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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Dear NSA,<br>
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</font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">There has been a
greater emphasis on funding for NCAR via NSF-wide initiatives
versus an augmentation to our base support. Unfortunately, these
initiatives have also been accompanied by salary restrictions for
the scientific staff. I recognize that this is a very important
issue for all of us and, as a result, we have brought this topic
up to AGS staff at every possible opportunity. Michael Morgan
recently requested that NCAR submit a white paper justifying this
salary support and propose a path forward. </font><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">The Executive Committee worked
extensively on this document and identified the key
issues/concerns while also trying to be constructive by proposing
possible solutions.<br>
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</font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">The write-up can be
found at the follow UCAS password protected web site:<br>
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<pre wrap=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://ncar.ucar.edu/for-staff/whitepaper/salary-support">https://ncar.ucar.edu/for-staff/whitepaper/salary-support</a></pre>
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I was aware of the NSA survey to solicit feedback from the staff
regarding this issue but your deadline and time to consolidate the
responses did not allow for a timely response that AGS was looking
for. However, we will endeavor to add any concerns that have not
been covered in the current version of the white paper.<br>
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Please let us know if you have any feedback. This information can
be submitted via several mechanisms - contacting 1) your
lab/observatory director; 2) your NSA Science Advisor - Bette
Otto-Bliesner; 3) your Internal Science Advisory Committee member,
4) your NSA Executive Committee Co-Chairs - Simone Tilmes/Matthias
Steiner or 5) me.<br>
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Roger<br>
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Internal Science Advisory Committee Members<br>
HAO - BC Low, Chair<br>
CISL - Jeff Anderson<br>
EOL - Al Cooper<br>
RAL - Paty Romero Lankao<br>
NESL/CGD - Joanie Kleypas<br>
NESL/ACD - Jean-Francois Lamarque<br>
NESL/MMM - Morris Weisman<br>
NSA Science Advisor - Bette Otto-Bliesner<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Roger M. Wakimoto, Director
NCAR
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307
303 497-1111
fax: 303 497-1194</pre>
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