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USCRN Documentation

USCRN Documentation. Objective. An accessible, timely and complete historical reference for the U. S. Climate Reference Network. Documentation. Program Budget initiatives Program Development Plan MOUs draft Site License Agreement and DOC cover letter ATDD OSD USDA (future - soil temps)

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USCRN Documentation

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  1. USCRN Documentation Objective An accessible, timely and complete historical reference for the U. S. Climate Reference Network.

  2. Documentation • Program • Budget initiatives • Program Development Plan • MOUs • draft Site License Agreement and DOC cover letter • ATDD • OSD • USDA (future - soil temps) • NEPA • Authorization & letter from EASC • Sample checklist • Functional Requirements Document • Systems Engineering Requirements • Funding documents

  3. Documentation….(cont’d) • Site selection • Site Information Handbook • Site Identification, Survey & Selection Plan • Sample Site Licensing Agreement • Site operations • Site Survey • Site Licensing Agreement • NEPA checklist • Photographs • Satellite images • Decision Paper • Onsite Maintenance Guide

  4. Documentation….(cont’d) • Instruments • Summary description with justification • Manuals and descriptions • Calibration equipment and procedures • Maintenance guidelines • Calibrations • Descriptions of the traceable calibration standards for each value

  5. Documentation….(cont’d) • Stations • Station metadata including • Latitude, longitude, elevation • Instrument maintenance record • Station climatology • Quality Assurance and Quality Control • Program code • Documentation • Related Research • Site density study • Bondville experiment • Sterling precipitation study • HPRCC/SRCC Relative Humidity Study • NCAR study

  6. The Documentation Team? Communication, coordination, and accountability Site Selection Team Network Monitoring Team Ingest Team Archive Team Access Team

  7. Activities since March 1, 2002 • Identified acceptable formats and established the number of copies of paper documents required for the official archive.(with AAB) • Received initial instrument and equipment documentation: • summary descriptions and justifications • manuals • calibration and installation procedures • photographs • (with ATDD) • Made site selection information and instrument documentation available via anonymous ftp or the web. (with DAB) • Described which documentation falls under the File Plan and which under the archive. (with AAB and NARA)

  8. Activities…. (cont’d) Ongoing… …development of procedures to ensure that different types of documentation can be accommodated within the official archive. (with AAB) …coordination of receipt, storage and disposition of documentation including timely access via the USCRN website. (with CDMP and DAB) …development of a system to track USCRN program wide activities. (with ATDD)

  9. Activities…. (cont’d) Ongoing… • …identification and analysis of documentation processes to be coordinated with partners in USCRN activities including: • Configuration management • Site maintenance • Project task tracking • Documentation archiving and disposition • Access to site and instrument documentation

  10. Documentation Team…The Real Deal! OSD NARA Ingest Team Archive Team Access Team ATDD Site Selection Team Network Monitoring Team

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