The Federal Weather Enterprise: Fiscal Year 2021 Budget and Coordination Report
May 2020 | FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH |
“4. Research
4.1 Exercise leadership in coordinating U.S. efforts in international weather research priorities including the current World Meteorological Organization Grand Challenges.
4.2 Foster interagency collaboration of research initiatives starting at the planning stage.
4.3 Support efforts among FWE participants to co-ordinate task definition and sponsorship of National Academies research initiatives.
4.4 Expand interagency use of data and information for research.
4.5 Develop coordination processes that facilitate operational feedback to the research community, and that accelerate the integration of promising research from federal, commercial and academic partners into operational improvements in observing, forecasting, warning and threat communication. (added in 2019)” -P.3
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“4. Research
4.1 Exercise leadership in coordinating U.S. efforts in international weather research priorities including the current World Meteorological Organization Grand Challenges.” p3 Federal Weather Enterprise 2021
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FY 2020 Research & Development
The President’s 2020 Budget prioritizes investments for four key Industries of the Future: artificial intelligence, quantum information sciences, advanced communication networks (including fifth generation networks and beyond), and advanced manufacturing....
Deploying fifth generation (5G) wireless connectivity is even more imperative because it will enable a wide range of transformational technologies, from smart cities to the Internet of Things. The 2020 Budget supports R&D to manage spectrum, secure networks, and increase access to high-speed internet. –page 270 Link To R&D_21_research-fy2020
“This document provides the basis for discussions at the first forum for potential funders of the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF), virtually taking place on 24 March 2021. The objective of the first forum is to present to potential funders the rationale for the establishment of SOFF; to present the current approach to the institutional design of SOFF; to summarize the process, timeline and status of preparations;”
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