Science and Technology  Committee - Thirteenth Report
Science in the Met Office

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 8 February 2012.

Contents

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Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Introduction

Background

The inquiry

2  The organisation

Ownership

Costs and revenues

Government contracts

Commercial contracts

3  Science to service

The science strategy
The new research and development structure

Oversight of Met Office science

Weather and climate forecasts

Observations

Modelling

Supercomputing

Assessing forecast accuracy

Communication of forecasts

Access to data

Collaboration and partnership

Research base

Government and public bodies

International partners

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex A: Public Weather Service remit

Annex B: List of abbreviations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and written evidence

Wednesday 26 October 2011

Wednesday 2 November 2011

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Written evidence

Unprinted written evidence

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Prepared 21 February 2012