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private companies involved in weather forecasting and how government
agencies operate. Describe profitable services provided by both
private companies and government agencies.
Services:
Environment Canada's Weather Office
For
the teacher: This comprehensive site allows students to
see by map and photos current weather descriptions across the
country. As well, students can study weather descriptions for
the USA and other countries around the world. Satellite and
radar pictures are available.
The
Meteorological Office, United Kingdom
For
the teacher: The comprehensive site offers a full range
of weather information for Britain and the world, as well as
interesting articles on weather events.
World
Meteorological Organization, United Nations
For
the teacher: This is a gateway to links to weather offices
in countries around the world as well as information on El Nino,
La Nina, the weather and ocean conditions.
National
Weather Service, USA
For
the teacher: This comprehensive site allows students to
see radar pictures of current weather systems, weather maps,
marine weather, aviation weather, etc.
Products,
Applied Weather Technology
For
the teacher: This is a good site to examine what the private
sector is doing to develop weather-related technologies.
The
Weather Network, Canada
For the
teacher: This extensive site can use used to check weather
maps, read forecasts, air quality index, pollen counts, marine
forecasts, etc.
Skyview
Weather
For the teacher: Skyview Weather is
a private company that provides daily forecasts and weather
information to many types of clients.
Agricultural
Weather Information Service Inc.
For
the teacher: The Agricultural Weather Information Service
supplies forecast services and weather reports to a wide range
of customers from farmers to telecommunications networks, construction
firms, etc.
North
American Weather Consultants
For
the teacher: North American Weather Consultants supply weather
modification services, such as snowfall and rainfall augmentation,
fog dissipation, cloud seeding, cloud physics, etc.
Issues:
Budget-Cutting and the Value of Weather Services by Charles
A. Doswell III and Harold E. Brooks, National Weather Service,
National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma
For
the teacher: The authors discuss the relationship between
budget-cutting exercises and knowledge of the value of weather
services.
Agriculture,
Fire Weather Service and Marine Radiofax: Privatization Questions
and Answers, National Weather Service.
For
the teacher: This FAQ contains a comprehensive set of questions
and answers on the privatization of the National Weather Service
specialized agriculture weather, non- federal, non-wildfire
fire weather services, the marine radio facsimile program and
the National Weather Summary.
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