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…
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“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…
“Canyon Fire” burn scar near Malibu to be studied for debris flows
The “Canyon Fire” has been chosen as the 2007-2008 USGS Debris Flow Project region for intensive research measurements. NSSL’s Shared Mobile Atmospheric and Teaching Radar (SMART-R) crew will participate for the third year by providing…
NSSL scientists receive NASA grant to improve lightning observations
NSSL research scientists Donald MacGorman and Ted Mansell, along with OU meteorology professor William Beasley were awarded a $1.44 million three-year grant from NASA to improve ground-based lightning observations. The team of NSSL and OU…
NSSL scientists given special recognition for book
NSSL’s John Lewis along with S. Lakshmivarahan and Sudarshan Dhall of OU/NOAA Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies were given special recognition by OAR for their book Dynamic Data Assimilation: A Least Squares Approach, Cambridge…
NSSL scientists recognized by OAR for Outstanding Scientific Paper
The OAR Outstanding Scientific Paper Award was given to NSSL’s Alexander Ryzhkov, Terry Schuur, Don Burgess, Pam Heinselman, Scott Giangrande and Dusan Zrnic for their paper on “The Joint Polarization Experiment: Polarimetric Rainfall Measurements and…
Third Annual National Weather Festival
NSSL is preparing for the third annual National Weather Festival held at the National Weather Center in Norman, OK. The event is planned for this coming Saturday, October 20, 2007 from 9 a.m. – 1…