Collaboration Improves UK and US Radar Techniques to Improve Forecasts
The national weather radar system used throughout the United States by NOAA National Weather Service forecasters to “see” weather across the country is unique because it can be upgraded and modified with the newest capabilities, unlike other systems worldwide.Because of this, and the need to work with experts in radar signal processing for improving the quality of radar data, international partners from ...go to article
Posted - April 21, 2017
OU, AT&T and the Weather Channel Collaborate to Transmit Potentially Life-Saving Information During Severe Weather
The University of Oklahoma, AT&T, and The Weather Channel have collaborated to equip several of OU’s Advanced Radar Research Center’s mobile research trucks with enhanced severe weather technology. These enhanced trucks will soon have cameras capable of streaming live video and near real-time radar data during severe weather events.Storm data and video provide meteorologists with better observations, ...go to article
Posted - April 12, 2017
Interim Director Chosen as Outstanding Faculty Member
University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies Interim Director Randy Peppler was recognized by OU’s Student Government Association yesterday.Each year SGA recognizes an outstanding faculty member. Nominations are sent to an SGA committee of student leaders who then select recipients of the award.Peppler was presented the SGA Outstanding Faculty Award from the Department ...go to article
Posted - April 07, 2017
CIMMS Researchers Involved with Testbed Experiments
The NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed, a joint project of the National Weather Service and the National Severe Storms Laboratory, is buzzing with activity again as the Experimental Warning Program focuses on its second of three years of testing probabilistic hazards with Hazard Services software. The objective is to improve severe weather warnings.During severe storms, NOAA National Weather Service forecasters draw ...go to article
Posted - March 29, 2017
Student Places for Weather Simulation Video Game
University of Oklahoma Computer Science Senior Taner Davis won second place for his research on a weather simulation video game, “Storm Lab,” at the 22nd Annual Research Day at the Capitol on March 27-28, 2017. Davis’ research was funded by the OU Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS).Davis’ presentation was titled “Large-Scale Weather Simulation as an Education ...go to article
Posted - March 28, 2017
Course Provides Hands-On Practice for Forecasters to Help Save Lives
Noise emanates from a lab on the fourth floor of the National Weather Center in Norman — 20 plus people are all talking at once, but that’s a good thing.In just four weeks, more than 95 National Weather Service forecasters completed rigorous week-long workshops as part of the Radar & Applications Course, hosted by NOAA’s Warning Decision Training Division with significant involvement by The University ...go to article
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