Cloquet Forestry Center, and others, contribute to National Weather Service cooperative observer program.

Kyle G Gill

Research and Outreach Centers (CFANS)

Press/Media: Research

Description

The national weather service (NWS) cooperative observer program (COOP) relies on a wide network of volunteers for their daily observation data. Employees at the Cloquet Forestry Center have been collecting and contributing daily weather observation data since 1911. Photos in the article feature UMN Cloquet Forestry Center Forest Management and Research employees Rachael Olesiak and Kyle Gill in the process of collecting the daily data.

Period	Dec 1 2018

Media coverage

Title	Northland climate data sent to the National Weather Service comes from radar, computers and volunteers
Degree of recognition	Regional
Media name/outlet	Duluth News Tribune
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United States
Date	12/1/18
Description	Cloquet Forestry Center, and others, contributes to National Weather Service's Cooperative Observer Program. Daily contributions have been ongoing since 2011. Story photos are of CFC employees while conducting daily data collection.
Producer/Author	Jack Nissen, Bob King
URL	https://duluthnewstribune.com/news/weather/4537008-northland-climate-data-sent-national-weather-service-comes-radar-computers-and
Persons	Kyle G Gill

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