| 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 |
45542 |
48470 |
94.0 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
71420 |
73243 |
97.5 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
287236 |
289697 |
99.2 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
3171 |
2925 |
108.4 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
392 |
360 |
108.9 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
120315 |
62695 |
191.9 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1749 |
2228 |
78.5 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
135 |
127 |
106.3 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
762 |
558 |
136.6 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
904 |
767 |
117.9 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
15811 |
19129 |
82.7 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
77760 |
61457 |
126.5 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
41219 |
49466 |
83.3 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
43376 |
41627 |
104.2 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
497 |
491 |
101.2 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
102 |
115 |
88.7 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.00-1506.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
5573 |
6184 |
90.1 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12687 |
12898 |
98.4 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
5829 |
6984 |
83.5 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.00-1506.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
4431 |
4610 |
96.1 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
337 |
319 |
105.6 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
373 |
334 |
111.7 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7272 |
7512 |
96.8 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
9 |
12 |
75.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
302 |
252 |
119.8 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
34 |
58 |
58.6 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
332 |
390 |
85.1 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1381 |
1459 |
94.7 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
11552 |
12015 |
96.1 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
5980 |
7049 |
84.8 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
347 |
341 |
101.8 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
24268 |
30433 |
79.7 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
284 |
284 |
100.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
39480 |
42128 |
93.7 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
14 |
57 |
24.6 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
527419 |
575886 |
91.6 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
945724 |
992568 |
95.3 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
158 |
150 |
105.3 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1610 |
1558 |
103.3 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
214 |
216 |
99.1 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
375194 |
313143 |
119.8 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.00-1507.99 |
| 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 |
1509.50-1510.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
0 |
4634 |
0.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
42816 |
37216 |
115.0 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
2579 |
3443 |
74.9 % |
1508.00-1508.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
816677 |
650301 |
125.6 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
19594 |
67245 |
29.1 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
6 |
4 |
150.0 % |
1509.50-1510.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
86854 |
156483 |
55.5 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
39318 |
38481 |
102.2 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
210596 |
204093 |
103.2 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
6688 |
2815 |
237.6 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
29637 |
29701 |
99.8 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
8502 |
8251 |
103.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1151152 |
958882 |
120.1 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
1607 |
2410 |
66.7 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
70 |
45 |
155.6 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
4 |
5 |
80.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
52 |
48 |
108.3 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
30579 |
32701 |
93.5 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
24538 |
27337 |
89.8 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
39 |
31 |
125.8 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
124 |
100.8 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
105 |
119 |
88.2 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2843 |
3015 |
94.3 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1032 |
1053 |
98.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
212 |
214 |
99.1 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
115 |
116 |
99.1 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
29 |
137.9 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
184 |
189 |
97.4 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
45 |
59 |
76.3 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
54 |
97 |
55.7 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
38 |
22 |
172.7 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
1 |
3 |
33.3 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
61 |
59 |
103.4 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
151804 |
171171 |
88.7 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
28 |
100.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1902008 |
1947900 |
97.6 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
30 |
26 |
115.4 % |
1509.50-1510.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
223260 |
137326 |
162.6 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
688 |
521 |
132.1 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
84 |
67 |
125.4 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
20332 |
20346 |
99.9 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
380 |
473 |
80.3 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.00-1508.99 |
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