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INTERNATIONAL CLIVAR PROJECT OFFICE REPORT TO SSG 18

INTERNATIONAL CLIVAR PROJECT OFFICE REPORT TO SSG 18. PREPARED BY THE ICPO STAFF. ICPO STAFF (*= change since SSG17) POSITION SSG17 SSG18 Director * Dr. Howard Cattle Dr . Bob Molinari

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INTERNATIONAL CLIVAR PROJECT OFFICE REPORT TO SSG 18

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  1. INTERNATIONAL CLIVAR PROJECT OFFICEREPORT TO SSG 18 PREPARED BY THE ICPO STAFF

  2. ICPO STAFF (*= change since SSG17) POSITION SSG17 SSG18 Director * Dr. Howard Cattle Dr. Bob Molinari Staff Scientist* Dr. Kate Stanfield Ms. Catherine Beswick Staff Scientist Dr. Anna PiraniDr. Anna Pirani Staff Scientist Dr.NicoCaltabianoDr.NicoCaltabiano Staff Scientist Dr. Carlos ErenoDr. Carlos Ereno (50%) PA to Director* Mrs. Sandy Grapes Mrs. Christina Thompson (50%) IT Specialist Mr. Kevin Reynolds (50%)

  3. SALARY, TRAVEL, AND OFFICE SUPPORT FOR ICPO • United Kingdom National Environmental Research Council (NERC) Fiscal year: 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 • Salary support • Full time salary support for Molinari and Beswick • Half time salary support for Thompson and Reynolds • Computer purchases • TOTAL NERC FUNDING SUPPORT ~$300,000 • b) Office space • 2+ Offices

  4. 2) United States CLIVAR Interagency Working Group (NSF, NASA, NOAA) through UCAR/NERC contract Funding year: 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2012 • Salary support • Full time salary support for Pirani and Caltabiano • Half time support for Ereno • TOTAL US SALARY SUPPORT ~$150,000 • Travel support • The US CLIVAR Office pays for the travel of U.S. scientists (e.g., SSG members, panel chairs) to International CLIVAR meetings

  5. 3) The World Climate Research Council (WCRP) • General meeting support • WCRP pays for the travel of non-U.S. scientists to International CLIVAR meetings • TOTAL WCRP TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR 2012: ~$140,000 • Travel for individuals • When justified, the WCRP pays for the travel of individual scientists to relevant meetings • 4) The University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina: The University of Buenos Aires provides office space for Dr. Ereno. • 5) The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy: The Centre provides office space for Dr. Pirani

  6. SUMMARY OF ICPO ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD FROM SSG17 TO SSG18 (Details are provided on the CLIVAR website) • Meeting attendance includes working with CLIVAR panels and working groups on local logistics, developing participant lists and agendas, providing assistance as needed during the meeting and writing the final report. • Number of CLIVAR meetings supported: 35 • 2. Support for CLIVAR Working Groups and Panels includes • providing support between meetings on action items, keeping members aware of relevant issues (i.e., meetings), interacting with other panels and working groups on issues of mutual interest, etc. • Number of actions supporting CLIVAR panels: 20

  7.  3. Support for WCRP activities includes similar activities as 2 • Above but performed for WCRP cross-cuts (e.g., extremes), other WCRP projects and JSC. • Number of actions supporting WCRP activities: 20 • 4. Reports and publications written or in preparation. • Number of reports generated: 15 • Other actions • modified procedure for developing annual meeting requests • wrote and distributed statement on becoming a member of CLIVAR SSG, Working Groups and Panels • Handbook for Staff Scientists in preparation • Reviewing CLIVAR Working Groups and Panels Terms of Reference using TOR achievements as criteria for relevancy • Continued actions to promote OSC particularly through interactions with CIVAR Working Groups and Panels

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