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		Perceptions of Unfairness,		72
		Conclusions,		74
5		IMPACT OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES ON PARTNERSHIPS		75
		Changes in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century,		76
		Current and Near-Term Advances,		78
		Conclusions,		92
6		IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WEATHER ENTERPRISE		93
		Strengthening Partnerships,		95
		Enhancing the Contributions of the Three Sectors,		100
		Improving the Weather System Infrastructure,		109
		APPENDIXES
		A Committee Charge		113
		B Public-Private Provision of Weather and Climate Services: Defining the Policy Problem Roger Pielke, Jr., University of Colorado		115
		C Major Systems Overview		135
		D Private Sector Comments		149
		E On Fairness and Self-Serving Biases in the Privatization of Environmental Data Edward E. Zajac, University of Arizona		193
		F Biographical Sketches of Committee Members		213
		G Acronyms		219

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Front Matter (R1-R18)

Executive Summary (1-10)

1 Introduction (11-22)

2 The U.S. Weather and Climate Enterprise (23-42)

3 Public, Private, and Academic Partnerships (43-56)

4 Legal, Social, Policy, and Economic Framework (57-74)

5 Impact of Scientific and Technological Advances on Partnerships (75-92)

6 Improving the Effectiveness of the Weather Enterprise (93-110)

Appendix A: Committee Charge (111-114)

Appendix B: Public-Private Provision of Weather and Climate Services: Defining the Policy-Problem, Roger Pielke, Jr., University of Colorado (115-134)

Appendix C: Major Systems Overview (135-148)

Appendix D: Private Sector Comments (149-192)

Appendix E: On Fairness and Self-Serving Biases in the Privatization of Environmental Data, Edward E. Zajac, University of Arizona (193-212)

Appendix F: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (213-218)

Appendix G: Acronyms (219-220)