Weather Services for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
- 2.0 Weather Services
- 3.0 Weather Services Project Management and Administration
- 4.0 Weather Services Infrastructure
- 5.0 Weather Requirements for VANOC
- 6.0 Weather Requirements for Essential Federal Services
- 7.0 Weather Services for Other Clients
- 8.0 Forecast Technology Development
- 9.0 Olympic Weather Research / SNOW-V10
- 10.0 Forecaster Training and Development
- 11.0 Telecommunications and Weather Data
- 12.0 Decommissioning and Legacy
- 13.0 Communications and Media
- 14.0 Financial Notes
- 15.0 Lessons Learned, Recommendations and Legacy
- 16.0 Summary
14.0 Financial Notes
EC provided multi-year support to the WSP for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, through an $8.4-million GoC commitment. Support for the MSC started in 2004-05 and continued through 2010-11. Funding approval was tied to the safety and security aspects of the Games. Multi-year resources were targeted to the installation and operation of weather monitoring systems, research to improve predictability and develop forecast tools, provision of service, and the provision of forecasts and warnings for the public and federal/provincial agencies.
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