Witnesses:

Panel 1:

Dr. Jane Lubchenco
Under Secretary, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce 

Panel 2:

Dr. Arthur DeGaetano
Director, Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC)

Dr. Eric J. Barron
Director, National Center for Atmospheric Research. As Chair of the Climate Service Tiger Teams Coordinating Committee

Dr. Philip Mote
Director, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute and Oregon Climate Services and Professor, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University

Mr. Richard J. Hirn
General Counsel and Legislative Director, National Weather Service Employees Organization

Panel 3:

Dr. Michael L. Strobel
Director, National Water and Climate Center, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Mr. David Behar
Deputy to the Assistant General Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Staff Chair, Water Utility Climate Alliance

Mr. Paul Fleming
Manager , Climate and Sustainability Group, Seattle Public Utilities

Dr. Nolan Doesken
State Climatologist for Colorado, and Senior Research Associate, Colorado State University

 

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