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Weather Services for the Nation presents recommendations for responding to the key challenges faced by the National Weather Service (NWS) in the post- Modernization and Associated Restructuring (MAR) era. These recommendations will help the NWS become more agile and effective, putting it on a path to becoming second to none at integrating advances in science and technology into its operations and at meeting user needs. The approach outlined in the report will make societal benefits possible beyond what the NWS budget alone allows.
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Weather Services for the Nation: Becoming Second to None
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·2012
During the 1980s and 1990s, the National Weather Service (NWS) undertook a major program called the Modernization and Associated Restructuring (MAR). The MAR was officially completed in 2000. No comprehensive assessment of the execution of the MAR plan, or comparison of the promised benefits of the...
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