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forth, at the present time, is one of the most important environmental 
activities for a land operation. 
Mr. Cuinean. Are we getting adequate data, do you believe from the 
sea to support weather prediction for the land ? 
Dr. McExroy. No, sir. No, sir. 
Mr. Cuincan. How could we improve that ? 
Dr. McErroy. I think the big buoy system that has been proposed 
earlier, even back in 1966, would be one step forward towards getting 
that information, and it is true that at NCAR they are getting to a 
point where they think they are going to be able to write out a for- 
mula, in effect, that would give long-range prediction. I think they need 
additional data, though, from all over the world, over the water as 
well as the land. 
You cannot separate these in the sense of the weather in its broadest 
sense. After all, it is an interaction with the energy from the sun 
from an altitude of 80 kilometers right down to the oceans, and over 
the land, so that you need information from all over. 
What I am saying is that I would use the Commission’s argument 
that, if you get a sea-oriented agency, that would tend to forget about 
weather prediction on the land, where it is most important for the 
farmers right now, and other people, of course, including aviation, 
the cities and so forth. 
Mr. Crurncan. You mentioned the data buoy program. Is that not a 
national program project in the Commission’s report? Did they give 
major emphasis to that ? 
Dr. McErroy. Yes, they did. That is right. 
Mr. Crincan. How much has the Coast Guard appropriated over 
the past 2 years for the National Data Buoy program ? 
Dr. McE roy. I don’t have any idea. 
Mr. Crincan. Do you know whether it is considerable, or small? 
Dr. McEnroy. I don’t have that information. We can look it up for 
ou. 
fh Mr. Lennon. What was the funding in fiscal 1968 for the National 
Science Foundation? I mean the actual appropriation. 
Dr. McEtroy. $495 million plus the $10 million for the Sea Grant 
program; $505 million. 
Mr. Lennon. Would you repeat that ? 
Dr. McEtroy. Could I ask Dr. Todd to answer this question ? 
Mr. Lennon. I would appreciate it, Dr. Todd. 
What was the actual funding for fiscal 1968, not related to the Sea 
Grant program, and then the figure for the Sea Grant program ? 
Dr. Topp. The actual appropriation for the National Science Foun- 
dation in 1968 was $495 million, as compared to the Presidential 
budget request of $526 million. 
I may have to correct these by 1 or 2 percent, because I don’t have 
a recollection of all the little carryovers. 
Mr. Lennon. The Sea Grant part of that figure that you gave for 
fiscal 1968 was what ? it ; ‘ 
Dr. Topp. The Sea Grant part of the figure in the Presidential 
budget request was $4 million, and a sum of $4 million was provided 
out of the appropriation for Sea Grant, with no reduction. Further- 
more, a sum of $1 million was carried over from fiscal year 1967. 
Mr. Lennon. That was an infinitesimal part of your overall 
appropriation. 
