Partnership and Collaboration Offers Opportunities
Several researchers from The University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies recently took their meteorological knowledge to the opposite side of the world to help train others in the field.CIMMS researchers with NOAA’s Warning Decision Training Division participated in the International Symposium on Earth-Science Challenges in Kyoto, Japan. They taught a short course before ...go to article
Posted - September 21, 2017
Researcher Receives Award at NWA Annual Meeting
A University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies researcher was recognized Wednesday at the National Weather Association Annual Meeting during the awards banquet.Stephen Corfidi was recognized with the Special Lifetime Achievement Award for his, “commitment to public service, unmatched record of operational meteorology research, advancement of convective forecasting through ...go to article
Posted - September 12, 2017
CIMMS Researchers Present at NWA 42nd Annual Meeting
Several researchers with The University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies are scheduled to present at the National Weather Association 42nd Annual Meeting.The conference is in Garden Grove, California, from Sept. 16-21.CIMMS presenters are scheduled Sunday through Thursday, presenting posters, papers and more.For the full NWA scheduled, visit the program. Abstract and papers ...go to article
Posted - September 06, 2017
For the Love of Teaching: CIMMS Employee Utilizes Background to Improve Training
*Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of profiles about OU CIMMS employees working at the National Weather Service Training Center in Kansas City, Missouri.Looking at Denise Balukas – she’s wearing a black T-shirt, slacks, boots and her NOAA name badge – she looks like most researchers at the National Weather Service Training Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Yet her background could ...go to article
Posted - August 29, 2017
CIMMS Employees Create Service-Oriented Training Initiative
Helping forecasters more effectively communicate forecasts is the goal of a new training initiative coordinated by University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies Research Associates Megan Taylor, Denise Balukas and Brent Pesel. Working at the National Weather Service Training Center in Kansas City, Missouri, they are creating an extensive training course for NWS staff.The three ...go to article
Posted - August 24, 2017
Researchers Show Impact Eclipse Had in Oklahoma
Those witnessing the solar eclipse on Monday may have noticed a drop in temperature while outside. But just how much did the temperature change in Oklahoma, where most of the state experienced about 85 percent of the eclipse.Researchers with The University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies and the ARM Climate Research Facility Data Quality Office wanted to find out.On Monday, ...go to article
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