Weather Service Modernization: Hearing Before the National Ocean Study Policy [sic] of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, June 18, 1991, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 - 79 páginas |
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Página 63 - Tennessee and represent a union of employees in the National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS) both within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Página 28 - Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I certainly appreciate the opportunity to appear before this committee.
Página 58 - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Commerce, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Congress should provide more realistic budgeting and funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's operational satellite systems in order to realize the full potential benefits of the National Weather Service modernization and associated restructuring.
Página 58 - The success of the National Weather Service modernization requires an increased commitment of resources and personnel to the many scientific, technical, and organizational challenges involved. Parsimony now will be expensive later.
Página 28 - Mr. Chairman, this concludes my testimony. I would be pleased to respond to any questions you or other members of the Subcommittee may have.
Página 55 - Service should identify other local and state surface observation resources; initiate efforts to acquire existing data and, as feasible, to improve the quality and quantity of the data; and promote the development and installation of additional local and state networks in datasparse regions. The Next Generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-Next), now under development, will allow higher-quality and more frequent atmospheric soundings and cloud images to be obtained simultaneously...
Página 54 - Parsimony now will be expensive later. 1 Recommendation: The National Weather Service modernization requires the development and implementation of complex observation and information systems. Rigorous and creative management of the overall structure and of the individual components of each of these systems is essential for success. The system management capabilities of the National Weather Service must be strengthened through the commitment of additional resources and personnel. Recommendation: Modernization...
Página 56 - Demonstration because a configuration of significantly fewer than 115 Weather Forecast Offices will lead to serious degradation of weather services. Moreover, such an experiment would be much more complex and expensive, and would probably lead to a serious delay in the National Weather Service modernization. HYDROLOGY IN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MODERNIZATION The nation's need for improved management of water resources and more accurate flood forecasting will increase during the 1990s.
Página 55 - ... Administration and Congress should take the necessary steps to maintain the implementation schedule for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System and its associated communications. The National Weather Service, in consort with the university community and private sector users of National Weather Service data and information, should develop viable plans for broad access to the raw data and information that will become available via the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System, keeping...
Página 54 - Recommendation: Modernization of the National Weather Service involves a variety of scientific and technical issues and challenges. The National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration should create technical advisory panels for each of the major systems that contribute to the technological modernization. However, these panels cannot substitute for the additional resources and personnel recommended. GOALS AND COMPONENTS OF THE MODERNIZATION In its Strategic Plan for...