| 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 |
59147 |
47872 |
123.6 % |
2402.00-2402.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
101254 |
73775 |
137.2 % |
2402.00-2402.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
407087 |
287700 |
141.5 % |
2402.00-2402.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
10762 |
8290 |
129.8 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
718 |
686 |
104.7 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
82899 |
62366 |
132.9 % |
2401.50-2402.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1216 |
1637 |
74.3 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
328 |
187 |
175.4 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
582 |
587 |
99.1 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
469 |
462 |
101.5 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
3990 |
12572 |
31.7 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
0 |
35288 |
0.0 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
9745 |
31862 |
30.6 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
43936 |
41735 |
105.3 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
508 |
458 |
110.9 % |
2403.00-2403.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
86 |
99 |
86.9 % |
2401.50-2402.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2400.00-2400.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
6825 |
7321 |
93.2 % |
2402.00-2402.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12547 |
14311 |
87.7 % |
2402.50-2403.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
6769 |
5920 |
114.3 % |
2401.50-2402.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2400.00-2400.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
4253 |
4917 |
86.5 % |
2402.00-2402.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
288 |
338 |
85.2 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
312 |
302 |
103.3 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7126 |
7046 |
101.1 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
9 |
13 |
69.2 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
249 |
243 |
102.5 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
4 |
75.0 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
45 |
55 |
81.8 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
543 |
647 |
83.9 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
321 |
378 |
84.9 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1226 |
1395 |
87.9 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
11727 |
12905 |
90.9 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
4882 |
7283 |
67.0 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
363 |
337 |
107.7 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
27000 |
28341 |
95.3 % |
2402.00-2402.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
278 |
284 |
97.9 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
39540 |
32410 |
122.0 % |
2401.50-2402.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
34 |
65 |
52.3 % |
2402.00-2402.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
9 |
88.9 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
630287 |
607713 |
103.7 % |
2402.50-2403.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
963804 |
985281 |
97.8 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
167 |
159 |
105.0 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1564 |
1537 |
101.8 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
215 |
215 |
100.0 % |
2403.00-2403.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
199251 |
274005 |
72.7 % |
2401.50-2402.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2401.00-2401.99 |
| 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 |
2403.50-2404.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2401.50-2402.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
0 |
51590 |
0.0 % |
2403.00-2403.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
10063 |
5099 |
197.4 % |
2402.00-2402.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
578218 |
420849 |
137.4 % |
2401.50-2402.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
498423 |
559550 |
89.1 % |
2401.50-2402.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2401.50-2402.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
4 |
125.0 % |
2403.50-2404.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
51350 |
117152 |
43.8 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
39540 |
40062 |
98.7 % |
2403.00-2403.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
211466 |
197113 |
107.3 % |
2403.00-2403.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
4768 |
2681 |
177.8 % |
2402.50-2403.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
29009 |
32738 |
88.6 % |
2402.50-2403.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
7800 |
7048 |
110.7 % |
2401.50-2402.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2401.50-2402.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1069074 |
1013060 |
105.5 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
1829 |
2639 |
69.3 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
71 |
33 |
215.2 % |
2402.50-2403.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
6 |
6 |
100.0 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
44 |
47 |
93.6 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
30611 |
31968 |
95.8 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
26502 |
28227 |
93.9 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
28 |
32 |
87.5 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
108 |
115.7 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
105 |
126 |
83.3 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2566 |
2992 |
85.8 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1089 |
1103 |
98.7 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
179 |
228 |
78.5 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
125 |
128 |
97.7 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
30 |
26 |
115.4 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
158 |
189 |
83.6 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
42 |
69 |
60.9 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
56 |
114 |
49.1 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
20 |
20 |
100.0 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
6 |
6 |
100.0 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
53 |
55 |
96.4 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
175520 |
176533 |
99.4 % |
2402.50-2403.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
27 |
26 |
103.8 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1888708 |
1880073 |
100.5 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
27 |
28 |
96.4 % |
2403.50-2404.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
138060 |
156954 |
88.0 % |
2402.50-2403.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
11 |
478 |
2.3 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
42 |
63 |
66.7 % |
2403.50-2404.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2403.50-2404.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
1286 |
1151 |
111.7 % |
2402.50-2403.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2401.50-2402.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1068 |
1150 |
92.9 % |
2401.50-2402.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
6477 |
8450 |
76.7 % |
2402.00-2402.99 |
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