Public invited to participate in severe weather observation projectCIMMS, a NOAA/OU Cooperative Institute
The Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies is a research organization created in 1978 by a cooperative agreement between the University of Oklahoma and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. CIMMS promotes collaborative research between NOAA and OU scientists on problems of mutual interest to improve basic understanding of mesoscale meteorological phenomena, weather radar, and regional climate to help produce better forecasts and warnings that save lives and property. CIMMS research contributes to the NOAA mission through improvement of the observation, analysis, understanding, and prediction of weather elements and systems and climate anomalies ranging in size from cloud nuclei to multi-state areas.
A simulated severe supercell in its mature stage
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Thunderstorm Electrification Modeling
A successful simulation of the 22 May 1981 "Binger" supercell
has been achieved with an idealized inhomogeneous environment.
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CIMMS concentrates its research and outreach efforts and resources on six principal themes that are linked to the goals and cross-cutting priorities in NOAA's Strategic Plan:
- Basic Convective and Mesoscale Research
- Forecast Improvements
- Climatic Effects of/Controls on Mesoscale Processes
- Socioeconomic Impacts of Mesoscale Weather Systems and Regional-Scale Climate Variations
- Doppler Weather Radar Research and Development
- Climate Change Monitoring and Detection