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Mesonet Benefits
When properly
used, Mesonet data have the capacity to help save lives, save
Oklahoma businesses and taxpayers millions of dollars annually,
reduce energy consumption, educate the next generation of citizens
and make an incalculable contribution to research projects
every year.
The most notable
professions that the Mesonet influences are weather forecasting,
agriculture, education, emergency management, energy industry,
transportation and scientific research.
Weather Forecasting
The National Weather Service operates 14
automated weather stations in Oklahoma. These stations usually
take atmospheric measurements once every hour. However, much
of Oklahoma's
most destructive or least predictable weather occurs on a
scale small enough to be missed by these federal stations.
The Mesonet provides weather forecasters with more frequent
and more localized information.
Better forecasts of excessive
rainfall and real-time measurement of soil moisture conditions
will help to improve the lead time on flood warnings issued
by the National Weather Service. These forecasts could allow
for the pre-release of water from storage reservoirs before
water levels rise too high. |
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