FAQ - General Public

Answers to frequently asked questions about the DOC Boulder Labs and affiliated agencies: NIST, NOAA, NTIA ITS.

NIST

Visit NIST Tours Page.

Visit time.gov.

Visit NIST Radio Stations WWV.

Visit NIST Community Relations & Tours.

Visit NIST Historical Timeline.

NOAA

Visit Tour NOAA Boulder.

Contact Sarah Venema at (303) 497-6045.

Email sos.contact@noaa.gov or visit Science on a Sphere Contact Page.

Yes, call (303) 494-4221.

Contact Russ Schumacher at (970) 491-8084, email russ.schumacher@colostate.edu, or visit Colorado Climate Center.

Visit American Association of State Climatologists.

Visit NCEI Weather Data Certification.

Visit NCEI Climate Monitoring and Climate Data Online (CDO).

Some data is available free to the public online. Other data can be accessed free from any NOAA, federal, or Federal Depository Library (such as the University of Colorado). Search locations at GPO Federal Depository Library Directory.

Visit CoCoRaHS Daily Precipitation Reports.

Visit the NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory.

Visit the Space Weather Prediction Center.

Visit Data.gov Solar Indices Bulletin Catalog.

Visit U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Data.

NTIA ITS

Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Website

Contact ITS Publications at (303) 497-3571 or email ITSinfo@ntia.gov.

Visit Table Mountain Field Site Information.

Visit U.S. Frequency Allocation Chart.

Visit ITS History & Spectrum Lab Overview.

FAQ - General Public

NIST

How do I arrange a tour of NIST Boulder?

Where can I get the official time from the atomic clock?

Where can I learn more about WWV (radio station that broadcasts atomic time signal)?

Who do I contact about having NIST come to my school or event to speak?

Where do I find information on the history of NIST?

NOAA

How do I arrange a tour of NOAA Boulder?

Who do I contact about having NOAA scientists come to my school or event to speak?

Who do I contact for more information about Science on a Sphere?

Is there a phone number I can call to get Denver and surrounding area weather forecasts?

Who is the state climatologist for Colorado?

How do I find the climatologists for other states?

Where do I get certified weather data that can be used in a court of law?

What weather data is available from NCEI?

Can I access NCEI data online for free?

Where do I get snow/rain data for stations/cities not covered by NCEI data?

Where do I get atmospheric measurements (Aerosols, CO2, Methane, Ozone, Radiation, SURFRAD)?

Where can I get current space weather conditions and forecasts?

How do I subscribe to the Solar Indices Bulletin?

Where do I find sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset & moon phase data?

NTIA ITS

Who do I contact to obtain an ITS document that the Library does not own?

What type of research is being done at Table Mountain Field Site, north of Boulder?

Where can I get the United States Frequency Allocation Chart?

Where do I find information on the history of ITS?