From December 16th to 17th, Jose Santos and Jing Li were invited to participate in the First Healthy Ocean Innovation and Development Conference, in Huangdao. Jose briefly introduced CLIVAR by highlighting planetary heat balance and ocean heat storage; ocean observations and ocean modelling for healthy ocean development.

The 23rd session of the CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group (SSG) was held on November 27-30, 2017 in Pune, India, hosted by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology where the International CLIVAR Monsoon Project Office is based. 

The latest issue of CLIVAR Exchanges,Special Issue on climate over the Iberian Peninsula: an overview of CLIVAR-Spain coordinated science is now available to read and download

Date of compilation: 15 October 2017.  All calls have deadlines during the first semester of 2018. If there is a call that might be of interest for you and/or you require logistical assistance to prepare the proposal, please contact the International CLIVAR Project office at: icpo@clivar.org

After an extensive search, we would like to welcome the new Director of the International CLIVAR Monsoon Project Office (ICMPO), Dr. MM Ali. Dr. MM Ali has started his position since September 15, 2017, and can be reached at mm.ali@clivar.org.

The closing date for applications is 20 Dec, 2017. The length of the internship will be 6 months. It is expected that the successful candidate would take up his/her appointment, located in Qingdao from April, 2018.