Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications and Research
The Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications and Research was a major collaborative relationship between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and Earth Institute, Columbia University.
The CICAR research themes were:
- Modeling, understanding, prediction, and assessment of climate variability and change
- Development, collection, analysis, and archiving of instrumental and Paleoclimate data
- Development of the application of climate variability and change prediction and assessment to provide information for decision makers and assess risk to water resources, agriculture, health, and policy