SNOTEL

SNOTEL (SNOw TELemetry network) data are available for download from the automated snow monitoring program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the National Water and Climate Center.  To find and extract SNOTEL data, click on the Map Tools icon and select Extract Data. Click on Climate and then select SNOTEL.

1. An Extract: pop-up window will open allowing a search to Find station by name or keyword:. Type the name or keyword into the box and then select from the choices in the Add map region to search: box. See below for options:
   • The Current Map Extent can be used as a larger search area.
   • Point or Line buffers can be specified by setting a buffer radius in the units specified in the map settings.
   • Polygon or Rectangle areas can be selected and then delineated on the map by clicking and moving the cursor to the next vertex and clicking, then double-clicking when done to define the shape.
   • The search can occur Within Layer Extent: by choosing an existing layer from the drop down menu and further specifying which part of the layer from the second drop-down menu.
   • Known Boundary: uses a State, County, City, or HUC (hydrologic Unit Code) boundary for the search area.
2. Once the map region to search is defined, click Submit and then Next to view the results of the search. In the Select Station(s) pane, any stations that were found in the previously defined map region will be displayed. If no stations were located, none will be listed.
   • Click on a station to display its location on the map and a pop-up dialog box with general and locational information about the station.
   • To select more than one station hold down Shift while clicking on multiple stations.
   • To go back to the Station Search pane if needed, click Previous or click on the pane name on the left side of the pop-up window.
   • To clear the search, either click Clear by the search box or Reset Search below the map region specification box.
3. To refine the data to be downloaded, click on the Advanced link at the bottom of the window or Next to proceed to the Advanced Options pane. Here, a specific period of record can be selected by completing the Begin Date: and End Date: boxes. When complete, click Download.
   1. A Download Time Warning pop-up box will display declaring that the download may take a while. Click Download to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation. Make sure pop-ups from eRAMS are not blocked. When the process is complete, a zipped data file will automatically be downloaded which can be extracted to .csv format. All available parameters are included in the download file.

For more information on the SNOTEL data click on the More Info. link to open the NRCS SNOTEL webpage. To close the tool, click on the X in the upper right corner of the pop-up window.

ACIS

ACIS (Applied Climate Information System) data for download are historical and near-real time climate information from a variety of weather stations collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). To find and extract ACIS data, click on the Map Tools icon and select Extract Data. Click on Climate and then select ACIS.

1. An Extract: pop-up window will open allowing a search to Find station by name or keyword:. Type the name or keyword into the box and then select from the choices in the Add map region to search: box. See below for options:
   • The Current Map Extent can be used as a larger search area.
   • Point or Line buffers can be specified by setting a buffer radius in the units specified in the map settings.
   • Polygon or Rectangle areas can be selected and then delineated on the map by clicking and moving the cursor to the next vertex and clicking, then double-clicking when done to define the shape.
   • The search can occur Within Layer Extent: by choosing an existing layer from the drop down menu and further specifying which part of the layer from the second drop-down menu.
   • Known Boundary: uses a State, County, City, or HUC (hydrologic Unit Code) boundary for the search area.
2. Once the map region to search is defined, click Submit and then Next to view the results of the search. In the Select Station(s) pane, any stations that were found in the previously defined map region will be displayed. If no stations were located, none will be listed.
   • Click on a station to display its location on the map and a pop-up dialog box with general and locational information about the station.
   • To select more than one station hold down Shift while clicking on multiple stations.
   • To go back to the Station Search pane if needed, click Previous or click on the pane name on the left side of the pop-up window.
   • To clear the search, either click Clear by the search box or Reset Search below the map region specification box.
3. To refine the data to be downloaded, click on the Advanced link at the bottom of the window or Next to proceed to the Advanced Options pane. Here, a specific period of record can be selected by completing the Begin Date: and End Date: boxes. When complete, click Download.
   1. A Download Time Warning pop-up box will display declaring that the download may take a while. Click Download to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation. Make sure pop-ups from eRAMS are not blocked. When the process is complete, a zipped data file will automatically be downloaded which can be extracted to .csv format. All available parameters are included in the download file.

For more information on the ACIS data click on the More Info. link to open the NOAA NCEI webpage. To close the tool, click on the X in the upper right corner of the pop-up window.

Climate Models

Climate Model data are available for download from several different models maintained by different agencies and groups (see below).  To find and extract Climate Model data, click on the Map Tools icon and select Extract Data. Click on Climate and then select Climate Models.

1. Under the Select Data Source pane, using the Climate Datasets drop-down menu select a dataset or model of interest. Available options include:
   • NAAR (North American Regional Analysis)
   • MACA (Multivariate Adaptive Constructed Analogs)
   • NCWCD (Northern Water Conservancy District)
   • CoAgMet (COlorado AGricultural Meteorological nETwork)
   • ACIS (Applied Climate Information System)
   • PRISM (Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model – Climate Data)
2. Once the set of interest is selected, in the Select Region pane, Add a map region to search: by choosing:
   • The Current Map Extent as a larger search area.
   • Point or Line buffers can be specified by setting a buffer radius in the units specified in the map settings.
   • Polygon or Rectangle areas can be selected and then delineated on the map by clicking and moving the cursor to the next vertex and clicking, then double-clicking when done to define the shape.
   • The search can occur Within Layer Extent: by choosing an existing layer from the drop down menu and further specifying which part of the layer from the second drop-down menu.
   • Known Boundary: uses a State, County, City, or HUC (hydrologic Unit Code) boundary for the search area.
   • Note: some products may not be available for the map region of interest, in which case, no information will appear in the following panes. If data is available, in the Select Cells pane, click on the cells of interest for your defined search area. All available cells will appear as shaded outlines in the map window.
3. The View/Download pane allows specification of the period of record of interest, the units, Primary Parameters and Secondary Parameters of interest using the drop-down menus. The selected cells are highlighted on the map.
   • The Graph link generates a graph of the selected data in a new pane below the map window. Hovering over the graph displays information about individual data points. A menu bar in the upper right-hand corner of the graph provides options to print the chart and/or download the graph as an image file, pdf, or as data in spreadsheet formats.
   • The Download link downloads the information to a .csv file, which may or may not be zipped depending on file size.A specific period of record can be selected by completing the Begin Date: and End Date: boxes. All available parameters for the dataset are downloaded, regardless of which are specified in the parameters drop-down menus. Make sure pop-ups from eRAMS are not blocked.
   • The Save To Climate Folder link will open a pop-up dialog box requesting a Name for the climate data to be saved. Click Ok. A folder will appear under the Tables section of the Project Layers map pane. The data can then be converted to a layer file, if desired.
4. When data extraction is complete, click the Close button to close the tool.

NADP

NADP (National Atmospheric Deposition Program) data available for download are collected through a cooperative effort by many groups including federal, state, tribal, and local agencies, educational institutions, non-governmental agencies, and private organizations. To find and extract NADP data, click on the Map Tools icon and select Extract Data. Click on Climate and then select NADP.

1. An Extract: pop-up window will open allowing a search to Find station by name or keyword:. Type the name or keyword into the box and then select from the choices in the Add map region to search: box. See below for options:
   • The Current Map Extent can be used as a larger search area.
   • Point or Line buffers can be specified by setting a buffer radius in the units specified in the map settings.
   • Polygon or Rectangle areas can be selected and then delineated on the map by clicking and moving the cursor to the next vertex and clicking, then double-clicking when done to define the shape.
   • The search can occur Within Layer Extent: by choosing an existing layer from the drop down menu and further specifying which part of the layer from the second drop-down menu.
   • Known Boundary: uses a State, County, City, or HUC (hydrologic Unit Code) boundary for the search area.
2. Once the map region to search is defined, click Submit and then Next to view the results of the search.
3. In the Select Station(s) pane, any stations that were found in the previously defined map region will be displayed. If no stations were located, none will be listed.
   • Click on a station to display its location on the map and a pop-up dialog box with general and locational information about the station.
   • To select more than one station hold down Shift while clicking on multiple stations.
   • To go back to the Station Search pane if needed, click Previous or click on the pane name on the left side of the pop-up window.
   • To clear the search, either click Clear by the search box or Reset Search below the map region specification box.
4. To refine the data to be downloaded, click on the Advanced link at the bottom of the window or Next to proceed to the Advanced Options pane. Here, a specific period of record can be selected by completing the Begin Date: and End Date: boxes. To select the timestep for downloading, click in the checkboxes for Weekly Wet Atmospheric Deposition Data, Monthly Wet Atmospheric Deposition Data, and/or Annual Wet Atmospheric Deposition Data. When complete, click Download.
   • A Download Time Warning pop-up box will display declaring that the download may take a while. Click Download to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation. Make sure pop-ups from eRAMS are not blocked. When the process is complete, a zipped data file will automatically be downloaded which can be extracted with the data of interest saved in .csv format (get error from server when try to download).

For more information on the NADP data click on the More Info. link to open the NADP webpage. To close the tool, click on the X in the upper right corner of the pop-up window.