The Climate Service Development Program has two capabilities:
Assessing Climate, Impacts, and Adaptation
Regionally and sector tailored climate research is principally conducted through focused competitive grants programs and at the university-based Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISAs).
Climate Services Development and Delivery
One of NOAA's major priorities is the production and delivery of regional, state and local climate services with sustained customer interaction for product suite interpretation, application, and improvement. This is achieved principally through coordination of the activities of Regional Climate Centers (RCCs), State Climatologists (AASC) and National Weather Service (NWS) field offices.
An increase in the demand for traditional services (like routine seasonal forecasts and data products) has been accompanied by new requirements for expanded drought information. NOAA is addressing this, in part, through the proposal for a National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the Administration's Subcommittee on Disaster Relief's Drought Grand Challenge.
The Transition of Research Applications to Climate Services (TRACS) is responsible for the transition of climate services and products research into operations.
Links to the national program and the local data and prediction services:
National Weather Service Climate Information
National Weather Service Climate Services Division
