| 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 |
49211 |
40377 |
121.9 % |
2005.00-2005.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
82170 |
30791 |
266.9 % |
2005.00-2005.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
20160 |
7567 |
266.4 % |
2005.00-2005.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
88864 |
75115 |
118.3 % |
2005.00-2005.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
357261 |
297483 |
120.1 % |
2005.00-2005.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
2891 |
3013 |
96.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
505 |
526 |
96.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
120315 |
74010 |
162.6 % |
2004.50-2005.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1115 |
1989 |
56.1 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
53 |
7 |
757.1 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
615 |
576 |
106.8 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
689 |
696 |
99.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
19428 |
14298 |
135.9 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
21780 |
38464 |
56.6 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
47161 |
34441 |
136.9 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
60153 |
41796 |
143.9 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
563 |
506 |
111.3 % |
2006.00-2006.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
109 |
113 |
96.5 % |
2004.50-2005.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
2676 |
1116 |
239.8 % |
2003.00-2003.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
5794 |
6234 |
92.9 % |
2005.00-2005.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12253 |
12798 |
95.7 % |
2005.50-2006.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
7028 |
7376 |
95.3 % |
2004.50-2005.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
1557 |
806 |
193.2 % |
2003.00-2003.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
3394 |
4415 |
76.9 % |
2005.00-2005.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
347 |
331 |
104.8 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
356 |
352 |
101.1 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7163 |
7301 |
98.1 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
9 |
11 |
81.8 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
297 |
268 |
110.8 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
38 |
56 |
67.9 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
422 |
381 |
110.8 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1558 |
1501 |
103.8 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
11276 |
10700 |
105.4 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7918 |
7607 |
104.1 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
368 |
347 |
106.1 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
21488 |
27617 |
77.8 % |
2005.00-2005.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
286 |
286 |
100.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
35 |
61 |
57.4 % |
2005.00-2005.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
508750 |
623532 |
81.6 % |
2005.50-2006.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
969141 |
1151577 |
84.2 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
146 |
147 |
99.3 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1654 |
1495 |
110.6 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
215 |
216 |
99.5 % |
2006.00-2006.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
48672 |
291848 |
16.7 % |
2004.50-2005.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2004.00-2004.99 |
| 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 |
2006.50-2007.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2004.50-2005.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
0 |
4033 |
0.0 % |
2005.50-2006.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
12096 |
45741 |
26.4 % |
2006.00-2006.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
7111 |
4573 |
155.5 % |
2005.00-2005.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
569076 |
633751 |
89.8 % |
2004.50-2005.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
0 |
82547 |
0.0 % |
2004.50-2005.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2004.50-2005.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
5 |
100.0 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
213863 |
118272 |
180.8 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
39243 |
37000 |
106.1 % |
2006.00-2006.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
210990 |
197028 |
107.1 % |
2006.00-2006.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
1384 |
3168 |
43.7 % |
2005.50-2006.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
28736 |
29212 |
98.4 % |
2005.50-2006.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
8420 |
8734 |
96.4 % |
2004.50-2005.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2004.50-2005.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
990906 |
954099 |
103.9 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
4590 |
3723 |
123.3 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
72 |
38 |
189.5 % |
2005.50-2006.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
2 |
5 |
40.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
52 |
46 |
113.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
33283 |
32893 |
101.2 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
25932 |
26858 |
96.6 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
53 |
40 |
132.5 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
125 |
100.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
101 |
124 |
81.5 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3410 |
3080 |
110.7 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1090 |
1052 |
103.6 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
202 |
211 |
95.7 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
114 |
118 |
96.6 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
30 |
133.3 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
193 |
191 |
101.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
71 |
64 |
110.9 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
95 |
108 |
88.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
31 |
24 |
129.2 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
1 |
2 |
50.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
64 |
59 |
108.5 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
140389 |
181919 |
77.2 % |
2005.50-2006.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
27 |
103.7 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1712271 |
1955130 |
87.6 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
29 |
26 |
111.5 % |
2006.50-2007.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
132840 |
143536 |
92.5 % |
2005.50-2006.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
680 |
623 |
109.1 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
99 |
92 |
107.6 % |
2006.50-2007.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2006.50-2007.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
2 |
0.0 % |
2005.50-2006.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
9020 |
8982 |
100.4 % |
2005.50-2006.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2004.50-2005.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1293 |
1233 |
104.9 % |
2004.50-2005.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2005.00-2005.99 |
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