Research Topics
Here's a look at some of our key research
areas. You can start with a topic overview (eg. Severe
Storms) or delve right into a subtopic (thunderstorms,
tornadoes). Each overview includes a wide variety of
related Web links for learning more, whether you're a
scientist, student, or enthusiast.
Prediction & Forecasting
short-term
forecasts, 10-day
forecasts, predictability, seasonal, climate, training
meteorologists
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Severe
Storms
thunderstorms, hail, lightning, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, winter
storms
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Climate
Change
Earth's
past, greenhouse
effect and global
warming, Earth's
future, El
Niño & La Niña, drought
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Impacts
on Society
weather & climate, turbulence, icing, highways, national
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Pollution & Air
Chemistry
air
pollution, tracking, cycles, climate, ozone |
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Research
Expeditions
pollution, improving
prediction, severe
storms, earth system, eclipses, staging
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The
Whole Earth System
climate, oceans, land, water
cycle, cryosphere/ice |
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Sun & Space Weather
nuclear
furnace, solar
interior, solar
atmosphere, solar
storms, space
weather, solar
variation & climate, solar
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Tools
Our Scientists Use
aircraft, weather
observing, chemistry, solar
observing, models, computing, decision-making |
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Technology
Transfer |
| UCAR, NCAR, and UOP are part of a collaborative community dedicated to understanding the atmosphere and the interconnected processes that make up the Earth system, from the ocean floor to the Sun's core. |
Written and edited by Bob Henson, David Hosansky, Zhenya Gallon, and Nicole Gordon; UCAR Communications.
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