The Annual Report for the Fiscal Year of 2005 details major projects, research, achievements and plans enacted by NCAR in 2005. The report's navigation contains programs focused primarily on science, cyberinfrastructure, observing systems, education, and technology. Each of these topic areas cont... Show moreThe Annual Report for the Fiscal Year of 2005 details major projects, research, achievements and plans enacted by NCAR in 2005. The report's navigation contains programs focused primarily on science, cyberinfrastructure, observing systems, education, and technology. Each of these topic areas contains articles that elaborate on NCAR's participation in each. Topics of interest include climate research, relationships between the Earth, sun, and space weather, attempts to enhance science education, and information visualization. The report describes updates to ongoing projects including HIAPER and supercomputing services such as bluesky and bluevista. The report also includes a message from the director of NCAR, links to past annual reports, links to developing plans for research and facilities. The report also contains a section titled "Metrics," which notes the quantitative achievements and educational successes that occurred within NCAR in this fiscal year. Additionally, the report contains an organizational chart describing the organization and hierarchies of NCAR's different laboratories and programs. Show less
