Surface observations at over 2000 stations in the Western United States are
now available to the operational, educational and research community via
LDM. The data are accessible from an LDM server at the NOAA Cooperative
Institute for Regional Prediction (CIRP), Department of Meteorology,
University of Utah. Parameters include temperature, relative humidity,
pressure, and wind. The most current observation during the past hour at
each station is transmitted every 15 minutes.
MesoWest is a collection of surface observations obtained from government
agencies, educational institutions, and commercial firms. Some data
providers have extensive regional networks (e.g., SnoTel, National Soil
Conservation Service, or RAWS, Bureau of Land Management) while others are
smaller and more localized networks. In addition, MesoWest helps to
facilitate access to local observations collected as part of other regional
mesonet iniatives, e.g., those at the University of Washington and the
Naval Postgraduate School/San Jose State University. MesoWest is supported
by funding from the National Weather Service with the cooperation of NWS
Western Region and WFOs throughout the West, especially the Salt Lake City
WFO. For further information, go to http://www.met.utah.edu/mesowest.
To obtain access to MesoWest data via LDM, please fill out the application
at http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/mesonet/mesowest_ldm_app.html
or access the application through the MesoWest Information page. The
provisional data made available in real-time by the data providers and
MesoWest are subject to usage restrictions as specified on the application.
Currently, we are making the MesoWest data available in an ascii format
compatible with Gempak such that the data can be displayed using Nmap2
(N-AWIPS). We would appreciate your help to develop decoders for other
platforms.
If you have any questions or comments, please send email to
mesowest@xxxxxxxxxxxx.
Regards,
John Horel and Mike Splitt
NOAA Cooperative Institute for Regional Prediction
Department of Meteorology
University of Utah
