Diana Anderson, NAU Environmental Sciences Paul Heinrich, NAU Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research

Mike Staudenmaier, National Weather Service

NAVAJO HYDROCLIMATE MONITORING CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP

Northern Arizona University-AR&D, November 24, 2008

Northern Arizona Mesonet (NAM)-project update

Project objectives

Established in 2003 through teacher training programs including Eisenhower Science and Math Grant, and Improving Teacher Quality grant

The objectives of the Northern Arizona MesoNet (NAM) are to: Establish and maintain a network of web-based weather

stations that continuously record and report weather data from northern Arizona;

Provide real-time access to the data to teachers, students, the general public, meteorologists, climate scientists; and

Integrate NAM data into the MesoWest database so the data is more widely accessible

The NAM data stream The Northern Arizona Mesonet (NAM) is a network of 18 wireless,

solar-powered weather stations located throughout northeastern Arizona that upload thirteen measured and calculated parameters automatically to a web server every 2 minutes (except DPWS-30 minutes). http://www.cefns.nau.edu/~nauws/

Station

Wireless Davis Vantage Pro 2 with Solar Power

Sensors Anemometer, barometer,

tipping rain gauge, radiation shield with temperature and humidity sensor

Does not record snow, only portion of precipitable water

Display interface Weatherlink (or PCLink)

for Windows and Virtual Weather Station

Thirteen measured and calculated parameters

Station Geographic Distribution

NE Arizona Stations: Doney Park Flagstaff Nordic Center* Hopi Jr/Sr High School

(Keams Canyon)* Leupp Schools

Incorporated National Weather Service

(Bellemont) Page Middle School* Red Mesa High School Rocky Ridge Boarding

School* Tuba City Junior High Shonto Preparatory

School Plus 7 sites within

Flagstaff City limits

Data Access

Raw data from webpage link Raw data from NAU archive web site Database storage at MPCER MesoWest ((http://www.met.utah.edu/mesowest/;

Aspen Trails Coconino H.S. NAU Tuba City JHS Red Mesa HS Leupp Schools Incorporated Shonto Preparatory School

Short-term plans

Re-install Page Middle School Weather Station and DeMiguel Elementary School Weather Station

Upgrade Sinagua High School Weather Station

Get web access to Rocky Ridge Boarding School, Hopi Jr./Sr. High School Weather Stations, and the Flagstaff Nordic Center Weather Stations

Investigate potential for stations at Grand Canyon, Sechrist Elementary School, and Diné College-Tsaile

Link to curriculum developed by Joëll Clark

Long-term plans

Establish data quality check for archived and incoming data (already exists for sites uploaded to MesoWest).

Re-configure all stations to present actual barometric pressure, not corrected to sea level.

Develop a computer interface system that requires less power for use at solar-powered sites (off the grid).

Acquire long-term funding.