Modes of Climate Variability in the Atlantic Sector. The figure on the right shows the path and strength of winter storms depending on the sign of the NAO; the location of tropical rainfal (determined by the ITCZ); and the transport of the ocean currents (MOC). Blue arrows:cold, deep currents; red arrows:warm surface currents (source: M. Visbeck, 2002; Science 297, 2223-2224).
Atlantic Region Panel
About Us
Terms of Reference
The Terms of Reference of the Atlantic Region Panel are:
- Identify major emerging scientific issues related to research in Atlantic climate variability, climate change and climate predictability and foster research initiatives in Atlantic climate studies.
- Define the tools required to assess and understand climate variability, climate change and climate predictability of the ocean-atmosphere system within the Atlantic sector.
- Design a strategy to implement these methods, spanning observations, models, experiments and process studies.
- Provide scientific and technical input into the implementation in collaboration, if required and instrumental, with other CLIVAR panels and relevant programs
- Monitor and evaluate progress of the implementation
- Promote and enhance interactions among atmospheric sciences, oceanography, biogeochemistry and paleoclimate communities to further advance interdisciplinary Atlantic climate studies.
- Serve as a forum for the discussion and communication of scientific advances in the understanding of climate variability, predictability and change in the Atlantic region.
- Work with relevant agencies on the distribution and archiving of Atlantic Ocean observations.
- Respond to needs from stakeholders and facilitate the transfer of knowledge of science and applications with respect to Atlantic climate variability and predictability issues.
- Advise and report to the CLIVAR SSG on progress, achievements, new frontiers and impediments.
The Observing System in the Atlantic Sector
Climate projects in the Atlantic will greatly benefit from co-ordination among the various countries and investigators interested in working there. Key to the success of the efforts to co-ordinate plans will be a timely exchange of information.
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Events
City | Country | ||
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【POSTPONED】CLIVAR-FIO Summer School on Ocean Macroturbulence and Its Role in Earth’s Climate | Qingdao | China |
2021-07-12 to 2021-07-17 |
WCRP Climate Research Forum: Climate research priorities for the next decade | ONLINE | ONLINE | 2021-04-07 |
WCRP-CLIVAR Workshop on Climate Interactions among the Tropical Basins (Online) | Online | Online |
2021-02-24 to 2021-02-26 |
【POSTPONED】3rd Summer School on Theory, Mechanisms and Hierarchical Modeling of Climate Dynamics: Tropical Oceans, ENSO and their Teleconnections | Trieste | Italy |
2020-08-03 to 2020-08-14 |
Workshop on Atmospheric Convection and Air-Sea Interactions of the Tropical Oceans | Boulder | USA |
2019-05-07 to 2019-05-09 |
Publications and Documents
Atlantic Panel Members
Name | Role | Institute | Country | |
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Paquita Zuidema | Co-Chair | 2021 | University of Miami/Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science | USA |
Eleanor Frakja-Williams | Co-Chair | 2023 | National Oceanography Center | UK |
Laura Jackson | Member | 2023 | Met Office | UK |
Maria Paz Chidichimo | Member | 2021 | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)/Servicio de Hidrografía Naval | Argentina |
Brad de Young | Member | 2021 | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Canada |
Susan Bates | Member | 2021 | The Nature Conservancy | USA |
Kemgang Ghomsi Franck Eitel | Member | 2021 | The University of Yaoundé I | Cameroon |
Regina Rodrigues | Member | 2021 | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | Brazil |
Gregory Foltz | Member | 2022 | NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory | USA |
Tarron Lamont | Member | 2022 | Oceans & Coastal Research | South Africa |
Ingo Richter | Member | 2022 | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology | Japan |
Jennifer Veicht | Member | 2023 | South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) | South Africa |
Tannecia Sydia Stephenson | Member | 2023 | The University of the West Indies, Mona | Jamaica |
The ICPO contact for the CLIVAR Atlantic Region Panel is Jing Li.