University of Oklahoma College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences
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The College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma
consists of the School of Meteorology and Department of Geography. The college officially started on January 1, 2006, when it and the College of Earth and Energy
were spun off of the old College of Geosciences, which no longer exists.
, the OU School of Meteorology (SoM) is considered world class. It collaborates with federal, state, and private sector organizations, offering many opportunities for students and faculty. Its director, Dr. Frederick Carr, will be stepping down at the end of the 2009-2010 school year. The next Director of the School of Meteorology will be Dr. Dave Parsons, formerly with the National Center for Atmospheric Research
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was a member of the faculty from 1927-1934.
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
consists of the School of Meteorology and Department of Geography. The college officially started on January 1, 2006, when it and the College of Earth and Energy
University of Oklahoma College of Earth and Energy
The Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy is the earth science unit at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Currently, the school has an enrollment of 435 students., of which 275 are undergraduates and 155 are graduates....
were spun off of the old College of Geosciences, which no longer exists.
School of Meteorology
Located in the National Weather CenterNational Weather Center
The National Weather Center , located on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, is a confederation of federal, state, and academic organizations that work together in partnership to improve understanding of events occurring in Earth's atmosphere over a wide range of time and space scales...
, the OU School of Meteorology (SoM) is considered world class. It collaborates with federal, state, and private sector organizations, offering many opportunities for students and faculty. Its director, Dr. Frederick Carr, will be stepping down at the end of the 2009-2010 school year. The next Director of the School of Meteorology will be Dr. Dave Parsons, formerly with the National Center for Atmospheric Research
National Center for Atmospheric Research
The National Center for Atmospheric Research has multiple facilities, including the I. M. Pei-designed Mesa Laboratory headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. NCAR is managed by the nonprofit University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and sponsored by the National Science Foundation...
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Department of Geography
The OU Department of Geography is a small and growing department. It works to bridge the gap between human and earth science. Prominent geographer C. W. ThornthwaiteC. W. Thornthwaite
Charles Warren Thornthwaite was an American geographer and climatologist. He is best known for devising a climate classification system, published in 1948, that is still in use around the world, and also for his detailed water budget computations of potential evapotranspiration...
was a member of the faculty from 1927-1934.
Research Centers
- Atmospheric Radar Research CenterAtmospheric Radar Research CenterThe Atmospheric Radar Research Center is an interdisciplinary research center of the University of Oklahoma located at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma...
(ARRC) focuses on innovative uses/designs of radar for studies of the atmosphere - Center for Analysis and Prediction of StormsCenter for Analysis and Prediction of StormsThe Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms was established at the University of Oklahoma in 1989 as one of the first eleven National Science Foundation Science and Technology Centers...
(CAPS) - Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesCooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesThe Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies provides a mechanism to link the scientific and technical resources of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and the University of Oklahoma to create a center of research...
(CIMMS) - Oklahoma Climatological Survey (OCS)