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National Center for Atmospheric Research
The US
National Center for Atmospheric Research
(
NCAR
, pronounced
EN-car
) is a US
federally funded research and development center
(FFRDC) managed by the nonprofit
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
(UCAR) and funded by the
National Science Foundation
(NSF). The current director is James Hurrell. NCAR has multiple facilities, including the
I. M. Pei
-designed
Mesa Laboratory
headquarters in
Boulder, Colorado
. Studies include
meteorology
,
climate science
,
atmospheric chemistry
, solar-terrestrial interactions,
environmental
and societal impacts.
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