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Fair Weather (National Research Council)

By National Research Council , Committee on Geophysical and Environmental Data , Committee on Partnerships in Weather and Climate Services

Book information

Year
2003
ISBN
0309087465, 9780309087469, 9780309506168
Open Library ID
OL10358656M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1860129 bytes)
Pages
238\239
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Decades of evolving U.S. policy have led to three sectors providing weather services - NOAA (primarily the National Weather Service [NWS]), academic institutions, and private companies. This three-sector system has produced a scope and diversity of weather services in the United States second to none. However, rapid scientific and technological change is changing the capabilities of the sectors and creating occasional friction. "Fair Weather: Effective Partnerships in Weather and Climate Services" examines the roles of the three sectors in providing weather and climate services, the barriers to interaction among the sectors, and the impact of scientific and technological advances on the weather enterprise. Readers from all three sectors will be interested in the analysis and recommendations provided in "Fair Weather".

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