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Publication of the OceanObs'09 Conference Proceedings 17.02.2012
The production of the first volume of the OceanObs'09 Conference Proceedings is now completed. This volume includes the conference Plenary Papers that were based on the Community White Papers. The Community White Papers provided community input ahead of the meeting addressing specific areas of the ocean observing and information system. The Plenary Papers were the essential mechanism for merging this information into a broader community consensus, and to building a coherent vision.... look at the on-line final version
Open Discussion on the Future CLIVAR: Town Hall Meeting at the USA Ocean Sciences 2012 13.02.2012
International CLIVAR seeks to identify major emerging climate science questions and to facilitate international coordination, cooperation and capacity building to address these issues. CLIVAR of the future will be more cross-disciplinary and will need to build the application of CLIVAR/ocean science to societal needs. This town hall meeting will provide an opportunity to explore new directions for CLIVAR, with a focus on the role of the oceans in climate and on climate of the oceans. Join the discussion on the facebook.
SPARC International Project Office Now in ETH Zurich 03.02.2012
The international project for atmospheric and climate research SPARC (Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate) relocated its coordination centre from Canada to Switzerland. On 7 February 2012, SPARC will celebrate the inauguration of its new office at ETH Zurich and its 20th anniversary. SPARC was founded in 1992 and to date has significantly contributed to the knowledge of chemical and physical processes in the atmosphere as well as helped to improve global prediction models for ozone and climate.... read more |
Refining Indices for Monitoring Changes in Extreme Climate Events 05.02.2012
A recent article published in the WIREs Climate Change summarizes the work on refining indices for climate variability and extremes carried out by the CCl/CLIVARE/JCOMM Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI). The paper describes recent progress in attribution of the changes in gridded indices of extremes that demonstrates human influence on the probability of extremes. The paper also describes model projections of the future and wraps up with a discussion of ongoing efforts to refine indices of extremes as they are being readied to contribute to the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report... go to the article
Launching the MedCLIVAR Data Archive 23.01.2012
The Steering Committee of MedCLIVAR is inviting the Mediterranean climate research community to submit their data in the long-time archive of climate research data in the World Data Center for Climate (WDCC). The purpose of the MedCLIVAR data archive is to provide long-term preservation (including DOI registration) and easy public access to observational and model datasets for climate diagnostics and impact studies on the Mediterranean region.... read more
WCRP Action Plan on Surface Fluxes 16.01.2012
The WCRP Observation and Assimilation Panel (WOAP) recently published a report on research activities and actions on surface fluxes. It is recognised that surface fluxes are of interest because they represent exchanges across interfaces, and so they should not be considered in isolation from the state variables on both sides of the interface. The report identifies six important topics to be considered for an effective management of surface fluxes research across WCRP and GCOS.... read more |
