| 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 |
26270 |
37417 |
70.2 % |
1601.00-1601.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
58202 |
65660 |
88.6 % |
1601.00-1601.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
224974 |
253832 |
88.6 % |
1601.00-1601.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
8378 |
9115 |
91.9 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
651 |
645 |
100.9 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
46493 |
89254 |
52.1 % |
1600.50-1601.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
805 |
612 |
131.5 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
249 |
251 |
99.2 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
537 |
496 |
108.3 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
393 |
284 |
138.4 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
19833 |
17320 |
114.5 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
100855 |
77773 |
129.7 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
48052 |
40093 |
119.9 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
28808 |
35894 |
80.3 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
478 |
422 |
113.3 % |
1602.00-1602.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
39 |
70 |
55.7 % |
1600.50-1601.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
2710 |
1877 |
144.4 % |
1523.00-1523.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
4929 |
7063 |
69.8 % |
1601.00-1601.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12181 |
12058 |
101.0 % |
1601.50-1602.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
5391 |
4455 |
121.0 % |
1600.50-1601.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
477 |
746 |
63.9 % |
1523.00-1523.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
4957 |
6495 |
76.3 % |
1601.00-1601.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
277 |
359 |
77.2 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
255 |
282 |
90.4 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6972 |
6891 |
101.2 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
13 |
0.0 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
149 |
116 |
128.4 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
9 |
9 |
100.0 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
672 |
582 |
115.5 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
702 |
707 |
99.3 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
392 |
374 |
104.8 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1366 |
1103 |
123.8 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
8019 |
8281 |
96.8 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
6130 |
5503 |
111.4 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
472 |
467 |
101.1 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
53456 |
53460 |
100.0 % |
1601.00-1601.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
273 |
279 |
97.8 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1600.50-1601.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
54 |
108 |
50.0 % |
1601.00-1601.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
17 |
17 |
100.0 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
679201 |
651761 |
104.2 % |
1601.50-1602.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1110197 |
1245667 |
89.1 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
224 |
199 |
112.6 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
3693 |
3701 |
99.8 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
500 |
507 |
98.6 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
174 |
178 |
97.8 % |
1602.00-1602.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
338468 |
292852 |
115.6 % |
1600.50-1601.49 |
| 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 |
1602.50-1603.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1600.50-1601.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
28098 |
31605 |
88.9 % |
1601.50-1602.49 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
13707 |
11731 |
116.8 % |
1601.00-1601.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
757570 |
781213 |
97.0 % |
1600.50-1601.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
728102 |
599001 |
121.6 % |
1600.50-1601.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
7 |
7 |
100.0 % |
1602.50-1603.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
132187 |
101551 |
130.2 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11456 |
12415 |
92.3 % |
1602.00-1602.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
148651 |
170815 |
87.0 % |
1602.00-1602.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
6472 |
9383 |
69.0 % |
1601.50-1602.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
27548 |
27417 |
100.5 % |
1601.50-1602.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
5591 |
4665 |
119.8 % |
1600.50-1601.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1600.50-1601.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
9 |
10 |
90.0 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
43 |
41 |
104.9 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
38678 |
30452 |
127.0 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
35499 |
28203 |
125.9 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
43 |
51 |
84.3 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
119 |
110 |
108.2 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
73 |
108 |
67.6 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2641 |
2577 |
102.5 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1294 |
1273 |
101.6 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
251 |
251 |
100.0 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
114 |
93 |
122.6 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
39 |
38 |
102.6 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
180 |
172 |
104.7 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
58 |
62 |
93.5 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
134 |
154 |
87.0 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
38 |
34 |
111.8 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
8 |
9 |
88.9 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
87 |
76 |
114.5 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
32 |
33 |
97.0 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
166703 |
173260 |
96.2 % |
1601.50-1602.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
25 |
26 |
96.2 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2026283 |
2096337 |
96.7 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.50 |
slpbg |
Sea level pressure bogus |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1521.00-1521.99 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
112320 |
129678 |
86.6 % |
1601.50-1602.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
4 |
9 |
44.4 % |
1602.50-1603.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1602.50-1603.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
122 |
196 |
62.2 % |
1601.50-1602.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1600.50-1601.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1000 |
780 |
128.2 % |
1600.50-1601.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1601.00-1601.99 |
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