www.nwc.ou.edu http://www.nwc.ou.edu/ Copyright 2008 Courtesy of The Oklahoman: What’s the difference? In Oklahoma this is a loaded question when pertaining to weather conditions. A year ago, Oklahoma City Micronet made its official debut during a commissioning ceremony that took place at the National Weather Festival at the National Weather Center in Norman. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=322 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:12:38 CST http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=322 Courtesy of The Norman Transcript: During the last 40 years, Oklahoma has become the world's leading atmospheric observatory. Three notable events -- the late 2006 completion and occupancy of the OU-NOAA National Weather Center, the recent passing of former Governor and U.S. Senator Henry Bellmon and new funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) -- have prompted the following explanation of this accomplishment. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=321 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:21:57 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=321 Courtesy of The Oklahoman: El Nino is not just about presence; it’s about power. That’s what I took from a tutorial with Gary McManus of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey on a subject I’ve heard about but never really understood. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=320 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:21:40 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=320 Courtesy of The Oklahoman: Gary McManus isn’t your typical history buff. He can’t necessarily tell you about the world-changing events from a given day, but he will be able to let you know what the weather was like when it happened. As a climatologist, McManus studies long-term weather statistics for the Oklahoma Climatological Survey. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=319 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:45:51 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=319 Courtesy of The Journal Record: Base Velocity's growing market for portable, updated weather data doesn't look to slow down any time soon. To read more, please follow the link. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=318 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:11:32 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=318 Eve Gruntfest's Social Science Woven Into Meteorology (SSWIM) initiative at the NWC in The Norman Transcript http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=317 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:35:51 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=317 Hazardous Weather Testbed and Social Science Woven Into Meteorology (SSWIM) featured in The Norman Trascript http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=316 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:26:41 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=316 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. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=315 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:46:45 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=315 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. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=313 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:45:42 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=313 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. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=311 Thu, 28 May 2009 13:51:57 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=311 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. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=310 Tue, 19 May 2009 11:26:03 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=310 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. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=309 Thu, 14 May 2009 09:32:05 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=309 During a day trip April 8 to Norman, Okla., Consul General Osawa made a stop by the National Weather Center to tour the building and meet with OU researchers and students. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=303 Wed, 06 May 2009 12:57:52 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=303 Robert Palmer, OU meteorology professor, talks about OU-PRIME on a radio show featured on the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) on April 19. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=308 Wed, 06 May 2009 12:57:03 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=308 Courtesy of The Washington Post: As part of Vortex2, about 80 veteran scientists and graduate students will chase storms across a wide swath from South Dakota to Texas and from eastern Colorado to Iowa and Minnesota, with their nerve center in Norman, Okla. http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=307 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:46:56 CDT http://www.nwc.ou.edu/article.php?AnnID=307