The conference report and power point presentations from several Scientists who presented their research during the IV International Conference on El Niño Southern Oscillation: ENSO in a warmer Climate (ENSO2018) are now available online.

The latest issue of CLIVAR Exchanges, a Special Issue titled “The Contribution of China to Ocean Research ", is now available to read and download.

The 24th Session of the CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group was hosted by US CLIVAR from Nov.27 to Nov. 29, 2018 in Washington D.C.

This session brought together the CLIVAR leadership, i.e SSG members and co-chairs of CLIVAR panels and Research Foci (RF), and was also attended by invited representatives from sponsors, partnership projects and organizations around the globe, including US CLIVAR, WCRP, IOC, CliC, SPARC,GEWEX and CORDEX.

After 4 years working as staff scientist of the International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO), Lei HAN, will leave the Qingdao office at the end of September.

The ICPO is pleased to announce that Ms. Liping YIN has joined the ICPO team in Qingdao, China as a staff Scientist. Liping comes from the Physical Oceanography Department of The First Institute of Oceanography, where she has been Research Associate since 2012. 

The call for nominations to CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group (SSG) and CLIVAR panels is now open. Deadline for nominations for appointments starting in 2019 (and 2020 for the SSG) is 10 October 2018, and nominations can be submitted online.

Jose Santos Executive Director of the Internatioal CLIVAR Project Office, attended the Global Ocean Summit 2018 (GOS 2018) during 3-5 July, hosted by the Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao) QNLM.

The central theme of GOS 20128 was “Enhancing partnerships on Ocean Observation and Research” and focused on four topics: 1) ocean observation and prediction, 2) deep-sea research, 3) polar seas research, and 4) ocean sustainabiolity. Centering on those topics, reports and discussion was arrenaged; a poster highlight CLIVAR’s activities was presented.