| 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 |
317210 |
311644 |
101.8 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
396720 |
447006 |
88.8 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
97536 |
109584 |
89.0 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
483773 |
479452 |
100.9 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
1933861 |
1907731 |
101.4 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
76154 |
71462 |
106.6 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
2250 |
2257 |
99.7 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
447399 |
394284 |
113.5 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
8294 |
8160 |
101.6 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
6212 |
6088 |
102.0 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
2886 |
2866 |
100.7 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
117034 |
108471 |
107.9 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
359512 |
388110 |
92.6 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
298942 |
273604 |
109.3 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
441554 |
453195 |
97.4 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
504 |
497 |
101.4 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
7494 |
3274 |
228.9 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
12175 |
15848 |
76.8 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
64105 |
72748 |
88.1 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
17329 |
18458 |
93.9 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
3609 |
1018 |
354.5 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
9671 |
15574 |
62.1 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
3474 |
3501 |
99.2 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2245 |
2247 |
99.9 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
40311 |
39811 |
101.3 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
210480 |
213678 |
98.5 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1569 |
1533 |
102.3 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
191580 |
166518 |
115.1 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
445 |
426 |
104.5 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
83 |
80 |
103.8 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
131 |
173 |
75.7 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
50 |
65 |
76.9 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
2 |
3 |
66.7 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
641 |
636 |
100.8 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
7 |
6 |
116.7 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
2 |
0.0 % |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1389 |
1517 |
91.6 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
17506 |
17540 |
99.8 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
6543 |
3882 |
168.5 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
968 |
970 |
99.8 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2076 |
2062 |
100.7 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
1507447 |
1522251 |
99.0 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
141 |
261 |
54.0 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
2935 |
4307 |
68.1 % |
| 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 |
155064 |
159032 |
97.5 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
664038 |
566478 |
117.2 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3256074 |
3285069 |
99.1 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
2469061 |
2656933 |
92.9 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
2 |
1 |
200.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
3436 |
3320 |
103.5 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
600210 |
514968 |
116.6 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
46 |
44 |
104.5 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
911790 |
801474 |
113.8 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
54268 |
56209 |
96.5 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
40728 |
36909 |
110.3 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
3305 |
3203 |
103.2 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
141732 |
165892 |
85.4 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
20400 |
20889 |
97.7 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
506 |
566 |
89.4 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
544 |
481 |
113.1 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
207 |
193 |
107.3 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
184010 |
184010 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
19 |
29 |
65.5 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
1867372 |
1895406 |
98.5 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1180 |
1066 |
110.7 % |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
11456 |
21196 |
54.0 % |