02 February 2008: The DOWs, including the two 'conventional' DOWs and the multi-beam Rapid-Scan DOW, have become National Science Facility (NSF) National Facilities. Aspiring PI's can request DOWs for NSF-funded and other projects using procedures analagous to those used for SPOL, CHILL and other facilities. Deployment costs for NSF-funded projects are supported through the 'Deployment Pool'. As procedures and forms are in development, interested parties should contact CSWR directly using the contact information at the bottom of this page. Information concerning how to request NSF facilities
02 February 2008: VORTEX2 preparation continues for the 2009-2010 experiment. It is anticipated that the DOWs and other CSWR instrumentation and scientists will play central roles. A VORTEX2 planning meeting is scheduled for 25-26 March 2008 in Norman, Oklahoma. Details will be posted at the VORTEX2 web site linked above.
03 November 2007: The DOW data archive has been restored through 2005, but will not be on-line until an additional backup is completed and 2006-7 data are restored.
24 August 2007: CSWR and the DOWs have concluded their participation in COPS program in Germany/France. TheROTATE-2007 has concluded.