Cooperator Handbook Index

Introduction  page 

History

Location determination of cooperator sites  containing temperature and rainfall instruments.

Location determination of of cooperator sites containing evaporation pan 

Instruments used at cooperator sites
        Rain gage
        Snow measurement
         Instrument shelter
        Liquid thermometers
       MMTS thermometers
        Evaporation pan
        Soil Temperature
        Anemometer

Instrument calibration and maintenance

Climate Data Management and retrieval
        Cooperative Station documentation  B-44
        Data quality control

Recruiting  Coop Observers
finding new cooperator and the new initive to replace cooperator with automate state reason - send question to Ann
about this talk to cooper about how to find new cooperators

        NCDC awards system for cooperator send email to Steve about this

Products produced and management decision
        made using cooperator climate data base

Additional reference and reading material