EXPLANATORY NOTES (7 May 2015):


1. Tables (txt and xml) included in the zip files are;

	GRIB edition 2 version 15(.1.0)
		Templates
		Code and Flag tables



2. Changes from the previous versions (GRIB2 ver. 15.0.0 (6 May 2015)) is;

	Additional entries in Code tables 4.2 and 4.5 for pre-operational use



3. Character set employed is UTF-8.


4. Units in the GRIB2 code tables and the BUFR/CREX Table B (txt and xml) are represented by those in "Abbreviation in IA5/ASCII" column of the Common Code table C-6.


5. Notes to entries are available in doc and pdf files on the WMO server at;
     http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/WMOCodes/WMO306_vI2/LatestVERSION/LatestVERSION.html

6. Sorting by "No" column might be necessary in files of text and xml forms.