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Credit: CIRES" title="NOAA P-3 aircraft. Credit: CIRES"></a> <div class="content"> <div class="circle-blue"> <a href="https://csl.noaa.gov"> <div class="circle"> <div class="abbrev-wrapper"> <span class="abbrev">CSL</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> <a href="https://csl.noaa.gov" class="card-title"><h3>Chemical Sciences Laboratory</h3></a> <p class="text-description text-gray">Research to advance understanding of climate, air quality, and the stratospheric ozone layer.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6 d-flex bottom-spacer"> <div class="card card-esrl"> <a href="https://gml.noaa.gov"><img class="image-header" src="/img/gml-south-pole-by-patrick-cullis-cires.png" alt="A plastic balloon being launched at the South Pole, with Auroras in the background. Credit: Patrick Cullis, CIRES/NOAA" title="A plastic balloon being launched at the South Pole, with Auroras in the background. 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