About NSF NCAR Strategic Projects

The NSF NCAR Directorate is supporting a range of cross-lab and strategic projects aimed at advancing basic research and delivering actionable Earth system science to address major environmental challenges. These initiatives emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration across its eight labs and programs—uniting experts from diverse fields like meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, oceanography, and machine learning. While some projects are already underway with Directorate support, others are in early planning stages. Additional research efforts are also led at the lab and program level.