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... . the rapid, transformative pace of technological change will continue; the number and type of observational data will expand greatly; there will be continued conTODAY'S KEY CHALLENGES centration of infrastructure investment and population Now, twelve years after the official completion of growth in vulnerable areas; climate change implies the the MAR, the challenges faced by the NWS are no less possibility of changing weather patterns; and the interimportant than those of the pre-MAR era.
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... These both hardware and software development. core capabilities include creating foundational datasets, performing essential functions such as issuing forecasts, Recommendation I.b: Numerical Weather Prediction watches, and warnings, and conducting operationally- The National Weather Service (NWS)
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... Any examination of potential To create a workforce that is fully able to utilize changes in the function and organizational structure improved core capabilities and optimally serve the of the NWS requires significant technical input and public, the National Weather Service (NWS) should expertise, and should include metrics to evaluate the develop performance metrics-based approaches to process of structural evolution.
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... service- ing recommendations: hydrologist staff requires reeducation and continual retraining if NWS hydrologic prediction services are Recommendation III.a: Secondary Value-Chain to be able to adopt current state-of-the-science predic- The National Weather Service (NWS) should seek tion methodologies and instill the evolutionary culture to better understand the functioning of the secondary required for optimal hydrologic services.
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... This approach will make possible societal agile organizational structure and workforce that will benefits beyond what the NWS budget alone allows. allow it to directly or indirectly reach more end users,
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