| 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 |
48038 |
45711 |
105.1 % |
1501.00-1501.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
50185 |
28991 |
173.1 % |
1501.00-1501.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
12335 |
7119 |
173.3 % |
1501.00-1501.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
76826 |
86184 |
89.1 % |
1501.00-1501.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
305828 |
332308 |
92.0 % |
1501.00-1501.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
10154 |
9952 |
102.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
772 |
799 |
96.6 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
22149 |
65907 |
33.6 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
971 |
1241 |
78.2 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
290 |
269 |
107.8 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
755 |
555 |
136.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
269 |
353 |
76.2 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
16160 |
13783 |
117.2 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
25920 |
44823 |
57.8 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
39874 |
34006 |
117.3 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
67206 |
58124 |
115.6 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
513 |
499 |
102.8 % |
1502.00-1502.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
125 |
109 |
114.7 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
2466 |
589 |
418.7 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
8254 |
6489 |
127.2 % |
1501.00-1501.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12667 |
12953 |
97.8 % |
1501.50-1502.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
2437 |
4614 |
52.8 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
394 |
225 |
175.1 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
8673 |
6505 |
133.3 % |
1501.00-1501.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
343 |
327 |
104.9 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
370 |
330 |
112.1 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6866 |
6953 |
98.7 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
9 |
11 |
81.8 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
298 |
250 |
119.2 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
33 |
59 |
55.9 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
399 |
398 |
100.3 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1397 |
1491 |
93.7 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
13059 |
12412 |
105.2 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
6751 |
7565 |
89.2 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
333 |
331 |
100.6 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
29672 |
29805 |
99.6 % |
1501.00-1501.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
282 |
281 |
100.4 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
59 |
57 |
103.5 % |
1501.00-1501.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
537272 |
606909 |
88.5 % |
1501.50-1502.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
2 |
1 |
200.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1278821 |
1266315 |
101.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
204 |
178 |
114.6 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
3827 |
3775 |
101.4 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
567 |
507 |
111.8 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
213 |
216 |
98.6 % |
1502.00-1502.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
236080 |
272722 |
86.6 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.00-1500.99 |
| 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 |
1502.50-1503.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
0 |
3559 |
0.0 % |
1501.50-1502.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
83808 |
39728 |
211.0 % |
1502.00-1502.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
11106 |
9178 |
121.0 % |
1501.00-1501.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
708005 |
495595 |
142.9 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
404379 |
617625 |
65.5 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
6 |
83.3 % |
1502.50-1503.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
167518 |
121932 |
137.4 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11740 |
11372 |
103.2 % |
1502.00-1502.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
211649 |
194347 |
108.9 % |
1502.00-1502.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
3808 |
1922 |
198.1 % |
1501.50-1502.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
28725 |
29189 |
98.4 % |
1501.50-1502.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
3512 |
4850 |
72.4 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1125567 |
957735 |
117.5 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
10580 |
5619 |
188.3 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
116 |
48 |
241.7 % |
1501.50-1502.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
8 |
5 |
160.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
49 |
47 |
104.3 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
29841 |
33115 |
90.1 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
25097 |
25702 |
97.6 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
37 |
35 |
105.7 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
125 |
100.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
105 |
118 |
89.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2870 |
3096 |
92.7 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1007 |
1076 |
93.6 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
211 |
223 |
94.6 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
120 |
120 |
100.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
30 |
133.3 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
192 |
188 |
102.1 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
63 |
69 |
91.3 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
131 |
104 |
126.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
35 |
23 |
152.2 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
5 |
10 |
50.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
67 |
63 |
106.3 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
146385 |
165692 |
88.3 % |
1501.50-1502.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
29 |
28 |
103.6 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2082817 |
2155976 |
96.6 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
37 |
36 |
102.8 % |
1502.50-1503.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
234360 |
155749 |
150.5 % |
1501.50-1502.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
723 |
640 |
113.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
104 |
89 |
116.9 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1501.50-1502.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
126 |
76 |
165.8 % |
1501.50-1502.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
370 |
742 |
49.9 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1501.00-1501.99 |
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