Normalize BUFR4 notes

[amilan17]

Branch

https://github.com/wmo-im/BUFR4/tree/notes

5e5caad...notes

Purpose

To normalize all notes in published PDF and in GitHub repositories.

[amilan17]

• migrate all existing notes in tables to a notes.csv file
• Determine how to normalize notes denoted by a stars and numbers
• add noteID column to CSVs

[amilan17]

https://wmoomm.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/wmocpdb/EVR7epZEpLxHsN8P8pSorLoBLx9dFTznT15zsWc2YAssfQ?e=zwcoJ9

BUFRCREX_CodeFlag

• discuss: replace starred acronyms with full text + acronym, instead of using note
• DECISION: create an acronym table, remove notes with acronym meanings

BUFRCREX_TableB

• ~ 0 08 045 is missing. Referenced in Class 08, note 7: "When descriptor 0 08 043 is used to specify particulate matter (PM) under a given size threshold, descriptor 0 08 045 may also be used to further specify a subset of the PM population on the basis of ion composition."~ see Table B 0 08 045 is missing #88

BUFR_TableC

BUFR_TableD

• Review relevancy of note. I don't see any references to dB in category 16 at I.2 — BUFR Table D/16 — 18
  p. 634

(5) Decibel (dB) is a logarithmic measure of the relative power, or of the relative values of two flux densities, especially of sound intensities and radio and radar power densities. In radar meteorology, the logarithmic scale (dBZ) is used for measuring radar reflectivity factor (obtained from the American Meteorological Society Glossary of Meteorology).

CREX_TableD/CREX_TableC

• not adding notes from CREX tables

[amilan17]

@SimonElliottEUM @richardweedon Will you have time to look at this soon? I'd like to finalize this for FT.

[SimonElliottEUM]

@amilan17 @richardweedon The updated not to 0-02-022 looks fine to me. It can be used like that for that for this FT

[amilan17]

unresolved questions moved to specific issues