TY - JOUR
T1 - Restructuring of U.S. Federal Coordination to Advance Meteorological Services
AU - Droegemeier, Kelvin K.
AU - Jacobs, Neil A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) National Science Foundation (NSF) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the many individuals who participated in the process to establish ICAMS, particularly Drs. Annarita Mariotti (NOAA) and Nirmala Kannankutty (NSF), both of whom were detailed to OSTP and who managed numerous planning activities including oversight of the ICAMS Transition Team. Ms. Rachel Wallace, OSTP General Counsel, and Mr. Hugh Schratwieser, NOAA Office of the General Counsel, provided outstanding legal guidance, Mr. Mike Bonadonna, former OFCM Director and Federal Coordinator, provided valuable advice on numerous topics, and Mr. Neil Canfield, OSTP Director of Legislative Affairs (detailed from NSF) thoughtfully coordinated our activities with Congress. We are indebted to Members and staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology, and the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, for their work on the Weather Act as well as their support and guidance in creating ICAMS. Thoughtful comments from three anonymous reviewers were greatly beneficial in improving the manuscript, as were historical resources and suggestions provided by Kevin Lavin of the Air Weather Association. Finally, Ms. Kelli Seaberry of NOAA/SO and Mr. Mark Paese of NOAA/NESDIS were especially helpful in numerous human resources issues associated with the transition to ICAMS. Financial support for publishing this paper was graciously provided by the Office of the Dean of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, University of Oklahoma.
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Acknowledgments. The authors gratefully acknowledge the many individuals who participated in the process to establish ICAMS, particularly Drs. Annarita Mariotti (NOAA) and Nirmala Kannankutty (NSF), both of whom were detailed to OSTP and who managed numerous planning activities including oversight of the ICAMS Transition Team. Ms. Rachel Wallace, OSTP General Counsel, and Mr. Hugh Schratwieser, NOAA Office of the General Counsel, provided outstanding legal guidance, Mr. Mike Bonadonna, former OFCM Director and Federal Coordinator, provided valuable advice on numerous topics, and Mr. Neil Canfield, OSTP Director of Legislative Affairs (detailed from NSF) thoughtfully coordinated our activities with Congress. We are indebted to Members and staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology, and the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, for their work on the Weather Act as well as their support and guidance in creating ICAMS. Thoughtful comments from three anonymous reviewers were greatly beneficial in improving the manuscript, as were historical resources and suggestions provided by Kevin Lavin of the Air Weather Association. Finally, Ms. Kelli Seaberry of NOAA/SO and Mr. Mark Paese of NOAA/NESDIS were especially helpful in numerous human resources issues associated with the transition to ICAMS. Financial support for publishing this paper was graciously provided by the Office of the Dean of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, University of Oklahoma.
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Related research and education continued advancing though the late 1950s and 60s with the formation of the National Science Foundation (NSF) followed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR; Houghton 1996). This led to a transition to the more encompassing Earth system science approach, as scientists and university researchers began to explore complex interactions, feedbacks, and cycles of the various spheres.
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PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - For the first time in over 50 years, the United States has, at the direction of Congress, restructured the way in which federal departments and agencies coordinate to advance meteorological services. The new framework, known as the Interagency Council for Advancing Meteorological Services (ICAMS), encompasses activities spanning local weather to global climate using an Earth system approach. Compared to the previous structure, ICAMS provides a simplified, streamlined framework for coordination across all stakeholders in implementing policies and practices associated with the broad set of services needed by the United States now and into the future. ICAMS also provides improved pathways for research and services integration, as well as mechanisms to more effectively engage the broader community, including academia, industry, nonprofit organizations, and particularly the next generation of educators, researchers, and operational practitioners.
AB - For the first time in over 50 years, the United States has, at the direction of Congress, restructured the way in which federal departments and agencies coordinate to advance meteorological services. The new framework, known as the Interagency Council for Advancing Meteorological Services (ICAMS), encompasses activities spanning local weather to global climate using an Earth system approach. Compared to the previous structure, ICAMS provides a simplified, streamlined framework for coordination across all stakeholders in implementing policies and practices associated with the broad set of services needed by the United States now and into the future. ICAMS also provides improved pathways for research and services integration, as well as mechanisms to more effectively engage the broader community, including academia, industry, nonprofit organizations, and particularly the next generation of educators, researchers, and operational practitioners.
KW - Operational forecasting
KW - Policy
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U2 - 10.1175/BAMS-D-21-0031.1
DO - 10.1175/BAMS-D-21-0031.1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85125013033
SN - 0003-0007
VL - 103
SP - E230-E247
JO - Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
JF - Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
IS - 2
ER -