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Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO)

The Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO) focuses on research in weather radar, regional climate, societal impacts, severe weather, and more. A NOAA Cooperative Institute led by the University of Oklahoma, CIWRO transitioned from CIMMS in October 2021, continuing CIMMS's more than 40-years of research excellence.

The mission of this cooperative institute is to promote collaborative research with NOAA on research to improve the understanding of severe and high-impact weather and to help produce better forecasts and warnings that save lives and property.

A consortium, CIWRO's partner institutions include Howard University, The Pennsylvania State University, Texas Tech University, and University at Albany. The award selection in 2021 came with an award of up to $208 million over the course of five years, with the potential for renewal for another five years based on successful performance. NOAA selected the University of Oklahoma after an open, competitive evaluation.

CIWRO focuses on five research themes including: • Weather radar and observations research and development. • Mesoscale and stormscale modeling research and development. • Forecast applications improvements research and development. • Subseasonal- to-seasonal (S2S) prediction for extreme weather events. • Social and socioeconomic impacts of high-impact weather systems. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emilyfreedom (talk • contribs) 02:52, 1 October 2021 (UTC)