Atmospheric Radar Research Center (ARRC)

Welcome to Atmospheric Radar Research Center!

The Atmospheric Radar Research Center (ARRC) is involved in many aspects of radar research applied to studies of the atmosphere. Topics range from sophisticated radar signal processing to precipitation microphysical studies. Inter-Disciplinary Education and Research
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OU-PRIME in the news...

OU-PRIME is featured in LiveScience's Research in Action section.
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Next ARRC Seminar

Seminars will resume in the Fall semester. Have a nice Summer!

Winner of Tommy C. Craighead Award Announced

Congrats to Brad Isom for earning this distinguished award. Brad's winning paper studied wind turbines as clutter for weather radars.

ARRC students win awards at the Student Research and Performance Day!

Brad Isom tied for 2nd place in the science category. Ricardo Reinoso Rondinel earned 3rd place in the engineering category.
Student Research and Performance Day

OU-PRIME Radar Commissioned

The OU-PRIME Radar has been officially commissioned! View the news story, or read the press release for this occassion.
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Press Release (PDF - 2 Pages)
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ARRC Faculty Member wins Teaching Award

Congrats to Dr. Mark Yeary, who has won the TSI Teaching Award.

OU Listed as a "Best Value" College!

USA Today and Princeton Review list OU on its 100 Best Value Colleges list for 2009. Select "University of Oklahoma" from its list of colleges for why OU is a "Best Value".

Norman Radar Retreat a Success!

Agencies and businesses gather to discuss the future of radar.
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ARRC Forges Relations with Private Industry

The ARRC and EEC join forces to advance weather radar technology
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Tenure Awarded!

Congratulations to the following professors who have been awarded tenure:
  • Phil Chilson (SoM)
  • Mark Yeary (ECE)
  • Tian Yu (ECE)

    • CAGS signs MOU with Kyoto University, Japan

    CAGS concluded MOU to strengthen cooperation with the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) and the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH) of Kyoto University.
    Detail about MOU
    Signing Ceremony Photos
    DPRI, Kyoto University
    RISH, Kyoto University

    Atmospheric Radar Research Center

    The ARRC is an interdisciplinary team of meteorologists and engineers.
    IEEE Geoscience and Romote Sensing Society Newsletter on March, 2007