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FROM RESEARCH TO OPERATIONS IN WEATHER SATELLITES AND NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION: CROSSING THE VALLEY OF DEATH NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research NCEP National Centers for Environmental Prediction NESDIS National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NOAA) NEXRAD Next-Generation Weather Radar systems NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NORPEX North Pacific Experiment NPOESS National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System NPP NPOESS Preparatory Program NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation NWP Numerical Weather Prediction NWS National Weather Service ONR Office of Naval Research OSIP Operational Satellite Improvement Program OSSE Observing System Simulation Experiment R&D research and development TOPEX/ POSEIDON Ocean Surface Topography Experiment (Joint U.S. France research program) TRMM Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (NASA) UKMO United Kingdom Met. Office USGCRP U.S. Global Change Research Program USWRP U.S. Weather Research Program

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