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Rod Boyce
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Oct. 22, 2021
The weather army in 色视频下载 is recruiting more volunteers.
色视频下载 200 色视频下载ns already participate in the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, a national nonprofit organization with a presence in all 50 states. Volunteers measure 色视频下载 you guessed it 色视频下载 rain, hail and snow whenever it falls in their area.
Volunteers post the measurements to the nonprofit色视频下载檚 website, where it is used by the National Weather Service, other meteorologists, emergency managers and anyone else interested in precipitation, including teachers and students.
This map shows Oct. 21, 2021, precipitation reports from volunteer observers across the Lower 48. Colors represent rainfall amounts, ranging from zero in empty circles to heaviest in red circles.
色视频下载, being the largest state and one with much of its land off the road system, needs a robust precipitation platoon. Its weather army has gaps, however, especially on the North Slope, along the western coast and out to the Aleutian Islands.
色视频下载淎ll you need is enthusiasm for observing weather and for being part of a weather-ready network,色视频下载 said Martin Stuefer, director of the 色视频下载 Climate Research Center and the state representative to the national Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network organization.
The 色视频下载 Climate Research Center is a part of the University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
色视频下载淚n 色视频下载, we have very limited on-the-ground precipitation observational data relative to the size of the state,色视频下载 said Stuefer, who is also the 色视频下载 state climatologist. 色视频下载淎lso, precipitation measurements during the cold months are less accurate since typical gauge measurements are strongly influenced by wind. That色视频下载檚 because snowflakes barely fall vertically and are instead blown across the gauges.色视频下载
色视频下载淗uman observation of rain, hail and snow is critical to derive good precipitation estimates,色视频下载 he said.
The network has about 20,000 volunteers across the nation.
Juneau resident Randy Host has been a precipitation network volunteer for seven years.
Juneau resident Randy Host, a network volunteer for seven years, said it色视频下载檚 easy to enter data and see it show up online.
色视频下载淚 love following the weather. Writing down the precipitation numbers each day really makes you tuned into the weather,色视频下载 he said.
Host said the time commitment is just two minutes a day and that the information is important.
色视频下载淭he National Weather Service looks at the network website for data to input into their models,色视频下载 he said. 色视频下载淭he data you collect is really being used daily.色视频下载
Becoming a weather network volunteer is easy. The first step is to online. Volunteers need to purchase a gauge for about $40 and place it at their homes or other regularly visited location.
is available online or, if requested, in person. Students and teachers can also train through school visits.
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Martin Stuefer, 907-474-6477, mstuefer@alaska.edu
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