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The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research promotes
partnership in
a collaborative community dedicated to understanding the
atmosphere—the
air around us—and the interconnected processes
that make up the Earth system, from the ocean floor
to the Sun's core.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research and
the UCAR Office of Programs provide research, observing
and computing facilities, and a variety of services
for the atmospheric and Earth sciences community.
NCAR and UOP are managed by UCAR, a nonprofit
consortium of research universities, on behalf
of the National Science Foundation and the university
community.
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University Corporation
for Atmospheric Research
UCAR manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research
and the UCAR Office of Programs. We also serve as a hub for
research, education, and public outreach for the atmospheric and
Earth-system science community. Our headquarters are in Boulder,
Colorado.
UCAR's mission is to
- support, enhance, and extend the capabilities of the university
community, nationally and internationally
- understand the behavior of the atmosphere and related systems
and the global environment
- foster the transfer of knowledge and technology for the betterment
of life on Earth
Founded in 1960, UCAR is a nonprofit consortium of North American member
universities, each of which grants doctoral degrees in the
atmospheric and related sciences, plus an increasing number
of international affiliates offering
comparable degrees, and North American academic
affiliates offering predoctoral degrees.
Members of
the private sector serve on governance
boards, collaborate with researchers, contribute funding
to specific projects, and participate in technology
transfer activities.
You'll find more about UCAR/NCAR/UOP in Our
History.
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NCAR supports the community
of atmospheric and geoscience researchers with:
- tools—such as aircraft and radar, to observe
the atmosphere, and
- technology and assistance—to interpret and use these
observations, including supercomputer access, computer models,
and user support.
Our research projects cover a
vast array of topics and are collaborations
between NCAR scientists and university researchers:
- atmospheric chemistry—such as the chemical
structure of healthy and polluted air
- climate—including temperature, rainfall, winds,
and extreme events over decades or centuries, from prehistoric
times to the present and into the future
- weather ingredients—such as cloud physics,
storm structure, and other keys to improved weather forecasting
- weather hazards to transportation—including
detection and warning systems for turbulence and icing in
the air and on the ground
- interactions between the Sun and Earth—including
solar weather
- computer science innovation—for understanding
and visualizing the whole Earth system
- the role of humanity in both creating change and
responding to weather and climate
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UCAR Office of Programs UOP
strengthens education, research, and technology in the
atmospheric and related sciences through programs and projects which:
- help organize multiagency experiments
- support satellite-based Earth and atmospheric monitoring
- provide real-time weather data for education and research
- manage postdoctoral fellowship programs for federal agencies
- link universities and operational forecast offices
- provide resources for constructing and organizing community
digital libraries
- train working forecasters and university instructors in the
latest meteorological research
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