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A COSMIC Introduction - FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC
Take a multimedia tour of the science behind the Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate, six microsatellites in low-Earth orbit that interact with GPS satellites to gather atmospheric data across the whole planet. |
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About the Sun
Find out what the Sun's made of and other solar facts, take a slide-show tour of our star, and discover who's studied it throughout history. |
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Advanced Study Program (ASP)
ASP's postdoctoral and faculty fellowships and graduate student visitor program encourage the development of young scientists and support interactions with universities. |
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Antarctica: Challenging Forecasts for a Challenging Environment
View a 12-minute overview for general audiences on Antarctica's harsh but beautiful environment and its role in shaping the global climate. The main presentation (73 minutes) features experts discussing forecasting challenges as well as present and future research topics, while elaborating on the uniqueness of Antarctica's location, topography, and weather. |
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Biocomplexity Project
An interdisciplinary team is collaborating to unravel the processes that add or remove carbon dioxide—a key greenhouse gas—from the atmosphere |
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Climate Affairs
Climate affairs programs train current and future policy makers in the multiple facets of climate to better address questions of food security, water resources, energy resources, public health, and public safety. |
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Community Hurricane Preparedness
This online course for emergency managers and decision makers also offers a quick tour for anyone concerned about how communities can prepare for and respond to a hurricane threat. |
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Computational and Information Systems Laboratory
This NCAR laboratory provides supercomputing and cyberinfastructure services and performs basic and applied research in computational science and mathematics, including development of new mathematical tools and models. |
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Digital Library for Earth System Education
Students and teachers will find a treasure trove of web-accessible materials about the Earth system, including lesson plans, virtual field trips, and multimedia resources, at this site. |
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ENSO Signal
The archives of this quarterly newsletter cover research on the impacts of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation cycle on ecosystems and societies. |
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Earth & Sun Systems Laboratory
ESSL studies atmospheric chemistry, climate and global dynamics, meteorology, and Sun-Earth interactions, and fosters collaborative projects across NCAR. |
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Earth Observing Laboratory
EOL develops and deploys observing instruments and facilities and provides data services for the atmospheric and Earth system sciences community. |
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Flash Flood Processes
Learn the differences between flash floods and general floods and examine the hydrologic processes that affect flash flood severity.
Then see how flash flood guidance is developed.
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Flow Interaction with Topography
When air encounters mountains, will it go up and over, around the sides, or come to a stop? Learn about the interplay of atmosphere and topography in this multimedia course. |
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Fragile Ecologies
This collection of editorials focused on climate-society-environment interactions is maintained by NCAR scientist Michael "Mickey" Glantz. |
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GIS Climate Change Scenarios
Download data sets from the Community Climate System Model and explore scenarios using GIS tools for visualization, analysis, and mapping of global climate change. |
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GLOBE Program
GLOBE is a worldwide, hands-on, primary and secondary school science program that provides access to a vast array of educational materials for teachers and students. |
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