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The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1960 by research institutions with doctoral programs in the atmospheric and related sciences. UCAR was formed to enhance the computing and observational capabilities of the universities, and to focus on scientific problems that are beyond the scale of a single university.

UCAR carries out its mission through two organizations: The National Center for Atmospheric Research
National Center for Atmospheric Research

The National Center for Atmospheric Research is a non-governmental United States-based institute whose stated mission is "exploring and understanding our atmosphere and its interactions with the Sun, the oceans, the biosphere, and human society."...
 (NCAR) and the UCAR Office of Programs (UOP).

The UCAR Office of Programs supplies real-time weather data to colleges and universities for use in the classroom, trains weather forecasters in the latest research results and technologies, and helps organize international experiments in remote areas of the world, among other services.

In FY 2001, UCAR expenditures were $148 million.






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The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1960 by research institutions with doctoral programs in the atmospheric and related sciences. UCAR was formed to enhance the computing and observational capabilities of the universities, and to focus on scientific problems that are beyond the scale of a single university.

UCAR carries out its mission through two organizations: The National Center for Atmospheric Research
National Center for Atmospheric Research

The National Center for Atmospheric Research is a non-governmental United States-based institute whose stated mission is "exploring and understanding our atmosphere and its interactions with the Sun, the oceans, the biosphere, and human society."...
 (NCAR) and the UCAR Office of Programs (UOP).

The UCAR Office of Programs supplies real-time weather data to colleges and universities for use in the classroom, trains weather forecasters in the latest research results and technologies, and helps organize international experiments in remote areas of the world, among other services.

In FY 2001, UCAR expenditures were $148 million. The principal sponsor is the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering....
 (NSF); funds also come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the Earth's atmosphere....
 (NOAA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
 (NASA), the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Military of the United States....
 (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration

The Federal Aviation Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S....
 (FAA), Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy

The United States Department of Energy is a United States Cabinet-level department of the United States government of the United States responsible for Energy policy of the United States and nuclear safety....
 (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an List of United States federal agencies of the federal government of the United States charged to Regulation of chemicals and protect human health by safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land....
 (EPA), and other agencies and organizations.

UCAR also operates the multinational GLOBE Program
GLOBE Program

The GLOBE Program is a worldwide hands-on, primary- and secondary-school-based science and education program focusing on the environment. It works to promote the teaching and learning of science, enhance environmental literacy and stewardship, and promote scientific discovery....
, a hands-on, school-based education and science program that seeks to teach young students using real experiments, equipment and collaboration with students in a global network of scientists and educators.

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