The Alabama Power USA Coastal Weather 研究 Center is a self-supporting operation within the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of 南 Alabama. 位于 in the Science Laboratory Building on the main campus, the Weather Center consists of a meteorological laboratory, information center and archive. 在中心的 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 在气象学.
Why is there such an emphasis on weather in this area? For the meteorologist, the 答案很简单. Weather along the Central Gulf Coast is interesting, exciting and challenging but more importantly, it has a significant impact on the area's economy 生活方式. The Central Gulf Coast is a natural laboratory for weather research and education due to its rapidly changing environment and impressive array of weather events such as severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, waterspouts and hurricanes.