II. MAGNITUDE OF FEDERAL EFFORT 



A summary of overall funding for the opera- 

 tional marine environmental monitoring and pre- 

 diction service is given below. Its funding can be 

 considered in three categories: 



-Funds expended for the collection, processing, 

 and dissemination of ocean measurements not 

 collected in connection with meteorological ser- 

 vices. 



—Funds expended for specialized marine weather 

 data collection and processing which are to meet 

 the exclusive need for support of marine activities. 



—Funds expended for associated meteorological 

 and oceanographic data collection and processing 

 that are essential for ocean observation and fore- 

 casts, but which are also collected to meet more 

 general, non-marine needs of the National civil and 

 military weather services. 



An estimate of the present annual cost to the 

 Nation for providing marine weather and ocean 

 environmental services may be obtained by adding 

 the funds in these three categories: 



a. Ocean Observing and Predic- 



tion Program $ 21 million 



b. Marine Weather Program 1 2 million 



c. Associated Meteorological 



Program 140 million 



Total $173 million 



The funding estimate for FY 1969 for each of 

 the Federal agencies for ocean observation and 

 prediction (category a.), and/or marine weather 

 services (category b.), is shown in Table 1 . 



The National civil and military weather services 

 are the principal sources of weather data and fore- 

 casts essential to support marine environmental 

 services. The meteorological programs of the De- 

 partment of Commerce, Department of Defense, 

 and Department of Transportation provide the 

 following data under category c: 



—Surface and upper-air observations from coastal 

 and island stations. 



—Surface and upper-air observations from the 

 cooperative merchant ship program, and other 

 vessels. 



Table 1 



ESTIMATED FUNDING LEVEL 



FISCAL YEAR 1969 



MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING 



AND PREDICTION SERVICES' 



(Thousands of Dollars) 



Source: Category a: National Council on Marine 

 Resources and Engineering Development, Committee on 

 Ocean Exploration and Environmental Services, Federal 

 Plan for Marine Environmental Prediction, Washington, 

 D.C., July 1, 1968; Category b: Office of the Federal 

 Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting 

 Research, The Federal Plan for Meteorological Services 

 and Supporting Research, Fiscal Year 1969, Washington, 

 D.C. (1968) 



Data subject to revision as spending plans become firm. 



—Surface observations from cooperative coastal 

 stations. 



—Surface and upper-air observations from the 

 Ocean Station Vessels. 



—Weather radar observation of thunderstorms and 

 precipitation over the United States, and of 

 tropical cyclones and storms in offshore areas. 



—Weather satellite observations of the earth's 

 cloud patterns. 



—Aircraft observations of tropical cyclones and 

 major storms over the oceans. 



Table 2 is a summary of estimated Fiscal Year 

 1969 funding levels for the operational programs 

 described above, which are essential to the support 

 of monitoring and prediction services. 



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