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The NWS and Climate Offices

Oklahoma Climate Survey Oklahoma Mesonet Climate Information Outreach Software Development Research

The Oklahoma Mesonet 157 sites, 3000 sensors 15-minute reporting 99.7% data collection Real-time quality-assurance Funded by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, $200K (funds from the U.S. Department of Energy) PI Tim Hughes, EVAC OU: Mark Meo, Civil Engineering Mark Shafer, OCS May Yuan, Geography OSU: Steve Stadler, Geography Jayne Salisbury, SEIC

Oklahoma Mesonet Sites

Climate Services Manage 1500 web accounts Phone / visitor requests for information Historical climate information Analysis and reports Funded by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, $200K (funds from the U.S. Department of Energy) PI Tim Hughes, EVAC OU: Mark Meo, Civil Engineering Mark Shafer, OCS May Yuan, Geography OSU: Steve Stadler, Geography Jayne Salisbury, SEIC

Old-Fashioned Real-Time Data

Merge with Other Data Sets

Real-Time Alerts

Agricultural Models

OCS/Mesonet Ticker E-mail: darndt@ou.edu Newspapers and TV eat this stuff up – they get an “angle” for a story. Sometimes, it launches a story of its own. And it adds to your credibility daily.

Outreach Programs Training / workshops OK-FIRST (emergency managers) Earthstorm (K-12 schools) Rural Electric Cooperatives Funded by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, $200K (funds from the U.S. Department of Energy) PI Tim Hughes, EVAC OU: Mark Meo, Civil Engineering Mark Shafer, OCS May Yuan, Geography OSU: Steve Stadler, Geography Jayne Salisbury, SEIC

Decision-Support Tools

Software Development WxScope plugin for browsers WeatherScope application software Weatherbuddy Specialized web sites Funded by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, $200K (funds from the U.S. Department of Energy) PI Tim Hughes, EVAC OU: Mark Meo, Civil Engineering Mark Shafer, OCS May Yuan, Geography OSU: Steve Stadler, Geography Jayne Salisbury, SEIC

WeatherScope Desktop App.

Custom Web Sites

Research Programs Collaboration with federal agencies Support graduate research Soil moisture / land-atmosphere interaction Funded by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, $200K (funds from the U.S. Department of Energy) PI Tim Hughes, EVAC OU: Mark Meo, Civil Engineering Mark Shafer, OCS May Yuan, Geography OSU: Steve Stadler, Geography Jayne Salisbury, SEIC

Research Collaboration Joint Urban 2003 dispersion experiment Defense Threat Reduction Agency Department of Energy Department of Homeland Security International H2O Project (IHOP) Soil Moisture Experiment 2003 (SMEX03)

NWS Forecast Offices and Climate Offices What can we do to help each other?

NWS – SC/RCC Partnership Sharing information with the public Shared expertise Reaching local constituencies Training local focal points Developing new products & services Quality-assure data sources Assessments / statements