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Institutes, Centers, and Facilities

Cooperative Institute for Applied Meteorological Studies

The Cooperative Institute for Applied Meteorological Studies (CIAMS) is affiliated with the Southern Region Headquarters of the National Weather Service. The Institute focuses on agricultural meteorology, marine meteorology and air-sea interactions over the Gulf of Mexico, lightning and severe weather, and Doppler radar studies.

SMART Radar

The Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching (SMART) Radar facility consists of two mobile 5 cm Doppler radars with 8-foot diameter dishes. The SMART Radars are a joint project of Texas A&M University, The National Severe Storms Laboratory, Texas Tech University, and The University of Oklahoma.

Supercomputing Facility

The Texas A&M Supercomputing Facility provides supercomputing resources to the university.

Center for Atmospheric Chemistry and the Environment

The Center for Atmospheric Chemistry and the Environment (CACE) is an interdisciplinary center whose goal is to provide the highest quality information based on laboratory, field and calculation relevant to sustaining our environment and maintaining air quality.

Lick Creek Field Site

The Lick Creek Park Air Quality tower was erected with funds from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to serve as a rural measurement site during the second Texas Air Quality Study (TexAQS).

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