1
Not applicable
00
0
Reserved
Operational
2
Before
01
1
iMet-1-BB (USA)
Operational
3
Not applicable
02
2
No radiosonde - passive target (e.g. reflector)
Operational
4
Not applicable
03
3
No radiosonde - active target (e.g. transponder)
Operational
5
Not applicable
04
4
No radiosonde - passive temperature-humidity profiler
Operational
6
Not applicable
05
5
No radiosonde - active temperature-humidity profiler
Operational
7
Not applicable
06
6
No radiosonde - radio-acoustic sounder
Operational
8
Before
07
7
iMet-1-AB (USA)
Operational
9
Not applicable
08
8
No radiosonde -... (reserved)
Operational
10
Not applicable
09
9
No radiosonde - system unknown or not specified
Operational
11
Before
10
10
VIZ type A pressure-commutated (USA)
Operational
12
Before
11
11
VIZ type B time-commutated (USA)
Operational
13
Before
12
12
RS SDC (Space Data Corporation - USA)
Operational
14
Before
13
13
Astor (no longer made - Australia)
Operational
15
Before
14
14
VIZ MARK I MICROSONDE (USA)
Operational
16
Before
15
15
EEC Company type 23 (USA)
Operational
17
Before
16
16
Elin (Austria)
Operational
18
Before
17
17
Graw G. (Germany)
Operational
19
Before
18
18
Graw DFM-06 (Germany)
Operational
20
Before
19
19
Graw M60 (Germany)
Operational
21
Before
20
20
Indian Meteorological Service MK3 (India)
Operational
22
Before
21
21
VIZ/Jin Yang MARK I MICROSONDE (Republic of Korea)
Operational
23
Before
22
22
Meisei RS2-80 (Japan)
Operational
24
Before
23
23
Mesural FMO 1950A (France)
Operational
25
Before
24
24
Mesural FMO 1945A (France)
Operational
26
Before
25
25
Mesural MH73A (France)
Operational
27
Before
26
26
Meteolabor Basora (Switzerland)
Operational
28
Before
27
27
AVK-MRZ (Russian Federation)
Operational
29
Before
28
28
Meteorit MARZ2-1 (Russian Federation)
Operational
30
Before
29
29
Meteorit MARZ2-2 (Russian Federation)
Operational
31
Before
30
30
Oki RS2-80 (Japan)
Operational
32
Before
31
31
VIZ/Valcom type A pressure-commutated (Canada)
Operational
33
Before
32
32
Shanghai Radio (China)
Operational
34
Before
33
33
UK Met Office MK3 (UK)
Operational
35
Before
34
34
Vinohrady (Czech Republic)
Operational
36
Before
35
35
Vaisala RS18 (Finland)
Operational
37
Before
36
36
Vaisala RS21 (Finland)
Operational
38
Before
37
37
Vaisala RS80 (Finland)
Operational
39
Before
38
38
VIZ LOCATE Loran-C (USA)
Operational
40
Before
39
39
Sprenger E076 (Germany)
Operational
41
Before
40
40
Sprenger E084 (Germany)
Operational
42
Before
41
41
Sprenger E085 (Germany)
Operational
43
Before
42
42
Sprenger E086 (Germany)
Operational
44
Before
43
43
AIR IS - 4A - 1680 (USA)
Operational
45
Before
44
44
AIR IS - 4A - 1680 X (USA)
Operational
46
Before
45
45
RS MSS (USA)
Operational
47
Before
46
46
AIR IS - 4A - 403 (USA)
Operational
48
Before
47
47
Meisei RS2-91 (Japan)
Operational
49
Before
48
48
VALCOM (Canada)
Operational
50
Before
49
49
VIZ MARK II (USA)
Operational
51
Before
50
50
Graw DFM-90 (Germany)
Operational
52
Before
51
51
VIZ-B2 (USA)
Operational
53
Before
52
52
Vaisala RS80-57H
Operational
54
Before
53
53
AVK-RF95 (Russian Federation)
Operational
55
Before
54
54
Graw DFM-97 (Germany)
Operational
56
Before
55
55
Meisei RS-01G (Japan)
Operational
57
Before
56
56
M2K2 (France)
Operational
58
Before
57
57
Modem M2K2-DC (France)
Operational
59
Before
58
58
AVK-BAR (Russian Federation)
Operational
60
Before
59
59
Modem M2K2-R 1680 MHz RDF radiosonde with pressure sensor chip (France)
Operational
61
Before
60
60
Vaisala RS80/MicroCora (Finland)
Operational
62
Before
61
61
Vaisala RS80/Loran/Digicora I, II or Marwin (Finland)
Operational
63
Before
62
62
Vaisala RS80/PCCora (Finland)
Operational
64
Before
63
63
Vaisala RS80/Star (Finland)
Operational
65
Before
64
64
Orbital Sciences Corporation, Space Data Division, transponder radiosonde, type 909-11-XX, where XX corresponds to the model of the instrument (USA)
Operational
66
Before
65
65
VIZ transponder radiosonde, model number 1499–520 (USA)
Operational
67
Before
66
66
Vaisala RS80 /Autosonde (Finland)
Operational
68
Before
67
67
Vaisala RS80/Digicora III (Finland)
Operational
69
Before
68
68
AVK-RZM-2 (Russian Federation)
Operational
70
Before
69
69
MARL-A or Vektor-M-RZM-2 (Russian Federation)
Operational
71
Before
70
70
Vaisala RS92/Star (Finland)
Operational
72
Before
71
71
Vaisala RS90/Loran/Digicora I, II or Marwin (Finland)
Operational
73
Before
72
72
Vaisala RS90/PC-Cora (Finland)
Operational
74
Before
73
73
Vaisala RS90/Autosonde (Finland)
Operational
75
Before
74
74
Vaisala RS90/Star (Finland)
Operational
76
Before
75
75
AVK-MRZ-ARMA (Russian Federation)
Operational
77
Before
76
76
AVK-RF95-ARMA (Russian Federation)
Operational
78
Before
77
77
GEOLINK GPSonde GL98 (France)
Operational
79
Before
78
78
Vaisala RS90/Digicora III (Finland)
Operational
80
Before
79
79
Vaisala RS92/Digicora I,II or Marwin (Finland)
Operational
81
Before
80
80
Vaisala RS92/Digicora III (Finland)
Operational
82
Before
81
81
Vaisala RS92/Autosonde (Finland)
Operational
83
Before
82
82
Sippican MK2 GPS/STAR (USA) with rod thermistor, carbon element and derived pressure
Operational
84
Before
83
83
Sippican MK2 GPS/W9000 (USA) with rod thermistor, carbon element and derived pressure
Operational
85
Needed
84
84
VacantOperational
86
Before
85
85
Sippican MARK IIA with chip thermistor, carbon element and derived pressure from GPS height
Operational
87
Before
86
86
Sippican MARK II with chip thermistor, pressure and carbon element
Operational
88
Before
87
87
Sippican MARK IIA with chip thermistor, pressure and carbon element
Operational
89
Before
88
88
MARL-A or Vektor-M-MRZ (Russian Federation)
Operational
90
Before
89
89
MARL-A or Vektor-M-BAR (Russian Federation)
Operational
91
Not applicable
90
90
Radiosonde not specified or unknown
Operational
92
Not applicable
91
91
Pressure only radiosonde
Operational
93
Not applicable
92
92
Pressure only radiosonde plus transponder
Operational
94
Not applicable
93
93
Pressure only radiosonde plus radar reflector
Operational
95
Not applicable
94
94
No pressure radiosonde plus transponder
Operational
96
Not applicable
95
95
No pressure radiosonde plus radar reflector
Operational
97
Not applicable
96
96
Descending radiosonde
Operational
98
Before
97
97
BAT-16P (South Africa)
Operational
99
Before
98
98
BAT-16G (South Africa)
Operational
100
Before
99
99
BAT-4G (South Africa)
Operational
101
Not available
100
Reserved for BUFR only
Operational
102
01
101
Not vacant
Operational
103
Not available
102-106
Reserved for BUFR only
Operational
104
07
107
Not vacant
Operational
105
Not available
108-109
Reserved for BUFR only
Operational
106
01/01/2008
10
110
Sippican LMS5 w/Chip Thermistor, duct mounted capacitance relative humidity sensor and derived pressure from GPS height
Operational
107
01/01/2008
11
111
Sippican LMS6 w/Chip Thermistor, external boom mounted capacitance relative humidity sensor, and derived pressure from GPS height
Operational
108
12
112
Not vacant
Operational
109
15/09/2010
13
113
Vaisala RS92/MARWIN MW32 (Finland)
Operational
110
03/11/2011
14
114
Vaisala RS92/DigiCORA MW41 (Finland)
Operational
111
01/12/2011
15
115
PAZA-12M/Radiotheodolite-UL (Ukraine)
Operational
112
01/12/2011
16
116
PAZA-22/AVK-1 (Ukraine)
Operational
113
02/05/2012
17
117
Graw DFM-09 (Germany)
Operational
114
18
118
Not vacant
Operational
115
Needed
19
119
Vacant
Operational
116
20-21
120-121
Not vacant
Operational
117
02/05/2012
22
122
Meisei RS-11G GPS radiosonde w/thermistor, capacitance relative humidity sensor, and derived pressure from GPS height (Japan)
Operational
118
03/11/2011
23
123
Vaisala RS41/DigiCORA MW41 (Finland)
Operational
119
03/11/2011
24
124
Vaisala RS41/AUTOSONDE (Finland)
Operational
120
03/11/2011
25
125
Vaisala RS41/MARWIN MW32 (Finland)
Operational
121
26-27
126-127
Not vacant
Operational
122
15/09/2011
28
128
AVK - AK2-02 (Russian Federation)
Operational
123
15/09/2011
29
129
MARL-A or Vektor-M - AK2-02 (Russian Federation)
Operational
124
01/01/2010
30
130
Meisei RS-06G (Japan)
Operational
125
03/11/2011
31
131
Taiyuan GTS1-1/GFE(L) (China )
Operational
126
03/11/2011
32
132
Shanghai GTS1/GFE(L) (China)
Operational
127
03/11/2011
33
133
Nanjing GTS1-2/GFE(L) (China)
Operational
128
Needed
34-36
134-136
Vacant
Operational
129
37
137
Not vacant
Operational
130
Needed
38-40
138-140
Vacant
Operational
131
03/11/2011
41
141
Vaisala RS41 with pressure derived from GPS height/DigiCORA MW41 (Finland)
Operational
132
03/11/2011
42
142
Vaisala RS41 with pressure derived from GPS height/AUTOSONDE (Finland)
Operational
133
Needed
43-46
143-146
Vacant
Operational
134
47
147
Not vacant
Operational
135
02/05/2012
48
148
PAZA-22M/MARL-A
Operational
136
49
149
Not vacant
Operational
137
Needed
50
150
Vacant
Operational
138
51
151
Not vacant
Operational
139
03/11/2011
52
152
Vaisala RS92-NGP/Intermet IMS-2000 (United States)
Operational
140
53-59
153-159
Not vacant
Operational
141
Needed
60
160
Vacant
Operational
142
61
161
Not vacant
Operational
143
Needed
62-66
162-166
Vacant
Operational
144
67-72
167-172
Not vacant
Operational
145
Needed
73
173
Vacant
Operational
146
74-76
174-176
Not vacant
Operational
147
15/03/2010
77
177
Modem GPSonde M10 (France)
Operational
148
78-81
178-181
Not vacant
Operational
149
07/11/2012
82
182
Lockheed Martin LMS-6 w/chip thermistor; external boom mounted polymer capacitive relative humidity sensor; capacitive pressure sensor and GPS wind
Operational
150
07/11/2012
83
183
Vaisala RS92-D/Intermet IMS 1500 w/silicon capacitive pressure sensor, capacitive wire temperature sensor, twin thin-film heated polymer capacitive relative humidity sensor and RDF wind
Operational
152
84-89
184-189
Not vacant
Operational
153
Not available
190-196
Reserved for BUFR only
Operational
154
97-99
197-199
Not vacant
Operational
155
Not available
200-254
Reserved for BUFR only
Operational
156
255
Missing value
Operational