Toward a new national weather service : future of the National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Network / National Weather Service Modernization Committee, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Weather Service Modernization.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Meteorological services--United States--Evaluation.

Meteorological services.

United States--Climate.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (77 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Future of the National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Network

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Future of the National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Network

Copyright

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Executive Summary

1 Overview

DEFINITION

A Vital Part of the National Infrastructure

Network Configuration

Observing Equipment

OPERATIONAL CONTEXT

Other Distributors of Coop Network Data

Other Surface Weather Observing Networks

Coop Network and the Nws Modernization

2 Operation and Management

NETWORK MANAGEMENT

Organizational Roles

Management Structure

TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES

Data Collection and Transmission

Instrumentation

Procedural Errors By Observers

Declining Number of Sites

Data Transmission and Local Quality Control

Metadata

Manual vs. Automated Observations

Data Assimilation And Quality Control

Data Dissemination

MANAGEMENT ISSUES

National Weather Service's Management Commitment

Effects of NWS Restructuring and Budget Reductions

Field Management

Site Visits

Hiring

Staffing

Training

Incentives

Program Funding

SYSTEM ISSUES

Mesonets And Regional Networks

Noaa's National Weather System

3 Cooperative Network of the Future

IMPORTANCE OF CONSISTENCY FOR COOP NETWORK DATA

SPECIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

Network Density

Technical Features

Standardized Observation Times

Continuous Sensing

Electronic Communication

Technical Standards

Role Of Human Observers

Relationship To Mesonets

Quality Control

Dissemination Of Data

BLUEPRINT FOR UPGRADING THE COOP NETWORK

Three-Step Approach To Automation

Automated Data Transmission

Automated Data Ingest

Additional Sensors

Rationale For A Gradual Transition

Transition To New Instruments

MODERNIZING THE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

Network Ownership

Interagency Management Council.

Noaa Management Responsibilities

Role Of Nws Cooperative Observer Network Manager

Local Management And Staffing

FUNDING SUPPORT

NEW VISION AND MISSION

4 Review Of The National Weather Service Proposal

References

Acronyms

Appendices

Appendix A Survey Of State Climatologists On The National Weather Service Cooperative Network

Appendix B Applications/Uses Of Weather And Climate Data

Agriculture/Life Sciences

Appendix C Cooperative Observer Systems In Other Countries

Reference

Appendix D Summary Of The Canadian Network Rationalization Plan

Appendix E Recommendations From The National Weather Service Modernization Committee's 1992 Report

Principles Of Observing And Managing Data For Climate And Climate Change Research

Recommendation 1

Recommendation 2

Recommendation 3

Recommendation 4

Recommendation 5

Recommendation 6

Recommendation 7

Recommendation 8

Recommendation 9

Cooperative Weather Observer Program

Appendix F Guidelines and Principles for Climate Monitoring

Appendix G National Weather Service Plan For Modernizing The Cooperative Observer Network And Technical Specifications

A.1.5 Timeliness Of Data Availability

A.2 System Requirements

A.2.1 Mandatory Design Requirements

A.2.2 Desirable Design Considerations.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 46).

ISBN:

9786610186372

9781280186370

1280186372

9780309596893

0309596890

9780585149370

0585149372

OCLC:

44964526