Scientific Strategy for U.S. Participation in the GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) Component of the CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability) Programme

Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Panel, Climate Research Committee, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Scientific Objectives and Basis of GOALS; 5 3 Temporal and Spatial Foci for GOALS; 6 4 The Six Elements of GOALS; 7 5 Context for the U.S. GOALS Strategy; 8 6 Long-Term Observations and Analyses; 9 7 Process Studies; 10 8 Empirical and Diagnostic Studies; 11 9 Modeling; 12 10 Applications and Human Dimensions; 13 11 Data Management; 14 12 Coordination and Implementation Considerations; 15 13 Summary of Key Recommendations and Conclusions; 16 Appendix A Acronyms; 17 Appendix B References and Selected Bibliography