National Centre for Atmospheric Science
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| Abbreviation | NCAS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2002 [1] |
| Legal status | Government Organisation |
| Purpose | Atmospheric Science |
| Headquarters | Leeds |
Region served |
 United Kingdom |
Director | Professor Stephen Mobbs |
Parent organization | Natural Environment Research Council |
Budget | £9 million [2] |
| Website | ncas.ac.uk |
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.[3]
The NCAS performs research into climate change, air quality, weather and atmospheric modelling. [4][5] NCAS employs over 130 members of staff across 19 organisations, and is headquartered at the University of Leeds [6][7]
Organisation
The NCAS is organised into the following structural units:[1]
- 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)
See also
- National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a US research centre
References
- 1 2 "History of NCAS". ncas.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "About NCAS". ncas.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "NERC - Research centres". nerc.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Woolley, Alan. "First Atmospheric Science Showcase reflects on science's changing view of our world". faam.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Shukman, David. "Effort set to track air pollution". BBC News. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "Contact NCAS". ncas.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "NCASatLeeds: Earth and Environment". see.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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