About U.S. CLIVAR
CLIVAR
(Climate Variability and Predictability) is an international, interdisciplinary
research effort within the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
focusing on the variability and predictability of the slowly varying
components of the climate system. CLIVAR investigates the physical
and dynamical processes in the climate system that occur on seasonal,
interannual, decadal and centennial time-scales. CLIVAR recognizes
that a critical measure of success in its research program is a
transferal of insight and knowledge to routine production of climate
forecasts, information and products. These forecasts and climate
products have inherent value to decision makers.
U.S. CLIVAR has
identified improved predictive capability as the main objective
to leave as its legacy. The U.S. CLIVAR Committee steers the U.S.
CLIVAR research enterprise along with three Panels to guide and
implement the program in the broad functional goals of predictability/prediction;
process and model improvement, and phenomena/observations/synthesis.
The Panels develop and coordinate research plans and activities,
provide input to agency programs, and assess achievement using
measurable performance metrics (e.g. milestones).
The goals of U.S. CLIVAR include:
- Identifying and understanding the major patterns of climate variability
on seasonal, decadal and longer time scales and evaluating their
predictability;
- Expanding our capacity in short term (seasonal to interannual)
climate predictability and searching for ways to predict decadal
variability;
- Better documenting the record of rapid climate changes and the
mechanisms for these events, and evaluating the potential for abrupt
climate changes in the future;
- Evaluating and enhancing the models used to project climate change
due to human activity, including anthropogenically induced changes
in atmospheric composition, and:
- Detecting and describing any climate changes that may occur.
Structure of US CLIVAR
US CLIVAR Member Profiles
Contact the US CLIVAR Project Office
U.S. CLIVAR presentations and posters:
- Presentations from 2011 Summit
- Presentations from 2010 Summit
- Presentations from 2009 Summit
- Presentation to International CLIVAR SSG 2007
(pdf)
- Presentation from the AMS Town Hall Meeting January
2006 (pdf)
- Poster from the 2004 CLIVAR Conference (jpg)
- Poster from teh 2004 Decadal Variability Workshop
(jpg)
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