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Achieving Climate/Weather-Quality Data from a Tiered Network-of-Networks
Ken Crawford, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and C. A. Fiebrich, R. A. McPherson, and D. P. Todey
The American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) has developed a Position Paper that describes a systematic, objective methodology to evaluate the actual surface-observing standards used by or proposed for a given network. The goal is to provide data users and data providers with an ability to discriminate between surface observing networks capable of producing climate- and weather-quality data from those networks that fall short of this important goal. In so doing, the AASC becomes the first organization to put forward a methodology that objectively defines a tiered network-of-networks. The intent is to be inclusive – not exclusive – so all network owners, now and in the future, come to understand the data quality standards the AASC believes are essential to providing reliable data for a national climate service.
The presentation will provide important details about the proposed methodology.
Session 9, Network design
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM, B302
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