3. When the table does not contain a suitable designator for the geographical area, an alphabetic designator which is not assigned in the table should be introduced and the WMO Secretariat notified. Designator Geographical Area _______________________________________________________________ A 0o - 90oW northern hemisphere B 90oW - 180o northern hemisphere C 180o - 90oE northern hemisphere D 90oE - 0o northern hemisphere E 0o - 90oW tropical belt F 90oW - 180o tropical belt G 180o - 90oE tropical belt H 90oE - 0o tropical belt I 0o - 90oW southern hemisphere J 90oW - 180o southern hemisphere K 180o - 90oE southern hemisphere L 90oE - 0o southern hemisphere N Northern hemisphere S Southern hemisphere T 45oW - 180o northern hemisphere X Global Area (area not definable) C. Extract of the Manual on Codes: Extract of Common Code Table C-13 Link to : Data categories International data sub-categories BUFR Edition 4 BUFR Edition 4 Octet 11 in Section 1 Octet 12 in Section 1 Name (corresponding traditional alphanumeric Code Code Name figure figure codes are in brackets) 3 Vertical soundings 2 ATOVS (satellite) 3 AMSU-A 4 AMSU-B 5 HIRS 6 MHS 7 IASI
3. When the table does not contain a suitable designator for the geographical area, an alphabetic designator which is not assigned in the table should be introduced and the WMO Secretariat notified. Designator Geographical Area _______________________________________________________________ A 0o - 90oW northern hemisphere B 90oW - 180o northern hemisphere C 180o - 90oE northern hemisphere D 90oE - 0o northern hemisphere E 0o - 90oW tropical belt F 90oW - 180o tropical belt G 180o - 90oE tropical belt H 90oE - 0o tropical belt I 0o - 90oW southern hemisphere J 90oW - 180o southern hemisphere K 180o - 90oE southern hemisphere L 90oE - 0o southern hemisphere N Northern hemisphere S Southern hemisphere T 45oW - 180o northern hemisphere X Global Area (area not definable) C. Extract of the Manual on Codes: Extract of Common Code Table C-13 Link to : Data categories International data sub-categories BUFR Edition 4 Octet 11 in Section 1 BUFR Edition 4 Octet 12 in Section 1 Code figure Name Code figure Name (corresponding traditional alphanumeric codes are in brackets) 3 Vertical soundings (satellite) 2 3 4 5 6 7 ATOVS AMSU-A AMSU-B HIRS MHS IASI
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