| 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 |
344163 |
327432 |
105.1 % |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
460265 |
400972 |
114.8 % |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
113102 |
98453 |
114.9 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
561811 |
507124 |
110.8 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
2250846 |
2028838 |
110.9 % |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
77921 |
75671 |
103.0 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
2499 |
2415 |
103.5 % |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
435249 |
396698 |
109.7 % |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
8632 |
9392 |
91.9 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
6597 |
6309 |
104.6 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
2 |
0.0 % |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
6743 |
6341 |
106.3 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
115849 |
110247 |
105.1 % |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
478938 |
395112 |
121.2 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
294296 |
272797 |
107.9 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
589467 |
486086 |
121.3 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
478 |
503 |
95.0 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
5100 |
3258 |
156.5 % |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
10755 |
13319 |
80.7 % |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
62115 |
64096 |
96.9 % |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
17573 |
18277 |
96.1 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
3246 |
1602 |
202.6 % |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
12464 |
14726 |
84.6 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
3449 |
3388 |
101.8 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
2662 |
2489 |
107.0 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
40565 |
41943 |
96.7 % |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
205104 |
210555 |
97.4 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
1572 |
1539 |
102.1 % |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
241620 |
175037 |
138.0 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
419 |
405 |
103.5 % |
pibal |
Pibal |
59 |
55 |
107.3 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
212 |
247 |
85.8 % |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
56 |
56 |
100.0 % |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
34 |
36 |
94.4 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
4 |
0.0 % |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
1530 |
1435 |
106.6 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
17806 |
17857 |
99.7 % |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
5811 |
6331 |
91.8 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
840 |
843 |
99.6 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
2049 |
2032 |
100.8 % |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
1624288 |
1529090 |
106.2 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
83514 |
77728 |
107.4 % |
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 |
155232 |
155939 |
99.5 % |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
592224 |
538309 |
110.0 % |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3599431 |
2837833 |
126.8 % |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
3004894 |
2911598 |
103.2 % |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
2 |
2 |
100.0 % |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
3028 |
3242 |
93.4 % |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
548910 |
492277 |
111.5 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
49 |
52 |
94.2 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
941665 |
870347 |
108.2 % |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
46410 |
45942 |
101.0 % |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
45880 |
37866 |
121.2 % |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
3473 |
3378 |
102.8 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
141701 |
143232 |
98.9 % |
h20in |
INSAT/KALPANA India wvpr derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
19339 |
18475 |
104.7 % |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
540 |
595 |
90.8 % |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
494 |
503 |
98.2 % |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
205 |
214 |
95.8 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
184010 |
184010 |
100.0 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
13 |
22 |
59.1 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
1706624 |
1954745 |
87.3 % |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
tesac |
TESAC |
1116 |
1152 |
96.9 % |
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 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
31581 |
34394 |
91.8 % |