Joint Office for Science Support (JOSS)

科学支持联合办公室支持正在进行和计划中的NSF大气科学部科学领域活动。 支持现场活动的资金由各个机构提供，以帮助支付与进行研究相关的人员和后勤费用。 这包括雷达的运输，飞机飞行小时，研究设备等，特别是，NSF的低大气层设施计划支持选定的JOSS核心人员的持续需求。

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.