Collaborative Research: Examining the Hurricane Warning System: Content, Channels, and Comprehension

合作研究：检查飓风预警系统：内容、渠道和理解

• 批准号: 0838702
• 负责人: Rebecca Morss
• 金额: $ 25万
• 依托单位: University Corporation For Atmospheric Res
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-10-01 至 2011-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0838702&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Examining; Hurricane; Warning

This project investigates the processes involved in communicating hurricane forecast advisories and warnings. Through a multi-method approach, a multidisciplinary team will examine: 1) the process through which advisories and warnings are developed, and the resulting content; 2) the communication channels used by participants in this process; and 3) how at-risk coastal residents, including more vulnerable populations, comprehend and react to specific components of advisories and warnings. The ultimate goal is to improve communication of hurricane information in order to promote more effective public-protective decision making, thereby saving lives and property. A collaboration of researchers from the social and physical sciences (communication, sociology, economics, management information systems, and meteorology) will, in conjunction with key stakeholders, implement six research components in the greater Miami and Houston/Galveston areas. The first three components consist of semi-structured interviews and observations investigating message content development and communication channels with (a) National Weather Service forecasters, (b) broadcast meteorologists, and (c) emergency managers. The National Hurricane Center will produce forecasts for hypothetical storms that broadcast meteorologists and emergency managers will use to produce communication products. In the fourth component, the research team will synthesize findings from the first three components and create sample messages (text, graphics and video) for testing with the public. The fifth component examines how members of the public comprehend and react to these messages and their channel preferences, using (a) a household survey, (b) focus groups with vulnerable populations, and (d) a laboratory test including direct physiological observation. The project addresses the needs of vulnerable populations through focused research with non-English-speaking populations, the elderly, and new area residents. The sixth project component connects the findings back to meteorologists, emergency managers and other communities with the goal of helping improve hurricane warning messages and communication processes.

该项目调查了通信飓风预测咨询和警告所涉及的过程。通过多方法的方法，一个多学科团队将检查：1）开发咨询和警告的过程以及由此产生的内容； 2）参与者在此过程中使用的沟通渠道； 3）高危沿海居民，包括更脆弱的人口，对咨询和警告的特定组成部分做出反应。最终目标是改善飓风信息的沟通，以促进更有效的公共保护决策，从而节省生命和财产。社会和物理科学（沟通，社会学，经济学，管理信息系统和气象学）的研究人员的合作将与主要利益相关者一起在大迈阿密和休斯顿/休斯顿/加尔维斯顿地区实施六个研究组成部分。前三个组件包括半结构化访谈和观察结果，调查了消息内容开发和（a）国家气象服务预报员，（b）广播气象学家和（c）紧急情况经理。国家飓风中心将对假设风暴进行预测，该假设风暴广播气象学家和急诊经理将用来生产通信产品。在第四个组件中，研究团队将从前三个组件中综合发现，并创建示例消息（文本，图形和视频），以与公众进行测试。第五部分研究了公众如何使用（a）家庭调查，（b）患有脆弱人群的焦点小组以及（d）包括直接生理观察的实验室测试，对这些信息及其渠道偏好做出反应。该项目通过与非英语人群，老年人和新地区居民的重点研究来满足弱势群体的需求。第六个项目组成部分将调查结果与气象学家，应急管理者和其他社区联系起来，目的是帮助改善飓风警告信息和沟通过程。