Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere

[[Image:cira logo.gif|right|200px]] The '''Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere''' (CIRA) provides a mechanism to link the scientific and technical resources of the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA)/[[Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research]] (OAR) and [[Colorado State University]]. The CIRA research themes are: * Global and Regional Climate Studies * Local and Mesoscale Weather Forecasting and Evaluation * Applied Cloud Physics * Applications of Satellite Observations * Air Quality and Visibility * Societal and Economic Impacts of Weather and Climate * Numerical Modeling The CIRA campus is located in the foothills to the west of [[Fort Collins]], [[Colorado]] just outside of the city limits. ==External links== * [http://www.cira.colostate.edu/ Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere] {{coord missing|Colorado}}