NSF NCAR & UCAR
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social
We're committed to advancing our understanding of Earth system science, from the ocean to the exosphere, for the betterment of our planet. 🌎 Operated by UCAR and #NSFfunded.
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NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research: Science for a resilient, sustainable society
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We're working to chart a path forward for a resilient society. 🌎 At NSF NCAR, we are committed to advancing our understanding of Earth system science, from the ocean to the exosphere, for the betterment of our planet.
Get to know us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=swGs...
Get to know us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=swGs...
Undergrads & grad students, we have open internships!
Apps due Jan. 20:
👩🏻💻 SIParCS program offers undergrad & grad students HPC research & development opps.
💻 The @ncar-cisl.bsky.social CODE internship provides admin support to SIParCS program.
https://ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_Careers
Apps due Jan. 20:
👩🏻💻 SIParCS program offers undergrad & grad students HPC research & development opps.
💻 The @ncar-cisl.bsky.social CODE internship provides admin support to SIParCS program.
https://ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_Careers
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Undergrads & grad students, we have open internships!
Apps due Jan. 20:
👩🏻💻 SIParCS program offers undergrad & grad students HPC research & development opps.
💻 The @ncar-cisl.bsky.social CODE internship provides admin support to SIParCS program.
https://ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_Careers
Apps due Jan. 20:
👩🏻💻 SIParCS program offers undergrad & grad students HPC research & development opps.
💻 The @ncar-cisl.bsky.social CODE internship provides admin support to SIParCS program.
https://ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_Careers
Undergrads & grad students, check out our internships!
Apps due Jan. 4:
🌎 NESSI is open to undergrads looking for research mentorship.
Apps due Jan. 20:
🌐 NSF SOARS bridge and career pathways program open to undergrads to support research.
Apps due Jan. 4:
🌎 NESSI is open to undergrads looking for research mentorship.
Apps due Jan. 20:
🌐 NSF SOARS bridge and career pathways program open to undergrads to support research.
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Undergrads & grad students, check out our internships!
Apps due Jan. 4:
🌎 NESSI is open to undergrads looking for research mentorship.
Apps due Jan. 20:
🌐 NSF SOARS bridge and career pathways program open to undergrads to support research.
Apps due Jan. 4:
🌎 NESSI is open to undergrads looking for research mentorship.
Apps due Jan. 20:
🌐 NSF SOARS bridge and career pathways program open to undergrads to support research.
On Nov 20, the NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory (HAO) celebrated 85 years (you read that right: 85 years!!!) of studying the Sun! Founded in 1940 and then merged with NCAR in 1962, HAO has conducted world-class research, pioneering coronagraph development, eclipse expeditions & more!
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
On Nov 20, the NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory (HAO) celebrated 85 years (you read that right: 85 years!!!) of studying the Sun! Founded in 1940 and then merged with NCAR in 1962, HAO has conducted world-class research, pioneering coronagraph development, eclipse expeditions & more!
Let’s explore the NSF NCAR Timeline! In 1961, NCAR found its forever home in Boulder, CO, on Table Mesa. After a vote by Boulder residents in favor of the site, the land on Table Mesa was donated to the NSF by the State of Colorado.
https://www.archives.ucar.edu/exhibits/ncar-timeline
https://www.archives.ucar.edu/exhibits/ncar-timeline
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Let’s explore the NSF NCAR Timeline! In 1961, NCAR found its forever home in Boulder, CO, on Table Mesa. After a vote by Boulder residents in favor of the site, the land on Table Mesa was donated to the NSF by the State of Colorado.
https://www.archives.ucar.edu/exhibits/ncar-timeline
https://www.archives.ucar.edu/exhibits/ncar-timeline
Hurricane Melissa produced the fastest hurricane winds to be recorded by a dropsonde, verified by reviewing data at NSF NCAR! Hurricane Melissa’s 252 mph wind gust surpassed the previous record from Typhoon Megi over the Western Pacific in 2010, where a dropsonde measured wind gusts of 248 mph.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Hurricane Melissa produced the fastest hurricane winds to be recorded by a dropsonde, verified by reviewing data at NSF NCAR! Hurricane Melissa’s 252 mph wind gust surpassed the previous record from Typhoon Megi over the Western Pacific in 2010, where a dropsonde measured wind gusts of 248 mph.
Last Friday, we hosted our annual UCAR Celebration of Excellence to recognize our staff’s years of service, internal accomplishments, and external awards from the scientific community. Congrats to all of our award winners & a huge thank-you to the staff that made this event possible.
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Last Friday, we hosted our annual UCAR Celebration of Excellence to recognize our staff’s years of service, internal accomplishments, and external awards from the scientific community. Congrats to all of our award winners & a huge thank-you to the staff that made this event possible.
With the aurora borealis sweeping across the night skies this week, let’s demystify this cosmic phenomena and get to the bottom of how and why this occurs! 🌌 Did you spot the colorful aurora? Let us know in the comments what you saw!
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
With the aurora borealis sweeping across the night skies this week, let’s demystify this cosmic phenomena and get to the bottom of how and why this occurs! 🌌 Did you spot the colorful aurora? Let us know in the comments what you saw!
Serving up a fresh, new update to Fast Eddy! 🍕 @ncar-ral.bsky.social is introducing Fast Eddy 4.0, an open source, GPU-enabled microscale model filled with all new features...
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Serving up a fresh, new update to Fast Eddy! 🍕 @ncar-ral.bsky.social is introducing Fast Eddy 4.0, an open source, GPU-enabled microscale model filled with all new features...
Coupling biological models and our Community Earth System Model (CESM) helps scientists to better understand ecosystems, especially those in Antarctica!
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Coupling biological models and our Community Earth System Model (CESM) helps scientists to better understand ecosystems, especially those in Antarctica!
How can researchers collaborate with communities to prepare for and adapt to increasingly extreme weather? In the latest Science in the Spotlight webinar, a new Explorer Series spin-off, NSF NCAR scientists Alice DuVivier and Laura Landrum will explore this question.
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
How can researchers collaborate with communities to prepare for and adapt to increasingly extreme weather? In the latest Science in the Spotlight webinar, a new Explorer Series spin-off, NSF NCAR scientists Alice DuVivier and Laura Landrum will explore this question.
Have you heard? The Geoscience Data Exchange platform is running and ready for community use! Designed to accelerate discovery and collaboration, GDEX ensures that scientific data are accessible and preserved for the research community, increasing discoverability and enabling collaboration.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Have you heard? The Geoscience Data Exchange platform is running and ready for community use! Designed to accelerate discovery and collaboration, GDEX ensures that scientific data are accessible and preserved for the research community, increasing discoverability and enabling collaboration.
So pumped that Super Science Saturday was a smash success! Thank you to our heroic staff and scientists that make this event possible every year! You are our heroes!
This weekend heroes assembled at the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social Mesa Lab for an action-packed day of science and fun! Thank you to everyone who joined us for Super Science Saturday—we had incredible weather and a super turnout from our community. 💥
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
So pumped that Super Science Saturday was a smash success! Thank you to our heroic staff and scientists that make this event possible every year! You are our heroes!
Undergraduate opportunity! 📣 The NSF SOARS program is open for applications! SOARS is an undergrad-grad bridge program focusing on promoting and supporting research, mentoring, and community.
Learn more about eligibility and the app process:
ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_C...
Learn more about eligibility and the app process:
ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_C...
2026 NSF SOARS® First-Year Protege
Job Description Summary: UCAR is excited to announce the application opening of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) program...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Undergraduate opportunity! 📣 The NSF SOARS program is open for applications! SOARS is an undergrad-grad bridge program focusing on promoting and supporting research, mentoring, and community.
Learn more about eligibility and the app process:
ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_C...
Learn more about eligibility and the app process:
ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_C...
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Thanks @ncar-ucar.bsky.social and everyone who came out for a Superb Super Science Saturday!! Until next year 😁. (And don’t forget to fall back tonight…unless you are a mobile radar and use UNIX time 🤣)
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thanks @ncar-ucar.bsky.social and everyone who came out for a Superb Super Science Saturday!! Until next year 😁. (And don’t forget to fall back tonight…unless you are a mobile radar and use UNIX time 🤣)
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@ncar-ucar.bsky.social @SC25 Conference: See how we're powering Earth Systems Science 🌎 . Check out Booth #4032 schedule to meet our Experts, find out about staff engagement, hear some intern presentations, and learn more about the work we do. See you in 2 weeks! www.cisl.ucar.edu/events/nsf-n...
NSF NCAR @SC25: See how we're powering Earth Systems Science | Computational and Information Systems LabNSF NCAR @SC25: See how we're powering Earth Systems Science | Computational and Information Sys...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social @SC25 Conference: See how we're powering Earth Systems Science 🌎 . Check out Booth #4032 schedule to meet our Experts, find out about staff engagement, hear some intern presentations, and learn more about the work we do. See you in 2 weeks! www.cisl.ucar.edu/events/nsf-n...
Tomorrow (Sat, Nov. 1), expect increased activity at the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab as we host Super Science Saturday! There will be limited parking for those hoping to access the nearby #Boulder Open Space trails. Activities are planned from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m.
October 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Tomorrow (Sat, Nov. 1), expect increased activity at the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab as we host Super Science Saturday! There will be limited parking for those hoping to access the nearby #Boulder Open Space trails. Activities are planned from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m.
Kicking off our exploration of the NCAR Timeline with our origin story: the founding of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in 1960 with Walter Orr Roberts at the helm as NCAR Director. 📚
October 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Kicking off our exploration of the NCAR Timeline with our origin story: the founding of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in 1960 with Walter Orr Roberts at the helm as NCAR Director. 📚
Flying over New York City, the NSF NCAR C-130 aircraft traversed the skies of the tri-state area to collect data on urban air quality for the Greater New York Oxidant, Trace Gas, Halogen, and Aerosol Airborne Mission (GOTHAAM). 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Flying over New York City, the NSF NCAR C-130 aircraft traversed the skies of the tri-state area to collect data on urban air quality for the Greater New York Oxidant, Trace Gas, Halogen, and Aerosol Airborne Mission (GOTHAAM). 🧵
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We had an inspiring time during the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social Annual Members Meeting! Your ideas and discussions will further enrich our education and training resources. Thanks to those who tested the VR demo for our radar lesson series developed in collaboration with @tornatrix.bsky.social!
October 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We had an inspiring time during the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social Annual Members Meeting! Your ideas and discussions will further enrich our education and training resources. Thanks to those who tested the VR demo for our radar lesson series developed in collaboration with @tornatrix.bsky.social!
On Wed., Nov. 12 from 7-8:30 PM MT, NSF NCAR scientists Kristen Krumhardt and Alice DuVivier will discuss how Earth System Models are used to investigate polar ecosystem change for the next Explorer Series lecture. Join us virtually or in-person at the Mesa Lab!
www.eventsquid.com/event.cfm?id...
www.eventsquid.com/event.cfm?id...
October 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
On Wed., Nov. 12 from 7-8:30 PM MT, NSF NCAR scientists Kristen Krumhardt and Alice DuVivier will discuss how Earth System Models are used to investigate polar ecosystem change for the next Explorer Series lecture. Join us virtually or in-person at the Mesa Lab!
www.eventsquid.com/event.cfm?id...
www.eventsquid.com/event.cfm?id...
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Hail causes over $10 billion in damage annually, yet remains poorly understood.
On assignment for Climate Central, Ben Tracy follows scientists racing to decode hailstorms and improve early warnings. @ncar-ucar.bsky.social @nsficechip.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF9h...
On assignment for Climate Central, Ben Tracy follows scientists racing to decode hailstorms and improve early warnings. @ncar-ucar.bsky.social @nsficechip.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF9h...
Hail Chasers: Hunting America's $10 Billion Weather Threat
YouTube video by climatecentral
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October 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Hail causes over $10 billion in damage annually, yet remains poorly understood.
On assignment for Climate Central, Ben Tracy follows scientists racing to decode hailstorms and improve early warnings. @ncar-ucar.bsky.social @nsficechip.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF9h...
On assignment for Climate Central, Ben Tracy follows scientists racing to decode hailstorms and improve early warnings. @ncar-ucar.bsky.social @nsficechip.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF9h...
We’re celebrating 25 years of @ncar-cisl.bsky.social Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS), which provides forecasting for Antarctica and has assisted both researchers and rescue missions alike.
https://www.cisl.ucar.edu/news/weathering-forecast-how-amps-powers-antarctic-operations-0
https://www.cisl.ucar.edu/news/weathering-forecast-how-amps-powers-antarctic-operations-0
October 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We’re celebrating 25 years of @ncar-cisl.bsky.social Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS), which provides forecasting for Antarctica and has assisted both researchers and rescue missions alike.
https://www.cisl.ucar.edu/news/weathering-forecast-how-amps-powers-antarctic-operations-0
https://www.cisl.ucar.edu/news/weathering-forecast-how-amps-powers-antarctic-operations-0
Grab your capes, superheroes! 🦸♀️ Super Science Saturday is coming up in #BoulderCO, and it’s sure to be a day of science and fun for the whole family! Big thank you to @ucarscied.bsky.social for hosting this event!
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Grab your capes, superheroes! 🦸♀️ Super Science Saturday is coming up in #BoulderCO, and it’s sure to be a day of science and fun for the whole family! Big thank you to @ucarscied.bsky.social for hosting this event!
NCAR Director Everette Joseph & projects lead Yaga Richter discuss breaking down siloes in the scientific community to improve the subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasting. ⬇️
Thanks @eos.org !
Thanks @eos.org !
Tackling challenges of subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasting—which could transform our ability to anticipate heatwaves, flooding, wildfires, and more—requires siloed scientific communities to work together, write Jadigwa Richter and Everette Joseph of @ncar-ucar.bsky.social. eos.org/opinions/sci...
Scientists Must Join Forces to Solve Forecasting’s Predictability Desert - Eos
To strengthen societal resilience to worsening natural hazards, siloed Earth system science communities must collaborate to understand conditions that favor skillful subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasts.
eos.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
NCAR Director Everette Joseph & projects lead Yaga Richter discuss breaking down siloes in the scientific community to improve the subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasting. ⬇️
Thanks @eos.org !
Thanks @eos.org !
Our NCAR Mesa Lab in #Boulder is CLOSED to the public tomorrow and Sunday for building maintenance. However, our parking lot and trails are still open for visitors to enjoy. Our free exhibits + tours will reopen Monday.
October 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Our NCAR Mesa Lab in #Boulder is CLOSED to the public tomorrow and Sunday for building maintenance. However, our parking lot and trails are still open for visitors to enjoy. Our free exhibits + tours will reopen Monday.