| Critical Data with Normal Counts |
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean |
1bamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP-2 AMSU-A NCEP-proc. br. temps |
403674 |
391345 |
103.2 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
1481836 |
1415631 |
104.7 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
362762 |
346284 |
104.8 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
532110 |
512251 |
103.9 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2090556 |
2010065 |
104.0 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
62953 |
59269 |
106.2 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
2168 |
2337 |
92.8 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
729000 |
660652 |
110.3 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
12128 |
11698 |
103.7 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
7042 |
7195 |
97.9 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
2756 |
2805 |
98.3 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
190846 |
182377 |
104.6 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
1397830 |
1224140 |
114.2 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
464381 |
438929 |
105.8 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
382182 |
429603 |
89.0 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
326 |
526 |
62.0 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
19856 |
10665 |
186.2 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
14002 |
15103 |
92.7 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
68062 |
67149 |
101.4 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
22344 |
18945 |
117.9 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
6761 |
4604 |
146.9 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
13871 |
15721 |
88.2 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
4258 |
4150 |
102.6 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2740 |
2623 |
104.5 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
42768 |
42482 |
100.7 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
324000 |
323910 |
100.0 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1662 |
1682 |
98.8 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
315540 |
246620 |
127.9 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
1351 |
1202 |
112.4 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
80 |
83 |
96.4 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
144 |
193 |
74.6 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
136 |
142 |
95.8 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
673 |
665 |
101.2 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
4 |
7 |
57.1 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
4 |
0.0 % |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1564 |
1477 |
105.9 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
17839 |
17955 |
99.4 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
1153 |
1294 |
89.1 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1118 |
1120 |
99.8 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2454 |
2475 |
99.2 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
2288299 |
2296999 |
99.6 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
523 |
434 |
120.5 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
2894 |
4075 |
71.0 % |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
394896 |
321519 |
122.8 % |
| Data Types of Opportunity with Normal Counts |
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean |
acarsa |
Auto. MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (ARINC) via AFWA |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
241584 |
241164 |
100.2 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
777304 |
652382 |
119.1 % |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
83364 |
80008 |
104.2 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4807039 |
4996859 |
96.2 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4503695 |
4175906 |
107.8 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
3459 |
3165 |
109.3 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
55 |
53 |
103.8 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
788394 |
759035 |
103.9 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
55855 |
55622 |
100.4 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
52216 |
55120 |
94.7 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
3693 |
3599 |
102.6 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
152864 |
151062 |
101.2 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
23479 |
20704 |
113.4 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
1514 |
1044 |
145.0 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
868 |
801 |
108.4 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
263 |
262 |
100.4 % |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
167 |
181 |
92.3 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
220812 |
220812 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
1834134 |
1983941 |
92.4 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1448 |
1496 |
96.8 % |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
382 |
622 |
61.4 % |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
21254 |
24697 |
86.1 % |