The Centre is a partnership between Australia's leading atmospheric & oceanographic research agencies: the Bureau of Meteorology & CSIRO, to provide a coordinated approach to weather and climate research in Australia. The new Centre was launched in December 2007 at the National Museum in Canberra. The Centre's science includes: Weather and environmental prediction; Ocean prediction; Atmosphere and land observation and assessment; Seasonal and interannual prediction; Ocean observation and assessment; and Climate change.