Science in the Met Office : thirteenth report of session 2010-12 / House of Commons Science and Technology Committee.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Science and Technology.
Date:
2012
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Credit: Science in the Met Office : thirteenth report of session 2010-12 / House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    clearly explained and we are keen to see broadcasters make greater use of probabilistic information in their weather forecasts. The Met Office is widely recognised as a world- leader in climate prediction, however, we note that the climate model did not accurately predict the extent of the flattening of the temperature curve during the last ten years. We were pleased to find that science is very much at the heart of the services provided by the Met Office. Its science strategy, which proposed to better integrate weather and climate research, has been very well received across the meteorological community. Scrutiny of Met Office science is carried out by a number of bodies. We consider that the Met Office should attempt to streamline the scrutiny of science under one committee. It would also be timely to reassess the existing arrangements between the Met Office and the Government for ensuring there is a strong customer relationship with key government departments. We welcome the way in which the Met Office is responding to the demands made of it and urge the Government to implement our recommendations in order to enable the Met Office to continue to improve the services it provides.