CLIVAR | Climate Variability and Predictability

The CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group meets on an annual basis, to discuss the accomplishments of the last year and future direction of the project. The meeting is the one opportunity in the CLIVAR calendar where the entire SSG meet in once location. The outcomes of the meeting present new and exciting opportunities for the future of CLIVAR.

Africa Climate Conference

The Africa Climate Conference 2013, organized under the auspices of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the African Climate Policy Center (ACPC), hosted by the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, will bring together decision-makers and climate researchers, scientists and applications specialists from Africa and around the world.

Africa Climate Research Network

The CLIVAR-GEWEX Africa Climate Panel has launched a database that aims to strengthen the network of climate scientists in Africa.

Early Career Scientst Network

CLIVAR launches new Early Career Scientist Network

AGU Ocean Science Awards

The Ocean Sciences section of the American Geophysical Union is seeking nominations for the following awards and lectures: - Ocean Sciences Award - Early Career Award - Rachel Carson Lecture - Sverdrup Lecture Deadline for nominations: 1st June 2013

Exchanges - Download your copy today

The latest edition of Exchanges is available to download.

Upcoming activities

CLIVAR GSOP/GODAE Ocean View Ocean Reanalyses Intercomparison Workshop

Date: Mon, 01/07/2013 - Wed, 03/07/2013

Location: ECMWF, Reading, UK

WCRP/CLIVAR Second International Symposium on Boundary Current dynamics

Date: Mon, 08/07/2013 - Tue, 09/07/2013

Location: Li Jiang, Yun Nan, China

10th Session of the CLIVAR/IOC-GOOS Indian Ocean Panel

Date: Mon, 08/07/2013 - Fri, 12/07/2013

Location: Li Jiang, Yun Nan, China

8th Session of the CLIVAR Pacific Panel

Date: Tue, 09/07/2013 - Thu, 11/07/2013

Location: Li Jiang, Yun Nan, China

16th Session of the VAMOS panel (VPM16)

Date: Mon, 09/09/2013 - Tue, 10/09/2013

Location: Lima, Peru

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CLIVAR at EGU 2013

CLIVAR hosted a Townhall meeting at EGU 2013 on Monday 8th April. Martin Visbeck, co-chair of the CLIVAR SSG, presented information on the evolution of CLIVAR.

NCAS Climate Modelling Summer School

Climate models are fundamental tools for learning about our planet, assisting scientists and governments, and in assessing current and future risks and vulnerabilities. The reality of today’s climate modelling landscape, with ever more complex numerical models, running on the world’s largest supercomputers, requires a high degree of competence and efficiency, which must be instilled in scientists at the early stages of their careers. This intensive 12-day course is aimed at advanced PhD students and post-doctoral researchers, working in the natural sciences wishing to become experts in climate modelling.

Date: 8th - 20th September 2013
Loation: Oxford, UK
Registration Deadline: 12th April 2013
Weblink: ncas.ac.uk/index.php/en/cmss

SPEI Web Portal

A web portal (sac.csic.es/spei/) has been developed that focuses on the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI), a recent tool for the analysis and monitoring of droughts.

The web portal provides information on the SPEI and different software tools to calculate SPEI

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POGO Visiting Fellowships

Training on-board an Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) cruise in 2013
POGO is pleased to announce that it will once again offer a special POGO Visiting Fellowship for training on-board an Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) cruise in 2013. The programme is open to scientists, technicians, graduate students (PhD/MSc) and post-doctoral fellows involved in oceanographic work at centres in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.