(registered 2024-07-05, last updated 2024-07-05)

Media type name: application

Media subtype name: bufr

Required parameters: edition=4; (where edition is the parameter name and 4 is the value of the parameter)

Optional parameters: N/A

Encoding considerations: binary

Security considerations:
a. BUFR data contain meteorological data widely shared and do not contain any encrypted data, authentication, or authentication data.
b. It is not an executable application.

Interoperability considerations: • Widely used in meteorological and atmospheric data applications.

Published specification: Manual on Codes (WMO-No. 306), Volume I.2
Manual on Codes (WMO-No. 306), Volume I.2
PART B. BINARY CODES / b. List of binary codes with their specifications and associated code tables / FM 94–XIV BUFR Binary universal form for the representation of meteorological data
https://library.wmo.int/idurl/4/35625


Applications which use this media: • ECMWF software
• NOAA tools
• Various meteorological data processing tools

Fragment identifier considerations: None

Restrictions on usage: None

Additional information:
Binary universal form for the representation of meteorological data (BUFR) is a WMO international code for meteorological data and other geophysical data relating to meteorology. BUFR data are used for the international exchange of meteorological information comprising observational data provided by the WMO Integrated Global Observing System.

1. Deprecated alias names for this type: N/A
2. Magic number(s): N/A
3. File extension(s): N/A
4. Macintosh file type code: N/A
5. Object Identifiers: N/A

Person to contact for further information:

1. Name: Anna Milan
2. Email: amilan&wmo.int; wis&wmo.int

Intended usage: COMMON

Author/Change controller: World Meterological Organization
https://wmo.int/