| 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 |
46024 |
50502 |
91.1 % |
1518.00-1518.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
102061 |
87738 |
116.3 % |
1518.00-1518.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
409320 |
351962 |
116.3 % |
1518.00-1518.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
10352 |
10270 |
100.8 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
211 |
212 |
99.5 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
120315 |
59097 |
203.6 % |
1517.50-1518.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
726 |
1095 |
66.3 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
510 |
530 |
96.2 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
611 |
586 |
104.3 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
601 |
599 |
100.3 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
19196 |
18137 |
105.8 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
51660 |
73056 |
70.7 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
46616 |
43472 |
107.2 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
88812 |
67648 |
131.3 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
510 |
493 |
103.4 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
106 |
106 |
100.0 % |
1517.50-1518.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.00-1516.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1518.00-1518.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
10469 |
10843 |
96.6 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
7737 |
8450 |
91.6 % |
1517.50-1518.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1516.00-1516.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1518.00-1518.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
144 |
338 |
42.6 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
215 |
337 |
63.8 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6855 |
7054 |
97.2 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
12 |
16 |
75.0 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
300 |
257 |
116.7 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
648 |
102.8 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
396 |
390 |
101.5 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1490 |
1464 |
101.8 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
9663 |
11658 |
82.9 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7958 |
7306 |
108.9 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
328 |
351 |
93.4 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
26908 |
31235 |
86.1 % |
1518.00-1518.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
286 |
284 |
100.7 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
28680 |
31592 |
90.8 % |
1517.50-1518.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
26 |
56 |
46.4 % |
1518.00-1518.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
617423 |
596887 |
103.4 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
862840 |
1273321 |
67.8 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
160 |
147 |
108.8 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1753 |
1725 |
101.6 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
215 |
211 |
101.9 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
134160 |
298716 |
44.9 % |
1517.50-1518.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1517.00-1517.99 |
| 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 |
1519.50-1520.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1517.50-1518.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
0 |
4032 |
0.0 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
73824 |
27443 |
269.0 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
9907 |
8128 |
121.9 % |
1518.00-1518.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
756065 |
657533 |
115.0 % |
1517.50-1518.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
545767 |
482681 |
113.1 % |
1517.50-1518.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1517.50-1518.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
11 |
14 |
78.6 % |
1519.50-1520.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
124069 |
119607 |
103.7 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11224 |
10986 |
102.2 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
212204 |
197416 |
107.5 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
5728 |
2716 |
210.9 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
23261 |
23510 |
98.9 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
9478 |
9110 |
104.0 % |
1517.50-1518.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1517.50-1518.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
979461 |
890793 |
110.0 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
10127 |
5111 |
198.1 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
0 |
43 |
0.0 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
5 |
6 |
83.3 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
47 |
47 |
100.0 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
33967 |
33298 |
102.0 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
26944 |
27249 |
98.9 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
42 |
35 |
120.0 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
123 |
101.6 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
140 |
119 |
117.6 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2939 |
3097 |
94.9 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
971 |
1077 |
90.2 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
222 |
223 |
99.6 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
107 |
116 |
92.2 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
34 |
117.6 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
192 |
191 |
100.5 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
72 |
62 |
116.1 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
101 |
99 |
102.0 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
37 |
23 |
160.9 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
22 |
32 |
68.8 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
55 |
56 |
98.2 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
161999 |
161079 |
100.6 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
29 |
96.6 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1965410 |
2215821 |
88.7 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
34 |
28 |
121.4 % |
1519.50-1520.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
245400 |
148615 |
165.1 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
680 |
653 |
104.1 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
18 |
69 |
26.1 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1518.50-1519.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
13062 |
11319 |
115.4 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1517.50-1518.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1517.50-1518.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
20 |
0.0 % |
1518.00-1518.99 |
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