| 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 |
466626 |
465408 |
100.3 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
732067 |
653132 |
112.1 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
179480 |
160166 |
112.1 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
675852 |
694255 |
97.3 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2699872 |
2780032 |
97.1 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
36295 |
36409 |
99.7 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
4217 |
4043 |
104.3 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
690399 |
713068 |
96.8 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
17954 |
17365 |
103.4 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
7865 |
7761 |
101.3 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
7064 |
6546 |
107.9 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
127533 |
114026 |
111.8 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
443549 |
319868 |
138.7 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
318333 |
283479 |
112.3 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
456891 |
410209 |
111.4 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
722 |
763 |
94.6 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
18622 |
14838 |
125.5 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
13946 |
13007 |
107.2 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
70609 |
73108 |
96.6 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
20884 |
22430 |
93.1 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
12424 |
8079 |
153.8 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
16028 |
13432 |
119.3 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
4039 |
3953 |
102.2 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2988 |
2745 |
108.9 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
43416 |
44721 |
97.1 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
324004 |
317137 |
102.2 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1704 |
1712 |
99.5 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
372060 |
299260 |
124.3 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
626 |
602 |
104.0 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
102 |
103 |
99.0 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
22 |
26 |
84.6 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
64 |
63 |
101.6 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
62 |
55 |
112.7 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
2 |
1 |
200.0 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1661 |
1542 |
107.7 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
18470 |
18442 |
100.2 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
5977 |
7062 |
84.6 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1047 |
1042 |
100.5 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2756 |
2777 |
99.2 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
2213249 |
2199527 |
100.6 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
61605 |
64426 |
95.6 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
3256 |
3938 |
82.7 % |
| 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 |
240754 |
100.5 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
777555 |
735005 |
105.8 % |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
76118 |
80036 |
95.1 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4017685 |
4536850 |
88.6 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3235868 |
3615095 |
89.5 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
7 |
10 |
70.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
627 |
639 |
98.1 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
729000 |
726282 |
100.4 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
33 |
35 |
94.3 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
1059898 |
1000030 |
106.0 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
55946 |
52053 |
107.5 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
62056 |
53485 |
116.0 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
4437 |
4293 |
103.4 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
162083 |
163791 |
99.0 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
28421 |
26555 |
107.0 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
889 |
920 |
96.6 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
649 |
628 |
103.3 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
224 |
226 |
99.1 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
220812 |
220812 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
21 |
31 |
67.7 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
1752393 |
2021803 |
86.7 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1514 |
1489 |
101.7 % |
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 |
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 |