The Lake Thunderbird Micronet Project

Abstract

The Lake Thunderbird Micronet is a dense network of environmental sensors and a meteorological tower situated on ~10 acres of rural land in central Oklahoma. The Micronet was established in the spring of 2002 as part of a grassroots effort by a team of faculty and researchers at the University of Oklahoma to provide unique training and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in meteorology and related environmental sciences. The history and design of the Micronet and use of the Micronet in undergraduate and graduate student training and research are described. Examples of interesting phenomena sampled at the Micronet are also presented.