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The first CLIVAR Atlantic Region Panel (ARP) telecon with the new setup of members was organised on 31 March 2021. The meeting started with the self-introduction from all members and a brief introduction of the terms of reference of the panel, then followed by the discussion on SSG feedback to the panel,...

The CLIVAR/CliC NORP panel organized its third monthly telecon of 2021 on 15th March, with the participants of the SORP members and An Nguyen, Ronan James McAdam, and Yevgeny Aksenov.

The main topic of this telecon was to discuss the revision of the review paper on “Freshwater in the Arctic Ocean 2010–2019”, which...

The first telecon of the CLIVAR/CliC/SCAR Southern Ocean Region Panel in 2021 took place on 22nd March, soon after the 26th session of the CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group.

With Elisabeth becoming the new co-chair and the joining of the new member, both the expertise and the geographic distribution of the membership are diverse now. During the meeting, all the participants...

The last telecon of the WCRP Regional Focal Points (RFP) Team for the sub-region of Eastern Asia to discuss the WCRP Climate Research Forum (CRF) in Eastern Asia was organized on 30th March, 2021, with the participation of representatives from the WCRP Joint Steering...

Sonya Legg, co-chair of the CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group, made a presentation at the 2021 USCLIVAR Scientific Steering Committee annual meeting held virtually on 19th March.

Topics presented included:

  • High-level aspects of CLIVAR planning and organization (including the WCRP Lighthouse Activities, the new proposed ‘Homes” and how CLIVAR will participate; plans...

The WCRP Regional Focal Point (RFP) Team for the sub-region of Eastern Asia organized its 5th telecon on 16th March, 2021, with the participation of representatives from the WCRP Joint Steering Committee (JSC), WCRP Secretariat, GEWEX, CLIVAR, S2S, SPARC, and staff from the ICPO.

 

During the meeting, organizers further discussed the logistics for organizing...

Following the 26th Session of the CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group on March 2021, Prof. Annalisa Bracco ended her term in the SSG after serving for over 8 years as member and co-chair. With her leadership, CLIVAR has successfully organized a series of fruitful events such as the Pan-CLIVAR Meeting 2014, CLIVAR Open Science Conference and Early Career Scientist Symposium 2016, ICTP-...

The 26th Session of the CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group was held virtually from March 8 to March 12, 2021. This is the first SSG session that was organized completely online.

This session brought together over 50 scientists from around the world including CLIVAR SSG members; co-chairs and...

 

A WCRP Secretariat and International Project Offices (IPOs) telecon was organized on 3rd March 2021, with the participation of representatives from the IPOs of CliC, CLIVAR, GEWEX, SPARC, CORDEX, S2S, CORA and WCRP Secretariat. The major outcomes of the telecon are:

  • The...

 

The WCRP Regional Focal Points (RFP) Team for the sub-region of Eastern Asia organized its 4th telecon on 2nd March, 2021, with the participation of representatives from WCRP Joint Steering Committee (JSC), GEWEX, CLIVAR, S2S, and staff from ICPO.

As a follow-up of last...

The "WCRP-CLIVAR Workshop on Climate Interactions among the Tropical Basins" was held successfully on 24-26 February, 2021.  Under the special circumstance of the COVID-19 pandemic, the workshop was held virtually, with over 200 participants from 31 countries.

The interactions among the tropical Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean basins are increasingly recognized as a key factor in...

 

The 5th Telecon of the ENSO Conceptual Model Working Group (WG) coordinated under CLIVAR Pacific Region Panel (PRP) was organised on 21:00- 23:00, 22nd February 2021. 18 members of the WG participated in the meeting.

At the beginning of the call, Dr Jerome Vialard,...

The 3rd CLIVAR AMOC Task Team (TT) Preparation Telecon was organised on 18 February 2021, with the participation of representatives from CLIVAR Atlantic Region Panel (ARP), US AMOC Science Team, and staff from ICPO and US CLIVAR Project Office.  The telecon aimed to finalise the Terms of References (TORs) and initial invitations for participation in the...

The Planning Team of the ‘WCRP-CLIVAR Workshop on Climate Interactions among the Tropical Basins’ organized its 5th teleconference on February 17th, 2021.

As this being the last preparatory meeting before the event, the team has finalized the entire flow of the workshop and determined almost all the details. The latest updates are:

  • The agenda of the...

The co-chairs of CLIVAR Pacific Region Panel (PRP) called for a telecon on February 10th to discuss the draft TPOS2020 Final Report, which is now soliciting for comments. 11 members from PRP attended the telecon with 53 comments provided prior to the call. The purpose of the telecon was to...

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