Table 18.  Summary of the current NCEP analysis system usage of data types that do not pass through PREPBUFR processing [i.e., NOAA-series and METOP-series NESDIS RTOVS/ATOVS 1B satellite radiance data (as well as 1C RARS radiances), solar backscatter ultraviolet radiance (SBUV) ozone data and AVHRR radiance data; AQUA AIRS 1B satellite radiance data; METOP IASI radiance data; NASA Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) data; DMSP SSM/I and SSM/IS radiance data and SSM/I rain rate data; NEXRAD radar data; GPS radio occultation data;  GOES sounder and imager radiance data; METOP GOME ozone data; AURA OMI ozone data] (last revised 11/24/2009).
 

In "Variables" column:
     1B - Level 1B
     Tb - Brightness temperature

Satellite/Radar Instrument Variables Used by Assimilation Monitored (but not used) by Assimilation Comments
GFS/GDAS GSI NAM/NDAS GSI GFS/GDAS GSI NAM/NDAS GSI
NOAA-14 HIRS-2 1B Tb no no no no No longer available from NESDIS
NOAA-14 MSU 1B Tb no no no no No longer available from NESDIS
NOAA-15 HIRS-3 1B Tb no no no no Not tanked; quality is suspect
NOAA-15 AMSU-A 1B Tb YES YES n/a n/a Tanked, dumped
NOAA-15 AMSU-B 1B Tb YES YES n/a n/a Tanked, dumped
NOAA-16 HIRS-3 1B Tb no no YES YES Tanked, dumped; quality is suspect
NOAA-16 AMSU-A 1B Tb no no YES YES Tanked, dumped; quality is suspect
NOAA-16 AMSU-B 1B Tb no no YES YES Tanked, dumped; quality is suspect
NOAA-17 HIRS-3 1B Tb YES YES n/a n/a Tanked, dumped
NOAA-17 AMSU-A 1B Tb no no no no Not tanked; quality is suspect
NOAA-17 AMSU-B 1B Tb YES YES n/a n/a Tanked, dumped
NOAA-18 HIRS-4 1B Tb no no YES YES Tanked, dumped; quality is suspect
NOAA-18 AMSU-A 1B Tb YES YES n/a n/a Tanked, dumped
NOAA-18 MHS 1B Tb YES YES n/a n/a Tanked, dumped
NOAA-19 HIRS-4 1B Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped; being tested
NOAA-19 AMSU-A 1B Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped; being tested
NOAA-19 MHS 1B Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped; being tested
NOAA-16 AVHRR 1B Tb no no no no Not being processed
NOAA-17 AVHRR 1B Tb no no no no Not being processed
NOAA-18 AVHRR 1B Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped (clear and over ocean in GFS/GDAS only); being tested
NOAA-19 AVHRR 1B Tb no no no no Not tanked (in development database); being tested
METOP-2 AVHRR 1B Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped (clear and over ocean in GFS/GDAS only); being tested
METOP-2 HIRS-4 1B Tb YES YES n/a no Tanked, dumped
METOP-2 AMSU-A 1B Tb YES YES n/a no Tanked, dumped
METOP-2 MHS 1B Tb YES YES n/a no Tanked, dumped
NOAA-15, -16, -17, -18, -19 RARS AMSU-A 1C Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested
NOAA-15, -16, -17 RARS AMSU-B 1C Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested
NOAA-15, -16, -17 RARS HIRS-3 1C Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested
NOAA-18, -19 RARS HIRS-4 1C Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested
NOAA-18, -19 RARS MHS 1C Tb no no no no Not yet available
AQUA AIRS-IR 1B Tb (center f-o-v) no no no no Not tanked
AQUA AIRS-IR 1B Tb (warmest f-o-v) no no no no Not tanked
AQUA AIRS-IR 1B Tb (every f-o-v) YES YES n/a n/a Tanked, dumped
AQUA AIRS-
AMSU-A		 1B Tb (center f-o-v) no no no no Not tanked
AQUA AIRS-
AMSU-A		 1B Tb (warmest f-o-v) no no no no Not tanked
AQUA AIRS-
AMSU-A		 1B Tb (every f-o-v) YES no n/a YES Tanked, dumped
AQUA AIRS-
HSB		 1B Tb (center, warmest, every f-o-v) no no no no Not being processed
AQUA AMSR-E 1B Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested
METOP-2 IASI 1C Tb (616 chn) YES no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
NOAA-16 (NESDIS
Version 6 BUFR) 		 SBUV-2 ozone no no no no No longer available from NESDIS
NOAA-17 (NESDIS Version 6 BUFR)  SBUV-2 ozone no no no no No longer available from NESDIS
NOAA-18 (NESDIS Version 6 BUFR)  SBUV-2 ozone no no no no No longer available from NESDIS
NOAA-16 (NESDIS Version 8 BUFR) SBUV-2 ozone no no YES no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
NOAA-17 (NESDIS Version 8 BUFR) SBUV-2 ozone YES no n/a no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
NOAA-18 (NESDIS Version 8 BUFR) SBUV-2 ozone no no YES no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
NOAA-19 (NESDIS Version 8 BUFR) SBUV-2 ozone no no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
METOP-2 GOME-2 ozone no no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested
AURA OMI ozone no no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested
TRMM TMI rain rate
cloud water
cloud ice
(superobed to 1x1 deg lat/lon)		 YES no n/a no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
DMSP F-13 SSM/I rain rate (superobed to 1x1 deg lat/lon) no no YES no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
DMSP F-14 SSM/I rain rate (superobed to 1x1 deg lat/lon) 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 Tanked, not dumped; quality is suspect
DMSP F-13 SSM/I 1B Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped
DMSP F-14 SSM/I 1B Tb no no no no Instrument went bad, no longer produced
DMSP F-15 SSM/I 1B Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped; instrument going bad
DMSP F-16 SSM/IS 1B Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
DMSP-F-17 SSM/IS 1B Tb no no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
WSR-88D/
NEXRAD		 n/a Level II radial wind no YES no n/a Tanked, dumped (NAM/NDAS only)
WSR-88D/
NEXRAD		 n/a Level II.5 radial wind superobs no YES (used only where Level II radial wind data are not available. no n/a Tanked, dumped (NAM/NDAS only)
WSR-88D/
NEXRAD		 n/a Level III (NIDS) radial wind superobs no YES (used only where Level II and Level II.5 radial wind data are not available) no n/a Tanked, dumped (NAM/NDAS only)
COSMIC-1 to COSMIC-6 GPS Radio Occultation refractivity YES no n/a no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
COSMIC-1 to COSMIC-6 GPS Radio Occultation bending angle no no YES no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
CHAMP GPS Radio Occultation refractivity no no YES (when available) no Currently not being produced
CHAMP GPS Radio Occultation bending angle no no YES (when available) no Currently not being produced
GRACE-A GPS Radio Occultation refractivity no no YES no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
GRACE-A GPS Radio Occultation bending angle no no YES no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
METOP-2 GRAS
GPS Radio Occultation		 refractivity no no YES no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
METOP-2 GRAS
GPS Radio Occultation		 bending angle no no YES no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only)
SAC-C GPS Radio Occultation refractivity no no no no Not yet available
SAC-C GPS Radio Occultation bending angle no no no no Not yet available
TerraSAR-X GPS Radio Occultation refractivity no no no no Not yet available
TerraSAR-X GPS Radio Occultation bending angle no no no no Not yet available
GOES-10 SOUNDER 1B Tb (1x1  f-o-v) no no no no Not being processed
GOES-11 SOUNDER 1B Tb (1x1  f-o-v) YES (over water only) YES (over water only) n/a n/a Tanked, dumped
GOES-12 SOUNDER 1B Tb (1x1  f-o-v) YES (over water only) YES (over water only) n/a n/a Tanked, dumped
GOES-13 SOUNDER 1B Tb (1x1  f-o-v) no no no no Not being processed
GOES-10 IMAGER 1B Tb (11x17 f-o-v) no no no no Not being processed
GOES-11 IMAGER 1B Tb (11x17 f-o-v) no no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested in parallel GSI
GOES-12 IMAGER 1B Tb (11x17 f-o-v) no no no no Tanked, dumped (GFS/GDAS only); being tested in parallel GSI
GOES-13 IMAGER 1B Tb (11x17 f-o-v) no no no no Not being processed