Open AccessPremier Forecasting Center Avoids Ax
Author(s) -
Simpson Sarah
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
space weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.254
H-Index - 56
ISSN - 1542-7390
DOI - 10.1029/2004sw000072
Subject(s) - center (category theory) , meteorology , space (punctuation) , data center , operations research , political science , geography , computer science , engineering , law , operating system , chemistry , crystallography
Last fall, the U.S. Senate proposed eliminating all 2004 funding for NOAA's Space Environment Center (SEC), but fortunately for the world's premier space weather forecasting center and its myriad customers, the Senate did not get its way. When the full Congress passed the final budget on 22 January, the Center's budget for the year was restored—at least partially.