Assessment of Hydrologic and Hydrometeorological Operations and Services (1996) / Chapter Skim
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APPENDIX: SUMMARY OF SURVEY RESPONSES FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES WITH HYDROLOGIC RESPONSIBILITIES
APPENDIX: SUMMARY OF SURVEY RESPONSES FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES WITH HYDROLOGIC RESPONSIBILITIES
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to gather basic statistics on the background and service history of NWS personnel with hydrologic responsibilities, (2) query personnel familiarity and perspectives on various components of the NWS modernization program, and (3)
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Aspect of Modernization Very Familiar Somewhat Familiar or Unfamiliar NWS modernization Hydrology modernization RFC operations WFO operations NEXRAD products Precipitation Processing System Data quality control AHPS 36 37 34 24 23 17 9 11 16 22 28 41 33 44 77 74 2The standard convention in survey methodology is to group "very familiar" with "somewhat familiar," as distinct from "unfamiliar." The responses are clustered differently here to highlight the "very familiar" response, which is the desired response in terms of proficiency in carrying out hydrology-related tasks in the context of the NWS modernization.
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Numbers in parentheses are the percentages that responded "somewhat familiar" or "unfamiliar." the personnel rated themselves as somewhat familiar or unfamiliar with data quality control and the AMPS. When these responses are stratified according to field versus management and research positions, it reveals that the perceived lack of familiarity was more prevalent among field personnel.
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