Research Centers (Global Change)

Research Centers Sites:

NASA Scatterometer Climate Record Pathfinder NASA Scatterometer Climate Record Pathfinder: Microwave radar scatterometers measure wind over the ocean from space. Their data is usefule for monitoring climate conditions. This site provides access to climate record data from the Seasat, NSCAT, ERS-1/2 and SeaWinds scatterometers in image form to (Research Centers) http://www.scp.byu.edu US NOAA Office of Global Programs US NOAA Office of Global Programs: Leads the U.S. NOAA Climate and Global Change (C&GC) Program. OGP assists NOAA by sponsoring focused scientific research aimed at understanding climate variability and it predictability. (Research Centers) http://www.ogp.noaa.gov US Global Hydrology and Climate Center US Global Hydrology and Climate Center: A joint venture between government (NASA) and academia to study the global water cycle and its effect on weather and climate. (Research Centers) http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/ Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford: Oxford University's centre for the study of environmental change: causes, impacts and remediation. (Research Centers) http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/ International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme: Programme is focused on acquiring basic scientific knowledge about the interactive processes of biology and chemistry of the earth as they relate to Global Change. (Research Centers) http://www.igbp.kva.se/ Climate System Research Center, University of Massachusetts Climate System Research Center, University of Massachusetts: Research is focused on the climate system, climate variability and global change issues, from contemporary climate variations, their causes and consequences, to paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental changes. Includes news of recent research. (Research Centers) http://www.geo.umass.edu/climate/climate.html International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, Alaska International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, Alaska: Fostering international collaboration in global climate change research in the Arctic. (Research Centers) http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/ Dutch Global Climate Change Research Programme Dutch Global Climate Change Research Programme: Searchable reports and proceeedings on the projects supported by the program. (Research Centers) http://www.nop.nl/ Northern Climate ExChange Northern Climate ExChange: Yukon-based exchange point for climate change study in the circumpolar north. Topics include climate predictions, impacts, and energy efficiency. (Research Centers) http://www.taiga.net/nce/ Professor Alex Hall's Climate Sensitivity Research Lounge Professor Alex Hall's Climate Sensitivity Research Lounge: From the UCLA's Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Provides information on research, publications and courses, as well as an 'information exchange' that provides links to a range of published articles. (Research Centers) http://www.atmos.ucla.edu/csrl/index.html Center for Global Environmental Research, Japan Center for Global Environmental Research, Japan: Conducts diverse research on the consequences of human activities on the earth system. Includes information about capabilities, projects, data, and publications. (Research Centers) http://www-cger.nies.go.jp/index.html World Climate Research Programme- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Climate Research Programme- World Meteorological Organization (WMO): Research to develop a fundamental scientific understanding of the physical climate system and climate processes to support studies of global change. (Research Centers) http://www.wmo.ch/web/wcrp/wcrp-home.html U.S. Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS) U.S. Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS): A collection of distributed information systems operated by government agencies involved in global change research. Includes multidisciplinary data from atmospheric science, ecology, oceanography, economics and sociology. (Research Centers) http://globalchange.gov/ Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN): An inter-governmental network for the promotion of global environmental change research and links between science and policy making in the Asia-Pacific Region. (Research Centers) http://www.apn.gr.jp/ Khosravinet - University of Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran Khosravinet - University of Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran: Information about climatology, physical geography, remote sensing, GIS, and Iranian geography. (Research Centers) http://www.clik.to/khosravinet NASA: Goddard Institute for Space Studies NASA: Goddard Institute for Space Studies: Includes a spotlight on global warming, and information on their research into the climate and climate modelling. (Research Centers) http://www.giss.nasa.gov/ UK Climatic Research Unit UK Climatic Research Unit: Widely recognised as one of the world's leading institutions concerned with the study of natural and anthropogenic climate change. Site provides a introductory-level information sheets, extensive downloadable data sets, information on research projects an (Research Centers) http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/ Australian CSIRO Atmospheric Research Australian CSIRO Atmospheric Research: Research into weather, climate and atmospheric pollution, concentrating on environmental issues affecting Australia and the World. (Research Centers) http://www.dar.csiro.au/