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NOAA's economics website initiative
Adam B. Smith, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. G. Enloe
NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) and Office of Program Planning and Integration (PPI) have partnered to develop a new NOAA-wide Economics web site [www.economics.noaa.gov]. This Web site is a “one-stop” source of information on the economic value and real-world application of NOAA's data products in decision-making and the economic costs of environmental extreme events to society. The information provided is synthesized from over 150 sources of peer-reviewed literature and organized by NOAA mission goal (i.e., Climate, Weather & Water, Ecosystems, and Commerce & Transportation). Each goal is further broken down to provide information based on data users (e.g., business sectors, general public, Federal agencies); environmental extreme events (e.g., hurricanes, space weather, drought, coral bleaching); and NOAA observing systems (e.g., land, marine, satellite, upper air). The Web site, intended for a general target audience, provides a clear, concise explanation of NOAA's value to society in easy to understand language. Anticipated users include the general public, media, educators, Congressional staffers and NOAA personnel.
Poster Session 1, Policy and Socio—Economic Research Poster Session
Monday, 12 January 2009, 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Hall 5
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