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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826181803321

Titolo

From research to operations in weather satellites and numerical weather prediction : crossing the valley of death / / Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000

ISBN

0-309-17165-2

1-280-18554-6

9786610185542

0-309-56291-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (96 p.)

Disciplina

551.63/4

Soggetti

Satellite meteorology - United States

Numerical weather forecasting - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-59).

Nota di contenuto

""FROM RESEARCH TO OPERATIONS IN WEATHER SATELLITES AND NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""BASC FINDINGS""; ""KEY RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO EMC""; ""Added Requirements to Serve Future Needs""; ""KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE PROGRAMS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""EXPANSION OF THE FORECASTING FAMILY""; ""2 Transition from Research to Operations in Weather Satellites and Numerical Weather Prediction""; ""IMPROVING THE FORECAST SYSTEM""; ""Transition to Operations""

""GUIDELINES FOR THE TRANSITION PROCESS""""3 Developing, Enhancing, and Maintaining Numerical Forecast Capability in the U.S.""; ""CURRENT SITUATION AT EMC""; ""EXAMPLES OF TRANSITIONS AT EMC""; ""BASC ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSITION PROCESS""; ""A Strong Research Program""; ""A Healthy Infrastructure""; ""Strong Interface with the User Community""; ""International Observation and Data Access Partnerships""; ""Continuous Evaluation Process"";



""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EMC""; ""Improvements Required to Ensure Continuation of Current Capabilities""; ""Added Requirements to Serve Future Needs""

""Management Changes with Little Associated Costs""""4 Environmental Satellites""; ""RESEARCH SCIENTIST INVOLVEMENT IN NPOESS""; ""ACCESSIBILITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE DATA""; ""COORDINATION AMONG OBSERVATIONAL SYSTEMS""; ""BASC ASSESSMENT OF TRANSITION PROCESS""; ""A Strong Research Program""; ""A Healthy Infrastructure""; ""Strong Interface with the User Community""; ""International Observation and Data Access Partnerships""; ""Continuous Evaluation Process""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE PROGRAMS""; ""5 Concluding Remarks""; ""References""

""Acronyms and Abbreviations""""Board Members' Biographies""; ""Appendix A""; ""AGENDA FOR THE 1999 BASC SUMMER STUDY""; ""Monday, June 28 OPEN SESSION""; ""Tuesday, June 28 OPEN SESSION""; ""Wednesday, June 30 OPEN SESSION""; ""Thursday, July 1 OPEN SESSION""; ""Friday, July 2 CLOSED SESSION""; ""Appendix B National Weather Service Organization""; ""GENERAL DESCRIPTION""; ""The National Centers for Environmental Prediction""