Figure 1: The "v_prime T_bar" mechanism, schematically illustrated with mean (black arrows) and anomalous (red arrows) flows, which reveal how flow along constant-density surfaces connects the subtropics to the tropics.  Both "v_prime T_bar" and "v_bar T_prime" mechanisms have been proposed as potential contributors to tropical Pacific decadal variability ('prime'...

The 18^th Session of CLIVAR Atlantic Region Panel was successfully organized at Universität Hamburg, Germany and online on 17 July 2023, alongside the workshop on ‘Meeting AMOC Observation Needs in a Changing Climate’ which was organized on 18-20 July. During the ARP-18, a comprehensive review of the ARP activities was conducted, with the focus on three foci (AMOC, ocean climate risk...

The call for nominations to the CLIVAR panels and Scientific Steering Group (SSG) is now open, with appointment starting in January 2024 and January 2025 respectively. Nominations can be submitted online via the ...

The CLIVAR Research Foci on Tropical Basins Interaction (TBI RF) organized its regular telecon on 12 May 2023, with the reports from four working groups, and the discussion on the activities in 2023 and onward. The major uptakes from the meeting are:

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44^th Session of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee was organized on 8-11 May 2023 at Brussels, Belgium and online. The JSC meeting assessed progress made towards WCRP's goals and plans for the future of WCRP.

Day 1 of the meeting consisted of remarks from three sponsors...

On 19^th April 2023, the CLIVAR Climate Dynamics Panel (CDP) organized its Telecon Session #2, with the participation of Sarah Kang, Natalie Burls, Aixue Hu, Bolan Gan, Rhys Parfitt, Yoshi Sasaki from CDP and Jing Li from ICPO. This session was mainly focused more on the mid-latitude air-sea interactions, with a short discussion at the beginning for the...