new CCT C-1/11, C-5 and C-8 entries for commercial providers of radio occultation data

[jbathegit]

Summary and purpose

This document proposes new entries in Common Code Tables C-1, C-11, C-5 and C-8 for commercial providers of radio occultation data.

Action proposed

The team is requested to review and approve the new entries for inclusion in the November 2020 fast-track updates.

Discussions

NOAA is presently in discussion with commercial entities to provide supplementary radio occultation data for use in NWP. Observational data provided under the contract will be encoded in BUFR using an existing standard sequence for radio occultation data, but new common code table entries are needed to properly identify the source and instrumentation of the data.

The contract is being negotiated with a stipulation to allow the data to be shared freely and in real-time (via GTS) with other government-funded NMHS centers around the globe, for use in NWP and supporting research. However, the data would not be freely available to competing commercial entities nor to other non-governmental organizations.

Detailed proposal

Add the following new CCT entries:

COMMON CODE TABLE C–1: Identification of originating/generating centre
COMMON CODE TABLE C-11: Originating/generating centres

Code	Meaning
179	GeoOptics, Inc.
180	PlanetiQ

COMMON CODE TABLE C–5: Satellite identifier

Code	Meaning
265	GeoOptics CICERO OP1
266	GeoOptics CICERO OP2
267	PlanetiQ GNOMES-A
268	PlanetiQ GNOMES-B

COMMON CODE TABLE C–8: Satellite instruments

Code	Agency	Type	Instrument short name	Instrument long name
526	GeoOptics	GNSS occultation sounder	Cion-A	GeoOptics Cion GNSS occultation receiver A
527	GeoOptics	GNSS occultation sounder	Cion-B	GeoOptics Cion GNSS occultation receiver B
528	GeoOptics	GNSS occultation sounder	Cion-C	GeoOptics Cion GNSS occultation receiver C
529	GeoOptics	GNSS occultation sounder	Cion-D	GeoOptics Cion GNSS occultation receiver D
534	PlanetiQ	GNSS occultation sounder	Pyxis-A	PlanetiQ Pyxis GNSS occultation receiver A
535	PlanetiQ	GNSS occultation sounder	Pyxis-B	PlanetiQ Pyxis GNSS occultation receiver B

[jbathegit]

@chenxiaoxia2019 , @efucile , @jitsukoh

I reviewed the new C-1/C-11, C-5 and C-8 entries in the FT2020-2 branch for CCT. Everything looks fine with respect to the items in this proposal.

[amilan17]

SUMMARY: Add entries to Common Code Tables C-1, C-5, C-8 and C-11.

[amilan17]

Approved by FT-2020-2.