News

New book on Mediterranean Climate Variability (02 May 2006)

A new book, Mediterranean Climate Variability, edited by P. Lionello, Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli and Roberta Boscolo, has just been published by Elsevier. The book provides an updated description of climate variability in the Mediterranean basin, focusing on its strong inter-annual to decadal features. It describes both local physical processes responsible for these variability - such as changes in the surface properties and land use - and global processes - such as changes in the large scale atmospheric circulation associated to global warming, NAO, tropical monsoon and ENSO.

ESSP Open Science Conference: deadline extended (03 May 2006)

Call for contributions (http://www.essp.org/ESSP2006/CallPapers_index.html) and requests for financial support (http://www.essp.org/ESSP2006/FinancialSupport_index.html) deadline for the ESSP conference in Beijing has been extended to 12 May 2006.

The second circular can be found on the ESSP OSC website and registration is now open and can be done online (http://www.essp.org/ESSP2006/Registration_index.html).

Global Warming in a Chaotic Climate - A Simple Conceptual Model (10 May 2006)

Our climate is chaotic. As a result, the internal variations of climate are irregular and weather patterns never repeat themselves exactly. Two animations [by Tim Palmer and Rob Hine (ECMWF)] showing the familiar "Executive Decision Maker" - a metal pendulum swinging over four magnets - help to illustrate a number of climate issues which have caused conceptual difficulties from time to time.

WCRP's e-zine no. 2 (05 June 2006)

WCRP's news on climate research in e-zine No. 2 is available. Please feel free to send the newsletter to colleagues who might be interested in it.

To subscribe/unsubscribe, please send an email to wcrp@wmo.int. Contributions to e-zine N° 3 to be published in September, and feedback should also be adressed to wcrp@wmo.int.

Several meetings added to the CLIVAR calendar (04 July 2006)

The CLIVAR calendar has been updated with the addition of several meetings and workshops. The latest CLIVAR panel meetings and workshops added to the calendar are:

31 Aug - 02 Sep 2006: CLIVAR/GODAE Meeting on Ocean Synthesis Evaluation (ECMWF, Reading, UK)

US JGOFS Final Data Report available (20 July 2006)

The final 2 volumes (DVD-ROM volumes 3 and 4, SMP results) of the US JGOFS Final Data Report are available for distribution. To receive your copy, please use the data report request form at:

http://usjgofs.whoi.edu/publications/RequestDataRpt.html

For more information please look at:

WCRP's e-zine no. 3 (05 September 2006)

WCRP's news on climate research in e-zine No. 3 is available. Please feel free to send the newsletter to colleagues who might be interested in it.

To subscribe/unsubscribe, please send an email to wcrp@wmo.int. Contributions to e-zine N° 4 and feedback should also be adressed to wcrp@wmo.int.

WCRP has a new website (05 September 2006)

WCRP has a new logo and a new website, with a new look and an easy-to-remember web address (http://wcrp.wmo.int). It provides the latest news and links to global climate research. Feedback and comments are welcome (wcrp@wmo.int).

ICSU seeks nomination of young scientists (27 September 2006)

ICSU is organizing a conference for young scientists that will allow them to discuss and address some of today’s important scientific challenges in a multidisciplinary and international environment. ICSU is now inviting all Members and Interdisciplinary Bodies to nominate and sponsor an outstanding young scientist to attend the conference, which will take place in Lindau in Germany from 4 to 6 April 2007. [More...]

Chinese Basic Research Program launched in Beijing (05 October 2006)

On 11th September 2006, the National Basic Research Program (973 Program)"Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction over the Joining Area of Asia and India-Pacific Ocean (AIPO) and Its Impact on the Short-Term Climate Variation in China" was launched in Beijing. [More...]