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Salinity Documents

  • The Salinity Working Group Report Issued July 2007 (pdf)

Salinity Meetings

  • Special Session Planned at Ocean Sciences Meeting in Hawaii (February 2006)

THE ROLE OF OCEAN SALINITY IN CLIMATE

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Conveners: James Carton, Ray Schmitt and Gary Lagerloef

Ocean salinity is a key variable related to the interactions between the Earthís water cycle, ocean circulation and climate. Understanding its importance in climate variability involves studying topics such as (1) the influence of salinity variability on tropical dynamics and ENSO, (2) large scale salinity changes in mid to high latitudes that influence mode water formation and ocean convective overturning circulation and (3) closure of the global ocean-atmosphere freshwater balance. This session welcomes presentations on these general topics and other processes that define the role of ocean salinity in climate.

  • Salinity Workshop at Woods Hole 8-10 May 2006 - click here for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

Science Tidbits    

22 October 2008 - British scientists go cloud-hopping in the Pacific to improve climate predictions

9 October 2008 - Future Risk of Hurricanes: the Role of Climate Change

20 June 2008 - NASA launches satellite to keep a weather, climate eye open

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Announcements

First announcement for Ocean Obs '09
(21-24 September)
- Proposals for community whitepapers due November 15, 2008

Western Boundary Current Workshop Announcement 15-17 January 2009; Register NOW - deadline 12 November!!

U.S. CLIVAR Summit Symposium presentations and Summit documents are available online

New website for the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Team!

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