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# cut-and-paste from http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/WMOCodes/Operational/CommonTables/BufrCommon-11-2008.doc
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000  Surface data  land  
000  Hourly synoptic observations from fixed-land stations (SYNOP)     
      001  Intermediate synoptic observations from fixed-land stations (SYNOP)     
      002  Main synoptic observations from fixed-land stations (SYNOP)     
      003  Hourly synoptic observations from mobile-land stations (SYNOP MOBIL)     
      004  Intermediate synoptic observations from mobile-land stations (SYNOP MOBIL)     
      005  Main synoptic observations from mobile land stations (SYNOP MOBIL)     
      006  One-hour observations from automated stations     
      007  n-minute observations from AWS stations     
      010  Routine aeronautical observations (METAR)     
      011  Special aeronautical observations (SPECI)     
      020  Climatological observations (CLIMAT)     
      030  Spherics locations (SFLOC)     
      040  Hydrologic reports     
      050  Hourly synoptic observations with supplementary one-hour data     
      051  Intermediate synoptic observations with supplementary one-hour data     
      052  Main synoptic observations with supplementary one-hour data     
001  Surface data  sea
      000  Synoptic observations (SHIP)     
      006  One-hour observations from automated stations     
      007  n-minute observations from AWS stations     
      020  Climatological observations (CLIMAT SHIP)     
      025  Buoy observation (BUOY)     
      030  Tide gauge     
      031  Observed water level time series   
002  Vertical soundings (other than satellite)
      001  Upper-wind reports from fixed-land stations (PILOT)     
      002  Upper-wind reports from ships (PILOT SHIP)     
      003  Upper-wind reports from mobile-land stations (PILOT MOBIL)     
      004  Upper-level temperature/humidity/wind reports from fixed-land stations (TEMP)     
      005  Upper-level temperature/humidity/wind reports from ships (TEMP SHIP)     
      006  Upper-level temperature/humidity/wind report from mobile-land stations (TEMPMOBIL)     
      007  Upper-level temperature/humidity/wind reports from dropwinsondes (TEMP DROP)     
      010  Wind profiler reports     
      011  RASS temperature profiles     
      020  ASDAR/ACARS profiles (AMDAR)     
      025  Climatological observations from fixed-land stations (CLIMAT TEMP)     
      026  Climatological observations from ships (CLIMAT TEMP SHIP)     
003  Vertical soundings (satellite)
      000  Temperature (SATEM)     
      001  TIROS (TOVS)     
      002  ATOVS     
      003  AMSU-A     
      004  AMSU-B     
      005  HIRS     
      006  MHS     
      007  IASI     
      020   IR temperature/humidity sounding     
      030   Hyperspectral temperature/humidity sounding     
      040   MW temperature/humidity sounding     
      050   Radio occultation sounding     
004  Single level upper-air data (other than satellite)
    000  ASDAR/ACARS (AMDAR)     
    001  Manual (AIREP, PIREP)     
005  Single level upper-air data (satellite)
    000  Cloud wind data (SATOB)     
006  Radar data
    000  Reflectivity data      
    001  Doppler wind profiles     
    002  Derived products     
    003  Ground radar weather (RADOB)     
007  Synoptic features
    000  Forecast Tropical cyclone tracks from EPS     
    001  Squall Line     
008  Physical/chemical constituents
    000  Ozone measurement at surface     
    001  Ozone vertical sounding     
009  Dispersal and transport
    000  Trajectories, analysis or forecast     
010  Radiological data
    001  Observation (RADREP)     
    002  Forecast (RADOF)     
012  Surface data (satellite)
    000  ERS-uwa     
    001  ERS-uwi     
    002  ERS-ura     
    003  ERS-uat     
    004  SSM/I radiometer     
    005  Quickscat     
    006  Surface temp./radiation (SATOB)     
    007  SCAT data     
021   Radiances (satellite measured)
    000   Earth radiation budget     
022   Radar (satellite) but not altimeter and scatterometer 
    000   Cloud and precipitation radar     
    001   Synthetic Aperture Radar     
023   Lidar (satellite)
    000   Lidar based missions (for wind, for cloud/aerosol, for water vapour, for altimetry)     
024   Scatterometry (satellite)
    000   Wind scatterometry     
025   Altimetry (satellite)
    000   Radar altimetry     
026   Spectrometry (satellite)
    000   Cross nadir shortwave spectrometry (for chemistry)     
    001   Cross nadir IR spectrometry (for chemistry)     
    002   Limb sounding shortwave spectrometry     
    003   Limb sounding IR spectrometry     
    004   Limb sounding sub-millimetre wave spectrometry     
031  Oceanographic data
    000  Surface observation      
    001  Surface observation along track (TRACKOB)     
    002  Spectral wave observation (WAVEOB)     
    003  Bathythermal observation (BATHY)     
    004  Sub surface floats (profile)     
    005  XBT/XCTD profiles (TESAC)     
    006  Waves reports     
    007  Tsunameter data     
101  Image data (satellite)
    000   Multi-purpose VIS/IR imagery     
    001   Conical scanning MW imagery (intermediate frequencies)     
    002   Low frequency MW imagery     
    003   Ocean colour imagery     
    004   Imagery with special viewing geometry     
    005   Lightning imagery     
    006   High resolution shortwave imagery for land observation     
    007  SMOS data   