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From Research to Operations in Weather Satellites and Numerical Weather Prediction:

Crossing the Valley of Death

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Size: 96 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:2000

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Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council
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Table of Contents
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Executive Summary	1-11	(skim)
1 Introduction	12-18	(skim)
2 Transition from Research to Operations in Weather Satellites and Numerical Weather Prediction	19-23	(skim)
3 Developing, Enhancing, and Maintaining Numerical Forecast Capability in the U.S.	24-42	(skim)
4 Environmental Satellites	43-53	(skim)
5 Concluding Remarks	54-56	(skim)
References	57-59	(skim)
Acronyms and Abbreviations	60-61	(skim)
Board Members' Biographies	62-69	(skim)
Appendix A Summer Study Background	70-76	(skim)
Appendix B National Weather Service Organization	77-80	(skim)

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