1. The NWS and Climate Offices

2. Oklahoma Climate Survey
Oklahoma Mesonet
Climate Information
Outreach
Software Development
Research

3. 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

4. Oklahoma Mesonet Sites

11. 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

12. Old-Fashioned Real-Time Data

13. Merge with Other Data Sets

14. Real-Time Alerts

15. Agricultural Models

16. 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.

17. 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

18. Decision-Support Tools

19. 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

20. WeatherScope Desktop App.

21. Custom Web Sites

22. 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

23. 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)

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

25. 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