Weather services for the nation : becoming second to none /

"During the 1980s and 1990s, the National Weather Service (NWS) undertook a major program called the Modernization and Associated Restructuring (MAR). The MAR was officially completed in 2000. No comprehensive assessment of the execution of the MAR plan, or comparison of the promised benefits o...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of the National Weather Service's Modernization Program
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2012]
Subjects:	United States. > National Weather Service > Planning. Meteorological services > United States. Weather forecasting > United States.
Online Access:	http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13429

Table of Contents:

The rationale for further evolution of the National Weather Service
Prioritize core capabilities
Evaluate function and structure
Leverage the entire enterprise.