Report for the American Association of State Climatologists (AASC):
Latest report for status as an AASC Recognized State Climate Office (download PDF)
Selected OCS Peer-Reviewed Publications (2010 to 2019):
Basara, J. B., B. G. Illston, C. A. Fiebrich, P. Browder, C. Morgan, J. P. Bostic, A. McCombs, R. A. McPherson, et. al., 2011: The Oklahoma City Micronet. Meteorological Applications, 18, 252-261. (link to article).
Boone, K.M., R.A. McPherson, M.B.Richman, D.J. Karoly, 2012: Spatial coherence of rainfall variations using the Oklahoma Mesonet. Intl. J. of Clim, 32, 843-853 . (link to article).
Fiebrich, C. A., C. R. Morgan, A. G. McCombs, P. K. Hall, Jr., and R. A. McPherson, 2010: Quality assurance procedures for mesoscale meteorological data. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 27, 1565–1582. (link to article)
Klockow, K. E., R. A. McPherson, and D. Sutter, 2010: On the economic nature of crop production decisions using the Oklahoma Mesonet. Weather, Climate, and Society, 2, 224–236. (link to article)
McPherson, R. A., J. D. Lane, K. C. Crawford, and W. G. McPherson, 2010: A climatological analysis of heatbursts in Oklahoma (1994-2009). International Journal of Climatology, 31(4), 531-544. (link to article)
Selected OCS Peer-Reviewed Publications (2000 to 2009):
Arndt, D. A., J. B. Basara, R. A. McPherson, B. G. Illston, G. D. McManus, and D. B. Demko, 2009: The overland reintensification of Tropical Storm Erin (2007). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 90, 1079–1093. (link to article)
Basara, J. B., and K. C. Crawford, 2002: Linear relationships between root-zone soil moisture and atmospheric processes in the planetary boundary layer. J. Geophys. Res., 107, (ACL 10) 1-18. (link to article)
Basara, J. B., and T. M. Crawford, 2000: Improved installation procedures for deep layer soil moisture measurements. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 17, 879-884. (link to article)
Basara, J. B., B. G. Illston, T. E. Winning, and C. A Fiebrich, 2009: Evaluation of rainfall measurements from the WXT510 sensor for use in the Oklahoma City Micronet. The Open Atmospheric Science Journal, 3, 39-45. (link to article)
Fiebrich, C. A., D. L. Grimsley, R. A. McPherson, K. A. Kesler, and G. R. Essenberg, 2006: The value of routine site visits in managing and maintaining quality data from the Oklahoma Mesonet. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 23, 406–416. (link to article)
Illston, B.G., J.B. Basara, D.K. Fischer, R.L. Elliott, C. Fiebrich, K.C. Crawford, K. Humes, and E. Hunt, 2008: Mesoscale monitoring of soil moisture across a statewide network. J. of Atmos. and Oceanic Tech, 25, 167-182. (link to article)
McPherson, R. A., 2007: A review of vegetation–atmosphere interactions and their influences on mesoscale phenomena. Prog. Phys. Geog., 31, 261-285. (link to article)
McPherson, R. A., C. Fiebrich, K. C. Crawford, R. L. Elliott, J. R. Kilby, D. L. Grimsley, J. E. Martinez, J. B. Basara, B. G. Illston, D. A. Morris, K. A. Kloesel, S. J. Stadler, A. D. Melvin, A.J. Sutherland, and H. Shrivastava, 2007: Statewide monitoring of the mesoscale environment: A technical update on the Oklahoma Mesonet. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 24, 301–321. (link to article)
McPherson, R. A., and D. J. Stensrud, 2005: Influences of a winter wheat belt on the evolution of the boundary layer. Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 2178–2199. (link to article)
McPherson, R. A., D. J. Stensrud, and K. C. Crawford, 2004: The impact of Oklahoma’s winter wheat belt on the mesoscale environment. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 405-421. (link to article)
Selected OCS Peer-Reviewed Publications (Older than 2000):
Brock, F. V., K. C. Crawford, R. L. Elliott, G. W. Cuperus, S. J. Stadler, H. L. Johnson, and M. D. Eilts, 1995: The Oklahoma Mesonet: A technical overview. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 12, 5-19. (link to article)
McPherson, R. A., and K. Crawford, 1996: The EARTHSTORM Project: Encouraging the use of real-time data from the Oklahoma Mesonet in K-12 classrooms. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 77, 749-761. (link to article)