Regional Climate Centers: New Institutions for Climate Services and Climate-Impact Research
Regional Climate Centers: New Institutions for Climate Services and Climate-Impact Research
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区域气候中心：气候服务和气候影响研究的新机构
DOI：
10.1175/1520-0477(1990)071
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发表时间：
1990
影响因子：
8
通讯作者：
K. Hubbard
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作者：
S. Changnon;P. Lamb;K. Hubbard
为了满足地方、州和区域各级改善气候服务的需要，一个由区域气候中心组成的国家网络已经建立起来。本文提供了这一发展的背景，并概述了中心的功能，并确定其利益和受益者。这些中心是气候专业知识的来源，并与公共和私营部门保持多方面的联系。每个中心a）提供服务，包括管理本区域的基本数据和提供专门产品; B）进行应用气候研究，包括监测异常情况和促进区域研究;以及c）获取和维护专门的区域数据集。每个功能都有例子。本文最后阐述了重点突出的应用研究的潜力，以加强区域中心提供的服务。这包括参考目前的灌溉调度信息服务操作…
Abstract In response to the need to improve climate services at the local, state, and regional levels, a national network of regional climate centers has developed. This paper provides the background to this development, and outlines the functions of the centers and identifies their benefits and beneficiaries. The centers are a source of climate expertise and maintain multifaceted interfaces with the public and private sectors. Each center a) performs services, including the management of the basic data for its region and the delivery of specialized products; b) conducts applied climate studies, including the monitoring of anomalous conditions and the promoting of regional research; and c) acquires and maintains specialized regional datasets. Examples are given for each function. The paper concludes by elaborating on the potential for focused, applied research to enhance the services provided by the regional centers. This includes reference to the current irrigation scheduling information service operated...