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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

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Subseasonal-to-   
Seasonal Prediction

Forest

Decadal Variability   
and Predictability

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Climate Change

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Climate and Extreme       
Events

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Polar Climate Changes

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Climate and Marine       
Carbon/Biogeochemistry

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Climate at the Coasts

Announcements

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Group picture from the Gulf Stream Meeting in June 2022

Fall 2022 call for US CLIVAR-supported workshops

Requests for US CLIVAR-sponsored workshops, scientific conferences, meetings, and trainings are due October 21, 2022.

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Spring 2022 call for US CLIVAR-supported workshops

Requests for US CLIVAR-sponsored workshops, scientific conferences, meetings, and trainings are due April 29, 2022.

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Abstract submission form open for the Whither the Gulf Stream Workshop

Submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation by March 18 and May 27 respectively. The workshop will bring together the observational and modeling communities working on the Gulf Stream.

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Abstract submission form open for the 2022 US AMOC Science Team Meeting

Submit your abstract for an oral or poster presentation at the 2022 US AMOC Science Team Meeting. Deadline for submissions is March 4, 2022.

Upcoming Webinars

Phenomena, Observations, and Synthesis Webinar Series

Date:
Title: Coming Soon!
Presenter(s):

Sam Siedlecki (University of Connecticut)

US CLIVAR Climate Variability and Predictability Program