Management and Operation of National Center for Atmospheric Research, 2008-2018, and Supporting Activities

大学大气研究公司(UCAR)建议代表国家科学基金会继续管理和运营国家大气研究中心(NCAR)。UCAR将以1960年以来成功管理NCAR的历史为基础，管理和支持NCAR，通过提供尖端的观测和计算设施，在大气和相关科学领域开展具有挑战性的跨学科研究，实施创新的教育、推广和培训计划，以及建设一支多元化的科学和工程队伍，使该中心能够服务和推动科学界的发展。UCAR战略的关键要素包括在规划、实施和审查方面与社区密切合作；确定未来的需求；制定令人信服的NCAR战略计划；提供有效和高效的资源管理；创造吸引和留住优秀人才的环境；以及建立促进科学发展的新伙伴关系。UCAR将继续调整和改进其管理，以确保NCAR能够有效地应对未来几年的新机遇和挑战。UCAR作为大学社会的集体声音，为NCAR的运作带来了独特的能力，UCAR的71名成员以及许多学术、政府和行业合作伙伴使该中心能够代表广泛的国家和国际利益。智力价值：了解地球及其复杂、动态和相互作用的组成部分是当代最令人兴奋和有意义的科学挑战之一。NCAR在UCAR的管理下，与许多国家和国际伙伴合作，寻求观察、了解并最终预测地球系统的大气和相关组成部分。这项研究需要有创造性的工作队伍、跨学科的团队合作、能力越来越强的地基和天基观测技术、先进的计算设施以及相关的分析和数据服务，以及全球通信网络。这一综合将使人们更好地理解在规模和影响上都是全国性和全球性的问题。更广泛的影响：人类活动正在改变天气、气候和环境。与此同时，随着我们的人口和技术基础设施的增加，我们变得更容易受到恶劣天气、气候多变和变化以及地球生命维持系统的其他变化的影响。因此，将NCAR及其合作伙伴提供的理解和技术应用于造福人类是该中心一系列活动的实际、有用和日益紧迫的方面。例如，改进天气和气候预报，创造工具来帮助决策者和行业管理自然资源，如空气、水、能源、渔业和生态系统。将使社会能够应对其面临的环境挑战的发现将由具有不同全球视角的人做出。UCAR致力于与NCAR合作，教育、招收和留住有才华的学生和专业人员，特别是那些具有非传统背景的学生和专业人员。由于UCAR的总部设在学术界，它的管理提供了研究和教育的天然结合。这不仅仅是培养未来的科学家，而是培训教师，开发教育材料，为学生提供研究机会，并通过各种途径接触公众。UCAR自由和开放地交换思想、数据、模型、观测平台和仪器以及信息的政策有助于最大限度地发挥NCAR的研究、开发和教育活动的影响。

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) proposes to continue the management and operation of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) on behalf of the National Science Foundation. Building upon its history of successful stewardship of NCAR since 1960, UCAR will manage and support NCAR, enabling the center to serve and advance the scientific community by providing cutting-edge observational and computational facilities; carrying out challenging interdisciplinary research in the atmospheric and related sciences; executing innovative education, outreach, and training programs; and building a diverse scientific and engineering workforce. The key elements of UCAR's strategy include working closely with the community in planning, implementation and review; identifying future requirements; developing compelling NCAR strategic plans; providing effective and efficient management of resources; creating an environment that attracts and retains exceptional talent; and enabling new partnerships that advance the science. UCAR will continue to adapt and improve its management to ensure that NCAR can respond effectively to new opportunities and challenges in the years ahead. UCAR, as the collective voice of the university community, brings a unique capability to the operation of NCAR, and UCAR's 71 members and many academic, government, and industry partners enable the Center to represent broad national and international interests. Intellectual Merit: Understanding Earth and its complex, dynamic and interacting components is among the most exciting and meaningful contemporary scientific challenges. NCAR, under UCAR management with many national and international partnerships, seeks to observe, understand, and ultimately predict the atmosphere and related components of the Earth system. This research requires a creative workforce, interdisciplinary teamwork, increasingly capable Earth- and space-based observational techniques, advanced computational facilities and related analysis and data services, and global communication networks. This synthesis will lead to a better understanding of problems that are national and global in both scale and impact. Broader impacts: Human activities are changing the weather, climate, and environment. At the same time, as our population and technological infrastructure increases, we have become more vulnerable to severe weather, climate variability and change, and other changes in Earth's life support systems. Applying the understanding and technology enabled by NCAR and its partners for the benefit of humanity is therefore the practical, useful, and increasingly urgent side of the center's range of activities. Examples include improved weather and climate forecasts and creation of tools to help policy makers and industries to manage natural resources such as air, water, energy, fisheries, and ecosystems. The discoveries that will enable society to respond to the environmental challenges facing it will be made by people with diverse and global perspectives. UCAR is committed to working with NCAR to educate, recruit, and retain talented students and professionals, especially those with nontraditional backgrounds. Because UCAR is based in academia, its management provides a natural coupling of research with education. This goes beyond developing future scientists to training teachers, developing educational materials, providing research opportunities for students, and reaching the public through a variety of avenues. UCAR's policy of free and open exchange of ideas, data, models, observational platforms and instruments, and information helps maximize the impacts of NCAR's research, development, and educational activities.