Atmospheric science and public policy
- Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne (Australia)
From local problems such as urban air pollution to the global threat of human-induced climate change, and from immediate and practical issues such as aviation safety and natural disaster mitigation to fundamental questions of strategy for survival of life on earth beyond the next century, the contribution of atmospheric science is central to many of the great public policy challenges of our time. Under its more traditional label of {open_quotes}meteorology{close_quotes} (which I equate to atmospheric monitoring, research, and services in their broadest sense and which includes climatology), atmospheric science is well positioned to contribute to the resolution of these issues both within the United Nations system through the activities of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and also at the national level through the operation of the National Meteorological Services of the 185 Member states and territories of the WMO. There is ample evidence from all parts of the world of the enormous social, economic, and environmental benefits from the effective application of meteorological science and services to human needs. 22 refs.
- OSTI ID:
- 539111
- Journal Information:
- Science, Vol. 276, Issue 5315; Other Information: PBD: 16 May 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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