| 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 |
441605 |
463268 |
95.3 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
507106 |
637761 |
79.5 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
124360 |
156416 |
79.5 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
674955 |
695396 |
97.1 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2716838 |
2781821 |
97.7 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
21194 |
34252 |
61.9 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
3917 |
3771 |
103.9 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
726849 |
706059 |
102.9 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
13793 |
17446 |
79.1 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
7903 |
7283 |
108.5 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
6208 |
6512 |
95.3 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
98859 |
107427 |
92.0 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
315990 |
302832 |
104.3 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
254052 |
261988 |
97.0 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
444661 |
451935 |
98.4 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
787 |
764 |
103.0 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
14681 |
12770 |
115.0 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
15484 |
14216 |
108.9 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
77158 |
85359 |
90.4 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
22309 |
20927 |
106.6 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
7066 |
6744 |
104.8 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
16117 |
15225 |
105.9 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
3986 |
4087 |
97.5 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2560 |
2486 |
103.0 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
44755 |
44330 |
101.0 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1719 |
1693 |
101.5 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
498 |
598 |
83.3 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
89 |
103 |
86.4 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
27 |
25 |
108.0 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
56 |
75 |
74.7 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
40 |
50 |
80.0 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
2 |
1 |
200.0 % |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1470 |
1581 |
93.0 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
18232 |
18406 |
99.1 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
7657 |
7217 |
106.1 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1041 |
1045 |
99.6 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2787 |
2770 |
100.6 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
2224488 |
2179497 |
102.1 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
68134 |
76352 |
89.2 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
3156 |
4237 |
74.5 % |
| 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 |
241542 |
240563 |
100.4 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
777600 |
757514 |
102.7 % |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
75259 |
80021 |
94.0 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4975707 |
4709143 |
105.7 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3416927 |
3862427 |
88.5 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
529 |
793 |
66.7 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
729000 |
704602 |
103.5 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
41 |
31 |
132.3 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
826665 |
876678 |
94.3 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
60323 |
59337 |
101.7 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
51856 |
53509 |
96.9 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
4368 |
4093 |
106.7 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
167521 |
193485 |
86.6 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
28444 |
26065 |
109.1 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
919 |
896 |
102.6 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
661 |
572 |
115.6 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
233 |
199 |
117.1 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
220812 |
220812 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
28 |
32 |
87.5 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
1981904 |
1977600 |
100.2 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1512 |
1389 |
108.9 % |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
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