OU to receive radar

NORMAN — A new weather radar — the first of its kind in the United States — is being constructed and located at the University of Oklahoma.

An agreement between OU and Enterprise Electronics Corp. will start construction of the new C-band, high-resolution, dual polarization radar, which is expected to be operational late this year. Enterprise Electronics Corp., the largest manufacturer of commercial weather radars, will design and install the radar.

Students and researchers will be able to perform a variety of activities, such as testing new and enhanced algorithms and developing unique hardware designs.

"The addition of this radar is invaluable to the Atmospheric Radar Research Center and radar meteorology as a whole at OU,” said Robert Palmer, the center's director. "The radar will help us collaborate even more with private weather companies and, in turn ... foster research and development between academia and the private sector.”