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GUIDE WAVE ANALYSIS AND FORECASTING - WMO

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H sH sH sH s<br />

H seH seH seH se<br />

Significant wave height, in centimetres.<br />

(FM 65)<br />

(1) See Note (1) under HmHmHmHm. Estimate of significant wave height from slope sensors, in centimetres.<br />

(FM 65)<br />

(1) See Note (1) under HmHmHmHm. hhhh Water depth, in metres.<br />

(FM 65)<br />

I a<br />

I b<br />

I m<br />

I p<br />

I 1<br />

Indicator for frequency or wave number. (Code table 1731)<br />

(FM 65)<br />

Indicator for directional or non-directional spectral wave data. (Code table 1732)<br />

(FM 65)<br />

Indicator for method of calculation of spectral data. (Code table 1744)<br />

(FM 65)<br />

Indicator for type of platform. (Code table 1747)<br />

(FM 65)<br />

Name of country or international agency which operates the satellite. (Code table 1761)<br />

(FM 65, FM 86, FM 87, FM 88)<br />

II Block number.<br />

(FM 12, FM 20, FM 22, FM 32, FM 35, FM 39, FM 57, FM 65, FM 71, FM 75, FM 81, FM 83,<br />

FM 85)<br />

(1) The block numbers define the area in which the reporting station is situated. They are allocated to<br />

one country or a part of it or more countries in the same Region. The list of block numbers for all<br />

countries is given in Volume A of publication <strong>WMO</strong>–No. 9.<br />

I 2I 2<br />

Indicator figure for satellite name (supplied by operator I1). (FM 65, FM 86, FM 87, FM 88)<br />

(1) Even deciles for geostationary satellites.<br />

(2) Odd deciles for polar-orbiting satellites.<br />

iii Station number.<br />

(FM 12, FM 20, FM 22, FM 32, FM 35, FM 39, FM 57, FM 65, FM 71, FM 75, FM 81, FM 83,<br />

FM 85)<br />

(1) See Section D of this volume. (Editorial note: <strong>WMO</strong>-No. 306, Volume I.1, Part A)<br />

J Units digit of the year (UTC), i.e. 1974 = 4.<br />

(FM 18, FM 62, FM 63, FM 64, FM 65, FM 88)<br />

L aL aL aL a<br />

L oL oL oL oL o<br />

Latitude, in degrees and minutes.<br />

(FM 22, FM 42, FM 44, FM 57, FM 62, FM 63, FM 64, FM 65)<br />

Longitude, in degrees and minutes.<br />

(FM 22, FM 42, FM 44, FM 57, FM 62, FM 63, FM 64, FM 65)<br />

MM Month of the year (UTC), i.e. 01 = January; 02 = February, etc.<br />

(FM 18, FM 22, FM 39, FM 40, FM 47, FM 49, FM 57, FM 62, FM 63, FM 64, FM 65, FM 71,<br />

FM 72, FM 73, FM 75, FM 76, FM 88)<br />

M iM i<br />

<strong>GUIDE</strong> TO <strong>WAVE</strong> <strong>ANALYSIS</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>FORECASTING</strong><br />

Identification letters of the report. (Code table 2582)<br />

(FM 12, FM 13, FM 14, FM 20, FM 32, FM 33, FM 34, FM 35, FM 36, FM 37, FM 38, FM 39,<br />

FM 40, FM 41, FM 62, FM 63, FM 64, FM 65, FM 67, FM 85, FM 86, FM 87,<br />

FM 88)

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