Metlog guide to the various tables
I don't guarantee this is up to date, but I'll try... [Ha! I guarantee it *isnt* up to date...]
Most of the BAS met data (most by volume, at least) is stored in oracle tables.
It can be unclear which table you need/want. The following descriptions may help;
see-also
the Comprehensible User Interface.
The following tables are available to the outside world:
- GTS_PERL_SYNOP - land station met (SYNOP) reports. Every so often (about once a year)
this table is cleared of an old year which is archived into GTS_SYNOP_yyyy
- GTS_PERL_TEMP - radiosonde (TEMP) reports. Ditto for the clearout.
- GTS_PERL_ZBUOY - buoy reports. Not so many of these so no need for a clearout.
- GTS_PERL_ZCLIMAT - CLIMAT reports (since about may 2000)
- GTS_SHIP - appears to contain ship met reports
- GTS_SYNOP_1987 - data from GTS_PERL_SYNOP for 1987
- ...
- GTS_SYNOP_1999 - data from GTS_PERL_SYNOP for 1999
- GTS_TEMP_1980 - data from GTS_PERL_TEMP for 1980
- ...
- GTS_TEMP_1999 - data from GTS_PERL_TEMP for 1999
- GTS_TEMP_ALL - presumably contains *all* the TEMP data
- HALLEY_SYNOP - synops from Halley station
- HALLEY_UPPER_AIR - temps from Halley
- JONES_AND_LIMBERT - Monthly means of MSLP and Temperature, updated from Jones and Limbert.
- ROTHERA_SYNOP
- SIGNY_SYNOP
- VERNADSKY_SYNOP - Vernadsky is the name of the Ukranian station which replaces Faraday
- Z_CLIMAT_TEMP - probably contains some CLIMAT TEMP messages...
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