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News Briefs
Comings
and Goings
Matt Pipkin, an engineer, has joined NSSL to work on ballooning
instrumentation. He will also assist with the Oklahoma Lightning Mapping
Array and other projects.
Thomas Vaughn has
left NSSL--he worked on the WDSS-II for two years.
Receptionist Anji Kirkwood
moved with her new husband to Fort Worth, TX.Kevin Thomas has left NSSL
after almost 20 years.
Remaining
SMART-R intercepts T.S. Gabrielle
The SMART-Radar that was not damaged by the fire intercepted Tropical
Storm Gabrielle as it made landfall near Venice, FL. The radar collected
at least 12 hours of data as the eye passed directly over the SMART-Radar
position. Look for a full article in the Winter issue of NSSL Briefings.
Forecast
Demonstration Project--Sydney 2000
Scientists from NSSL travelled to Munich, Germany in July to participate
in the 30th International Conference on Radar Meteorology. During the
conference, a special session was devoted to the Forecast Demonstration
Project--Sydney 2000. Four different international groups provided experimental
warning, nowcast and forecast information to the Sydney Bureau of Meteorology
during the 2000 Olympics. NSSL presented several papers on the performance
of WDSS, a part of the project.
NSSL/CIMMS
Scientist on Olympic Weather Team
NSSL/CIMMS's David Schultz will be a forecaster as part of the Olympic
Weather Support Team in Salt Lake City during the Olympic Winter Games
of 2002. The forecasting team is made up of government and private meteorologists
and academic experts. They will provide forecasts for each venue to
ensure the safety of the athletes and the general public. The Olympics
will be held from February 8- 24, 2002, with the VIII Paralympic Winter
Games following from March 7- 16.
Register
for the National Severe Weather Workshop
The National Severe Weather Workshop will be held March 1-3, 2002 in
Norman, OK. If you are interested in participating, early registration
is encouraged! More information is available at: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/
nsww2002.
Weather
Center schematic design completed
The scoping phase and schematic design for the National Weather Center
in Norman have been completed. The building will house both government
and university entities including NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory,
Storm Prediction Center, local Forecast Office, Warning Decision Training
Branch and the Radar Operations Center's Application Branch. Look for
an expanded article in the next issue of NSSL Briefings.
AUITI
(Acronyms Used In This Issue)
AMS - American Meteorological
Society
CAPS - Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms
CIMMS - Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSSL- National Severe Storms Laboratory
NWS - National Weather Service
NWSFO - National Weather Service Forecast Office
OAR - Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
OU - University of Oklahoma
SMART-R - Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching Radars
SPC - Storm Prediction Center
WDSS - Warning Decision Support System
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