Acronyms
- AAP
- Academic Affiliates Program
- AGU
- American Geophysical Union
- AMS
- American Meteorological Society
- ARM
- Atmospheric Radiation Measurements
- ATM
- (NSF) Division of Atmospheric Sciences
- AURA
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
- CAP
- Corporate Affiliates Program
- CEDAR
- Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions
- CEES
- Committee on Earth and Environment Sciences
- CHAMMP
- Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics, and Model Physics
- CMAP
- Climate Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction
- COMET
- Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training
- CPI
- Consumer Price Index
- CSMP
- Climate System Modeling Program
- CSNet
- Computer Sciences Network
- EOS
- Earth Observing System
- EPRI
- Electric Power Research Institute
- GCTE
- Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems
- GEM
- Geospace Environment Modeling
- GEWEX
- Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
- GTCP
- Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program
- IAP
- The International Affiliates Program
- IGAC
- International Global Atmospheric Chemistry
- IGBP
- International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
- IGBP-DIS
- IGBP-Data Information System
- INO
- Institute for Naval Oceanography
- ISCCP
- International Satellite Cloud Surface Climatology Project
- ISLSCP
- International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project
- JCP/PO
- Joint Climate Projects/Planning Office
- JGOFS
- Joint Global Ocean Flux Study
- JOI
- Joint Oceanographic Institutions
- MECCA
- Model Evaluation Consortium for Climate Assessment
- NASA
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NCAR
- National Center for Atmospheric Research
- NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOARL
- Naval Oceanographic and Atmospheric Research Laboratory
- NNSC
- NSFnet Services Center
- NSBF
- National Scientific Balloon Facility
- NSF
- National Science Foundation
- NWS
- National Weather Service
- OGA
- Office of Government Affairs
- OIES
- Office of Interdisciplinary Earth Studies
- OIR
- Office of Industry Relations
- PAGES
- Past Global Changes
- SAR
- Subcommittee on Atmospheric Research
- SOS
- Southern Oxidants Study
- STORM
- (National) Stormscale Operational and Research Meteorology Program (U.S.
Weather Research Program)
- TOGA
- Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Program
- TOGA COARE
- TOGA Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment
- TCIPO
- TOGA COARE International Projects Office
- UCAR
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
- UNAVCO
- University Navstar Consortium
- Unidata
- University Data Program
- USGCRP
- U.S. Global Change Research Program
- VSP
- Visiting Scientist Programs
- WCRP
- World Climate Research Program
- WOCE
- World Ocean Circulation Experiment
- Contents
- Mission Statement
Preface: The UCAR Vision
Executive Summary
1. The Global Environment
2. UCAR--Past and Present
3. Challenges and Opportunities
4. Corporate Goals for the Decade
5. A Look Ahead
Acronyms