“…The number of existing AWSs in Turkey was considered insufficient for the prediction of natural disasters; thus, the aim was to establish new AWSs with the TEFER project. Based on published site selection criteria researched in the literature (WMO, ; ; EPA, ; Shepherd, ; Yalcın, ; Baltas and Mimikou, ; Chang and Makkasorn, ; Kidd and Chapman, ) and on the distances from suitable or non‐suitable areas (EPA, ; Oke, ; NWCG, ; Overton, ), six primary criteria were determined, as listed below.…”