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OKLAHOMA MESONET TO DEDICATE FRED V. BROCK STANDARDS LAB - The Fred V. Brock Standards Lab – named in honor of one of the early pioneers of the Oklahoma Mesonet, the state’s weather network – will be dedicated in a reception scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at the National Weather Center, 120 David L. Boren Blvd. on the University of Oklahoma Research Campus. [PDF] Posted: 6/30/2009
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESENTS METEOROLOGICAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA - NORMAN, Okla. – Representatives from the University of Oklahoma College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences presented recommendations for a comprehensive modernization of the Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service (DHMZ - Državni hidrometeorološki zavod) to the government of the Republic of Croatia in Zagreb, Croatia, on June 18. [PDF] Posted: 6/18/2009
New Radar to Provide Better Info on Rain - Courtesy of LiveScience.com: The University of Oklahoma’s newest radar, OU-PRIME (Polarimetric Radar for Innovations in Meteorology and Engineering) was completed in January 2009. The radar serves as a research and development testbed for the university's Atmospheric Radar Research Center (ARRC) and is housed within the National Weather Center on campus. [Link] [PDF] Posted: 5/28/2009
RESEARCHERS FROM OU'S NATIONAL WEATHER CENTER WIN DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AWARD - Oklahoma Climatological Survey director Ken Crawford and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Severe Storms Laboratory hydrometeorologist Suzanne Van Cooten are part of a multidisciplinary team that recently received the Department of the Interior Cooperative Conservation Award for the Protection of Aquifer Resources in Oklahoma. [PDF] Posted: 5/19/2009
OU AND KOREA METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION TO EXCHANGE WEATHER INFORMATION - Weather observation and prediction technologies will be exchanged between the University of Oklahoma and the Korea Meteorological Administration under an agreement recently signed by OU President David L. Boren, and KMA administrator Byung-Seong Chun. [PDF] Posted: 5/14/2009
The Weathersphere is a university, federal, state, and private industry collaborative growing to become the international leader in weather- and climate-related education and training, research and development, and operations and services. The Weather Sphere hub is located at the National Weather Center on the University of Oklahoma Research Campus in Norman, Oklahoma.
Study is unraveling mysteries of the twister - Courtesy of The Denver Post: At the midpoint of an $11.9 million study that aims to untangle the mystery of tornadoes and use the information to help weather forecasters save lives, researchers are sure of one thing: People typically have only about 13 minutes of lead time before a twister touches down. [Link] [PDF] Posted: 6/25/2009
Tornado researchers see Wyoming twister close up - Courtesy of The Dallas Morning News and AP: Scientists who stalked tornadoes in the central United States this spring were treated to a textbook example when one touched down in Wyoming two weeks ago, researchers said Wednesday. [Link] [PDF] Posted: 6/25/2009
Watch the Wyoming tornado caught by V2! - Follow this link to watch the video provided by UCAR and The Denver Post. [Link] Posted: 6/25/2009
Local scientists take part in national tornado experiment - Courtesy of The Norman Transcript: In less than two weeks, researchers from around the country will launch a comprehensive field study of tornadoes that could change the way storms are understood and increase the lead-up time for severe weather warnings. [Link] [PDF] Posted: 5/6/2009
VORTEX2: Read All About It! - The second Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX2) is planned to be the most ambitious attempt ever to explore tornado origin, structure and evolution, with the goal of gaining new understandings that will increase the accuracy of forecasts and warnings. [Link] [PDF] Posted: 9/23/2008