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

Front Matter (R1-R16)

Executive Summary (1-11)

1 Introduction (12-18)

2 Transition from Research to Operations in Weather Satellites and Numerical Weather Prediction (19-23)

3 Developing, Enhancing, and Maintaining Numerical Forecast Capability in the U.S. (24-42)

4 Environmental Satellites (43-53)

5 Concluding Remarks (54-56)

References (57-59)

Acronyms and Abbreviations (60-61)

Board Members' Biographies (62-69)

Appendix A Summer Study Background (70-76)

Appendix B National Weather Service Organization (77-80)