Problem definition in atmospheric science public policy: The example of observing-system design for weather prediction

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-191

  Morss, Rebecca E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE; PROBLEM DEFINITION; WEATHER PREDICTION;

METEOROLOGY;

EID: 15044341139     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-86-2-181     Document Type: Article

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