TY - JOUR
T1 - Benefits of meteorological services
T2 - evidence from recent research in Australia
AU - Anaman, Kwabena A.
AU - Lellyett, Stephen C.
AU - Drake, Lars
AU - Leigh, Roy J.
AU - Henderson-Sellers, Anne
AU - Noar, Peter F.
AU - Sullivan, Patrick J.
AU - Thampapillai, Dodo J.
PY - 1998/6
Y1 - 1998/6
N2 - This report is a summary of the methods and findings of a research project that evaluated the social and economic benefits of meteorological services in Australia. The meteorological services evaluated were the basic public weather services and several specialist user-pay and commercial services used by business firms in several sectors of the national economy. Overall, the results indicated that the quality of the selected services was high. In addition, the benefits of these services were extensive, resulting in high benefit-cost ratios.
AB - This report is a summary of the methods and findings of a research project that evaluated the social and economic benefits of meteorological services in Australia. The meteorological services evaluated were the basic public weather services and several specialist user-pay and commercial services used by business firms in several sectors of the national economy. Overall, the results indicated that the quality of the selected services was high. In addition, the benefits of these services were extensive, resulting in high benefit-cost ratios.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0043128378&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S1350482798000668
DO - 10.1017/S1350482798000668
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0043128378
VL - 5
SP - 103
EP - 115
JO - Meteorological Applications
JF - Meteorological Applications
SN - 1350-4827
IS - 2
ER -