Judd Gregg Meteorology Institute
The Judd Gregg Meteorology Institute (JGMI), established in 2003, is the center of meteorological and atmospheric research at Plymouth State, which offers the only meteorology degree program in the state. The Institute, named for U.S. Senator Judd Gregg, provides state-of-the-art equipment and technology to PSU students, faculty, and staff, while providing outreach throughout New Hampshire and the rest of the country.
JGMI resources and outreach opportunities include:
- The Plymouth State Weather Center, one of the most sophisticated weather centers in the country, which provides comprehensive weather information, including observations, tutorials, satellite and radar data and more
- The Weather Center Website, which is accessed more than 500,000 times a week
- Research facilities for undergraduate and graduate meteorology students, including a rooftop weather observation center, electronic map wall, weather technology lab, GPS-radiosonde system, a portable micrometeorological measurement platform and a fully instrumental Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS)
- Projects and partnerships with the National Weather Center, University of New Hampshire, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Air Force, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Federal Aviation Administration, Mount Washington Observatory, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research Engineering Laboratory and many other agencies
- Online archive of meteorological data used to analyze air chemistry and pollution events
- A 10-year agreement with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to deploy over 50 weather observation stations throughout the state to measure road surface and subsurface temperature and ozone concentrations
- Workshops for K-12 teachers and Institute field trips for students
Overcast. Temperature: 57; Wind: ESE at 3; Conditions as of Wed May 22 at 08:00 PM EDT courtesy of The PSU Weather Center
