The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) Network: Enhancements to increase participation for tens of thousands in an important nationwide climate-literacy projec

社区雨、雹、雪协作网络是一个现有的后院公民科学项目，通过让志愿者参与降水监测活动，加强科学家的研究工作，促进公众的气候知识。目前，来自50个州的14，000多名志愿公民科学家使用雨量计，雪尺和冰雹垫测量他们家中，学校，公共区域和企业的降水量，然后将他们的数据发布到CoCoRaHS网站。在这项工作的基础上，目前的广泛实施项目正在加强CoCoRaHS的网络，使全国更多的人能够监测降水。这些改进包括（1）安装新一代数据输入、存储、管理、分析和可视化工具;（2）收集蒸散数据以改进科学家的水循环模型;（3）修订和创建新的公民科学培训材料（印刷和多媒体），（4）通过整合社交网络和移动终端技术，扩大国家协作和外联，以及（5）制定一个符合标准的K-12教育推广部分，具有全国范围。公民科学家正在接受培训，成为社区气候数据分析师，并获得数据分析和探究学习的新工具。这些增强功能将使博物馆和科学中心之间建立新的合作关系，有针对性地向服务不足的观众提供服务，并为CoCoRaHS网络招募数千名新志愿者。通过与全国保护区协会的伙伴关系，该项目将在全国所有3 140个县开展教育外联活动。预期成果包括更多的人，特别是年轻人，参与降水监测活动，并增加参与者的知识，技能，兴趣和参与气候科学和科学探究。建设该项目的能力，使全国各地的志愿者增加2万至5万人，将增加降水监测站的密度，为科学家提供更高质量的天气数据。

The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) network is an existing backyard citizen science project that is enhancing the research efforts of scientists and promoting climate literacy among the public by engaging volunteers in precipitation-monitoring activities. More than 14,000 volunteer citizen scientists of all ages in 50 states currently measure precipitation from their homes, schools, public areas and businesses using rain gauges, snow rulers and hail pads, and then post their data to the CoCoRaHS website. Building on this work, the current Broad Implementation project is enhancing CoCoRaHS' network and making it possible for more people from across the country to monitor precipitation. The enhancements include (1) installing a new generation of data entry, storage, management, analysis and visualization tools, (2) collecting evapo-transpiration data to improve scientists' water cycle models, (3) revising and creating new citizen science training materials (print and multimedia), (4) expanding national collaboration and outreach via integration of social networking and mobile device technologies, and (5) developing a standards-aligned K-12 education outreach component that has a national reach. Citizen scientists are being equipped and trained to be neighborhood climate data analysts and are provided with new tools for data analysis and inquiry learning.The enhancements will allow new collaborations between museums and science centers, targeted outreach to underserved audiences, and recruitment of thousands of new volunteers for the CoCoRaHS network. Through a partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts, the project will conduct educational outreach to all 3,140 counties in the country. Anticipated results include increased numbers of people, particularly younger people, participating in precipitation-monitoring activities, and increased participant knowledge, skills, interest, and involvement in climate science and scientific inquiry. Building the project's capacity to involve 20,000-50,000 more volunteers across nation will increase the density of precipitation-monitoring stations, providing scientists with higher quality weather data.