A CLIMATE SERVICES VISION -- Copyright -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- CLIMATE SERVICES DEFINITION -- EXAMPLES DEMONSTRATING THE BREADTH AND DEMAND6 FOR CLIMATE SERVICES -- SUMMARY -- 2 EVOLUTION OF CLIMATE SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES -- CONTEXT -- ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: A BIT OF HISTORY -- DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR -- A POSSIBLE FUTURE -- 3 GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR CLIMATE SERVICES -- THE FIVE MAJOR GUIDING PRINCIPLES -- 4 FIRST STEPS TOWARD AN EFFECTIVE CLIMATE SERVICE -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- BOARD MEMBERS' BIOGRAPHIES -- Appendix A STATEMENT OF TASK -- Appendix B WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS -- Appendix C AGENDA -- Appendix D EXAMPLES OF AREAS OF CLIMATE INFORMATION REQUESTS TO THE WESTERN REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER -- AGRICULTURE/LIFE SCIENCES (GROUP 1) -- AGRICULTURE/LIFE SCIENCES (GROUP 2) -- ENGINEERING (GROUP 1) -- ENGINEERING (GROUP 2) -- LEGAL -- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER.