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BUFR…. How it affects the PMO. BUFR…. How it affects the PMO IT DOESN’T. BUFR…. How it affects the PMO IT DOESN’T (well…, hardly). BUFR…. What is BUFR? B inary U niversal F orm for the R epresentation of meteorological data. BUFR…. Why BUFR? Self descriptive Flexible
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BUFR… How it affects the PMO PMO-III workshop Hamburg
BUFR… How it affects the PMO IT DOESN’T PMO-III workshop Hamburg
BUFR… How it affects the PMO IT DOESN’T (well…, hardly) PMO-III workshop Hamburg
BUFR… What is BUFR? Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data PMO-III workshop Hamburg
BUFR… Why BUFR? • Self descriptive • Flexible • Expandable PMO-III workshop Hamburg
BUFR… • Does not affect SHIP messages alone • Will be in effect across the GTS in 2013 • Transition period to migrate from SHIP to BUFR during 2007-2012 • During migration BUFR and SHIP on GTS • Translation at NMC’s PMO-III workshop Hamburg
BUFR… Phase I SHIP BUFR SHIP GTS PMO-III workshop Hamburg
BUFR… Phase I Static meta-data (Pub47) SHIP BUFR SHIP GTS PMO-III workshop Hamburg
BUFR… • Chance to improve SHIP AND BUFR • Add VOSClim elements • Add static meta-data • Add operational meta-data PMO-III workshop Hamburg
BUFR… Phase II All ship’s meta-data SHIP* BUFR* GTS PMO-III workshop Hamburg
BUFR… During transition: • 1 on 1 translation SHIP-BUFR, BUFR-SHIP • Define final goal (SHIP* and/or BUFR*) • Investigate expansion SHIP/BUFR • What limitations • Report to SOT-IV, V, … PMO-III workshop Hamburg
BUFR… Phase III All ship’s meta-data SHIP* BUFR* BUFR* GTS PMO-III workshop Hamburg