NWRA - NorthWest Research Associates, Inc.

NWRA is a scientific research group, owned and operated by its Principal Investigators, with expertise in the geophysical and related sciences.

NWRA Mission Statement: To provide an environment for unencumbered science, in which scientists and engineers can achieve excellence in basic and applied research.

Will the American continent get wetter? Will the droughts in Australia continue in this century? NWRA climate scientist Beate Liepert published a study on the ability of climate models to answer these important questions. (more)

In March 2011, NWRA scientist Jonathan Lilly launched Open-Ocean, a community outreach website for oceanography and related fields. This website lets researchers communicate the beauty and wonder of science directly to the public. (more)