| Critical Data with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean | UTC Time Window |
1bamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A NCEP-proc. br.temps |
46979 |
41539 |
113.1 % |
2004.00-2009.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
51113 |
36596 |
139.7 % |
2004.00-2009.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
242247 |
241284 |
100.4 % |
2004.00-2009.99 |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
38158 |
20543 |
185.7 % |
2003.75-2010.25 |
camdar |
Canadian AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
2003.75-2010.25 |
cmanb |
Surface Marine CMAN rpts decoded from BUFR format |
1679 |
1688 |
99.5 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
2665 |
2562 |
104.0 % |
2005.95-2006.05 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2004.50-2009.50 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2004.50-2009.50 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
3734198 |
3062168 |
121.9 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
62 |
59 |
105.1 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
5799 |
5852 |
99.1 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.00-2008.00 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
72 |
84 |
85.7 % |
2005.50-2008.50 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
4 |
5 |
80.0 % |
2006.00-2008.00 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
20 |
21 |
95.2 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
shipsb |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted (BUFR) |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
64 |
55 |
116.4 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
shipub |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted (BUFR) |
579 |
632 |
91.6 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
321 |
308 |
104.2 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
synopb |
Synoptic - fixed manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
1700 |
1692 |
100.5 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
182 |
181 |
100.6 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
| Data Types of Opportunity with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean | UTC Time Window |
3p9usr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir short-wv derived cld motion |
8121 |
12768 |
63.6 % |
2006.00-2006.99 |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2003.75-2010.25 |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
5247 |
4643 |
113.0 % |
2003.75-2010.25 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2004.00-2009.99 |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
2674 |
2471 |
108.2 % |
2003.75-2010.25 |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
6454 |
6394 |
100.9 % |
2003.75-2010.25 |
amsr2 |
GCOM-W AMSR2 1B brightness temperatures |
530113 |
551576 |
96.1 % |
2004.00-2004.99 |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
25325 |
20990 |
120.7 % |
2005.00-2009.00 |
atms |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS brightness temperatures |
186762 |
151989 |
122.9 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
atmsdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS bright. temps-direct b-cast SSEC |
146232 |
110882 |
131.9 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
coopmd |
Coop/MADIS NEPP & HCN-Modernization NOAA COOP Obs |
27 |
27 |
100.0 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
crisf4 |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn (431 ch subset) |
96144 |
97865 |
98.2 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
crsfdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn dir brdcst SSEC |
136858 |
128904 |
106.2 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
dbuoyb |
Drifting buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
608 |
581 |
104.6 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.00-2008.00 |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
7501 |
7130 |
105.2 % |
2003.75-2010.25 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
15894 |
15366 |
103.4 % |
2006.00-2008.00 |
esatms |
NPP Adv. Tech. MW Sndr (ATMS) br. temps from RARS |
121025 |
108209 |
111.8 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
46324 |
35090 |
132.0 % |
2006.00-2008.00 |
esiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data vbl chn from RARS |
27497 |
21773 |
126.3 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
103616 |
99015 |
104.6 % |
2006.00-2008.00 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
116 |
119 |
97.5 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
gsrasr |
GOES-16/17 All Sky Radiances (proc.) |
885924 |
877679 |
100.9 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
gsrcsr |
GOES-16/17 Clear Sky Radiances (proc.) |
352587 |
397251 |
88.8 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
3030 |
3239 |
93.5 % |
2004.50-2009.50 |
h2dusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/deep-lyr derivd cld mtn |
6358 |
7037 |
90.4 % |
2006.00-2006.99 |
h2eunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imgr drv cld motion NBseq |
5323 |
5070 |
105.0 % |
2005.50-2008.49 |
h2tusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/cld-top derived cld mtn |
14587 |
11566 |
126.1 % |
2006.00-2006.99 |
iasidb |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiances-direct broadcast SSEC |
48387 |
52302 |
92.5 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
ifeunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave drv cld motion NBseq |
3340 |
3181 |
105.0 % |
2005.50-2008.49 |
ifvrnb |
VIIRS (NPP/NOAA-20) ir lg-wv drv cloud motion(NB) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2004.50-2009.50 |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2004.50-2009.50 |
infav1 |
AVHRR (METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2005.50-2008.49 |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
2195 |
2606 |
84.2 % |
2004.50-2009.50 |
infusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir long-wave derived cld motion |
27343 |
28143 |
97.2 % |
2006.00-2006.99 |
kamdar |
Korean AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
185 |
251 |
73.7 % |
2003.75-2010.25 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
75 |
71 |
105.6 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
131945 |
92680 |
142.4 % |
2006.00-2007.50 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
8510 |
4641 |
183.4 % |
2006.00-2007.50 |
mbuoyb |
Moored buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
614 |
559 |
109.8 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
21 |
16 |
131.2 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
103 |
94 |
109.6 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
46158 |
45008 |
102.6 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
24979 |
25464 |
98.1 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
225 |
208 |
108.2 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
5885 |
5451 |
108.0 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
164 |
162 |
101.2 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
332 |
313 |
106.1 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
318 |
318 |
100.0 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
269 |
260 |
103.5 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
298 |
280 |
106.4 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1712 |
1466 |
116.8 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msourb |
Mesonet/MADIS UrbaNet |
3922 |
3941 |
99.5 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
203 |
224 |
90.6 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
40536 |
38174 |
106.2 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
5038 |
4717 |
106.8 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
29870 |
34384 |
86.9 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
904 |
828 |
109.2 % |
2006.00-2008.00 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2005.00-2007.99 |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.00-2008.00 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
77 |
69 |
111.6 % |
2003.75-2010.25 |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2005.50-2008.50 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.00-2008.00 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.00-2008.00 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1034162 |
990345 |
104.4 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.00-2008.00 |
saldrn |
Surface Marine Saildrone (decoded from BUFR) |
2 |
2 |
100.0 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
saphir |
Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR L1A2 brightness temps |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2004.00-2009.99 |
sevasr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI All Sky Radiance(proc) |
9512 |
9346 |
101.8 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2005.00-2008.99 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
2 |
3 |
66.7 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
snocvr |
NOW COVER, DEPTH/DENSITY AND WATER EQUIVALENT |
3553 |
6292 |
56.5 % |
2005.00-2009.00 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
10539 |
41268 |
25.5 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
subpfl |
Sub-surface float and glider profile (BUFR) |
14 |
13 |
107.7 % |
2005.00-2008.99 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
synpbr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40)(decoded BUFR) |
343 |
344 |
99.7 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
synpmb |
Synoptic - mobile manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.50 |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
1259 |
1441 |
87.4 % |
2003.75-2010.25 |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1354 |
1523 |
88.9 % |
2004.50-2009.50 |
visusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
2782 |
1135 |
245.1 % |
2006.00-2006.99 |
vseunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible drv cld motion NBseq |
2553 |
1600 |
159.6 % |
2005.50-2008.49 |
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