UCAR is a nonprofit corporation formed in 1959 by research institutions with doctoral programs in the atmospheric and related sciences. UCAR was formed to enhance the computing and observational capabilities of the universities, and to focus on scientific problems that are beyond the scale of a single university.

Representatives from UCAR's 68 Member and 20 Academic Affiliate institutions govern UCAR research and service activities through the Board of Trustees, Member committees and a number of advisory committees.

UCAR carries out its mission through two organizations: The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the UCAR Office of Programs (UOP).

In addition, to conducting a robust research program, NCAR maintains resources such as state-of-the-art weather and climate models, radars, and aircraft that are used by scientists around the world. The UCAR Office of Programs supplies real-time weather data to colleges and universities for use in the classroom, trains weather forecasters in the latest research results and technologies, and helps organize international experiments in remote areas of the world, among other services.

The principal sponsor is the National Science Foundation (NSF); funds also come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Department of Defense (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other agencies and organizations. NCAR is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center sponsored by NSF.

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, Colorado 80307

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1850 Table Mesa Drive
Boulder, CO 80305

Contact: Michelle Flores michelle@ucar.edu