| 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 |
475916 |
466686 |
102.0 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
728458 |
688137 |
105.9 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
178512 |
168745 |
105.8 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
718353 |
707862 |
101.5 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2889408 |
2832832 |
102.0 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
77223 |
82024 |
94.1 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
2600 |
2471 |
105.2 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
716850 |
682958 |
105.0 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
10556 |
11375 |
92.8 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
7697 |
7280 |
105.7 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
5 |
1 |
500.0 % |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
6615 |
6974 |
94.9 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
109926 |
120382 |
91.3 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
376860 |
434942 |
86.6 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
277891 |
293433 |
94.7 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
554096 |
588959 |
94.1 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
747 |
738 |
101.2 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
16740 |
11115 |
150.6 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
12935 |
16358 |
79.1 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
77932 |
87038 |
89.5 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
16911 |
18611 |
90.9 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
6273 |
3894 |
161.1 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
13103 |
16594 |
79.0 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
4007 |
4096 |
97.8 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2542 |
2484 |
102.3 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
44962 |
44414 |
101.2 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
324000 |
323728 |
100.1 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1723 |
1646 |
104.7 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
373020 |
343241 |
108.7 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
614 |
629 |
97.6 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
47 |
54 |
87.0 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
287 |
293 |
98.0 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
54 |
76 |
71.1 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
35 |
37 |
94.6 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
3 |
1 |
300.0 % |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
8 |
4 |
200.0 % |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1405 |
1496 |
93.9 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
18042 |
18281 |
98.7 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
6962 |
4689 |
148.5 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
903 |
913 |
98.9 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2780 |
2742 |
101.4 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
2163279 |
2196113 |
98.5 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
70513 |
86827 |
81.2 % |
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 |
241500 |
241500 |
100.0 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
777600 |
749643 |
103.7 % |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
86869 |
83984 |
103.4 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4507980 |
4628112 |
97.4 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4434847 |
4282602 |
103.6 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
3115 |
3582 |
87.0 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
729000 |
710820 |
102.6 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
59 |
58 |
101.7 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
896507 |
867759 |
103.3 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
50809 |
49979 |
101.7 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
48648 |
53621 |
90.7 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
4344 |
4136 |
105.0 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
169573 |
195459 |
86.8 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
17178 |
19019 |
90.3 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
910 |
885 |
102.8 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
593 |
567 |
104.6 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
228 |
203 |
112.3 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
220812 |
220812 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
25 |
30 |
83.3 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
2108968 |
2071387 |
101.8 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1549 |
1395 |
111.0 % |
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 |
27661 |
31523 |
87.7 % |
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