The Atmospheric Sciences:

Entering the Twenty-First Century

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Publication Year:1998

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Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council
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Advancing technology and improved scientific understanding have propelled the atmospheric sciences from a fledging discipline to a global enterprise that contributes to safety and vitality in a broad range of public and private endeavors. Integrating a comprehensive assessment of the ...
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Front Matter	i-xviii
Summary	1-10	(skim)
Part I: 1 Introduction	11-16	(skim)
2 Contributions of the Atmospheric Sciences to the National Well-Being	17-27	(skim)
3 Scientific Imperatives and Recommendations for the Decades Ahead	28-45	(skim)
4 Leadership and Management Challenges in the Decades Ahead	46-60	(skim)
Part II: 1 Atmospheric Physics Research Entering the Twenty-First Century	61-106	(skim)
2 Atmospheric Chemistry Research Entering the Twenty-First Century	107-168	(skim)
3 Atmospheric Dynamics and Weather Forecasting Research Entering the Twenty-First Century	169-198	(skim)
4 Upper Atmosphere and Near-Earth Space Research Entering the Twenty-First Century	199-271	(skim)
5 Climate and Climate Change Research Entering the Twenty-First Century	272-324	(skim)
References	325-338	(skim)
Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations	339-345	(skim)
Appendix B Listing of Reports by the Committee on Atmospheric Sciences and the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Since 1958	346-348	(skim)
Index	349-364	(skim)

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Advancing technology and improved scientific understanding have propelled the atmospheric sciences from a fledging discipline to a global enterprise that contributes to safety and vitality in a broad range of public and private endeavors. Integrating a comprehensive assessment of the atmospheric sciences with a vision for the future, this book links progress in science with needs for atmospheric information.
Aimed at federal authorities, the private sector, and the scientific and education communities, this book identifies imperatives in atmospheric observations, recommends directions for research, and examines issues related to research priorities and management of the discipline and its services to the nation.
In a detailed look at five subdisciplines--atmospheric physics, atmospheric chemistry, dynamics and weather forecasting, upper atmosphere and near-earth space physics, climate and climate change--this book offers research priorities and recommendations to guide the science as it enters the twenty-first century.

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