MADIS ABO Variables
Numeric
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Code Name Units Max Notes Database
QC Level* FSL AWIPS
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DD wind direction deg 1 1 X X
FF wind speed m/s 1 1 X X
U u wind component m/s 1 1 X X
V v wind component m/s 1 1 X X
T air temperature K 2 2 X X
TV virtual temperature kg/kg 2 2 X X
TD dewpoint temperature K 2 3 X X
RH relative humidity % 2 3 X X
Q specific humidity kg/kg 2 3 X X
DPD dewpoint depression K 2 3 X X
AH absolute humidity g/(m**3) 2 3 X X
WVMR water vapor mixing ratio g/kg 2 3 X X
REPWVQC reported water vapor QC code 0 4 X X
RHPROBE rh in probe 0 4 X
RH1 rh sensor 1 % 0 19,20 X
RH2 rh sensor 2 % 0 19,20 X
RHUNCER rh uncertainty % 0 19,20 X
TDUNCER dewpoint uncertainty K 0 19,20 X
MACH mach number 0 4 X
TASPEED true air speed m/s 1 19 X
MEDEDR median eddy dissipation rate m**(2/3)/s 1 5,21,22 X
MAXEDR maximum eddy dissipation rate m**(2/3)/s 1 5,21,22 X
VACC vertical acceleration m/s/s 0 X
PEAKVG peak vertical gust m/s 0 X
TURBIDX turbulence index code 1 17,21,22 X X
HT pressure altitude m 2 6 X X
GPSHT geometric height determined by GPS m 0 19 X
BAROHT barometric-corrected height m 0 6 X
P pressure Pa 2 6 X X
LAT latitude deg N 1 X X
LON longitude deg E 1 X X
HEAD heading deg 0 X
FLPHASE phase of flight code 0 16 X X
ICECOND icing condition code 1 12,21 X
ROLL aircraft roll angle flag code 0 7 X X
TINT time interpolation indicator code 0 8 X
LINT location interpolation indicator code 0 8 X
DINT decoding-correction indicator code 0 9 X
LTINT loc./time interpolation indicator code 0 8 X
RMEDEDR reported median EDR m**(2/3)/s 0 5 X
RMAXEDR reported maximum EDR m**(2/3)/s 0 5 X
REPRH reported rh 0 4 X
TPREC temperature precision K 0 X
LLSPEC original specification of lat/lon code 0 15 X
PLATTYP data platform type code 0 13 X X
DATASRC source that provided the data code 0 14 X X
Character
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Code Name Character Notes Database
Size FSL AWIPS
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REPGSTA reporting ground station 4 10 X X
ORIGAPT originating airport 6 10 X
DESTAPT destination airport 6 10 X
RCPTIME receipt time 9 11 X X
TRBTIME time of maximum turbulence 9 19 X
FLNUM flight number 13 X
*The QC information is only available with the FSL database.
Last updated 16 March 2017
