NOAA Announces New Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites
May 28, 2009NOAA scientists have teamed up with experts from the University of Maryland and North Carolina State University to form the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites. The new institute will use satellite observations to detect, monitor and forecast climate change, and its impact on the environment, including ecosystems. 
High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) In addition to studying data from satellites currently in operation, scientists will also extract climate data from two next generation satellite systems &ndash the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R series, or GOES-R, and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, or NPOESS. The institute will have two centers one in College Park, Md., adjacent to the site of the planned NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, and the other at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. 
High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA supports 23 cooperative institutes across the United States to promote research, education, training and outreach aligned with NOAA’s mission. Cooperative institutes collaborate with NOAA scientists, coordinate resources among all non-government partners and promote the involvement of students and post-doctoral scientists in NOAA-funded research. NOAA understands and predicts changes in the Earth’s environment, from the depths of the oceans to the surface of the sun, and conserves and manages our coastal and marine resources. 
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