| 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 |
392370 |
394039 |
99.6 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
1422942 |
1436574 |
99.1 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
350741 |
351899 |
99.7 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
538664 |
525995 |
102.4 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2110858 |
2062337 |
102.4 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
59794 |
59774 |
100.0 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
1969 |
2136 |
92.2 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
487648 |
658689 |
74.0 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
10628 |
10912 |
97.4 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
6746 |
7243 |
93.1 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
5729 |
5726 |
100.1 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
180757 |
188965 |
95.7 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
765883 |
759821 |
100.8 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
438195 |
455372 |
96.2 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
409179 |
457204 |
89.5 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
360 |
514 |
70.0 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
19743 |
14270 |
138.4 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
16647 |
15664 |
106.3 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
70449 |
68643 |
102.6 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
22904 |
19026 |
120.4 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
6161 |
5310 |
116.0 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
23661 |
16331 |
144.9 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
4328 |
4165 |
103.9 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2643 |
2630 |
100.5 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
44974 |
44579 |
100.9 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
324000 |
323724 |
100.1 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1635 |
1651 |
99.0 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
347400 |
328920 |
105.6 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
1184 |
1264 |
93.7 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
49 |
59 |
83.1 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
195 |
315 |
61.9 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
131 |
144 |
91.0 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
44 |
37 |
118.9 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
8 |
7 |
114.3 % |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1464 |
1435 |
102.0 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
18119 |
18204 |
99.5 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
1220 |
1269 |
96.1 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
989 |
997 |
99.2 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2456 |
2464 |
99.7 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
2286582 |
2285420 |
100.1 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
36971 |
50725 |
72.9 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
408399 |
312528 |
130.7 % |
| 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 |
241542 |
239821 |
100.7 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
775891 |
617142 |
125.7 % |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
86253 |
82881 |
104.1 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
5027919 |
4742005 |
106.0 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4486300 |
4370647 |
102.6 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
2 |
0.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
3560 |
3427 |
103.9 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
69 |
65 |
106.2 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
1149273 |
1233842 |
93.1 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
48825 |
48643 |
100.4 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
60240 |
55467 |
108.6 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
3889 |
3734 |
104.2 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
157513 |
155301 |
101.4 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
22279 |
19320 |
115.3 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
1768 |
996 |
177.5 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
800 |
809 |
98.9 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
264 |
257 |
102.7 % |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
172 |
187 |
92.0 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
220812 |
220812 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
2055765 |
2034871 |
101.0 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1411 |
1482 |
95.2 % |
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 |
374 |
459 |
81.5 % |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
36470 |
32158 |
113.4 % |