| Centre |
Topic |
Activity |
Regions |
Collaboration |
"Current (C), Planned (P), Tentative (T) " |
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GOALS: |
ENSO |
Trop. Pacific |
"PROVOST (EC), TSUNAMI" |
C |
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NE Brazilian rainfall |
Brazil |
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C |
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Decadal variability of African rainfall |
Africa |
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C |
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Seasonal prediction schemes |
Global |
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C |
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Tropical oceans comparison |
Tropics |
PROVOST (EC) |
C |
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Stratosphere prediction |
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UGAMP |
C |
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DecCen: |
NAO in coupled models |
N. Atlantic |
"EuroCLIVAR, SINTEX" |
C |
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Modelling THC climatology |
Atlantic |
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P |
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N. Pacific Ocean variability |
N. Pacific |
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C |
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S. Ocean variability |
S. Ocean |
"CSIRO, BMRC, NIWA, Massachusetts" |
C |
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Climate variability/ prediction |
Global |
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C |
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ACC: |
Coupled model simulations |
Global |
Numerous |
C |
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Prediction of Anthropogenic Climate Change |
Glob/regional |
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C |
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Understanding feedbacks |
Global |
IGBP/PAGES |
C |
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Model reconstructions of 20th century climate |
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C |
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Improved datasets |
Global |
NCDC (USA) |
C |
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Implementing GCOS plan |
Global |
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P |
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Changes in UK climate |
UK |
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C |
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Observable climate change |
"Studies (eg NAO) with SST (precip., clouds etc) database back to 1901" |
N. Atlantic O & Global Land |
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C |
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Paleoclimate (proxy data) |
Tree ring data for summer temps and patterns |
N. Hemisphere |
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C |
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"Thermohaline circulation, interannual-decadal variability, cold/warm water pathways" |
ALBATROSS (role of Scotia Sea & cruise in 1999) |
S. Atlantic/ S. Ocean |
"SOC, BAS, POL" |
P |
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Repeat of WOCE section A11 (cruise in 2000) |
S. Atlantic |
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P |
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Continuation of Drake Passage monitoring |
S. Ocean |
"SOC, BAS, Chile" |
C |
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Ocean/Atmos. processes/circulation |
"Mesoscale eddies, subduction, water masses" |
N. Atlantic |
POMME |
C |
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Holocene paleoclimate |
Lake sediments - possible ENSO (&NAO) signals |
Global (?) |
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C |
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Tropical Climate Variability |
"Infectious diseases, relation to climate change" |
"Africa, Pacific" |
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C |
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Seasonal forecasting/ assimilation |
"Assim. of altimeter data, and T-S assim. Research for seasonal forecasting at ECMWF" |
Pacific O |
ECMWF |
C |
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Dec. variability of water masses /assimilation |
Isotherm thicknesses in XBT data & models. |
N. Atlantic O |
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C |
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Assimilate thermal anomalies into models |
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The Met Office? |
T |
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High resolution modelling/assimilation |
"Assim'n into OCCAM, and comparison with WOCE data sets" |
Global O. |
SOC |
C |
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Ozone and aerosol concentrations |
Measurement & modelling of trace gases |
Global? |
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C |
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Ocean-atmosphere exchange (PML) |
Generation of large seasonal & interannual CO2 time series |
Atlantic |
UEA |
C |
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Atlantic Meridional Transect (PML) |
Twice-yearly cruise gathering physical & biological data sets |
N & S Atlantic |
NERC various |
C |
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Drake Passage (POL) |
Volume flux measurements using BP recorders and altimetry |
S. Ocean |
"SOC, UEA, BAS" |
C |
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Ocean circulation monitoring (POL) |
"Use of UK-owned tide gauges for circulation, flow through straits and indices of ACC transport" |
"UK coast, S. Atlantic, Antarctic" |
BAS |
C |
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Bottom pressures for ocean dynamics (POL) |
Monitoring of large scale bottom pressure coherence |
Global |
"SOC, UEA" |
C |
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N. Atlantic subpolar gyre and Arctic
(POL)
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Monitoring the Atlantic inflow toward the Arctic (MAIA) with coastal tide gauges and altimetry. Usage of BP recorders for validation. |
"N. Atlantic, Arctic" |
"SINTEF (Trondheim, Norway)" |
Completed |
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(POL) |
Usage of BP recorders and inverted echo-sounders (IESs) to monitor fluxes between Atlantic and Nordic Seas in the ASOF proposal. |
"N. Atlantic, Nordic Seas" |
"Hamburg, CEFAS" |
C |
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"Bottom-mounted ""yo-yo"" profiler"
(SAMS)
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"Under development, to record vertical structure regularly and assist with interpretation of IESs." |
"N. Atlantic, Global" |
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C |
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Teleconnections
(PML)
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Gulf Stream variability/ N Atlantic climate fluctuations/UK shelf processes |
N Atlantic |
Massachusetts |
C |
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Ocean-shelf boundary
(POL)
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Observations & nested modelling of ocean/shelf-sea interactions |
N Atlantic |
"SOC, MOD, the Met Office" |
C |
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Global coastal sea levels
(POL)
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Use of ocean/tide/surge models to simulate flood risk from GCM climate predictions. PSMSL contributions to CLIVAR & IPCC |
Global |
"MAFF, Durham" |
C |
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Palaeo-Climate and sea level (SAMS) |
Use of tropical corals to extend record back to 1700 AD |
"Pacific, Indian" |
Edinburgh |
C |
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"Carbon in sediments in organic upwelling zones (back to 300,000 BP) from cores " |
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C |
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Restricted Exchange Environments
(SAMS)
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"Determination of the effects of climate change on sea lochs and estuaries, including study of sedimentary records over last 10k years." |
UK coastal |
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C |
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Seasonal-interannual variability |
Agulhas Current variability |
S. Ocean |
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C |
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Argo floats in N. Atlantic and S. Ocean |
Atlantic |
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C |
| NB SOC known as NOCS from 01 May 05 |
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Drake Passage repeats |
S. Ocean |
"UEA, BAS, Chile" |
C |
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Rockall-Iceland repeats |
N. Atlantic O |
"CCMS, SOAEFD" |
C |
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Model studies of Ant. Circ. Current |
S. Ocean |
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C |
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Global waveheights from satellites |
Global |
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C |
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SOC surface flux climatology |
Global |
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C |
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Decadal-centennial variability |
Long hydrographic sections |
Global |
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C |
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Confronting models with data |
Global |
"Hadley C., E'burgh" |
C |
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Thermohaline circn. of N. Atl. and NAO effect |
N. Atlantic |
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C |
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Understanding the dynamics of large-scale propagating systems. |
N. Atlantic |
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C |
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Identifying the links between surface fluxes and oceanic changes. |
N. Atlantic |
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C |
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Observing global thermohaline circulation variability. |
Global |
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C |
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"Developing and assessing a high resolution ocean, coupled climate model." |
Global |
"CSIRO, Australia" |
C |
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Carbon/ Nitrogen cycle modelling |
NPZD model in OGCM (1000 year run) |
Global ocean |
Hadley Centre |
C |
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Biogenic gases |
Relation to phytoplankton blooms; other sources and sinks; global determination via satellites. |
Atlantic O. |
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C P |
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Paleoclimate (proxy data) |
Sediment cores (climate variability) |
"Med., Red Sea" |
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C |
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Oxygen isotope signals (and circulation) |
Global |
UEA |
C |
| Rutherford Appleton Lab Space Science & Technology Division |
Earth Observation |
ATSR data for validation of climate models |
Global |
Hadley Centre |
C |
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Integration of satellite data into SST database |
Global |
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C |
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Tropospheric O3 |
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C |
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"Atmospheric H2O, CO and O3" |
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P |
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Atmospheric&Ocean Modelling |
Stratosphere-Troposphere exchange |
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C |
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Stratosphere variability (low frequency) |
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C |
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Anthropogenic influence on atmposphere |
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P |
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Modelling tropical Pacific O. (monthly var.y) |
Trop. Pacific |
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C |
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Radiative properties of Greenhouse Gases |
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C |
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Model-Data comparisons |
Time-series analysis of ACC |
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C |
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Variational techniques for remote sensed data to produce SST and dynamic height |
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C |
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BADC |
Atmospheric data archive and retrieval |
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C |
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Climate variability near Antarctica |
Impacts/ variability of ice mass |
Antarctica |
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C P |
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Relation of Antarctic to global context |
Global |
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C P |
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S. Ocean variability |
S. Ocean |
"UEA, SOC" |
C P |
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Ice-atmosphere interactions |
Antarctica |
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C P |
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Upper atmosphere variability |
Antarctica |
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C P |
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Atmospheric processes |
Cloud radiative properties/ inhomogeneities |
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C |
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Turbulent transports in the atmospheric BL |
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C |
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Sources/ evolution of atmospheric aerosols |
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C |
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Ocean-atmosphere variability and predicability |
Coupled ocean-atmosphere modelling |
Global |
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C |
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Intra-seasonal variability (e.g. MJO) |
Pacific |
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C |
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Asian Monsoons |
Asia |
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C |
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West African Monsoons |
W. Africa |
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C |
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N Atlantic storm track |
Atlantic |
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C |
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Atmospheric processes |
Water vapour and global atmospheric water cycle |
Global |
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C |
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Impact of stratosphere on climate |
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C |
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Radiative forcing |
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C |
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Representation of chemical processes |
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C |
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Impact of anthropogenic perturbations |
Photochemically active species |
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C |
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Paleoclimate |
"Impact of ocean, veg., & cryosphere" |
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C |
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Seasonal variability of atmosphere |
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C |
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Land-ocean-atmosphere interactions |
SST anomalies and land surface changes |
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EU prog. led by IH |
C |
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Consequences of tropical deforestation |
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International LBA project |
C |
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River flows and ocean stratification |
River flows within GCMs |
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C |
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Impacts of climate anomalies on river flow & groundwater |
Use of observed river flows & proxy data |
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C |
| University College London Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling |
Atlantic THC |
Freshwater inputs using satellite data |
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ARCICE (SOC) |
C P |
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Climate change prediction |
Comparison of coupled ocean/sea-ice models with satellite data |
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"Hadley Centre, NPS Monterey, SOC" |
C |
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Assimilation of satellite data into regional sea-ice model |
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T |
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Climate change & attribution |
Ice sheet mass balance |
"Antarctica, Greenland" |
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C |
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Ice sheet & glacier dynamics |
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VECTRA programme led by CPC |
C |
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New datasets for sea-ice thickness |
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C |
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Denmark Strait Overflow |
"Moored current meter, IES and ADCP arrays" |
Atlantic |
"POL-CCMS,EC-VEINS and NOAA-CORC" |
C P |
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Atlantic inflow to Arctic Ocean |
Bottom Pressure Gauge North of Svalbard |
Arctic |
POL-CCMS |
P |
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Atlantic Dec-Cen Array |
Moored bottom-parked array of profiling CTDs |
N. Atlantic |
International CLIVAR Community Array |
T |
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Upper ocean variability |
Mechanisms of low-frequency ocean variability diagnosed using adjoint sensitivity analysis. |
"Global, mid-latitudes" |
SOC |
C |
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Ocean ventilation |
"Ventilation diagnosed using transient tracers, circulation models and inverse methods" |
N. Atlantic |
MIT |
C |
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Low-frequency Arctic variability |
Low-frequency air/sea/ice interaction and links to the NAO and thermohaline variability |
"Arctic,and North Atlantic" |
CEFAS (MAFF) |
P T |
