| 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 |
40488 |
41495 |
97.6 % |
2421.00-2421.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
76591 |
58466 |
131.0 % |
2421.00-2421.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
18800 |
14384 |
130.7 % |
2421.00-2421.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
70825 |
73871 |
95.9 % |
2421.00-2421.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
283411 |
294207 |
96.3 % |
2421.00-2421.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
11597 |
11347 |
102.2 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
185 |
184 |
100.5 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
34299 |
65641 |
52.3 % |
2420.50-2421.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
725 |
858 |
84.5 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
652 |
538 |
121.2 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
609 |
561 |
108.6 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
407 |
390 |
104.4 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
8371 |
14545 |
57.6 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
47047 |
42184 |
111.5 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
22792 |
36969 |
61.7 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
62981 |
62904 |
100.1 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
520 |
474 |
109.7 % |
2422.00-2422.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
106 |
105 |
101.0 % |
2420.50-2421.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
1156 |
0.0 % |
2419.00-2419.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2421.00-2421.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
10328 |
11808 |
87.5 % |
2421.50-2422.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
5965 |
5590 |
106.7 % |
2420.50-2421.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
422 |
0.0 % |
2419.00-2419.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2421.00-2421.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
327 |
344 |
95.1 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
343 |
309 |
111.0 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6848 |
6909 |
99.1 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
12 |
12 |
100.0 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
239 |
239 |
100.0 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
4 |
100.0 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
62 |
64 |
96.9 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
648 |
102.8 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
737 |
754 |
97.7 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
408 |
393 |
103.8 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1583 |
1410 |
112.3 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
11408 |
11141 |
102.4 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7980 |
7220 |
110.5 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
358 |
330 |
108.5 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
18836 |
29185 |
64.5 % |
2421.00-2421.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
285 |
281 |
101.4 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
62820 |
48100 |
130.6 % |
2420.50-2421.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
64 |
60 |
106.7 % |
2421.00-2421.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
9 |
88.9 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
534234 |
556950 |
95.9 % |
2421.50-2422.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1082595 |
1036932 |
104.4 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
168 |
156 |
107.7 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1816 |
1786 |
101.7 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
214 |
208 |
102.9 % |
2422.00-2422.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
308082 |
286782 |
107.4 % |
2420.50-2421.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2420.00-2420.99 |
| 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 |
2422.50-2423.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2420.50-2421.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
0 |
2614 |
0.0 % |
2421.50-2422.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
0 |
28934 |
0.0 % |
2422.00-2422.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
3087 |
3808 |
81.1 % |
2421.00-2421.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
236323 |
431526 |
54.8 % |
2420.50-2421.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
854501 |
245402 |
348.2 % |
2420.50-2421.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
2420.50-2421.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
11 |
14 |
78.6 % |
2422.50-2423.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
36360 |
109970 |
33.1 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
10300 |
11577 |
89.0 % |
2422.00-2422.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
211384 |
203118 |
104.1 % |
2422.00-2422.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
3808 |
2213 |
172.1 % |
2421.50-2422.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
23032 |
26143 |
88.1 % |
2421.50-2422.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
6318 |
5899 |
107.1 % |
2420.50-2421.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2420.50-2421.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1005789 |
985887 |
102.0 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
5646 |
4621 |
122.2 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
0 |
43 |
0.0 % |
2421.50-2422.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
7 |
6 |
116.7 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
50 |
48 |
104.2 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
32212 |
33335 |
96.6 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
27777 |
27781 |
100.0 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
52 |
43 |
120.9 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
106 |
117.9 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
106 |
129 |
82.2 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3166 |
3045 |
104.0 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1084 |
1108 |
97.8 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
202 |
230 |
87.8 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
128 |
129 |
99.2 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
35 |
32 |
109.4 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
190 |
194 |
97.9 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
68 |
69 |
98.6 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
61 |
113 |
54.0 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
25 |
21 |
119.0 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
39 |
26 |
150.0 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
57 |
58 |
98.3 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
138708 |
155442 |
89.2 % |
2421.50-2422.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
30 |
29 |
103.4 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2045267 |
2095966 |
97.6 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
28 |
28 |
100.0 % |
2422.50-2423.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
184320 |
152686 |
120.7 % |
2421.50-2422.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
688 |
364 |
189.0 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
66 |
80 |
82.5 % |
2422.50-2423.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2422.50-2423.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
67 |
20 |
335.0 % |
2421.50-2422.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2420.50-2421.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
495 |
612 |
80.9 % |
2420.50-2421.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
17 |
0.0 % |
2421.00-2421.99 |
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