The NSF NCAR Mesa Lab and Fleischmann buildings will be closed on Monday, Dec. 23, due to nearby water leak.

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  1. Drone image of flooding in Monterey County, California.

    Changes in store for atmospheric rivers

    The warming climate will have differing effects on atmospheric rivers depending on location.

    • Climate

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  2. UCAR statement on the passing of former Trustee Berrien Moore

    The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) joins the Earth system science community in mourning the loss of former Trustee and colleague Berrien Moore.

    • Organization

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  3. 2024 Year in Review

    The research coming out of the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) in 2024 ranged from mesmerizing to potentially life saving. From breathtaking celestial wonders to hurricane research that aims to make society more resilient, here are the highlights of NSF NCAR’s top science stories from the past year.

    • Data

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  4. NOAA, UCAR renew, expand partnership to advance extreme weather research

    The MOU is designed to facilitate sharing research, tools, and data by enabling scientists to more productively conduct research with each other.

    • Organization

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  5. Doppler weather radar scans the atmosphere.

    Instrumentation dream team

    Scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) are proposing a sensor network called the LOwer Troposphere Observing System (LOTOS). LOTOS aims to improve observations of the troposphere, the lowest region of Earth's atmosphere, by simultaneously sampling the atmosphere horizontally and vertically.

    • Data

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