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An Overview of CPC’s Development

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Current Major Activities

• Global and Regional Climate Analysis

• Real-time Global Climate Monitoring

• Forecast Tool Development/ Improvement

• Predictions, Verifications, and Expert Assessments

• Climate Diagnostics and Attribution

• Applied Research

• Outreach and Service

• International Activities

• Climate Test-Bed

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Climate Monitoring Activities

• State of the oceans

– State of Global Oceans

– Variations in tropical eastern Pacific--El Niño & La Niña – Global Climate Impacts of Sea Surface Temperatures

• Surface monitoring

– Global rainfall

– Global land surface Temperature – Soil moisture & Drought Monitoring

• Atmospheric circulation

– Atmospheric indices (PNA, NAO, AO,MJO,…)

– Satellite monitoring (e.g., outgoing longwave radiation) – Climate Reanalysis

• Stratospheric circulation and variability

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Prediction And Assessment Activities

• UV index (daily)

• ENSO Diagnostics Discussion & Outlook (monthly, weekly update)

• Seasonal Hurricane Outlooks (Atlantic and Eastern Pacific - issued in May, updated in August)

• Dynamical Forecasts: Climate Forecast System (CFS)

• Routine briefings – Global monsoon – State of the ocean – Drought

– ENSO update

– Other briefings – CPC International Desks

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