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| Formed | 1988 |
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| Jurisdiction | United States federal government |
| Headquarters | Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. 35°14′15″N97°27′40″W / 35.237522°N 97.460983°W |
| Parent department | Department of Commerce |
| Parent agency | National Weather Service |
| Website | roc |
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.
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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.
