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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961017403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998
• ISBN: 9786610186372; 9781280186370; 1280186372; 9780309596893; 0309596890; 9780585149370; 0585149372
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (77 p.)
• Disciplina: 551/.6573
• Soggetti: Meteorological services - United States - Evaluation; United States Climate
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46).
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Training -- 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 -- Reference -- 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 -- Recommendation 1 -- Recommendation 2 -- Recommendation 3 -- Recommendation 4 -- Recommendation 5 -- Recommendation 6 -- Recommendation 7 -- Recommendation 8 -- Reference -- Appendix F Guidelines and Principles for Climate Monitoring -- Reference -- 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.