Presenting an assessment of the atmospheric sciences, this book offers a vision for the future and a range of recommendations for federal authorities, the scientific community, and education administrators. It…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects, manages, and disseminates a wide range of climate, weather, ecosystem and other environmental data that are used by scientists, engineers, resource managers…

In this context, assessments are the vehicles by which the scientific community translates its technical findings into a form that policy makers can understand and make use of. This study…

Besides accidental atmospheric releases from industrial sites, energy facilities, and vehicles transporting hazardous materials, communities also worry about the terrorist threat of the intentional use of chemical, biological, and nuclear…

The stresses associated with climate change are expected to be felt keenly as human population grows to a projected 9 billion by the middle of this century, increasing the demand…

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…

Reviews knowledge of climate forcings, and recommends critical research needed to improve understanding. Whereas emphasis usually has been on how these climate forcings affect global mean temperature, this book finds…

Recent advances in air pollution monitoring and modeling capabilities have made it possible to show that air pollution can be transported long distances and that adverse impacts of emitted pollutants…