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5 Lessons Learned
Pages 73-78

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... of the lessons learned from the committee's analysis of However, recent work has estimated the annualized the execution and impact of the MAR. The commit- value of public weather forecasts and warnings to be tee recognizes that many of the lessons presented in about $31.5 billion, compared to an annual cost of $5.1 this report would apply to any large, complex project.
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From page 74...
... As noted above, the universities, the research community and the private challenges involved in assessing the value of decreased hydrometeorological sector to collectively fulfill the Nation's loss of life and property as a result of improved forecasts w eather information needs from provision of severe and warnings make it difficult to quantitatively assess weather warnings and general forecasts for the public as whether a more cost effective NWS was achieved. a whole, which is a Government responsibility; to proviHowever, estimates of the value of weather informa- sion of detailed and customer specific weather information, tion seem to support the notion that the post-MAR which is a private sector responsibility.
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... This period of rapid technological change, and involved a pre-operational prototype paradigm has been advanced number of major systems deployed across a geographifollowing the MAR and embraced by the NWS, which cally diverse nation, as well as involving several federal now has a number of testbeds that support risk reduction agencies and the direct participation of three NOAA and the transition of research-to-operations. The MAR line offices (NWS, the National Environmental Satelcreated a framework that allows the NWS to be more lite, Data, and Information Service [NESDIS]
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From page 76...
... Professional ment, and deployment of technologies in five major meteorology training was provided for technicians who areas: surface observations, the radar network, satellites, wanted to qualify for a position in the new workforce computing upgrades, and a forecaster interface to inte- structure. While many of these changes were viewed grate the data and information available by the other negatively by some NWS employees during the MAR elements of the modernization.
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... ers (e.g., other agencies, academia and the research Changes in the distribution of field offices have allowed community, the private sector, media, and emergency stronger connections with local communities. Weather management)
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