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|OrganizationName=Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies (Sub-organization)
|Mission=CIRES conducts innovative research to advance our understanding of the Earth system, including its atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere, and geosphere, and communicates these findings to inform decision-making for environmental sustainability.
|ParentOrganization=University of Colorado Boulder, in partnership with NOAA
|Employees=900
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
|Services=Climate Research; Atmospheric Science; Oceanography; Geophysics; Environmental Education
|HeadquartersLocation=40.00776, -105.27153
|HeadquartersAddress=216 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309
|Website=https://cires.colorado.edu
}}
{{short description|Research institute}}

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The '''Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences''' ('''CIRES''') is a research institute that is sponsored jointly by the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA) [[Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research]] (OAR) and the [[University of Colorado Boulder]] (CU). CIRES scientists study the Earth system, including the [[Earth's atmosphere|atmosphere]], [[hydrosphere]], [[cryosphere]], [[biosphere]], and [[geosphere]], and communicate these findings to decision makers, the scientific community, and the public.

It is one of 16 NOAA Cooperative Institutes (CIs).<ref>{{cite web |title = Cooperative Institutes |publisher = NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research |date = |url = http://ci.noaa.gov/ |accessdate = 2014-04-26 |archiveurl = |archivedate = }}</ref>