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PAPERBACK list:$26.00 Web:$23.40 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Display this book on your site! Related Titles Completing the Forecast: Characterizing and Communicating Uncertainty for Better Decisions Using Weather and Climate Forecasts Strategic Guidance for the National Science Foundation's Support of the Atmospheric Sciences Other Related Titles Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information: A Workshop Summary (2003) Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 45   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Acronyms and Abbreviations AHPS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service AMS American Meteorological Society AVN Aviation model (a numerical weather prediction model used at NCEP) BASC Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate CPC Climate Prediction Center ENSO El Niño/Southern Oscillation ETA A mesoscale numerical weather prediction model used at NCEP F1, F2…F5 Tornado intensity designations on the Fujita Scale FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency HPC Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, a component of NCEP IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change MRF Medium-range numerical weather prediction model used at NCEP NAS National Academy of Sciences (USA) NCEP National Centers for Environmental Prediction NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council NWS National Weather Service OFCM Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology RFC River Forecast Center USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USGS U.S. Geological Survey WFO Weather Forecast Office Page 45 Front Matter (R1-R12) 1. Background (1-4) 2. Case Studies (5-38) 3. Lessons Learned from the Case Studies (39-42) References (43-44) Acronyms and Abbreviations (45-46) Appendix A: Workshop Agenda (47-50) Appendix B: Workshop Participants (51-52) Appendix C: Weather Event Timelines (53-56)

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