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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Space
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Page : 384 pages
File Size : 18,82 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Space
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 37,8 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
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Author : United States. Department of Commerce
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Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,19 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Meteorological services
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Author : National Research Council (U.S.). NEXRAD Panel
Publisher : National Academies
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 28,53 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Meteorological services
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment
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Page : 268 pages
File Size : 22,31 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Tornado warning systems
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 20,37 MB
Release : 2002-08-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309084660
Weather radar is a vital instrument for observing the atmosphere to help provide weather forecasts and issue weather warnings to the public. The current Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) system provides Doppler radar coverage to most regions of the United States (NRC, 1995). This network was designed in the mid 1980s and deployed in the 1990s as part of the National Weather Service (NWS) modernization (NRC, 1999). Since the initial design phase of the NEXRAD program, considerable advances have been made in radar technologies and in the use of weather radar for monitoring and prediction. The development of new technologies provides the motivation for appraising the status of the current weather radar system and identifying the most promising approaches for the development of its eventual replacement. The charge to the committee was to determine the state of knowledge regarding ground-based weather surveillance radar technology and identify the most promising approaches for the design of the replacement for the present Doppler Weather Radar. This report presents a first look at potential approaches for future upgrades to or replacements of the current weather radar system. The need, and schedule, for replacing the current system has not been established, but the committee used the briefings and deliberations to assess how the current system satisfies the current and emerging needs of the operational and research communities and identified potential system upgrades for providing improved weather forecasts and warnings. The time scale for any total replacement of the system (20- to 30-year time horizon) precluded detailed investigation of the designs and cost structures associated with any new weather radar system. The committee instead noted technologies that could provide improvements over the capabilities of the evolving NEXRAD system and recommends more detailed investigation and evaluation of several of these technologies. In the course of its deliberations, the committee developed a sense that the processes by which the eventual replacement radar system is developed and deployed could be as significant as the specific technologies adopted. Consequently, some of the committee's recommendations deal with such procedural issues.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment
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Page : 256 pages
File Size : 14,56 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Severe storms
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Author : Panel on the Road Map for the Future
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 42,30 MB
Release : 1999-03-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309518164
In this study, the committee explores ways the National Weather Service (NWS) can take advantage of continuing advances in science and technology to meet the challenges of the future. The predictions are focused on the target year 2025. Because specific predictions about the state of science and technology or the NWS more than 25 years in the future will not be entirely accurate, the goal of this report is to identify and highlight trends that are most likely to influence change. The Panel on the Road Map for the Future National Weather Service developed an optimistic vision for 2025 based on advances in science and technology.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment
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Page : 264 pages
File Size : 18,6 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Severe storms
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Environment
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Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,59 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Nature
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