The Federal Plan
for Meteorological Services
and Supporting Research
FISCAL YEAR 2000
FCM-P1-1999
Since 1965, the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research (OFCM) has developed a federal plan that articulates the provision of meteorological services and supporting research by agencies of the federal government. This year’s plan provides Congress and the Executive Branch with a comprehensive document that documents proposed programs for FY 2000 and reviews agency programs in Fiscal Year (FY) 1999. Narratives, timelines, and schedules are current as of June 1999.
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Cover Cover and Inside Front Cover (76kb)
Preface Preface and Table of Contents
(31kb)
Executive Executive Summary (72kb)
Section 1 Natural Disaster Reduction--Reducing
the Impacts of Natural Hazards (175kb)
Section 2 Resource Information and Agency
Program Updates (289kb)
Section 3
DOC Department of Commerce Weather Programs (847kb)
DOD Department of Defense Weather Programs (758kb)
DOT Department of Transportation Weather Programs (237kb)
USDA Department of Agriculture Weather Programs (26kb)
DOE Department of Energy Weather Programs (222kb)
DOI Department of the Interior Weather Programs (48kb)
DOS Department of State Weather Programs (18kb)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency Weather Programs (46kb)
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency Weather Programs (38kb)
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Weather Programs (173kb)
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission Weather Programs (27kb)
NSF National Science Foundation Weather Programs (19kb)
Appendix A Federal Coordination and
Planning (56kb)
Appendix B Acronyms and
Abbreviations (62kb)
Appendix C Previous Feature
Articles (17kb)
Appendix D World Weather Program (81kb)
Inside Back Cover Organizational
Chart (42kb)
Federal Plan for Meteorological
Services and Supporting Research, Fiscal Year 1999
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and Supporting Research, Fiscal Year 1998
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