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ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE...PART 7 OF 7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
830 AM EST FRI DEC 23 1994
TO: ALL NWS OFFICES AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: BARRY REICHENBAUGH, OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
SUBJECT: INFORMATION FOR INQUIRIES ON THE NEW CLIMATE OUTLOOKS
PART 7 OF A 7-PART MESSAGE
...INTERNET TERMS...
FTP (FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL) - Protocol that enables files to be moved
from one computer to another over the Internet. Anonymous FTP is a
feature that allows users to transfer files from a remote host without
a local login.
GOPHER - Software developed at the University of Minnesota that
provides flexible, menu-driven access to primarily textual information
resources on the Internet.
INTERNET- The nabon-wide computer network that links computers on an
information superhighway.
MOSAIC - Software for implementing and browsing hypermedia information
resources on the Internet. The opening screen of a Mosaic document is
called a "home page." Mosaic documents are multimedia and may include
graphics, animation, and sound as well as text.
TELNET - An Internet protocol connection to a remote computer. Also
the name of the program implementing the telnet protocol.
WAIS (WIDE AREA INFORMATION SERVICE) - An Internet protocol and
service that provides full text search and retrieval capabilities for
Internet information resources.
WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW) - The collective universe of Internet resources
that can be navigated using hypermedia links. Much of the power of
the Internet comes from the ability to move back and forth between
different kinds of Internet resources, for example between Gopher and
Mosaic servers.
...ADDRESSES FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION...
The Regional Climate Centers (RCC) will serve as clearinghouses for
information about the Climate Outlooks. Each RCC and the states it
covers is listed below:
AK HI WA OR CA ID UT MT NV AZ NM: ME NH VT MA CT NY NJ PA DE RI MD WV
Western Regional Climate Center Northeast Regional Climate Center
Director: Dr. Richard Reinhardt Director: Dr. Warren Knapp
NOAA Desert Research Center 1123 Bradfield Hall
P.O. Box 60220 Cornell University
Reno, NV 89506-0220 Ithaca, NY 14853
ph.702-677-3106; fax 702-677-3157 ph.607-255-5950; fax 607-255-2106
e-mail: rrwrcc@xxxxxxxxxxxx e-mail knapp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
TN MS AR LA OK TX: ND SD NE KS CO WY:
Southern Regional Climate Center High Plains Regional Climate Center
Director: Dr. Robert Muller Director: Dr. Kenneth Hubbard
245 Howe-Russell Complex L.W. Chase Hall
Louisiana State University University of Nebraska
Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Lincoln, NE 68583-0728
ph.504-388-5021; fax 504-388-2912 ph.402-472-6709; fax 402-472-6338
e-mail: e-mail: agme006@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
krobbins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
OH KY IN IL MI WI IA MN MO: VA NC SC GA AL FL:
Midwest Regional Climate Center Southeast Regional Climate Center
Director: Dr. Kenneth Kunkel Director: David J. Smith
Illinois State Water Survey South Carolina Water Resources
2204 Griffith Drive 1201 Main Street, Suite 1100
Champaign, IL 61820-7495 Columbia, SC 29201
ph.217-244-8226; fax 217-244-0220 ph.803-737-0800; fax 803-765-9080
e-mail: k-kunkel@xxxxxxxx e-mail smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You may also contact:
Climate Prediction Center
Prediction Branch, W/NMC51
attention: Climate Outlook
5200 Auth Road
Camp Springs, MD 20746
...QUESTIONS ON THE PUBLIC (NWS/RCC) / PRIVATE SECTOR ROLES ?...
contact:
Ed Gross or Allan Eustis
NWS Industrial Meteorology staff, W/IM
1325 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
telephone 301-713-0258
...PRESS CONFERENCE TO INAUGURATE THE NEW CLIMATE OUTLOOK PROGRAM
A press conference will occur at 10:00 a.m. CST, Wednesday, January
18, 1995, following the first full release of the outlooks at 3 p.m.
EST Tuesday, January 17, 1995. The press conference will take place
in Dallas, Texas at the annual American Meteorological Society
meeting. Dr. Friday will be attending. For further information on
the press conference, contact:
Barry Reichenbaugh or (Ms.) Randee Exler
NWS Public Affairs
1325 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
telephone 301-713-0622
END OF PART 7 OF 7
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