| 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 |
55173 |
44202 |
124.8 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
33377 |
0.0 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
8210 |
0.0 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
112017 |
81156 |
138.0 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
449214 |
326663 |
137.5 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
7233 |
8361 |
86.5 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
651 |
630 |
103.3 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
51657 |
0.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1479 |
1567 |
94.4 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
358 |
483 |
74.1 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
512 |
554 |
92.4 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
743 |
594 |
125.1 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
25356 |
19882 |
127.5 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
21600 |
46240 |
46.7 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
58771 |
51440 |
114.3 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
56581 |
54342 |
104.1 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
502 |
506 |
99.2 % |
1512.00-1512.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
118 |
111 |
106.3 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
2421 |
1269 |
190.8 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
5466 |
5945 |
91.9 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12702 |
13096 |
97.0 % |
1511.50-1512.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
5323 |
6106 |
87.2 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
1278 |
832 |
153.6 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
4340 |
4550 |
95.4 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
340 |
325 |
104.6 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
372 |
332 |
112.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7213 |
7527 |
95.8 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
9 |
15 |
60.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
301 |
250 |
120.4 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
662 |
100.6 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
379 |
366 |
103.6 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1432 |
1248 |
114.7 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
12058 |
11143 |
108.2 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7236 |
6083 |
119.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
342 |
340 |
100.6 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
37708 |
31508 |
119.7 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
284 |
276 |
102.9 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
36960 |
42914 |
86.1 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
48 |
71 |
67.6 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
489792 |
489934 |
100.0 % |
1511.50-1512.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
836755 |
843802 |
99.2 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
166 |
149 |
111.4 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1410 |
1517 |
92.9 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
214 |
210 |
101.9 % |
1512.00-1512.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
366770 |
277605 |
132.1 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.00-1510.99 |
| 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 |
1512.50-1513.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
2016 |
4770 |
42.3 % |
1511.50-1512.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
98688 |
30051 |
328.4 % |
1512.00-1512.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
12759 |
6189 |
206.2 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
1100556 |
656255 |
167.7 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
608677 |
348298 |
174.8 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
5 |
100.0 % |
1512.50-1513.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
271514 |
183956 |
147.6 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
38753 |
37633 |
103.0 % |
1512.00-1512.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
210615 |
204139 |
103.2 % |
1512.00-1512.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
3872 |
2935 |
131.9 % |
1511.50-1512.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
29883 |
29829 |
100.2 % |
1511.50-1512.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
7374 |
6724 |
109.7 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1125922 |
977542 |
115.2 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
2238 |
1787 |
125.2 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
112 |
34 |
329.4 % |
1511.50-1512.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
2 |
6 |
33.3 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
52 |
48 |
108.3 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
32409 |
32260 |
100.5 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
25620 |
26233 |
97.7 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
24 |
33 |
72.7 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
125 |
100.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
139 |
118 |
117.8 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2874 |
2727 |
105.4 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1035 |
1067 |
97.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
213 |
220 |
96.8 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
105 |
118 |
89.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
33 |
121.2 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
195 |
191 |
102.1 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
52 |
54 |
96.3 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
93 |
100 |
93.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
36 |
23 |
156.5 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
28 |
27 |
103.7 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
56 |
54 |
103.7 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
152485 |
147272 |
103.5 % |
1511.50-1512.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
28 |
100.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2033534 |
2005923 |
101.4 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36541 |
100.7 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
30 |
27 |
111.1 % |
1512.50-1513.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
193500 |
154400 |
125.3 % |
1511.50-1512.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
102 |
87 |
117.2 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1511.50-1512.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
21534 |
21769 |
98.9 % |
1511.50-1512.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
1096 |
406 |
270.0 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
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