| 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 |
294198 |
278306 |
105.7 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
615818 |
429420 |
143.4 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
151184 |
102004 |
148.2 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
483705 |
482098 |
100.3 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
1937022 |
1927491 |
100.5 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
37391 |
31981 |
116.9 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
3762 |
3612 |
104.2 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
471699 |
419508 |
112.4 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
15089 |
14355 |
105.1 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
6739 |
6013 |
112.1 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
5515 |
5603 |
98.4 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
104167 |
96156 |
108.3 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
314657 |
261989 |
120.1 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
259856 |
235359 |
110.4 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
606 |
531 |
114.1 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
5736 |
3577 |
160.4 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
7123 |
13935 |
51.1 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
61521 |
71568 |
86.0 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
21465 |
21059 |
101.9 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
3119 |
1696 |
183.9 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
6784 |
14523 |
46.7 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
2998 |
3485 |
86.0 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2351 |
2253 |
104.3 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
42747 |
41766 |
102.3 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
205200 |
205377 |
99.9 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1599 |
1558 |
102.6 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
259500 |
224427 |
115.6 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
545 |
450 |
121.1 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
97 |
101 |
96.0 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
27 |
24 |
112.5 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
56 |
63 |
88.9 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
50 |
49 |
102.0 % |
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 |
1534 |
100.5 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
17968 |
17901 |
100.4 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
7047 |
6079 |
115.9 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
976 |
976 |
100.0 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2066 |
2060 |
100.3 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
1503526 |
1619572 |
92.8 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
47018 |
54933 |
85.6 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
2768 |
4127 |
67.1 % |
| 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 |
151032 |
154136 |
98.0 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
630240 |
577462 |
109.1 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
2734147 |
2816276 |
97.1 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
2841271 |
2362438 |
120.3 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
797 |
640 |
124.5 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
590760 |
514410 |
114.8 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
37 |
29 |
127.6 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
806296 |
798055 |
101.0 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
41752 |
36138 |
115.5 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
3458 |
3108 |
111.3 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
138034 |
162885 |
84.7 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
27777 |
26223 |
105.9 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
695 |
614 |
113.2 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
514 |
478 |
107.5 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
213 |
190 |
112.1 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
184010 |
184010 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
21 |
26 |
80.8 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
2052375 |
1869303 |
109.8 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
819 |
1053 |
77.8 % |
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 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
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