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American Meteorological Society (AMS) Publications
Over 100 of the most cited articles written by UCAR, NCAR, and UCP staff and published in American Meteorological Society (AMS) journals between 2000 and 2010. Browse AMS Publications Collection
Annual Scientific Reports (ASRs)
These reports document NCAR's continuing efforts to understand the earth's atmosphere, oceans, and sun through research and facility support in the atmospheric and related sciences. They address both ongoing research activities and new initiatives undertaken by NCAR’s labs and divisions. Browse ASRs Collection
Atmospheric Technology Division Records
This collection consists of publications and records from the Atmospheric Technology Division at NCAR. Browse Atmospheric Technology Division Records Collection
Digital Learning Sciences Records
This collection consists of reports from Digital Learning Sciences. Browse DLS Records Collection
GATE Records
The GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment (GATE) was a large and complex international scientific experiment designed to gain an increased understanding of the atmosphere and causes of climatic variation and change. GATE sought to learn how cloud clusters in the tropic transformed and redistributed energy within the atmosphere, knowledge that was needed for the development of numerical models for long-range weather prediction and for assessing the long-term effects of pollutants on the atmosphere. Browse GATE Records Collection
High Altitude Observatory (HAO) Records
This collection consists of the newsletters and photographs from the High Altitude Observatory. Browse HAO Records Collection
IMAGe
Peer-reviewed publications written by scientists within NCAR's Institute for Mathematics Applied to the Geosciences (IMAGe) from 2008 - 2010. Browse IMAGe Collection
IPCC Collection
This collection consists of the personal papers of UCAR/NCAR scientists who served as Lead Authors, Co-Authors, and Contributing Authors to the Climate Change 2007 - The Physical Science Basis, the contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Materials include articles, calendars, chapter drafts, correspondence, powerpoint presentations, notes, and photographs. This is not an official archive of the IPCC; rather it is a collection of items voluntarlly donated to the NCAR Archives by UCAR/NCAR scientists interested in preserving the historic record of climate science. Browse IPCC Collection Collection
Information Office Records
This collection consists of records of the NCAR Information Office (now UCAR Communications). It consists of information releases that together offer a comprehensive history of UCAR/NCAR. Browse Information Office Records Collection
Joachim Kuettner Papers
This collection includes a slide show of photographs covering the career of Dr. Joachim Kuettner and the transcript from the Joach Kuettner Symposium at the American Meteorological Society annual meeting in January 2010. Browse Joachim Kuettner Papers Collection
Line Islands Experiment Records
During March and April 1967, field parties from NCAR and other meteorological research organizations, universities, and governmental agencies established research bases in the Line Islands, a group of small atolls more than 1000 miles south of Hawaii. From these three islands and from aircraft and ships in the vicinity, observation groups collected one of the most comprehensive sets of meteorological data in the oceanic part of the Equatorial Trough Zone for a variety of basic studies. This digital collection consists of photographs taken during the experiment. Browse Line Islands Experiment Records Collection
Mesa Lab Construction
This collection includes correspondence, memos, and design specifications related to the design and construction of the Mesa Laboratory. Materials document the site selection committee, selection of an architect, internal discussions on design and space allocation, and the dedication ceremony. Browse Mesa Lab Construction Collection
Monographs - UCAR/NCAR History
This collection contains various resources related to the history of facilities, programs, and projects at UCAR/NCAR. Browse Monographs - UCAR/NCAR History Collection
NCAR Technical Notes
Over 400 scientific and technical reports, issued by NCAR divisions and programs, and consisting of data compilations, theoretical and numerical investigations, and experimental results. Browse NCAR Technical Notes Collection
National Hail Research Experiment Records
This collection consists of the records of the National Hail Research Experiment, an experiment aimed at making a contribution to the question of the operational and economic feasibility of hail suppression. Materials include selected correspondence, newsletters, press releases, reports, and photographs. Browse National Hail Research Experiment Records Collection
National Scientific Balloon Facility Records
The National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF) Records document the early days of the NSBF while it was managed by NCAR. Records illuminate the logistics of conducting balloon flights abroad and at home, particularity during the Cold War era. The collection offers a window into instrumentation, modifications, and issues with balloons and electronics packages. The collection includes correspondence, memos, budgets, reports, proposals, and papers. Browse National Scientific Balloon Facility Records Collection
Open Sky General Collection (OSGC)
The OpenSky General Collection is comprised of digital works that reflect the scientific, intellectual, and scholarly contributions of UCAR, NCAR, and the UCP. While the primary type of resource within the collection are peer-reviewed and other scholarly works, other resource types, such as grey literature, educational resources, and multimedia materials are also included. Browse Open Sky General Collection (OSGC) Collection
SCD Records
The SCD Records consist of two newsletters produced by the Scientific Computing Division, the SCD Record and SCD Computing News. Most of the newsletters are from the pre-internet era and provide information about what was going on in the division. A typical issue contains contacts for various issues, information on the status of computers, reports on User Group meetings, mass storage status, and what was new software and hardware at the time. Issues are usually 15 or 20 pages. Browse SCD Records Collection
SIParCS Presentations
The SIParCS collection consists of presentations delivered by students in the Summer Internships in Parallel Computational Science Program (SIParCS). SIParCS embeds graduate and undergraduate students as summer interns in NCAR's Computational and Information System Laboratory (CISL), offering them significant hands-on R&D opportunities in high performance computing (HPC) and related fields that use HPC for scientific discovery and modeling. Browse SIParCS Collection
SOARS Manuscripts
Papers and posters completed by protégés in the Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research (SOARS) program, dating back to the program's start in 1996. SOARS provides funded research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the atmospheric sciences. Browse SOARS Collection
Solar Research Memorandum
This collection consists of the informal publication, Solar Research Memorandum. It is from the Gordon Newkirk Papers, an archival collection housed in the NCAR Archives. Browse Solar Research Memorandum Collection
Staff Notes
Staff Notes is an in-house newsletter for the employees and retirees of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (including NCAR and the UCAR Office of Programs). Here you can find articles on scientific research and administrative initiatives, in addition to staff profiles. Browse Staff Notes Collection
Tropical Wind, Energy Conversion, and Reference Level Experiment (TWERLE) Records
This collection consists of the records of the Tropical Wind, Energy Conversion, and Reference Level Experiment (TWERLE). Browse TWERLE Records Collection
UCAR Authored Books
Citations of over 150 books written by UCAR staff. The books date from 1961 to the present and are held in the UCAR Library. Browse UCAR Authored Books Collection
UCAR Communications Records
This collection consists of the records from the UCAR Communications Office. Browse UCAR Communications Records Collection
UCAR Manuscripts
A selection of manuscripts, many representing pre-published work by UCAR staff, written between the mid-to-late 1960’s and the early 1970’s. Browse UCAR Manuscripts Collection
UCAR Monographs
Scientific monographs, many representing pre-published work by UCAR scientists, written between the mid-to-late 1960’s and the early 1970’s. Browse UCAR Monographs Collection
UCAR Records
This collection consists of the historic records of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Materials detail the formation of UCAR and NCAR, and include the minutes of the first UCAR Board meetings and correspondence between key players in the institution's history, such as Horace Byers, Henry Houghton, Walter Orr Roberts, and others. Browse UCAR Records Collection
UCAR/NCAR Audio Visual Collection
This collection consists of various audio visual materials related to UCAR/NCAR. It is comprised of materials from different collections held in the Archives. Browse UCAR/NCAR Audio Visual Collection Collection
UCAR/NCAR Publications Collection
The UCAR/NCAR Publication Collection consists of publications such as brochures, newsletters, reports, and other publications relating to the programs, divisions, history and management of UCAR and NCAR. These materials were gathered over time from various sources and did not originate from one collection. The majority of the collection resides in the NCAR Archives and is not in digital form. Browse UCAR/NCAR Publications Collection Collection
Vincent E. Lally Papers
The Vincent E. Lally Papers document over thirty years of using high-altitude balloons in the atmospheric sciences. Dr. Lally's papers include the many projects he oversaw as well as his work at the National Scientific Balloon Facility. These papers include correspondence, research notebooks, data, maps, graphs, and photographs. Browse Vincent E. Lally Papers Collection
Walter Orr Roberts Collection
This collection consists of writings and photographs created by NCAR's first Director, Walter Orr Roberts. Browse Walter Orr Roberts Collection Collection
Warren M. Washington
The Warren M. Washington Papers document his scientific, professional, and advisory activities, as well as his significant contributions to diversity issues, particularly the enhancement of opportunities for people of color in science. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches and lectures, notes and calculations, clippings, photographs, and other materials. Browse Warren M. Washington Collection
Weather and Society Watch
Weather and Society Watch provided a forum for those interested in the societal impacts of weather and weather forecasting to discuss and debate relevant issues, ask questions, and stimulate perspective. The newsletter was intended to serve as a vehicle for building a stronger, more informed societal impacts community. It was discontinued in 2012. Browse Weather and Society Watch Collection