Assessment Of Hydrologic And Hydrometeorological Operations And Services

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Weather Service Modernization Committee
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1996-12-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309175036

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Assessment of Hydrologic and Hydrometeorological Operations and Services by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Weather Service Modernization Committee Pdf

Floods are by far the most devastating of all weather-related hazards in the United States. The National Weather Service (NWS) is charged by Congress to provide river and flood forecasts and warnings to the public to protect life and property and to promote the nation's economic and environmental well-being (such as through support for water resources management). As part of a modernization of its technologies and organizational structure, the NWS is undertaking a thorough updating of its hydrologic products and services and the activities that produce them. The National Weather Service Modernization Committee of the National Research Council undertook a comprehensive assessment of the NWS' plans and progress for the modernization of hydrologic and hydrometeorological operations and services. The committee's conclusions and recommendations and their related analysis and rationale are presented in this report.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Weather Service Modernization Committee
Publisher : Toward a New National Weather
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309056349

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Assessment of Hydrologic and Hydrometeorological Operations and Services by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Weather Service Modernization Committee Pdf

Floods are by far the most devastating of all weather-related hazards in the United States. The National Weather Service (NWS) is charged by Congress to provide river and flood forecasts and warnings to the public to protect life and property and to promote the nation's economic and environmental well-being (such as through support for water resources management). As part of a modernization of its technologies and organizational structure, the NWS is undertaking a thorough updating of its hydrologic products and services and the activities that produce them. The National Weather Service Modernization Committee of the National Research Council undertook a comprehensive assessment of the NWS' plans and progress for the modernization of hydrologic and hydrometeorological operations and services. The committee's conclusions and recommendations and their related analysis and rationale are presented in this report.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Weather Service Modernization Committee
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309056342

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Assessment of Hydrologic and Hydrometeorological Operations and Services by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Weather Service Modernization Committee Pdf

Floods are by far the most devastating of all weather-related hazards in the United States. The National Weather Service (NWS) is charged by Congress to provide river and flood forecasts and warnings to the public to protect life and property and to promote the nation's economic and environmental well-being (such as through support for water resources management). As part of a modernization of its technologies and organizational structure, the NWS is undertaking a thorough updating of its hydrologic products and services and the activities that produce them. The National Weather Service Modernization Committee of the National Research Council undertook a comprehensive assessment of the NWS' plans and progress for the modernization of hydrologic and hydrometeorological operations and services. The committee's conclusions and recommendations and their related analysis and rationale are presented in this report.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Hydrological forecasting
ISBN : UCR:31210023594730

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Hydrometeorological Service Operations for the 1990's by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Hydrological forecasting
ISBN : UCSD:31822023945447

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Hydrometeorological Service Operations for the 1990's by Anonim Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee to Assess the National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Initiative
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309101448

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Toward a New Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee to Assess the National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Initiative Pdf

The National Weather Service (NWS) is responsible for providing flood forecasts and warnings in the United States. The agency established the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services (AHPS) program in 1997 to advance technology for hydrologic services, specifically to provide accurate forecasts that support timely warnings for all users of hydrologic predictions. AHPS strives to provide information at the right time to facilitate adequate responses to mitigate damages to life, livelihoods, and property. AHPS is slated to be fully implemented nationwide in 2013. With seven years still remaining in its development and implementation timeline, a review of the program now is critical to providing NWS with information it needs to maximize the effectiveness of the AHPS program. This report assesses AHPS in respect to hydrologic science and technology research, river routing and mechanics, "systems" engineering aspects, and implementation. Overall, this report finds AHPS to be an ambitious program that promises to provide services and products that are timely and necessary. The report calls for AHPS to develop a detailed and comprehensive, multi-year implementation plan and for the program's goals and budget to be brought into closer alignment.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee to Assess the National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Initiative
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2006-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309180771

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Toward a New Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee to Assess the National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Initiative Pdf

The National Weather Service (NWS) is responsible for providing flood forecasts and warnings in the United States. The agency established the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services (AHPS) program in 1997 to advance technology for hydrologic services, specifically to provide accurate forecasts that support timely warnings for all users of hydrologic predictions. AHPS strives to provide information at the right time to facilitate adequate responses to mitigate damages to life, livelihoods, and property. AHPS is slated to be fully implemented nationwide in 2013. With seven years still remaining in its development and implementation timeline, a review of the program now is critical to providing NWS with information it needs to maximize the effectiveness of the AHPS program. This report assesses AHPS in respect to hydrologic science and technology research, river routing and mechanics, "systems" engineering aspects, and implementation. Overall, this report finds AHPS to be an ambitious program that promises to provide services and products that are timely and necessary. The report calls for AHPS to develop a detailed and comprehensive, multi-year implementation plan and for the program's goals and budget to be brought into closer alignment.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2148 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D02363862L

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Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2007 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Flood forecasting
ISBN : CORNELL:31924086294497

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The Modernized End-to-end Forecast Process for Quantitative Precipitation Information by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1168 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000043065301

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Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Authorization Request by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Water Science and Technology Board,Proceedings of the 1997 Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture and Symposium on the Hydrologic Sciences
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309174077

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Hydrologic Sciences by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Water Science and Technology Board,Proceedings of the 1997 Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture and Symposium on the Hydrologic Sciences Pdf

Hydrologic science, an important, interdisciplinary science dealing with the occurrence, distribution, and properties of water on Earth, is key to understanding and resolving many contemporary, large-scale environmental issues. The Water Science and Technology Board used the opportunity of its 1997 Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture to assess the vitality of the hydrologic sciences by the hydrologic community. The format included focus by lecturer Thomas Dunne on the intellectual vitality of the hydrologic sciences, followed by a symposium featuring several invited papers and discussions. Hydrologic Sciences is a compilation of the Wolman Lecture and the papers, preceded by a summarizing overview. The volume stresses a number of needs for furtherance of hydrologic science, including development of a coherent body of transferable theory and an intellectual center for the science, communication across multiple geo- and environmental science disciplines, appropriate measurements and observations, and provision of central guidance for the field.

Author : Kevin Sene
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048134038

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Hydrometeorology by Kevin Sene Pdf

This book describes recent developments in hydrometeorological forecasting techniques for a range of timescales, from short term to seasonal and longer terms. It conveniently brings together both meteorological and hydrological aspects in a single volume.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on the Assessment of the National Weather Service's Modernization Program
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309259729

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Weather Services for the Nation by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on the Assessment of the National Weather Service's Modernization Program Pdf

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 MAR to its actual impact, had ever been conducted. Therefore, Congress asked the National Academy of Sciences to conduct an end-to-end assessment. That report, The National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring: A Retrospective Assessment, concluded that the MAR was a success. Now, twelve years after the official completion of the MAR, the challenges faced by the NWS are no less important than those of the pre-MAR era. The three key challenges are: 1) Keeping Pace with accelerating scientific and technological advancement, 2) Meeting Expanding and Evolving User Needs in an increasingly information centric society, and 3) Partnering with an Increasingly Capable Enterprise that has grown considerably since the time of the MAR. Weather Services for the Nation presents three main recommendations for responding to these challenges. These recommendations will help the NWS address these challenges, making it more agile and effective. This will put it on a path to becoming second to none at integrating advances in science and technology into its operations and at meeting user needs, leading in some areas and keeping pace in others. It will have the highest quality core capabilities among national weather services. It will have a more agile organizational structure and workforce that allow it to directly or indirectly reach more end-users, save more lives, and help more businesses. And it will have leveraged these capabilities through the broader enterprise. This approach will make possible societal benefits beyond what the NWS budget alone allows.

Author : Committee on U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Research,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309524896

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Hydrologic Hazards Science at the U.S. Geological Survey by Committee on U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Research,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council Pdf

Losses of life and property in the United States-and throughout the world-resulting from hydrologic hazards, including floods, droughts, and related phenomena, are significant and increasing. Public awareness of, and federal attention to, natural disaster reduction, with a focus on mitigation or preparedness so as to minimize the impacts of such events, have probably never been greater than at present. With over three-quarters of federal disaster declarations resulting from water-related events, national interest in having the best-possible hydrologic data, information, and knowledge as the basis for assessment and reduction of risks from hydrologic hazards is clear. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) plays a variety of unique and critical roles relevant to hydrologic hazard understanding, preparedness, and response. The agency's data collection, research, techniques development, and interpretive studies provide the essential bases for national, state, and local hydrologic hazard risk assessment and reduction efforts. This work includes some of the more traditional activities of the Water Resources Division (e.g., streamflow measurement) and some of the more innovative interdisciplinary activities (e.g., hydrologic research, educational outreach, real-time data transmission, and risk communication) being pursued in cooperation with other divisions of the USGS, other federal and state agencies, and other local entities. This report aims to help shape a strategy and improve the overall framework of USGS efforts in these important areas.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Flood forecasting
ISBN : UCSD:31822028908341

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Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services by Anonim Pdf