| 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 |
339196 |
319079 |
106.3 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
345133 |
446957 |
77.2 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
84896 |
109439 |
77.6 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
548856 |
485959 |
112.9 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2191932 |
1955204 |
112.1 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
77689 |
73726 |
105.4 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
2166 |
2356 |
91.9 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
435249 |
390175 |
111.6 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
9451 |
8427 |
112.2 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
6873 |
6352 |
108.2 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
3188 |
3088 |
103.2 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
130116 |
123212 |
105.6 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
445490 |
411382 |
108.3 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
327786 |
310201 |
105.7 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
422346 |
413320 |
102.2 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
588 |
521 |
112.9 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
5626 |
3696 |
152.2 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
15320 |
13960 |
109.7 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
60897 |
62504 |
97.4 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
14147 |
19613 |
72.1 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
3031 |
1443 |
210.0 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
17860 |
13624 |
131.1 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
3433 |
3373 |
101.8 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2691 |
2468 |
109.0 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
39249 |
39996 |
98.1 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
229472 |
210077 |
109.2 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1572 |
1565 |
100.4 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
181920 |
145838 |
124.7 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
380 |
431 |
88.2 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
79 |
82 |
96.3 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
131 |
168 |
78.0 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
56 |
56 |
100.0 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
3 |
2 |
150.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
643 |
640 |
100.5 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
7 |
6 |
116.7 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
2 |
0.0 % |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1545 |
1493 |
103.5 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
17687 |
17551 |
100.8 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
5769 |
6079 |
94.9 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
970 |
957 |
101.4 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2058 |
2045 |
100.6 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
1524302 |
1472638 |
103.5 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
200 |
149 |
134.2 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
2855 |
4119 |
69.3 % |
| 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 |
173376 |
155597 |
111.4 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
514176 |
544328 |
94.5 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3596663 |
3156496 |
113.9 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3491519 |
2641683 |
132.2 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
2 |
2 |
100.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
3502 |
3179 |
110.2 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
478440 |
520654 |
91.9 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
42 |
46 |
91.3 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
969562 |
957417 |
101.3 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
54284 |
51518 |
105.4 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
36744 |
35807 |
102.6 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
3529 |
3365 |
104.9 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
137727 |
140554 |
98.0 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
18176 |
21517 |
84.5 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
574 |
585 |
98.1 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
494 |
510 |
96.9 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
198 |
207 |
95.7 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
184010 |
184010 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
16 |
28 |
57.1 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
1911218 |
1900888 |
100.5 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1183 |
1152 |
102.7 % |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
180 |
105 |
171.4 % |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
28820 |
25964 |
111.0 % |