Diapositiva 1

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UPDATE ON SMN PARTICIPATION IN NAME
Sixth Meeting of the NAME Science Working
Group Tucson, AZ
Miguel Cortez-Vázquez
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SMN Participation in NAME
a) SMN Current Meteorological Infrastructure
79 synoptic stations 16 radiosonde
sites 84 automated weather stations 12 radars (4
in northwestern Mexico) b) Historical and near
real-time data c) Working group during NAME
(meteorologists, observers, and technicians) d)
Technical and logistical support
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79 Synoptic Stations Operation activities
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Historical Data Bases Improvements

• Activities
• Recovering historical data from paper reports
• Digitalization historical hourly data from the
  79 synoptic stations
• Period 1981 - 2002
• Data will be available after July 2004

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Radiosonde Sites
Twoice Daily Observations Twoice Daily Observations
All year round July to October
Mexico City Mazatlán, Mérida, Acapulco
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SMN Automated Weather Stations (EMAs)
60 - EMAs with transmitions every 3 hrs (20
after 1998 and 40 after 1999)
14 - EMAs with transmitions every hour (14
after 2002 and 10 after 2003)
10 - EMAs with GSM technology and transmition
every hour
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CNA Automated Weather Stations Networks (SMN
Hydrological Department GASIR)
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Radars
In operation, 10 Out of service, 2
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Integration of the Meteorological Automated
Station Networks Information
CNA Hydrological Department, (GASIR)
International Boundary Water Commission (CILA)
Mexican Navy SEMAR
Local Governments Hidalgo
Chihuahua