EMS Annual Meeting Abstracts
Vol. 18, EMS2021-506, 2021, updated on 18 Jun 2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/ems2021-506
EMS Annual Meeting 2021
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The state of weather, water and climate services in the U.S. and strategic challenges for the next decade: the perspective from the American Meteorological Society and U.S. National Weather Service

Mike Farrar
Mike Farrar
  • Director, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, U.S. National Weather Service (NWS), National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2021 President, American Meteorological Society (AMS)

This keynote presentation will discuss several key applications and operational systems in the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) and how they fit in with the broader mission of providing science-based weather, water and climate services to the nation. In addition, the future evolution of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and NWS will be discussed as it relates to future goals and priorities related to people, science, technology, operational concepts and practices, and partnerships between government/public sector, the private sector, and academia. Also, in his role as the current President of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), Dr. Farrar will address the theme for the 2022 AMS annual meeting, "Environmental Security: weather, water and climate for a more secure world", which will explore the national and human security impacts from extreme weather and climate events and intersections with health, energy, food, and water security.

How to cite: Farrar, M.: The state of weather, water and climate services in the U.S. and strategic challenges for the next decade: the perspective from the American Meteorological Society and U.S. National Weather Service, EMS Annual Meeting 2021, online, 6–10 Sep 2021, EMS2021-506, https://doi.org/10.5194/ems2021-506, 2021.

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