| 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 |
332416 |
328648 |
101.1 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
592588 |
501075 |
118.3 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
145526 |
123099 |
118.2 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
520961 |
480571 |
108.4 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2088494 |
1929654 |
108.2 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
41873 |
42713 |
98.0 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
3627 |
3389 |
107.0 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
386649 |
409602 |
94.4 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
14584 |
13475 |
108.2 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
6888 |
6440 |
107.0 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
11 |
0.0 % |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
7097 |
6753 |
105.1 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
153466 |
136304 |
112.6 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
481372 |
374319 |
128.6 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
387586 |
348208 |
111.3 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
468716 |
421902 |
111.1 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
537 |
537 |
100.0 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
2854 |
3791 |
75.3 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
12766 |
13018 |
98.1 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
61365 |
62667 |
97.9 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
17175 |
18120 |
94.8 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
2042 |
2086 |
97.9 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
15217 |
14941 |
101.8 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
3490 |
3371 |
103.5 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2710 |
2483 |
109.1 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
41803 |
43644 |
95.8 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
232108 |
211316 |
109.8 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1561 |
1535 |
101.7 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
216780 |
192220 |
112.8 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
501 |
477 |
105.0 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
75 |
76 |
98.7 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
98 |
133 |
73.7 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
56 |
55 |
101.8 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
2 |
2 |
100.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
629 |
626 |
100.5 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
9 |
8 |
112.5 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1545 |
1444 |
107.0 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
18409 |
18353 |
100.3 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
4330 |
6464 |
67.0 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1006 |
1000 |
100.6 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2043 |
2020 |
101.1 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
1537359 |
1461088 |
105.2 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
105090 |
104125 |
100.9 % |
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 |
169344 |
158290 |
107.0 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
531264 |
545828 |
97.3 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3682469 |
3086300 |
119.3 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
2339259 |
2003618 |
116.8 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
2 |
0.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
1779 |
2140 |
83.1 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
480870 |
509787 |
94.3 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
37 |
29 |
127.6 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
1346997 |
1228777 |
109.6 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
52131 |
50439 |
103.4 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
33544 |
37548 |
89.3 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
3408 |
3381 |
100.8 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
142760 |
141904 |
100.6 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
22432 |
19659 |
114.1 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
463 |
574 |
80.7 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
514 |
499 |
103.0 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
205 |
209 |
98.1 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
184010 |
183410 |
100.3 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
27 |
26 |
103.8 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
2179597 |
1947422 |
111.9 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1241 |
1144 |
108.5 % |
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 |
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