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GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) for Predicting Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate
National Research Council • Division On Earth And Life Studies • Environment And Resources Commission On Geosciences • Climate Research Committee
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This book lays out a science plan for a major, international, 15-year research program. The past 10 years have seen significant progress in studies of short-term climate variations, in particular for the region of the tropical Pacific Ocean and the El Nino/Southern Oscillation phenomenon. Some forecast skill with lead times as long as a year in advance has already been developed and put to use. The GOALS program plans to capitalize on this progress by expanding efforts on observations and seasonal-to-interannual predictions to the remainder of the tropics and to higher latitudes. Table of Contents FRONT MATTER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 2 THE GOALS PROGRAM AND ITS SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES 3 LARGE-SCALE INTERACTIONS AMONG THE UPPER OCEAN, ATMOSPHERE, AND LAND 4 ELEMENTS AND GROWTH OF THE PROGRAM 5 DATA MANAGEMENT 6 RELATIONSHIP OF GOALS TO OTHER PROGRAMS 7 GOALS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT APPENDICES APPENDIX A: PRESENT STATUS OF SHORT TERM CLIMATE PREDICTION APPENDIX B: THE 1993 GOALS STUDY CONFERENCE APPENDIX C: ACRONYMS AND OTHER INITIALS REFERENCES
- Format: Pocket/Paperback
- ISBN: 9780309051804
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 116
- Utgivningsdatum: 1994-02-01
- Förlag: National Academies Press