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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 1:10 PM CDT on November 09, 2009 ... National Weather Service Chanhassen Minnesota commissions the radiosonde replacement system... after extensive testing... on September 30th 2009... noaa's National Weather Service office in Chanhassen Minnesota officially commissioned the radiosonde replacement system /rrs/ which is an integral component of the upper air observation program. This system commissioning includes advanced technologies such as tracking utilizing the global positioning system. The radiosonde replacement system /rrs/ network serves as an integral component in gathering weather data from the atmosphere. The data format of the upper air observation will remain the same... although the length of the coded messages will increase due to higher resolution of data. The changes are reflected in modeling and forecasts issued by the National Weather Service. The rrs supports noaa's cross-cutting priority to integrate global environmental observations and data management... providing critical support for noaa's mission. If you have any questions regarding the implementation of the rrs... please contact: National Weather Service Chanhassen Minnesota phone: 952-361-6708 http://weather.Gov/mpx