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The Relevance of Numerical Weather Prediction for Forecasting Natural Hazards and for Monitoring the Global Environment

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A Half Century of Progress in Meteorology: A Tribute to Richard Reed

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This volume is a tribute to the contributions of Prof. Richard Reed to the development of meteorological science, and to the development of the international collaborations that underpin that science.

“From the foregoing it may seem that the role of the forecaster has been greatly diminished by the development of numerical prediction and it is only a matter of time before he suffers the fate of the dinosaur. But this would be an unwarranted conclusion.” — (Reed 1977)

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Hollingsworth, A., Viterbo, P., Simmons, A.J. (2003). The Relevance of Numerical Weather Prediction for Forecasting Natural Hazards and for Monitoring the Global Environment. In: Johnson, R.H., Houze, R.A. (eds) A Half Century of Progress in Meteorology: A Tribute to Richard Reed. Meteorological Monographs. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-878220-69-1_8

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