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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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US CLIVAR at Fall AGU 2022: Mesoscale and Submesoscale Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions and Influence on Earth’s Climate

Be sure to stop by one of the Air-Sea Interactions Working Group's sessions at Fall AGU 2022 in-person or online.

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US CLIVAR at Fall AGU 2022: Town Hall on the Air-Sea Transition Zone

Please join us for a Town Hall to preview the Air-Sea Transition Zone Study Group's observing and modeling strategy and provide feedback.

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2022 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 November 4, 2022.

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Fall 2022 call for US CLIVAR-supported workshops

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

Upcoming Webinars

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US CLIVAR Climate Variability and Predictability Program