Climate Reference Network

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The Climate Reference Network is a network of climate stations now being developed as part of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) initiative.[1] 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 on in a standard configuration on a 3 meter tower[1] Stations are placed in carefully chosen rural environments to mitigate possible urban microclimate interference.[2]

NOAA announced that it expects to have the last of the 114 sites online in summer 2008.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b ATDD - U.S. Climate Reference Network. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  2. ^ a b News from NOAA. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
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