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This map shows the data buoys (moored and drifting) that reported in FM18 and BUFR (91% in all), in FM18 only (2%) and in BUFR only (7%) between the 13th and the 29th of June 2016 (according to data received at ECMWF). That means that 98% of buoy data are henceforth sent in BUFR. The buoys reporting in FM18 only were mainly Indian moored buoys (DEMS) and Japanese drifting buoys (RJTD). During the coming months, more and more data will be sent in BUFR only (pink dots). Met Office asked to prolong the date of end for FM18 messages to the 1st of November 2016 but this code format does not allow to report observations of buoys having a 7-digit WMO ID not convertible in a 5-digit form.
Warning: Moored buoys reporting in FM13 and/or in BUFR with ship template (TM308009) does not appear on this map.
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