- About
- The Science
- CLIVAR Frontiers and Imperatives
- Frontier 1: Anthropogenic Climate Change
- Frontier 2: Decadal variability, predictability and prediction
- Frontier 3: Intra-seasonal and seasonal predictability and prediction
- Imperative 1: Improved atmosphere and ocean component models of Earth System Models
- Imperative 2: Data synthesis, analysis, reanalysis and uncertainty
- Imperative 3: Ocean observing system
- Imperative 4: Capacity building
- CLIVAR Endorsed Projects & Activities
- CLIVAR Objectives
- CLIVAR Successes
- CLIVAR Frontiers and Imperatives
- Panels and Working Groups
- Global
- PAGES/CLIVAR Intersection Working Group
- CCl/CLIVAR/JCOMM Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI)
- Global Synthesis and Observations Panel (GSOP)
- WGCM/CLIVAR Working Group on Ocean Model Development (WGOMD)
- Working Group on Seasonal to Interannual Prediction
- Working Group on Coupled Modelling (WGCM)
- Regional
- National Programmes
- Global
- Extremes Cross-Cut
- Calendar
- Resources
- Publications
Terms of Reference
1. To recommend and oversee the implementation of observations in the Atlantic Ocean sector and of research on Atlantic climate variability and predictability, in order to meet the objectives outlined in CLIVARs Science and Initial Implementation Plans, particularly with respect to the Principal Research Areas D1 (NAO), D2 (TAV), D3 (THC), and anthropogenic climate change.
2. To collaborate with JSC/CLIVAR WGCM, WGOMD, and WGSIP in order to contribute to the design of appropriate numerical experiments and to jointly define and implement the requirements for data sets needed to validate and initialize models.
3. To liaise with relevant CLIVARs panels, in particular the Arctic Climate Panel, the Southern Ocean Panel, and the VAMOS and VACS panels to ensure that best use is made of resources from regional research programs.
4. To liaise with GSOP, OOPC, PIRATA, ARGO, and the IOC-CO2 panel to ensure that CLIVAR benefits from and contributes to GEOSS.
5. To liaise with relevant interdisciplinary SCOR-IGBP groups such as PAGES, GLOBEC, IMBER, and SOLAS and with regional Atlantic marine ecosystem research programs such as BCLME and GCLME to ensure that CLIVAR benefits from and provides input to these programs.
6. To respond to needs from stakeholders and facilitate the transfer of knowledge from science to operations and applications with respect to Atlantic climate variability and predictability issues.
7. To report to the CLIVAR SSG.
OLD Terms of Reference (replaced in June 2006)
1. To recommend and oversee the implementation of observations in the Atlantic Ocean sector, in order to meet the objectives outlined in CLIVAR's Science and Initial Implementation Plans, particularly with respect to the Principal Research Areas D1 (North Atlantic Oscillation), D2 (Tropical Atlantic Variability) and D3 (Atlantic Thermohaline Circulation).
2. To collaborate with JSC/CLIVAR Working Group on Coupled Modelling and CLIVAR Working Group on Seasonal to Interannual Prediction, in order to design appropriate numerical experiments, and to be aware of requirements set by these groups for data sets needed to validate models.
3. To liaise with the relevant CLIVAR panels, in particular Upper Ocean Panel and PIRATA Steering Group, to ensure that best use is made of resources from the global and equatorial research programs.
4. To liaise with Ocean Observation Panel for Climate and other relevant groups to ensure that CLIVAR benefits from and contributes to observations in GOOS and GCOS.
5. To report to the CLIVAR SSG.
