Broadcast Meteorologist Resources at NCAR & UCAR

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At NCAR, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, we conduct collaborative research in atmospheric and Earth system science and provide a broad array of tools and technologies to the scientific community.

UCAR, the nonprofit University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, manages NCAR on behalf of the National Science Foundation. Through partnership and collaboration with its 73 member universities and NCAR, UCAR provides additional tools and services, serving as a hub for research, education, advocacy, and public outreach for the atmospheric and Earth system science community. more >

Resources

• Broadcast Met Community Website - UCAR MetED
  • Broadcast Met Home Page
  • Professional Development
  • Featured Training Materials
  • Station Scientist Role
  • Earth Gauge
  • Demo Clips
  • Story Ideas & Factoids
  • Website Resources

• For Your Classroom Visits
  
  • Windows to the Universe (K-12 resources for students and teachers)
  • Discovering the Atmospheric Sciences: A channel for prospective students (high school to undergrad)
  • NCAR Advanced Study Program (graduate students & postdocs)

• Visuals & Multimedia
  • Multimedia Galleries - Visuals in the News (video, photos, animations, and illustrations)
  • UCAR Stock Weather & Climate Footage (lightning, hail, snow, drought, researchers in action)
  • UCAR Digital Image Library (clouds, lightning, tornadoes, floods, storms, air pollution, and more)
  • Visuals & Multimedia Gateway (to the above sites and a few more)
    

• For Operational Meteorologists, Educators, and other Earth System Science Professionals
  • UCAR MetEd: Geoscience Education & Training Online
  • UCAR COMET: Distance & Residential Programs

• More Education & Training (all our programs)

• Also of Interest
  • NCAR & UCAR News Releases: Sign up for e-mail delivery
  • NCAR & UCAR Science on Twitter @AtmosNews: twitter.com/AtmosNews
  • UCAR Quarterly Magazine (research from NCAR and the UCAR Community)
  • NCAR's Interpretive Outdoor Weather Trail
  • UCAR Office of Government Affairs (federal budgets, legislative updates, Hill events)