| 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 |
47007 |
46858 |
100.3 % |
1503.00-1503.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
24390 |
65344 |
37.3 % |
1503.00-1503.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
5974 |
16073 |
37.2 % |
1503.00-1503.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
68541 |
65428 |
104.8 % |
1503.00-1503.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
275476 |
252934 |
108.9 % |
1503.00-1503.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
5408 |
5790 |
93.4 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
668 |
669 |
99.9 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
86016 |
59778 |
143.9 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1492 |
2066 |
72.2 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
69 |
81 |
85.2 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
529 |
586 |
90.3 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
790 |
773 |
102.2 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
13321 |
13833 |
96.3 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
45000 |
31954 |
140.8 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
31252 |
34893 |
89.6 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
44526 |
43254 |
102.9 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
520 |
507 |
102.6 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
114 |
111 |
102.7 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
1661 |
569 |
291.9 % |
1501.00-1501.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1503.00-1503.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
10199 |
10703 |
95.3 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
6035 |
6090 |
99.1 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
742 |
259 |
286.5 % |
1501.00-1501.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1503.00-1503.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
339 |
325 |
104.3 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
371 |
335 |
110.7 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6922 |
7136 |
97.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
12 |
11 |
109.1 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
298 |
250 |
119.2 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
35 |
57 |
61.4 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
406 |
381 |
106.6 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1493 |
1463 |
102.1 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
13440 |
11367 |
118.2 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7594 |
7190 |
105.6 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
337 |
332 |
101.5 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
24272 |
29893 |
81.2 % |
1503.00-1503.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
285 |
285 |
100.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
28680 |
42766 |
67.1 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
23 |
73 |
31.5 % |
1503.00-1503.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
534388 |
660146 |
80.9 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1160504 |
1226854 |
94.6 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
176 |
152 |
115.8 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1755 |
1807 |
97.1 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
215 |
216 |
99.5 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
120846 |
279935 |
43.2 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.00-1502.99 |
| 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 |
1504.50-1505.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
0 |
3291 |
0.0 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
42336 |
46266 |
91.5 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
2214 |
3394 |
65.2 % |
1503.00-1503.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
384376 |
434324 |
88.5 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
0 |
174221 |
0.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
8 |
7 |
114.3 % |
1504.50-1505.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
121352 |
128935 |
94.1 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11176 |
10889 |
102.6 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
210497 |
204032 |
103.2 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
5728 |
2420 |
236.7 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
22787 |
23113 |
98.6 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
8068 |
7117 |
113.4 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1133600 |
989340 |
114.6 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
6632 |
4105 |
161.6 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
73 |
42 |
173.8 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
8 |
6 |
133.3 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
45 |
47 |
95.7 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
31744 |
32855 |
96.6 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
26824 |
26689 |
100.5 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
46 |
39 |
117.9 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
125 |
100.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
140 |
116 |
120.7 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2846 |
2979 |
95.5 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
996 |
1075 |
92.7 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
221 |
221 |
100.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
114 |
121 |
94.2 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
29 |
137.9 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
201 |
191 |
105.2 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
64 |
66 |
97.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
138 |
103 |
134.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
33 |
23 |
143.5 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
3 |
4 |
75.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
61 |
59 |
103.4 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
152714 |
191820 |
79.6 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
28 |
100.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1902971 |
1993385 |
95.5 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
32 |
28 |
114.3 % |
1504.50-1505.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
86580 |
146572 |
59.1 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
735 |
653 |
112.6 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
102 |
88 |
115.9 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1503.50-1504.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
2228 |
2334 |
95.5 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.50-1503.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
913 |
1161 |
78.6 % |
1502.50-1503.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1503.00-1503.99 |
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