Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Authorization Request: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and H.R. 437, the Marine Revitalization Act of 1997 : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, March 13, 1997, Volume 4 |
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... Streamlining Plan 111 National Centers for Environmental Prediction 111 No degradation of service standard 112 Further staff reductions Transfer of NOAA funds 112 112 ( IV ) Page APPENDIX 2 : Answers to Pre - Hearing Questions Page.
... Streamlining Plan 111 National Centers for Environmental Prediction 111 No degradation of service standard 112 Further staff reductions Transfer of NOAA funds 112 112 ( IV ) Page APPENDIX 2 : Answers to Pre - Hearing Questions Page.
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... ( TOGA ) Observing System 161 Health of the Atmosphere Program 162 GLOBE ( refers to Attachment 2 ) 165 IRI , GOALS , GEWEX , and Ozone Research 167 ♡ Ocean and Great Lakes Program : VENTS Marine Prediction Research.
... ( TOGA ) Observing System 161 Health of the Atmosphere Program 162 GLOBE ( refers to Attachment 2 ) 165 IRI , GOALS , GEWEX , and Ozone Research 167 ♡ Ocean and Great Lakes Program : VENTS Marine Prediction Research.
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... Prediction Research Terminations Sea Grant College Program Terminations 169 170 172 National Undersea Research Program ( NURP ) 183 National Weather Service : Re - Engineering 184 NWS Ŏperational Infrastructure 186 MARDI [ Modernization ...
... Prediction Research Terminations Sea Grant College Program Terminations 169 170 172 National Undersea Research Program ( NURP ) 183 National Weather Service : Re - Engineering 184 NWS Ŏperational Infrastructure 186 MARDI [ Modernization ...
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... predictions and delivery system in the world . We provide the scientific base for managing natural resources and ... Prediction . " The Nation during the past year continued to experience the ben- efits of Weather Service modernization ...
... predictions and delivery system in the world . We provide the scientific base for managing natural resources and ... Prediction . " The Nation during the past year continued to experience the ben- efits of Weather Service modernization ...
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... predict and assess decadal to centennial changes in the global environment . Our goal here is to provide , number one , accurate measurements of what is happening to our changed environment and , number two , to de- velop the science ...
... predict and assess decadal to centennial changes in the global environment . Our goal here is to provide , number one , accurate measurements of what is happening to our changed environment and , number two , to de- velop the science ...
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1998 Budget Request agencies Allen & Hamilton Answer areas Assessment Atmospheric Administration Operations Atmospheric Research AWIPS Booz Allen building climate coastal Congress Construction Cost Estimate contract COST TOTAL UNIT Economic Analysis February Elementary School facilities February 9 Federal financing Fiscal forecasts funding FY 1996 Obligations FY 1998 Budget FY 98 Estimate GLOBE Program Hamilton Inc High School Item lease Marine Fisheries Service Middle School million monitoring MTBE NASA National Environmental Satellite National Marine Fisheries National Ocean Service National Weather Service NEXRAD NOAA Corps NOAA's FY NPOESS Oceanic and Atmospheric Office Operations and Research planning Principal Grantees Program Conducted In-house reductions Research Center Scenario Four Scenario Three schedule Science Sea Grant Sea Grant College Silver Spring SKYWARN SUBTOTAL-Bare Costs SUBTOTAL-Loaded Costs Systems Furniture Total for District TOTAL UNIT COST UNIT COST TOTAL University ZEBRA MUSSEL
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