A Task of EPIC Proportions: Reclaiming U.S. Leadership in Weather Modeling and Prediction
Opening Statements
Chair Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) of the Subcommittee on Environment
Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Witnesses
Dr. Neil Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, performing the duties of Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA [Truth in Testimony]
Dr. Clifford Mass, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington [Truth in Testimony]
Dr. Peter P. Neilley, IBM Distinguished Engineer and Director of Weather Forecasting Sciences and Technologies, The Weather Company, An IBM Business [Truth in Testimony]
Dr. Thomas Auligné, Director of the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) [Truth in Testimony]