NSF NCAR studies the atmosphere, of course. But that's just the start.

Our unique value lies in our capacity to treat the Earth as a single, integrated system, where all the different components — atmosphere, oceans, land, ice, and Sun — are connected. The hundreds of scientists who work here are experts across a wide range of disciplines, including meteorologists, hydrologists, solar physicists, atmospheric chemists, machine learning scientists, oceanographers, cryospheric scientists, engineers, educators, and others. 

NSF NCAR’s range of expertise allows us to effectively empower the research community. Together, we are working to provide solutions to some of the most difficult environmental problems facing American communities today, from extending extreme weather forecasts so communities have more time to prepare and respond to more completely understanding the impacts of increasingly intense wildfires.