Add:

• ABOS,,\WIGOS\GOS\GOS Other elements\ABOS,ABOS,Aircraft-Based Observing Systems
• GAWabos,,\WIGOS\GAW\GAW Other elements\ABOS,ABOS,Aircraft-Based Observing Systems
• centennialObservingstations,,,Centennial Observing Stations,"Long-term meteorological observations are unique sources of past information about atmospheric parameters, thus are references for climate variability and change assessments. To highlight this importance, WMO has a mechanism to recognize centennial observing stations. By so doing, the Organization promotes sustainable observational standards and best practices that facilitate the generation of high-quality time series data."
• MOZAIC,,\WIGOS\GAW\GAW Other elements\ABOS\MOZAIC,MOZAIC,NA
• RBONpilot,,\WIGOS\GOS\GOS Surface networks\RBON-Pilot,RBON-Pilot,Regional Basic Observing Network (pilot)

change in definition:

• iagos,,>WIGOS>GAW>GAW Other elements>IAGOS,IAGOS,MOZAIC-IAGOS
  into
  IAGOS,,\WIGOS\GAW\GAW Other elements\ABOS\IAGOS,IAGOS,NA
• aline,,>WIGOS>GAW>GAW Contributing networks>ALINE,ALINE,ALINE Latin America Lidar Network
  into
  LALINET,,\WIGOS\GAW\GAW Contributing networks\GALION\LALINET,LALINET,LALINET Latin America Lidar Network

Generally: How to build WMO306_CD?

• large difference between OSCAR and WMDS.
• words which are 'pronounceable' should be written in small letters, others should be written in capital letters.
• examples:
  brazilPNBOIAINPE,,\Co-sponsored\GOOS\DBCP\BRAZIL PNBOIA-INPE,BRAZIL PNBOIA-INPE,NA
  AGAGE,,\WIGOS\GAW\GAW Other elements\AGAGE,AGAGE,AGAGE/SOGE/NIES

new tree:

• add,,>WIGOS>GOS>GOS Other elements>ADD,ADD,Aircraft Derived Data (Mode-S/ADS-B)
  into
  ADD,,\WIGOS\GOS\GOS Other elements\ABOS\ADD,ADD,Aircraft Derived Data (Mode-S/ADS-B)
• ADSC,,\WIGOS\GOS\GOS Other elements\ABOS\ADS-C,ADS-C,Automatic Data Surveillance (ICAO). These are transmitted at selected points of the flightpath.
• AFIRS,,\WIGOS\GOS\GOS Other elements\ABOS\AFIRS,AFIRS,"Automated Flight Information & Reporting System (Commercial/FLYHT). Not currently open to GTS, contract with Panasonic and airline and/or NMHS"
• AIREP,,\WIGOS\GOS\GOS Other elements\ABOS\AIREP,AIREP,Aircraft Report (Manual). These are transmitted by the aircraft when a weather event encountered e.g. severe turbulence or icing.
• AMDAR,,\WIGOS\GOS\GOS Other elements\ABOS\AMDAR,AMDAR,Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay

change in WMO306:

• (remove dbcp)
  example: WMDS: dbcpAOML,,>Co-sponsored>GOOS>DBCP>AOML,AOML,NA
  OSCAR: AOML,,\Co-sponsored\GOOS\DBCP\AOML,AOML,NA
• (remove argo)
  example: argoEqAustralia,,>Co-sponsored>GOOS>Argo>ARGO AUSTRALIA EQ.,ARGO AUSTRALIA EQ.,NA
  into
  argoAustraliaEq,,\Co-sponsored\GOOS\Argo\ARGO AUSTRALIA EQ.,ARGO AUSTRALIA EQ.,NA
• (remove galion)
  example: galionEarlinet,,>WIGOS>GAW>GAW Contributing networks>GALION>EARLINET,EARLINET,EARLINET European Lidar
  into
  EARLINET,,\WIGOS\GAW\GAW Contributing networks\GALION\EARLINET,EARLINET,EARLINET European Lidar
• (remove smo)
  smoOSawi,,>Co-sponsored>GOOS>OceanSITES>OS-AWI,OS-AWI,NA
• (remove rbcn)
  rbcnClimatC,,>WIGOS>GOS>GOS Surface networks>RBCN>CLIMAT(C),CLIMAT(C),Station for which monthly climatological means of surface elements are transmitted

change in WMO:

• WMDS:
  dbcp,,>Co-sponsored>GOOS>DBCP>DBCP,DBCP,NA
  dbcpDbcp,,>Co-sponsored>GOOS>DBCP,DBCP,NA
  OSCAR:
  DBCP,,\Co-sponsored\GOOS\DBCP,DBCP,NA
  DBCP,,\Co-sponsored\GOOS\DBCP\DBCP,DBCP,NA
  SUGGESTION:
  DBCP,,\Co-sponsored\GOOS\DBCP,DBCP,NA
  dbcpDBCP,,\Co-sponsored\GOOS\DBCP\DBCP,DBCP,NA
• WMDS:
  nonAffiliated,,>Non-affiliated,Non-affiliated,Observing elements that are not affiliated with WIGOS or any of the co-sponsored programmes
  OSCAR:
  WIGOSnonAffiliated,,\Non-affiliated,Non-affiliated,Observing elements that are not affiliated with WIGOS or any of the co-sponsored programs
  SUGGESTION: stick to WMDS
• smoOS,,>Co-sponsored>GOOS>OceanSITES,OceanSITES,NA
  into
  oceanSITES,,\WIGOS\GOS\OceanSITES,OceanSITES,NA
• smoOScentre,,>Co-sponsored>GOOS>OceanSITES>OS-CENTRE D'OCEANOLOGIE DE MARSEILLE,OS-CENTRE D'OCEANOLOGIE DE MARSEILLE,NA
  into
  OSCOM,,\WIGOS\GOS\OceanSITES\OS-CENTRE D'OCEANOLOGIE DE MARSEILLE,OS-CENTRE D'OCEANOLOGIE DE MARSEILLE,NA

See the comparison between the current master and OSCAR: https://github.com/wmo-im/wmds/compare/tables-from-OSCAR (you have to scroll down)

I suggest that we stick to OSCAR. The OSCAR version contains more entries and the information is more precise.

Do you agree?

The used nilreasons need to be standardized. Only unknown and inapplicable should be used in future.
The taskteam and the oscar-team needs to think about in which tables both values can be inserted and for which tables this could cause problems in the application.

1-01-03 Ocean:

amendments to the definitions

• 64,,>Ocean>Topography>Ocean dynamic topography (ODT),Ocean dynamic topography (ODT),Deviation of sea level from the geoid caused by ocean currents (after corrections for tides and atmospheric pressure effects).
  into
  64,,\Ocean\Topography\Ocean dynamic topography (ODT),Ocean dynamic topography (ODT),Deviation of sea level from the geoid caused by ocean currents (after corrections for tides and atmospheric pressure effects) - Physical unit: [ cm ] - Accuracy unit: [ cm ].
  -65,,>Ocean>Currents>Ocean surface currents (vector),Ocean surface currents (vector),Water flow on ocean surface.
  into
  65,,\Ocean\Currents\Ocean surface currents (vector),Ocean surface currents (vector),"Water flow on ocean surface - Physical unit: [ cm/s ] - Accuracy unit: [ cm/s ] intended as vector error, i.e. the module of the vector difference between the observed vector and the true vector."
• 71,,>Ocean>Biology>Chlorophyll concentration,Chlorophyll concentration,"Indicator of living phytoplankton biomass, extracted from ocean colour observation."
  into
  71,,\Ocean\Biology\Chlorophyll concentration ,Chlorophyll concentration ,"Indicator of living phytoplankton biomass, extracted from ocean colour observation. Uncertainty is expressed in mg/m3 for a given concentration of 1 mg/m3 ."
• 72,,>Ocean>Miscellaneous>Ocean suspended sediments concentration,Ocean suspended sediments concentration,"Variable extracted from ocean colour observation. Indicative of river outflow, re-suspension or pollution of other-than-biological origin."
  into
  72,,\Ocean\Miscellaneous\Ocean suspended sediments concentration,Ocean suspended sediments concentration,"Variable extracted from ocean colour observation. Indicative of river outflow, re-suspension or pollution of other-than-biological origin. Uncertainty expressed in g/m3 at a specific concentration (e.g., 2 g/m3 ). "
• 91,,>Ocean>Basic Physical Properties>Ocean salinity,Ocean salinity,3D field of salinity of the ocean Requested in upper and deep ocean.
  into
  91,,\Ocean\Basic Physical Properties\Ocean salinity,Ocean salinity,"3D field of salinity of the ocean Requested in upper and deep ocean - Physical unit: [ psu ], Practical Salinity Unit, close to 1, determined by CTD"
• 92,,>Ocean>Basic Physical Properties>Sea surface salinity,Sea surface salinity,Salinity of sea water in the surface layer. In the open ocean the correct term should be “halinity” with reference of the diversity of salts involved.
  into
  92,,\Ocean\Basic Physical Properties\Sea surface salinity,Sea surface salinity,Salinity of sea water in the surface layer (upper ~ 1 m if observed in MW). In the open ocean the correct term should be “halinity” with reference of the diversity of salts involved.
• 95,,>Ocean>Basic Physical Properties>Sea surface temperature,Sea surface temperature,"Temperature of the sea water at surface. This includes both or either of the “bulk” temperature refers to the depth of typically 2 m, and the “skin” temperature refers to within the upper 1 mm. "
  into
  95,,\Ocean\Basic Physical Properties\Sea surface temperature,Sea surface temperature,"Temperature of the sea water at surface. The “bulk” temperature refers to the depth of typically 2 m, the “skin” temperature refers to within the upper 1 mm. "
• 98,,>Ocean>Waves>Dominant wave direction,Dominant wave direction,The direction of the most energetic wave in the spectrum.
  into
  98,,\Ocean\Waves\Dominant wave direction,Dominant wave direction,One feature of the ocean wave spectrum. It is the direction of the most energetic wave in the spectrum - Physical unit: [ degrees ] - Accuracy unit: [ degrees ].
• 101,,>Ocean>Waves>Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum,Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum,"The total wave energy in each frequency band (e.g. 25 frequency bands) regardless of the direction of propagation. Colloquially referred to as the ""1D wave spectrum""."
  into
  101,,\Ocean\Waves\Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum,Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum,1D variable colloquially referred to as "wave spectrum". Describes the wave energy in each frequency band (e.g. 25 frequency bands) regardless of the direction of propagation
• 102,,>Ocean>Waves>Wave directional energy frequency spectrum,Wave directional energy frequency spectrum,"Describes The wave energy travelling in each direction and frequency band (e.g. 24 distinct azimuth sectors each 15° wide, and 25 frequency bands). Colloquially referred to as the ""2D wave spectrum""."
  into
  102,,\Ocean\Waves\Wave directional energy frequency spectrum,Wave directional energy frequency spectrum,"2D variable colloquially referred to as wave spectrum. Describes the wave energy travelling in each direction and frequency band (e.g., 24 distinct azimuth sectors each 15°deg; wide, and 25 frequency bands)"
• 406,,>Ocean>Snow / Ice / Glacier>Ice>Sea-ice thickness,Sea-ice thickness,Thickness of the ice sheet.
  into
  406,,\Ocean\Snow / Ice / Glacier\Ice\Sea-ice thickness,Sea-ice thickness,Thickness of the ice sheet. It is related to sea-ice elevation and ice density
• 407,,>Ocean>Snow / Ice / Glacier>Ice>Sea-ice type,Sea-ice type,Categorization of the type of sea ice.
  into
  407,,\Ocean\Snow / Ice / Glacier\Ice\Sea-ice type,Sea-ice type,"Variable convolving several factors (age, roughness, density, etc.) - Accuracy expressed as number of classes. Actually [ classes^-1 ] is used, so that smaller figure corresponds to better performance as usual."

small changes:

744

Code table #1-04 "Geometry" didn't exist by EC-69, it is proposed to added to the Fast Track, following discussions at TT-WMD and based on the corresponding table available in the Google drive. @LuisaIckes

table on 'Instrument control result':

• formatting of the names: (for all names)
  WMDS: no changes - calibration unknown
  OSCAR: no changes (calibration unknown)

• inCalibration: (definition)
  WMDS: Instrument verified and found to be in calibration
  OSCAR: "Instrument verified and found to be in calibration; no changes to calibration function"

• recalibrated: (definition)
  WMDS: Instrument checked and found to be out of calibration; instrument recalibrated (calibration function changed)
  OSCAR: "Instrument checked and found to be out of calibration; instrument re-calibrated (calibration function changed)"
  -->I will update OSCAR

Can the TT please provide feedback on the first two points?

1-01-02 Earth:

amendments to definitions (added physical units)
These amendments correspond to what is currently in OSCAR Surface and OSCAR Requirement.

• 6,,>Earth>Crustal motion (horizontal and vertical),Crustal motion (horizontal and vertical),"Changes in time of the position and height of the Earth plates. Indicative of the lithosphere dynamics, thus useful for earthquake prediction."
  into
  6,,\Earth\Crustal motion (horizontal and vertical),Crustal motion (horizontal and vertical),"Changes in time of the position and height of the Earth plates. Indicative of the lithosphere dynamics, thus useful for earthquake prediction - Physical unit: [ mm/y ] - Accuracy unit: [ mm/y ]."
• 7,,>Earth>Crustal plates positioning,Crustal plates positioning,Basis for monitoring the evolution of the lithosphere dynamics.
  into
  7,,\Earth\Crustal plates positioning,Crustal plates positioning,Basis for monitoring the evolution of the lithosphere dynamics - Physical unit: [ cm ] - Accuracy unit: [ cm ].
• 8,,>Earth>Earth Rotation,Earth Rotation,"Rotation velocity of the Earth, determining the length of the day."
  into
  8,,\Earth\Earth Rotation,Earth Rotation,"Rotation velocity of the Earth, determining the length of the day - Physical unit: [Rad/s] - Accuracy unit: [Arcsec/century]."
• 9,,>Earth>Geoid,Geoid,"Equipotential surface which would coincide exactly with the mean ocean surface of the Earth, if the oceans were in equilibrium, at rest, and extended through the continents (such as with very narrow channels)."
  into
  9,,\Earth\Geoid,Geoid,"Equipotential surface which would coincide exactly with the mean ocean surface of the Earth, if the oceans were in equilibrium, at rest, and extended through the continents (such as with very narrow channels) - Physical unit: [ cm ] - Accuracy unit: [ cm ]."
• 10,,>Earth>Geomagnetic field,Geomagnetic field,Magnitude and direction of the 3D magnetic field on the surface of Earth and within the magnetosphere.
  into
  10,,\Earth\Geomagnetic field,Geomagnetic field,"Magnitude and direction of the 3D magnetic field on the surface of Earth and within the magnetosphere (i.e., in low-Earth orbit and in geosynchronous orbit)."
• 11,,>Earth>Gravity field,Gravity field,Indicative of the statics and dynamics of the lithosphere and the mantle.
  into
  11,,\Earth\Gravity field,Gravity field,Indicative of the statics and dynamics of the lithosphere and the mantle - Physical unit: [ mGal ] where : 1 Gal = 0.01 m s-2.
• 12,,>Earth>Gravity gradients,Gravity gradients,Gradient of the Earth’s gravity field measured at the satellite orbital height.
  into
  12,,\Earth\Gravity gradients,Gravity gradients,"Gradient of the Earth's gravity field measured at the satellite orbital height - Physical unit: [ E ] , Eötvös (1 E = 1 mGal / 10 km) - Accuracy unit: [ E ]."

One possible approach to make table 1-01 is to split the category.

The abridged EC-69 report (WMO-No. 1196) p.132 advises to change the WMO306CD_efrs of multiple entries in table 7-07.
This change will impact the transition from the english version to the multilingual one since the WMO306_efrs is used as the key.

A part of table 1-01 was approved by EC-69. This needs to be added.

We need to check the first release of the tables as approved by CBS-16/EC-69. The tables are available on a test codes registry http://test.wmocodes.info/scratch-testing/jb1/wmds . They are not meant for operational use or to be shared with external users. They are only meant to be accessed by the members of TT-WMD for checking purposes.
As soon as the tables are checked we will publish them on the codes.wmo.int registry and will be available for use of the general public.

For the February fast track release we will have three columns for each table:
WMO306CD
Name
Definition
Are there extra columns which we need in future?

table on 'Control location'

affected entries:

• laboratory: (name)
  WMDS: Laboratory calibration
  OSCAR: Laboratory

• onSite: (name)
  WMDS: Field calibration
  OSCAR: On site

• remote:(name)
  WMDS: Remote (non in-situ)
  OSCAR: Remote

My suggestion:

• laboratory: (name)
  OSCAR: Laboratory
• onSite: (name)
  OSCAR: On site
• remote:(name)
  WMDS: Remote (non in-situ)

What is the opinion of the TT?
For more information see https://github.com/wmo-im/wmds/compare/tables-from-OSCAR.

Code table #10-01 "WIGOS Functions" didn't exist by EC-69, it is proposed to add it for the Fast Track, following discussions at TT-WMD and based on the corresponding table available in the Google drive. @LuisaIckes

See the comparison between the current master and OSCAR: https://github.com/wmo-im/wmds/compare/tables-from-OSCAR (you have to scroll down)

I suggest that we stick to OSCAR. The OSCAR version is more intuitive since it contains separate entries for below sea level and above sea level.
Do you agree?

1-01-05 Terrestrial

amendments to definitions:

• 246,,>Terrestrial>Soil>Soil type,Soil type,Classification of the type of soil.
  into
  246,,\Terrestrial\Soil\Soil type,Soil type,"Result of the classification of different types of soil within an area - Accuracy expressed as inverse of the number of classes, so that smaller figures correspond to better performance."
• 389,,>Terrestrial>Land surface>Temperature>Land surface temperature,Land surface temperature,Temperature of the apparent surface of land (bare soil or vegetation).
  into
  389,,\Terrestrial\Land surface\Temperature\Land surface temperature,Land surface temperature,Temperature of the apparent surface of land (bare soil or vegetation) - Physical unit: [ K ] - Accuracy unit: [ K ].
• 410,,>Terrestrial>Lake>Temperature>Lake Surface Temperature,Lake Surface Temperature,Temperature of the lake surface.
  into
  410,,\Terrestrial\Lake\Temperature\Lake Surface Temperature,Lake Surface Temperature,Temperature of the lake surface - Physical unit: [ K ] - Accuracy unit: [ K ].
• 423,,>Terrestrial>Land surface>Vegetation>Biomass,Biomass,Total amount of vegetation in a reference area.
  into
  423,,\Terrestrial\Land surface\Vegetation\Biomass,Biomass,Total amount of vegetation in a reference area - Physical unit: [ t/ha (tons/hectare) ] - Accuracy unit: [ t/ha ]
• 426,,>Terrestrial>Land surface>Vegetation>Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI),Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI),"Difference between maximum (in the near infra-red frequencies) and minimum (around the red frequencies) vegetation reflectance, normalised to the summation."
  into
  426,,\Terrestrial\Land surface\Vegetation\Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI),Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI),"Difference between maximum (in NIR) and minimum (around the Red) vegetation reflectance, normalised to the summation. Representative of total biomass, supportive for computing LAI if not directly measured."
  427,,>Terrestrial>Land surface>Vegetation>Vegetation type,Vegetation type,Category of vegetation type within a vegetated area.
  into
  427,,\Terrestrial\Land surface\Vegetation\Vegetation type,Vegetation type,"Result of the classification of different types of vegetation within a vegetated area - Accuracy expressed as inverse of the number of classes, so that smaller figures correspond to better performance."
• 596,,>Terrestrial>Soil>Temperature>Soil temperature,Soil temperature,Temperature at a specified depth.
  into
  596,,\Terrestrial\Soil\Temperature\Soil temperature,Soil temperature,"The standard depths for soil temperature measurements are 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 cm below the surface; additional depths may be included. The site for such measurements should be a level plot of bare ground (about 75 cm^2 ) and typical of the surrounding soil for which information is required."
• 630,,>Terrestrial>Land surface>Snow / Ice / Glacier>Snow>Snow status (wet/dry),Snow status (wet/dry),Binary product (dry or melting/thawing) expressing the presence of liquid water in a snow layer.
  into
  630,,\Terrestrial\Land surface\Snow / Ice / Glacier\Snow\Snow status (wet/dry),Snow status (wet/dry),Binary product (dry or melting/thawing) expressing the presence of liquid water in a snow layer- Accuracy expressed as Hit Rate [ HR ] and False Alarm Rate [ FAR ].

small changes:

425, 527

The element "planned" has an incomplete Definition. Hopefully, the full Definition can be found in one of the earlier drafts of the code tables, otherwise TT-WMD will have to propose one.

@efucile In the master, the first column with the Ids is missing because it was agreed that this first column will be removed. Unfortunately the column with the WMO306_CD is mostly empty. So we will probably use the Ids as the future WMO306_CD and thus we will need this column to match the entries.

How can we deal with this?

I suggest that I upload the EC version again but with the Ids in the column with the WMO306_CD. And probably this should go into a patch release of EC-69. What do you think?

Tbl 4.04 - line 14 "?"
Tbl4.06 - line 2 - notation not defined

table 5-04 Instrument operating status
affected entry:

• testing (change in name):
  Testing / commissioning
  into
  Testing

See https://github.com/wmo-im/wmds/compare/tables-from-OSCAR for more information.

affected entries:

• Climate applications (change in definition):
  "Fosters the effective application of climate knowledge and information for the benefit of society and the provision of climate services, including the prediction of significant climate variations both natural and as a result of human activity. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/SOG/SoG-Climate- CCl.pdf"
  into
  "Climate applications cover the effective application of climate knowledge and information for the benefit of society and the provision of climate services, including the prediction of significant climate variations both natural and as a result of human activity. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/SOG/SoG-Climate-CCl.pdf"

• Climate monitoring (change in name):
  "Climate monitoring (as supported through the Global Climate Observing System, GCOS)"
  into
  "Climate monitoring (as supported through GCOS)"

• Climate monitoring (change in definition):
  "GCOS, an internationally coordinated network of global observing systems for climate, is designed to meet the requirements for climate observations, which are essential to climate monitoring. Climate observations are fundamental to detect, model and assess climate change, support adaptation to climate change, monitor the effectiveness of policies for mitigating climate change, develop climate information services, promote sustainable national economic development and meet other requirements of the UNFCCC and other convention and agreements."
  into
  "Climate monitoring (as supported through GCOS) covers the GCOS coordinated international network of global observing systems for climate, fundamental to detect, model and assess climate change, support adaptation to climate change, monitor the effectiveness of policies for mitigating climate change, develop climate information services, promote sustainable national economic development and meet other requirements of the UNFCCC and other convention and agreements. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/"

Do you have any objections against these modifications?

Table on 'Station/platform type'

• entry on ' underwaterMobile'
  WMDS: "Station/platform under water, moving around"
  OSCAR: "Observing facility under water, moving around also horizontally"

• all entries:
  WMDS uses the terminology 'Station/platform' but OSCAR uses the terminology 'Observing facility'.

Which version does the TT prefer?

Code table #4-05 "Direction of station pictures" didn't exist by EC-69, it is proposed to add it to the Fast Track, following discussions at TT-WMD and based on the table available in the attached doc. @LuisaIckes
CodeTables_Revision_TT-WDM-6_Zurich_Nov2017_Doc.5.4v4_withedits.docx

1-01-01 atmosphere:

amendments to definitions:

• 188,,>Atmosphere>Clouds>PSC occurrence,PSC occurrence,3D field of Polar Stratospheric Clouds occurrence.
  into
  188,,\Atmosphere\Clouds\PSC occurrence,PSC occurrence,3D field of Polar Stratospheric Clouds occurrence. - Accuracy expressed as Hit Rate [ HR ] and False Alarm Rate [ FAR ].Simplified: [ FAR/HR]
• 314,,>Atmosphere>Aerosol>Optical properties>Aerosol Absorption Optical Depth,Aerosol Absorption Optical Depth,Vertical column integral of spectral aerosol absorption coefficient (AAOD).
  into
  314,,\Atmosphere\Aerosol\Optical properties\Aerosol Absorption Optical Depth,Aerosol Absorption Optical Depth,Vertical column integral of spectral aerosol absorption coefficient: AAOD = exp(-K. Δz) where K is the absorption coefficient [km-1] and Δz the vertical path [km]
• 325,,">Atmosphere>Aerosol>Optical properties>Multiwavelength optical depth, total aerosol","Multiwavelength optical depth, total aerosol",NA
  into
  325,,"\Atmosphere\Aerosol\Optical properties\Multiwavelength optical depth, total aerosol","Multiwavelength optical depth, total aerosol",Aerosol optical depth of the atmospheric column determined at multiple wavelengths
• 329,,>Atmosphere>Clouds>Ice>Cloud ice effective radius,Cloud ice effective radius,"Size distribution of ice particles, assimilated to spheres of the same volume."
  into
  329,,\Atmosphere\Clouds\Ice\Cloud ice effective radius,Cloud ice effective radius,"Size distribution of ice particles, assimilated to spheres of the same volume. Considered as both a 3D field throughout the troposphere and a 2D field at the top of cloud surface"
• 431,,>Atmosphere>Lightning>Position>Lightning detection (time and location),Lightning detection (time and location),"Time and location (latitude, longitude) of lightning events. "
  into
  431,,\Atmosphere\Lightning\Position\Lightning detection (time and location),Lightning detection (time and location),"Detection of the time and location (latitude, longitude) of lightning events. Accuracy expressed in terms of Hit Rate and False Alarm Rate, which requires predetermination of a specific distance and time tolerance."
  -506,,>Atmosphere>Clouds>Optical properties>Cloud optical depth,Cloud optical depth,Effective depth of a cloud from the viewpoint of radiation propagation.
  into
  506,,\Atmosphere\Clouds\Optical properties\Cloud optical depth,Cloud optical depth,Effective depth of a cloud from the viewpoint of radiation propagation. OD = exp(-K.Δz) where K is the extinction coefficient [km-1] and Δz the vertical path [km] between the base and the top of the cloud
• 550,,>Atmosphere>Clouds>Type>Type of cloud,Type of cloud,Cloud type classification.
  into
  550,,\Atmosphere\Clouds\Type\Type of cloud,Type of cloud,"Result of cloud type classification - Accuracy expressed as inverse of number of classes, so that smaller figures correspond to better performance."

change in name:

• 277,,>Atmosphere>Reactive Gas>CH2Br2 (dibrimomethane),CH2Br2 (dibrimomethane),NA
  into
  277,,\Atmosphere\Gas\Reactive Gas\CH2Br2 (dibromomethane),CH2Br2 (dibromomethane),

• Minor changes: 206,207,211,213,249,307,309,310,315,327,328,331,337,343,361,362,373,374,727,728,729
  example:
  727,,>Atmosphere>Aerosol>Physical properties - primary>Dust>Aerosol dust concentration (mass),Aerosol dust concentration (mass),Concentration of dust or sand in the atmosphere.
  into
  727,,\Atmosphere\Aerosol\Physical properties - primary\Dust\Aerosol dust concentration (mass),Aerosol dust concentration (mass),3-D field of concentration of dust or sand in the atmosphere

new path: \Atmosphere\Gas\

• Ozone(262-264)
• Reactive Gas(274-291,390-398,434-505)
• Greenhouse Gas(332-333,428-430,554-562,589-595)
• example:
  535,,">Atmosphere>Greenhouse Gas>HCFCs>C2H3ClF2 (1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane, HCFC-142b)","C2H3ClF2 (1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane, HCFC-142b)",NA
  into
  535,,"\Atmosphere\Gas\Greenhouse Gas\HCFCs\C2H3ClF2 (1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane, HCFC-142b)","C2H3ClF2 (1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane, HCFC-142b)",

The following entries were not approved by EC-69. I suggest that we resubmit these entries.

Nothing to do with the codelists directly but at some point we should discuss/define the roles in the workflow- who is allowed to do merges to the development branch, master etc..

Table 1-02 was taken from Manual on Codes (WMO No. 306 Vol I.2 Common Code-table C-6 List of units for TDCFs.) which can be found here: http://codes.wmo.int/common/unit.

There is a need to amend this table with some more derived units such as ppb, ppm etc.
@efucile How can this be done?

table on 'Quality Flag'

affected entries:

• changed: (name)
  WMDS: Has been changed
  OSCAR: changed

• erroneous: (name)
  WMDS: Wrong
  OSCAR: erroneous

• estimate: (name)
  WMDS: Estimated
  OSCAR: estimate

• suspect: (name)
  WMDS: Doubtful
  OSCAR: suspect

• unchecked: (name)
  WMDS: Not checked
  OSCAR: unchecked

• new entry according to what I found on Google Docs. This entry also exists in table 8-03-02.
  poor,Poor,The data should be considered as low quality and may have been rejected.

Which version does the TT prefer?
E.g. we could choose the OSCAR version, but with a capital letter at the beginning.

We need to add a readme describing the repository and the project

This column name was used in table 8-04 'Quality Flag System' but found its way into all tables.
This is confusing. I suggest that we rename this column into URL_efrs in all tables and use this column to state the URL of the source of the entry or the related table.

Before doing anything with the tables from OSCAR we need to have a consolidated baseline of tables from EC69. This work should not start until we are happy with EC69 tables. This is extremely important.

The current master branch contains two commits done to 2-02en which change the WMO306CD codes of the entries galionGAW to galion and aroEqAustralia to argoEqAustralia. These commits are:
870e572
206d9da

We need to align the multilingual version to that change.

This is to add new entries in table 3-08

The tables affiliated to this issue resulted from merging

• the latest version on Google docs
• the reference tables used currently in OSCAR/Surface
• the EC69 approved code tables.

After approval by the TT they should serve as a baseline for the further work of the TT.

I will make a commit for each section i.e. in commit 1 we can discuss the changes of code table 1-05. In commit 2 we can discuss the changes to the tables 2-01 and 2-02 and so on.

The entry DBCP exists twice. One entry is the child of the other entry, but both have the same name.
Why are both entries needed?

Table 3-02: Côte d'Ivoire is displayed as Cote d'Ivoire

Table 4-06: Sea

displayed as (zo ? 2). How can we correctly display zo?

@efucile How can we improve this?

See commit 38b1816.
The encoding issue in line 17 is fixed (commit 0c2fbb3).

Can we publish this table as it is now?
@efucile Can we publish a new table via fast-track?

OceanSITES and contributing programs need to be under GOOS, not GOS

The task team members need instructions on how they can use GitHub to maintain the code tables.
This issue is to amend and improve these instructions.

We need to publish the consolidated set of tables with translation on the test site test.wmocodes.info

table 5-08-01 on 'Control standard type':
OSCAR has two more entries:

• fieldStandard
• laboratoryStandard

For more information see https://github.com/wmo-im/wmds/compare/tables-from-OSCAR.

TT needs to provide a definition.

Code table #8-02 "Procedure used to estimate uncertainty" is missing; It didn't exist by EC-69, but it is mentioned in latest draft edition of the WIGOS Metadata Standard.
Suggestion is to remove that reference in the WMDS if such table has not yet been developed; Otherwise, if OSCAR/Surface has a table for that purpose, it is suggested to review it, adopt it and to add it to Github for submission to the Fast Track. @LuisaIckes @HoratN

I just remarked that the amendments to table 2-02 proposed in this document CodeTables_Revision_TT-WDM-6_Zurich_Nov2017_Doc.5.4v4_withedits.docx
are not yet included in the development branch. @nuneslf Should that also be part of the new release?

1-01-04 outer space

amendments to definitions:

• 108,,>Outer Space>Energetic particles / solar wind >Interplanetary magnetic field,Interplanetary magnetic field,Vector magnetic field (3D) in the solar wind.
  into
  108,,\Outer Space\Energetic particles / solar wind \Interplanetary magnetic field,Interplanetary magnetic field,Vector magnetic field (3D) in the solar wind.The reference frame is Cartesian or Cylindrical with many different axis orientations. Important in Space Weather to monitor magnetic disturbances of the near earth environment.
• 124,,>Outer Space>Ionospheric disturbances>foF2,foF2,"Critical frequency of the F2 layer of the ionosphere. This critical frequency (f, in MHz) is associated with the electron density."
  into
  124,,\Outer Space\Ionospheric disturbances\foF2,foF2,"Critical frequency of the F2 layer of the ionosphere. This critical frequency (f, in MHz) is associated with the electron density (Ne, in cm-3): f=9*10^-3*sqrt(Ne). "
• 137,,>Outer Space>Solar monitoring>Solar EUV image,Solar EUV image,Images of the Sun in the Extreme Ultra-Violet (EUV) wavelengths.
  into
  137,,\Outer Space\Solar monitoring\Solar EUV image,Solar EUV image,"Images of the Sun in the Extreme Ultra-Violet (EUV) wavelengths in order to identify features such as filaments, active regions and coronal holes."
• 512,,>Outer Space>Energetic particles / solar wind >Particle flux>Alpha particles integral directional flux,Alpha particles integral directional flux,The flux of alpha particles through a reference surface limited to a specified solid angle as a function of the direction. An alpha particle has positive charge and consists of two protons and two neutrons (the nucleus of a helium atom). Flux is the rate of flow through a reference surface. The directional flux is the flux limited to a certain solid angle as a function of the direction (pitch angle).
  into
  512,,\Outer Space\Energetic particles / solar wind \Particle flux\Alpha particles integral directional flux,Alpha particles integral directional flux,"An alpha particle has positive charge and consists of two protons and two neutrons (the nucleus of a helium atom). Flux is the rate of flow through a reference surface, measured in particles per unit area. The directional flux is the flux limited to a certain solid angle as a function of the direction (pitch angle)."
  -->Suggestion: combine the bold differencies

small changes:

111, 114, 116,142,143,146

we need to have in the same repo the scripts used to load or modify tables to/in codes.wmo.int
we also need to have separate directories for tables and schemas

line 5 of 9-02.csv contains an extra double quote and it cannot be rendered as a table by github.
The double quote is before Data (ie "Data .....).
Can you please remove it.