Climate Reference Network
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The Climate Reference Network is a network of climate stations in the USA now being developed as part of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) initiative. The goal of its implementation is to provide future long-term observations of temperature and precipitation to be used to measure climate change. The CRN will also provide the USA with a reference network that meets the requirements of the Global Climate Observing System
(GCOS).
Each station is standardized and automated. The sensors include triple redundant air temperature, precipitation sensor, wind speed and ground temperature. Except for the rain gauge, all equipment is mounted in a standard configuration on a 3 meter tower Stations are placed in carefully chosen rural environments to avoid possible urban microclimate interference.
NOAA announced that it expects to have the last of the 114 sites online in summer 2008.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , pronounced , like "noah", is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere...
(NOAA) initiative. The goal of its implementation is to provide future long-term observations of temperature and precipitation to be used to measure climate change. The CRN will also provide the USA with a reference network that meets the requirements of the Global Climate Observing System
Global Climate Observing System
The Global Climate Observing System is an international institution co-sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization , the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, the United Nations Environment Programme , and the International Council for Science...
(GCOS).
Each station is standardized and automated. The sensors include triple redundant air temperature, precipitation sensor, wind speed and ground temperature. Except for the rain gauge, all equipment is mounted in a standard configuration on a 3 meter tower Stations are placed in carefully chosen rural environments to avoid possible urban microclimate interference.
NOAA announced that it expects to have the last of the 114 sites online in summer 2008.