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REGIONAL ACTIVITY
| GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE OF INTEREST | SCIENTIFIC FOCUS/THEME | ACTIVE SINCE |
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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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(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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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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| 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) - 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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Note: Regions depicted in the above maps are approximate and may differ from the regional boundaries of the activities listed.