University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

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The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is a nonprofit consortium of universities that manages major atmospheric and Earth system science programs and facilities, supporting research, education, and collaboration in the geosciences.

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instanceOf educational consortium ⓘ
nonprofit consortium ⓘ
research organization ⓘ
abbreviation UCAR ⓘ
acronym UCAR ⓘ
collaboratesWith government agencies ⓘ
international research organizations ⓘ
universities ⓘ
coordinates multi-institutional research projects in the geosciences ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
employs educators ⓘ
engineers ⓘ
scientists ⓘ
fieldOfWork Earth system science ⓘ
atmospheric science ⓘ
geoscience ⓘ
focusesOn Earth system modeling ⓘ
atmospheric chemistry ⓘ
climate research ⓘ
weather research ⓘ
foundedAs consortium of universities ⓘ
governs National Center for Atmospheric Research operations on behalf of the research community ⓘ
hasMission advance understanding of the atmosphere and related Earth system components ⓘ
support and enhance geoscience education and outreach ⓘ
hasPart member universities ⓘ
headquartersLocation Boulder, Colorado ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalForm nonprofit organization ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
manages National Center for Atmospheric Research ⓘ
offers educational resources for universities and the public ⓘ
training workshops in atmospheric and Earth system science ⓘ
operates community programs in atmospheric and Earth system science ⓘ
operatesInSector higher education ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
purpose facilitate collaboration among universities ⓘ
support atmospheric and Earth system science research ⓘ
support geoscience education ⓘ
regionServed global ⓘ
supports community data services ⓘ
education and training in atmospheric sciences ⓘ
observational facilities for atmospheric research ⓘ
university research programs ⓘ
typeOfOrganization university consortium ⓘ
uses supercomputing resources for climate and weather modeling ⓘ
website https://www.ucar.edu/ ⓘ

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National Center for Atmospheric Research → operatedBy → University Corporation for Atmospheric Research ⓘ
COSMIC-1 constellation → operator → University Corporation for Atmospheric Research ⓘ
COSMIC-1 constellation → operator → UCAR ⓘ
linked to: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
NetCDF → developer → UCAR Unidata Program Center ⓘ
linked to: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
NetCDF → organization → UCAR ⓘ
linked to: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research → abbreviation → UCAR ⓘ
linked to: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research → acronym → UCAR ⓘ
linked to: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research