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Nov
11

School of Meteorology Mourns Passing of Fred Brock

The School of Meteorology is mourning the passing of Dr. Fred Brock, who passed away October 21, 2020. According to his obituary from The Norman Transcript, Dr. Brock completed a Bachelor’s degree in Education, served in the Navy, completed Master’s degrees in Meteorology and Instrumentation Engineering, and finally a Ph.D. in Meteorology here at the […]

By Shelby Hill | News
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Oct
22

SoM Senior Becomes Published Author

Senior Ariel Jacobs is now a published author at the age of 20. Her paper is titled “The Effect of Climatological Variables on Future UAS-Based Atmospheric Profiling in the Lower Atmosphere”. The article examines how surface visibility, cloud base level (CBL) height, and wind speed impact the hypothetical success rates of weather observing unmanned aircraft […]

By David Goines | News
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Oct
21
Sep
12

Faculty member Dr. Pierre Kirstetter leads the development of probabilistic precipitation retrievals

Faculty member Dr. Pierre Kirstetter leads the development of probabilistic precipitation retrievals for hazard applications in the National Weather Service Progress in precipitation science and applications is critical to advancing weather and water budget studies and to predicting natural hazards caused by extreme events, from local to global scales. It requires more than just one […]

By Shelby Hill | News
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Research Team Conducting Study

A research team at OU is conducting a study examining individuals’ experiences within the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences (A&GS) specifically.  If you are interested in participating, please use this link to take the survey, which is open to students, faculty, staff, and alumni.  More information can be found on the consent page at the beginning of the […]

By Shelby Hill | News
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