Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) is a leading research institution where more than 200 research scientists seek fundamental knowledge about the origin, evolution and future of the natural world. LDEO scientists observe Earth on a global scale, from its deepest interior to the outer reaches of its atmosphere, on every continent and in every ocean. They decipher the long record of the past, monitor the present, and seek to foresee Earths future. From global climate change to earthquakes, volcanoes, nonrenewable resources, environmental hazards and beyond, the Observatorys fundamental challenge is to provide a rational basis for the difficult choices faced by humankind in the stewardship of this fragile planet.

Operated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). UCAR, NCAR, and UOP are part of a collaborative community dedicated to understanding the atmospherethe air around usand the interconnected processes that make up the Earth system, from the ocean floor to the Sun's core. The National Center for Atmospheric Research and the UCAR Office of Programs provide research, facilities, and services for the atmospheric and Earth sciences community. NCAR and UOP are managed by the nonprofit University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.Some of our key research areas include prediction and forecasting, out changing climate, pollution and air chemistry, the whole earth system, severe storms, impacts on society, the sun and space weather, weather observing, chemistry, solar observing, and technology transfer.

The GHCC is a partnership comprised of organizational elements from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), the State of Alabama's Space Science and Technology Alliance (SSTA), and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). The primary focus of the research center is to understand and predict the Earth's global water cycle, its connections to climate variability and weather, and to assess the interactions between human society and the dynamic Earth system in which we live. From there, inroads can be made toward educating our society on the global hydrological process and its impact on society's day-to-day activities.

Research Disciplines: Archeology Atmospheric Electricity & Lightning Atmospheric Modeling Information Management Infrared Remote SensingLand Processes Microwave Remote Sensing Surface Hydrology & Remote SensingSpaceflight & Field Projects: LIS Lightning Imaging Sensor AMSR-E Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer ACES Airborne Lightning Research CAMEX Airborne Hurricane Research Major Research Areas: Short-Term Prediction - Addressing how weather forecasts can be improved by new-space based observations SPoRT Forecasting and Technology Test Bed Landscape Dynamics and Societal Impacts - Examining what changes are occurring in land cover and land use, and their impact on global change, and the quality of life. Urban Heat Island Climate Variability and Climate Change - Addressing how global precipitation, evaporation and water cycle are changing and their impacts on global sustainability. Global Temperatures Mesoamerican Monitoring and Visualization System Collaborative Research (Universities): Air Quality and Atmospheric Chemistry - Understanding the effects of regional pollution on the global atmosphere, and the effects of global chemical and climate change on regional air quality. Atmospheric Chemistry (UAH) Infectious Diseases and Climate (UAH) Interactive Visualization (UAH) Radiative Effects of Aerosols (UAH)

NCAR is a federally funded research and development center. Together with our partners at universities and research centers, we are dedicated to exploring and understanding our atmosphere and its interactions with the Sun, the oceans, the biosphere, and human society. NCAR consists of the following: Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL); Earth and Sun Systems Laboratory (ESSL); Earth Observing Laboratory (EOL); Research Applications Laboratory (RAL); Societal-Environmental Research and Education Laboratory (SERE).

Data, publications, research, people, links.

Everything you need to know about current and past hurricanes. Basic hurricane safety. Weather watches, warnings, and forecasts. Hurricane preparedness guides.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for marine science research, graduate training, and public service in the world. Scripps Institution was founded in 1903 as an independent biological research laboratory, which became part of the University of California in 1912. At that time the laboratory was given the Scripps name in recognition of supporters Ellen Browning Scripps and E. W. Scripps. Scripps staff numbers approximately 1,300, including about 90 faculty, nearly 300 other scientists, and some 200 graduate students. The institution's annual expenditures total more than $140 million. Research at Scripps encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans. Ongoing investigations include the topography and composition of the ocean bottom, waves and currents, and the flow and interchange of matter between seawater and the ocean bottom or the atmosphere. Scripps's research ships are used in these investigations throughout the world's oceans.

NOAA's Paleoclimatology Program is working with scientists from around the world to study past climate in hopes of achieving a better understanding of the Earth's present and future climate. This site was developed to help educate, inform and highlight the importance of paleoclimate research; as well as to show how paleoclimate research relates to global warming and other important issues of climate variability and change.

A comprehensive website on drought in the historical and paleoclimatic records, designed to help educate, inform and highlight the history and importance of drought, and to show how paleoclimate research relates to drought and other important issues of climate variability and change.

The paleoclimate record shows rapid and dramatic changes in climate have occurred in the past on global and regional scales. Here's what we know and what we don't know about the causes and effects of these changes.

The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command's mission is to collect, interpret and apply global data and information for safety at sea, strategic and tactical warfare, and weapons system design, development and deployment. The command provides meteorological, oceanographic, and geospatial information and services to increase the effectiveness of our Navy in both peacetime and in war.

Here at NOAA Research (the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, or OAR) our work takes us from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean. Our scientists and their university partners across the country and elsewhere work to better understand the world in which we live. NOAA Research is where much of the work is done that results in better weather forecasts, longer warning lead times for natural disasters, new products from the sea, and a greater understanding of our climate, atmosphere, and oceans. NOAA research is done not only in what many would consider traditional laboratories, but also aboard ships, aloft in planes, and beneath the sea in the world's only undersea habitat. Our tools can be as high-tech as supercomputers or as basic as rain gauges. While we try to answer some of nature's questions, we also never lose sight of how our work will benefit the American public.

The US NOAA National Weather Service Tropical Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center. Get storm information, tropical analysis and forecasting, and learn about hurricanes and hurricane history.

The mission of the IRI is to enhance society's capability to understand, anticipate and magage the impacts of seasonal climate fluctuations, in order to improve human welfare and the environment, especially in developing countries.