A Climate Services Vision

A Climate Services Vision: First Steps Toward the Future describes the types of products that should be provided through a climate service; outlines the roles of the public, private, and academic sectors in a climate service; describe fundamental principles that should be followed in the provision of climate services; and describes potential audiences and providers of climate services.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Executive Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Evolution of Climate Services in the United States
• 3 Guiding Principles for Climate Services
• 4 First Step Toward an Effective Climate Service
• References
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Board Members' Biographies
• Appendix A: Statement of Task
• Appendix B: Workshop Participants
• Appendix C: Agenda
• Appendix D: Examples of Areas of Climate Information Requests
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