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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
214 PM MST MON NOV 9 2009
...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA COMMISSIONS THE
RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM...
AFTER EXTENSIVE TESTING...ON SEPTEMBER 30 2009...NOAA/S NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA OFFICIALLY
COMMISSIONED THE RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM /RRS/ WHICH IS AN
INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE UPPER AIR OBSERVATION PROGRAM. THIS SYSTEM
COMMISSIONING INCLUDES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS TRACKING
UTILIZING THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM.
THE RRS NETWORK SERVES AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT IN GATHERING WEATHER
DATA FROM THE ATMOSPHERE. THE DATA FORMAT OF THE UPPER AIR
OBSERVATIONS WILL REMAIN THE SAME ALTHOUGH THE LENGTH OF THE CODED
MESSAGES WILL INCREASE DUE TO HIGHER RESOLUTION OF DATA. THE CHANGES
ARE REFLECTED IN MODELING AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
THE RRS SUPPORTS NOAA/S CROSS-CUTTING PRIORITY TO INTEGRATE GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATIONS AND DATA MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDES CRITICAL
SUPPORT FOR NOAA'S MISSION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
RRS...PLEASE CONTACT:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA
PHONE: 605-341-9271
POINT OF CONTACT: DAVID CARPENTER
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