利用国家自然科学基金委员会项目档案电子查询系统提供的历年项目申请书和结题报告定量化数据,对1986—2006年大气科学领域面上项目基金资助情况和成果进行了统计分析，并据此揭示了20年来面上项目基金资助强度的发展变化，分析了基金投入和成果产出之间的关系，以及科学基金项目在稳定我国大气科学人才队伍中的作用；也是大气科学领域自然科学基金面上项目20年资助状况的回顾和总结。

In this paper, the funding and production of general program projects in atmospheric science field funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) from 1986 to 2006 were analyzed statistically, by use of the quantitative data of historical applications and the sum-up reports from the electronic query system on project archives, developed by NSFC. The results show the variation of funding strength in the past twenty years, the relationship between the funding devotion and the production, as well as the role of scientific foundation in preserving scientific and technological talents. It is also a summary of the funding situations in the atmospheric science field. 