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NOAA/SEES Supplemental Report: Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Data in the National Weather Service
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2020
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Description:The National Weather Service’s (NWS) mission is to “provide weather, water, and climate data, forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy” (National Weather Service [NWS], n.d.a). As part of a recent modernization program, emphasis was placed on improving physical data collection, forecasts, and computer processing. However, despite these improvements in the science of detection and prediction, we continue to see weather-related property damage, injury, and deaths. It is through these events and the concerted efforts of a number of leaders and communities that the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the NWS have begun to seriously consider the importance of integrating Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Sciences into the design and communication of NWS forecast and warning information. SBE science data is needed to continuously improve scientists’ understanding of the way the public understands, utilizes, and responds to NWS forecasts, products, and services. Despite this identified need, currently, the NWS does not collect and maintain a large array of SBE science data that would allow the organization to make science-informed, strategic decisions about the human dimensions of perception and response to weather information. This report evaluates current NWS and NOAA programs that collect some form of SBE science data.
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