NSF NCAR - The National Center for Atmospheric Research Email Format
Research ServicesColorado, United States501-1000 Employees
NSF NCAR - The National Center for Atmospheric Research is a research organization focused on understanding the Earth’s atmosphere and related systems. It provides research, observing and computing facilities and services to the atmospheric and Earth system science community, spanning meteorology, weather forecasting, hydrology, oceanography, solar physics, atmospheric chemistry and air quality, climate science, computer science, environmental science, and STEM education. The center operates within a collaborative framework linked to UCAR, bringing together university and laboratory researchers to study the interconnected processes from the ocean floor to the Sun’s core. Based in Boulder, Colorado, it is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, reflecting its position within the broader research services sector. In recent context, UCAR-related leadership and governance developments are part of its ongoing organizational narrative.