Who
We Are
NSSL
Backgrounder [PDF]
Director's
Office
Dr. Jeff Kimpel, Director
Kevin Kelleher, Deputy Director
Doug Forsyth, Executive Director of Facilities and Strategic Planning
Information Technology Services
Field Observing Facilities
Forecast Research and Development
Dave Rust, Chief
Mesoscale Applications Group
Models and Assimilation Team
Radar Research and Development
Doug Forsyth, Chief
Doppler Radar and Remote Sensing Research
WSR-88D Network Improvement
Phased Array Radar
Radar Applications and Development
Warning Research and Development
Dave Jorgensen, Chief
Convective Weather Research
Meteorological Systems Support
Precipitation Estimation
Severe Weather Warning Applications
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NSSL's Mission . . .
The mission of the National
Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) is to enhance the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) capabilities to provide
accurate and timely forecasts and warnings of hazardous weather
events (e.g., blizzards, ice storms, flash floods, tornadoes, lightning,
etc.)
The NSSL accomplishes this
mission, in partnership with the National Weather Service (NWS),
through a balanced program of research to advance the understanding
of weather processes, research to improve forecasting and warning
techniques, development of operational applications, and transfer
of understanding, techniques, and applications to the NWS and other
public and private sector agencies.
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