CLIVAR

CLIVAR

CLIVAR (climate variability and predictability) is a component of the World Climate Research Programme. Its purpose is to describe and understand climate variability and predictability on seasonal to centennial time-scales, identify the physical processes responsible for climate change and develop modeling and predictive capabilities for climate modelling.

External links

* [http://www.usclivar.org/ US CLIVAR home page]
* http://www.clivar.org/


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