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William Charles Dement (July 29, 1928 – June 17, 2020) was an American sleep researcher and founder of the Sleep Research Center at Stanford University.He was a leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy.
Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of Russia; Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) Finland; Hydrometeorological Institute of Montenegro; Met Éireann Ireland; Météo-France (MF) France; Meteorological Service of Catalonia (SMC) Catalonia, Spain; Norwegian Meteorological Institute (NMI) Norway
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health [b] NCCIH NCCIH explores complementary and alternative medical practices in the context of rigorous science, training researchers, and disseminating authoritative information. 1999 $127.6 nccih.nih.gov: National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research: NCMRR
The Weather Prediction Center also acts as the backup office to the National Hurricane Center in the event of a complete communications failure. Long range climatological forecasts are produced by the Climate Prediction Center (CPC), a branch of the National Weather Service. These include 8–14 day outlooks, monthly outlooks, and seasonal ...
Czeisler is also a member of the Brigham Health Sleep Matters Initiative,(SMI) which was created "to implement evidence-based clinical treatments for sleep and circadian disorders, and to change the culture of sleep." In 2018, the National Safety Council recognized the SMI for its outstanding commitment to safety, for which it was awarded the ...
In 2003, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for developing flood-forecasting models used worldwide in hydrologic services. [citation needed] In 2005 Sorooshian was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal [4] and in 2006 was awarded the Robert E. Horton Memorial Lectureship award by the American Meteorological Society. [5]
Environmental Modeling Center develops and improves numerical weather, climate, hydrological and ocean prediction through a broad program in partnership with the research community. National Hurricane Center provides forecasts of the movement and strength of tropical weather systems and issues watches and warnings for the North Atlantic and the ...
The Center was established in January 2016 as per the recommendation of the Organization Development (OD) exercises carried out by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) in August 2014 to provide scientific and technical information and services related to weather, climate, cryosphere, meteorology, hydrology and water resources for line agencies and public.