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The raw data files contain all delayed mode weather reports from Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) that were sent to the Voluntary Observing Ship Global Data Assembly Centres (VOS-GDACs). Quality control has been carried out in the country of origin, but verification by the VOS-GDACs has not yet taken place.
Dregs data are part of the worldwide weather reports of the Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) that are internationally exchanged via the Voluntary Observing Ship Global Data Assembly Centres (VOS-GDACs) on a quarterly basis. The dregs files contain records that were rejected during the quality check. This is mostly related to duplicate messages. The data format is International Maritime Meteorological Tape (IMMT) and from 2010 on also International Maritime Meteorological Archive (IMMA).
The warning messages contain information about records from Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) with unusable or incomplete entries for which a quality assessment cannot be performed. The file contains text information and, in the case of inconsistencies in the meteorological data, the relevant message is added in IMMT format.
Mqc data files contain all worldwide weather reports of the Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) that are internationally exchanged via the Voluntary Observing Ship Global Data Assembly Centres (VOS-GDACs) on a quarterly basis. This delayed mode data is checked according to the Minimum Quality Control Standard (MQCS) and provided with quality control indicators, the flags. The data format is International Maritime Meteorological Tape (IMMT) and from 2010 on also International Maritime Meteorological Archive (IMMA).
Annual lists containing information about the international data contributions to the Voluntary Observing Ship Global Data Assembly Centres (VOS-GDACs).