A summary of the 2000-01 performance results for the seven Major Outputs (within the four Output Groups), according to the measures published in the Portfolio Budget Statements 2000-01 for the Environment and Heritage Portfolio (Budget Related Paper No 1.7).

Output Group 2.1 Meteorological and related Data and Products

Table 11.1 Summary of 2000-01 performance in terms of the quality, quantity and price of Meteorological and Related Data and Products.

	PERFORMANCE MEASURE	TARGET	ACTUAL
QUALITY	Percentage of scheduled observations from the regular surface, upper air and space‑based networks received on time and within prescribed limits	85‑95%	88-98%
Duration of significant outages of major items of field equipment	7-22 days	5days (Av.)
User satisfaction with the functional capacity and availability of mission critical communication system components	90%	95%
User satisfaction with the functional capacity and availability of mission critical computing system components	90%	91%
Accuracy of centralised analyses and forecast guidance as measured by statistical evaluation procedures - 72, 120 and 168-hour Anomaly Correlation - Gain in skill of model forecasts over persistence - Error in Model Output Forecast Maximum Temperatures - Error in Model Output Forecast Minimum Temperatures - Error in 24-hour sea-state forecasts	75, 55, 40% 30 2.4°C 2.1°C 0.6m	84, 63, 42% 31.6 3EC 2.5EC 0.7m
Percentage of numerical guidance products delivered before scheduled deadlines for dissemination	95%	97%
User assessment of the value of forecast guidance product components	90%	86%

QUANTITY	Numbers of fully operational stations: ‑ Upper air	50	50
‑ Synoptic (including automatic weather stations)	900	819
‑ Rainfall	7,500	7,415
‑ Drifting buoys	12	11
‑ Voluntary observing ships	100	86
‑ River height	740	690
‑ Weather watch radars	50	50
‑ Satellite ground	11	11
‑ Solar radiation	17	14
‑ Total ozone	5	5
Number of inter‑office communication links operational	97	90
Number of automated data collection links operational	903	855
Number of international communications circuits operational	9	11
Number of Regional Forecasting Centres	7	7
Number of AIFS‑equipped offices	28	27
Number of numerical guidance products issued by NMOC	1,538	1,872
Number of systems providing distinctive guidance products	10	10

PRICE	Observational data	$93.137m	$84.006m[1]
Processed data and products	$37.805m	$36.790m

PERFORMANCE MEASURE

TARGET

ACTUAL

QUALITY

Percentage of scheduled observations from the regular surface, upper air and space‑based networks received on time and within prescribed limits

85‑95%

88-98%

Duration of significant outages of major items of field equipment

7-22 days

5days (Av.)

User satisfaction with the functional capacity and availability of mission critical communication system components

90%

95%

User satisfaction with the functional capacity and availability of mission critical computing system components

90%

91%

Accuracy of centralised analyses and forecast guidance as measured by statistical evaluation procedures

- 72, 120 and 168-hour Anomaly Correlation

- Gain in skill of model forecasts over persistence

- Error in Model Output Forecast Maximum Temperatures

- Error in Model Output Forecast Minimum Temperatures

- Error in 24-hour sea-state forecasts

75, 55, 40%

2.4°C

2.1°C

0.6m

84, 63, 42%

31.6

3EC

2.5EC

0.7m

Percentage of numerical guidance products delivered before scheduled deadlines for dissemination

95%

97%

User assessment of the value of forecast guidance product components

90%

86%

QUANTITY

Numbers of fully operational stations:

‑ Upper air

‑ Synoptic (including automatic weather stations)

900

819

‑ Rainfall

7,500

7,415

‑ Drifting buoys

‑ Voluntary observing ships

100

‑ River height

740

690

‑ Weather watch radars

‑ Satellite ground

‑ Solar radiation

‑ Total ozone

Number of inter‑office communication links operational

Number of automated data collection links operational

903

855

Number of international communications circuits operational

Number of Regional Forecasting Centres

Number of AIFS‑equipped offices

Number of numerical guidance products issued by NMOC

1,538

1,872

Number of systems providing distinctive guidance products

PRICE

Observational data

$93.137m

$84.006m[1]

Processed data and products

$37.805m

$36.790m

Output Group 2.2 Meteorological and Related Research

Table 11.2 Summary of 2000-01 performance in terms of the quality, quantity and price of Meteorological and Related Research.

	PERFORMANCE MEASURE	TARGET¹	^ACTUAL
QUALITY	^{Number of BMRC scientists invited to serve on external advisory committees, etc.}	⁴¹	⁸⁶
^{Number of invitations received to present papers at external conferences and workshops}	¹⁵	¹³
^{The annual report and all workshop and contract project reports produced in good time}	^{Scheduled date}	^{Scheduled date or earlier}
^{The effectiveness of the transfer of technology to the NMOC and the NCC to be assessed through evaluations of systems transferred during the year}	^{Individual assessment}	^Successful
^{The international scientific reputation of the BMRC to be assessed by the current review of the BMRC}	^High	^Very ^High

QUANTITY	^{Number of viable research groups focussed on priority research issues}	⁶	⁶
^{Numbers of research publications, including refereed journals, articles, book chapters, conference papers and miscellaneous reports}	⁸⁵	¹²¹
^{Number of external collaborative projects undertaken}	⁶⁵	⁷⁹

PRICE	^{Pure Research}	^$1.086m	$0.872m
^{Strategic Research}	^$5.317m	$3.628m
^{Applied Research}	^$3.060m	$6.169m

PERFORMANCE MEASURE

TARGET¹

^ACTUAL

QUALITY

^{Number
of BMRC scientists invited to serve on external advisory committees, etc.}

⁴¹

⁸⁶

^{Number
of invitations received to present papers at external conferences and
workshops}

¹⁵

¹³

^{The
annual report and all workshop and contract project reports produced in good
time}

^{Scheduled
date}

^{Scheduled
date or earlier}

^{The
effectiveness of the transfer of technology to the NMOC and the NCC to be
assessed through evaluations of systems transferred during the year}

^{Individual
assessment}

^Successful

^{The international scientific
reputation of the BMRC to be assessed by the current review of the BMRC}

^High

^Very

^High

QUANTITY

^{Number
of viable research groups focussed on priority research issues}

⁶

^{Numbers
of research publications, including refereed journals, articles, book
chapters, conference papers and miscellaneous reports}

⁸⁵

¹²¹

^{Number
of external collaborative projects undertaken}

⁶⁵

⁷⁹

PRICE

^{Pure Research}

^$1.086m

$0.872m

^{Strategic Research}

^$5.317m

$3.628m

^{Applied Research}

^$3.060m

$6.169m

[1] The lower than planned price for observational data was associated with a late change in accounting practices, whereby the Capital Use Charge is no longer expensed.

Output Group 2.3 Meteorological and Related Services

Table 11.3 Summary of 2000-01 performance in terms of the quality, quantity and price of Weather Services


	PERFORMANCE MEASURE	TARGET	ACTUAL
QUALITY	Percentage of users surveyed who indicate that public weather forecasts and warnings are partly or completely accurate	85%	95.7%
	Percentage of users surveyed who indicate that public weather forecasts and warnings are becoming more accurate or are maintaining current levels of accuracy	85%	87.4%
	Percentage of users surveyed who indicate that they are 'satisfied' or 'very satisfied' with weather forecast, warning and information services	90%	91.2%
	Percentage of users surveyed who indicate that weather forecast, warning and information services are received in time for them to make their decisions	90%	84.3%
	Percentage downtime for Internet access services	0.1%	0.26%
	Percentage of commercial contracts completed on time	90%	98%
	Percentage of existing clients renewing commercial contracts	90%	90%

QUANTITY	Number of public weather warnings issued	9,000 to 13,000	19,699
	Number of public weather forecast and information bulletins issued	500,000 to 550,000	451,333
	Number of accesses by telephone/facsimile for automated weather service delivery systems	10 to 12 million	5.63million
	Number of accesses by the Internet for automated weather service delivery systems	74 to 150 million	422 million
	Percentage growth in revenue of the Special Services Unit	5%	-33%
	Percentage increase in number of SSU employees	5%	15%

PRICE	Severe Weather Warning Services	$4.310m	$4.248m
	Public Weather Services	$9.844m	$13.312m
	Marine Services	$1.341m	$1.549m
	Aviation Weather Services	$15.502m	$13.591m
	Defence Weather Services	$3.555m	$3.323m
	Special Weather Services	$2.280m	$2.285m

Table 11.4 Summary of 2000-01 performance in terms of the quality, quantity and price of Climate Services


	PERFORMANCE MEASURE	TARGET	ACTUAL
QUALITY	Percentage of users satisfied or very satisfied with climate data services	85%	92.4%
QUALITY	Percentage of regular archive entries into the national climate data base successfully completed within preset quality control standards	95%	99%

QUANTITY	Number of climate data, information, monitoring, prediction and advisory services provided	260,000	421,089
QUANTITY	Telephone, facsimile and the Internet accesses to automated climate service delivery systems	600,000	1,418,584

PRICE	Archived Data	$3.243m	$4.610m
	Climate Data Service	$4.262m	$4.003m
	Climate Monitoring Service	$2.959m	$2.633m

APPENDIX 11 - PERFORMANCE RESULTS

Output Group 2.1 Meteorological and related Data and Products

Output Group 2.2 Meteorological and Related Research

Output Group 2.3 Meteorological and Related Services