The Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications and Research (CICAR) was a major collaborative relationship between the

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(NOAA)

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(OAR) and

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, Columbia University. The CICAR research themes were: * Modeling, understanding, prediction, and assessment of

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* Development, collection, analysis, and archiving of instrumental and

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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 CICAR was sunset at the end of a 10-year cooperative agreement on June 30, 2014.

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