Oklahoma Climatological Survey
The Oklahoma Climatological Survey (OCS) was established in 1980 to provide climatological services to the people of Oklahoma, conduct research on the impacts of climate on human activities, and serve as a support facility for the State Climatologist. The mission of research at the OCS is to continue to gain fundamental understanding of the complex interactions that determine weather and climate conditions in and around the Southern Great Plains of the U.S. OCS has a legislative mandate to acquire, process, and disseminate climate and weather data and information for use by the state's citizens. OCS maintains an extensive array of climatological information, operates the 'Oklahoma Mesonet', and hosts a wide variety of educational outreach and scientific research projects, and is a research unit of the College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma.
State Climate Offices are an integral component of the National Climate Service Partnership, which also includes NOAA's National Climatic Data Center and six Regional Climate Centers (RCCs). State climate offices recognized by the American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) work closely with one another, and with the regional and national counterparts, to provide climate data and services at the local level. Specifically, AASC recognized state climate offices (or ARSCOs) provide one or more of the following services:
1) Coordinate and collect weather observations for the purpose of climate monitoring; 2) Summarize and disseminate weather and climate information to the user community; 3) Demonstrate to the user community the value of climate information in the decision making process; 4) Perform climate impact assessments and weather event evaluations; 5) Conduct climate research, diagnosis, and projections.
The Oklahoma Climatological Survey is recognized by the AASC.
Phone: (405) 325-2541
Related Organizations:
- National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
- University of Oklahoma
- American Association of State Climatologists (AASC)
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