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SCD highlights research efforts, information technology at SC2004: SCD staff produced and staffed the NCAR/SCD exhibit at SC04 in Pittsburgh, sharing developments in atmospheric research and emerging technologies with the community. More

5-year DRAFT SCD Strategic Plan released. More

Totalview 6.4 features memory debugging tools. More

Creating a unified Web presence for UCAR, NCAR, and UOP. More

SCD enhances service for ERA40 data. More

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SCD News is a continually updated website offering the latest news, features, and updates on the SCD computing environment. Other sources of news are the Daily Bulletin, PowerCurve, and the SCD seminars page.

NCAR computers
A comprehensive guide to the NCAR computing facility: computing systems, security procedures, allocations, usage, charges, job queues, job submission, remote computing, Mass Storage System, research data archives, models, and support for users.

Mass Storage System
Intro to the MSS, MSS quick reference, MSS purge, blank tape order form.

Support for users
Consulting, user documentation, FAQs, tips and techniques, classes and seminars.

Networking
Description of SCD networking services, with links to detailed information.

About SCD
Mission, SCD's Draft Strategic Plan, strategic initiatives, annual scientific report, advisory groups and committees, general info, SCD sections, org charts, links to the National Science Foundation and the NSF Division of Atmospheric Sciences, and more.

Jobs
A complete list of all open positions at UCAR, NCAR, and UOP.

MySCD Portal
MySCD Portal is a Web-based application providing a single, customizable interface to SCD's suite of information and services.

Data archives
Atmospheric, oceanographic, and geophysical datasets; dataset documentation, inventories, software, and ordering information.

Visualization
Mesa and Foothills visualization labs, visualization research gallery, NCAR Graphics, NCL, visualization software.

Community Data Portal
A collection of earth science datasets from NCAR, UCAR, UOP, and participating organizations in the areas of oceanic, atmospheric, space weather, and turbulence research.

Earth System Modeling Framework
Emerging community software standard for building and coupling geophysical models.

Research and development
Descriptions of SCD R&D activities aimed at improving numerical analysis, software design, algorithm effectiveness, visualization of large datasets, high-performance networks, and web technologies.

The Scientific Computing Division (SCD) is part of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. SCD's goal is to enable the best atmospheric research in the world by providing and advancing high-performance computing technologies. SCD offers computing, research datasets, data storage, networking, and data analysis tools to advance NCAR's scientific research agenda. NCAR is managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

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