CAP Project 3 – University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) – Sovereign Nation Enhanced Environmental Monitoring and Data Sharing – $9,973 

Health, safety, and preservation of environmental history. Utilizing existing experience and education in the area concerning meteorological and climatological monitoring, this proposal seeks to create a partnership between the Midwest Cap/RISA, the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), and the Sovereign Nations of the Midwest CAP/RISA geography to enable scientific independence. Providing expertise and training as it pertains to establishing a microscale meteorological network of weather stations (Micronet), this proposal begins with the creation of a Micronet on and near the Santee Sioux Nation in northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota. The Micronet will Provide a materials template and installation paradigm to enable training, education, and research for Indigenous colleges and universities to instruct operational meteorological and climatological observation techniques.