04059nam 2200625 a 450 991082885560332120200520144314.01-280-19314-X97866101931410-309-58749-20-585-14297-1(CKB)110986584751530(OCoLC)44966052(CaPaEBR)ebrary10055500(SSID)ssj0000164035(PQKBManifestationID)11162818(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164035(PQKBWorkID)10121055(PQKB)10353414(MiAaPQ)EBC3376351(Au-PeEL)EBL3376351(CaPaEBR)ebr10055500(OCoLC)923263102(EXLCZ)9911098658475153019940822d1994 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGOALS, Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System, for predicting seasonal-to-interannual climate a program of observation, modeling, and analysis /Climate Research Committee, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Press19941 online resource (115 p.) "This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ATM-9316824"--t.p. verso.Spine title: GOALS for predicting seasonal-to-interannual climate.0-309-05180-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-103).GOALS Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System for Predicting Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- ENSO AND ITS IMPORTANCE -- TOGA -- 2 The GOALS Program and Its Scientific Objectives -- THE RATIONALE FOR GOALS -- SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES -- SCIENCE QUESTIONS -- 3 Large-Scale Interactions Among the Upper Ocean, Atmosphere, and Land -- SPATIAL VARIABILITY -- Tropics -- Tropical-Extratropical Interactions -- The Extratropics -- TEMPORAL VARIABILITY -- Subseasonal Variability -- The Annual Cycle -- Interannual Variability -- Decadal Variability -- 4 Elements and Growth of the Program -- ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM -- PROGRAM GROWTH -- MODELING -- Atmosphere-Ocean Coupling -- Atmosphere-Land Coupling -- Experimental Prediction -- OBSERVATIONS -- Observations Over and In the Ocean -- Observations Over Land -- Satellite Observations Over Land and Ocean -- Expansions and Extensions -- EMPIRICAL STUDIES -- PROCESS STUDIES -- CONSORTIA AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR GROUPS -- 5 Data Management -- PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES -- DATA CENTERS -- 6 Relationship of GOALS to Other Programs -- COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS -- Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) and Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) -- Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) -- World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) -- Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) -- Atlantic Climate Change Program (ACCP) -- Other Programs -- 7 GOALS Program Management -- Appendices -- A Present Status of Short-Term Climate Prediction -- B The 1993 GOALS Study Conference -- C Acronyms and Other Initials -- References.GOALS for predicting seasonal-to-interannual climateClimatic changesMathematical modelsClimatic changesForecastingOcean-atmosphere interactionMathematical modelsClimatic changesMathematical models.Climatic changesForecasting.Ocean-atmosphere interactionMathematical models.551.6/01/1National Research Council (U.S.).Climate Research Committee.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828855603321GOALS, Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System, for predicting seasonal-to-interannual climate4040472UNINA