The College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the

University of Oklahoma , mottoeng = "For the benefit of the Citizen and the State" , type = Public research university , established = , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.7billion (2021) , pr ...

consists of the School of Meteorology and Department of Geography & Environmental Sustainability (DGES). The college officially started on January 1, 2006, when it and the College of Earth and Energy were spun-off from the old College of Geosciences, which no longer exists.

School of Meteorology

Located in the

National Weather Center The National Weather Center (NWC), on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, is a confederation of federal, state, and academic organizations that work together to better understand events that take place in Earth's atmosphere over a wide range ...

, 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 The US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR ) is a US federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) managed by the nonprofit University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and funded by the National Science Foundatio ...

Department of Geography & Environmental Sustainability

The OU Department of Geography & Environmental Sustainability (DGES) is a small and growing department. It works to bridge the gap between human and earth science. Prominent geographer C. W. Thornthwaite was a member of the faculty from 1927 to 1934.

Research Centers

Atmospheric Radar Research Center The Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC) is the largest academic radar program in the United States. The ARRC’s mission is to enhance safety, security, environmental quality, and economic prosperity through interdisciplinary research and the dev ...

(ARRC) focuses on Thoths radar for studies of the atmosphere *

Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms The Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms (CAPS) was established at the University of Oklahoma in 1989 as one of the first eleven National Science Foundation Science and Technology Centers. Located at the National Weather Center in Norman, ...

(CAPS) *

Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies The Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies is a research organization created in 1978 by a cooperative agreement between the University of Oklahoma (OU) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). CIMMS pro ...

(CIMMS) *Oklahoma Climatological Survey (OCS)

External links

A&GS Web SiteUniversity of OklahomaSoM Web Site

Oklahoma Weather Lab- HOOT Weather DataOklahoma Weather Lab (OWL)-Weather ForecastsAtmospheric Radar Research Center Web Site

References

Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, College of Radar meteorology Educational institutions established in 2006 2006 establishments in Oklahoma {{UOklahoma-stub