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Last Updated
11 October 2004

 


Who We Are

item NSSL Backgrounder   [PDF]

item 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

item Forecast Research and Development

Dave Rust, Chief
Mesoscale Applications Group
Models and Assimilation Team

item Radar Research and Development

Doug Forsyth, Chief
Doppler Radar and Remote Sensing Research
WSR-88D Network Improvement
Phased Array Radar
Radar Applications and Development

item Warning Research and Development

Dave Jorgensen, Chief
Convective Weather Research
Meteorological Systems Support
Precipitation Estimation
Severe Weather Warning Applications


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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