Wednesday, March 20, 2013

PRECIPITATION OBSERVERS NEEDED


  March is obviously a very busy time for gardening.  It's also the month where we're working on a membership drive for precipitation observers.  I'm the Delaware state coordinator for an NSF supported citizen science program called CoCoRAHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow).  I'm also the Delaware Associate State Climatologist.  CoCoRAHS has tens of thousands of volunteer observers all across the country who take daily precipitation measurements.  I'm sure gardeners are doing this type of activity all the time already, so gardeners are perfect candidates to join CoCoRAHs.    

Here's a link to the CoCoRAHs website where you can find out more information about the program:


Kevin Brinson
DEOS Systems Manager
Associate State Climatologist
State Coordinator of CoCoRAHS Delaware
University of Delaware

Mail:
214 Pearson Hall
Department of Geography
Newark, DE 19716

Phone: (302) 831-6906
E-mail:  kbrinson@udel.edu
URL:  http://www.deos.udel.edu

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