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Assessment of Interseasonal to Interannual Climate Prediction and Predictability

Committee on Assessment of Intraseasonal to Interannual Climate Prediction and Predictability

Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

Division on Earth and Life Studies

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS

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COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENT OF INTRASEASONAL TO INTERANNUAL CLIMATE PREDICTION AND PREDICTABILITY

ROBERT A. WELLER (Chair),

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts

JEFFREY L. ANDERSON,

National Center for Atmospheric Research, Colorado

ALBERTO ARRIBAS,

Met Office Hadley Centre, United Kingdom

ROBERT E. DICKINSON,

University of Texas, Austin

LISA GODDARD,

Columbia University, New York, New York

EUGENIA KALNAY,

University of Maryland, College Park

BENJAMIN KIRTMAN,

University of Miami, Florida

RANDAL D. KOSTER,

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland

MICHAEL B. RICHMAN,

University of Oklahoma, Norman

R. SARAVANAN,

Texas A&M University, College Station

DUANE WALISER,

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

BIN WANG,

University of Hawaii, Honolulu

NRC Staff:

MARTHA MCCONNELL, Study Director

JOSEPH CASOLA, Postdoctoral Fellow

LAUREN BROWN, Research Associate

SHELLY FREELAND, Senior Program Assistant

DAVID REIDMILLER, Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Fellow

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BOARD ON ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE

ANTONIO J. BUSALACCHI, JR. (Chair),

University of Maryland, College Park

ROSINA M. BIERBAUM,

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

RICHARD CARBONE,

National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

WALTER F. DABBERDT,

Vaisala, Inc., Boulder, Colorado

KIRSTIN DOW,

University of South Carolina, Columbia

GREG S. FORBES,

The Weather Channel, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

ISAAC HELD,

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Princeton, New Jersey

ARTHUR LEE,

Chevron Corporation, San Ramon, California

RAYMOND T. PIERREHUMBERT,

University of Chicago, Illinois

KIMBERLY PRATHER,

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California

KIRK R. SMITH,

University of California, Berkeley

JOHN T. SNOW,

University of Oklahoma, Norman

THOMAS H. VONDER HAAR,

Colorado State University/CIRA, Fort Collins

XUBIN ZENG,

University of Arizona, Tucson

Ex Officio Members

GERALD A. MEEHL (Chair, Climate Research Committee),

National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

NRC Staff

CHRIS ELFRING, Director

EDWARD DUNLEA, Senior Program Officer

LAURIE GELLER, Senior Program Officer

IAN KRAUCUNAS, Senior Program Officer

MARTHA MCCONNELL, Program Officer

MAGGIE WALSER, Associate Program Officer

TOBY WARDEN, Associate Program Officer

KATIE WELLER, Associate Program Officer

JOSEPH CASOLA, Postdoctoral Fellow

RITA GASKINS, Administrative Coordinator

LAUREN A. BROWN, Research Associate

ROB GREENWAY, Program Associate

SHELLY FREELAND, Senior Program Assistant

AMANDA PURCELL, Senior Program Assistant

RICARDO PAYNE, Program Assistant

JANEISE STURDIVANT, Program Assistant

SHUBHA BANSKOTA, Financial Associate

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Acknowledgements

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their participation in their review of this report:

Brian Hoskins, Imperial College London, UK

Richard Kleeman, New York University

Robert A. Knox, University of California, San Diego

Arthur Lee, Chevron Corporation, San Ramon, CA 94583

Ruby Leung, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA

Robert E. Livezey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (retired), Silver Spring, MD

Andrew M. Moore, University of California, Santa Cruz

Sumant Nigam, University of Maryland, College Park

Tim Palmer, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK

Matthew C. Wheeler, Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Melbourne

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Roger B. Lukas (University of Hawaii). Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.

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