| 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 |
479360 |
469303 |
102.1 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
673389 |
712050 |
94.6 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
165126 |
174526 |
94.6 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
718352 |
704506 |
102.0 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2878660 |
2823420 |
102.0 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
86759 |
84615 |
102.5 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
2655 |
2544 |
104.4 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
680400 |
699639 |
97.3 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
10037 |
11211 |
89.5 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
7946 |
7533 |
105.5 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
3 |
0.0 % |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
7547 |
7034 |
107.3 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
123529 |
122512 |
100.8 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
490629 |
440247 |
111.4 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
310704 |
303017 |
102.5 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
629379 |
512996 |
122.7 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
712 |
736 |
96.7 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
18064 |
13961 |
129.4 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
10755 |
15172 |
70.9 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
72487 |
74749 |
97.0 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
17573 |
18277 |
96.1 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
7800 |
5684 |
137.2 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
12464 |
15300 |
81.5 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
4029 |
3964 |
101.6 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2934 |
2758 |
106.4 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
43308 |
44724 |
96.8 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
323992 |
322485 |
100.5 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1715 |
1682 |
102.0 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
392880 |
304653 |
129.0 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
594 |
635 |
93.5 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
60 |
57 |
105.3 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
225 |
274 |
82.1 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
64 |
64 |
100.0 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
37 |
38 |
97.4 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
4 |
0.0 % |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1554 |
1469 |
105.8 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
18347 |
18317 |
100.2 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
5925 |
6764 |
87.6 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
908 |
911 |
99.7 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2760 |
2740 |
100.7 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
2237724 |
2116446 |
105.7 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
85888 |
78930 |
108.8 % |
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 |
241920 |
241091 |
100.3 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
777600 |
737408 |
105.5 % |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
86603 |
82965 |
104.4 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4395967 |
4534326 |
96.9 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4147255 |
3992095 |
103.9 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
6 |
10 |
60.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
3181 |
3578 |
88.9 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
729000 |
727357 |
100.2 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
54 |
57 |
94.7 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
1027363 |
956576 |
107.4 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
46410 |
45942 |
101.0 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
61456 |
55445 |
110.8 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
4450 |
4352 |
102.3 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
164643 |
166573 |
98.8 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
19339 |
18475 |
104.7 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
918 |
925 |
99.2 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
595 |
618 |
96.3 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
218 |
231 |
94.4 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
220812 |
220812 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
19 |
28 |
67.9 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
2081404 |
2116407 |
98.3 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1465 |
1518 |
96.5 % |
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 |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
31581 |
34430 |
91.7 % |