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A Vision for the National Weather Service:

Road Map for the Future

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Size: 88 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1999

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Panel on the Road Map for the Future, National Weather Service, and National Weather Service Modernization Committee, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-4	(skim)
I Where Are We Going? Prologue: A Boston Christmas Carol, 2025	5-8	(skim)
Weather Services in 2025	9-14	(skim)
II How Will We Get There 1 Guideposts for the Road Ahead	15-19	(skim)
2 Science and Technology	20-45	(skim)
3 Providing Weather and Environmental Information Services	46-57	(skim)
4 Education and Training	58-61	(skim)
5 Road Map for the Future	62-66	(skim)
References	67-69	(skim)
Acronyms	70-70	(skim)
Glossary	71-73	(skim)
Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Advisors	74-76	(skim)

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