Motivations for a Mesonet

The baseline NWS/FAA ASOS network is not spatially or temporally dense enough to resolve many mesoscale phenomena.
Building a new observational network is very expensive.
Building a mesonet of existing networks increases the value, use, and recognition of each member network.

The baseline NWS/FAA ASOS network is not spatially or temporally dense enough to resolve many mesoscale phenomena.