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1 online resource (62 pages) |
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Toward a New National Weather Service Ser |
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Toward a New National Weather Service Ser
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""Toward a New National Weather Service""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""PRECIPITATION PROCESSING SYSTEM""; ""PRECIPITATION FORECASTS""; ""FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE""; ""WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE HYDROLOGIC FORECASTING SYSTEM""; ""DATA ARCHIVING, VERIFICATION, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE""; ""DATA SOURCE RELIABILITY""; ""PRODUCTS AND SERVICES""; ""PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERCEPTIONS""; ""AVAILABILITY OF ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM""; ""RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT""; ""ADVISORY GROUPS""; ""QUALIFICATIONS""; ""OUTLOOK""; ""1 Introduction "" |
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""FLOODS: A SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL HAZARD""""MODERNIZATION OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE""; ""SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""; ""2 Background ""; ""HYDROLOGY AND METEOROLOGY PRIOR TO THE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM""; ""HYDROLOGY AND METEOROLOGY UNDER THE CURRENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM""; ""Impact of New Technology""; ""Hydrometeorological Service Operations""; ""River Forecast Centers""; ""Weather Forecast Offices""; ""National Centers for Environmental Prediction""; ""Supporting Programs and Activities""; ""Environmental Monitoring""; ""Research and Development"" |
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""3 Modernization of the National Weather Service Hydrologic Services: An Evaluation """"OBSERVATION INPUTS""; ""Precipitation Processing System""; ""Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts""; ""Snow""; ""Surface-Observing Networks""; ""TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES""; ""National Weather Service River Forecast System""; ""Flash Flood Guidance""; ""Weather Forecast Office Hydrologic Forecast System""; ""Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System""; ""Advanced Hydrologic Prediction System""; ""OPERATIONS""; ""Weather Forecast Office and River Forecast Center Interactions"" |
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""Data Archiving, Verification, and Quality Assurance""""Data Source Reliability""; ""PRODUCTS AND SERVICES""; ""4 Management and Operational Support ""; ""LEADERSHIP""; ""Program Responsibilities and Perceptions""; ""Availability of Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System""; ""Responsiveness and Follow-Through Activities""; ""Funding""; ""RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND EVALUATION""; ""Research and Development""; ""Operational Test and Evaluation""; ""ADVISORY GROUPS""; ""FIELD INITIATIVES""; ""INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS""; ""PERSONNEL""; ""Qualifications""; ""STAFFING""; ""TRAINING"" |
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""5 Epilogue: An Overall Assessment """"References""; ""Acronyms""; ""Glossary""; ""Appendix""; ""Summary of Survey Responses from National Weather Service Employees with Hydrologic Responsibilities""; ""PERSONNEL AGES AND SERVICE RECORDS""; ""TRAINING AND BACKGROUND""; ""FAMILIARITY WITH MODERNIZATION""; ""OUTLOOK"" |
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Print version record |
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Hydrometeorological services -- United States
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Hydrology -- Research -- United States
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Flood forecasting -- United States
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Flood forecasting.
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Hydrology -- Research.
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Hydrometeorological services.
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United States.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780309589956 |
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0309589959 |
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9780309056342 |
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0309056349 |
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