Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Role of Radar in the Weather and Climate Observing and Predicting System -- 2 The Current System -- 3 Advanced Radar Technologies: Capabilities and Opportunities -- 4 Networks and Mobile Platforms -- 5 Automated and Integrated Products -- 6 Findings and Recommendations -- 7 Concluding Remarks: Radar in a Time of Terrorism -- References -- APPENDIX A NEXRAD WSR-88D System Characteristics -- APPENDIX B Acronyms -- APPENDIX C Committee and Staff Biographies.