| 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 |
47453 |
44371 |
106.9 % |
2603.00-2603.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
75466 |
64394 |
117.2 % |
2603.00-2603.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
184112 |
240812 |
76.5 % |
2603.00-2603.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
2684 |
1849 |
145.2 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
607 |
630 |
96.3 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
9999 |
62065 |
16.1 % |
2602.50-2603.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1290 |
1066 |
121.0 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
36 |
101 |
35.6 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
590 |
581 |
101.5 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
703 |
757 |
92.9 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
12168 |
13931 |
87.3 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
15840 |
35105 |
45.1 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
31083 |
33770 |
92.0 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
38665 |
31405 |
123.1 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
523 |
458 |
114.2 % |
2604.00-2604.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
113 |
99 |
114.1 % |
2602.50-2603.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
967 |
315 |
307.0 % |
2601.00-2601.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2603.00-2603.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
10494 |
12010 |
87.4 % |
2603.50-2604.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
7523 |
5639 |
133.4 % |
2602.50-2603.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
433 |
170 |
254.7 % |
2601.00-2601.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2603.00-2603.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
320 |
337 |
95.0 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
346 |
307 |
112.7 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6829 |
7120 |
95.9 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
12 |
13 |
92.3 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
239 |
240 |
99.6 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
63 |
63 |
100.0 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
717 |
720 |
99.6 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
422 |
373 |
113.1 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1615 |
1409 |
114.6 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
9454 |
12080 |
78.3 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
8443 |
7236 |
116.7 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
342 |
333 |
102.7 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
26992 |
29267 |
92.2 % |
2603.00-2603.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
290 |
283 |
102.5 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
18 |
76 |
23.7 % |
2603.00-2603.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
9 |
88.9 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
614652 |
648858 |
94.7 % |
2603.50-2604.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1136020 |
968839 |
117.3 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
164 |
158 |
103.8 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1822 |
1790 |
101.8 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
217 |
215 |
100.9 % |
2604.00-2604.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
339905 |
282531 |
120.3 % |
2602.50-2603.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2602.00-2602.99 |
| 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 |
2604.50-2605.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2602.50-2603.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
0 |
54605 |
0.0 % |
2604.00-2604.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
3761 |
2581 |
145.7 % |
2603.00-2603.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
594880 |
455223 |
130.7 % |
2602.50-2603.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
0 |
227994 |
0.0 % |
2602.50-2603.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
2 |
1 |
200.0 % |
2602.50-2603.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
8 |
6 |
133.3 % |
2604.50-2605.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
160317 |
118085 |
135.8 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
10796 |
11182 |
96.5 % |
2604.00-2604.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
210406 |
175403 |
120.0 % |
2604.00-2604.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
2848 |
2241 |
127.1 % |
2603.50-2604.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
22754 |
26171 |
86.9 % |
2603.50-2604.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
8265 |
6863 |
120.4 % |
2602.50-2603.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2602.50-2603.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1074011 |
1033821 |
103.9 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
4345 |
2593 |
167.6 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
149 |
39 |
382.1 % |
2603.50-2604.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
8 |
5 |
160.0 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
45 |
47 |
95.7 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
34065 |
33302 |
102.3 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
28809 |
28205 |
102.1 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
30 |
43 |
69.8 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
109 |
114.7 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
140 |
129 |
108.5 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3313 |
2989 |
110.8 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1076 |
1106 |
97.3 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
187 |
226 |
82.7 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
131 |
131 |
100.0 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
30 |
26 |
115.4 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
190 |
192 |
99.0 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
75 |
70 |
107.1 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
41 |
108 |
38.0 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
24 |
21 |
114.3 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
2 |
3 |
66.7 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
58 |
59 |
98.3 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
171052 |
191087 |
89.5 % |
2603.50-2604.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
27 |
103.7 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1959533 |
1810784 |
108.2 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
31 |
28 |
110.7 % |
2604.50-2605.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
180720 |
158526 |
114.0 % |
2603.50-2604.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
729 |
448 |
162.7 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
64 |
81 |
79.0 % |
2604.50-2605.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2605.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
2835 |
2415 |
117.4 % |
2603.50-2604.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2602.50-2603.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1658 |
1149 |
144.3 % |
2602.50-2603.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2603.00-2603.99 |
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