The Summer 2013 edition of U.S. CLIVAR Variations is now available.  ENSO Diversity is the theme for this edition with articles from members of our ENSO Diversity Working Group and many others.

US and International CLIVAR held a Town Hall on Monday at the AGU Fall 2013 Meeting.  Representatives from both programs outlined the future directions and goals of CLIVAR followed by an audience Q&A session.  Click here to download the slideshow presentation from the Town Hall.    

The U.S. CLIVAR Draft Science Plan is now available for public comment through July 10, 2013. The draft plan reflects input from U.S. CLIVAR scientists serving on its Scientific Steering Committee (SSC), three implementation panels, and members of the research community.  Through the open comment period, the SSC seeks comments on the draft plan by the broader U.S. and international science community and the public.  Review comments will be considered by the SSC in the final editing of the plan to be issued in late 2013.

The members of the U.S. CLIVAR High Latitude Surface Flux Working Group have published an article in the March 2013 edition of BAMS, "High-Latitude Ocean and Sea Ice Surface Fluxes: Challenges for Climate Research."  The paper describes the scientific requirements for surface fluxes at high latitudes and identifies how current flux products fail to meet these requirements.  The authors offer suggestions to improve high latitude flux estimates which includes a multidisciplinary approach with in-situ measurements and satellite remote sensing.

Registration is now open for the upcoming Joint Meeting of U.S. AMOC and U.K. RAPID.  This International Science Meeting will be held in Baltimore July 16-19, 2013.  Visit the event webpage for more details.

The U.S. CLIVAR SSC will be selecting multiple panel members in 2013 for each of the three U.S. CLIVAR panels: Phenomena, Observations and Synthesis (POS) Panel, Process Study Model Improvement (PSMI) Panel, Predictability, Prediction and Applications Interface (PPAI) Panel.  Deadline for nomination submissions is Jan. 11, 2013.  See this Call for Panel Nominations Announcement for more information.

Thanks to eveyone who joined us at AGU for our Town Hall Tuesday! We had a great crowd and audience response to the preview of the new U.S. CLIVAR Science Plan under development.  Click here to download the Town Hall Presentation. 

Our ENSO Diversity Working Group just wrapped up a successful workshop that included over 40 presentations by scientists studying all aspects of ENSO Diversity.  Abstracts, presentations, and the complete workshop report are now available to download at the workshop webpage. 

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