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CIRA is on a remarkable science journey. It began in 1980 with the realization that complex questions in weather, climate, and related disciplines required a multidisciplinary team approach. Addressing the science challenges also required a multifaceted research infrastructure rarely found in a single group. Scientists and engineers on CIRA research projects are discovering new knowledge not only about what is happening in the atmosphere but why it happens. Applying the new information to improve weather forecasting and to other areas of weather and climate applications is a theme throughout our research. We are a force in both national and international efforts to understand global and regional climate variations. Our staff endeavors to move our discoveries into practice and application via an active program of technical transfer, outreach, education, and training. As we renew and redirect our research collaborations with federal sponsors during our 27th year, the opportunity for incorporating new ideas and approaches is with us again. I am confident that CIRA’s science during its next two decades will be as exciting and productive as it has been during the first 27 years.
Tom Vonder Haar |