Stratospheric Processes and Their Role in Climate (SPARC), a key project of the World Climate Research Programme, was created in 1992 "to consolidate knowledge on the role of the stratosphere in climate and develop understanding of the processes involved." The website provides an outline of the SPARC organization and its initiatives. Students and educators can learn about the major influence stratospheric processes have on the Earth's climate. The web site offers a useful acronyms and abbreviations glossary and information on the SPARC Data Center. Visitors can download many of SPARC's reports, new and archived newsletters, and other climate-related publications. Researchers can discover upcoming meetings and conferences.