Section 4 - Template 1001 : Cross section of averaged or otherwise statistically processed analysis or forecast over a range of time Preliminary Note: This template is simply experimental, was not validated at the time of publication and should be used only for bi-lateral previously agreed tests.

Octets Key Type Content
10 parameterCategory codetable Parameter category (see Code Table 4.1).
11 parameterNumber codetable Parameter number (see Code Table 4.2).
12 typeOfGeneratingProcess codetable Type of generating process (see Code Table 4.3)
13 backgroundProcess unsigned Background generating process identifier (defined by originating centre)
14 generatingProcessIdentifier unsigned Analysis or forecast generating processes identifier (defined by originating centre)
15-16 hoursAfterDataCutoff unsigned Hours of observational data cutoff after reference time (see Note 1)
17 minutesAfterDataCutoff unsigned Minutes of observational data cutoff after reference time
18 indicatorOfUnitOfTimeRange codetable Indicator of unit of time range (see Code Table 4.4)
19-22 forecastTime signed Forecast time in units defined by octet 18
23-26 numberOfMissingInStatisticalProcess unsigned Total number of data values missing in statistical process.
27-38 Specification of the outermost (or only) time range over which statistical processing is done
27 typeOfStatisticalProcessing codetable Statistical process used to calculate the processed field from the field at each time increment during the time range (see Code Table 4.10)
28 typeOfTimeIncrement codetable Type of time increment between successive fields used in the statistical processing (see Code Table 4.11)
29 indicatorOfUnitForTimeRange codetable Indicator of unit of time for time range over which statistical processing is done (see Code Table 4.4)
30-33 lengthOfTimeRange unsigned Length of the time range over which statistical processing is done, in units defined by the previous octet
34 indicatorOfUnitForTimeIncrement codetable Indicator of unit of time for the increment between the successive fields used (see Code Table 4.4)
35-38 timeIncrement unsigned Time increment between successive fields, in units defined by the previous octet (see Note 2)
Notes:

( 1) Hours greater than 65534 will be coded as 65534.

( 2) An increment of zero means that the statistical processing is the result of a continuous (or near continuous) process, not the processing of a number of discrete samples. Examples of such continuous processes are the temperatures measured by analogue maximum and minimum thermometers or thermographs, and the rainfall measured by a rain gauge.