A Scientific Strategy for U.S. Participation in the GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) Component of the CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability) Programme

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Publication Year:1998

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Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Panel, Climate Research Committee, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-4	(skim)
1 Introduction	5-6	(skim)
2 Scientific Objectives and Basis of GOALS	7-8	(skim)
3 Temporal and Spatial Foci for GOALS	9-12	(skim)
4 The Six Elements of GOALS	13-16	(skim)
5 Context for the U.S. GOALS Strategy	17-19	(skim)
6 Long-Term Observations and Analyses	20-30	(skim)
7 Process Studies	31-35	(skim)
8 Empirical and Diagnostic Studies	36-38	(skim)
9 Modeling	39-44	(skim)
10 Applications and Human Dimensions	45-50	(skim)
11 Data Management	51-52	(skim)
12 Coordination and Implementation Considerations	53-59	(skim)
13 Summary of Key Recommendations and Conclusions	60-62	(skim)
Appendix A Acronyms	63-65	(skim)
Appendix B References and Selected Bibliography	66-69	(skim)

A Scientific Strategy for U.S. Participation in the GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) Component of the CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability) Programme

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