503 



HUMAN, .PHYSICAL, AND FISCAL RESOURCES 



m 



175 



150 



125 



100 



75 



50 



25 



\~} NOAA Ocean Science Current Dollars 

 ■ NOAA Ocean Science Constant Dollars 



1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 



Fiscal Year 



FIGURE 4-24 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

 funding for ocean science in current and constant 1982 dollars for Fiscal 

 Years 1982-1992. 



gram in the 1990s. Funding information for these three NOAA 

 programs is included in Tables 4-7 and 4-8. 



Department of Energy 



For many years, the Department of Energy has supported a 

 marine research program in areas such as subseabed waste dis- 

 posal, carbon dioxide-related research, and coastal oceanography 

 (Figures 4-26 and 4-27). In fiscal year 1982, the marine research 

 program was budgeted at $22.9 million, with some of the work 

 contracted to university-based marine scientists. Between fiscal 

 years 1982 and 1987, the budget was reduced nearly 75 percent in 

 constant 1982 dollar terms. Programs in subseabed waste dis- 

 posal and strategic petroleum were eliminated, and funding for 

 coastal oceanography and carbon dioxide research was reduced. 

 With DOE involvement in the U.S. Global Change Program, fund- 

 ing for carbon dioxide-related research has rebounded. Since fis- 



