FY 1999 Budget Request of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 


OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH                  
($ IN THOUSANDS)                  
                   
FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 1999 PRES. INC./DEC.
Operations, Research and Facilities ENACTED BASE REQUEST (REQUEST - BASE)  
FTE AMT. FTE AMT. FTE AMT. FTE AMT.
                 
Climate and Air Quality Research                  
Interannual & Seasonal Climate Research 21 12,900 21 12,900 21 12,900    
                 
Subtotal 21 12,900 21 12,900 21 12,900
                   
Long-Term Climate & Air Quality Research 213 29,402 213 29,402 213 30,387 985
High Performance Computing 4 7,500 4 7,500 4 12,500 5,000
Subtotal 217 36,902 217 36,902 217 42,887 5,985
                   
Climate and Global Change                  
GLOBE 9 5,000 9 5,000 9 6,000 1,000
Climate and Global Change 114 60,000 114 60,000 114 62,000 2,000
Subtotal 123 65,000 123 65,000 123 68,000 3,000
                   
                   
Total, Climate and Air Quality Research 361 114,802 361 114,802 361 123,787 8,985
                   
Atmospheric Programs                  
Weather Research 228 37,413 228 37,413 228 34,613 (2,800)
(BASE Programs) [33,613] [33,613] [34,613] [1,000]
(NH Education Center) [3,800] [3,800] [0] [-3,800]
Wind profiler 4,350 4,350 4,350    
Subtotal 228 41,763 228 41,763 228 38,963 (2,800)
                   
Solar-Terrestrial Services and Research 65 5,700 65 5,700 65 6,000 300
                   
Total, Atmospheric Program 293 47,463 293 47,463 293 44,963 (2,500)
                   
Ocean and Great Lakes Programs                  
Marine Environmental Research 87 22,976 87 23,601 87 15,251 (8,350)
(BASE Programs) [9,626] [8,801] [8,801] [0]
(Ocean Observations {trnsfr. from NOS}) [1,450] [1,450] [0]
(Mariculture) [1,600] [1,600]
(Hypoxia) [400] [400]
(VENTS) [2,200] [2,200] [2,200] [0]
(NISA Implementation) [1,000] [1,000] [800] [-200]
(Chesapeake Bay Ballast Demonstration) [500] [500] [0] [-500]
(Arctic Research) [1,500] [1,500] [0] [-1,500]
(Tsumani Mitigation) [2,300] [2,300] [0] [-2,300]
(Lake Champlain Study) [150] [150] [0] [-150]
(Open Ocean Aquaculture) [1,700] [1,700] [0] [-1,700]
(Aquatic Ecosystem) [4,000] [4,000] [0] [-4,000]
GLERL 60 6,000
Subtotal 147 28,976 87 23,601 87 15,251 (8,350)
                   
Sea Grant                  
Sea grant college program 22 56,000 22 56,000 22 50,182 (5,818)
(Gulf of Mexico Oyster Initiative) [1,000] [1,000] [0] [-1,000]
Subtotal 22 56,000 22 56,000 22 50,182 (5,818)
                   
Undersea Research Program                  
NOAA Undersea Research Program 8 15,500 8 15,500 8 4,150 (11,350)
(Jason) [1,500] [1,500] [0] [-1,500]
(Odyssey Museum) [500] [500] [0] [-500]
Subtotal 8 15,500 8 15,500 8 4,150 (11,350)
                   
Total, Ocean & Great Lakes Programs 177 100,476 117 95,101 117 69,583 (25,518)
                   
Acquisition of Data 117 15,000 117 15,000 117 12,884 (2,116)
TOTAL OAR 948 277,741 888 272,366 888 251,217 (21,149)