| Critical Data with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean | UTC Time Window |
1bamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP-2 AMSU-A NCEP-proc. br. temps |
26731 |
47502 |
56.3 % |
1722.00-1722.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
52973 |
0.0 % |
1722.00-1722.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
13791 |
0.0 % |
1722.00-1722.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
59244 |
80561 |
73.5 % |
1722.00-1722.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
238926 |
313063 |
76.3 % |
1722.00-1722.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
10296 |
9951 |
103.5 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
292 |
273 |
107.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
107199 |
62154 |
172.5 % |
1721.50-1722.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
548 |
1132 |
48.4 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
436 |
483 |
90.3 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
422 |
559 |
75.5 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
296 |
258 |
114.7 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
8340 |
14346 |
58.1 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
0 |
34946 |
0.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
20720 |
35867 |
57.8 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
42013 |
33139 |
126.8 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
522 |
446 |
117.0 % |
1723.00-1723.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
102 |
107 |
95.3 % |
1721.50-1722.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
17 |
0.0 % |
1720.00-1720.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
7905 |
7999 |
98.8 % |
1722.00-1722.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
13919 |
15079 |
92.3 % |
1722.50-1723.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
6358 |
5490 |
115.8 % |
1721.50-1722.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
13 |
0.0 % |
1720.00-1720.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
7262 |
7310 |
99.3 % |
1722.00-1722.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
345 |
350 |
98.6 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
333 |
309 |
107.8 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6801 |
6886 |
98.8 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
12 |
12 |
100.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
256 |
251 |
102.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
4 |
75.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
65 |
67 |
97.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
614 |
108.5 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
634 |
657 |
96.5 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
408 |
383 |
106.5 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1482 |
1207 |
122.8 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
10486 |
11167 |
93.9 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
5595 |
5251 |
106.6 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
286 |
357 |
80.1 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
29640 |
34650 |
85.5 % |
1722.00-1722.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
274 |
277 |
98.9 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
45480 |
49534 |
91.8 % |
1721.50-1722.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
36 |
67 |
53.7 % |
1722.00-1722.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
2 |
0.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
7 |
10 |
70.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
569410 |
500875 |
113.7 % |
1722.50-1723.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
125 |
122 |
102.5 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
888791 |
888575 |
100.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
278 |
255 |
109.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
4458 |
4409 |
101.1 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
153 |
143 |
107.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
215 |
215 |
100.0 % |
1723.00-1723.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
71522 |
285693 |
25.0 % |
1721.50-1722.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1721.00-1721.99 |
| Data Types of Opportunity with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean | UTC Time Window |
acarsa |
Auto. MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (ARINC) via AFWA |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1721.50-1722.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
2016 |
9367 |
21.5 % |
1722.50-1723.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
47712 |
27117 |
175.9 % |
1723.00-1723.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
0 |
6844 |
0.0 % |
1722.00-1722.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
192006 |
656010 |
29.3 % |
1721.50-1722.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
0 |
424576 |
0.0 % |
1721.50-1722.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1721.50-1722.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
8 |
62.5 % |
1723.50-1800.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
85795 |
105927 |
81.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11732 |
12162 |
96.5 % |
1723.00-1723.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
149968 |
142841 |
105.0 % |
1723.00-1723.99 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
30260 |
34598 |
87.5 % |
1722.50-1723.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
7173 |
5959 |
120.4 % |
1721.50-1722.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1721.50-1722.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
358029 |
311090 |
115.1 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
5055 |
2419 |
209.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
0 |
4 |
0.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
51 |
48 |
106.2 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
30875 |
33403 |
92.4 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
26918 |
28435 |
94.7 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
30 |
45 |
66.7 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
103 |
121.4 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
140 |
134 |
104.5 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3126 |
2715 |
115.1 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1044 |
1111 |
94.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
210 |
244 |
86.1 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
130 |
130 |
100.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
35 |
31 |
112.9 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
201 |
193 |
104.1 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
76 |
71 |
107.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
92 |
118 |
78.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
23 |
20 |
115.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
19 |
26 |
73.1 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
57 |
56 |
101.8 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
155841 |
140284 |
111.1 % |
1722.50-1723.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
27 |
27 |
100.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1984037 |
1934631 |
102.6 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
94 |
100 |
94.0 % |
1723.50-1800.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
172500 |
158065 |
109.1 % |
1722.50-1723.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
672 |
286 |
235.0 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
74 |
63 |
117.5 % |
1723.50-1800.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1723.50-1800.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1722.50-1723.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1721.50-1722.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
601 |
816 |
73.7 % |
1721.50-1722.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
2337 |
3878 |
60.3 % |
1722.00-1722.99 |
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