table_18 - EMC
Table 18. Summary of the current NCEP GFS-GSI, NAM-GSI, RAP-GSI and RTMA-GSI and URMA-GSI analysis system usage of data types that do not pass through PREPBUFR processing (last revised 3/15/2018- should now be completely up-to-date).
In "Variables" column:
1B - Level 1B
1C - Level 1C
AMVs - Atmosperic Motion Vectors
IR - Infrared
Tb - Brightness temperature
VIS - Visible
WVdl - Water Vapor deep layer (clear air)
WVct - Water Vapor cloud top
aod - Aerosol optical depth
asr - All sky radiances
csr - Clear sky radiances
clw - Cloud liquid water
ctp - Cloud top pressure
ctt - Cloud top temperature
chn - Channel
fov - Field of view
sw - Short wave
rad - Radiances
* - Although some RARS 1C HIRS-3 and HIRS-4 data have been set to "use" or "monitor", they are currently not used or monitored for any satellite due to logic in the GSI analysis which excludes them from consideration. This is intentional.
% - This is set to "monitor" in the "info" table read in by the GSI, but either the dump file is not read by the GSI or this data within the dump file is not read by the GSI.
@ - This is set to "monitor" in the "info" table read in by the GSI, but either a dump file is not created or this data is not part of the dump file.
& - This is set to "use" in the "info" table read in by the GSI, but either the dump file is not read by the GSI or this data within the dump file is not read by the GSI.
# - This is set to "use" in the "info" table read in by the GSI, but either a dump file is not created or this data is not part of the dump file.
+ - To see which channels are actually assimilated, navigate to http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/gdas/radiance/esafford/opr/index.html and click on the appropriate summary plot. Look at the chart at the top entitled "number of observations passing quality control". Those channels assimilated are denoted with green dots on the bottom line of the chart while those channels not assimilated (thus monitored) are denoted with red dots.
$ - To see which channels are actually assimilated, navigate to http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/gdas/radiance/esafford/regional/nrx/index.html and click on the appropriate summary plot. Look at the chart at the top entitled "number of observations passing quality control". Those channels assimilated are denoted with green dots on the bottom line of the chart while those channels not assimilated (thus monitored) are denoted with red dots.
Z - Used only where Level 2 and Level 2.5 radial wind data are not available.
600a - Above 600 mb (w.r.t. AMV's).
600b - At and below 600 mb (w.r.t. AMV's).
AK - Only over Alaska.
H2O - Over water only.
CO25 - 2.5 km RTMA and URMA CONUS run only.
uCO25 - 2.5 km URMA CONUS run only.
ru25 - All runs except 2.5 km RTMA CONUS Rapid-Update (w.r.t. AMV's).
850b - At and below 850 mb (w.r.t. AMV's).
s10m - Derives 10 meter wind speed (2.5 km RTMA and URMA CONUS, 3.0 km RTMA and URMA Alaska, and 2.5 km RTMA CONUS Rapid Update runs only).
In "Variables" column:
1B - Level 1B
1C - Level 1C
AMVs - Atmosperic Motion Vectors
IR - Infrared
Tb - Brightness temperature
VIS - Visible
WVdl - Water Vapor deep layer (clear air)
WVct - Water Vapor cloud top
aod - Aerosol optical depth
asr - All sky radiances
csr - Clear sky radiances
clw - Cloud liquid water
ctp - Cloud top pressure
ctt - Cloud top temperature
chn - Channel
fov - Field of view
sw - Short wave
rad - Radiances
RADIANCES/BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES |
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| Satellite | Instrument | Variables | Used by Assimilation | Monitored (but not used) by Assimilation | Comments | |||||||||||
| GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
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| NOAA-14 | HIRS-2 | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| NOAA-14 | MSU | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| NOAA-15 | HIRS-3 | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-15 | HIRS-3 | 1C Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA); quality is suspect | |||||
| NOAA-15 | AMSU-A | 1B Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | n/a | n/a | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-15 | AMSU-A | 1C Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| NOAA-15 | AMSU-B | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-15 | AMSU-B | 1C Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no | Tanked, not dumped; but all BTEMPs missing (instr. went bad on 3/28/11) |
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| NOAA-16 | HIRS-3 | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-16 | HIRS-3 | 1C Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available on GTS | |||||
| NOAA-16 | AMSU-A | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-16 | AMSU-A | 1C Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available on GTS | |||||
| NOAA-16 | AMSU-B | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-16 | AMSU-B | 1C Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available on GTS | |||||
| NOAA-17 | HIRS-3 | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-17 | HIRS-3 | 1C Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | No longer available on GTS | |||||
| NOAA-17 | AMSU-A | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-17 | AMSU-A | 1C Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available on GTS | |||||
| NOAA-17 | AMSU-B | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-17 | AMSU-B | 1C Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | No longer available on GTS | |||||
| NOAA-18 | HIRS-4 | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA); quality is suspect | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-18 | HIRS-4 | 1C Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA); quality is suspect | |||||
| NOAA-18 | AMSU-A | 1B Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | n/a | n/a | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-18 | AMSU-A | 1C Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| NOAA-18 | MHS | 1B Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | n/a | n/a | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-18 | MHS | 1C Tb | no & |
no & |
YES | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| NOAA-19 | HIRS-4 | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA); quality is suspect | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-19 | HIRS-4 | 1C Tb | no | no | no | no | no * |
no * |
no * |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| NOAA-19 | AMSU-A | 1B Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | n/a | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-19 | AMSU-A | 1C Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| NOAA-19 | MHS | 1B Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | n/a | no | no |
Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-19 | MHS | 1C Tb | no & |
no & |
YES | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METOP-2(A) | HIRS-4 | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA); quality is suspect | |||||
| -> RARS: METOP-2(A) |
HIRS-4 | 1C Tb | no |
no |
no |
no | no * |
no * |
no * |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METOP-2(A) | AMSU-A | 1B Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | n/a | n/a | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| -> RARS: METOP-2(A) |
AMSU-A | 1C Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METOP-2(A) | MHS | 1B Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | n/a | n/a | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| -> RARS: METOP-2(A) |
MHS | 1C Tb | no & |
no & |
YES | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METOP-1(B) | HIRS-4 | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA); quality is suspect | |||||
| -> RARS: METOP-1(B) |
HIRS-4 | 1C Tb | no | no | no | no | no * |
no * |
no * |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METOP-1(B) | AMSU-A | 1B Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | n/a | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| -> RARS: METOP-1(B) |
AMSU-A | 1C Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METOP-1(B) | MHS | 1B Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
YES | no | n/a | n/a | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| -> RARS: METOP-1(B) |
MHS | 1C Tb | no & |
no & |
YES | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| NOAA-16 | AVHRR-GAC | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| NOAA-17 | AVHRR-GAC | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| NOAA-18 | AVHRR-GAC | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | YES | no @ |
no @ |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA; clear and over ocean in GFS/GDAS only); being tested | |||||
| NOAA-19 | AVHRR-GAC | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Not tanked (in development database); being tested | |||||
| METOP-2(A) | AVHRR-GAC | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | YES | no @ |
no @ |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA; clear and over ocean in GFS/GDAS only); being tested | |||||
| METOP-1(B) | AVHRR-GAC | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Not yet tanked | |||||
| AQUA | AIRS | 1B Tb (center fov) |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not tanked | |||||
| AQUA | AIRS | 1B Tb (warmest fov) |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not tanked | |||||
| AQUA | AIRS | 1B Tb (281 chn, every fov) |
YES + |
YES $ |
no & |
no | n/a | n/a | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| AQUA | AMSU-A | 1B Tb (center fov) |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not tanked | |||||
| AQUA | AMSU-A | 1B Tb (warmest fov) |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not tanked | |||||
| AQUA | AMSU-A | 1B Tb (every fov) |
YES + |
YES $ |
no & |
no | n/a | n/a | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| AQUA | HSB (Humidity Sounder for Brazil) |
1B Tb (center, warmest, every fov) |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not being processed | |||||
| AQUA | AMSR-E | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Instrument went bad, no longer produced | |||||
| METOP-2(A) | IASI | 1C rad (616 chn) |
YES + |
YES $ |
no & |
no | n/a | n/a | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| -> DBRTN: METOP-2(A) |
IASI | 1C rad (616 chn) |
YES + |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| -> RARS: METOP-2(A) | IASI | 1C rad (500 chn) |
YES + |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| METOP-1(B) | IASI | 1C rad (616 chn) |
YES + |
YES $ |
no | no | n/a | n/a | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| -> DBRTN: METOP-1(B) |
IASI | 1C rad (616 chn) |
YES + |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| -> RARS: METOP-1(B) | IASI | 1C rad (500 chn) |
YES + |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| DMSP F-13 | SSM/I | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Instrument went bad, no longer produced | |||||
| DMSP F-14 | SSM/I | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Instrument went bad, no longer produced | |||||
| DMSP F-15 | SSM/I | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Tanked, not dumped; 22 GHz channel went bad (still used for sea-ice analysis) | |||||
| DMSP F-16 | SSM/IS | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Not tanked; quality is suspect | |||||
| DMSP F-17 | SSM/IS | 1B Tb | YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| DMSP F-18 | SSM/IS | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | YES | YES | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA); quality is suspect | |||||
| DMSP F-19 | SSM/IS | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no % |
no % |
no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) - instrument anamoly on 2/11/16, not available since that time | |||||
| DMSP F-20 | SSM/IS | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Launch canceled | |||||
| GOES-10 | SOUNDER | 1B Tb (every fov) |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| GOES-11 | SOUNDER | 1B Tb (every fov) |
no # |
no # |
no # |
no | no | no | no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| GOES-12 | SOUNDER | 1B Tb (every fov) |
no # |
no # |
no # |
no | no | no | no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| GOES-13 | SOUNDER | 1B Tb (every fov) |
no | no | no |
no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | No longer available from NESDIS - instrument went bad 11/20/2015 | |||||
| GOES-14 | SOUNDER | 1B Tb (every fov) |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Not being processed | |||||
| GOES-15 | SOUNDER | 1B Tb (every fov) |
YES H2O + |
YES H2O $ |
YES H2O |
no | n/a | n/a | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| GOES-10 | IMAGER | 1B Tb (11x17 fov) |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| GOES-11 | IMAGER | 1B Tb (11x17 fov) |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| GOES-12 | IMAGER | 1B Tb (11x17 fov) |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| GOES-13 | IMAGER | 1B Tb (11x17 fov) |
no | no | no | no | no % |
no @ |
no @ |
no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| GOES-14 | IMAGER | 1B Tb (11x17 fov) |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Not being processed | |||||
| GOES-15 | IMAGER | 1B Tb (11x17 fov) |
no | no | no | no | no % |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| GOES-16 | ABI (Advanced Baseline Imager) |
csr | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet being processed by NESDIS operations, beta version being tested | |||||
| GOES-16 | ABI | asr | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet being processed by NESDIS operations, beta version being tested | |||||
| METEOSAT-8 | SEVIRI (Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager) |
csr | no | no | no | no | YES | YES | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METEOSAT-8 | SEVIRI | asr | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| METEOSAT-9 | SEVIRI | csr | no | no | no # |
no | no @ |
no @ |
no | no | Not being processed | |||||
| METEOSAT-9 | SEVIRI | asr | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not being processed | |||||
| METEOSAT-10 | SEVIRI | csr | no # |
no # |
no | no | n/a | n/a | no % |
no | Not being processed | |||||
| METEOSAT-10 | SEVIRI | asr | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not being processed | |||||
| METEOSAT-11 | SEVIRI | csr | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METEOSAT-11 | SEVIRI | asr | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| HIMAWARI-8 | AHI (Advanced Himawari Imager) |
csr | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked in /dcomdev (b021/xx044) for testing | |||||
| HIMAWARI-8 | AHI | asr | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet available | |||||
| HIMAWARI-9 | AHI | csr | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not being processed (but tanked and dumped in place of Himawari-8 when it is undergoing maintenance) | |||||
| HIMAWARI-9 | AHI | asr | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet available | |||||
| S-NPP | ATMS | 1B Tb | YES + |
YES $ |
no & |
no | n/a | n/a | no | no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| -> DBRTN: S-NPP |
ATMS | 1B Tb | YES + |
no # |
no # |
no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| -> RARS: S-NPP |
ATMS | 1B Tb | no & |
no # |
no # |
no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| S-NPP | CrIS | 1B apodized rad (399 chn) | YES + |
YES $ |
no | no | n/a | n/a | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| S-NPP | CrIS | 1B full spectral rad subset (431 chn) |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| -> DBRTN: S-NPP |
CrIS | 1B apodized rad (399 chn) | YES + |
no # |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| -> DBRTN: S-NPP |
CrIS | 1B full spectral rad subset (431 chn) |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet processed | |||||
| -> RARS: S-NPP |
CrIS | 1B apodized rad (399 chn) | no & |
no # |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| -> RARS: S-NPP |
CrIS | 1B full spectral rad subset (431 chn) |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet processed | |||||
| S-NPP | VIIRS | 1B rad | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet available | |||||
| NOAA-20 | ATMS | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no | no | Not yet posted on NESDIS ops PDA | |||||
| -> DBRTN: NOAA-20 |
ATMS | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no | no | Not yet processed | |||||
| -> RARS: NOAA-20 |
ATMS | 1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no | no | Not yet processed | |||||
| NOAA-20 | CrIS | 1B full spectral rad subset (431 chn) |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no | no | Not yet posted on NESDIS ops PDA | |||||
| -> DBRTN: NOAA-20 |
CrIS | 1B full spectral rad subset (431 chn) |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no | no | Not yet processed | |||||
| > RARS: NOAA-20 |
CrIS | 1B full spectral rad subset (431 chn) |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no | no | Not yet processed | |||||
| NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 1B rad | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet processed | |||||
| Megha-Tropiques | SAPHIR | L1A2 Tb | no | no | no | no | YES | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| GCOM-W | AMSR2 | L1B Tb | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| GPM-core | GMI | L1C-R Tb | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no | no | Tanked, not dumped | |||||
RETRIEVED PRODUCTS |
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| Satellite | Instrument | Variables | Used by Assimilation | Monitored (but not used) by Assimilation | Comments | |||||||||||
| GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
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| AQUA | MODIS | aod | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no | no | Tanked, not dumped; being tested | |||||
| TERRA | MODIS | aod | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no | no | Tanked, not dumped; being tested | |||||
| TRMM | TMI | rain rate (superobed to 1x1 deg lat/lon) |
no | no # |
no # |
no | no @ |
no | no | no | No longer produced The TRMM satellite ceased to exist ~ 4/8/15. |
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| DMSP F-13 | SSM/I | rain rate (superobed to 1x1 deg lat/lon) | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Instrument went bad, no longer produced | |||||
| DMSP F-14 | SSM/I | rain rate (superobed to 1x1 deg lat/lon) | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Instrument went bad, no longer produced | |||||
| DMSP F-15 | SSM/I | rain rate (superobed to 1x1 deg lat/lon) | no | no |
no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Tanked, not dumped; quality is suspect | |||||
| GOES-13 | IMAGER | ctp ctt cloud fraction clw cloud levels |
no | no # |
no # |
no | no | no | no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| GOES-14 | IMAGER | ctp ctt cloud fraction clw cloud levels |
no | no # |
no # |
no | no | no | no | no | Not being processed | |||||
| GOES-15 | IMAGER | ctp ctt cloud fraction clw cloud levels |
no | YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no | Tanked, dumped (NAM and RAP only) Source is NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) |
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| GOES-16 | ABI | ctp ctt cloud fraction clw cloud levels |
no | YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no | Tanked, dumped (NAM and RAP only) Source is NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) |
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| GOES-13 (report type 154, subtype 0) |
BLENDED | effective cloud amount (sky-Cover) |
no | no | no | no # CO25 |
no | no | no | n/a | Tanked, dumped (RTMA and URMA only) Source is University of Wisconsin/SSEC |
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| GOES-15 (report type 154, subtype 0) |
BLENDED | effective cloud amount (sky-Cover) |
no | no | no | YES CO25 |
no | no | no | n/a | Tanked, dumped (RTMA and URMA only) Source is University of Wisconsin/SSEC |
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| GOES-16 (report type 154, subtype 0) |
BLENDED | effective cloud amount (sky-Cover) |
no | no | no | YES CO25 |
no | no | no | n/a | Tanked, dumped (RTMA and URMA only) Source is University of Wisconsin/SSEC |
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| Selected altimetry satellites (e.g., JASON-2, CRYOSAT-2, SARAL/ALTIKA) (report type 547, subtype 0) |
ALTIMETER | significant wave height | no | no | no | no # uCO25 |
no | no | no | no | Tanked, not dumped; being tested | |||||
OZONE |
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| Satellite | Instrument | Variables | Used by Assimilation | Monitored (but not used) by Assimilation | Comments | |||||||||||
| GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
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| NOAA-16 (NESDIS Version 6 BUFR) |
SBUV-2 | ozone | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| NOAA-17 (NESDIS Version 6 BUFR) | SBUV-2 | ozone | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| NOAA-18 (NESDIS Version 6 BUFR) | SBUV-2 | ozone | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| NOAA-16 (NESDIS Version 8 BUFR) | SBUV-2 | ozone | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| NOAA-17 (NESDIS Version 8 BUFR) | SBUV-2 | ozone | no # |
no | no # |
no | no | no @ |
no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| NOAA-18 (NESDIS Version 8 BUFR) | SBUV-2 | ozone | no # |
no | no # |
no | no | no @ |
no | no | No longer available from NESDIS | |||||
| NOAA-19 (NESDIS Version 8 BUFR) | SBUV-2 | ozone | YES | no | no | no | n/a | no % |
no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METOP-2(A) | GOME-2 | ozone | no | no | no | no | YES | no @ |
no @ |
no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested | |||||
| METOP-1(B) | GOME-2 | ozone | no | no | no | no | YES | no @ |
no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested | |||||
| AURA | OMI | ozone | YES | no | no # |
no | n/a | no @ |
no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| AURA | MLS | ozone | no | no | no | no | YES | no @ |
no @ |
no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested --> tanking temporarily stopped 1/31/2017 |
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| S-NPP (NESDIS Version 6 BUFR) |
OMPS | Nadir Profile ozone | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, not dumped. | |||||
| S-NPP (NESDIS Version 8 BUFR) |
OMPS | Nadir Profile ozone | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet available. | |||||
| S-NPP (NESDIS Version 6 BUFR) |
OMPS | Total Column ozone | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, not dumped. | |||||
| S-NPP (NESDIS Version 8 BUFR) |
OMPS | Total Column ozone | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet available. | |||||
RADAR |
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| Radar | Instrument | Variables | Used by Assimilation | Monitored (but not used) by Assimilation | Comments | |||||||||||
| GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
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| WSR-88D/ NEXRAD |
n/a | Level 2 radial wind | no | YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no | Tanked, dumped (NAM and RAP only) | |||||
| WSR-88D/ NEXRAD |
n/a | Level 2.5 radial wind superobs | no | no & AK |
no & |
no | no | n/a | n/a | no | Tanked, dumped (NAM and RAP only) | |||||
| WSR-88D/ NEXRAD |
n/a | Level 3 (NIDS) radial wind superobs | no | no & Z |
no | no | no | n/a | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (NAM and RAP only) | |||||
| WSR-88D/ NEXRAD |
n/a | reflectivity | no | YES | YES | no | no | no | n/a | no | Constructed from radar mosaic | |||||
| Canadian | n/a | radial wind | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked | |||||
| Canadian | n/a | reflectivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked | |||||
| Tail Doppler | P-3 aircraft | radial wind | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Tanked, dumped in HWRF | |||||
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GPS RADIO OCCULTATION
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| Satellite/Report Subtype | Variables | Used by Assimilation | Monitored (but not used) by Assimilation | Comments | ||||||||||||
| GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
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| COSMIC-1 FM1 (subtype 740) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| COSMIC-1 FM1 (subtype 740) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| COSMIC-1 FM2 (subtype 741) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Non-functional. | |||||
| COSMIC-1 FM2 (subtype 741) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no # |
no # |
no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Non-functional. | |||||
| COSMIC-1 FM3 (subtype 742) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Non-functional. | |||||
| COSMIC-1 FM3 (subtype 742) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no # |
no # |
no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Non-functional. | |||||
| COSMIC-1 FM4 (subtype 743) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no |
no % |
no | Non-functional. | |||||
| COSMIC-1 FM4 (subtype 743) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no # |
no # |
no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Non-functional. | |||||
| COSMIC-1 FM5 (subtype 744) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no |
no % |
no | Non-functional. | |||||
| COSMIC-1 FM5 (subtype 744) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no # |
no # |
no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Non-functional. | |||||
| COSMIC-1 FM6 (subtype 745) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| COSMIC-1 FM6 (subtype 745) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| CHAMP (subtype 41) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | No longer produced | |||||
| CHAMP (subtype 41) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no # |
no @ |
no % |
no | No longer produced | |||||
| GRACE-A (subtype 722) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | No longer produced | |||||
| GRACE-A (subtype 722) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no # |
no # |
no |
no | n/a | n/a | no % |
no | No longer produced | |||||
| GRACE-B (subtype 723) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| GRACE-B (subtype 723) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | YES | no | no | no | n/a | YES | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METOP-2(A) (subtype 4) |
GRAS GPS Radio Occultation |
refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METOP-2(A) (subtype 4) |
GRAS GPS Radio Occultation |
bending angle | YES | YES | no |
no | n/a | n/a | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METOP-1(B) (subtype 3) |
GRAS GPS Radio Occultation |
refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| METOP-1(B) (subtype 3) |
GRAS GPS Radio Occultation |
bending angle | YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| SAC-C (subtype 820) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | No longer produced | |||||
| SAC-C (subtype 820) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no # |
no # |
no |
no | no | no | no % |
no | No longer produced | |||||
| SAC-D (subtype 821) |
ROSA GPS Radio Occultation |
refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not being processed | |||||
| SAC-D (subtype 821) |
ROSA GPS Radio Occultation |
bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no % |
no | Not being processed | |||||
| TerraSAR-X (subtype 42) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| TerraSAR-X (subtype 42) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | YES | YES | no |
no | n/a | n/a | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| TanDEM-X (subtype 43) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| TanDEM-X (subtype 43) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | YES | no | no | no | n/a | YES | no % |
no | Tanked, dumped (except in RTMA and URMA) | |||||
| C/NOFS (subtype 786) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not available since at least mid-2013 due to funding issues. | |||||
| C/NOFS (subtype 786) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no # |
no # |
no |
no | n/a | n/a | no % |
no | Not available since at least mid-2013 due to funding issues. | |||||
| Megha-Tropiques (subtype 440) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not being processed | |||||
| Megha-Tropiques (subtype 440) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no % |
no | Not being processed | |||||
| Oceansat-2 (subtype 421) |
ROSA GPS Radio Occultation |
refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not being processed | |||||
| Oceansat-2 (subtype 421) |
ROSA GPS Radio Occultation |
bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no % |
no | Not being processed | |||||
| PAZ (subtype 044) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| PAZ (subtype 044) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| KOMPSAT-5 (subtype 825) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not being processed | |||||
| KOMPSAT-5 (subtype 825) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not being processed | |||||
| COSMIC-2A P1 (subtype 724) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2A P1 (subtype 724) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2A P2 (subtype 725) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2A P2 (subtype 725) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2A P3 (subtype 726) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2A P3 (subtype 726) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2A P4 (subtype 727) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2A P4 (subtype 727) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2A P5 (subtype 728) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2A P5 (subtype 728) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2A P6 (subtype 729) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2A P6 (subtype 729) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2B E1 (subtype 750) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2B E1 (subtype 750) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2B E2 (subtype 751) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2B E2 (subtype 751) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2B E3 (subtype 752) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2B E3 (subtype 752) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2B E4 (subtype 753) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2B E4 (subtype 753) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2B E5 (subtype 754) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2B E5 (subtype 754) |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2B E6 (subtype 755) |
GPS Radio Occultation | refractivity | no | no | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| COSMIC-2B E6 (subtype 755 |
GPS Radio Occultation | bending angle | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no | no % |
no | Not yet launched | |||||
| LIGHTNING |
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| Source | Type/Instrument | Used by Assimilation | Monitored (but not used) by Assimilation | Comments | ||||||||||||
| GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
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| Vaisala NLDN (National Lightning Detection Network) |
short range | no | YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no | Tanked, dumped (NAM, RAP only) | ||||||
| Vaisala LLDN (Long-range Lightning Detection Network) |
long range | no | YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no | Tanked, dumped (NAM, RAP only) | ||||||
| GOES-16 | GLM (Geostationary Lightning Mapper) |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet being processed by NESDIS operations | ||||||
ATMOSPHERIC MOTION VECTORS |
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| Satellite/Report Type and Subtype | Instrument | Variables and Producer | Used by Assimilation | Monitored (but not used) by Assimilation | Comments | |||||||||||
| GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
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| GOES-13 [report type 245, subtype 257 (GBL, NAM,RTMA,URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
IMAGER | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
no | no # |
no # |
no # 850b s10m |
no @ |
no | no | no | No longer produced | |||||
| GOES-13 (report type 240, subtype 257) |
IMAGER (3.9 µ channel) |
IR (s-wave) AMV's NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no | no @ ru25 850b |
No longer produced (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-13 [report type 251, subtype 257 (GBL, NAM,RTMA,URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
IMAGER | VIS AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
No longer produced (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-13 [report type 246, subtype 257 (GBL, NAM,RTMA,URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
IMAGER | WVct AMV's NESDIS |
no | no # |
no | no # 850b s10m |
no @ |
no | no @ |
n/a | No longer produced | |||||
| GOES-13 [report type 247, subtype 257 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP,RTMA,URMA)] |
IMAGER | WVdl AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
No longer produced (NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-13 (report type 248, subtype 0) |
SOUNDER (chn.10 & 11) | WVct AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Not being processed - instrument went bad 11/20/2015 (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-13 (report type 249, subtype 0) |
SOUNDER (chn. 10 & 11) | WVdl AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Not being processed - instrument went bad 11/20/2015 (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-14 (report type 245, subtype 0) |
IMAGER | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
no # |
no | no # |
no | no | no @ |
no | no @ ru25 850b s10m |
Not being processed | |||||
| GOES-14 (report type 240, subtype 0) |
IMAGER (3.9 µ channel) |
IR (s-wave) AMV's NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no | no @ ru25 850b |
Not being processed (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-14 (report type 251, subtype 0) |
IMAGER | VIS AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Not being processed (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-14 (report type 246, subtype 0) |
IMAGER | WVct AMV's NESDIS |
no | no |
no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Not being processed | |||||
| GOES-14 (report type 247, subtype 0) |
IMAGER | WVdl AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Not being processed (NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-14 (report type 248, subtype 0) |
SOUNDER (chn. 10 & 11) | WVct AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Not being processed (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-14 (report type 249, subtype 0) |
SOUNDER (chn. 10 & 11) | WVdl AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Not being processed (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-15 [report type 245, subtype 259 (GBL, NAM,RTMA,URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
IMAGER | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
YES | YES | YES | YES 850b s10m |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Tanked, dumped | |||||
| GOES-15 (report type 240, subtype 259) |
IMAGER (3.9 µ channel) |
IR (s-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | YES | YES | no | YES ru25 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-15 [report type 251, subtype 259 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
IMAGER | VIS AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-15 [report type 246, subtype 259 (GBL, RTMA,URMA), subtype 15 (NAM)] |
IMAGER | WVct AMVs NESDIS |
YES | YES | no | YES 850b s10m |
n/a | n/a | YES | n/a | Tanked, dumped | |||||
| GOES-15 (report type 247, subtype 259 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP,RTMA, URMA)] |
IMAGER | WVdl AMVs NESDIS |
YES | no | no | no | n/a | YES | YES | YES 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-15 (report type 248, subtype 0) |
SOUNDER (chn. 10 & 11) | WVct AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Tanked, not dumped (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-15 (report type 249, subtype 0) |
SOUNDER (chn. 10 & 11) | WVdl AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Tanked, not dumped (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-16 [report type 245, subtype 270 (GBL), subtype 0 (NAM,RAP,RTMA, URMA)] |
ABI (Advanced Baseline Imager) (11.2µ chn 14) |
IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
YES | no | no # |
no | n/a | no @ |
no | no @ ru25 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| GOES-16 [report type 240, subtype 270 (GBL), subtype 0 (NAM,RTMA, URMA)] |
ABI (3.9 µ chn 7) |
IR (s-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | YES | no @ |
no | no @ ru25 850b |
Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-16 [report type 251, subtype 270 (GBL), subtype 0 (NAM,RAP,RTMA, URMA)] |
ABI (0.64 µ chn 2) |
VIS AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | YES | no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error) |
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| GOES-16 [report type 246, subtype 270 (GBL), subtype 0 (NAM,RAP,RTMA, URMA)] |
ABI (6.15 µ chn 8) |
WVct AMV's NESDIS |
YES | no | no | no | n/a | no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) | |||||
| GOES-16 [report type 247, subtype 270 (GBL), subtype 0 (NAM,RAP,RTMA, URMA)] |
ABI (6.15 µ chn 8, 7.0 µ chn 9, 7.4 µ chn 10) |
WVdl AMVs NESDIS |
YES | no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only) (NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: missing obs error) |
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| HIMAWARI-8 [report type 252, subtype 173 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
AHI (Advanced Himawari Imager) |
IR (l-wave) AMVs JMA |
YES | YES | YES | YES 850b s10m |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Tanked, dumped | |||||
| HIMAWARI-8 [report type 242, subtype 173 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
AHI | VIS AMVs JMA |
YES | YES | YES | YES 850b s10m |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Tanked, dumped | |||||
| HIMAWARI-8 [report type 250, subtype 173 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
AHI | WVct AMVs JMA |
YES | YES | no | YES 850b s10m |
n/a | n/a | YES | n/a | Tanked, dumped (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| HIMAWARI-8 [(report type 250, subtype 173 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
AHI | WVdl AMVs JMA |
no | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (RAP: missing obs error) (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: set to monitor based on logic in GSI) |
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| HIMAWARI-9 [report type 252, subtype 174 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 RAP)] |
AHI | IR (l-wave) AMVs JMA |
no # |
no # |
no # |
no | no |
no |
no | no @ 850b s10m |
Not being processed (but tanked and dumped in place of Himawari-8 when it is undergoing maintenance) | |||||
| HIMAWARI-9 [report type 242, subtype 174 (GBL, NAM). subtype 0 (RAP)] |
AHI | VIS AMVs JMA |
no # |
no # |
no # |
no | no | no |
no | no @ ru25 850b s10m |
Not being processed (but tanked and dumped in place of Himawari-8 when it is undergoing maintenance) | |||||
| HIMAWARI-9 [report type 250, subtype 174 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
AHI | WVct AMVs JMA |
no # |
no # |
no | no | no | no |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Not being processed (but tanked and dumped in place of Himawari-8 when it is undergoing maintenance) (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| HIMAWARI-9 [report type 250, subtype 174 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
AHI | WVdl AMVs JMA |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Not being processed (but tanked and dumped in place of Himawari-8 when it is undergoing maintenance) (RAP: missing obs error) (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: set to monitor based on logic in GSI) |
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| METEOSAT-7 [report type 253, subtype 54 (GBL, NAM,RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
MVIRI (Meteosat visible and infrared imager) |
IR (l-wave) AMVs EUMETSAT |
no |
no # |
no # |
no # 850b s10m |
no @ |
no | no | no | Not being processed | |||||
| METEOSAT-7 [report type 243, subtype 54 (GBL), NAM.RTMA URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
MVIRI | VIS AMVs EUMETSAT |
no |
no # |
no # |
no # 850b s10m |
no @ |
no | no | no | Not being processed | |||||
| METEOSAT-7 [report type 254, subtype 54 (GBL, NAM.RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
MVIRI | WVct AMVs EUMETSAT |
no | no # |
no | no # 850b s10m |
no @ |
no | no @ |
no | Not being processed (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| METEOSAT-7 (report type 254, subtype 54) (GBL, NAM,RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
MVIRI | WVdl AMVs EUMETSAT |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Not being processed (RAP: missing obs error) (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: set to monitor based on logic in GSI) |
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| METEOSAT-8 [report type 253, subtype 55 (GBL, NAM,RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
SEVIRI (Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager) |
IR (l-wave) AMVs EUMETSAT |
YES | no | YES | no | n/a | YES | n/a | YES 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped | |||||
| METEOSAT-8 [report type 243, subtype 55 (GBL, NAM,RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
SEVIRI | VIS AMVs EUMETSAT |
YES | no | YES | no | n/a | YES | n/a | YES 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped | |||||
| METEOSAT-8 [report type 254, subtype 55 (GBL, NAM.RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
SEVIRI | WVct AMVs EUMETSAT |
YES | no | no | no | n/a | YES | YES | YES 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| METEOSAT-8 [report type 254, subtype 55 (GBL, NAM,RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
SEVIRI | WVdl AMVs EUMETSAT |
no | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (RAP: missing obs error) (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: set to monitor based on logic in GSI) |
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| METEOSAT-9 [report type 253, subtype 56 (GBL, NAM.RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
SEVIRI | IR (l-wave) AMVs EUMETSAT |
no |
no | no # |
no # 850b s10m |
no @ |
no @ |
no | no | Not tanked | |||||
| METEOSAT-9 [report type 243, subtype 56 (GBL, NAM.RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
SEVIRI | VIS AMVs EUMETSAT |
no |
no | no # |
no # 850b s10m |
no @ |
no @ |
no | no | Not tanked | |||||
| METEOSAT-9 [report type 254, subtype 56 (GBL, NAM,RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
SEVIRI | WVct AMVs EUMETSAT |
no |
no | no | no # 850b s10m |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Not tanked (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| METEOSAT-9 [report type 254, subtype 56 (GBL, NAM,RTMA. URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
SEVIRI | WVdl AMVs EUMETSAT |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Not tanked (RAP: missing obs error) (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: set to monitor based on logic in GSI) |
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| METEOSAT-10 [report type 253, subtype 57 (GBL, NAM.RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
SEVIRI | IR (l-wave) AMVs EUMETSAT |
no | no | no # |
no # 850b s10m |
no @ |
no @ |
no | no | Not tanked | |||||
| METEOSAT-10 [report type 243, subtype 57 (GBL, NAM,RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
SEVIRI | VIS AMVs EUMETSAT |
no | no | no # |
no # 850b s10m |
no @ |
no @ |
no | no | Not tanked | |||||
| METEOSAT-10 [report type 254, subtype 57 (GBL, NAM,RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
SEVIRI | WVct AMVs EUMETSAT |
no | no | no | no # 850b s10m |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Not tanked (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| METEOSAT-10 [report type 254, subtype 57 (GBL, NAM,RTMA, URMA), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
SEVIRI | WVdl AMVs EUMETSAT |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Not tanked (RAP: missing obs error) (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: set to monitor based on logic in GSI) |
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| METEOSAT-11 [report type 253, subtype 70 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP,RTMA, URMA)] |
SEVIRI | IR (l-wave) AMVs EUMETSAT |
YES | YES | YES | no | n/a | n/a | n/a | YES 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped | |||||
| METEOSAT-11 [report type 243, subtype 70 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP,RTMA, URMA)] |
SEVIRI | VIS AMVs EUMETSAT |
YES | YES | YES | no | n/a | n/a | n/a | YES 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped | |||||
| METEOSAT-11 [report type 254, subtype 70 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP,RTMA, URMA)] |
SEVIRI | WVct AMVs EUMETSAT |
YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | YES | YES 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| METEOSAT-11 [report type 254, subtype 70 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP,RTMA, URMA)] |
SEVIRI | WVdl AMVs EUMETSAT |
no | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES | YES 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (RAP: missing obs error) (GBL, NAM, RAP, RTMA, URMA: set to monitor based on logic in GSI) |
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| INSAT-3D (report type 241, subtype 0) |
Multi-Spectral Imager (optical radiometer) |
IR (l-wave) AMVs ISRO |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Tanked in /dcomdev (b005/xx024) for testing (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error) |
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| INSAT-3D (report type 241, subtype 0) |
Multi-Spectral Imager (optical radiometer) |
VIS AMVs ISRO |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no @ 850b s10m |
Tanked in /dcomdev (b005/xx025) for testing (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error) |
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| INSAT-3D (report type 256, subtype 0) |
Multi-Spectral Imager (optical radiometer) |
WVct AMVs ISRO |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Tanked in /dcomdev (b005/xx026) for testing (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error) |
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| INSAT-3D (report type 256, subtype 0) |
Multi-Spectral Imager (optical radiometer) |
WVdl AMVs ISRO |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no @ |
no | Tanked in /dcomdev (b005/xx026) for testing (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error) |
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| AQUA [report type 257, subtype 784 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
MODIS | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
YES | YES | YES | YES 850b s10m |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Tanked, dumped | |||||
| AQUA [report type 258, subtype 784 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
MODIS | WVct AMVs NESDIS |
YES 600a |
YES 600a |
YES 600a |
no | YES 600b |
YES 600b |
YES 600b |
YES 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error at and below 600 mb) |
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| AQUA [report type 259, subtype 784 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
MODIS | WVdl AMVs NESDIS |
YES 600a |
YES 600a |
YES 600a |
YES 850b s10m |
YES 600b |
YES 600b |
YES 600b |
n/a | Tanked, dumped (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error at and below 600 mb) |
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| TERRA [report type 257, subtype 783 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
MODIS | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
YES | YES | YES | YES 850b s10m |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Tanked, dumped | |||||
| TERRA report type 258, subtype 783 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
MODIS | WVct AMVs NESDIS |
no # |
no # |
no # |
no # 850b s10m |
no | no | no | no | Not processed (Note: As of July 25, 2013, no longer produced due to problems with its MODIS WV channels. ) |
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| TERRA [report type 259, subtype 783 (GBL, NAM), subtype 0 (RAP)] |
MODIS | WVdl AMVs NESDIS |
no # |
no # |
no # |
no # 850b s10m |
no | no | no | no | Not processed (GBL, NAM, RAP: missing obs error at and below 600 mb) (Note: As of July 25, 2013, no longer produced due to problems with its MODIS WV channels. ) |
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| NOAA-15 [report type 244, subtype 206 (GBL, NAM)] |
AVHRR | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no | YES ru25 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| NOAA-16 [report type 244, subtype 207 (GBL, NAM)] |
AVHRR | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
no # |
no # |
no | no | no |
no | no | no @ ru25 850b s10m |
No longer available from NESDIS (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| NOAA-17 (report type 244, subtype 0 ) |
AVHRR | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no | no @ ru25 850b s10m |
No longer available from NESDIS (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| NOAA-18 [report type 244, subtype 209 (GBL, NAM)] |
AVHRR | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no | YES ru25 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| NOAA-19 [report type 244, subtype 223 (GBL, NAM)] |
AVHRR | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no | YES ru25 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| METOP-2(A) [report type 244, subtype 4 (GBL, NAM)] |
AVHRR | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no | YES ru25 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| METOP-1(B) [report type 244, subtype 3 (GBL, NAM)] |
AVHRR | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
YES | YES | no | no | n/a | n/a | no | YES ru25 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (RAP: missing obs error) |
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| S-NPP [report type 260, subtype 224 (GBL, NAM)] |
VIIRS | IR (l-wave) AMVs NESDIS |
YES | no | no | no | n/a | YES | no | YES ru25 850b s10m |
Tanked, dumped (NAM: missing obs error) |
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SCATTEROMETER
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| Satellite/Report Type and Subtype | Instrument | Variables and Producer | Used by Assimilation | Monitored (but not used) by Assimilation | Comments | |||||||||||
| GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
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| OCEANSAT-2 (report type 291) |
OSCAT | wind speed & direction KNMI |
no | no | no | no | no @ |
no @ |
no | no | Not yet tanked This type will never be available. Instrument failed on 20 February 2014. |
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| ISS (International Space Station) (report type 296) |
RAPIDSCAT | wind speed & direction OSI SAF/KNMI |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not being processed - instrument went bad 08/19/2016 | |||||
| METOP-2(A) | ASCAT (25 km res.) |
wind speed & direction EUMETSAT |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet tanked. | |||||
| METOP-1(B) | ASCAT (25 km res.) |
wind speed & direction EUMETSAT |
no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | Not yet tanked. | |||||
| METOP-2(A) (report type 290, subtype 4) |
ASCAT (50 km res.) |
wind speed & direction EUMETSAT |
not applicable obtains this from PREPBUFR file see Table 4 |
not applicable obtains this from PREPBUFR file see Table 5 |
not applicable obtains this from PREPBUFR file see Table 19 |
not applicable obtains this from PREPBUFR file see Table 2 |
not applicable obtains this from PREPBUFR file see Table 4 |
not applicable obtains this from PREPBUFR file see Table 5 |
not applicable obtains this from PREPBUFR file see Table 19 |
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| METOP-1(B) (report type 290, subtype 3) |
ASCAT (50 km res.) |
wind speed & direction EUMETSAT |
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SEA TEMPERATURE |
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| Platform (and for ships only, method of obtaining the sea surface temperature) | Report type | Variable | Used by Assimilation | Monitored (but not used) by Assimilation | Comments | |||||||||||
| GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
GFS | NAM | RAP | RTMA/ URMA |
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| Ship; Bucket thermometer ('BU') | 181 | sea surface temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Ship; Condensor intake on steam ships, or engine cooling system inlet on motor ships ('C') | 182 | sea surface temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Ship; Hull contact sensor ('HC') | 183 | sea surface temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Ship; Bait tanks thermometer ('BTT') | 184 | sea surface temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Ship; "Through Hull" sensor ('HT') | 185 | sea surface temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Ship; Radiation thermometer ('RAD') | 186 | sea surface temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Ship; Trailing thermistor ('TT') | 187 | sea surface temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Ship; Other, not listed above but specified in footnote ('OT') | 188 | sea surface temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Ship; Not listed above | 189 | sea surface temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Drifting buoy (character 3 in report id either '5', '6', '7', '8' or '9') | 190 | sea temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Moored buoy (character 3 in report id either '0', '1', '2', '3' or '4') | 191 | sea temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| COMPS moored buoy | 192 | sea temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| SCRIPPS moored buoy | 193 | sea temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| TRITON buoy | 194 | sea temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Moored buoy with 3-meter discus | 195 | sea temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| All other moored buoys not noted above (usually with 1-meter obs. depth) | 196 | sea temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| CMAN | 197 | sea surface temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| TESAC | 198 | sea temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Bathythermal | 199 | sea temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| TRACKOB | 200 | sea temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Tide gauge | 201 | sea surface temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
| Coast Guard | 202 | sea surface temperature | no | no | no | no | no % |
no | no | no | Tanked, dumped; being tested in parallel GSI | |||||
* - Although some RARS 1C HIRS-3 and HIRS-4 data have been set to "use" or "monitor", they are currently not used or monitored for any satellite due to logic in the GSI analysis which excludes them from consideration. This is intentional.
% - This is set to "monitor" in the "info" table read in by the GSI, but either the dump file is not read by the GSI or this data within the dump file is not read by the GSI.
@ - This is set to "monitor" in the "info" table read in by the GSI, but either a dump file is not created or this data is not part of the dump file.
& - This is set to "use" in the "info" table read in by the GSI, but either the dump file is not read by the GSI or this data within the dump file is not read by the GSI.
# - This is set to "use" in the "info" table read in by the GSI, but either a dump file is not created or this data is not part of the dump file.
+ - To see which channels are actually assimilated, navigate to http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/gdas/radiance/esafford/opr/index.html and click on the appropriate summary plot. Look at the chart at the top entitled "number of observations passing quality control". Those channels assimilated are denoted with green dots on the bottom line of the chart while those channels not assimilated (thus monitored) are denoted with red dots.
$ - To see which channels are actually assimilated, navigate to http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/gdas/radiance/esafford/regional/nrx/index.html and click on the appropriate summary plot. Look at the chart at the top entitled "number of observations passing quality control". Those channels assimilated are denoted with green dots on the bottom line of the chart while those channels not assimilated (thus monitored) are denoted with red dots.
Z - Used only where Level 2 and Level 2.5 radial wind data are not available.
600a - Above 600 mb (w.r.t. AMV's).
600b - At and below 600 mb (w.r.t. AMV's).
AK - Only over Alaska.
H2O - Over water only.
CO25 - 2.5 km RTMA and URMA CONUS run only.
uCO25 - 2.5 km URMA CONUS run only.
ru25 - All runs except 2.5 km RTMA CONUS Rapid-Update (w.r.t. AMV's).
850b - At and below 850 mb (w.r.t. AMV's).
s10m - Derives 10 meter wind speed (2.5 km RTMA and URMA CONUS, 3.0 km RTMA and URMA Alaska, and 2.5 km RTMA CONUS Rapid Update runs only).