Skip to main content
Units
Standing Committee

Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

The issues addressed by BASC are at the forefront of contemporary concerns. BASC's interests include advancing methodologies and technologies for supporting weather and climate science, improving understanding and prediction of weather and climate variability and related impacts on society, understanding atmospheric composition and chemistry, facilitating research on interactions between the atmosphere and land, ocean, and cryosphere, improving understanding of atmospheric and climate sciences and helping make this understanding relevant to national needs.

Work with us

In progress

News and Updates

Future Directions for Earth Observations and Data Stewardship: A Workshop

Update

On Dec 2-3, this workshop will convene participants from across the Earth observations community to exchange ideas on enhancing coordination, collaboration, and governance mechanisms to support a more robust ecosystem for the creation, curation, and operation of Earth observations and associated tools.

Oct 21, 2025
Data landscape
About Events Projects Publications/Resources News and updates

Past Events

Subgroup Meeting 30

  • December 9, 2025
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

Committee members met to discuss report development.

The Future of Drought in the United States: Committee meeting 4

  • December 8 - 9, 2025
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

The study committee will meet in closed session to advance work on findings, conclusions, and recommendations related to the statement of taks, and for small-group writing sessions for the committee's...

Subgroup Meeting 29

  • December 4, 2025
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

Committee members met to discuss report development.

Attribution of Extreme Weather Committee Meeting #7

  • November 24, 2025
  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

Committee members met to discuss report development.

The Future of Drought in the United States: Subgroup meeting #8

  • November 19, 2025
  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

Chapter framing and planning discussion.

The Future of Drought in the United States: Subgroup meeting #6

  • November 13, 2025
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

Chapter framing and planning discussion.

The Future of Drought in the United States: Subgroup meeting #7

  • November 13, 2025
  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

Chapter framing and planning discussion.

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 13

  • November 7, 2025
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual biweekly committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

The Future of Drought in the United States: Subgroup meeting #5

  • November 5, 2025
  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

Chapter framing and planning discussion.

Extreme Rainfall in Mountainous Terrain: Modeling and observational challenges for warm-season precipitation

  • November 4, 2025
  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (EST)
  • Workshop
  • Past

This virtual workshop will consider current scientific understanding and gaps 1) for observing and understanding extreme warm-season rainfall in mountainous terrain, and 2) for modeling such precipita...

Extreme Events, Insurance, and Resilience: Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate 2025 Fall Meeting

  • November 3, 2025
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)
  • Meeting
  • Past

Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and/or severity, placing new pressures on the insurance industry and community resilience. Rising costs, limited coverage, and growing inequities pos...

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 12

  • October 24, 2025
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual biweekly committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

The Future of Drought in the United States: Subgroup meeting #4

  • October 22, 2025
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

Chapter framing and planning discussion.

The Future of Drought in the United States: Subgroup meeting #3

  • October 20, 2025
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

Chapter framing and planning discussion.

The Future of Drought in the United States: Subgroup Meeting #2

  • October 16, 2025
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

Chapter framing and planning discussion.
Page 1 of 64
See all events
Subscribe to Email from the National Academies
Keep up with all of the activities, publications, and events by subscribing to free updates by email.