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Reference Station Networks for Monitoring Climatic Change in the Conterminous United States

Russell S. Vose National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina

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15 Dec 2005
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3600.1
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5390–5395
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Abstract

Set cover models are used to develop two reference station networks that can serve as near-term substitutes (as well as long-term backups) for the recently established Climate Reference Network (CRN) in the United States. The first network contains 135 stations distributed in a relatively uniform fashion in order to match the recommended spatial density for CRN. The second network contains 157 well-distributed stations that are generally not in urban areas in order to minimize the impact of future changes in land use. Both networks accurately reproduce the historical temperature and precipitation variations of the twentieth century.

Corresponding author address: Russell S. Vose, National Climatic Data Center, 151 Patton Ave., Asheville, NC 28801. Email: Russell.Vose@noaa.gov

Abstract

Set cover models are used to develop two reference station networks that can serve as near-term substitutes (as well as long-term backups) for the recently established Climate Reference Network (CRN) in the United States. The first network contains 135 stations distributed in a relatively uniform fashion in order to match the recommended spatial density for CRN. The second network contains 157 well-distributed stations that are generally not in urban areas in order to minimize the impact of future changes in land use. Both networks accurately reproduce the historical temperature and precipitation variations of the twentieth century.

Corresponding author address: Russell S. Vose, National Climatic Data Center, 151 Patton Ave., Asheville, NC 28801. Email: Russell.Vose@noaa.gov

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