House Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Environment Subcommittee

Reauthorizing the Weather Act: Data and Innovation for Predictions

2318 Rayburn
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:00:00 GMT

The purpose of the hearing is to examine improvements in the fields of weather modeling and forecasting. This hearing will have testimony from leading private sector companies in the U.S. weather enterprise on the data and services they can provide to benefit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This will be the first hearing in a series that looks at legislation to reauthorize the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017.

Hearing charter

Opening Statements:
  • Subcommittee Chairman Max Miller
Witnesses:
  • Richard Jenkins, Founder & CEO, Saildrone, Inc.
  • Meredith Bell, Atmospheric Program Manager, FLYHT Inc.
  • Dr. Antonio J. Busalacchi Jr, President, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
  • Michael Eilts, General Manager, Weather and Earth Intelligence, Spire Global