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<br />t~e ~-month period from ~bout A~ril to geptember. The ~oordinator
<br />w",~td be alert to flener'll weather con"1tlon~, set off p~ger" to "'~rn
<br />volunteer observors, rccei'Je dl\t~ from vohlOteers <}t tele.."t~y fro1ll
<br />autom.nic 1"atrllllle.nts, confer w1th the W"S, ",onitor the r,~dar rece1v<;r
<br />(ifany),reco""""ndflood"larningstore9pooslbleofficta;ls, and super-
<br />vise matnten<lnce of fteld <lnd office equ1prne<lt. The cccrdinator would
<br />also keep obaervot networks active by ~eriodic contllct with volunteers,
<br />providing public education abc>lt flood ha>:ard., and the cC~lIsional
<br />t~aining of observer3.
<br />
<br />COSTS OF COMPONE~TS
<br />
<br />TabLei5liatsthecostsuscd tnth1s rel'ott for cOOlp"nents "f the
<br />flaSh flood d~tectlon alternative~, All volunteer and aut"m~tic equip-
<br />'lle"t is aHu',ned to be provtded by Lar1mer County and is a co~t to the
<br />county, For esttlllating fl,Hh flood. fro,~ rainfall or stre"",flow data,
<br />~t was aS$<.l",ed chart. or tables developed by the XIIS or p,iv~te con-
<br />~uit<lnts would be used. A aoft",are model could be developed If suffi-
<br />cient data ts available.
<br />
<br />Teblei5
<br />CostCornpQnents
<br />,or Flash Flood Detecrton
<br />
<br />l<ewTechnology. The poss1b1tity of ccat or technology break-
<br />throughs ~<lnnot be discounted. On the other hand, they cannot be guar-
<br />anteed. Improved "",thods of cari"",-tttlg rainfllll by setellite or reder,
<br />increased satellite-monitored sensor tletworks, or lntraduct10n of less
<br />expensive senson are poss1bi1it1e..
<br />
<br />COOlponent
<br />
<br />In October i979, NOAA inttlated a 4-year re$earch progra~ entirled
<br />prototype Regtonal Ob~~rvtng <lnd Foreca~ting Service (PROFS) 4t its
<br />Envlro~mental ReseArch Laboratory (ERL) at BoutdQr. The goal i1 to
<br />greatly improve beal scale "'eather servIces. ?orecasu from 12 to 21.
<br />hours ~ould ~ based on contl~ental scale i~tclligance. N~mer!cal
<br />models or m1nicoTllPut..rs and near real-tIme <!at" ,"oul.:! be used for
<br />forecut periods of less ~han 12 hour', An operatlo1l31 program may be
<br />establtshed at Denver .~t the end of the PROFS program. A 111~ra"ave
<br />radariabeingdevelopedatERL. This radar..Ulbeabletoaccurately
<br />sho", the nte of ral~fall and the total rai<lfall over a "Iide "rea by
<br />usi~g a r1ng of refl~ctors w~ich returns sig~ls to a s~all, centrally
<br />lo~H~d r~dar dome.
<br />
<br />Vol<mteer rala gage
<br />Volunte"r staff gaB'"
<br />Volunteer radio and pager
<br />Auto"aUc rain gage
<br />Automattc .trearn gage
<br />R.epe<lt'H statIon
<br />S"sestlltion
<br />Voice radio
<br />Data receiver
<br />Data receiver, printer, and d1splay
<br />Color radar re~eiver
<br />Dedicated pho"e line
<br />(tor radar)
<br />~inicom?Uter, printer and soft",arc
<br />~eather con~~ltaat
<br />coordinator
<br />
<br />NMf'",
<br />
<br />~c... radar techniques a~d flood warnL~~ sy"t~"" are Jt.ous"ed In 1l
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<br />recent r"pon by the Eavlror.u:"nt,-.l ?ro}tectlon ..\gency. Application
<br />or ne'" teohMlog~' "'ou~~ b~ Sover~"d by .,v..i1.able r\lndi"~.
<br />
<br />,n
<br />
<br />Vartes accordtng to nurnb~r of fie~d sen"1~g dc~ic~..
<br />
<br />('ll
<br />
<br />Eatilll<lted
<br />PurChase and
<br />Ins~alhtion
<br />Coat (WIthout
<br />Contingencies)
<br />
<br />EsUlIIJ;ted
<br />Annual
<br />Operatlonllnd
<br />Maintenance
<br />
<br />,
<br />
<br />1,20D
<br />1,400
<br />1,250
<br />3,;00
<br />5,000
<br />7,000
<br />
<br />, 70
<br />,00
<br />"
<br />200
<br />'00
<br />700
<br />
<br />3,000 100
<br />~ ,000 100
<br />9,500-i5,500(1) 300
<br />30,000 200
<br />600
<br />
<br />9,000
<br />
<br />300
<br />I,BOO
<br />12,000
<br />
<br />~ased ".., o~~ I'er"o.., f"LLt-l",,,, durtnB "-month fhs'l f:ood s~,'aon.
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