Education  May 22, 2019

NOAA renews partnership with CSU

FORT COLLINS — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded Colorado State University with $128 million as part of the administration’s renewal of a cooperative agreement with CSU.

NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, a  research center that operates out of CSU’s Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering, “supports a broad spectrum of NOAA research, including forecast model improvements, hurricane tracking and intensity forecasting, real-time satellite tools for the National Weather Service, and forecaster training on use of satellite observations,” according to a CSU news release.

The CIRA institute, led by CSU professor Christian Kummerow, was established in 1980.

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“We’re very excited to reestablish this fruitful partnership between NOAA and CSU – one that’s lasted nearly four decades and stands on the shoulders of some of the preeminent scientists in our field,” Steve Miller, NOAA’s CIRA acting director, said in a prepared statement. “This award ensures that our satellite and model development expertise continues to improve NOAA’s regional and global weather forecasts while providing integrated weather information to meet growing needs of the operational weather forecaster.”

FORT COLLINS — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded Colorado State University with $128 million as part of the administration’s renewal of a cooperative agreement with CSU.

NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, a  research center that operates out of CSU’s Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering, “supports a broad spectrum of NOAA research, including forecast model improvements, hurricane tracking and intensity forecasting, real-time satellite tools for the National Weather Service, and forecaster training on use of satellite observations,” according to a CSU news release.

The CIRA institute, led by…

Ken Amundson
Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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