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International CLIVAR Project Office - NACLIM Kick-off Meeting 2012

Explore the objectives and achievements of the International CLIVAR Project Office, focusing on climate variability, user needs, and dissemination plans. Learn about NACLIM activities, climate services, and the organization's mission.

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International CLIVAR Project Office - NACLIM Kick-off Meeting 2012

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  1. International clivar project office NACLIM Kick-off Meeting, Barcelona, 6-8 November 2012 Roger G. Barry Director, International CLIVAR Project Office, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK

  2. Outline • CLIVAR • International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO) • NACLIM activities • User needs • Climate services plan • Dissemination

  3. CLIVAR Mission The World Climate Research Programme’s project on ocean-atmosphere interactions • Mission: To observe, simulate and predict changes in Earth’s climate system with a focus on ocean-atmosphere interactions, enabling better understanding of climate variability, predictability and change, to the benefit of society and the environment in which we live.

  4. CLIVAR Objectives • Understand the causes of climate variability on intra-seasonal to centennial time-scales through observations, analysis, and modeling • Improve predictions of climate variability and change associated with both internal and external processes • Extend observational climate record through assembly of quality-controlled paleoclimatic and instrumental data sets

  5. CLIVAR Organisation (historical)

  6. CLIVAR STRUCTURE 2013

  7. CLIVAR Achievements Atlantic Implementation Panel: Prediction of Atlantic Meridional Circulation, CMIP-5

  8. CLIVAR Achievements: Decadal prediction of Atlantic SST

  9. Strategy and Evolution of CLIVAR Research Challenges • Intraseasonal, seasonal and interannual variability and predictability of monsoon systems • Decadal variability and predictability of ocean and climate variability • Extreme events in the atmosphere-ocean system • Marine biophysical interactions and dynamics of upwelling systems • Dynamics of regional sea level variability Capabilities • Improving ocean system models • Improving ocean observing systems • Ocean data, synthesis and information systems • Knowledge transfer and stakeholder feedback • Education, capacity building and outreach

  10. International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO) • ICPO • Administrative and scientific support to CLIVAR’s panels and working groups • Support to World Climate Research Programme activities • Dissemination of CLIVAR results and CLIVAR-relevant information to the international scientific community • Communication to decision makers, funders, and other interested parties

  11. Summary of ICPO Activities • Administrative and scientific support to CLIVAR panels, working groups and SSG: • Meeting support • Reporting • Web content • Endorsed projects • Funding • Support to World Climate Research Programme activities

  12. Summary of ICPO Activities Please refer to ICPO report to SSG-19 for further details • CLIVAR communications • CLIVAR website • CLIVAR bulletin • Articles • e.g. Sea Technology, Planet Earth • Social media

  13. Summary of ICPO Activities • CLIVAR Exchanges • CMIP5 special issue • La Plata Basin special issue • Ocean basins themed issue • VAMOS special issue • Africa special issue

  14. ICPO Staff

  15. NACLIM: User Needs • Literature review • Co-organisation of workshop on end-user needs (Autumn 2013) • Decision makers • Industry • International climate science community

  16. NACLIM: Climate Services Plan • Workshop results • Analysis • Dissemination to NACLIM partners • NACLIM products • Dissemination of NACLIM specific information modules to climate service centres and international scientific community

  17. NACLIM: Dissemination • Circulate results • Utilise and build on existing networks • User feedback • Develop channels for user feedback • Analyse feedback

  18. International clivar project office www.clivar.org

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