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• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: The Colorado Satellite-Linked Water Resources Monitoring System
• Date: 1/1/1985
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: State Engineer
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . .
I. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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A. System Configuration
B. System Operations. .
C. System Software (HYDROMET)
D. System Capabilities. . . .
E. Future System Developments
F. Monitoring System Network.

Table 1, Satellite-Linked Data Collection Network.
Figure 1, Monitoring System Configuration. . . . .
Figure 2, GOES Satellite Receive Site Electronics.
Figure 3, VAX 11/750 Computer and Communications Hardware.
Figure 4, DWR Data Management System
Figure 5, DAYFILES Report.
Figure 6, ARCHIVES Report.
Figure 7, ANNUAL Report.
Figure 8, DAYFILES Plot.
Figure 9, ARCHIVES Plot.
Figure 10, ANNUAL Plot
Figure 11, SCHEMATIC

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SYSTEM APPLICATIONS

A. Water Rights Administration.
B. Hydrologic Records Development
C. Water Resources Accounting. .
D. Dam Safety . . . . . . . . . .
E. Automated Flood Warning System
F. Future Applications. . . . . .

Table 2, Satellite Monitoring System Flood Warning Network

III. OPERATING BUDGET

A. FY 85-86 Operating Cost. . . .
B. FY 86-87 and FY 87-88 Budgets.

Table 3, FY 85-86 Budget . . . . .
Table 4, FY 86-87 and FY 87-88 Budgets

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