The Norman Transcript
August 7, 2009
Local NOAA scientists
receive presidential award
by Transcript Staff
Research scientists studying improvements in tornado forecasting and new radar systems at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman Michael C. Coniglio and Pamela L. Heinselman, were named as recipients of the 2008 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
The Norman Transcript
June 20, 2009
Tornado experiment sees only 1 twister
by Julianna Parker Jones
The first part of the largest attempt to measure tornado activity across the Midwest came to a close this past week.
The Norman Transcript
June 1, 2009
OU researchers win award
by Transcript Staff
Oklahoma Climatological Survey director Ken Crawford and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Severe Storms Laboratory hydrometeorologist Suzanne Van Cooten are part of a multidisciplinary team that recently received the Department of the Interior Cooperative Conservation Award for the Protection of Aquifer Resources in Oklahoma.
The Norman Transcript
May 5, 2009
On
the lookout: Local scientists take part in national tornado experiment
by Julianna Parker Jones
In less than two weeks, researchers from around the country will launch a comprehensive field study of tornadoes that could change the way storms are understood and increase the lead-up time for severe weather warnings.
The Norman Transcript
April 8, 2009
Scientists set to chase twisters
by Murray Evans
Weather researchers next month will begin a five-week project spanning seven states during which they will try to explore the origins, structure and evolution of tornadoes in the central U.S.
The Norman Transcript
January 2, 2009
Weather museum a dream
for many
by Julianna Parker
Academic researchers, private industry and government officials all collaborating on weather in Norman makes this the weather capital of the region, if not the nation.
The Norman Transcript
December 18, 2008
NSSL wants your weather
observations
by Keli PirtleTarp, for the Transcript
Are snowflakes fallin' on your head? Are you getting pinged by ice pellets? NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory is requesting observations of winter precipitation from volunteers in a 150 kilometer radius of Norman.
The Norman Transcript
September 17, 2008
Learning from Ike
by Julianna
Parker
The National Severe Storms Lab-OU X-band dual-polarimetric radar (NO-XP) was driven to Texas to monitor Ike's wind power and rain volume, said Mike Biggerstaff, associate professor of meteorology and director of the Smart Radar Program who led the team from OU.
The Norman Transcript
September 14, 2008
NOAA radar to be tested by
Hurricane Ike
by Transcript Staff
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory's researchers planned to test a new mobile radar as Hurricane Ike hit landfall early this morning.
