ucar and ncar at 50 2010 is ucar and ncar’s 50 th anniversary hao’s 70 th anniversary comet’s...
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UCAR and NCAR at 50
• 2010 is UCAR and NCAR’s 50th Anniversary
• HAO’s 70th Anniversary• COMET’s 20th Anniversary• Unidata’s 25th Anniversary
www.50th.ucar.edu/
UnidataUnidata
netCDF
GOES-10
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THREDDS
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GEMPAK
McIDAS
UDUNITS
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www.ucar.edu/strat_plan/
Support and advance our university consortium
Conduct and enable a broad research program in the atmospheric and related sciences
Develop and employ increasingly capable observing systems
Provide innovative and powerful information technologies, services, and tools
Transfer scientific knowledge and new technologies into societal benefits
Create, catalyze and support world-class science education programs, resources and communities
Develop and engage a diverse workforce
Cultivate an environment of organizational excellence where science and education programs thrive
Mission: To serve and provide leadership to the atmospheric science and related communities through research, computing and observational facilities, and education programs that contribute to the betterment of life on Earth.
A few of the good things…
• Unidata tools and data used by every NCAR Lab and division and COSMIC
• 100,000 U.S. university students each year• IPCC mandate: “Data must be submitted in
netCDF format.” • NetCDF used in nearly 100 countries• Unidata tools used by academia, government,
private sector, NGOS, and operationally by NWS, NOAA, ECMWF and many others
Relationship with UCAR past 10 yr (2009)
What additional or increased areas of service to the community should UCAR consider? (2009)
And now, please enjoy the rest of the celebration!
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