The U.S. CLIVAR Scientific Steering Committee includes the chairs of each panel and three at-large (non-panel) members. This committee is charged with promoting balance withing the various elements of the program, identifying scientific gaps, providing oversight to the U.S. CLIVAR Project Office, and keeping the National Research Council apprised of the status of U.S. CLIVAR.

Terms of Reference

1. Provide overall scientific and programmatic guidance to ensure that U.S. CLIVAR progresses towards achieving its scientific objectives using individual experts or expert groups as necessary;
2. Develop and update as needed an implementation strategy to prioritize and sequence U.S. CLIVAR activities, and comment on agency implementation of the U.S. CLIVAR Program;
3. Promote balance within the various elements (theory, modeling, empirical studies, long-term observations and field campaigns) of the program and identify scientific gaps;
4. Ensure that U.S. CLIVAR activities are coordinated with international CLIVAR activities and other USGCRP elements;
5. Provide oversight and coordination of, and guidance to U.S. CLIVAR working groups;
6. Provide advice for and implement, in consultation with other advisory bodies, effective transition of sustained observations initiated during CLIVAR to operational entities after they have demonstrated their usefulness for climate predictions;
7. Keep the NRC/CRC appraised of the status of U.S. CLIVAR, and acts as U.S. liaison to the International CLIVAR SSG;
8. Provide oversight of and guidance to the U.S. CLIVAR Project Office.

U.S. CLIVAR SSC Meetings

January 2012: Silver Spring, MD