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Rights & Permissions Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles When Weather Matters:Science and Service to Meet Critical Societal Needs From Research to Operations in Weather Satellites and Numerical Weather Prediction: Crossing the Valley of Death Other Related Titles Assessment of the Current Status of the U.S. Weather Research Program (2000) Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources (CGER) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format 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. Citation Manager . "Response from Dr. Bruce Alberts." Assessment of the Current Status of the U.S. Weather Research Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2000. Please select a format: Page 7   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore 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. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Institute of Medicine National Research Council March 13, 2000 The Honorable D. James Baker The Undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere United States Department of Commerce Washington, DC20230 Dear Dr. Baker: Thank you for your letter of March 3, 2000, requesting the assistance of the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) in the review of the plans for the U.S. Weather Research Program (USWRP). One only has to look at the array of weather and flooding events that headline the news all too frequently to understand the importance of the mission of the National Weather Service (NWS) to this nation. Research to improve the ability to forecast weather events can enhance your ability to protect the nation. I have checked with Joe Friday and he has already included a review of the USWRP activities in the agenda for BASC's April meeting. At your request, he will now configure the meeting to produce the brief letter report that will provide you with the Board's assessment of those activities. Thank you for your expression of confidence in the BASC and the Academy process. I look forward to our meeting later this month to discuss our many areas of mutual interest. Sincerely, Bruce Alberts President National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418 Page 7 Title Page (R1-R1) Letter Report (1-4) List of Attachments (5-5) March 3, 2000 letter from Dr. D. James Baker to Dr. Bruce Alberts (6-6) Response from Dr. Bruce Alberts (7-7) Process used in the review (8-8) References (9-9) Acronyms (10-10) BASC Membership (11-11) Acknowledgments (12-12)

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Assessment of the Current Status of the U.S. Weather Research Program THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Institute of Medicine National Research Council March 13, 2000 The Honorable D. James Baker The Undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere United States Department of Commerce Washington, DC20230 Dear Dr. Baker: Thank you for your letter of March 3, 2000, requesting the assistance of the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) in the review of the plans for the U.S. Weather Research Program (USWRP). One only has to look at the array of weather and flooding events that headline the news all too frequently to understand the importance of the mission of the National Weather Service (NWS) to this nation. Research to improve the ability to forecast weather events can enhance your ability to protect the nation. I have checked with Joe Friday and he has already included a review of the USWRP activities in the agenda for BASC's April meeting. At your request, he will now configure the meeting to produce the brief letter report that will provide you with the Board's assessment of those activities. Thank you for your expression of confidence in the BASC and the Academy process. I look forward to our meeting later this month to discuss our many areas of mutual interest. Sincerely, Bruce Alberts President National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418

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