGICAL PRESSURE VALUE',\
'SID':'STATION IDENTIFICATION',\
'TSB':'REPORT SUBTYPE (HAS VARIOUS MEANINGS DEPENDING ON TYPE)',\
'UOB':'U-COMPONENT WIND OBSERVATION (M/S)',\
'PCL':'CLIMATOLOGICAL PRESSURE VALUE',\
'VADWND':'VAD (NEXRAD) WIND REPORTS',\
'TOPC':'TOTAL PRECIPITATION/TOTAL WATER EQUIVALENT',\
'SST_INFO':'SEA TEMPERATURE INFORMATION',\
'PREVENT':'PRE-EVENTS BACKGROUND/OBSERVATION ERROR PROCESSING STEP',\
'GUST1SEQ':'MAXIMUM WIND GUST SEQUENCE # 1',\
'RF10M':'10 METER WIND REDUCTION FACTOR',\
'PAN':'ANALYZED PRESSURE VALUE',\
'ELEV':'SATELLITE ELEVATION (ZENITH ANGLE)',\
'TMXMNSEQ':'MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SEQUENCE',\
'CTPQM':'CLOUD TOP PRESSURE (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'MSTQ':'MOISTURE QUALITY',\
'PCLIMATO':'PRESSURE CLIMATOLOGY SEQUENCE',\
'SAID':'SATELLITE IDENTIFIER (SATELLITE REPORTS ONLY)',\
'MWD10':'MODEL WIND DIRECTION AT 10 M',\
'CQCVAD':'VAD WIND QUALITY CONTROL STEP',\
'PW1F_MSQ':'MODEL 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP WATER FORECAST SEQ.',\
'SOEL':'SOLAR ELEVATION (ZENITH ANGLE)',\
'ALTIMSEQ':'ALTIMETER SETTING SEQUENCE',\
'SSTRC':'SEA TEMPERATURE EVENT REASON CODE',\
'S3':'ERS BACKSCATTER NUMBER 3',\
'S2':'ERS BACKSCATTER NUMBER 2',\
'S1':'ERS BACKSCATTER NUMBER 1',\
'IALR':'INSTANTANEOUS ALTITUDE RATE',\
'RADCOR':'RAWINSONDE HEIGHT/TEMP INTERSONDE(RADIATION) CORR. STEP',\
'ACID':'AIRCRAFT FLIGHT NUMBER',\
'RRTBACKG':'RAIN RATE BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'ERS1DA':'ERS SCATTEROMETER DATA (REPROCESSED WIND SPEED)',\
'CLAM':'CLOUD AMOUNT',\
'POWV':'PERIOD OF WAVES',\
'POWW':'PERIOD OF WIND WAVES',\
'RCT':'RECEIPT TIME',\
'BTMPINFO':'TOVS OR GOES BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE INFORMATION',\
'DFQ':'WIND DIRECTION/SPEED (DDO/FFO) (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'DFP':'WIND DIRECTION/SPEED (DDO/FFO) EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'DFR':'WIND DIRECTION/SPEED (DDO/FFO) EVENT REASON CODE',\
'HOSW':'HEIGHT OF SWELL WAVES',\
'SYNDAT':'SYNTHETIC TROPICAL CYCLONE BOGUS REPORTS',\
'PW4FMOD':'MODEL .3-0. SIG. LYR PWATER FCST(GLOBAL MODEL SEE PW4F)',\
'DGOT':'DEGREE OF TURBULENCE',\
'PW1FMOD':'MODEL 1.-.9 SIG. LYR PWATER FCST(GLOBAL MODEL SEE PW1F)',\
'UFCMOD':'MODEL U-COMPONENT FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE UFC)',\
'MRWVC':'MWR WATER VAPOR CONTENT (TOTAL WATER VAPOR)',\
'TRBX32':'TURBULENCE INDEX FOR PERIOD (TOB-3 MIN) -> (TOB-2 MIN)',\
'WQM':'U-, V-COMPONENT WIND (UOB/VOB) (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'PW4F_MSQ':'MODEL 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP WATER FORECAST SEQ.',\
'PW2F':'FCST(BACKGRND) 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LYR PRECIP. WATER VALUE',\
'GPSIPW':'GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITE-INTEGRATED PRECIP. WATER',\
'QOETU':'ANALYSIS-TUNED RELATIVE HUMIDITY OBSERVATION ERROR',\
'CAT':'PREPBUFR DATA LEVEL CATEGORY',\
'MITM':'MINIMUM TEMPERATURE',\
'ACARSQC':'MDCRS ACARS AIRCRAFT QUALITY CONTROL STEP',\
'TOB':'TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION (DEGREES C)',\
'TOE':'TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION ERROR (DEGREES C)',\
'RRTPC':'RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'BSCD':'BACKSCATTER DISTANCE (ASCAT REPORTS ONLY)',\
'PW1O':'1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION',\
'PW1A':'ANALYZED 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER VALUE',\
'PFCMOD':'MODEL PRESSURE FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE PFC)',\
'PW1F':'FCST(BACKGRND) 1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LYR PRECIP. WATER VALUE',\
'HOCT_SEQ':'HEIGHT OF TOP OF CLOUD SEQUENCE',\
'SOB':'WIND SPEED OBSERVATION',\
'XOB':'LONGITUDE (DEG E)',\
'PW1P':'1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'PW1Q':'1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'PW1R':'1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER EVENT REASON CODE',\
'PWETU':'ANALYSIS-TUNED TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER OBS ERROR',\
'TP12_SEQ':'TOTAL PRECIPITATION PAST 12 HOURS SEQUENCE',\
'PKWDDR':'PEAK WIND DIRECTION',\
'CHPT':'CHARACTERISTIC OF PRESSURE TENDENCY',\
'TFC':'FORECAST (BACKGROUND) TEMPERATURE VALUE',\
'TURB1SEQ':'TURBULENCE SEQUENCE # 1',\
'PW2_INFO':'0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION',\
'EXPRSRD':'EXPIRATION OF RESTRICTIONS ON REDISTRIBUTION',\
'VFC':'FORECAST (BACKGROUND) V-COMPONENT WIND VALUE',\
'CTPOE':'CLOUD TOP PRESSURE OBSERVATION ERROR',\
'PW1POSTP':'1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP WATER POSTPROCESSING SEQ.',\
'WOETU':'ANALYSIS-TUNED WIND OBSERVATION ERROR',\
'PRC':'PRESSURE EVENT REASON CODE',\
'QPC':'SPECIFIC HUMIDITY EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'P__POSTP':'PRESSURE POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE',\
'ADPSFC':'SURFACE LAND (SYNOPTIC, METAR) REPORTS',\
'ZFC__MSQ':'MODEL HEIGHT FORECAST SEQUENCE',\
'CTPFC':'FORECAST (BACKGROUND) CLOUD TOP PRESSURE VALUE',\
'TPC':'TEMPERATURE EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'RFFL':'PERCENT CONFIDENCE BASED ON NESDIS RECURSIVE FILTER FCN',\
'PSW2':'PAST WEATHER (2)',\
'PSW1':'PAST WEATHER (1)',\
'NRLACQC':'NRL AIRCRAFT QUALITY CONTROL STEP',\
'CTPEVENT':'CLOUD TOP PRESSURE EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'PW2POSTP':'0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP WATER POSTPROCESSING SEQ.',\
'PW1EVENT':'1.0 TO 0.9 PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'VISB2SEQ':'VISIBILITY SEQUENCE # 2',\
'HOVI':'HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY (M)',\
'POAF':'PHASE OF AIRCRAFT FLIGHT',\
'GUST2SEQ':'MAXIMUM WIND GUST SEQUENCE # 2',\
'TYP':'PREPBUFR REPORT TYPE',\
'PW4F':'FCST(BACKGRND) 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LYR PRECIP. WATER VALUE',\
'PW4E':'0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER OBSERVATION ERROR',\
'HEADR':'REPORT HEADER SEQUENCE',\
'PW4A':'ANALYZED 0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER VALUE',\
'PW4O':'0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION',\
'CTPPC':'CLOUD TOP PRESSURE EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'PW4R':'0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER EVENT REASON CODE',\
'PW4Q':'0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'PW4P':'0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'FFO':'WIND SPEED OBSERVATION (NOT ASSIMILATED)',\
'ASMP':'AVG SPD OF SHIP DURING PAST 3 HOURS',\
'CHSQ':'CHI-SQUARED (OF THE WIND VECTOR RETRIEVAL)',\
'QOE':'RELATIVE HUMIDITY OBSERVATION ERROR (PERCENT DIVIDED BY 10)',\
'SFCBOG':'MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE BOGUS REPORTS',\
'QOB':'SPECIFIC HUMIDITY OBSERVATION (MG/KG)',\
'PW3POSTP':'0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP WATER POSTPROCESSING SEQ.',\
'E3':'ERS ERROR ESTIMATE NUMBER 3',\
'E2':'ERS ERROR ESTIMATE NUMBER 2',\
'PKWDSP':'PEAK WIND SPEED',\
'ESBAK':'FORECAST(BACKGROUND) SATURATION SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUE',\
'SATWND':'SATELLITE-DERIVED WIND REPORTS',\
'PW1E':'1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER OBSERVATION ERROR',\
'TOETU':'ANALYSIS-TUNED TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION ERROR',\
'PHER':'EST. ERROR COVARIANCE FOR WIND DIRECTION RETRIEVAL',\
'WCLIMATO':'WIND CLIMATOLOGY SEQUENCE',\
'WOE':'WIND OBSERVATION ERROR (M/S)',\
'POSW':'PERIOD OF SWELL WAVES',\
'SCATINFO':'SCATTEROMETER DATA INFORMATION',\
'CLDE':'EST. ERROR COVARIANCE FOR TOTAL CLD LIQUID WATER RETR.',\
'RRTPOSTP':'RAIN RATE POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE',\
'SSI':'SSI GLOBAL ANALYSIS STEP',\
'ZRC':'HEIGHT EVENT REASON CODE',\
'PW2FMOD':'MODEL .9-.7 SIG. LYR PWATER FCST(GLOBAL MODEL SEE PW2F)',\
'Z___INFO':'HEIGHT INFORMATION',\
'RASSDA':'RADIO ACOUSTIC SOUNDING SYSTEM (RASS) TEMP PROFILE RPTS',\
'PTE24SEQ':'24 HOUR PRESSURE TENDENCY SEQUENCE',\
'RRTFC':'FORECAST (BACKGROUND) RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) VALUE',\
'HRDR':'PROFILE LVL TIME-CYCLE (FOR RAOB/PIBAL, BASED ON B DFT, HOURS)',\
'ACFT_SEQ':'AIRCRAFT SUPPLEMENTARY DATA SEQUENCE',\
'POETU':'ANALYSIS-TUNED PRESSURE OBSERVATION ERROR',\
'P__BACKG':'PRESSURE BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'NUL':'NULL (IGNORE)',\
'RRTOE':'RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) OBSERVATION ERROR',\
'TDMP':'TRUE DIRECTION OF SHIP DURING PAST 3 HOURS',\
'WPC':'U-, V-COMPONENT WIND (UOB/VOB) EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'TOSS':'TOTAL SUNSHINE',\
'CDTP':'CLOUD TOP PRESSURE OBSERVATION',\
'W__EVENT':'WIND EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'CLIMO':'CLIMOTOLOGICAL PROCESSING STEP',\
'XS20':'20 METER EXTRAPOLATED WIND SPEED',\
'TOSD':'TOTAL SNOW DEPTH',\
'QFC':'FORECAST (BACKGROUND) SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUE',\
'PREPRO':'INITIAL PREPBUFR PROCESSING STEP',\
'SYNDATA':'SYNTHETIC TROPICAL CYCLONE BOGUS PROCESSING STEP',\
'PKWNDSEQ':'PEAK WIND SEQUENCE',\
'ITP':'INSTRUMENT TYPE',\
'Q__POSTP':'SPECIFIC HUMIDITY POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE',\
'PWTVWTA':'ANAL VARIAT. QC WGHT ON TOT PREC. WTR OBS BASED ON ANAL',\
'TCLIMATO':'TEMPERATURE CLIMATOLOGY SEQUENCE',\
'PWTVWTG':'ANAL VARIAT. QC WGHT ON TOT PREC. WTR OBS BASED ON GESS',\
'RPT':'REPORTED OBSERVATION TIME',\
'TP01':'TOTAL PRECIPITATION PAST 1 HOUR',\
'TP03':'TOTAL PRECIPITATION PAST 3 HOURS',\
'VTVI_SEQ':'VERTICAL VISIBILITY SEQUENCE',\
'TP06':'TOTAL PRECIPITATION PAST 6 HOURS',\
'POE':'PRESSURE OBSERVATION ERROR (MB)',\
'POB':'PRESSURE OBSERVATION (MB)',\
'PW2BACKG':'0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP WATER BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'TURB2SEQ':'TURBULENCE SEQUENCE # 2',\
'PW__INFO':'PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION',\
'PWA':'ANALYZED TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE',\
'VCL':'CLIMATOLOGICAL V-COMPONENT WIND VALUE',\
'VCS':'STANDARD DEVIATION OF CLIMATOLOGICAL V-COMP WIND VALUE',\
'SSTQM':'SEA TEMPERATURE (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'DHR':'OBSERVATION TIME MINUS CYCLE TIME (HOURS)',\
'VIRTMP':'VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE/SPECIFIC HUMIDITY PROCESSING STEP',\
'24PC':'24 HOUR PRESSURE CHANGE',\
'PVWTG':'ANAL VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON PRESS. OBS BASED ON GUESS',\
'PVWTA':'ANAL VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON PRESS. OBS BASED ON ANAL',\
'ROLF':'AIRCRAFT ROLL ANGLE FLAG',\
'TQM':'TEMPERATURE (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'AIRCFT':'AIREP, PIREP, AMDAR, TAMDAR AIRCRAFT REPORTS',\
'HBOI':'HEIGHT OF BASE OF ICING',\
'PRSLEVEL':'PRESSURE LEVEL SEQUENCE (ALL TYPES EXCEPT GOESND)',\
'LATCORSQ':'LATITUDE CORRECTION SEQUENCE',\
'HBOT':'HEIGHT OF BASE OF TURBULENCE',\
'ZFC':'FORECAST (BACKGROUND) HEIGHT VALUE',\
'QAN':'ANALYZED SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUE',\
'Q___INFO':'SPECIFIC HUMIDITY INFORMATION',\
'QIFY':'PERCENT CONFIDENCE BASED ON EUMETSAT QUAL INDX W/ FCST',\
'P___INFO':'PRESSURE INFORMATION',\
'SSTFC':'FORECAST (BACKGROUND) SEA TEMPERATURE VALUE',\
'QIFN':'PERCENT CONFIDENCE BASED ON EUMETSAT QUAL INDX W/O FCST',\
'TPRECSEQ':'TOTAL PRECIPITATION SEQUENCE',\
'Z__POSTP':'HEIGHT POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE',\
'QRC':'SPECIFIC HUMIDITY EVENT REASON CODE',\
'PTENDSEQ':'PRESSURE TENDENCY SEQUENCE',\
'XWSPDSEQ':'EXTRAPOLATED WIND SPEED SEQUENCE',\
'ZAN':'ANALYZED HEIGHT VALUE',\
'RRTQM':'RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'PROFLR':'WIND PROFILER REPORTS',\
'PWTPOSTP':'TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE',\
'CHNM':'CHANNEL NUMBER',\
'CTP_INFO':'CLOUD TOP INFORMATION',\
'SSTAN':'ANALYZED SEA TEMPERATURE VALUE',\
'PW3BACKG':'0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP WATER BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'HOCT':'HEIGHT OF TOP OF CLOUD',\
'SUNSHSEQ':'TOTAL SUNSHINE SEQUENCE',\
'PRWE':'PRESENT WEATHER',\
'XS10':'10 METER EXTRAPOLATED WIND SPEED',\
'NRLQMS':'NRL AIRCRAFT QUALITY CNTRL MARK (ADDED BY PGM NRLACQC)',\
'PWF__MSQ':'MODEL TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER FORECAST SEQUENCE',\
'Q__EVENT':'SPECIFIC HUMIDITY EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'TCS':'STANDARD DEVIATION OF CLIMATOLOGICAL TEMPERATURE VALUE',\
'TCL':'CLIMATOLOGICAL TEMPERATURE VALUE',\
'W__BACKG':'WIND BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'XDR':'PROFILE LEVEL LON (FOR RAOB/PIBAL BASED ON BALLOON DFT, DEG E)',\
'DOFS':'DEPTH OF FRESH SNOW',\
'PFC__MSQ':'MODEL PRESSURE FORECAST SEQUENCE',\
'SIRC':'RAWINSONDE SOLAR & INFRARED RADIATION CORR. INDICATOR',\
'ZOB':'HEIGHT OBSERVATION (M)',\
'ZOE':'HEIGHT OBSERVATION ERROR (M)',\
'RSRD_SEQ':'RESTRICTIONS ON REDISTRIBUTION SEQUENCE',\
'SATEMP':'TOVS SATELLITE DATA (SOUNDINGS, RETRIEVALS, RADIANCES)',\
'SSTOE':'SEA TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION ERROR',\
'DDO':'WIND DIRECTION OBSERVATION (NOT ASSIMILATED)',\
'SSTPOSTP':'SEA TEMPERATURE POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE',\
'AFIC_SEQ':'AIRCRAFT ICING SEQUENCE',\
'PCCF_SEQ':'SATELLITE WIND PERCENT CONFIDENCE SEQUENCE',\
'CTPPOSTP':'CLOUD TOP PRESSURE POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE',\
'WSPD1':'SURFACE WIND SPEED',\
'TRBX10':'TURBULENCE INDEX FOR PERIOD (TOB-1 MIN) -> TOB',\
'SPRR':'SEAWINDS PROBABILITY OF RAIN (QUIKSCAT REPORTS ONLY)',\
'LKCS':'LIKELIHOOD COMPUTED FOR SOLUTION (ASCAT REPORTS ONLY)',\
'PRSLEVLG':'GOESND PRESSURE LEVEL SEQUENCE',\
'OZON':'OZONE',\
'CTPAN':'ANALYZED CLOUD TOP PRESSURE VALUE',\
'R3DVAR':'3DVAR REGIONAL ANALYSIS STEP',\
'Z__EVENT':'HEIGHT EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'PWFMOD':'MODEL TOTAL PWATER FORECAST VALUE(GLOBAL MODEL SEE PWC)',\
'ASCATW':'ASCAT SCATTEROMETER DATA (REPROCESSED)',\
'MRLWC':'MWR LIQUID WATER CONTENT (TOTAL CLOUD LIQUID WATER)',\
'VISB1SEQ':'VISIBILITY SEQUENCE # 1',\
'PW4_INFO':'0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION',\
'TMBR':'BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE (KELVIN)',\
'MXGD':'MAXIMUM WIND GUST DIRECTION',\
'EEQF':'PERCENT CONFIDENCE BASED ON NESDIS EXPECTED ERROR',\
'TVO':'NON-Q. CONTROLLED VIRTUAL TEMP OBS (NOT ASSIMILATED)',\
'MXGS':'MAXIMUM WIND SPEED (GUSTS, M/S)',\
'P__EVENT':'PRESSURE EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'WDSATR':'WINDSAT SCATTEROMETER DATA (REPROCESSED)',\
'REQV':'RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) OBSERVATION',\
'QFCMOD':'MODEL S. HUMIDITY FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE QFC)',\
'ATRN':'ALONG TRACK ROW NUMBER (QUIKSCAT REPORTS ONLY)',\
'WDIR1':'SURFACE WIND DIRECTION',\
'LONCORSQ':'LONGITUDE CORRECTION SEQUENCE',\
'XORG':'REPORTED (ORIGINAL) LONGITUDE',\
'RRTEVENT':'RATE RATE EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'YORG':'REPORTED (ORIGINAL) LATITUDE',\
'MWS10':'MODEL WIND SPEED AT 10 M',\
'TDO':'DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION (NOT ASSIMILATED, DEGREES C)',\
'YDR':'PROFILE LEVEL LAT (FOR RAOB/PIBAL BASED ON BALLOON DFT, DEG N)',\
'UFC':'FORECAST (BACKGROUND) U-COMPONENT WIND VALUE',\
'W__POSTP':'WIND POSTPROCESSING SEQUENCE',\
'SWINDSEQ':'SURFACE WIND SEQUENCE',\
'PRSS':'SURFACE PRESSURE OBSERVATION (PASCALS)',\
'SSTPC':'SEA TEMPERATURE EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'WSPD_SEQ':'WIND SPEED SEQUENCE',\
'VFCMOD':'MODEL V-COMPONENT FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE VFC)',\
'AFIC':'AIRFRAME ICING',\
'WSEQC1':'WINDSAT EDR QC FLAG #1',\
'DOSW':'DIRECTION OF SWELL WAVES',\
'PPC':'PRESSURE EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'PWTBACKG':'TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'VPRE':'EST. ERROR COVARIANCE FOR TOTAL WATER VAPOR RETRIEVAL',\
'PWL_INFO':'LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION',\
'TVWTA':'ANAL VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON TEMP. OBS BASED ON ANAL',\
'PRSLEVLA':'AIRCRAFT (AIRCFT/AIRCAR) PRESSURE LEVEL SEQUENCE',\
'HTOI':'HEIGHT OF TOP OF ICING',\
'YOB':'LATITUDE (DEG N)',\
'TVWTG':'ANAL VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON TEMP. OBS BASED ON GUESS',\
'HTOT':'HEIGHT OF TOP OF TURBULENCE',\
'SSTBACKG':'SEA TEMPERATURE BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'UCS':'STANDARD DEVIATION OF CLIMATOLOGICAL U-COMP WIND VALUE',\
'PWR':'TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT REASON CODE',\
'PWP':'TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'PWQ':'TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'TP12':'TOTAL PRECIPITATION PAST 12 HOURS',\
'3HPC':'3 HOUR PRESSURE CHANGE',\
'PWF':'FORECAST (BACKGROUND) TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUE',\
'PWE':'TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION ERROR (MM)',\
'QKSWND':'QUIKSCAT SCATTEROMETER DATA (REPROCESSED)',\
'TRBX43':'TURBULENCE INDEX FOR PERIOD (TOB-4 MIN) -> (TOB-3 MIN)',\
'PWO':'TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION (MM)',\
'TRBX':'TURBULENCE INDEX',\
'PW3FMOD':'MODEL .7-.3 SIG. LYR PWATER FCST(GLOBAL MODEL SEE PW3F)',\
'GSI':'GSI ANALYSIS STEP',\
'A1':'ERS INCIDENT ANGLE NUMBER 1',\
'RRTRC':'RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) EVENT REASON CODE',\
'QVWTA':'ANAL VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON MOIST. OBS BASED ON ANAL',\
'TFCMOD':'MODEL TEMPERATURE FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE TFC)',\
'QVWTG':'ANAL VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON MOIST. OBS BASED ON GUESS',\
'SPDE':'EST. ERROR COVARIANCE FOR WIND SPEED RETRIEVAL',\
'CTPBACKG':'CLOUD TOP PRESSURE BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'GCDTT':'GOES CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION',\
'PW3R':'0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER EVENT REASON CODE',\
'PW3P':'0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'PW3Q':'0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'PW3F':'FCST(BACKGRND) 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LYR PRECIP. WATER VALUE',\
'PW3E':'0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER OBSERVATION ERROR',\
'PW3A':'ANALYZED 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP. WATER VALUE',\
'PW3O':'0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER OBSERVATION',\
'ZPC':'HEIGHT EVENT PROGRAM CODE',\
'UCL':'CLIMATOLOGICAL U-COMPONENT WIND VALUE',\
'PW1BACKG':'1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP WATER BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'SQN':'REPORT SEQUENCE NUMBER',\
'B2':'ERS AZIMUTH  ANGLE NUMBER 2',\
'B3':'ERS AZIMUTH  ANGLE NUMBER 3',\
'PWT_INFO':'TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION',\
'PW4BACKG':'0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP WATER BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'SWELLSEQ':'SWELL WAVE SEQUENCE',\
'CLTP':'CLOUD TYPE',\
'GOESND':'GOES SATELLITE DATA (SOUNDINGS, RETRIEVALS, RADIANCES)',\
'WAVE_SEQ':'WAVE SEQUENCE',\
'PW1_INFO':'1.0 TO 0.9 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION',\
'PW3_INFO':'0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIPITABLE WATER INFORMATION',\
'WSST':'WINDSAT SURFACE TYPE',\
'CQCPROF':'WIND PROFILER QUALITY CONTROL STEP',\
'BTMPLEVL':"BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE'LEVEL' SEQUENCE",\
'W___INFO':'WIND INFORMATION',\
'VTVI':'VERTICAL VISIBILITY',\
'MXTM':'MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE',\
'SPRVSTG':'MESONET SUBPROVIDER ID STRING',\
'B1':'ERS AZIMUTH  ANGLE NUMBER 1',\
'TCOR':"INDICATOR WHETHER OBS. TIME IN'DHR' WAS CORRECTED",\
'PSTWXSEQ':'PAST WEATHER SEQUENCE',\
'AIRCAR':'MDCRS ACARS AIRCRAFT REPORTS',\
'TRC':'TEMPERATURE EVENT REASON CODE',\
'TOPC_SEQ':'TOTAL PRECIPITATION/TOTAL WATER EQUIVALENT SEQUENCE',\
'T__BACKG':'TEMPERATURE BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'T29':'DATA DUMP REPORT TYPE',\
'T___INFO':'TEMPERATURE INFORMATION',\
'PW3F_MSQ':'MODEL 0.7 TO 0.3 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP WATER FORECAST SEQ.',\
'VOB':'V-COMPONENT WIND OBSERVATION (M/S)',\
'QCLIMATO':'SPECIFIC HUMIDITY CLIMATOLOGY SEQUENCE',\
'OIQC':'OI-QUALITY MULTI-PLATFROM CONTROL STEP',\
'PMSL_SEQ':'MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE SEQUENCE',\
'WVCQ':'WIND VECTOR CELL QUALITY (ASCAT REPORTS ONLY)',\
'DEFAULT':'NON-DEFINED STEP (DEFAULT)',\
'TOCC':'CLOUD COVER (TOTAL)',\
'SST1':'SEA TEMPERATURE',\
'ACAV':'TOTAL NUMBER WITH RESPECT TO ACCUMULATION OR AVERAGE',\
'CTPRC':'CLOUD TOP PRESSURE EVENT REASON CODE',\
'PRVSTG':'MESONET PROVIDER ID STRING',\
'TRBX21':'TURBULENCE INDEX FOR PERIOD (TOB-2 MIN) -> (TOB-1 MIN)',\
'PMQ':'MEAN SEA-LVL PRESSURE (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'DBSS_SEQ':'DEPTH BELOW SEA SURFACE SEQUENCE',\
'MSONET':'MESONET SURFACE REPORTS (COOPERATIVE NETWORKS)',\
'PMO':'MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OBSERVATION (MB)',\
'PWTEVENT':'TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'PW4POSTP':'0.3 TO 0.0 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP WATER POSTPROCESSING SEQ.',\
'TMSK':'SKIN TEMPERATURE',\
'CLOU2SEQ':'OBSERVED CLOUD SEQUENCE # 2',\
'PW2F_MSQ':'MODEL 0.9 TO 0.7 SIGMA LAYER PRECIP WATER FORECAST SEQ.',\
'WVWTG':'ANAL VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON WIND OBS BASED ON GUESS',\
'ELV':'STATION ELEVATION (M)',\
'WVWTA':'ANAL VARIATIONAL QC WEIGHT ON WIND OBS BASED ON ANAL',\
'ZFCMOD':'MODEL HEIGHT FORECAST VALUE (GLOBAL MODEL SEE ZFC)',\
'RSRD':'RESTRICTIONS ON REDISTRIBUTION',\
'PREPACQC':'AIRCRAFT QUALITY CONTROL STEP (NOT INCL. MDCRS ACARS)',\
'SSTE':'EST. ERROR COVARIANCE FOR SEA SURFACE TEMP RETRIEVAL',\
'QCS':'STANDARD DEV OF CLIMATOLOGICAL SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUE',\
'ZCLIMATO':'HEIGHT CLIMATOLOGY SEQUENCE',\
'PCAT':'PRECISION OF TEMPERATURE OBSERVATION',\
'QCL':'CLIMATOLOGICAL SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUE',\
'PW4EVENT':'0.3 TO 0.0 PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'HOWV':'HEIGHT OF WAVES',\
'HOWW':'HEIGHT OF WIND WAVES',\
'CQCHT':'RAWINSONDE HEIGHT/TEMP COMPLEX QUALITY CONTROL STEP',\
'RRTAN':'ANALYZED RAINFALL (AVERAGE RATE) VALUE',\
'A3':'ERS INCIDENT ANGLE NUMBER 3',\
'A2':'ERS INCIDENT ANGLE NUMBER 2',\
'ALSE':'ALTIMETER SETTING OBSERVATION',\
'HOCB':'HEIGHT OF BASE OF CLOUD',\
'SSTEVENT':'SEA TEMPERATURE EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'SQM':'WIND SPEED (SOB) (QUALITY) MARKER',\
'Q__BACKG':'SPECIFIC HUMIDITY BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'PROCN':'PROCESS NUMBER FOR THIS MPI RUN (OBTAINED FROM SCRIPT)',\
'HBLCS':'HEIGHT ABOVE SURFACE OF BASE OF LOWEST CLOUD SEEN',\
'RRT_INFO':'RAIN RATE INFORMATION',\
'PW2EVENT':'0.9 TO 0.7 PRECIPITABLE WATER EVENT SEQUENCE',\
'Z__BACKG':'HEIGHT BACKGROUND SEQUENCE',\
'PFC':'FORECAST (BACKGROUND) PRESSURE VALUE',\
'ZCL':'CLIMATOLOGICAL HEIGHT VALUE',\
'SHIP_SEQ':'SHIP DIRECTION/SPEED SEQUENCE',\
'VSSO':'VERT. SIGNIFICANCE (SFC OBSERVATION)',\
'DRFTINFO':'PROFILE LEVEL TIME/LOCATION INFORMATION',\
'ZCS':'STANDARD DEVIATION OF CLIMATOLOGICAL HEIGHT VALUE',\
'DBSS':'DEPTH BELOW SEA SURFACE'
}
'''dictionary mapping prepbufr mnemonics to human readable descriptions'''
amsu_mnemonics_dict = {
'NC021021' :'MTYP 021-021 PROCESSED HIRS-2 1B Tb DATA (NOAA-14)',\
'NC021022' :'MTYP 021-022 PROCESSED MSU    1B Tb DATA (NOAA-14)',\
'NC021023' :'MTYP 021-023 PROC AMSU-A 1B Tb DATA(NOAA-15-19,METOP-2)',\
'NC021024' :'MTYP 021-024 PROCESSED AMSU-B 1B Tb DATA (NOAA-15-17)',\
'NC021025' :'MTYP 021-025 PROCESSED HIRS-3 1B Tb DATA (NOAA-15-17)',\
'NC021027' :'MTYP 021-027 PROCESSED MHS Tb DATA (NOAA-18-19,METOP-2)',\
'NC021028' :'MTYP 021-028 PROC HIRS-4 1B Tb DATA(NOAA-18-19,METOP-2)',\
'NC021033' :'MTYP 021-033 RARS(EARS,AP,SA) AMSU-A 1C Tb DATA(N15-19)',\
'NC021034' :'MTYP 021-034 RARS(EARS,AP,SA) AMSU-B 1C Tb DATA(N15-17)',\
'NC021035' :'MTYP 021-035 RARS(EARS,AP,SA) HIRS   1C Tb DATA(N15-19)',\
'NC021036' :'MTYP 021-036 RARS(EARS,AP,SA) MHS 1C Tb DATA   (N18-19)',\
'NC021041' :'MTYP 021-041 PROCESSED GOES IMAGER Tb DATA',\
'NC021042' :'MTYP 021-042 PROC. MSG SEVIRI ALL SKY RADIANCES (ASR)',\
'NC021043' :'MTYP 021-043 PROC. MSG SEVIRI CLEAR SKY RADIANCES (CSR)',\
'NC021051' :'MTYP 021-051 PROC AVHRR(GAC) 1B Tb-CLR & SEA (N-17,M-2)',\
'NC021052' :'MTYP 021-052 PROC AVHRR(GAC) 1B Tb-CLD OR LND(N-17,M-2)',\
'NC021053' :'MTYP 021-053 PROC AVHRR(GAC) 1B Tb-CLR & SEA (NOAA-18)',\
'NC021054' :'MTYP 021-054 PROC AVHRR(GAC) 1B Tb-CLD OR LND(NOAA-18)',\
'NC021123' :'MTYP 021-123 PROC AMSU-A 1B Ta DATA(NOAA-15-18,METOP-2)',\
'NC021201' :'MTYP 021-201 DMSP SSM/IS Tb DATA(UNIFIED PRE-PROCESSOR)',\
'NC021202' :'MTYP 021-202 NPP CrIS RADIANCE DATA',\
'NC021203' :'MTYP 021-203 NPP ATMS RADIANCE DATA',\
'NC021241' :'MTYP 021-241 IASI 1C RADIANCE DATA(VARBL CHNS)(METOP-2)',\
'NC021249' :'MTYP 021-249 EVERY  FOV AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB 1B DATA (AQUA)',\
'NC021250' :'MTYP 021-250 CENTER FOV AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB 1B DATA (AQUA)',\
'NC021251' :'MTYP 021-251 ATOVS AMSU-A RADIANCE DATA',\
'NC021252' :'MTYP 021-252 ATOVS AMSU-B RADIANCE DATA',\
'NC021253' :'MTYP 021-253 AIRS PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS',\
'NC021254' :'MTYP 021-254 AMSR-E CHANNEL DATA',\
'NC021255' :'MTYP 021-255 WARMEST FOV AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB 1B DATA (AQUA)',\
'YYMMDD' :'DATE -- YEAR, MONTH, DAY',\
'HHMM' :'TIME -- HOUR, MINUTE',\
'HHMMSS' :'TIME -- HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND',\
'LTLONH' :'HIGH ACCURACY LATITUDE/LONGITUDE POSITION',\
'SIDGRSEQ' :'SATELLITE IDENTIFIER/GENERATING RESOLUTION',\
'SIDENSEQ' :'SATELLITE IDENTIFICATION',\
'LOCPLAT' :'LOCATION OF PLATFORM (SATELLITE) SEQUENCE',\
'ALLSKYRD' :'ALL SKY RADIANCE DATA',\
'CLOUDCOV' :'CLOUD COVERAGE',\
'ATOVAMUA' :'ATOVS AMSU-A REPORT',\
'ATOVAMUB' :'ATOVS AMSU-B REPORT',\
'ATFOV' :'ATOVS FIELD OF VIEW VARIABLES',\
'ATCHV' :'ATOVS CHANNEL VARIABLES',\
'SSMISTEM' :'SSM/IS TEMPERATURE DATA RECORD',\
'ALLSKYRP' :'ALL SKY RADIANCE PRODUCT MAIN SEQUENCE',\
'SCO1C3IN' :'SATELLITE COLOCATED 1C REPORTS WITH 3 INSTRUMENTS',\
'SPITSEQN' :'SATELLITE POSITION AND INSTRUMENT TEMPERATURES',\
'SITPSEQN' :'SATELLITE INSTRUMENT TYPE AND POSITION',\
'SCBTSEQN' :'SAT CHANNELS AND BRIGHT TEMPS WITH EXPANDED CHANNEL SET',\
'SVCASEQN' :'SAT VISB CHANNELS AND ALBEDOS WITH EXPANDED CHANNEL SET',\
'SATRCPRC' :'SATELLITE RADIANCE/CHANNEL PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS',\
'IASIL1CB' :'IASI LEVEL 1C BAND DESCRIPTION SEQUENCE',\
'IASIL1CS' :'IASI LEVEL 1C AVHRR SINGLE SCENE SEQUENCE',\
'BCFQFSQ' :'NPP CrIS BAND CALIBRATION & F-O-V QUALITY FLAG SEQUENCE',\
'CRCHN' :'NPP CrIS CHANNEL DATA',\
'AMSUSPOT' :'AMSU-A SPOT SEQUENCE (AQUA SATELLITE)',\
'AMSUCHAN' :'AMSU-A CHANNEL SEQUENCE (AQUA SATELLITE)',\
'HSBSPOT' :'HSB (HUMIDITY) SPOT SEQUENCE (AQUA SATELLITE)',\
'HSBCHAN' :'HSB (HUMIDITY) CHANNEL SEQUENCE (AQUA SATELLITE)',\
'ATMSCH' :'NPP ATMS CHANNEL DATA',\
'INTMS' :'SATELLITE INSTRUMENT TEMPERATURES',\