Implications of Advancing Technology on Needs for World Meteorological Information

Abstract

Meteorological information is a means toward an end, not an end in itself. The need for such information exists in a large and varied group of users. We must anticipate not only the progress in meteorology and the technology supporting it, but also the progress in the science and technology supporting each of our major user groups. This paper explores that progress and how it may be expected to affect future world require­ments for meteorological information.