Joint Office for Science Support (JOSS)

科学支持联合办公室，以支持正在进行和计划中的NSF大气科学部的科学实地活动。支持实地活动的资金由各机构提供，以帮助支付与开展研究相关的人员和后勤费用。这包括雷达、飞机飞行时间、研究设备等的运输。尤其是，NSF的低大气设施计划支持选定的JSS核心工作人员的持续需求。

The Joint Office for Science Support to support on-going and planned NSF Atmospheric Science Division science field campaigns. The funds supporting the field campaigns are provided from various agencies to help with personnel and logistical cost associated conducting the research to take. This includes transport of radars, aircraft flight hours, research equipment, and etc. Particularly, NSF's Lower Atmospheric Facilities program supports on-going requirements of selected JOSS core staff.