Publisher's Synopsis
The mission of the US Climate Variability & Predictability (CLIVAR) Program is: To foster understanding and prediction of climate variability and change on intraseason- al-to-centennial timescales, through observations and model- ing with emphasis on the role of the ocean and its interaction with other elements of the Earth system, and to serve the cli- mate community and society through the coordination and facilitation of research on outstanding climate questions.