Welcome to the DoD Center
for Geosciences/Atmospheric Research
Colorado State University has conducted Army and DoD-wide relevant research in the area of meteorology and hydrology since 1986 under the Center's multi-disciplinary structure. This research, totaling over $34M, has had a successful history of results as documented in the final reports for the first two phases of the Center (Vonder Haar et al., 1992 and 1998). Phase I was funded through the Army Research Office (ARO) and Phase II was funded by Congress under ARO; both basic and related, applied research was completed.
Phase III of the Center for Geosciences/Atmospheric Research was funded by Congress in cooperation with the Secretary of the Army and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The 3-year research began August 1998 and continued through September 2002 (with a 1-year no-cost extension). The Final Report is linked below.
The first year of our proposed Phase IV Center work began September 28, 2002 under a separate, 1-yr Cooperative Agreement. The CG/AR continued under a multi-year agreement (totaling 4 years), and is currently operating under a 5-yr agreement which runs through April 2011. Due to the ongoing and often overlapping research conducted by the Center, we have ceased referencing the current work as a particular "phase." All research and resulting publications since the start of Phase III and under the current title "Center for Geosciences/Atmospheric Research" and under the guidance of the Army Research Laboratory, is now referenced together, commonly using the acronym CG/AR.
Below we provide links to scientific researchers under the current Cooperative Agreement and recent research results including: presentations made by our CG/AR researchers at the two most recent Annual Reviews; Quarterly Reports; and our publications lists. Under Selected Research Topics you'll find a detailed site of our Cloud Layer EXperiment (CLEX) and information pertaining to recent workshops hosted by the Center.
Research Results
* CG/AR Annual Review, April 2007
Agenda (w/Presentation titles) and List of Posters by CG/AR Researchers
* CG/AR Annual Review, November 2005
Agenda, PowerPoint Presentations and Posters by CG/AR Researchers
* CG/AR Annual Review, November 2004
Agenda, PowerPoint Presentations and Posters by CG/AR Researchers
* CG/AR Annual Review, January 2003
PowerPoint Presentations by CG/AR Researchers
* Quarterly Reports (the same technical section is reported under the new Cooperative Agreement W911NF-06-2-0015 and DAAD19-01-2-0018 from May 2006 through April 2007, during which time the research and funding mechanisms overlap)
W911NF-06-2-0015
Quarterly Report #9 (April 1 - June 30, 2008)
Quarterly Report #8 (January 1 - March 31, 2008)
Quarterly Report #7 (October 1 - December 31, 2007)
Quarterly Report #6 (July 1 - September 30, 2007)
Quarterly Report #5 (April 1 - June 30, 2007)
Quarterly Report #4 (January 1 - March 31, 2007)
Quarterly Report #3 (October 1 - December 31, 2006)
Quarterly Report #2 (July 1 - September 30, 2006)
Quarterly Report #1 (April 1 - June 30, 2006)
DAAD19-01-2-0018
Quarterly Report #20 (January 1 - March 31, 2007)
Quarterly Report #19 (October 1 - December 31, 2006)
Quarterly Report #18 (July 1 - September 30, 2006)
Quarterly Report #17 (April 1 - June 30, 2006)
Quarterly Report #16 (January 1 - March 31, 2006)
Quarterly Report #15 (October 1 - December 31, 2005)
Quarterly Report #14 (July 1 - September 30, 2005)
Quarterly Report #13 (April 1 - June 30, 2005)
Quarterly Report #12 (January 1 - March 31, 2005)
Quarterly Report #11 (October 1 - December 31, 2004)
Quarterly Report #10 (July 1 - September 30, 2004)
Quarterly Report #9 (April 1 - June 30, 2004)
Quarterly Report #8 (January 1 - March 31, 2004)
Quarterly Report #7 (October 1 - December 31, 2003)
Quarterly Report #6 (July 1 - September 30, 2003)
Quarterly Report #5 (April 1 - June 30, 2003)
Quarterly Report #4 (January 1 - March 31, 2003)
Quarterly Report #3 (October 1 - December 31, 2002)
Quarterly Report #2 (July 1 - September 30, 2002)
Quarterly Report #1 (May 8 - June 30, 2002)
* Phase III Final Report (DAAL01-98-2-0078)
Selected Research Topics
Cloud Layer Experiment (CLEX) - Earlier Activities
Daily Operations Page for the CLEX-10/C3VP Field Program based out of Ottawa, Canada (Intensive Operation Periods: October 13, 2006 - March 1, 2007) *also accessible via the Field Experiments link on the previous CIRA page
Recent Workshops
Forum on Modeling the Atmospheric Boundary Layer, May 19-23, 2003
Agenda – Participants – Presentations by Modeling Groups
Center for Geosciences (Phase II) Publications