CLIVAR Overview
CLIVAR is the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) project that addresses Climate Variability and Predictability, with a particular focus on the role of ocean-atmosphere interactions in climate. It works closely with its companion WCRP projects on issues such as the role of the land surface, snow and ice and the role of stratospheric processes in climate.
The challenges for CLIVAR are to develop our understanding of climate variability, to apply this to provide useful prediction of climate variability and change through the use of improved climate models, and to monitor and detect changes in our climate system.
As CLIVAR science advances, it becomes increasingly important and possible to address all aspects of the climate system, including the role of biogeochemical cycles, and to build the application of CLIVAR science to societal applications and impacts. To enable the necessary scientific interactions, CLIVAR looks to partnership with other international programmes, especially the International Biosphere-Geosphere Programme (IGBP), the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP) and the International Programme of Biodiversity Science (DIVERSITAS).
Highlights
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25 Jun 2008
Call for papers for the Final Symposium on the Global Ocean Data Assimialtion Experiment (GODAE)
The Final GODAE Symposium (12-15 November 2008) will provide an opportunity to review the key achievements of the last 10 years, to celebrate the outstanding successes, to critically examine the outcomes, and to discuss the future of operational ocean analysis and forecasting and proposals for its international coordination. More details the symposium's website |
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20 May 2008
ENSO Summer School
The CLIVAR Pacific Panel is conducting a Summer School on the El Niņo-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The school is intended for young scientists who have their PhD or are getting their PhD in a climate-related field, and it will focus on key scientific questions about ENSO dynamics and prediction. More details on http://www.clivar.org/organization/pacific/meetings/ENSOsummerschool.php |
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29 Apr 2008
First ESF-MedCLIVAR Summer School
The First ESF MedCLIVAR Summer School for post-graduate students on "Climate Variability over the Mediterranean area: Atmospheric and Oceanic Components" will happen at the Hydrobiological Station and Aquarium of Rhodes, Greece, on 17-27 September 2008. For more info, see: http://www.medclivar.eu/summerschool1.html |
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28 Apr 2008
Third WCRP International Conference on Reanalysis
Extended abstracts and poster presentations at the 3rd WCRP International Conference on Reanalysis that took place in Tokyo, Japan, 28 January-1 February 2008, are now available at: http://wcrp.ipsl.jussieu.fr/Workshops/Reanalysis2008/abstract.html |
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