National Weather Service
Professional Development Series
Professional Competency Unit

Upper Air Program

PCU 4: Upper-Air Data Acquisition

Producer: to be named

Description of Job Duty Competency to be Achieved

Oversee effective operation of data acquisition and re-dissemination systems.

Description of Need

Near-real time distribution of upper-air data is critical to meet program requirements.

Specific Job Task Skills and Knowledge

1. Perform system adjustments to ensure maximum performance.

2. Recognize and edit erroneous or questionable data.

3. Ensure proper encoding of data.

4. Collect and transmit data in a timely manner.

Instructional Components

To be defined.

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Last updated on 3/15/01