| 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 |
456635 |
471896 |
96.8 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
597225 |
653024 |
91.5 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
146816 |
160239 |
91.6 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
691103 |
711565 |
97.1 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2773932 |
2846941 |
97.4 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
57378 |
49125 |
116.8 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
3715 |
3634 |
102.2 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
729000 |
698847 |
104.3 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
15013 |
15564 |
96.5 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
7588 |
7306 |
103.9 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
26 |
3 |
866.7 % |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
8217 |
7782 |
105.6 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
136468 |
128466 |
106.2 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
291874 |
412596 |
70.7 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
347013 |
323503 |
107.3 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
490232 |
545991 |
89.8 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
749 |
732 |
102.3 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
14753 |
11728 |
125.8 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
17376 |
14200 |
122.4 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
74947 |
85513 |
87.6 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
20749 |
17118 |
121.2 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
6843 |
5476 |
125.0 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
16400 |
15577 |
105.3 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
4068 |
4093 |
99.4 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2568 |
2498 |
102.8 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
48002 |
46037 |
104.3 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
324000 |
323700 |
100.1 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1677 |
1633 |
102.7 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
338820 |
345286 |
98.1 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
564 |
620 |
91.0 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
90 |
73 |
123.3 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
181 |
153 |
118.3 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
56 |
74 |
75.7 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
2 |
3 |
66.7 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
630 |
627 |
100.5 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
3 |
2 |
150.0 % |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
8 |
7 |
114.3 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1458 |
1491 |
97.8 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
18711 |
18788 |
99.6 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
7474 |
6639 |
112.6 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1072 |
1071 |
100.1 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2798 |
2764 |
101.2 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
2172279 |
2194971 |
99.0 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
130694 |
144803 |
90.3 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
| 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 |
241364 |
100.1 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
777600 |
769364 |
101.1 % |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
77845 |
84252 |
92.4 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4988059 |
4779029 |
104.4 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3690517 |
4126651 |
89.4 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
12 |
5 |
240.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
2350 |
2570 |
91.4 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
729000 |
720531 |
101.2 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
29 |
32 |
90.6 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
1227117 |
1038737 |
118.1 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
51884 |
54786 |
94.7 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
52544 |
54658 |
96.1 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
4389 |
4077 |
107.7 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
164868 |
192566 |
85.6 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
22260 |
19293 |
115.4 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
879 |
872 |
100.8 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
643 |
580 |
110.9 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
240 |
207 |
115.9 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
220812 |
220812 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
30 |
31 |
96.8 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
1716791 |
2159540 |
79.5 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1526 |
1367 |
111.6 % |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
7982 |
7272 |
109.8 % |