Based on the NCIM statement of purpose, it seems that a discussion thread regarding public-private partnership in providing weather services may be of interest to NCIM membership. While I am certain that many NCIM members are familiar with the book, Fair Weather: Effective Partnerships in Weather and Climate, others may not be. I have not read this book, nor do I have the ability to put its impact into any sort of context. If you have an opinion about this book, I encourage you to sound off by posting a comment in response to this blog entry. The following summary comes from The National Academies Press web site:
“The report examines the roles of the public, private, and academic sectors in providing weather and climate services, the barriers to interaction among the sectors, and the impact of scientific and technological advances on the weather enterprise. The report recommends that the National Weather Service should continue to issue general forecasts and provide unrestricted access to observational data and model results, even though private companies also produce weather forecasts. However, the Weather Service should come up with a new process for deciding whether a particular forecast or weather product should be created by the Weather Service or the private sector.”
Link to book: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10610#description
Posted by: Tim Hall
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