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
2022 Call for new US CLIVAR Panel members
Apply to join one of the US CLIVAR implementation Panels that formulate science goals and implementation strategies, catalyze and coordinate activities, and work with agencies and international partners to advance the progress of the climate research.
2021 Call for new US CLIVAR Working Groups
Requests are now being accepted for new US CLIVAR-sponsored Working Groups. All documents must be submitted by October 15, 2021.
2021 US CLIVAR Early Career Scientist Leadership Awards
Nominate an early career scientist who has made significant contributions in leading community activities to advance science in climate variability and predictability. Deadline is October 15, 2021.
Fall 2021 call for US CLIVAR-supported workshops
Requests for US CLIVAR-sponsored workshops are due September 24, 2021.
Research Highlights
Upcoming Webinars
Phenomena, Observations, and Synthesis Webinar Series
Date:
Title: Pathways and time scales of Greenland freshwater anomaly in the subpolar North Atlantic
Presenter: Dmitry Dukhovskoy, Florida State University
Funding for US CLIVAR provided by
