To improve estimates of risks associated with megadroughts, researchers look at improving the understanding of ENSO/AMO behavior, their teleconnections, and their response to volcanic eruptions in climate models.
On July 24–27, over a hundred scientists will gather to develop a better understanding of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and its influence on weather, climate, and ecosystems. You can glimpse some of the science being presented at the meeting via the digital poster gallery or reading an abstract.
The organizers of a recent workshop, Ocean Mesoscale Eddy Interactions with the Atmosphere, published an article in Eos on the major outcomes and findings. The workshop drew more than 50 oceanographers and atmospheric scientists to assess the state of knowledge about ocean eddy–atmosphere interactions and to plan research.
The 2018 AGU Fall Meeting will be held from December 10–14 in Washington, DC. In preparation for the meeting, we have compiled a list of sessions that are relevant to the community and organized by our Panels, Working Groups, and community members. The list of sessions is not intended to be exhaustive but to help digest the collection of the hundreds of sessions and events. The deadline for abstracts is August 1.
For a decade and a half, US CLIVAR has promoted the concept of Climate Process Teams (CPTs). CPTs are a useful way to transfer process-oriented research into climate model development. The history of CPTs, key lessons from past efforts, and how to propose future projects are outlined on the website.
The most recent edition of Variations is themed "Expansion of the tropics" and focuses on the magnitude, cause, and impacts of the recent expansion of the tropical belt region. The articles present some of the most pressing research questions, ideas for standardizing methods, the role of anthropogenic and natural variability, and how widening varies by region with different impacts over land and the ocean.
In its 10th year, the US AMOC Science Team report captures progress on the main objectives of the program, identifies new programmatic gaps, provides near- and long-term research priorities, and outlines activities leading up to the sunset of the team.
The PSMI Panel is organizing a webinar series on proposed and current process studies starting in April 2018. The goals of this series are to provide feedback on the process study/field campaign plans and distill programmatic lessons learned. The webinars are open to the entire community.
For the past 20 years, the US CLIVAR program has addressed some of the most pressing research questions to understand the climate system, particularly the great uncertainties related to the role of the ocean. To recognize the community and build on achievements, the program will host several events throughout the year.
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