NCAS-CMS , based within the Met Dept. at Reading, is the primary source of support for the Unified Model and provides national capabability in atmospheric science modelling and a facilities and support infrastructure. However, NCAS-Climate itself provides support for the UK climate science community in a number of areas.

• Reading provide limited support for a selection of numerical models, from models of the atmosphere to full Earth system models.

• Cambridge provide support for models and data relating to atmospheric chemistry