NOAA
type: Concept

DOC/NOAA/NWS/ROC
type: Concept
change note: 2020-05-06 11:37:02.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (DOC/NOAA/NWS/ROC [b2eb8ada-557a-41b7-90c4-52e05c098289,560003] - NOAA [c9003d36-020d-4e86-995a-498945576c23,533853]);
change note: 2020-05-06 12:42:47.0 [tstevens] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: Radar Operations Center, NWS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: In 1988, the NEXRAD Agencies established the WSR-88D (Weather Surveillance Radar - 1988 Doppler) Radar Operations Center (ROC) in Norman, Oklahoma. The ROC employees come from the National Weather Service, Air Force, Navy, FAA, and support contractors. The ROC provides centralized meteorological, software, maintenance, and engineering support for all WSR-88D systems. WSR-88D systems will be modified and enhanced during their operational life to meet changing requirements, technology advances, and improved understanding of the application of these systems to real-time weather operations. The ROC also operates WSR-88D test systems for the development of hardware and software upgrades to enhance maintenance, operation, and provide new functionality. language code: en); insert Resource (id: null type: provider url: https://www.roc.noaa.gov/);
in scheme: providers
definition: In 1988, the NEXRAD Agencies established the WSR-88D (Weather Surveillance Radar - 1988 Doppler) Radar Operations Center (ROC) in Norman, Oklahoma. The ROC employees come from the National Weather Service, Air Force, Navy, FAA, and support contractors. The ROC provides centralized meteorological, software, maintenance, and engineering support for all WSR-88D systems. WSR-88D systems will be modified and enhanced during their operational life to meet changing requirements, technology advances, and improved understanding of the application of these systems to real-time weather operations. The ROC also operates WSR-88D test systems for the development of hardware and software upgrades to enhance maintenance, operation, and provide new functionality.