Atmospheric and Marine Sciences

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Agency	Date Started	Date Ended	Fund Level	Description

Australia	NASA	Jun 19, 1992	Jun 19, 2002	NASA Programmatic	Extension of agreement signed 7/24/85 for long-and short-duration flights of scientific balloons originating in and from Australia.
Brazil	NASA	Jul 10, 1992	Aug 31, 1994	Funding not specified	MOU with Ministry of Science and Technology for cooperation in the study of the photochemistry and transport processes contributing to the formation of a large-scale seasonal enhancement in tropospheric ozone observed over the South Atlantic Ocean.
Brazil	NASA	Sep 10, 1990	Sep 10, 1997	Funding not specified	MOU between NASA and COBAE (Comissao Brasileira de Actividades Espaciais) concerning global tropospheric experiments through balloon cooperation to study ozone. This MOU studies the various atmospheric constituents in order to contribute to the understanding of Earth's ozone layer and its generation and depletion.
Canada	DOC (NOAA)	Jun 28, 1985	Sep 27, 1995	Funding approximately $20,000 each year.	MOU with Atmosphere Environment Service Canada to improve climate cooperation and coordination between agencies. Workshops and symposia have been conducted under the auspices of MOU to examine regional impact of global climate warming on N.America. Areas studied include the Great Lakes Basin, High Plains, Pacific Northwest and High Northern Hemisphere altitudes.
China	DOC (NOAA)	May 8, 1979	May 9, 1999	Funding not specified	Protocol on Cooperation in Field of Marine and Fisheries S&T is framework for: information exchange, collaborative research, aquaculture, scientific training, and data management. Other participants: NSF, ONR, academia. China: CAS, Ministry of Agriculture, State Oceanic Administration (SOA). Extended on 4/12/94 for another 5 yrs.
China	DOC (NOAA)	May 8, 1979	May 9, 1999	Funding not specified	Protocol on Cooperation in Atmospheric S&T; joint meteorological studies; training; other participating agencies NSF and NASA. Chinese CAS, National Natural Science Foundation, Ministry of Education; China Meteorological Administration.
France	DOC (NOAA)	Nov 1, 1970	Termination date: Indefinite	Funding not specified	U.S. France Cooperation in Oceanography: joint multidisciplinary oceanographic research; information and data exchanges.
Israel	DOC (NOAA)	Jun 5, 1989	Jun 5, 1999	Funding not specified	MOU for marine and freshwater cooperation. Extended in May 1995 for another 5 years.
Japan	NSF		Sep 30, 1998	Japan contributes $2.95 million annually to the program; US funding not specified.	This is a long-standing agreement, last renewed Oct. 1, 1993. MOU with Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo for Japanese participation in the international ocean drilling program.
Korea	DOC (NOAA)	Jan 28, 1995	Jan 27, 2000	Funding not specified	Executive agent for the U.S.: The Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) of NOAA in DOC. Executive agents for Korea: The Meteorological Research Institute (MRI) of the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) and the Systems Engineering Research Institute (SERI) of the Korean Institute of Science and Technology. MOU for technical cooperation in Meteorology. Emphasis of cooperation will be on the development of forecast and observation systems, and forecasting tools directed toward improved mesoscale forecasting capabilities. IPR protection.
Mexico	DOC (NOAA)	May 13, 1996	May 13, 2001	Funding not specified	Signed between the Comision Nacional del Agua (CNA) and NOAA entitled: "Agreement on the U.S.-Mexico Meteorological and Hydrologic Program" supporting: Upper-Air, surface hydrometeorological, and weather radar observation networks; the hydrometeorological communications systems including the data collection platform (DCP) system, the World Area Forecast System/Regional Meteorological Telecommunications Network (WAFS/RMTN), weather radar network communications, and INTERNET access; hydrometeorological analysis and forecasting especiallyin in the areas of river and flash flood forecasting; education and training in meteorology, hydrology, climatology and related support fields such as electronics, management, and computer science.
Russia	DOC (NOAA)	Jun 1, 1990	May 31, 2000	Funding not specified	Ocean Studies Agreement signed by Secretary of State Baker and Foreign Minister Schevardnadze. Replaces 1973 Studies of the World Ocean Agreement. Provides for cooperation in physical oceanography; chemical and biological oceanography; geological, geophysical and geochemical investigations of oceans and coastal regions; biological productivity of functioning of oceanic biological communities; and marine meteorology.
Saudi Arabia	DOC (NOAA)	Apr 23, 1985	Sep 25, 1995	Funding not specified	A joint program MOU between NOAA and Saudi Arabia's Meterological and Environmental Protection Administration (MEPA). The program is conducted under the U.S. Saudi Arabia Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation, which is coordinated by the U.S. Treasury and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Finance. The Technical Agreement has been recently revised to include marine and atmospheric environment, as well as ongoing meterological activities.
Taiwan	DOC (NOAA)	Jun 28, 1990	Jun 27, 1995	Funding not specified	This 5 year agreement transfers NOAA NOWCAST technology to Taiwan for improved forecasts, enables NOAA to test the NOWCAST under different meteorological conditions and secures standardization of weather forecast technology with the U.S.

Agency

Date Started

Date Ended

Fund Level

Description

Australia

NASA

Jun 19, 1992

Jun 19, 2002

NASA Programmatic

Extension of agreement signed 7/24/85 for long-and short-duration flights of scientific balloons originating in and from Australia.

Brazil

NASA

Jul 10, 1992

Aug 31, 1994

Funding not specified

MOU with Ministry of Science and Technology for cooperation in the study of the photochemistry and transport processes contributing to the formation of a large-scale seasonal enhancement in tropospheric ozone observed over the South Atlantic Ocean.

Brazil

NASA

Sep 10, 1990

Sep 10, 1997

Funding not specified

MOU between NASA and COBAE (Comissao Brasileira de Actividades Espaciais) concerning global tropospheric experiments through balloon cooperation to study ozone. This MOU studies the various atmospheric constituents in order to contribute to the understanding of Earth's ozone layer and its generation and depletion.

Canada

DOC (NOAA)

Jun 28, 1985

Sep 27, 1995

Funding approximately $20,000 each year.

MOU with Atmosphere Environment Service Canada to improve climate cooperation and coordination between agencies. Workshops and symposia have been conducted under the auspices of MOU to examine regional impact of global climate warming on N.America. Areas studied include the Great Lakes Basin, High Plains, Pacific Northwest and High Northern Hemisphere altitudes.

China

DOC (NOAA)

May 8, 1979

May 9, 1999

Funding not specified

Protocol on Cooperation in Field of Marine and Fisheries S&T is framework for: information exchange, collaborative research, aquaculture, scientific training, and data management. Other participants: NSF, ONR, academia. China: CAS, Ministry of Agriculture, State Oceanic Administration (SOA). Extended on 4/12/94 for another 5 yrs.

China

DOC (NOAA)

May 8, 1979

May 9, 1999

Funding not specified

Protocol on Cooperation in Atmospheric S&T; joint meteorological studies; training; other participating agencies NSF and NASA. Chinese CAS, National Natural Science Foundation, Ministry of Education; China Meteorological Administration.

France

DOC (NOAA)

Nov 1, 1970

Termination date: Indefinite

Funding not specified

U.S. France Cooperation in Oceanography: joint multidisciplinary oceanographic research; information and data exchanges.

Israel

DOC (NOAA)

Jun 5, 1989

Jun 5, 1999

Funding not specified

MOU for marine and freshwater cooperation. Extended in May 1995 for another 5 years.

Japan

NSF

Sep 30, 1998

Japan contributes $2.95 million annually to the program; US funding not specified.

This is a long-standing agreement, last renewed Oct. 1, 1993. MOU with Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo for Japanese participation in the international ocean drilling program.

Korea

DOC (NOAA)

Jan 28, 1995

Jan 27, 2000

Funding not specified

Executive agent for the U.S.: The Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) of NOAA in DOC. Executive agents for Korea: The Meteorological Research Institute (MRI) of the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) and the Systems Engineering Research Institute (SERI) of the Korean Institute of Science and Technology. MOU for technical cooperation in Meteorology. Emphasis of cooperation will be on the development of forecast and observation systems, and forecasting tools directed toward improved mesoscale forecasting capabilities. IPR protection.

Mexico

DOC (NOAA)

May 13, 1996

May 13, 2001

Funding not specified

Signed between the Comision Nacional del Agua (CNA) and NOAA entitled: "Agreement on the U.S.-Mexico Meteorological and Hydrologic Program" supporting: Upper-Air, surface hydrometeorological, and weather radar observation networks; the hydrometeorological communications systems including the data collection platform (DCP) system, the World Area Forecast System/Regional Meteorological Telecommunications Network (WAFS/RMTN), weather radar network communications, and INTERNET access; hydrometeorological analysis and forecasting especiallyin in the areas of river and flash flood forecasting; education and training in meteorology, hydrology, climatology and related support fields such as electronics, management, and computer science.

Russia

DOC (NOAA)

Jun 1, 1990

May 31, 2000

Funding not specified

Ocean Studies Agreement signed by Secretary of State Baker and Foreign Minister Schevardnadze. Replaces 1973 Studies of the World Ocean Agreement. Provides for cooperation in physical oceanography; chemical and biological oceanography; geological, geophysical and geochemical investigations of oceans and coastal regions; biological productivity of functioning of oceanic biological communities; and marine meteorology.

Saudi Arabia

DOC (NOAA)

Apr 23, 1985

Sep 25, 1995

Funding not specified

A joint program MOU between NOAA and Saudi Arabia's Meterological and Environmental Protection Administration (MEPA). The program is conducted under the U.S. Saudi Arabia Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation, which is coordinated by the U.S. Treasury and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Finance. The Technical Agreement has been recently revised to include marine and atmospheric environment, as well as ongoing meterological activities.

Taiwan

DOC (NOAA)

Jun 28, 1990

Jun 27, 1995

Funding not specified

This 5 year agreement transfers NOAA NOWCAST technology to Taiwan for improved forecasts, enables NOAA to test the NOWCAST under different meteorological conditions and secures standardization of weather forecast technology with the U.S.