NOAA Central Region Team Meeting The NOAA Central Region team meeting will be held in Norman, Okla. on Wednesday, March 5, 2008. NOAA is expanding its existing regional coordination and communication efforts with a shift…
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Scholastic News spotlights NSSL meteorologist
March 2008 Scholastic News features NSSL meteorologist and educational outreach coordinator Daphne Thompson in an article called “Storm Chaser!” Scholastic News is a kid-focused, curriculum-connected current events newsweekly for elementary students and their teachers. Second…
NSSL researchers receive honors
NSSL Staff have received recognition for their achievements over the past few months. Carl Hane, retired NSSL scientist, was honored by NOAA with a Distinguished Career Award for scientific achievement in the application of Doppler…
Museum of Science in Boston uses NSSL’s WDSS-II in nowcasting exhibit
The Museum of Science in Boston, with funding from the National Science Foundation, has developed a special exhibit on nowcasting, called WeatherWise – a short-term weather forecast covering zero to three hours. The exhibit is…
NSSL research shows deadly U.S. winter tornadoes are not rare
Deadly tornadoes tore through the Mid-South Tuesday, February 5, 2008 killing 58 people. NSSL scientist Harold Brooks studies the climatology of tornadoes, and noted, “While this is not a normal event, it’s not an incredibly…
NSSL’s SMART-R aids forecasters during record storm in California
The National Weather Service used experimental data from the Shared Mobile Atmospheric and Teaching Radar (SMART-R) in their decision to issue a flash flood warning during last weekend’s storm in southern California. The crew from…
“Power Steering” – MPAR is cover story in December issue of BAMS
“Power Steering – Multi-Mission Phased Array Radar” (MPAR) was the cover story in the November, 2007 issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS). MPAR’s multi-mission function can sample weather, control air traffic,…
NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed posts preliminary results from experiment
The NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) recently posted preliminary results from their 2007 Spring Experiment. The results will improve severe-weather forecasts, target areas for further research, and will become important contributions to the scientific literature.…
Operational users evaluate new NSSL radar products
An upgrade to the national network of WSR-88D (NEXRAD) weather radars will be completed by 2010. The improvements will include a dual-polarization capability, allowing the radar can transmit pulses in both horizontal and vertical orientations…
NSSL launches “Video Highlights” Web page
NSSL is proud to announce the new Video Highlights Web page. The videos are designed to promote NSSL’s mission and activities. There are three videos currently on display: NOAA Weather Partners Spotlight: NSSL Severe weather…