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Aviation Weather Services A Call For Federal Leadership and Action (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Chapter 4: Research and Development
Pages 41-47

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... The aim of aviation weather research programs is to improve the accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and relevance of weather information provided to the aviation community. The scientific knowledge and technology exist today to produce dramatic improvements in the quality and formats of weather information for aviation and thus contribute markedly to increased safety and efficiency.
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From page 42...
... Most of the FAA's aviation weather research and development activities are actually funded by the FAA's much larger facilities and equipment budget, which is focused on near-term acquisition of new systems. Planned reductions in FAA funding for aviation weather research at key government laboratories and universities associated with ongoing research projects will eliminate some research programs and greatly curtail others.
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From page 43...
... Planning Documents The current aviation weather research and development program is described in the following federal planning docents: The National Aviation Weather Program Plan (OFCM, 1992~; U.S. Weather Research Program (USURP)
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From page 44...
... In addition to recommending that the schedule for the modernization of the NWS be maintained, the National Research Council urged that several new initiatives be pursued by the federal government, including the development of a network of Doppler radar wind profilers and an improved and modern radiosonde network. This committee endorses those recommendations .
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From page 45...
... There is no deliberate, focused, and prioritized approach in place to allocate research and development dollars effectively within an overall framework designed to improve aviation weather services. Priorities The absence of clear priorities is one of the most serious difficulties of the national aviation weather research program.
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From page 46...
... Recommendation: The FAA and Congress should maximize the effectiveness of new aviation weather systems by ensuring that related research, training, system installation, and support systems are funded with a pnority equal to that of the system acquisition efforts with which they are associated. Leadership Despite the management and budgetary turbulence buffeting the aviation weather research program, the vision of greatly improved weather information for aviation with concomitant improvements in the safety and efficiency of flight remains viable and compelling.
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From page 47...
... U.S. Weather Research Program Implementation Plan.
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