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| Observing Platform | Observation Type | Average Frequency of Data
(varies by individual platform ID and data type) | Temporal/Geographical Coverage
(each dot represents a 3° box containing one or more observations) |
|---|
| Automated Gauge | Surface | - 1 to 5 per hour
- 1 to 20 per day
| 2000-10-03 to 2009-11-17 
 |
| CMAN Station | Surface | - 1 to 33 per hour
- 1 to 20 per day
| 1999-09-30 to 2009-11-17
 |
| Drifting Buoy | Surface | - 1 to 3 per minute
- 1 to 40 per hour
- 1 to 20 per day
| 1999-09-30 to 2009-11-17
 |
| Land Station | Surface- Synoptic restricted fixed land reports
- Synoptic fixed land reports
- Synoptic mobile land reports
- Aviation (METAR) land reports
| - 1 to 3 per minute
- 1 to 40 per hour
- 1 to 20 per day
- 4 per week
| 1999-09-30 to 2009-11-17
 |
| Moored Buoy | Surface | - 1 to 24 per hour
- 1 to 20 per day
| 1999-09-30 to 2009-11-17
 |
| Roving Ship | Surface | - 3 per minute
- 1 to 30 per hour
- 1 to 20 per day
| 1999-09-30 to 2009-11-17
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