The Federal plan for meteorological services and supporting research ficsal year 1981

This Federal Plan is the sixteenth in an annual series, produced in compliance with Section 304 of Public Law 87-843, to provide the Congress with a description of governmental programs in meteorology, and to outline the specific functions and funding requested by each Agency involved. The Plan is assembled by the Department of Commerce, in accordance with Circular A-62 (published by the then-Bureau of The Budget on November 1 3 , 1 963), which provided for a systematic and continuing review of basic and specialized meteorological services and supporting research.