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Cooperative Institute for Climate Science

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The Cooperative Institute for Climate Science (CICS) fosters research collaborations between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) and the Princeton University. It is one of 16 NOAA Cooperative Institutes (CIs).The CICS research themes are: Earth system studies Biogeochemistry Coastal processes Paleoclimate

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