North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies - NCICS
Educational Research Institute
Why pick this one
North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies connects NOAA-supported climate research with data, observing systems, and resilience decision support.
Best for
- communities planning for flooding, extreme temperatures, drought, wildfire, or hurricanes
- organizations needing curated climate observations and future projections
- research collaborations across the UNC system
- climate and human health research
- projects requiring environmental data analytics or climate monitoring tools
Specialties
- climate science
- climate and human health
- environmental data analytics
- data stewardship
- observing systems
- artificial intelligence and machine learning
- climate change impacts
- climate change mitigation and adaptation
Certifications
- NOAA Cooperative Institute
- University of North Carolina system inter-institutional research institute
- Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies
- NC State University
What makes them different
- Co-located with NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, North Carolina
- Facilitates climate-related research across the UNC system and partner organizations
- Operates a NOAA Cooperative Institute as its primary activity
- Combines partnerships among universities, private-sector organizations, nonprofits, community groups, and the federal government
- Provides public data resources including NOAA Big Data Program, NCA4 Data, NCA3 Data, and obs4MIPS
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Contact & Location
- Address
- 151 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801-2601
- Phone
- +18282714912
- Website
- http://ncics.org/
- info@ncics.org
Services
- climate-related research
- climate data access and stewardship
- observing systems
- science communications
- outreach and engagement
- research to operations
- monitoring tools
- decision support
- seminars and workshops
- environmental literacy