| 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 |
188417 |
255457 |
73.8 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
625468 |
866078 |
72.2 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
153400 |
212729 |
72.1 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
282253 |
359459 |
78.5 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
1099858 |
1408322 |
78.1 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
58366 |
55453 |
105.3 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
1760 |
1911 |
92.1 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
471743 |
411582 |
114.6 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
9389 |
8790 |
106.8 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
5575 |
5929 |
94.0 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
2277 |
2371 |
96.0 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
175543 |
168773 |
104.0 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
1309575 |
1151780 |
113.7 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
427473 |
407660 |
104.9 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
326116 |
382872 |
85.2 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
223 |
352 |
63.4 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
4621 |
5055 |
91.4 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
14002 |
15103 |
92.7 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
58297 |
57504 |
101.4 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
22344 |
18945 |
117.9 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
1469 |
1522 |
96.5 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
13871 |
15721 |
88.2 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
3659 |
3575 |
102.3 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2360 |
2311 |
102.1 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
39940 |
39714 |
100.6 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
264480 |
249954 |
105.8 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1525 |
1543 |
98.8 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
197280 |
158012 |
124.9 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
540 |
794 |
68.0 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
76 |
81 |
93.8 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
138 |
185 |
74.6 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
119 |
125 |
95.2 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
664 |
654 |
101.5 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
4 |
7 |
57.1 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
4 |
0.0 % |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1529 |
1443 |
106.0 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
17368 |
17468 |
99.4 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
755 |
850 |
88.8 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1046 |
1049 |
99.7 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
1693 |
1705 |
99.3 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
1663323 |
1561506 |
106.5 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
164 |
201 |
81.6 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
2894 |
4075 |
71.0 % |
| 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 |
193284 |
187090 |
103.3 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
527842 |
463201 |
114.0 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4355356 |
4180346 |
104.2 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
3247 |
2981 |
108.9 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
48 |
50 |
96.0 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
699010 |
684747 |
102.1 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
55855 |
55622 |
100.4 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
46696 |
46675 |
100.0 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
2921 |
2768 |
105.5 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
132162 |
130386 |
101.4 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
23479 |
20704 |
113.4 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
793 |
693 |
114.4 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
707 |
650 |
108.8 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
231 |
229 |
100.9 % |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
163 |
175 |
93.1 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
184010 |
184010 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
1636482 |
1859328 |
88.0 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1125 |
1141 |
98.6 % |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
261 |
512 |
51.0 % |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
21254 |
24697 |
86.1 % |
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