| 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 |
59573 |
55350 |
107.6 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
120295 |
40889 |
294.2 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
29621 |
10045 |
294.9 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
72798 |
87203 |
83.5 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
292086 |
341702 |
85.5 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
10995 |
10407 |
105.7 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
190 |
168 |
113.1 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
9999 |
64161 |
15.6 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
596 |
757 |
78.7 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
432 |
506 |
85.4 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
666 |
558 |
119.4 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
687 |
613 |
112.1 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
13674 |
14968 |
91.4 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
52737 |
63776 |
82.7 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
35033 |
36584 |
95.8 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
53599 |
40525 |
132.3 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
497 |
489 |
101.6 % |
1520.00-1520.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
113 |
108 |
104.6 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
1970 |
694 |
283.9 % |
1517.00-1517.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
5389 |
6582 |
81.9 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12679 |
13120 |
96.6 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
3854 |
3895 |
98.9 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
537 |
376 |
142.8 % |
1517.00-1517.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
5012 |
6275 |
79.9 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
343 |
336 |
102.1 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
376 |
342 |
109.9 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6889 |
7043 |
97.8 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
12 |
14 |
85.7 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
278 |
248 |
112.1 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
371 |
382 |
97.1 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1381 |
1437 |
96.1 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
9123 |
11680 |
78.1 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
6520 |
7153 |
91.2 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
332 |
350 |
94.9 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
45744 |
30174 |
151.6 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
285 |
285 |
100.0 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
22380 |
38692 |
57.8 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
95 |
61 |
155.7 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
603770 |
621633 |
97.1 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
888401 |
1333563 |
66.6 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
188 |
173 |
108.7 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
3851 |
3858 |
99.8 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
510 |
518 |
98.5 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
216 |
216 |
100.0 % |
1520.00-1520.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
379258 |
287284 |
132.0 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1518.00-1518.99 |
| 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 |
1520.50-1521.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1518.50-1519.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
16128 |
4098 |
393.6 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
0 |
35709 |
0.0 % |
1520.00-1520.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
7326 |
7376 |
99.3 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
789815 |
535752 |
147.4 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
316908 |
493485 |
64.2 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1518.50-1519.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
11 |
7 |
157.1 % |
1520.50-1521.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
93473 |
94374 |
99.0 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11623 |
9291 |
125.1 % |
1520.00-1520.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
147521 |
120521 |
122.4 % |
1520.00-1520.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
1424 |
2608 |
54.6 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
28942 |
29641 |
97.6 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
3439 |
3490 |
98.5 % |
1518.50-1519.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1518.50-1519.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1018523 |
940949 |
108.2 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
9195 |
7050 |
130.4 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
8 |
5 |
160.0 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
48 |
47 |
102.1 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
32497 |
32768 |
99.2 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
26238 |
26809 |
97.9 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
42 |
44 |
95.5 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
123 |
101.6 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
139 |
126 |
110.3 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3121 |
2934 |
106.4 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
984 |
1083 |
90.9 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
220 |
225 |
97.8 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
113 |
116 |
97.4 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
35 |
114.3 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
196 |
191 |
102.6 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
66 |
65 |
101.5 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
125 |
106 |
117.9 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
36 |
22 |
163.6 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
18 |
32 |
56.2 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
50 |
58 |
86.2 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
168618 |
169663 |
99.4 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
22 |
29 |
75.9 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2019837 |
2327637 |
86.8 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
47 |
38 |
123.7 % |
1520.50-1521.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
238440 |
170576 |
139.8 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
671 |
648 |
103.5 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
104 |
90 |
115.6 % |
1520.50-1521.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1520.50-1521.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1519.50-1520.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
6184 |
4851 |
127.5 % |
1519.50-1520.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1518.50-1519.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1518.50-1519.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
9653 |
12960 |
74.5 % |
1519.00-1519.99 |
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