Description
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
About the Author
Climate Research Committee, National Research Council
Book Information
ISBN 9780309051804
Author National Research Council
Format Paperback
Page Count 116
Imprint National Academies Press
Publisher National Academies Press
