| 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 |
57622 |
54602 |
105.5 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
105210 |
64859 |
162.2 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
25816 |
15952 |
161.8 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
72240 |
84935 |
85.1 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
291317 |
328732 |
88.6 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
11357 |
10809 |
105.1 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
615 |
594 |
103.5 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
110316 |
61946 |
178.1 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1216 |
1677 |
72.5 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
304 |
488 |
62.3 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
597 |
572 |
104.4 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
751 |
756 |
99.3 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
11401 |
14420 |
79.1 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
21690 |
43715 |
49.6 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
28899 |
35643 |
81.1 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
75317 |
62054 |
121.4 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
497 |
493 |
100.8 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
106 |
112 |
94.6 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
3082 |
937 |
328.9 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
7736 |
7252 |
106.7 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12927 |
13420 |
96.3 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
3364 |
4095 |
82.1 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
887 |
558 |
159.0 % |
1511.00-1511.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
7960 |
7095 |
112.2 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
339 |
327 |
103.7 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
371 |
336 |
110.4 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7187 |
7466 |
96.3 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
9 |
17 |
52.9 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
300 |
248 |
121.0 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
622 |
107.1 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
403 |
396 |
101.8 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1472 |
1413 |
104.2 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
10764 |
11501 |
93.6 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7702 |
7083 |
108.7 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
332 |
342 |
97.1 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
24268 |
32048 |
75.7 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
282 |
272 |
103.7 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
28680 |
41560 |
69.0 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
44 |
73 |
60.3 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
491875 |
462268 |
106.4 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
892068 |
934275 |
95.5 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
183 |
166 |
110.2 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
3913 |
4063 |
96.3 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
515 |
519 |
99.2 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
215 |
215 |
100.0 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
264786 |
290066 |
91.3 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.00-1512.99 |
| 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 |
1514.50-1515.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
2016 |
4836 |
41.7 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
54912 |
40544 |
135.4 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
2723 |
5691 |
47.8 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
424759 |
460657 |
92.2 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
18363 |
277971 |
6.6 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
6 |
83.3 % |
1514.50-1515.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
130349 |
130543 |
99.9 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
10771 |
10784 |
99.9 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
211575 |
190809 |
110.9 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
8608 |
2949 |
291.9 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
29957 |
30185 |
99.2 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
4151 |
3987 |
104.1 % |
1512.50-1513.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1040029 |
994720 |
104.6 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
1088 |
1548 |
70.3 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
73 |
35 |
208.6 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
8 |
6 |
133.3 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
50 |
49 |
102.0 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
32940 |
32833 |
100.3 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
26318 |
27398 |
96.1 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
39 |
34 |
114.7 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
123 |
101.6 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
140 |
122 |
114.8 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2651 |
2874 |
92.2 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1022 |
1063 |
96.1 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
221 |
219 |
100.9 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
110 |
119 |
92.4 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
33 |
121.2 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
195 |
193 |
101.0 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
72 |
67 |
107.5 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
105 |
103 |
101.9 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
38 |
24 |
158.3 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
29 |
39 |
74.4 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
63 |
57 |
110.5 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
138944 |
132754 |
104.7 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
28 |
100.0 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2057115 |
1930901 |
106.5 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
40 |
37 |
108.1 % |
1514.50-1515.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
255180 |
147085 |
173.5 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
700 |
678 |
103.2 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
101 |
88 |
114.8 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1513.50-1514.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
19021 |
18825 |
101.0 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1512.50-1513.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
11901 |
8165 |
145.8 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
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