CCT C-8 to identify satellite instruments from which data has been rescued, ALTIUS and TMS

[marijanacrepulja]

Summary and purpose

ECMWF proposes a new entry to Common Code Tables C-8 to identify data from rescued satellite instruments.

Action proposed

The meeting is kindly invited to review and approve the proposed new entries for inclusion within the next update to the WMO Manual on Codes.

Discussions

ECMWF is preparing for ERA6 and need to pre-process and assimilate "rescued" satellite data from

Detailed proposal

Add new entries to Common Code Table C-8:

Code	Agency	Type	Instrument short name	Instrument long name
15	UKSA	Radiometer	SCR	Selective Chopper Radiometer
520	NASA	Imaging radiometer	SMMR	Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer
8	DoD	Radiometer	SSM/T	Special Sensor Microwave - Temperature
9	DoD	Radiometer	SSM/T2	Special Sensor Microwave - Humidity
992	NASA	Radiometer	NEMS	Nimbus-E Microwave Sounder
993	NASA	Radiometer	SCAMS	Scanning Microwave Spectrometer
994	NASA	Radiometer	ESMR	Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer
173	ESA	Spectrometer	ALTIUS	Atmospheric Limb Tracker for Investigation of the Upcoming Stratosphere
433	NASA	Spectrometer	TMS	TROPICS Millimeter-wave Sounder

[SimonElliottEUM]

@marijanacrepulja j) perhaps the title could refer to "CCT C-8 to identify satellite instruments from which data has been rescued", and ij) I will pass the proposals to the CGMS Task Group (TGSDC) for comments

[SimonElliottEUM]

@marijanacrepulja - I also note entries 992-994 are from a reserved range in the table. If they can be unreserved for this purpose, then there should be no problem.

[SimonElliottEUM]

@marijanacrepulja j) perhaps the title could refer to "CCT C-8 to identify satellite instruments from which data has been rescued", and ij) I will pass the proposals to the CGMS Task Group (TGSDC) for comments

TGSDC has until mid-May to comment

[amilan17]

re: https://github.com/wmo-im/CCT/wiki/Teleconference-26-and-28.4.2022

In progress, CGMS to be asked to assign code numbers.

[SimonElliottEUM]

CGMS TGSDC has had time to consider the proposed entries and not raised any objection. They can therefore be considered to support the proposal.

[amilan17]

https://github.com/wmo-im/CCT/wiki/Teleconference-18-and-19.5.2022 notes:

@marijanacrepulja update branch

[marijanacrepulja]

@amilan17 branch is updated and ready for review

[amilan17]

@marijanacrepulja - changed code due to conflict:

433,NASA,Spectrometer,TMS,TROPICS Millimeter-wave Sounder,Operational
434,NASA,MW radiometer,SMAP,Soil Moisture Active-Passive,Operational