Welcome to NESL

Jim Hurrell - Director, NCAR Earth System LaboratoryNESL's Mission: To advance understanding of weather, climate, atmospheric composition and processes; to provide facility support to the wider community; and, to apply our research results to benefit society.

About NESL

Formed in 2010, the NCAR Earth System Laboratory brings together NCAR's major lines of scientific inquiry . Research within NESL is highly collaborative, with specialties focused in the following three research divisions:

The Atmospheric Chemistry Division (ACD) explores the impact of chemistry on climate and air quality.
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The Climate & Global Dynamics Division (CGD) examines Earth's climate system, analyzing the observed environment and developing models capable of predicting the evolution of the climate system.
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The Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Division (MMM) seeks to further our understanding of key scientific questions in meteorology, with emphases on both understanding and forecasting weather as well as weather's relationship to climate.
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NESL Announcements

FY 2012 NESL Annual Report
The past year has been one of considerable scientific achievement across NESL. In particular, the Laboratory continued to build...
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NESL in the News

NCAR joins massive field campaign to examine summertime air in Southeast
Five programs combine to study the region's air quality and climate
The five-project field campaign looks at unique features affecting air quality and climate in the region.
Major field campaign targets improvement in thunderstorm prediction
Cutting specific pollutants would slow sea level rise
The bark beetle blues
Small volcanoes make big impact on climate

NESL Events

Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 3:30pm: Predictability of Tropical Cyclone Intensity: A Modern Myth in TC Prediction? with Shuyi S. Chen - FL2 1001 [NCAR, NESL, MMM]
Monday, June 24, 2013 - 3:30pm: Understanding upwelling near the tropical tropopause and its effects on tracer transport with Marta Abalos - FL2 1022 [NCAR, NESL, ACD]

NESL In The Community

 

  
  • Registration is open for MMM's summer WRF Tutorial being held 15-26 July 2013.
 
  • The CESM Tutorial is being held 12-16 August 2013 in Boulder, CO.

 

  • NESL/ACD is forming the Atmospheric Chemistry Center for Observational Research and Data (ACCORD) to provide an intellectual meeting ground for the research community to discuss and prioritize scientific issues and develop community-wide capabilities; to support the atmospheric chemistry community via instrument development, characterization and deployment and data management and integration; and to provide a vehicle for community guidance in prioritizing support for the in situ observational facilities they develop.
18 - 21 June 2012

NESL Strategic Plan & Annual Report

NESL Strategic Plan »
NESL Annual Report 2012 »

NESL Publications

OpenSky Publications Database »