| UCAR Community Programs |
| The UCAR Community Programs (UCP) consists of eight programs
which create, conduct, and coordinate projects that strengthen
education and research in the atmospheric, oceanic and earth
sciences. Below are brief descriptions of the current programs. Please visit their individual websites for more information. |
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• The COMET program:
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• Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC): |
Providing professional development for operational weather forecasters and the Geoscience community.
Rich Jeffries, Director
www.comet.ucar.edu
COMET Staff
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Collaborative effort between the US and Taiwan to build a microsat satellite constellation to sound the atmosphere using the radio occultation method.
Bill Kuo, Director
www.cosmic.ucar.edu
COSMIC Staff
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| • Digital Learning Sciences (DLS): |
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• GLOBE: |
Providing services to improve learning through the use of digital content and tools.
Mary Marlino, Director
www.dlsciences.org
DLS Staff |
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Worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program.
Tony Murphy, Director
www.globe.gov
GLOBE Staff
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| • Joint Office for Science Support (JOSS): |
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• NSDL Central Office: |
Providing support services for research programs and field campaigns.
Karyn Sawyer, Director
www.joss.ucar.edu
JOSS Staff |
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Collaborative effort to build the National Science Digital Library.
Kaye Howe, Director
www.nsdl.org
NSDL Staff |
| • Unidata: |
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• Visiting Scientist Program (VSP): |
Providing data, tools, and community leadership for enhanced Earth-system education and research.
Mohan Ramamurthy, Director
www.unidata.ucar.edu
Unidata Staff
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Providing visiting scientist and post doctorate programs at federal labs and universities.
Meg Austin, Director
www.vsp.ucar.edu
VSP Staff
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• Spark: UCAR Science Education
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Spark seeks to serve the university community by catalyzing efforts and
building tools that expand the capability
of universities, while also pursuing our
own pioneering work.
Raj Pandya, Director
http://spark.ucar.edu/
Spark Staff
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