1) Select the language. When
asked, enter 1 for English or 2 for Spanish
2) Identify yourself. Enter
your 6 digit station number (beginning with '41') and verify the read
back.
3) Enter your data. The IV-ROCS
voice will ask you for your data. You will only be asked to provide
data that your station is equipped to provide. Observation elements
IV-ROCS is capable of recording are: precipitation (including snow),
temperature, evaporation, soil temperature and river stage.
Special Features:
1) Key-ahead. The system has
a key-ahead feature. As soon as you become familiar with the data
entry scripts you can key-ahead quickly to speed your data entry.
When you verify or key-ahead the system will stop the script and move
to the next script. It is recommended that an observer not use
the key-ahead feature until after the data is repeated to verify the
accuracy of the data.
2) Entry Verification. Enter
a # after each entry to let the system know you are done. The
IV-ROCS voice will then read back your entry and ask for verification.
Enter 1 if the entry is correct or 2 if you need to make
a correction. You do not need to enter the # after the data verification
entry.
3) Special Characters. Enter
precipitation values without a decimal point. The IV-ROCS will
insert the decimal point at the proper place and read the value back
to you. Please remember that rain is entered to the nearest 0.01,
snowfall is entered to the nearest 0.1 and snow depth is entered to
the nearest inch. To report a trace of precipitation you can use
the * key on your telephone pad. The * is also used to indicate
a negative temperature.
4) Precipitation Types. The
IV-ROCS voice will ask you to report a precipitation type after you
enter a precipitation amount. You can report as many precipitation
types as needed. The precipitation types and their codes are:
www.srh.noaa.gov
