A climate services vision : first steps toward the future / Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council
""A CLIMATE SERVICES VISION""; ""Copyright""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""1 INTRODUCTION ""; ""CLIMATE SERVICES DEFINITION""; ""EXAMPLES DEMONSTRATING THE BREADTH AND DEMAND6 FOR CLIMATE SERVICES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""2 EVOLUTION OF CLIMATE SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES ""; ""CONTEXT""; ""ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: A BIT OF HISTORY""; ""DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR""; ""A POSSIBLE FUTURE""; ""3 GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR CLIMATE SERVICES ""; ""THE FIVE MAJOR GUIDING PRINCIPLES""
""4 FIRST STEPS TOWARD AN EFFECTIVE CLIMATE SERVICE """"CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BOARD MEMBERS� BIOGRAPHIES""; ""Appendix A STATEMENT OF TASK ""; ""Appendix B WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS ""; ""Appendix C AGENDA ""; ""Appendix D EXAMPLES OF AREAS OF CLIMATE INFORMATION REQUESTS TO THE WESTERN REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER ""; ""AGRICULTURE/LIFE SCIENCES (GROUP 1)""; ""AGRICULTURE/LIFE SCIENCES (GROUP 2)""; ""ENGINEERING (GROUP 1)""; ""ENGINEERING (GROUP 2)""; ""LEGAL""; ""ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER""
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Support for this project was provided by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ATM-9814235
