Standard Operating Procedures for the Rocky Mountain Climate Protocol

The Rocky Mountain Climate Protocol(RMCP) relies entirely on data acquired from establishedweather and climate monitoring systems operated by the federal and academic entities listed inTable 1. As of 2010, most tabular climate data (not including geospatial SNODAS and PRISMdata sources) are compiled by and managed in an enterprise database operated by the NPSInventory and Monitoring Division (IMD). This SOP describes the steps required to ensure thatparameter values from network...
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The Rocky Mountain Climate Protocol(RMCP) relies entirely on data acquired from establishedweather and climate monitoring systems operated by the federal and academic entities listed inTable 1. As of 2010, most tabular climate data (not including geospatial SNODAS and PRISMdata sources) are compiled by and managed in an enterprise database operated by the NPSInventory and Monitoring Division (IMD). This SOP describes the steps required to ensure thatparameter values from network weather and Streamgage stations are incorporated into the NPSEnterprise Climate Database. Procedures are included here for downloading COOP, SNOTEL,snow course, and Streamgage data in cases where the IMD cannot acquire, compile, and providethe required data for the network via the NPS IMD Climate Database.