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Join us in Houston: NSF NCAR Town Hall at AMS26

December 22, 2025

Attending the AMS Annual Meeting? Don’t miss the NSF NCAR Town Hall: “Advanced Computing, Data Services, Software, and Educational Resources for Earth System Science” on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 12:15 to 1:15 pm CT. Hosted by the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL), this on-site session is your chance to get a first look at the future of our infrastructure. We will ...

Read the article: Atmospheric instrument hitches ride on Antarctic flights to study carbon

December 22, 2025

The Southern Ocean Carbon Gas Observatory (SCARGO) project, led by NSF NCAR scientists, is transforming routine New York Air National Guard supply flights into mobile climate labs. They use a compact, wheel-mounted laser instrument on LC-130 aircraft to frequently collect atmospheric data over the remote Southern Ocean, cleverly utilizing existing logistics. Utilizing CISL-supported resources ...

Research Computing Holiday Support Schedule

December 15, 2025

In 2025, both Christmas and New Year's Day fall midweek, resulting in reduced HPC support during the final two weeks of the year. The Research Computing Help Desk will operate with limited staffing and adjusted hours as follows: Wednesday, December 24th: Closing at 12:00 PM MST Thursday, December 25th: Closed Wednesday, December 31st: Closing at 12:00 PM MST Thursday, January 1st: Closed Supp...

Mark your calendars for June 2026: Joint MPAS/WRF Users Workshop

December 15, 2025

The NSF NCAR Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory will be presenting the 2026 Joint MPAS/WRF Users Workshop, scheduled for Monday, June 22 to Friday, June 26, 2026. The event will be held at the NSF NCAR's Center Green campus in Boulder, Colorado, with an option for virtual attendance. The event is currently in the planning stages. Please stay tuned! The Call for Abstracts is antic...

Want to stay informed about NSF NCAR? On Wed. 1/28, the AMS Town Hall is live in Houston

December 15, 2025

The NSF NCAR AMS Town Hall will occur on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, from 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm Central Time. The event is on-site only at the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting, which takes place at the George R. Brown Convention Center from Sunday, January 25 to Thursday, January 29, 2026. Register here for AMS26. NSF NCAR’s Computational and Information Systems Laboratory...

LEAP’s Winter 2026 Momentum Bootcamp

December 10, 2025 Updated: December 11, 2025

The Learning the Earth with Artificial Intelligence and Physics (LEAP) program, an NSF Science and Technology Center (STC), is hosting a Winter 2026 Momentum Bootcamp January 12-13th, 2026 at Teachers College, Columbia University and virtually. The program will include a hands-on event designed to foster convergence of climate science and data science; vertically integrate research and educati...