A Climate Services Vision: First Steps Toward the Future

✍ Scribed by Council, N.R.;Studies, D.E.L.;Climate, B.A.S.

Publisher: National Academies Press
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Leaves: 97
Series: Compass series
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

A Climate Services Vision: First Steps Toward the Future describes the types of products that should be provided through a climate service; outlines the roles of the public, private, and academic sectors in a climate service; describe fundamental principles that should be followed in the provision of climate services; and describes potential audiences and providers of climate services.

✦ Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..............1
1 INTRODUCTION ..............8
2 EVOLUTION OF CLIMATE SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES ..............23
3 GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR CLIMATE SERVICES ..............32
4 FIRST STEPS TOWARD AN EFFECTIVE CLIMATE SERVICE ..............39

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