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Radar Operations Center

The Radar Operations Center (ROC) is a National Weather Service (NWS) unit that coordinates the development, maintenance, and training for the NEXRAD weather radar network. It is located near the University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport in Norman, Oklahoma, and run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Department of Commerce with partners at the Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation.

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Radar Operations Center
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Formed1988
Preceding agency
  • Operational Support Facility (OSF)
JurisdictionUnited States federal government
HeadquartersNorman, Oklahoma, U.S.
35°14′15″N 97°27′40″W / 35.237522°N 97.460983°W / 35.237522; -97.460983
Parent department
Department of Commerce
Parent agency
National Weather Service
Websiteroc.noaa.gov

The Radar Operations Center (ROC) is a National Weather Service (NWS) unit that coordinates the development, maintenance, and training for the NEXRAD weather radar network.1 It is located near the University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport in Norman, Oklahoma,1 and run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Department of Commerce with partners at the Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation.

ROC consists of four branches: Engineering, Field Requirements, Operations, and Program. ROC also works with the Federal Aviation Administration's Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) network.

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  1. "About the ROC". NWS Radar Operations Center. Mar 11, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
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