Alexander E. “Sandy” MacDonald
The Research and Development Behind the 1988-1999 Modernization of NOAA's National Weather Service
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Oral history interview with Alexander E. “Sandy” MacDonald, NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, former Director, Forecast Systems Laboratory
Interview conducted: October 2010
Run time: 50:28
Topics: PROFS, AWIPS, NWS Modernization R&D
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