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The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) at the provides a world-class, interdisciplinary research and educational environment to examine the dynamical, physical, and chemical processes that occur in the atmosphere and ocean. Graduate students, research staff, and faculty work together on a wide range of research topics. To the right are links to more information regarding the department's primary research themes: Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, Chemical & Physical Oceanography, Climate Dynamics, Clouds & Aerosols, Radiative Transfer & Remote Sensing, and Synoptic, Mesoscale, & Boundary Layer Meteorology.

ATOC has extensive computing facilities and laboratories in remote sensing, chemistry, hydrodynamics, and numerical modeling. Interdisciplinary research opportunities also exist with the Cooperative Institute for 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó in the Environmental Sciences (), the Institute for Arctic and Alpine 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó (), and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (). The presence of leading laboratories in the environmental sciences in 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, including the National Center for Atmospheric 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó () and the NOAA Earth System 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Laboratory (), provides additional opportunities for a rich educational experience.