Section 4 - Template 45 : Individual ensemble forecast, control and perturbed, at a horizontal level or in a horizontal layer at a point in time for aerosol

Octets Key Type Content
10 Parameter category (see Code Table 4.1)
11 Parameter number (see Code Table 4.2)
12-13 Aerosol type (see Code Table 4.233)
14 Type of interval for first and second size (see Code Table 4.91)
15 Scale factor of first size
16-19 Scaled value of first size in meters
20 Scale factor of second size
21-24 Scaled value of second size in meters
25 Type of generating process (see Code Table 4.3)
26 Background generating process identifier (defined by originating Centre)
27 Forecast generating process identifier (defined by originating Centre)
28-29 Hours after reference time of data cutoff (see Note 1)
30 Minutes after reference time of data cutoff
31 Indicator of unit of time range (see Code Table 4.4)
32-35 Forecast time in units defined by octet 18
36 Type of first fixed surface (see Code Table 4.5)
37 Scale factor of first fixed surface
38-41 Scaled value of first fixed surface
42 Type of second fixed surface (see Code Table 4.5)
43 Scale factor of second fixed surface
44-47 Scaled value of second fixed surface
48 Type of ensemble forecast (see Code Table 4.6)
49 Perturbation number
50 Number of forecasts in ensemble

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