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The U.S. CLIVAR Decadal Predictability Working Group was formed in January 2009. Membership and terms of reference are listed below.

Decadal Predictability Working Group
last updated November 12, 2009
Jim Carton University of Maryland
Tom Delworth NOAA GFDL
Clara Deser NCAR
Ichiro Fukomori JPL
Lisa Goddard, co-chair IRI/Columbia University
Ben Kirtman University of Miami
Arun Kumar, co-chair NOAA CPC
Yochanan Kushnir Lamont Doherty - Columbia Univ.
Matt Newman NOAA - University of Colorado
Amy Solomon, co-chair NOAA - University of Colorado
Dan Vimont University of Wisconsin
Contributing Members
George Boer Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
Arthur Greene IRI
Gabi Hegerl University of Edinburgh
Jerry Meehl WGCM, NCAR
Doug Smith UK Met Office
Tim Stockdale WGSIP

Terms of Reference

  • Define a framework to distinguish natural decadal variability from anthropogenically forced variability and to quantify their relative magnitude.
  • Develop a framework for understanding decadal variability through metrics that can be used as a strategy to assess and validate decadal climate predictions simulations.

 

Announcements

2010 Workshop on Evaluation of ReanalysesNovember 1-3, Baltimore, Maryland

First Circular Announcement for WCRP Open Science Conference October 2011

Postdocs Applying Climate Expertise(PACE) seeking Organizational Partners

PSMI Publication on Best Practices for Process Studies released and has reached #6 on AMS most viewed list. (BAMS, July 2009)

 

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Science Tidbits    

August 2010 - El Nino has grown more intense and shifted westward in last three decades, data show

New Western Boundary Current paper published - Role of Gulf Stream, Kuroshio-Oyashio and Their Extensions in Large-Scale Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction : A Review, J. Climate, 15 June 2010, Vol. 23, pp 3249-3281April 2010 - Surface Fluxes: Challenges for High Latitudes - presentations posted

 

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