THE FEDERAL PLAN FOR METEOROLOGICAL
SERVICES
AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH, FISCAL YEAR 1997
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 2. FEDERAL COORDINATION AND PLANNING
Mission and Staffing of the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
Coordination of Multiagency Programs
Planning, Committee Activities, and Publications
Related Federal Meteorological Coordination
Section 3. RESOURCE INFORMATION AND AGENCY PROGRAM UPDATES
Agency Obligations for Meteorological Operations and Supporting Research
Agency Funding by Budget Category
Agency Funding by Service Category
Personnel Engaged in Meteorological Operations
Interagency Fund Transfers
Facilities/Locations for Taking Meteorological Observations
Section 4. SPACE WEATHER--A NEW CHALLENGE FOR METEOROLOGISTS
Introduction
Space Weather and its Impacts
Improving Space Weather Support
APPENDICES
A. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER PROGRAMS
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
National Weather Service
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
National Ocean Service
Office of NOAA Corps Operations
B. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WEATHER PROGRAMS
United States Air Force
United States Navy
United States Army
C. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEATHER PROGRAMS
Federal Aviation Administration
United States Coast Guard
D. WEATHER PROGRAMS OF OTHER AGENCIES
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of State
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Department of Energy
Federal Emergency Management Agency
LIST OF TABLES
1.1 Federal Budget for Meteorological Operations and Supporting Research, FY 1997
2.1 Current Publications of OFCM
3.1 Meteorological Operations and Supporting Research Costs, by Agency
3.2 Agency Operational Costs, by Budget Category
3.3 Agency Supporting Research Costs, by Budget Category
3.4 Agency Operational Costs, by Service
3.5 Agency Supporting Research Costs, by Service
3.6 Personnel Engaged in Meteorological Operations
3.7 Interagency Fund Transfers for Meteorological Operations and Supporting Research
3.8 Facilities/Locations for Taking Meteorological Observations
A.1 Projected Satellite Launch Schedule
D.1 Mission to Planet Earth Priorities
LIST OF FIGURES
1.1 Agency Percent of Total Federal Budget for Meteorological Operations and Supporting Research, FY 1997
1.2 Agency Percent of Federal Budget for Meteorological Operations, FY 1997
1.3 Agency Percent of Federal Budget for Supporting Research, FY 1997
2.1 WSR-88D Continental United States Coverage
2.2 WSR-88D Alaskan Coverage
2.3 WSR-88D Hawaiian and Puerto Rican Coverage
4.1 Interaction of Magnetosphere and Solar Wind
4.2 Plot of Annual Sunspot Number
4.3 National Space Weather Program Roadmap