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Director's Message

Discoveries

Estimation of PBL Structure Using a Simple Model, Surface Observations, and an Ensemble Filter

A New Way of Looking at the Earth from Space

Goal:  Improve understanding of the atmosphere, Earth system, and sun

NCAR Strategic Priority: Investigating the Interactions of the Atmosphere, the Broader Earth System, and Human Society

Highlight: The Colorado REFRACTT Demonstration

Wild Fire Forecasting

NCAR Strategic Priority: Improving Prediction of Weather, Climate, and Other Atmospheric Phenomena

Highlight:   Pentagon Shield

Land Surface Modeling

Microphysical Modeling

National VDRAS Analysis

Goal: Increase societal resilience to weather, climate, and atmospheric hazards

NCAR Strategic Priority: Investigating Weather and Climate Information Needs and Decision Making

Highlight:  Societal Impacts Program

Future Combat Systems

Global Climatological Analysis Tool

Western Water Management

NCAR Strategic Priority: Building Capacity for Coping with Weather and Climate Hazards

Highlight:  Developmental Testbed Center  

Advanced Operational Aviation Weather System in Taiwan

Aviation Digital Data Service

Aerosols and Precipitation

Ceiling and Visibility Research and Development

Convective Weather Forecasting: AutoNowcaster Enhancements

Convective Weather Forecasting: Aviation Weather Research and Development

Convective Weather Forecasting: "Forecaster over the Loop" Programs

Convective Weather Forecasting: Implementation of the AutoNowcaster in China

Data Assimilation Testbed Center

DTRA Weather Services Research and Development

Four-Dimensional Weather System: ATEC

Hydrometeorological Processes

In-Flight Icing

Juneau Terrain-Induced Turbulence

Mesoscale Forecasting System with Commercial Aircraft (TAMDAR) Observations

Oceanic Weather

Quality Assessment/Verification

Real-Time Modeling and Data Assimilation

Surface Transportation Weather Research

Transitioning Advanced Satellite Observations into Practical Applications

Turbulence Research and Development

Winter Weather Research and Development

NCAR Strategic Priority: Building New Connections with Researchers in Developing Nations

Building Capacity in Developing Countries

Goal: Provide robust, accessible and innovative information services and tools

NCAR Strategic Priority: Conducting Computer Science, Computational Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, and Numerical Methods R&D

Highlight: Verification Research and Development

Weather Extremes

Goal: Provide world-class ground, airborne, and space-borne observational facilities and services

NCAR Strategic Priority: Developing New Instrumentation

Radar Development and Enhancement

A Microwave Temperature Profiler for HIAPER

Rooftop Anemometer Correction

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