SYNOP
CMC has been decoding Canadian SYNOP in BUFR since the beginning of 2014 on a regular basis. On 27 January 2015, the Canadian surface network started disseminating 72 synop stations (out of 875) in BUFR on the GTS. This was annouced in the following GENOT:
As of 20 august 2015, SYNOP bulletins in BUFR are being disseminated by bundling all Canadian SYNOP reports. For more information, please consult the following GENOTs for main/intermediate SYNOP bulletins.
Main SYNOP bulletins:
Intermediate SYNOP bulletins:
Users may contact enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca
Radiosondes
CMC has been decoding Canadian upper-air data in BUFR since the beginning of 2014 on a regular basis. The gradual conversion to BUFR format of the Canadian upper air network is underway. The dissemination of BUFR data began in December 2013 and currently there are 15 radiosondes, out of 31, on the GTS. For the time being, the full resolution profile (sampling every 2 seconds) is not yet available. Only a selection of vertical levels is sent on the GTS. Canadian BUFR data contain the drift of the radiosonde. For more information, please consult the following GENOT.