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Answers to frequently asked questions about the DOC Boulder Labs and affiliated agencies: NIST, NOAA, NTIA ITS.
NIST Q : How do I arrange a tour of NIST Boulder?A : Visit https://www.nist.gov/director/pao/community-relations/nist-tours
Q : Where can I get the official time from the atomic clock?A : Visit https://www.time.gov/
Q : Where can I learn more about the WWV (radio station that broadcasts the atomic time signal and more)? A : Visit https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/radio-stations/wwv
Q : Who do I contact about having NIST come to my school or event to speak?A : Visit https://www.nist.gov/director/pao/community-relations/nist-tours
Q :Where do I find information on the history of NISTA : Visit https://www.nist.gov/timeline#event-a-href-node-774241nist-founded-a
NOAA Q : How do I arrange a tour of NOAA Boulder? A : Visit https://www.boulder.noaa.gov/outreach/tour-noaa-boulder/
Q : Who do I contact about having NOAA scientists come to my school or event to speak?A : Contact Sarah Venema, (303) 497-6045
Q : Who do I contact for more information about Science on a Sphere?A Email sos.contact@noaa.gov , https://sos.noaa.gov/contact/
Q : Is there a phone number I can call to get Denver and surrounding area weather forecasts?A : Yes, call (303) 494-4221
Q : Who is the state climatologist for Colorado:A : Contact Russ Schumacher, (970) 491.8084, russ.schumacher@colostate.edu , https://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu/
Q : How do I find the climatologists for other states?A : Visit https://www.stateclimate.org/
Q : Where do I get certified weather data that can be used in a court of law?A : Visit https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/certification
Q : What weather data is available from NCEI?A : Visit https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/monitoring and https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cdo-web/
Q : Can I access NCEI data online for free?A : Some data is available free to the public, other data can be accessed free from any NOAA, federal, or federal depository library (University of Colorado is a federal depository library (FDL). For more FDL locations see: https://ask.gpo.gov/s/FDLD )
Q : Where do I get snow/rain data for stations/cities not covered by NCEI data?A : Visithttp://www.cocorahs.org/ViewData/ListDailyPrecipReports.aspx
Q : Where do I get measurements of Aerosols, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Surface Ozone, Ozonsondes, Water Vapor, Station Meteorology, Halocarbons, Radiation, SURFRAD, & Atmospheric Transport?A : Visit the NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory: https://gml.noaa.gov/ .
Q : Where can I get the current space weather conditions and forecasts?A : Visit https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ .
Q : How do I subscribe to the Solar Indices Bulletin?A : Visit https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/solar-indices-bulletin1
Q : Where do I find sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset & moon phase data?A : Visit https://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/
NTIA ITS Q : Who do I contact to obtain an ITS document that the Library does not own? A : Contact ITS Publications: Lilli Segre, (303) 497-3572, ITSinfo@ntia.gov
Q : What type of research is being done at Table Mountain Field Site, north of Boulder?A : Visit https://its.ntia.gov/research-topics/table-mountain/tm-home.aspx
Q : Where can I get the United States Frequency Allocation Chart?A : Visit https://www.ntia.gov/page/united-states-frequency-allocation-chart
Q : Where do I find information on the history of ITSA : Visit https://its.ntia.gov/about-its/its-the-nation-s-spectrum-and-communications-lab/
