Welcome to CGD

 

The People in Climate Global & Dynamics

CGD scientists pursue research as part of the Earth and Sun Systems Laboratory at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. (View enlarged image or view complete CGD organization chart).

Research Sections

Atmospheric Modeling & Predictability (AMP) research focus is to increase understanding of the atmosphere and its role in the climate system, through modeling and observational studies, and to represent that understanding in improved atmospheric models. AMP also develops the scientific understanding of the dynamics and predictability of large-scale atmospheric variability and coupled variability on time scales of days to decades.

Climate Analysis (CAS) research focus is to increase understanding of the atmosphere through empirical studies and diagnostic analyses of the atmosphere and its interactions with the earth's surface and oceans on a wide range of time scales.

The Climate Change Research (CCR) Section uses appropriate climate system models to study the response of the Earth system to a variety of forcings, including changes of carbon dioxide, and other greenhouse gases and aerosols.

Information Systems (ISG) provides CGD's computing technologies.

Oceanography (OS) research is understanding the large-scale ocean circulation and the dynamics of climate through studies of the important processes in the ocean, in air-sea interaction, and in coupled systems.

Terrestrial Sciences (TSS) studies land-atmosphere interactions, in particular surface forcing of the atmosphere, through model development, application, and observational analyses.