The National Weather Service modernization and associated restructuring : a retrospective assessment /

"The Modernization and Associated Restructuring (MAR) of the National Weather Service (NWS) was a large and complex re-engineering of a federal agency. The process lasted a decade and cost an estimated 4.5 billion [dollars]. The result was greater integration of science into weather service act...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of the National Weather Service's Modernization Program
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012.
Temas:
United States. > National Weather Service > Reorganization > Evaluation.
United States. > National Weather Service > Evaluation.
United States. > National Weather Service
Weather forecasting > United States.
Weather forecasting > Technological innovations > United States.
Meteorological services > United States.
Meteorological services > Technological innovations > United States.
Temps (Météorologie) > Prévision > États-Unis.
Temps (Météorologie) > Prévision > Innovations > États-Unis.
Services météorologiques > États-Unis.
Services météorologiques > Innovations > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Administrative agencies > Reorganization > Evaluation
Evaluation
Meteorological services
Meteorological services > Technological innovations
Weather forecasting
Weather forecasting > Technological innovations
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Pre-Modernization Environment and Planning
  • 3 Execution of the Modernization and Associated Restructuring
  • 4 Impact of the Modernization and Associated Restructuring
  • 5 Lessons Learned
  • References
  • Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Appendix B: Prior Assessments of the Modernization and Associated Restructuring
  • Appendix C: Weather Forecast Office Site Visits
  • Appendix D: National Weather Service Offices Collocated with Academic Institutions: Summary of Questionnaire ResponsesAppendix E: Automated Surface Observing System Impact on the Climate Record
  • Appendix F: Statement of Task
  • Appendix G: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

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