Global Monitoring Division

PLEASE NOTE: As of October 1, 2005, the Surface Radiation Research Branch, formerly of the Air Resources Laboratory, has merged into the Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) as part of the Global Monitoring Division.

Building on a history of research excellence, ESRL represents a strategic repositioning of NOAA's broad climate and weather capabilities to better undertake the complex, interdisciplinary research increasingly necessary to achieve scientific and technological breakthroughs in today's modern world.