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US Climate Variability and Predictability Program
US CLIVAR
Fostering understanding and prediction of climate variability and change
US CLIVAR Climate Variability and Predictability Program
Who We Are
US CLIVAR is a national research program with a mission to foster understanding and prediction of climate variability and change on intraseasonal-to-centennial timescales, through observations and modeling with emphasis on the role of the ocean and its interaction with other elements of the Earth system, and to serve the climate community and society through the coordination and facilitation of research on outstanding climate questions.
Our Research
The ocean plays a key role in providing a major long-term "memory" for the climate system, generating or enhancing variability on a range of climatic timescales. Understanding the ocean's role in climate variability is therefore crucial for quantifying and harnessing the predictability inherent to the Earth system. US CLIVAR-led research has played a substantial role in advancing understanding of, and skill in predicting climate variability and change.
Science and Research Challenges
Subseasonal-to-
Seasonal Prediction
Decadal Variability
and Predictability
Climate Change
Climate and Extreme
Events
Polar Climate Changes
Climate and Marine
Carbon/Biogeochemistry
Climate at the Coasts
Announcements
In Memoriam
Lisa Goddard, former Director of the Columbia University International Research Institute for Climate and Society, passed away on January 13. We take this opportunity to share and honor her many impactful contributions to the US CLIVAR Program.
Abstract submission form now open
Submit your abstract for a poster presentation at the 2022 Workshop on Future US Earth System Reanalysis. Deadline for submissions is February 4, 2022.
Variations: Improving the value of climate data and models for assessing climate impacts and policies
The latest edition of Variations features five articles on improving the value of climate data and models for assessing climate impacts and informing decisions.
Reopening of poster abstracts for the 2022 Multi-Year Workshop
Submit your abstract for a poster presentation at the 2022 US CLIVAR Workshop on Societally-Relevant Multi-Year Climate Predictions. Deadline for submissions is extended to January 23, 2022.
Research Highlights
Funding for US CLIVAR provided by
