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REGIONAL ACTIVITY
| GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE OF INTEREST | SCIENTIFIC FOCUS/THEME | ACTIVE SINCE |
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Asian Monsoon region
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Understanding the complex interplay between atmospheric composition and its role in the Asian Monsoon region
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2013
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Tropics
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Improving the accuracy of model-simulated QBO and using this to improve decadal-scale climate projections
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2015
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Polar regions
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Advancing our understanding of polar stratospheric clouds in particular related to their role in polar ozone loss
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2015
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Tropics
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Understanding dynamical stratosphere-troposphere coupling in the tropical regions
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2016
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Asia
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Focused on bringing together scientists from the Asian region focusing on SPARC research topics
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2015
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Antarctic
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Improving the physically-based estimates of sea-level change coming from West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) over the present century and beyond
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2013
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Arctic and Antarctic
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An analysis of the three budgets that govern the evolution of sea ice and its impact on the Earth’s climate system, namely conservation of heat, momentum balance, and tracer conservation
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2014
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Greenland and Antarctic
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A consortium of international ice sheet models and coupled ice sheet-climate models that fully explore the sea level rise contribution from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets
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2014
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(Jointly with the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Antarctic
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Improves understanding of the Antarctic sea ice zone through focussed and ongoing field programs, remote sensing and numerical modelling
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1996
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Global
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Improves current knowledge and understanding of the temporal dynamics and physical properties of snow as a component of the coupled climate system
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2013
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Arctic
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Examining whether recent extreme weather in North America, eastern Asia and northern Europe are random events or were related to recent global or Arctic climate change
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2014
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(Jointly with SCAR/IASC)
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Greenland and Antarctic
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Research on the estimation of the mass balance of ice sheets and their contribution to sea level, and integration of observations and modelling efforts
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2012
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Atlantic
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Identify major emerging scientific issues related to research in Atlantic climate variability, climate change and climate predictability and foster research initiatives in Atlantic climate studies
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1999
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Pacific
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Oversee and facilitate the implementation of CLIVAR in the Pacific sector in order to meet the objectives outlined in the Science and Implementation Plans in collaboration with other relevant panels, research foci groups and task teams
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1999
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Indian Ocean
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Provide scientific and technical oversight for a sustained ocean observing system for the Indian Ocean in order to provide ocean observations needed for climate variability research, and to underpin operational ocean applications and services relevant to the region
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2004
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Southern Ocean
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Serve as a forum for the discussion and communication of scientific advances in the understanding of climate variability and change in the Southern Ocean, and advise CLIVAR, CliC, and SCAR on progress, achievements, new opportunities and impediments in internationally-coordinated Southern Ocean research
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1999
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Global
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Design and implement a means to investigate the interactions between climate mean state and different modes of monsoon variability, thereby furthering monsoon prediction capability
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2015
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Global
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Addresses the CMIP6 science question on investigating the origins and consequences of systematic model biases, by providing a framework for evaluating (including assessment of systematic biases), understanding, and improving ocean, sea‐ice, tracer, and biogeochemical components of climate and earth system models contributing to CMIP6
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2016
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(Jointly with GODAE OceanView)
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Global
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Provide a framework for comparison and evaluation of ocean synthesis products
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2006
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(CLIVAR endorsed project)
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South Atlantic
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Advance our understanding of the role of the South Atlantic Ocean in the MOC system and the establishment of an observing system to capture key components of the circulation
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2012
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(CLIVAR endorsed project)
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Northwest Pacific
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Understand the dynamics of the Northwestern Pacific circulation and its roles in warm pool maintenance and low-frequency variability, and modulation of the ENSO cycle, East-Asia Monsoon variability, and the Northwestern Pacific tropical cyclones
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2010
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(CLIVAR endorsed project)
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Global
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Provide a framework for comparison and evaluation of ocean synthesis products
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2006
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Mediterranean (HyMeX), Cold regions (CCRN), and other past and planned RHPs in various regions of the world
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Physical processes surrounding water and energy exchanges within a region
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1993
(a number of RHPs have been initiated and successfully completed)
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(Jointly with Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (FPA2))
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Arctic and Antarctic
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a global competition challenging teams to push the boundaries of polar ocean monitoring capabilities. The first team to complete a 2000km continuous mission with an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) under the sea ice in the Arctic or Antarctic will win the prize money totalling 500,000 CHF.
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2016
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Arctic and Antarctic
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International coordinated framework that produces improved generation of regional climate change projections for input into impact and adaptation studies
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2013
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Global
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CORDEX encompasses 14 domains across the globe, the IPOC office and SAT coordinates the work within and across the domains
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2015
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CORDEX CORE Coordinated Output for Regional Evaluations as a contribution to CMIP6 and the IPCC process
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Global
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A core framework that gives a succinct set of downscalings for each region that also spans plausible ranges of climate change
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Probable duration of first stage 2017-2021
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Global
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Requesting specific CMIP6 output for regional climate downscaling. CORDEX builds on a foundation of previous downscaling intercomparison projects to provide a common framework for downscaling activities around the world
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Probable duration of first stage 2017-2021
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Global
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Outline standards for the incorporation of ESD in CORDEX
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2016
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CORDEX Science Challenges
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Global
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The CORDEX Regional Challenges (Added Value, Human element, Coordination of coupled modelling, Precipitation, Local wind systems) provide a focus for downscaling research, to be pursued as complementary to the WCRP Grand Challenges
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2016
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CORDEX South America
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South America
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Coordination of CORDEX/regional downscaling/modelling activities within the domain
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20??
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CORDEX Central America
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Central America
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Coordination of CORDEX/regional downscaling/modelling activities within the domain
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20??
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North America
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Coordination of CORDEX/regional downscaling/modelling activities within the domain
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20??
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Europe
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Coordination of CORDEX/regional downscaling/modelling activities within the domain
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20??
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Africa
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Coordination of CORDEX/regional downscaling/modelling activities within the domain
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20??
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South Asia
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Coordination of CORDEX/regional downscaling/modelling activities within the domain
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20??
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East Asia
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Coordination of CORDEX/regional downscaling/modelling activities within the domain
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20??
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CORDEX Central Asia
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Central Asia
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Coordination of CORDEX/regional downscaling/modelling activities within the domain
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20??
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South East Asia
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Coordination of CORDEX/regional downscaling/modelling activities within the domain
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20??
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Australasia
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Coordination of CORDEX/regional downscaling/modelling activities within the domain
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20??
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| Middle East, North Africa |
Coordination of CORDEX/regional downscaling/modelling activities within the domain
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20??
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| Flagship Pilot Study (FPS) - EURO-CORDEX + Med-CORDEX |
Europe/Mediterranean
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Convective phenomena at high resolution over Europe and the Mediterranean
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2017-2021
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| Flagship Pilot Study (FPS) - EURO-CORDEX |
Europe
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Impact of land use changes on climate in Europe across spatial and temporal scales
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2016-2020
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| Flagship Pilot Study (FPS) - Med-CORDEX |
Mediterranean
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Role of the natural and anthropogenic aerosols in the Mediterranean region: past climate variability and future climate sensitivity
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2016-2020
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| Flagship Pilot Study (FPS) - Med-CORDEX |
Mediterranean
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Role of the air-sea coupling and small scale ocean processess on regional climate
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2017-2021
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| Flagship Pilot Study (FPS) - CORDEX South America |
South Eastern South America
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Extreme precipitation events in Southeastern South America: a proposal for a better understanding and modeling
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2017-2019
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| CORDEX South East Asia (SEA) |
Southeast Asia
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Capacity building/training
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2013-2018
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| CORDEX Africa Analysis |
Africa
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Capacity building/training
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2015-2018
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| KINGA (CORDEX Africa Impacts Atlas) |
Africa
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Impacts/threshold study for different degrees of warming
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2017-2020
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