| 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 |
374086 |
309054 |
121.0 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
548964 |
426399 |
128.7 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
134832 |
104721 |
128.8 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
545734 |
465210 |
117.3 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2185798 |
1864242 |
117.2 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
47898 |
41651 |
115.0 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
3361 |
3297 |
101.9 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
374499 |
394425 |
94.9 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
14129 |
13836 |
102.1 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
6947 |
6194 |
112.2 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
26 |
4 |
650.0 % |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
7100 |
6875 |
103.3 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
133871 |
119856 |
111.7 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
331974 |
363300 |
91.4 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
347009 |
303325 |
114.4 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
293761 |
470330 |
62.5 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
521 |
511 |
102.0 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
3532 |
3083 |
114.6 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
11827 |
14006 |
84.4 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
51997 |
72034 |
72.2 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
19872 |
17061 |
116.5 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
1997 |
1563 |
127.8 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
10672 |
15302 |
69.7 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
3116 |
3465 |
89.9 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2388 |
2258 |
105.8 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
45493 |
43304 |
105.1 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
216000 |
210052 |
102.8 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1549 |
1505 |
102.9 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
204240 |
211528 |
96.6 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
476 |
440 |
108.2 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
71 |
73 |
97.3 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
151 |
125 |
120.8 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
55 |
63 |
87.3 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
2 |
3 |
66.7 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
628 |
620 |
101.3 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
1 |
2 |
50.0 % |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
6 |
7 |
85.7 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1489 |
1452 |
102.5 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
18461 |
18307 |
100.8 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
6803 |
5953 |
114.3 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1003 |
1002 |
100.1 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2003 |
2021 |
99.1 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
1545080 |
1457885 |
106.0 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
88160 |
121990 |
72.3 % |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
| 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 |
153006 |
156744 |
97.6 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
556416 |
574462 |
96.9 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3472684 |
3139255 |
110.6 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3312478 |
2025714 |
163.5 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
2346 |
2186 |
107.3 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
518400 |
506727 |
102.3 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
22 |
28 |
78.6 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
1201695 |
985643 |
121.9 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
34096 |
36026 |
94.6 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
3501 |
3214 |
108.9 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
116904 |
163802 |
71.4 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
24321 |
19323 |
125.9 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
609 |
556 |
109.5 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
477 |
478 |
99.8 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
221 |
190 |
116.3 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
184010 |
184010 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
21 |
27 |
77.8 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
1930924 |
1984411 |
97.3 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
828 |
1051 |
78.8 % |
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 |
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