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AMS Radar Conference 2015

Posted in People News, Radar on September 10, 2015 by Tanya Schoor.

NSSL scientists won’t have to travel far this year for the AMS Radar Conference! The 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology will be held right here in Norman, Oklahoma, at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference…

Tags: AMS, Conference, Hot Items, oklahoma, Radar Research News, Tours

May 2013 Oklahoma tornado experimental warning products

Posted in Research News, Warning Research News on May 21, 2013 by Susan Cobb.

The experimental Tornado Debris Signature algorithm uses dual-pol radar data to map areas of debris.

Tags: Issue: Spring 2013, may 19 2013, May 20 2013, NSSL, oklahoma, rotation tracks, tornado outbreak

NSSL scientists study tornadoes in their own backyard

Posted in Forecast Research News, Research News on June 1, 2011 by Susan Cobb.

Seven destructive tornadoes struck Oklahoma on May 24, 2011. The tornadoes were well forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS), and NSSL was in position to capture the storms in several ways.

Tags: Hot Items, Issue: May 2011, NOXP, oklahoma, PAR, supercell, tornadoes, wdssii

Phased array radar captures evolution of a tornado at close range

Posted in Radar, Research News on November 17, 2010 by Susan Cobb.

Subtle features in thunderstorms captured by rapid scanning phased array radar could alert forecasters to the potential of severe weather.

Tags: Hot Items, Issue: October/November 2010, May132009, NWRT, oklahoma, PAR, rotation, TVS, WSR-88D

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