92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012)

Session 11B: The Technology and Challenges of Local, Regional, and National Observing Systems


Cochairs:  John D. Horel, Univ. of Utah and Nazila Merati, PMEL and JISAO
Papers:
 
Technological Innovation in National Mesonet Program
Brian Bell, Global Science & Technology, Fairmont, WV

 
The QuantumWeatherŠ Mesonet: A University - Industry Partnership
Robert W. Pasken, Saint Louis Univ., Saint Louis, MO; and W. Dannevik

 
Real-Time Mobile Platform Environmental Data
Paul O.G. Heppner, Global Science & Technology, Fairmont, WV; and B. Bell and A. Orrego

 
Development of Algorithms to Determine Precipitation, Pavement Condition, and Visibility Hazards Along Roadways Using Mobile Observations
Amanda R. S. Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Drobot, M. Chapman, G. Wiener, B. Lambi, P. Pisano, and G. N. Guevara

 
CoCoRaHS (The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network) -- the Benefits and Challenges of a Low-Tech Volunteer Precipitation Network in a High-Tech World
Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken, Z. Schwalbe, J. Turner, and N. Newman

 
Evaluating the Impact of Surface Observations From Heterogeneous Networks
Daniel Tyndall, National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associate, Monterey, CA; and J. D. Horel