Section 4 - Template 3 : Derived forecasts based on a cluster of ensemble members over a rectangular area at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time
Templates for Section 4
- Template 0
- Template 1
- Template 2
- Template 3
- Template 4
- Template 5
- Template 6
- Template 7
- Template 8
- Template 9
- Template 10
- Template 11
- Template 12
- Template 13
- Template 14
- Template 20
- Template 30
- Template 31
- Template 254
- Template 1000
- Template 1001
- Template 1002
- Template 1100
- Template 1101
- Template 15
- Template 32
- Template 40
- Template 41
- Template 42
- Template 43
- Template 44
- Template 45
- Template 46
- Template 47
- Template 51
- Template 91
- Template 34
- Template 33
- Template 53
- Template 61
- Template 60
More Sections
| Octets | Key | Type | Content |
| 10 | parameterCategory | codetable | Parameter category (see Code Table 4.1) |
| 11 | parameterNumber | codetable | Parameter number (see Code Table 4.2) |
| 12 | typeOfGeneratingProcess | codetable | Type of generating process (see Code Table 4.3) |
| 13 | backgroundProcess | unsigned | Background generating process identifier (defined by originating Centre) |
| 14 | generatingProcessIdentifier | unsigned | Forecast generating process identifier (defined by originating Centre) |
| 15-16 | hoursAfterDataCutoff | unsigned | Hours after reference time of data cutoff (see Note 1) |
| 17 | minutesAfterDataCutoff | unsigned | Minutes after reference time of data cutoff |
| 18 | indicatorOfUnitOfTimeRange | codetable | Indicator of unit of time range (see Code Table 4.4) |
| 19-22 | forecastTime | signed | Forecast time in units defined by octet 18 |
| 23 | typeOfFirstFixedSurface | codetable | Type of first fixed surface (see Code Table 4.5) |
| 24 | scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface | signed | Scale factor of first fixed surface |
| 25-28 | scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface | unsigned | Scaled value of first fixed surface |
| 29 | typeOfSecondFixedSurface | codetable | Type of second fixed surface (see Code Table 4.5) |
| 30 | scaleFactorOfSecondFixedSurface | signed | Scale factor of second fixed surface |
| 31-34 | scaledValueOfSecondFixedSurface | unsigned | Scaled value of second fixed surface |
| 35 | derivedForecast | codetable | Derived forecast (see Code Table 4.7) |
| 36 | numberOfForecastsInEnsemble | unsigned | Number of forecasts in the ensemble (N) |
| 37 | clusterIdentifier | unsigned | Cluster identifier |
| 38 | NH | unsigned | Number of cluster to which the high resolution control belongs |
| 39 | NL | unsigned | Number of cluster to which the low resolution control belongs |
| 40 | totalNumberOfClusters | unsigned | Total number of clusters |
| 41 | clusteringMethod | codetable | Clustering method (see Code Table 4.8) |
| 42-45 | northernLatitudeOfClusterDomain | unsigned | Northern latitude of cluster domain |
| 46-49 | southernLatitudeOfClusterDomain | unsigned | Southern latitude of cluster domain |
| 50-53 | easternLongitudeOfClusterDomain | unsigned | Eastern longitude of cluster domain |
| 54-57 | westernLongitudeOfClusterDomain | unsigned | Western longitude of cluster domain |
| 58 | numberOfForecastsInTheCluster | unsigned | NC - Number of forecasts in the cluster |
| 59 | scaleFactorOfStandardDeviation | unsigned | Scale factor of standard deviation in the cluster |
| 60-63 | scaledValueOfStandardDeviation | unsigned | Scaled value of standard deviation in the cluster |
| 64 | scaleFactorOfDistanceFromEnsembleMean | unsigned | Scale factor of distance of the cluster from ensemble mean |
| 65-68 | scaledValueOfDistanceFromEnsembleMean | unsigned | Scaled value of distance of the cluster from ensemble mean |
| 69-(68+NC) | List of NC ensemble forecast numbers (NC is given in octet 58) |
( 1) Hours greater than 65534 will be coded as 65534.