| 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 |
264518 |
268587 |
98.5 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
1019542 |
934730 |
109.1 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
251376 |
229687 |
109.4 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
401496 |
364731 |
110.1 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
1576705 |
1432413 |
110.1 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
56130 |
55821 |
100.6 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
1993 |
2025 |
98.4 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
483893 |
386851 |
125.1 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
8995 |
9199 |
97.8 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
5192 |
5928 |
87.6 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
5153 |
5166 |
99.7 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
157993 |
171840 |
91.9 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
553733 |
675402 |
82.0 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
382689 |
414356 |
92.4 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
351654 |
412740 |
85.2 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
373 |
348 |
107.2 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
4490 |
5653 |
79.4 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
15321 |
15004 |
102.1 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
59518 |
58931 |
101.0 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
16544 |
19208 |
86.1 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
1062 |
1730 |
61.4 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
16027 |
16189 |
99.0 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
3597 |
3595 |
100.1 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2489 |
2349 |
106.0 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
41568 |
41817 |
99.4 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
248280 |
227622 |
109.1 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1487 |
1509 |
98.5 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
245040 |
198640 |
123.4 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
855 |
828 |
103.3 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
63 |
57 |
110.5 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
172 |
280 |
61.4 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
113 |
126 |
89.7 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
34 |
35 |
97.1 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
4 |
7 |
57.1 % |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1509 |
1409 |
107.1 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
17597 |
17645 |
99.7 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
830 |
821 |
101.1 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
924 |
927 |
99.7 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
1702 |
1690 |
100.7 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
1391758 |
1584713 |
87.8 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
53609 |
49772 |
107.7 % |
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 |
187194 |
166680 |
112.3 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
603818 |
428293 |
141.0 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3940600 |
3249901 |
121.3 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3591744 |
2970230 |
120.9 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
3172 |
3053 |
103.9 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
60 |
60 |
100.0 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
1039654 |
1140061 |
91.2 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
47716 |
48685 |
98.0 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
46344 |
41392 |
112.0 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
3069 |
2807 |
109.3 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
135062 |
134144 |
100.7 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
22054 |
19420 |
113.6 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
544 |
675 |
80.6 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
697 |
659 |
105.8 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
229 |
224 |
102.2 % |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
160 |
180 |
88.9 % |
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.) |
1828275 |
1889601 |
96.8 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1210 |
1143 |
105.9 % |
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 |
313 |
349 |
89.7 % |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
38170 |
32400 |
117.8 % |