Tech Talk: How to join the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)-November 20 2024

The Caribbean Climate Center will be offering technical talks on the web tools available for decision making in agriculture and forestry. Our tools aim to provide practical strategies to the agricultural and forestry sectors to adapt to climate change and extreme events (droughts, floods, or hurricanes).

In the next Tech Talk presentation on Wednesday November 20 2024 (11:00am AST-11:45 am AST), we will explore how the NWS uses CoCoRaHS data and how it benefits other agencies. The presentation will show how the NWS uses CoCoRaHS data to corroborate radar estimates, for local weather reports as well as in support of the NWS COOP program, among others. In addition, we presented how the US Drought Monitor includes CoCoRaHS data for the weekly creation of maps showing drought areas across our island.

REGISTRATION

Agenda for each talk:

  1. Introduction to the Caribbean Climate Center tools.
  2. Technical demonstration of the tool to be discussed
  3. Individual exercise

Duration will be approximately 45 minutes each talk. Participants may use their cell phones, tablets, or computers to complete the workshop exercises.

Services provided:

  • Oral Translation from Spanish to English
  •  American Sign Language (Spanish and English)
(Contact for more information: sm.fs.iitfspatclim@usda.gov)