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irrigation of crops, to interannual for the siting and construction of dams and
reservoirs.
Interestingly enough the forecast lead time needs hold true across all
financial services and construction industries’ operations and planning all
impacted by weather and climate uncertainties.
Figure 4. Environmental information forecast needs for the water industry
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Mapping the flow of environmental information in
business decisions and outcomes
Figure 5 illustrates how the environmental data product is transformed
into information through the knowledge chain to become business
information products to inform actions needed to effect the desired outcome
so as to mitigate any risk imposed by the environment.
This diagram defines the operational decision process and bridges the
information provider and the business user. Starting on the left, met-ocean
data and /or modeled forecast products are obtained by the business user
(represented by the red box) either directly through the operational agency
such as the NMHS or as provided through a service provider, which may
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sectors of the economy with transport, health, recreation and tourism,
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