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National Centre for Atmospheric Science

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Abbreviation
  
NCAS

Purpose
  
Atmospheric Science

Region served
  
United Kingdom

Formation
  
2002

Headquarters
  
Leeds

Legal status
  
Government Organisation

The National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) is a research centre of its parent organisation, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), providing for scientific research and increased knowledge in atmospheric science in the United Kingdom.

The NCAS performs research into climate change, air quality, weather and atmospheric modelling. NCAS employs over 130 members of staff across 19 organisations, and is headquartered at the University of Leeds.

Organisation

The NCAS is organised into the following structural units:

  • NCAS-Climate
  • NCAS-Weather
  • NCAS-Composition
  • The Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM)
  • The Universities' Facilities for Atmospheric Measurement (UFAM)
  • The British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC)
  • Computational Modelling Services (CMS)

    • References

    National Centre for Atmospheric Science Wikipedia
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