HUMAN, PHYSICAL, AND FISCAL RESOURCES 



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basic scientific research (and comprise more than one-half its to- 

 tal budget) — Biological, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Mathematics 

 and Physical Sciences, and Geosciences — had budget growth rates 

 substantially lower than the overall NSF budget. NSF director- 

 ates responsible for technology, computing, engineering, and edu- 

 cation accounted for most of the percentage growth in the overall 

 NSF budget. 



Office of Naval Research 



The Department of the Navy, primarily through the ONR, has 

 been a major supporter of basic oceanographic research in the 

 United States. ONR funding has changed little in constant dol- 

 lars since fiscal year 1982 (Figure 4-23). Funding by ONR's oceano- 

 graphic disciplines, which differ from NSF's, are also relatively 

 constant (Figure 4-23). 



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1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 



Fiscal Year 



FIGURE 4-23 Office of Naval Research funding for ocean science in 

 constant 1982 dollars for Fiscal Years 1982-1992. 



