🏳️NOAA Earth System Research Laboratories
esrl.noaa.gov
NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratoies in Boulder, Colorado pursue a broad and comprehensive understanding of the Earth system. This system comprises many physical, chemical and biological processes that need to be dynamically integrated to better predict their behavior over scales from local to global and periods of minutes to millennia
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Welcome to ESRL
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The **NOAA Earth System Research Laboratories (ESRL)** pursue a broad and comprehensive understanding of the many physical, chemical and biological processes that comprise the Earth system to better predict their behavior from minutes to millennia on local to global scales. [Learn more](about)
Explore Our Laboratories
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[](https://csl.noaa.gov)
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CSL
](https://csl.noaa.gov)
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### Chemical Sciences Laboratory
](https://csl.noaa.gov)
Research to advance understanding of climate, air quality, and the stratospheric ozone layer.
[](https://gml.noaa.gov)
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GML
](https://gml.noaa.gov)
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### Global Monitoring Laboratory
](https://gml.noaa.gov)
Taking the pulse of the planet with accurate, long-term, global observations and analyses to advance understanding of the Earth system.
[](https://gsl.noaa.gov)
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GSL
](https://gsl.noaa.gov/)
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### Global Systems Laboratory
](https://gsl.noaa.gov)
Making forecasts better through applied research and directed development.
[](https://psl.noaa.gov)
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PSL
](https://psl.noaa.gov)
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### Physical Sciences Laboratory
](https://psl.noaa.gov)
Weather, climate and hydrologic research to advance the prediction of water availability and extremes.
#### Our Organization
[U.S. Department of Commerce](https://www.commerce.gov/)
[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](https://www.noaa.gov)
[Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research](https://research.noaa.gov/)
#### Contact Us
[NOAA National Staff](https://nsd.rdc.noaa.gov/)
[Webmaster](mailto:[email protected])
#### Mailing Address
NOAA ESRL
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305-3328
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