Training on obtaining data from rainfall belts
- Start Date:
- April 23, 2025
- Country:
- Argentina
- Region:
- Americas
- Description:
- Within the framework of the ENANDES+ project, a major challenge in recovering historical data is the digitization of data stored on paper strips. This is the case with strips obtained from instruments such as the pluviograph. This instrument allows us to analyze rainfall events at intervals ranging from minutes to 24 hours, with records that often span several decades of history. The Argentine National Meteorological Service (SMN) holds a large volume of information that has not yet been digitized, and although various methods have been used to obtain rainfall data at intervals below one hour, in recent years an R-based methodology was developed and implemented that can be used from any computer, based on a scanned or photographed image of the strip. The CRC SAS, in its role as thematic leader in the SST Datos program, invites ENANDES+ members to this training, understanding that several institutions in the region share the same need, and the exchange of experiences among them will be enriching.
- Targeted Audience:
- Staff from ENANDES+ member institutions who need to digitize rainfall belts. Given the limited number of vacancies, the institutional designation of one to three participants per country is requested.
- Host:
- CRC SAS - RTC NMS Argentina
- Organizer:
- CRC SAS - ENANDES+
- Format/Training Type:
- Other
- Language:
- Spanish
- Qualifications:
Climate Services: Provision of Climate Services
- Contact Name:
- Romina Mezher
- Contact Email:
- rmezher@smn.gob.ar
- Fees:
- No
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