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The National Weather Service in Little Rock has won
several awards...with oustanding individual and group efforts noted. For more on the
awards, look below. |
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National Isaac Cline Award (Apr, 2005) |
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People
are mostly interested in the weather at ground level. But the weather
mostly happens aloft, and it is important to find out what's going on
overhead. Twice a day, a balloon is launched...and carries with it a
device (radiosonde) that measures temperature, humidity, and wind
speed/direction as the balloon ascends. This occurs at National Weather
Service offices nationwide...including Little Rock. |
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The Little
Rock office was awarded a (Southern) Regional Isaac M. Cline Award for
its launching efforts in 2004...and its exemplary upper air scores (i.e. each
flight is scored based on the height the balloon reaches before it
breaks and the quality of data collected during the flight). The
award was received on February 16, 2005. |
In the picture: The
Regional Isaac M. Cline Award. |
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In the picture: The Southern Region of the National
Weather Service. |
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In the picture:
Michael Reid (left), a hydrometeorological technician (HMT) with the
National Weather Service in Little Rock, accepts a Regional Isaac M.
Cline Award on behalf of the office upper air team on February 16, 2005. The award was
presented by Camille Dyer, Chief of Management and Budget
Services at the Southern Region Headquarters in Fort Worth, TX. Click
to enlarge. |
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In the picture: Jimmy
Russell (right), Data Acquisition Program Manager (DAPM) with the
National Weather Service in Little Rock, accepts an individual National
Isaac M. Cline Award on September 2, 2005. Presenting the award
was Bill Proenza, the Regional Director at the Southern Region
Headquarters in Fort Worth, TX. Click
to enlarge. |
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In the picture: Renee
Fair (right), Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) with the
National Weather Service in Little Rock, accepts the National Isaac M.
Cline Award for the local office on September 2, 2005. Presenting
the award was Bill Proenza, the Regional Director at the Southern
Region Headquarters in Fort Worth, TX. Click
to enlarge. |
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In April, 2005, it was learned that the Little Rock office
was going to be recognized with a National Cline Award...something that
staff members are very proud of! The national award was presented on
September 2, 2005. |
At the Little Rock office in 2004, lost flights were rare
and upper air scores were higher than the national average in 10 of 12
months. |
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In
the picture: Upper air scores (300 is perfect) in 2004 at the
National Weather Service in Little Rock (LZK) and the national
average. |
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The balloons are launched at 5 am CST (6 am CDT) and at 5
pm CST (6 pm CDT). The launches take place every day of the
year...except if the equipment fails (a lost flight can greatly reduce
upper air scores). |
In
the picture: Amie Browne, a student intern with the National Weather
Service in Little Rock, learns the art of launching balloons during the
Summer of 2004. Click
to enlarge. |
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