| 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 |
65882 |
47887 |
137.6 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
44785 |
28086 |
159.5 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
10935 |
6912 |
158.2 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
116317 |
81618 |
142.5 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
465432 |
325450 |
143.0 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
10859 |
10068 |
107.9 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
422 |
403 |
104.7 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
107199 |
62487 |
171.6 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
719 |
1097 |
65.5 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
371 |
391 |
94.9 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
472 |
586 |
80.5 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
1029 |
695 |
148.1 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
10884 |
13997 |
77.8 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
86634 |
39813 |
217.6 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
28678 |
34827 |
82.3 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
60303 |
54953 |
109.7 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
492 |
492 |
100.0 % |
1516.00-1516.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
104 |
113 |
92.0 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
4166 |
833 |
500.1 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.00-1515.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
10628 |
11025 |
96.4 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
5397 |
5876 |
91.8 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
2039 |
482 |
423.0 % |
1513.00-1513.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.00-1515.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
341 |
325 |
104.9 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
372 |
335 |
111.0 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7055 |
7310 |
96.5 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
12 |
16 |
75.0 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
300 |
247 |
121.5 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
659 |
101.1 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
370 |
391 |
94.6 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1379 |
1461 |
94.4 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
9278 |
11730 |
79.1 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
6471 |
7282 |
88.9 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
327 |
330 |
99.1 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
21508 |
32671 |
65.8 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
288 |
277 |
104.0 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
55500 |
43737 |
126.9 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
77 |
57 |
135.1 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
545011 |
501799 |
108.6 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1044850 |
1025438 |
101.9 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
161 |
146 |
110.3 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1770 |
1713 |
103.3 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
213 |
216 |
98.6 % |
1516.00-1516.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
127504 |
253385 |
50.3 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.00-1514.99 |
| 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 |
1516.50-1517.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
0 |
4903 |
0.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
16896 |
30074 |
56.2 % |
1516.00-1516.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
7220 |
5774 |
125.0 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
498633 |
451102 |
110.5 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
963623 |
374822 |
257.1 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
1 |
2 |
50.0 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
10 |
13 |
76.9 % |
1516.50-1517.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
59364 |
122365 |
48.5 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
10906 |
10408 |
104.8 % |
1516.00-1516.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
210311 |
200652 |
104.8 % |
1516.00-1516.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
5128 |
2690 |
190.6 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
23632 |
23787 |
99.3 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
6144 |
5996 |
102.5 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
953062 |
917503 |
103.9 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
4981 |
2116 |
235.4 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
0 |
38 |
0.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
6 |
5 |
120.0 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
52 |
51 |
102.0 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
32354 |
32569 |
99.3 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
26488 |
25639 |
103.3 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
26 |
41 |
63.4 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
119 |
105.0 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
133 |
121 |
109.9 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3153 |
3019 |
104.4 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
987 |
1061 |
93.0 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
209 |
225 |
92.9 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
113 |
116 |
97.4 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
39 |
33 |
118.2 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
195 |
192 |
101.6 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
71 |
62 |
114.5 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
87 |
99 |
87.9 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
38 |
24 |
158.3 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
25 |
36 |
69.4 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
60 |
58 |
103.4 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
137560 |
134432 |
102.3 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
31 |
29 |
106.9 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2011202 |
1916840 |
104.9 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
35 |
28 |
125.0 % |
1516.50-1517.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
52020 |
166625 |
31.2 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
706 |
670 |
105.4 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
89 |
87 |
102.3 % |
1516.50-1517.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.50-1517.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
22314 |
21717 |
102.7 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
19 |
0.0 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
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