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The CopterSonde team was supported by a CIWRO Director’s Discretionary Research Fund grant to develop a prototype system that could support the rapid conceptual trialing of automated landing and charging of UAS.

This story first appeared on OMAO’s News. CopterSonde take off Since 1980, the United States has sustained over 387 one-billion dollar weather and climate disasters. As the new movie “Twisters”—which features fictionalized extreme weather events— hits the big screen this July, the United States has already experienced 15 real-world billion-dollar weather events (as of July 9).

The BLISS (Boundary Layer Integrated Sensing and Simulation) team is proud to highlight our ongoing collaborations with the University of Oklahoma’s Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC). These partnerships showcase our commitment to pushing the boundaries of atmospheric science and technology.

BLISS team members Elizabeth Smith and Tyler Bell traveled to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to support the Air Resources Laboratory’s Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division (ATDD) open house. This event celebrated 75 years of the Air Resources Laboratory and showcased the ongoing collaboration between BLISS and ATDD.

Scientists at NOAA and the University of Oklahoma are using drones to learn more about how severe weather forms. Tulsa’s News On 6’s Stephen Nehrenz took a trip to Norman for an up-close look at the high-flying research.

The BLISS (Boundary Layer Integrated Sensing and Simulation) team is proud to announce our significant involvement in the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) demonstration campaign. This participation showcases our team’s expertise in UAS technology and atmospheric science on a global stage.

The BLISS (Boundary Layer Integrated Sensing and Simulation) team is proud to highlight our ongoing collaboration with the National Severe Storms Laboratory’s (NSSL) Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) team. This partnership is advancing our understanding of severe weather and improving forecast capabilities through three main areas of collaboration.

This story first appeared on NSSL News by Wes Moody. The CopterSonde team giving a demonstration to coworkers at NSSL. The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) hosted its inaugural NSSL Science and Engineering Day recently, gathering lab staff for a full day of reflection, discussion and collaboration.

Several members of the BLISS (Boundary Layer Integrated Sensing and Simulation) team recently traveled to Bergen, Norway, to participate in the 2023 International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely piloted Aircraft (ISARRA) conference.

The BLISS (Boundary Layer Integrated Sensing and Simulation) team is thrilled to announce the addition of Dr. Otavio Acevedo to our research group. Dr. Acevedo joined the University of Oklahoma and BLISS in 2023, bringing with him two decades of experience as a professor at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria in Brazil.