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CONFIDENTIAL
Network of Network Perspectives
Bill CallahanDirector, Program Management
Presentation To:
2009 AMS Summer Community Meeting
National Weather CenterNorman, OklahomaAugust 10-13, 2009
CONFIDENTIAL
National Mesonet Perspectives
• NRC Report “From The Ground Up” Key Finding: “Increased coordination among existing surface networks would provide a significant
step forward and serve to achieve improved quality checking, more complete metadata, increased access to observations, and broader usage of data serving multiple locally driven needs”
• Substantial Capital Investment in Existing Networks(surface and remote sensing / private and state gov’t)
- Extensive Network Infrastructure- Field Technician Teams- Network Operations Centers- Quality Assurance- Cost Effective Solutions
CONFIDENTIAL
National Mesonet Perspectives
• Metadata Collection- Key To Participating
• IP/Data Rights
• Broad Applications- Nowcasting- Mesoscale Modeling- Severe Weather Forecasting- Plume Dispersion Modeling- Urban Climatology