institutions studying climate change
type: Concept
narrower: National Center for Atmospheric Research

organizations
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: National Center for Atmospheric Research

National Center for Atmospheric Research
definition: Based in Boulder, Colorado, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is a federally funded institution providing the university community with the tools, facilities, and support required to perform innovate research in the fields of atmospheric and related sciences. Through NCAR, scientists have access to high-performance computational and observational resources such as supercomputers, aircraft, and radar. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; National Center for Atmospheric Research]
broader: institutions studying climate change
type: Concept