Strategic Guidance for the National Science Foundation's Support of the Atmospheric Sciences An Interim Report (2005) / Chapter Skim
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In addition, ATM supports achvihes to enhance education at all levels, the diversity of the scientific community, and outreach to the public. ATM scientists conduct research to address NSF-wide priorities and participate in interagency and international research efforts.
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and the "Blue Book" ("UCAR," 1959) , which together mapped out the complementary roles of a large national center and the individual investigator university grants program, has served the atmospheric science community well and is the envy of many other scientific communities.
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Furthermore, there may be some research questions of this type that require a bigger investment than what typically can be made by a program director. One option to be more effective is to pool some of the funding for exploratory research from all ATM programs and run an internal competition to which program directors can submit promismg, high-nsk ideas for consideration.
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A strategic plan would both increase the transparency and decrease the ad hoc nature of NSF's approach to these interagency collaborations. Another way to address this problem would be to facilitate the establishment of an interagency Federal Coordinator for Atmospheric Research.
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there are existing observational programs developed by other NSF divisions and agencies (e.g., Long Temm Ecological Research, the Ocean Research interactive Observatory Networks Ocean Observing Initiative, the proposed hydrological observatories of the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc.) , which can be leveraged with additional investments to conduct atmospheric research, Recommendation: ATM, in coordination with other NSF divisions and federal agencies, should develop the explicit capability to support longer-term (i.e., up to multiyear)
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and university or pnvate-sector scientists could be enhanced by new mechanisms to stimulate joint research initiatives at a larger scale than existing ad hoc collaborations. For example, ATM could conduct a regular competition for collaborations
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Having a strategic plan in place may call for a reorganization of ATM to direct staff and resources in a way that may better address emerging challenges. Furthermore, the balance of modes should evolve in the future in a manner that is consistent with strategic planning efforts.
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A flexible strategic plan developed with ample community input will enable detemmination of the appropriate balance of activities and modes of support in the ATM portfolio; help plan for large or long-temm investments; facilitate appropriate allocation of resources to interdisciplinary, interagency, and international research efforts; and ensure that the United States will continue to be a leader in atmospheric research. In addition, a strategic planning effort that effectively engages the community will enhance the transparency of the rationale behind ATM's decisions.
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