| 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 |
476860 |
470664 |
101.3 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
731446 |
691401 |
105.8 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
179498 |
169074 |
106.2 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
696198 |
697468 |
99.8 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2784246 |
2801156 |
99.4 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
85754 |
81623 |
105.1 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
2654 |
2870 |
92.5 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
729000 |
712933 |
102.3 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
12191 |
10996 |
110.9 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
7735 |
7441 |
104.0 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
3681 |
3635 |
101.3 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
138827 |
132487 |
104.8 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
463940 |
446358 |
103.9 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
349533 |
333432 |
104.8 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
490607 |
465760 |
105.3 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
798 |
769 |
103.8 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
12288 |
12343 |
99.6 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
15320 |
13960 |
109.7 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
71151 |
72849 |
97.7 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
14147 |
19613 |
72.1 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
5473 |
5410 |
101.2 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
17860 |
14471 |
123.4 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
4080 |
3962 |
103.0 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2988 |
2742 |
109.0 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
41989 |
42767 |
98.2 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
324000 |
324000 |
100.0 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1714 |
1706 |
100.5 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
302400 |
224298 |
134.8 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
695 |
634 |
109.6 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
83 |
84 |
98.8 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
135 |
177 |
76.3 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
64 |
64 |
100.0 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
3 |
2 |
150.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
650 |
652 |
99.7 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
7 |
6 |
116.7 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
2 |
0.0 % |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1580 |
1523 |
103.7 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
18112 |
18038 |
100.4 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
5827 |
6755 |
86.3 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1037 |
1026 |
101.1 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2768 |
2758 |
100.4 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
2222789 |
2165055 |
102.7 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
551 |
405 |
136.0 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
2855 |
4119 |
69.3 % |
| 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 |
239904 |
241688 |
99.3 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
777600 |
720592 |
107.9 % |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
79726 |
81535 |
97.8 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4416544 |
4570232 |
96.6 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3491519 |
3975557 |
87.8 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
6 |
10 |
60.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
3740 |
3378 |
110.7 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
728730 |
708988 |
102.8 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
43 |
48 |
89.6 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
1077587 |
1042188 |
103.4 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
54284 |
51518 |
105.4 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
50288 |
53453 |
94.1 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
4510 |
4310 |
104.6 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
160340 |
162992 |
98.4 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
18176 |
21517 |
84.5 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
916 |
908 |
100.9 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
618 |
634 |
97.5 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
218 |
226 |
96.5 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
220812 |
220812 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
20 |
33 |
60.6 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
2117101 |
2017072 |
105.0 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1568 |
1514 |
103.6 % |
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 |
105 |
171.4 % |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
28820 |
25964 |
111.0 % |