Radiosonde Serial Numbers - projecthorus/sondehub-infra GitHub Wiki

This page provides some guidance on the serial number formats used by SondeHub, and what needs to be used when submitting recovery reports.

(Still a work in progress)

Vaisala Sondes

RS41-SG/SGP/SGM

Location: Sticker at the base of the sonde (near the antenna), and printed on the sensor stalk.
Format: One letter, followed by 7 numbers e.g. T1234567
- More information on the serial number format is available here.

RS41_Overview

RS41-NG (United States National Weather Service Variant)

Location: Use the number on the sensor stalk (see image above), not the number on the sticker!
Format: One letter, followed by 7 numbers e.g. T1234567
- More information on the serial number format is available here.

The format on the sticker is YYDDD-xxXXXX, which can be translated into the 'regular' format, by converting:

YY to a letter based on the PDF linked above.
DDD (day of year) to a week number and day-of-week
Using the last 4 digits of the xxXXXX section. Unsure what happens if we get a higher number than 9999 in here!

RS92-SGP

Location: Sticker at the base of the sonde (near the antenna).
Format: One letter, followed by 7 numbers e.g. M1234567
- More information on the serial number format is available here.

RS92_overview

Graw

Graw DFM-17

Location: Sticker on side of radiosonde
Format:
- On Radiosonde: 5 digits, dash, 6 digits. e.g AABBB-CCCCCC
- Used on SondeHub: 8-digit number, AACCCCCC (e.g. 20162-037039 -> 20037039)

dfm17_overview

DFM09

Location: Sticker on side of radiosonde.
Format: 6-digit number.

dfm09_serial

Meteomodem

Meteomodem M10

Location: Sticker on side of radiosonde.
Format:
- On radiosonde: 3 digits, single digit, 5 digits
- Used on SondeHub: Same as on radiosonde, but with dashes in-between number groups. e.g. 123-4-56789

Meteomodem M20

Location: Sticker on side of radiosonde.
Format:
- On radiosonde: 3 digits, single digit, 5 digits
- Used on SondeHub: Same as on radiosonde, but with dashes in-between number groups. e.g. 123-4-56789

InterMet

iMet-1 / iMet-4

iMet-1 and iMet-4 radiosondes do not transmit their serial number (usually a 5-digit number, on a label on either the box or sensor stalk) in their radio transmissions. Instead, receiving software like radiosonde_auto_rx generates a serial number based on the launch time and frequency.

Do not submit a recovery report using the serial number printed on the radiosonde.

If the radiosonde has been launched or received recently, look on the sondehub.org map (you may need to change the time range) and if the sonde is visible, use the serial number displayed on the map. If you are having issues finding it, please contact us at [email protected]

iMet-1