| 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 |
488315 |
470729 |
103.7 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
741821 |
703767 |
105.4 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
181473 |
172074 |
105.5 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
721061 |
694582 |
103.8 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2874486 |
2788449 |
103.1 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
88900 |
81406 |
109.2 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
2840 |
2890 |
98.3 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
678249 |
714151 |
95.0 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
11730 |
11253 |
104.2 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
7213 |
7468 |
96.6 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
2 |
0 |
n/a |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
3560 |
3646 |
97.6 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
133144 |
133126 |
100.0 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
521257 |
452005 |
115.3 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
327169 |
334268 |
97.9 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
540333 |
460121 |
117.4 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
767 |
776 |
98.8 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
13511 |
12806 |
105.5 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
12990 |
13637 |
95.3 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
71824 |
72067 |
99.7 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
16649 |
19236 |
86.6 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
5997 |
5744 |
104.4 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
13519 |
14285 |
94.6 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
4040 |
3966 |
101.9 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2887 |
2774 |
104.1 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
42399 |
42737 |
99.2 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
324004 |
324000 |
100.0 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1730 |
1708 |
101.3 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
293160 |
227626 |
128.8 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
617 |
637 |
96.9 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
82 |
83 |
98.8 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
132 |
171 |
77.2 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
64 |
63 |
101.6 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
3 |
2 |
150.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
662 |
652 |
101.5 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
6 |
6 |
100.0 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
4 |
2 |
200.0 % |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1578 |
1526 |
103.4 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
18077 |
18052 |
100.1 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
5608 |
6585 |
85.2 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1024 |
1026 |
99.8 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2764 |
2755 |
100.3 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
2190239 |
2168405 |
101.0 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
461 |
420 |
109.8 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
3249 |
3994 |
81.3 % |
| 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 |
241920 |
241458 |
100.2 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
777408 |
720597 |
107.9 % |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
85415 |
80698 |
105.8 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4630243 |
4532243 |
102.2 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4120457 |
3858751 |
106.8 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
11 |
10 |
110.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
3815 |
3336 |
114.4 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
729000 |
709000 |
102.8 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
44 |
48 |
91.7 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
967760 |
1041937 |
92.9 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
56446 |
49519 |
114.0 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
62096 |
55373 |
112.1 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
4587 |
4317 |
106.3 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
162771 |
162456 |
100.2 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
21121 |
21224 |
99.5 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
904 |
907 |
99.7 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
690 |
634 |
108.8 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
250 |
225 |
111.1 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
220812 |
220812 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
21 |
32 |
65.6 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
1887747 |
2038171 |
92.6 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1657 |
1528 |
108.4 % |
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 |
180 |
121 |
148.8 % |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
25402 |
26357 |
96.4 % |