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[[File:2013-06-21 12 55 57 Citizen Weather Observer Program station EW0093 in Elko Nevada.jpg|thumb|A CWOP home weather station]]

The '''Citizen Weather Observer Program''' ('''CWOP''') is a network of privately owned electronic [[weather stationsstation]]s concentrated in the [[United States]] but also located in over 150 countries. Network participation allows volunteers with computerized [[weather station]]sstations to send automated surface weather observations to the [[National Weather Service]] (NWS) by way of the Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System (MADIS). This data is then used by the [[Rapid Refresh]] (RAP) forecast model to produce short term forecasts (3 to 12 hours into the future) of conditions across the [[Contiguous United States|United States' lower 48 states]]. Observations are also re-distributed to the public.

==Origin==

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===Ease of sending data===

The amateur radio connection makes it inexpensive and simple for an individual to install consumer-level weather sensors at a point of interest, connect them to a radio transmitter via a simple APRS modem, and start sharing weather reports with forecasters worldwide. Solar power and radio transmission makes it possible to drop completely self-contained weather sensors on unattended and un-wiredwireless sites, allowing for a dense set of sample measurements to be collected.

== Other weather networks ==

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* [[Mesonet]]

* [[Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network]] (CoCoRaHS)

* [[Significant Weather Observing Program]] (SWOP)

* [[Skywarn]]

== References ==

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==External links==