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Comparison of Panel Concerns and the NCDC Strategic Plan
Pages 13-14

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... The document outlines how the NCDC hopes to achieve its goal of becoming the "foremost climate center in the world". To accomplish this goal, the center has identified six milestones pertaining to their operations: · Acquire and process historical data and new high-resolution, near real-time digital data streams from global and national networks.
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... Pane' View of NCDC Goals The strategic plan identifies which activities within each milestone have high priority, but does not address the broader issue of setting priorities among the milestones themselves. The plan implies that all are equally important, but the panel feels that the ambitious goals of the NCDC, coupled with the prospect of level funding, will require an overall priority structure.
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