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Improving the Quality of the Nation’s Climate Record: Toward a 21st Century Cooperative Network

Improving the Quality of the Nation’s Climate Record: Toward a 21st Century Cooperative Network. DRAFT Transition Plan Overview Jim O’Sullivan Bob Leffler and Tim Owen. Outline. Why? DRAFT Plan Overview Pending Actions. Why?. Considered for many years

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Improving the Quality of the Nation’s Climate Record: Toward a 21st Century Cooperative Network

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  1. Improving the Quality of the Nation’s Climate Record: Toward a 21st Century Cooperative Network DRAFT Transition Plan Overview Jim O’Sullivan Bob Leffler and Tim Owen

  2. Outline • Why? • DRAFT Plan Overview • Pending Actions

  3. Why? • Considered for many years • Increasing demand for high quality NOAA climate data • Deficiencies highly visible • Limited resources – focus on quality • Mesonets growing • In parallel with other COOP improvement efforts • Arlie House, VA Action Item (Nov. 2005)

  4. DRAFT Plan Overview • Purpose • Scope • Key Players • RCPMs • WFOs • CSPMs • Climate service partners • Observers • NWSH

  5. DRAFT Plan Overview(Phases/Schedule) Program Phases FY 2007 2008 2009 Qtr. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 Phase 1: Identification of Stations Requiring Action Phase 2: Development of Action Plans, Assessment of Results - Final Decision on Status Phase 3: Closure or Reclassifications

  6. Draft Plan OverviewPhase I: Identification of Stations • Candidate lists provided for: • questionable quality “a” stations • inactive stations, • non-standard instruments, • unrepresentative exposures (rooftops, etc.) • WFO’s establish COOP21 Evaluation Teams • purpose • participants • Field review, validation, augmentation of candidate sites • Field assessment of all stations including “b” and “c” • Cost estimates • Prioritize stations for action

  7. Draft Plan Overview Phase 1: Differences in Assessing “a” versus “b and “c” Stations • “a” Published Stations • Lists provided by NWSH – validation/augmentation by field • Assume data are used • Keep if fixable • HCN’s, reimbursables, and F/P guages exempt • “b and “c” Stations • No NWSH provided lists - field identification required • Close if not needed (whether fixable or not)

  8. Draft Plan OverviewPhase II: Plans, Action, Results • Develop remedial action plans • Observer deficiencies • Part-time stations • Poorly exposed sites • Non-approved instrumentation • Evaluate results of action

  9. Draft Plan OverviewPhase III: Station Closure and Reclassification • Decommissioning • Reclassifying stations to other networks

  10. Pending Actions

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