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Appendix D: National Weather Service Offices Collocated with Academic Institutions: Summary of Questionnaire Responses
Pages 95-98

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... research collaboration, communicating weather, water How Successful Colocation Is with Regard to Regu- and climate issues to the community, and providing an lar Interaction: The results here appear to be some- academic institution easy access to an operationally ori ented organization. Within any one year period, WFO what varied but, overall, the responses indicate suc Tucson is usually involved in two research projects with cessful sustained, regular, and beneficial bidirectional faculty and graduate students, jointly conducts press interactions at 9 of the 12 NWS offices.
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From page 96...
... student involvement in operational fore- Again, WFO Raleigh reports very extensive benefits casting and data collection; (4) shared research projects from the close partnership including sharing of data (resulting in more rapid integration of science findings and building of critical datasets used by the North into NWS operations thereby improving forecasts and Carolina State Climate office (also collocated)
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From page 97...
... on a regular basis and provide more opportunities In an interesting arrangement, rent monies paid by for Middle Atlantic RFC staff to take course work at WFO Honolulu to the University of Hawaii are used Pennsylvania State University. to support a full time Graduate Research Assistant, two summer teaching assistants, six undergraduate student In a different vein, there can be difficulties related to assistants and some operational costs.
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