VORTEX2 Media Day and Interviews B-Roll

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Available in High Definition. Located in Norman, OK. VORTEX2 is the largest and most ambitious field experiment in history to explore tornadoes. Supported by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), VORTEX2 brings together nearly 100 scientists and students from sixteen different universities and various other academic organizations in the United States, and forecasters from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) forecast offices, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, Environment Canada, the Australia Bureau of Meteorology and Finland to try to understand how, when and why tornadoes form.

National Weather Center (NWC) Building Facilities B-Roll

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Available in High Definition. Located in Norman, OK. A unique weather enterprise connecting operations, research, development, training, and education. Brings together University of Oklahoma, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and state organizations working in partnership to further improve the understanding of weather events. Building is 244,000 square feet, stands five stories tall and houses around 550 people.

National Weather Radar Testbed And Experimental Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) B-Roll and Interview

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Available in High Definition. The future of weather radar lies in phased array technology, with its advanced multi-function capabilities and performance. This video gives a brief overview of the advantages to be gained from the implementation of phased array radar technology, with emphasis on improvements in weather forecasting, transportation safety, homeland security, and the cost effectiveness of the system.

NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed and 2008 Spring Experiment B-Roll

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Available in High Definition. Located in the National Weather Center in Norman, OK. The Hazardous Weather Testbed is a dedicated research space located between the NOAA Storm Prediction Center and the NOAA National Weather Service Norman Forecast Office. Scientists from NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory and Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies participate in the 2008 NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Experiment and the National Weather Radar Testbed Spring Demonstration program. The goal of these collaborative experiments is to improve forecasts and warnings for severe storms. Researchers, forecasters, and private weather company representatives work to identify and target issues of mutual interest and streamline effective experimental techniques and applications into operations.

TELEX (Thunderstorm Electrification and Lightning Experiment) B-Roll

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Summer 2004. Field experiment conducted by the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory in various areas of Oklahoma. The broad objective of TELEX is to learn how lightning and other electrical storm properties are dependent on storm structure, updrafts, and precipitation, information that will point to new ways for the National Weather Service to use lightning observations to improve forecasts and warnings of hazardous weather.

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