Severe Storms: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, October 6, 1981 |
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... SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED DETECTION OF SEVERE STORMS AND OF MORE TIMELY AND ACCURATE DISSEMINATION OF WARNINGS TO THE PUBLIC . OUR SUBCOMMITTEE RECENTLY VISITED THE NOAA'S ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES IN BOULDER , COLORADO , AND HAD ...
... SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED DETECTION OF SEVERE STORMS AND OF MORE TIMELY AND ACCURATE DISSEMINATION OF WARNINGS TO THE PUBLIC . OUR SUBCOMMITTEE RECENTLY VISITED THE NOAA'S ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES IN BOULDER , COLORADO , AND HAD ...
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... SUBSTANTIAL ADVANCE WARNING . AN EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE SEVERE STORMS FORECASTING AND WARNING SYSTEM IS ESSENTIAL . OBVIOUSLY , THIS AFFECTS NOT ONLY THE AMERICAN MID - WEST BUT MAJOR SECTIONS OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY . MR . CHAIRMAN , I ...
... SUBSTANTIAL ADVANCE WARNING . AN EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE SEVERE STORMS FORECASTING AND WARNING SYSTEM IS ESSENTIAL . OBVIOUSLY , THIS AFFECTS NOT ONLY THE AMERICAN MID - WEST BUT MAJOR SECTIONS OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY . MR . CHAIRMAN , I ...
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... substantially more emphasis than we have been able to give it in the past because this Nation is located in such a place that we have a greater frequency of hurricanes , tor- nadoes , flash floods , winter storms , river flooding , and ...
... substantially more emphasis than we have been able to give it in the past because this Nation is located in such a place that we have a greater frequency of hurricanes , tor- nadoes , flash floods , winter storms , river flooding , and ...
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... substantial number of Federal agencies came together and got a really first- class comprehensive set of data that is the basis for a great deal of research in modeling the small - scale motions in the atmosphere . Again , the agencies ...
... substantial number of Federal agencies came together and got a really first- class comprehensive set of data that is the basis for a great deal of research in modeling the small - scale motions in the atmosphere . Again , the agencies ...
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... Substantial staff time is currently being devoted to making the surface observations required to support our forecast , warning and aviation responsibilities . New technologies are available to automate surface weather observations such ...
... Substantial staff time is currently being devoted to making the surface observations required to support our forecast , warning and aviation responsibilities . New technologies are available to automate surface weather observations such ...
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Page 36 - ARE: —THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S "MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING," IN THE AREA OF WEATHER DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES.