question about bufr decoding tables

Asked by laita.kenders

HI,
I write you because I have a question about bufr decoding tables used by your library libECBUFR.
For some bufr data I have these error messages:
1- "Can't decode messages"
2- "Table D Code unknown: 361118 Error: template contains errors"

I suppose they are due to bufr decoding tables.
I contacted my data provider and it suggested me to contact you to ask how to add the latest tables.
Thank you for the help.

Regards

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Yves Pelletier (yves-pelletier) said :
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Hello Laita, this error message can be misleading. Please make sure that the environment variable BUFR_TABLES is set to the directory that contains the tables, as per the following FAQ:
FAQ #525: “How do I get the BUFR decoding/encoding utilities to work?”.

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laita.kenders (laita-kenders) said :
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Hi, the library works fine, but I have these error messages with only some data bufr.

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Yves Pelletier (yves-pelletier) said :
#3

Ok, thanks for confirming. I know we're overdue for an update of the tables in the software. I'll set this in motion, but in the meantime you have two options: you could add the missing descriptors to Tables B and D in /usr/share/libecbufr. Or you could create local files each containing the missing descriptors from Table D and Table B and have the decoder read them with the switches -ltableb and -ltabled. Just make sure you use the same line format as in the Tables oprovided with the software.

When I have a minute I will write a FAQ that explains this in more detail.

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Question #240912 on libECBUFR changed:
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Hi, the library works fine, but I have these error messages with only
some data bufr.

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Yves Pelletier (yves-pelletier) said :
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Version 21 of tables B and D is available for download at the link below. You just have to replace the corresponding files in /usr/share/libecbufr

http://collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/CMOI/BUFR_TABLES/

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laita.kenders (laita-kenders) said :
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Hi, thank you but I found only version 14 in french language at your link

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Yves Pelletier (yves-pelletier) said :
#6

I uploaded from the wrong directory. Version 21 coming right up.

Yves

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Question #240912 on libECBUFR changed:
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Hi, thank you but I found only version 14 in french language at your link

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Yves Pelletier (yves-pelletier) said :
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Fixed now.

Yves

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Question #240912 on libECBUFR changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/libecbufr/+question/240912

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Hi, thank you but I found only version 14 in french language at your link

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laita.kenders (laita-kenders) said :
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Hi, thank you for the link.
I have another question about a particular bufr. I found that this bufr has these descriptors :

022191 NUMBER OF VALID POINTS FOR SPECIFIC BAND
025167 SPECIFIC BAND NET INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
025166 SEA STATE BIAS CORRECTION ON SPECIFIC BAND
022189 SPECIFIC BAND SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
025165 IONOSPHERIC CORRECTION FROM MODEL ON SPECIFIC BAND
013160 RADIOMETER LIQUID CONTENT FOR SARAL
013161 RADIOMETER LIQUID CONTENT
025112 BAND SPECIFIC ALTIMETER DATA QUALITY FLAG
025113 BAND SPECIFIC ALTIMETER CORRECTION QUALITY FLAG
021148 TRAILING EDGE VARIATION FLAG
022188 SPECIFIC BAND OCEAN RANGE
022190 RMS OF SPECIFIC BAND OCEAN RANGE
022192 RMS SPECIFIC BAND SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
022193 NUMBER OF VALID POINTS FOR SPECIFIC BAND SIGN. WAVE HEIGHT
022194 SPECIFIC BAND NET INSTR. CORRECTION FOR SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
021176 SPECIFIC BAND CORRECTED OCEAN BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT
021177 STD SPECIFIC BAND CORRECTED OCEAN BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT
022195 NUMBER OF VALID POINTS FOR SPECIFIC BAND BACKSCATTER
021178 SPECIFIC BAND NET INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION FOR AGC
021179 SPECIFIC BAND AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL
021180 RMS SPECIFIC BAND AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL
021181 NUMBER OF VALID POINTS FOR SPECIFIC BAND AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL

with Descriptor Sequence 340011

They aren't included in Table B and the sequence isn't included in Table D. I didn't find anything about them !
Do you know where I can find descriptors which aren't included in Tables B and D ?

Thank you for the help

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Yves Pelletier (yves-pelletier) said :
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From what I could see on the internet it appears to be a Eumetsat product. Sometimes, for reasons of operational expediency, data producers get a little bit ahead of the WMO publishing schedule for Tables B and D. I'll venture this is one of these cases. For the time being, the only way forward is to ask Eumetsat themselves for the missing definitions of the descriptors.

Yves
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Objet : Re: [Question #240912]: question about bufr decoding tables

Question #240912 on libECBUFR changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/libecbufr/+question/240912

laita.kenders posted a new comment:
Hi, thank you for the link.
I have another question about a particular bufr. I found that this bufr has these descriptors :

022191 NUMBER OF VALID POINTS FOR SPECIFIC BAND
025167 SPECIFIC BAND NET INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION
025166 SEA STATE BIAS CORRECTION ON SPECIFIC BAND
022189 SPECIFIC BAND SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
025165 IONOSPHERIC CORRECTION FROM MODEL ON SPECIFIC BAND
013160 RADIOMETER LIQUID CONTENT FOR SARAL
013161 RADIOMETER LIQUID CONTENT
025112 BAND SPECIFIC ALTIMETER DATA QUALITY FLAG
025113 BAND SPECIFIC ALTIMETER CORRECTION QUALITY FLAG
021148 TRAILING EDGE VARIATION FLAG
022188 SPECIFIC BAND OCEAN RANGE
022190 RMS OF SPECIFIC BAND OCEAN RANGE
022192 RMS SPECIFIC BAND SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
022193 NUMBER OF VALID POINTS FOR SPECIFIC BAND SIGN. WAVE HEIGHT
022194 SPECIFIC BAND NET INSTR. CORRECTION FOR SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
021176 SPECIFIC BAND CORRECTED OCEAN BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT
021177 STD SPECIFIC BAND CORRECTED OCEAN BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENT
022195 NUMBER OF VALID POINTS FOR SPECIFIC BAND BACKSCATTER
021178 SPECIFIC BAND NET INSTRUMENTAL CORRECTION FOR AGC
021179 SPECIFIC BAND AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL
021180 RMS SPECIFIC BAND AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL
021181 NUMBER OF VALID POINTS FOR SPECIFIC BAND AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL

with Descriptor Sequence 340011

They aren't included in Table B and the sequence isn't included in Table D. I didn't find anything about them !
Do you know where I can find descriptors which aren't included in Tables B and D ?

Thank you for the help

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