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The U.S. CLIVAR 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 Coucil/CRC apprised of
the status of U.S. CLIVAR.
US
CLIVAR Committee
last updated
March 4, 2009
Michael Alexander
NOAA CIRES
Sarah Gille
Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Arun Kumar
NOAA NCEP
Martin Hoerling, chair
NOAA CDC
Ben Kirtman
RSMAS University of Miami
Sonya Legg
Princeton
Jay McCreary
University of Hawaii - IPRC
Mike Spall
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Paquita Zuidema
RSMAS - University of Miami
Terms of Reference
Provide overall scientific and programmatic guidance to ensure
that US CLIVAR progresses towards achieving its scientific objectives
using individual experts or expert groups as necessary
Develop and update as needed an implementation strategy to prioritize
and sequence US CLIVAR activities, and comment on agency implementation
of the US CLIVAR Program;
Promote balance within the various elements (theory, modeling,
empirical studies, long-term observations and field campaigns)
of the program and identify scientific gaps;
Ensure that US CLIVAR activities are coordinated with international
CLIVAR activities and other US GCRP elements;
Provide oversight and coordination of, and guidance to US CLIVAR
working groups;
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;
Keep the NRC/CRC appraised of the status of US CLIVAR, and acts
as US liaison to the International CLIVAR SSG;
Provide oversight of and guidance to the US CLIVAR Project Office.
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