| 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 |
47896 |
52885 |
90.6 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
77653 |
0.0 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
19101 |
0.0 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
106248 |
84919 |
125.1 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
424097 |
337035 |
125.8 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
2404 |
1490 |
161.3 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
355 |
305 |
116.4 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
70749 |
62788 |
112.7 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1809 |
2108 |
85.8 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
124 |
136 |
91.2 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
476 |
561 |
84.8 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
678 |
681 |
99.6 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
16801 |
14097 |
119.2 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
134244 |
43869 |
306.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
38866 |
35624 |
109.1 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
62990 |
48478 |
129.9 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
486 |
492 |
98.8 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
98 |
109 |
89.9 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
3147 |
900 |
349.7 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
7027 |
6499 |
108.1 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12541 |
12859 |
97.5 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
4111 |
4937 |
83.3 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
1610 |
644 |
250.0 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
7057 |
6550 |
107.7 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
337 |
332 |
101.5 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
377 |
341 |
110.6 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7221 |
7406 |
97.5 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
9 |
11 |
81.8 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
301 |
252 |
119.4 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
32 |
58 |
55.2 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
332 |
400 |
83.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1269 |
1478 |
85.9 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
10710 |
11540 |
92.8 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
4956 |
7430 |
66.7 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
341 |
339 |
100.6 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
35068 |
27817 |
126.1 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
285 |
285 |
100.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
70200 |
42074 |
166.8 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
91 |
86 |
105.8 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
545874 |
599559 |
91.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1016819 |
1047730 |
97.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
183 |
170 |
107.6 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
4066 |
4059 |
100.2 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
565 |
552 |
102.4 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
215 |
216 |
99.5 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
372566 |
325512 |
114.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.00-1506.99 |
| 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 |
1508.50-1509.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
20160 |
3426 |
588.4 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
0 |
45178 |
0.0 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
11174 |
6574 |
170.0 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
435916 |
611369 |
71.3 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
357021 |
432978 |
82.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
5 |
100.0 % |
1508.50-1509.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
62992 |
112397 |
56.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11186 |
11104 |
100.7 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
211545 |
187280 |
113.0 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
2864 |
2700 |
106.1 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
29283 |
29512 |
99.2 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
5978 |
5519 |
108.3 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
750990 |
855461 |
87.8 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
1967 |
2685 |
73.3 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
0 |
50 |
0.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
6 |
6 |
100.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
51 |
48 |
106.2 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
30614 |
32608 |
93.9 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
25450 |
27061 |
94.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
29 |
40 |
72.5 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
124 |
100.8 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
106 |
118 |
89.8 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2671 |
3014 |
88.6 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1030 |
1060 |
97.2 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
198 |
214 |
92.5 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
116 |
120 |
96.7 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
29 |
137.9 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
185 |
192 |
96.4 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
47 |
67 |
70.1 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
101 |
102 |
99.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
37 |
23 |
160.9 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
60 |
58 |
103.4 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
155045 |
177192 |
87.5 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
27 |
28 |
96.4 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1804152 |
1929293 |
93.5 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
38 |
37 |
102.7 % |
1508.50-1509.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
40920 |
135406 |
30.2 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
755 |
638 |
118.3 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
104 |
91 |
114.3 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
17678 |
17952 |
98.5 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
364 |
564 |
64.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.00-1507.99 |
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