MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... December 22, 2000 December 22, 2000 December 22, 2000 December 22, 2000
Goodbye, 2000 A.D.
A look back on the statistics from the year 2000 will show a warm and slightly wet year for our state. Of course, hidden in all of that climatology are the extremely warm February, the floods of spring, the intense 90-day summer drought, the sharp cold of November and December, and last week's costly ice storm. That's the way climatology works, though.
More complete details will be available early next year.
Reflection
At the close of December, the Oklahoma Mesonet and ARS Micronet will have completed their seventh full year of operation. During that time, the two networks will have archived 1.71 billion out of 1.74 billion possible observations. With the incorporation of the OASIS project, the network now operates 3300 active sensors at more than 250 locations across Oklahoma. Each day, about 1.25 million environmental observations are collected and processed, ranging from two-and-a-half feet below ground (75 cm soil moisture) to more than 32 feet above ground (10 m winds).
What began just more than ten years ago as a shared vision between researchers in Stillwater and Norman has grown into a world leader in its field. In recent months, scientists from every populated continent visited Oklahoma to learn about the operation (and, more importantly, the cooperation) behind Mesonet data. The installation of the world's only permanent mesoscale soil moisture network has amplified the international interest in Oklahoma's scientific investment.
Congratulations to all involved on seven years of world-class leadership.
Just Plain Old Outright Sappiness
This will be the final Ticker of the year. Thanks for your questions, corrections, explanations and correspondence. I truly enjoy this, and will be back without a drought (<-- that's a bad pun and an honest wish) next year.
Happy Holidays. May the New Year bring its best to you.
Deke
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