1
Not applicable
00
0
Reserved
Operational
2
Before
01
1
iMet-1-BB (United States)
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 (United States)
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 (United States)
Operational
12
Before
11
11
VIZ type B time-commutated (United States)
Operational
13
Before
12
12
RS SDC (Space Data Corporation - United States)
Operational
14
Before
13
13
Astor (no longer made - Australia)
Operational
15
Before
14
14
VIZ MARK I MICROSONDE (United States)
Operational
16
Before
15
15
EEC Company type 23 (United States)
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 (Czechia)
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 (United States)
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 (United States)
Operational
45
Before
44
44
AIR IS - 4A - 1680 X (United States)
Operational
46
Before
45
45
RS MSS (United States)
Operational
47
Before
46
46
AIR IS - 4A - 403 (United States)
Operational
48
Before
47
47
Meisei RS2-91 (Japan)
Operational
49
Before
48
48
VALCOM (Canada)
Operational
50
Before
49
49
VIZ MARK II (United States)
Operational
51
Before
50
50
Graw DFM-90 (Germany)
Operational
52
Before
51
51
VIZ-B2 (United States)
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 (United States)
Operational
66
Before
65
65
VIZ transponder radiosonde, model number 1499-520 (United States)
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 (United States) with rod thermistor, carbon element and derived pressure
Operational
84
Before
83
83
Sippican MK2 GPS/W9000 (United States) with rod thermistor, carbon element and derived pressure
Operational
85
Before
84
84
Sippican MARK II with chip thermistor, carbon element and derived pressure from GPS height
Operational
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
iMet-2/iMet-1500 RDF radiosonde with pressure sensor chip (South Africa)
Operational
99
Before
98
98
iMet-2/iMet-1500 GPS radiosonde with derived pressure from GPS height (South Africa)
Operational
100
Before
99
99
iMet-2/iMet-3200 GPS radiosonde with derived pressure from GPS height (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
06/05/2015
12
112
Jin Yang RSG-20A with derived pressure from GPS height/GL-5000P (Republic of Korea)
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
120
Not vacant
Operational
117
06/05/2015
21
121
Jin Yang 1524LA LORAN-C/GL5000 (Republic of Korea)
Operational
118
02/05/2012
22
122
Meisei RS-11G GPS radiosonde w/thermistor, capacitance relative humidity sensor, and derived pressure from GPS height (Japan)
Operational
119
03/11/2011
23
123
Vaisala RS41/DigiCORA MW41 (Finland)
Operational
120
03/11/2011
24
124
Vaisala RS41/AUTOSONDE (Finland)
Operational
121
03/11/2011
25
125
Vaisala RS41/MARWIN MW32 (Finland)
Operational
122
07/05/2014
26
126
Meteolabor SRS-C34/Argus 37 (Switzerland)
Operational
123
27
127
Not vacant
Operational
124
15/09/2011
28
128
AVK - AK2-02 (Russian Federation)
Operational
125
15/09/2011
29
129
MARL-A or Vektor-M - AK2-02 (Russian Federation)
Operational
126
01/01/2010
30
130
Meisei RS-06G (Japan)
Operational
127
03/11/2011
31
131
Taiyuan GTS1-1/GFE(L) (China )
Operational
128
03/11/2011
32
132
Shanghai GTS1/GFE(L) (China)
Operational
129
03/11/2011
33
133
Nanjing GTS1-2/GFE(L) (China)
Operational
130
Needed
34
134
Vacant
Operational
131
07/05/2014
35
135
Meisei iMS-100 GPS radiosonde w/thermistor sensor, capacitance relative humidity sensor, and derived pressure from GPS height (Japan)
Operational
132
02/05/2018
36
136
Meisei iMDS-17 GPS dropsonde w/thermistor sensor, capacitance relative humidity sensor, and capacitance pressure sensor (Japan)
Operational
133
37
137
Not vacant
Operational
134
Needed
38-40
138-140
Vacant
Operational
135
03/11/2011
41
141
Vaisala RS41 with pressure derived from GPS height/DigiCORA MW41 (Finland)
Operational
136
03/11/2011
42
142
Vaisala RS41 with pressure derived from GPS height/AUTOSONDE (Finland)
Operational
137
07/05/2014
43
143
NanJing Daqiao XGP-3G (China)*
Operational
138
07/05/2014
44
144
TianJin HuaYunTianYi GTS(U)1 (China)*
Operational
139
07/05/2014
45
145
Beijing Changfeng CF-06 (China)*
Operational
140
07/05/2014
46
146
Shanghai Changwang GTS3 (China)*
Operational
141
47
147
Not vacant
Operational
142
02/05/2012
48
148
PAZA-22M/MARL-A
Operational
143
49
149
Not vacant
Operational
144
02/11/2016
50
150
Meteolabor SRS-C50/Argus (Switzerland)
Operational
145
51
151
Not vacant
Operational
146
03/11/2011
52
152
Vaisala RS92-NGP/Intermet IMS-2000 (United States)
Operational
147
06/05/2015
53
153
AVK - I-2012 (Russian Federation)
Operational
148
54-59
154-159
Not vacant
Operational
149
06/05/2015
60
160
MARL-A or Vektor-M - I-2012 (Russian Federation)
Operational
150
61
161
Not vacant
Operational
151
06/05/2015
62
162
MARL-A or Vektor-M - MRZ-3MK (Russian Federation)
Operational
152
07/11/2018
63
163
Modem M20 radiosonde w/thermistor sensor, capacitance relative humidity sensor, and derived pressure from GPS height (France)
Operational
153
07/11/2018
64
164
Modem PilotSonde GPS radiosonde (France)
Operational
154
Needed
65-66
165-166
Vacant
Operational
155
67-72
167-172
Not vacant
Operational
156
02/11/2016
73
173
МАRL-A (Russian Federation) - ASPAN-15 (Kazakhstan)
Operational
157
74-76
174-176
Not vacant
Operational
158
15/03/2010
77
177
Modem GPSonde M10 (France)
Operational
159
78-81
178-181
Not vacant
Operational
160
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
161
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
162
Needed
84
184
Vacant
Operational
163
85-89
185-189
Not vacant
Operational
164
Not available
190
NCAR research dropsonde NRD94 with GPS and Vaisala RS92-based sensor module (United States)
Operational
165
Not available
191
NCAR research dropsonde NRD41 with GPS and Vaisala RS41-based sensor module (United States)
Operational
166
Not available
192
Vaisala/NCAR dropsonde RD94 with GPS and Vaisala RS92-based sensor module (Finland/United States)
Operational
167
Not available
193
Vaisala/NCAR dropsonde RD41 with GPS and Vaisala RS41-based sensor module (Finland/United States)
Operational
168
Not available
194-196
Reserved for BUFR only
Operational
169
97-99
197-199
Not vacant
Operational
170
Not available
200-254
Reserved for BUFR only
Operational
171
255
Missing value
Operational