The Institutes bring together the resources of a research-oriented university or institution, OAR and other branches of NOAA in order to develop and maintain a center of excellence in research relevant to understanding the Earth's oceans, the Great Lakes, inland waters, Arctic regions, solar terrestrial environment, intermountain west and the atmosphere.

NOAA Joint Research Partnerships

Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Terrestrial Applications (CIASTA)
Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications & Research (CICAR)
Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research (CIFAR)
Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research CILER)
Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)
Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorology Studies (CIMMS)
Cooperative Institute for Climate & Ocean Research (CICOR)
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) 
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR)
Cooperative Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO)
Cooperative Institute for Marine Observations (JIMO)

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