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A team led by Dr. Elizabeth Smith, Dr. Tyler Bell, and Engineer Tony Segales are successfully deploying the Coptersonde platform at 3 locations in Mississippi as part of the PERiLS project.

We are thrilled to announce that the CopterSonde, our flagship Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) platform, has received airworthiness approval from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) UAS Division.

This story first appeared on NSSL News by Emily Summers Tony Segalés Espinosa says his love of small-scale aircraft began as a kid, flying model aircraft with his dad. Today, that love transfers into engineering drones for severe weather research.

Introduction Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) have been around for decades and their increasing popularity in recent years has become notorious around the world. Today, there is a wide range of drones available in the market with different size, shape, and features.

BLISS members Dr. Elizabeth Smith, Dr. Petra Klein, Dr. Liz Pillar-Little and Tyler Bell have collaborated to design a brand new course at the University of Oklahoma. Offered within the School of Meteorology the new course titled Advanced Observations for Lower Atmospheric Research is open for both undergraduate and graduate student enrollment.

First appeared in OU VPRP Newsroom UAS characterization of high wind damage to vegetation and rural area assessments Two distinguished research organizations at the University of Oklahoma are integrating state-of-the-art observation platforms and expertise in severe storm research.

BLISS members Dr. Elizabeth Smith, Tyler Bell, and Dr. Jeremy Gibbs released a white paper titled “Pushing the Boundary (Layer)” detailing the future of PBL research at the National Weather Center (NWC).

Take a detailed tour of the mobile instruments NSSL researchers take on the road to measure the atmosphere. Learn about their innovative designs and how they use these tools to safely gather data in storms.