Standard Broadband Format Manual

Contents

1.0 Introduction

Format Background

2.0 Format Structure

Overview

Blocking Table

Example Blocking for Hourly Data

Collation Sequence

Example Collation for One-Minute Data

Magnetic Tape Specifications

3.0 Block Structure and Overview

Block Layout

Sample Block of One-Minute Data

Sample Block of Five-Minute Data

4.0 Header Field Descriptions

5.0 Element Field and Code Descriptions

Element Field Descriptions

Quality Control Flagging

Element-Code Descriptions


6.0 Appendices

A. Index of Element Codes

B. Unit Conversions

C. Cloud Layer Observations

D. Sample Programs

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