| 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 |
320714 |
299802 |
107.0 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
451536 |
453247 |
99.6 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
110694 |
109771 |
100.8 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
561849 |
503832 |
111.5 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2242207 |
2018482 |
111.1 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
34253 |
33856 |
101.2 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
3983 |
3823 |
104.2 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
495999 |
419502 |
118.2 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
14983 |
14272 |
105.0 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
6807 |
6356 |
107.1 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
6078 |
5628 |
108.0 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
116222 |
103801 |
112.0 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
333425 |
291281 |
114.5 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
292908 |
257818 |
113.6 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
399792 |
369403 |
108.2 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
497 |
533 |
93.2 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
8363 |
4137 |
202.2 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
13946 |
13007 |
107.2 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
60343 |
62550 |
96.5 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
20884 |
22430 |
93.1 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
5958 |
2167 |
274.9 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
16028 |
13432 |
119.3 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
3462 |
3371 |
102.7 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2705 |
2480 |
109.1 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
40638 |
41864 |
97.1 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
205112 |
208177 |
98.5 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1561 |
1569 |
99.5 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
171540 |
187030 |
91.7 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
462 |
457 |
101.1 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
93 |
101 |
92.1 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
21 |
25 |
84.0 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
56 |
55 |
101.8 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
62 |
54 |
114.8 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
2 |
0 |
n/a |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1634 |
1506 |
108.5 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
17985 |
17990 |
100.0 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
5923 |
6495 |
91.2 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
977 |
973 |
100.4 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2049 |
2062 |
99.4 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
1710215 |
1603748 |
106.6 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
43663 |
46561 |
93.8 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
3256 |
3938 |
82.7 % |
| 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 |
153216 |
156876 |
97.7 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
603891 |
550822 |
109.6 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
2535084 |
2854900 |
88.8 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3235868 |
2357262 |
137.3 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
1 |
2 |
50.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
511 |
527 |
97.0 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
562950 |
518661 |
108.5 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
33 |
31 |
106.5 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
1028848 |
910733 |
113.0 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
55946 |
52053 |
107.5 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
43392 |
36878 |
117.7 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
3463 |
3324 |
104.2 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
138925 |
140568 |
98.8 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
28421 |
26555 |
107.0 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
623 |
625 |
99.7 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
540 |
515 |
104.9 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
205 |
207 |
99.0 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
184010 |
184010 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
15 |
25 |
60.0 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
1752393 |
1907599 |
91.9 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1159 |
1123 |
103.2 % |
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 |
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 |