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The
Coastal Weather Research Center, a self-supporting
operation of the Department
of Earth Sciences at the University of South Alabama.
Located in an office complex in the 10,000 seat Mitchell Center
on the main campus, the Weather Center consists of a meteorological
laboratory, information center and archive. Among the Center's
major activities are the dissemination of forecasts and warnings
to local and regional business and industry and the support
of Alabama's first and only undergraduate program in meteorology.
Why
is there such an emphasis on weather in this area? For the
meteorologist, the answer is easy. Weather along the Central
Gulf Coast is interesting, exciting and challenging and, very
importantly, it has a significant effect on the area's economy
and life style. The Central Gulf Coast is a natural laboratory
for weather research and education due to its rapid changes
and impressive array of weather events such as severe thunderstorms,
tornadoes, waterspouts and hurricanes.
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