NSSL is gearing up for a two-year epic field program, VORTEX-2 (Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment – 2). VORTEX-2 is set to run from April 20-June 15 of 2009 and 2010,…
SMART-Radar team wins NSF Major Research Instrumentation Award
The University of Oklahoma and NSSL Shared Mobile Atmospheric and Teaching Radar (SMART-radar) team was awarded the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Award to upgrade one of the mobile C-band radars to dual-polarimetric capability.…
NSSL researcher helped present Tornadoes 101 on the hill
NSSL scientist Kurt Hondl represented NOAA research in the “Tornadoes 101” presentation on Capitol Hill Friday June 5, 2008. Tornadoes 101 was structured to educate legislators and staff about current tornado numbers this season, tornado…
Midpoint Summary of Real-time PAR Experiment
The six-week 2008 Spring Real-time Phased Array Radar Demonstration in Norman, Oklahoma has reached its midpoint. The National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar (NWRT PAR) captured three severe weather events so far during forecaster…
Phased Array Radar: Applications to Land falling tropical cyclones
NSSL scientists recently reported on the unusual opportunity to scan a tropical cyclone with an experimental radar located far from the coast. Using the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar (NWRT PAR) in Norman,…
NSSL’s “On-Demand” Severe Storms Verification Support System
The NSSL “On-Demand” Severe Storm Verification system, funded by the NOAA High-Performance Computing and Communications Program (HPCC) is a new web-based query tool designed to help National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists quickly verify their severe…
2008 HWT EFP Spring Experiment forecast-scale activities
This is the second week of the 2008 Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) EFP (Experimental Forecast Program) Spring Experiment held in the NOAA HWT at the National Weather Center in Norman, Okla. Each spring during the…
NSSL’s Experimental Warning Program kicks off today
NSSL is hosting the six-week Experimental Warning Program (EWP) Spring Program beginning today, 28 April 2008, in the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed at the National Weather Center in Norman, Okla. The mission of the EWP…
NSSL uses Google Earth to share experimental products
NSSL is using Google Earth as a way to share experimental severe weather products with other researchers and operational meteorologists for evaluation and feedback. A variety of multi-sensor severe weather products are generated by NSSL…
2008 Spring Real-time Phased Array Radar Demonstration begins
The Spring 2008 National Weather Radar Testbed (NWRT) Phased Array Radar Demonstration begins April 14, 2008 and will run through June 15, 2008. A primary objective of the experiment will be to have forecasters from…