BUFR Format Specifications
BUFR is an acronym for Binary Universal Form for the Representation
of meteorological data. BUFR is a
World Meteorological Organization
(WMO) standard binary code for the exchange and storage of data.
The format is documented in The WMO Manual on Codes;
WMO Publication No. 306; Volume I, Part B; 1995 Edition,
plus Supplement 1. For further information about BUFR formats please reference
'A GUIDE TO THE CODE FORM FM-94 BUFR'.
The BUFR format specifications available below describe the format of
messages which have been available since 2001 via the National Weather Service
Telecommunications Gateway (NWSTG) and its other feeds including NOAAPort and the
Global Telecommunications System (GTS). The documents
are provided in both HTML and
Adobe Acrobat PDF Format.
To view a specification, click on the PDF or HTML icons.
Wind profilers are evolving, and so are the methods
of processing the data from them. Our goal is a
flexible format that will encompass vertical upper
air profiles regardless of the type of
instrumentation used to measure them, enabling
future data processing systems to operate with a
minimum of software development.
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