| 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 |
311527 |
257346 |
121.1 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
995313 |
955941 |
104.1 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
247736 |
235638 |
105.1 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
397492 |
390121 |
101.9 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
1554280 |
1520546 |
102.2 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
27802 |
24350 |
114.2 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
3210 |
2994 |
107.2 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
301643 |
432874 |
69.7 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
15026 |
14641 |
102.6 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
5508 |
5752 |
95.8 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
4827 |
4305 |
112.1 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
151091 |
155996 |
96.9 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
447757 |
477690 |
93.7 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
359476 |
377207 |
95.3 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
370547 |
425504 |
87.1 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
299 |
386 |
77.5 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
2997 |
6529 |
45.9 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
14055 |
13835 |
101.6 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
58019 |
57109 |
101.6 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
24237 |
20964 |
115.6 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
988 |
2197 |
45.0 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
14376 |
15222 |
94.4 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
3539 |
3574 |
99.0 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2362 |
2343 |
100.8 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
41869 |
41758 |
100.3 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
251040 |
247004 |
101.6 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1521 |
1552 |
98.0 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
268380 |
253960 |
105.7 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
859 |
857 |
100.2 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
114 |
104 |
109.6 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
14 |
25 |
56.0 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
115 |
123 |
93.5 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
50 |
48 |
104.2 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1541 |
1445 |
106.6 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
17582 |
17789 |
98.8 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
835 |
836 |
99.9 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1058 |
1057 |
100.1 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
1679 |
1690 |
99.3 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
1295664 |
1668509 |
77.7 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
34846 |
36808 |
94.7 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
3645 |
4094 |
89.0 % |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
135150 |
113479 |
119.1 % |
| 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 |
183162 |
181838 |
100.7 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
614400 |
507073 |
121.2 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
4094647 |
3689890 |
111.0 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
2614391 |
2833407 |
92.3 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
764 |
590 |
129.5 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
39 |
37 |
105.4 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
1157957 |
1168154 |
99.1 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
58684 |
58555 |
100.2 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
43464 |
46070 |
94.3 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
2756 |
2769 |
99.5 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
131180 |
129345 |
101.4 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
27925 |
25829 |
108.1 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
828 |
714 |
116.0 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
695 |
637 |
109.1 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
227 |
229 |
99.1 % |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
154 |
171 |
90.1 % |
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.) |
2178599 |
1839941 |
118.4 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1122 |
1141 |
98.3 % |
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 |
252 |
340 |
74.1 % |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |