Ioda-converter for the [3D]-RTMA/URMA SATMAR BUFR Data

[PraveenKumar-NOAA]

Description

• Write a Python converter for the SATMAR BUFR DUMP that converts a BUFR file into an IODA file for the following subset(s):

| NC031001 | A61230 | 031-001 OCEANOGRAPHIC - BATHYTHERMAL |
| NC031002 | A61231 | 031-002 OCEANOGRAPHIC - TESAC |
| NC031003 | A61232 | 031-003 OCEANOGRAPHIC - TRACKOB |
| NC031004 | A50233 | 031-004 OCEANOGRAPHIC - AXBT |
| NC031005 | A50255 | 031-005 OCEANOGRAPHIC - SUBSURFACE FLOAT PROFILES (BUFR |
| NC031006 | A50180 | 031-006 OCEANOGRAPHIC - XBT/XCTD (TESAC) PROFILES (BUFR |
| NC031007 | A50181 | 031-007 OCEANOGRAPHIC - ALONG TRACK OBSERVATION (BUFR) |
| NC031008 | A50182 | 031-008 OCEANOGRAPHIC - MARINE MAMMAL PROFILES (BUFR) |
| NC031011 | A61240 | 031-011 NLSA ERS-2 ALTIMETER SSHA HIGH-RES REGIONAL |
| NC031012 | A61241 | 031-012 NLSA TOPEX ALTIMETER SSHA HIGH-RES REGIONAL |
| NC031013 | A61242 | 031-013 NLSA TOPEX ALTIMETER SSHA LOW-RES GLOBAL |
| NC031014 | A61243 | 031-014 NLSA GFO ALTIMETER SSHA HIGH-RES REGIONAL |
| NC031101 | A61235 | 031-101 NAVOCEANO ALPS ERS-2 ALTIMETER SSHA HI-RES GBL |
| NC031102 | A61236 | 031-102 NAVOCEANO ALPS GFO ALTIMETER SSHA HI-RES GBL |
| NC031103 | A61237 | 031-103 NAVOCEANO ALPS TOPEX ALTIMETER SSHA HI-RES GBL |
| NC031104 | A61238 | 031-104 NAVOCEANO ALPS JASON-1 ALTIMETR SSHA HI-RES GBL |
| NC031105 | A61239 | 031-105 NAVOCEANO GFO NAVY-IGDR ALTIMETER WIND/WAVE |
| NC031106 | A61165 | 031-106 CNES/AVISO JASON-1 IGDR ALTIMETER WIND/WAVE |
| NC031107 | A61164 | 031-107 NAVOCEANO GFO ALTIMETER WIND/WAVE FAST DELIVERY |
| NC031108 | A61159 | 031-108 NAVOCEANO ENVISAT ALTIMETR WIND/WAVE F DELIVERY |
| NC031109 | A61158 | 031-109 NAVOCEANO ALPS ENVISAT ALTIMTER SSHA HI-RES GBL |
| NC031110 | A61157 | 031-110 NAVOCEANO JASON-1 ALTMR WIND/WAVE FAST DELIVERY |
| NC031111 | A61138 | 031-111 CNES/NESDIS JASON-2 OGDR ALTMR WND/WAV H-RS GBL |
| NC031112 | A61115 | 031-112 NAVOCEANO ALPS JASON-2 OGDR ALTM SSHA H-RES GBL |
| NC031113 | A61116 | 031-113 NAVOCEANO ALPS JASON-2 IGDR ALTM SSHA H-RES GBL |
| NC031114 | A61117 | 031-114 NAVOCEANO JASON-2 ALTMR WIND/WAVE FAST DELIVERY |
| NC031115 | A61112 | 031-115 CNES/NESDIS JASON-2 OGDR ALTM SSHA W/W H-RS GBL |
| NC031116 | A61132 | 031-116 AVISO SSALTO/DUACS ENVISAT NRT ALTM SLA H-R GBL |
| NC031117 | A61065 | 031-117 NAVOCEANO ALPS CRYOSAT-2 IGDR ALTM SSHA H-R GBL |
| NC031118 | A61074 | 031-118 NAVOCEANO ALPS SARAL/ATK OGDR ALTM SSHA H-R GBL |
| NC031119 | A61075 | 031-119 NAVOCEANO ALPS SARAL/ATK IGDR ALTM SSHA H-R GBL |
| NC031120 | A61076 | 031-120 NAVOCEANO CRYOSAT-2 ALTMR WND/WAV FAST DELIVERY |
| NC031121 | A61091 | 031-121 NAVOCEANO SARAL/ATK ALTMR WND/WAV FAST DELIVERY |
| NC031122 | A61106 | 031-122 CNES SARAL/ALTK OGDR ALTM SSHA W/W H-RS GBL |
| NC031123 | A61107 | 031-123 CNES CRYOSAT-2 OGDR ALTM SSHA W/W H-RS GBL |
| NC031124 | A61108 | 031-124 CNES/NESDIS JASON-3 OGDR ALTM SSHA W/W H-RS GBL |
| NC031125 | A61031 | 031-125 NAVOCEANO ALPS JASON-3 OGDR ALTM SSHA H-RES GBL |
| NC031126 | A61032 | 031-126 NAVOCEANO ALPS JASON-3 IGDR ALTM SSHA H-RES GBL |
| NC031127 | A61033 | 031-127 NAVOCEANO JASON-3 ALTMR WIND/WAVE FAST DELIVERY |
| NC031128 | A61034 | 031-128 NAVOCEANO SENTINEL 3A NRT ALTM SSHA HI-RES GBL |
| NC031129 | A61035 | 031-129 NAVOCEANO SENTINEL 3A STC ALTM SSHA HI-RES GBL |
| NC031130 | A61008 | 031-130 NAVOCEANO SENTINEL 3A ALTM WND/WAV FAST DELIVER |
| NC031131 | A62010 | 031-131 NAVOCEANO SENTINEL 3B NRT ALTM SSHA HI-RES GBL |
| NC031132 | A62011 | 031-132 NAVOCEANO SENTINEL 3B STC ALTM SSHA HI-RES GBL |
| NC031133 | A60009 | 031-133 NAVOCEANO SENTINEL 3B ALTM WND/WAV FAST DELIVER |
| NC031134 | A60012 | 031-134 CNES SENTINEL 3A OGDR ALTM SSHA W/W H-RS GBL |
| NC031135 | A60013 | 031-135 CNES SENTINEL 3B OGDR ALTM SSHA W/W H-RS GBL |
| NC031136 | A60014 | 031-136 NAVOCEANO ALPS CRYOSAT-2 OGDR ALTM SSHA H-R GBL |
| NC031137 | A60015 | 031-137 NAVOCEANO SENTINEL 6A NRT ALTM SSHA HI-RES GBL |
| NC031138 | A60016 | 031-138 NAVOCEANO SENTINEL 6A STC ALTM SSHA HI-RES GBL |
| NC031139 | A60017 | 031-139 NAVOCEANO SENTINEL 6A ALTM WND/WAV FAST DELIVER |

• Identify all the subsets in SATMAR data
• Extract the BUFR table
• Create a list of BUFR Mnemonics/queries
• Write a YAML converter
• Write a Python converter
• Use YAML/ Python API to convert a BUFR file into an IODA-formatted netCDF file
• Ioda obs validation using ioda-validate.x
• Perform validation for the observations using the input BUFR and output IODA file

Requirements

• All important mnemonics required by the RRFS/ [3D]-RTMA users need to be known.

Acceptance Criteria (Definition of Done)

• It will be finished when all files have been checked and tests have passed.

Dependencies

• bufr2ioda.x

[PraveenKumar-NOAA]

The initial version of the IODA-converters YAML has been completed, and validation of the output IODA observations has been carried out using the NC031124/WSPA (wind speed data from the altimeter).

BUFR Plot:

IODA Plot: