The National Severe Storms Laboratory is one of NOAA's internationally known research laboratories, leading the way in investigations of all aspects of severe weather. Headquartered in Norman OK, the people of NSSL, in partnership with the National Weather Service, are dedicated to improving severe weather warnings and forecasts in order to save lives and reduce property damage.
At NSSL, our basic and applied research focuses on understanding severe weather processes, developing weather observation technology, and improving forecast tools, with emphasis on
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Learn more about NSSL's scientists – their research on tornadoes, the future of multi-function phased array radar, how models will improve severe storm forecasts, and how scientists are using radar to improve precipitation estimation and flash flood forecasting.
National
Severe Storms Laboratory Chief of Radar Research and Development Doug Forsyth
discusses aspects of radar research and what’s in store for the next
generation of weather radar.
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