A Climate Services Vision: First Steps Toward the Future describes the types of products that should be provided through a climate service; outlines the roles of the public, private, and academic sectors in a climate service; describe fundamental principles that should be followed in the provision of climate services; and describes potential audiences and providers of climate services.
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Evolution of Climate Services in the United States
- 3 Guiding Principles for Climate Services
- 4 First Step Toward an Effective Climate Service
- References
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Board Members' Biographies
- Appendix A: Statement of Task
- Appendix B: Workshop Participants
- Appendix C: Agenda
- Appendix D: Examples of Areas of Climate Information Requests