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The NWS and Climate Offices

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. Oklahoma Mesonet Sites.

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The NWS and Climate Offices

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  1. The NWSandClimate 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

  4. Oklahoma Mesonet Sites

  5. Climate Services • Manage 1500 web accounts • Phone / visitor requests for information • Historical climate information • Analysis and reports

  6. Old-Fashioned Real-Time Data

  7. Merge with Other Data Sets

  8. Real-Time Alerts

  9. Agricultural Models

  10. OCS/Mesonet TickerE-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.

  11. Outreach Programs • Training / workshops • OK-FIRST (emergency managers) • Earthstorm (K-12 schools) • Rural Electric Cooperatives

  12. Decision-Support Tools

  13. Software Development • WxScope plugin for browsers • WeatherScope application software • Weatherbuddy • Specialized web sites

  14. WeatherScope Desktop App.

  15. Custom Web Sites

  16. Research Programs • Collaboration with federal agencies • Support graduate research • Soil moisture / land-atmosphere interaction

  17. 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) Research Collaboration

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

  19. Sharing information with the public NWS – SC/RCC Partnership

  20. Sharing information with the public Shared expertise NWS – SC/RCC Partnership

  21. Sharing information with the public Shared expertise Reaching local constituencies NWS – SC/RCC Partnership

  22. Sharing information with the public Shared expertise Reaching local constituencies Training local focal points NWS – SC/RCC Partnership

  23. Sharing information with the public Shared expertise Reaching local constituencies Training local focal points Developing new products & services NWS – SC/RCC Partnership

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

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

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