Benefits and Beneficiaries of the Oklahoma Mesonet: A Multisectoral Ripple Effect Analysis
| Autor: | J. D. Carlson, James E. Hocker, Albert J. Sutherland, Kevin A. Kloesel, Christopher A. Fiebrich, Jadwiga R. Ziolkowska, Andrea D. Melvin, Reuben Reyes, Bradley G. Illston, Gary McManus |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Atmospheric Science
Global and Planetary Change 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Nowcasting Meteorology business.industry 0208 environmental biotechnology Environmental resource management 02 engineering and technology 01 natural sciences Surface weather observation 020801 environmental engineering Weather station Outreach Extreme weather Preparedness Convective storm detection Environmental science Mesonet business Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Weather, Climate, and Society. 9:499-519 |
| ISSN: | 1948-8335 1948-8327 |
| Popis: | Since the Oklahoma Mesonet (the state’s automated mesoscale weather station network) was established in 1994, it has served a number of diverse groups and provided public services to foster weather preparedness, education, and public safety, while also supporting decision-making in agricultural production and wildland fire management. With 121 monitoring stations across the state, the Oklahoma Mesonet has developed an array of technologies to observe a variety of atmospheric and soil variables in 5- to 30-min intervals. These consistent observations have been especially critical for predicting and preparing for extreme weather events like droughts, floods, ice storms, and severe convective storms as well as for development of value-added tools. The tools, outreach programs, and mesoscale data have been widely utilized by the general public, state decision-makers, public safety officials, K–12 community, agricultural sector, and researchers, thus generating wide societal and economic benefits to many groups. Based on practical application examples of weather information provided by the Oklahoma Mesonet, this paper analyzes both benefits generated by Oklahoma Mesonet information to the public and decision-makers and ripple effects (spreading amplified outcomes/implications) of those benefits in the short and long term. The paper further details ongoing and anticipated Oklahoma Mesonet innovations as a response to changing needs for weather-related information over time, especially as a result of technological developments and weather variability. |
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