CASA Spring Experiment 2007
April 9 - June 8, 2007

CASA's Spring Experiment is underway. CASA's end-to-end Oklahoma Test Bed is operating to evaluate and demonstrate the value of DCAS systems compared to the current state-of-the-art. The Spring Experiment focuses on severe thunderstorms - including high winds and hail - and tornadoes from the time a watch is issued until an actual event or false alarm occurs. The months of April, May, and June are the climatological peak for severe weather in Oklahoma.

CASA researchers and system designers meet daily to assess the system performance ranging from sensing to user reactions to the data, plan for upcoming weather, and make adjustments to the system. The Experiment runs for three, three-week IOPs (Intense Periods of Operation) where different system configurations are being evaluated.

For a detailed operations plan for the Spring Experiment go to: http://www.casa.umass.edu/research/experiment/opplan.pdf

System Location

The four IP1 radar are located in or near the cities of Chickasha (KSAO), Rush Springs (KRSP), Lawton (KLWE), and Cyril (KCYR). Range rings of 30 km are shown. The nearest NEXRAD sites at Twin Lakes (KTLX) and Fredrick (KFDR) are shown with 30 km and 60 km range rings centered top-right and bottom-left.

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