CIWRO - Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations

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The Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO) is the largest research center at the University of Oklahoma, employing more than 215 researchers, support personnel and students. CIWRO was established in 2021, and extends cooperative programs between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and OU that have existed continually since 1978. CIWRO connects the scientific and technical resources of OU and NOAA with the goal of improving the basic understanding of weather and transitioning that understanding to operations to produce better forecasts that save lives and property.

CIWRO News

Posted - April 30, 2024

Researchers journey to Sweden to study origins of cold air outbreaks in the Great Plains

Weather researchers from the University of Oklahoma are uncovering secrets behind cold air outbreaks that can trigger rapid, dramatic temperature shifts in the Great Plains – and they traveled to the Arctic Circle to do it. The Cold Air Outbreak Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region (CAESAR) field campaign took research scientists from the Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and ...

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Posted - April 01, 2024

Assistantship Unlocks Answers to Record-Breaking Hailstorm

Leah Swinney discovered an open door to the world of radar analysis when she learned about a prestigious graduate assistantship at the Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO) at the University of Oklahoma. Two years later, that opportunity has given her access to research that has broadened her education and career. Over the last two years, Swinney has analyzed the ...

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Posted - January 24, 2024

OU Receives $1.4 Million Grant for Wildfire Research

The Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO) at the University of Oklahoma has received $1.4 million to conduct research into mitigating the impacts of wildfires across the country. The grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is part of a $34 million national initiative to improve the understanding ...

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