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Tag: News Release
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UCAR statement on reports that NSF NCAR could be dismantled
The following is a statement from Antonio Busalacchi, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which manages the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) on behalf of NSF.
- Organization
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NASA selects NSF NCAR heliophysics mission for continued development
NASA has selected the Chromospheric Magnetism Explorer (CMEx) for an extended period of concept development.
- Sun + Space Weather
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NSF NCAR mini-satellite will give scientists a detailed view of the Sun’s chromosphere
NSF NCAR was selected by NASA to construct a breadbox-sized satellite that will give scientists a powerful new tool to observe the Sun’s chromosphere, a poorly understood region of the solar atmosphere where the energy that powers solar storms builds up before being released.
- Sun + Space Weather
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Atmospheric instrument hitches ride on Antarctic planes
This November through February, a specialized laser instrument that measures atmospheric gases is hitching a ride on regularly scheduled flights to and from McMurdo Station in Antarctica. The instrument will collect information about how much carbon dioxide is going in and out of the Southern Ocean for a project called the Southern Ocean Carbon Gas Observatory (SCARGO).
- Data
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UCAR members elect two new trustees
UCAR members elect two new trustees and welcome a new member institution.
- Organization