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ORAU, University of Oklahoma win $8.4 million NOAA award for weather, climate change research

Posted at 1:04 am August 31, 2016
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The University of Oklahoma and Oak Ridge Associated Universities were recently awarded $8.4 million over three years from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct weather and climate change monitoring research. The funding provides OU with the opportunity to expand its Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies’ research capabilities through a partnership with NOAA’s ORAU-managed Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, or ATDD, program, a press release said.

“CIMMS is one of OU’s treasures as it has played a significant role in advancing our understanding of the atmosphere as well as provided valuable technologies and tools for operational forecasters,” said Kelvin Droegemeier, OU vice president for research. “This new award will build upon these historical strengths to address some of today’s most compelling challenges in weather and climate.”

The award will help further OU’s key research in areas such as boundary layer characterization, which is the atmospheric layer closest to Earth’s surface, and climate observations and analyses. This research will directly support NOAA’s goal to improve prediction of severe weather near the earth’s surface and will provide funding for a research position at the ATDD location in Oak Ridge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Tagged With: air quality, Andy Page, ATDD, Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, Atomic Energy Commission, boundary layer characterization, CIMMS, climate change, climate change monitoring, climate observations, climate studies, contaminant dispersion, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, lower atmosphere research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, ORAU, OU, University of Oklahoma, weather

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