Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR)

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CLIVAR is an international research programme looking at climate variability and climate change. Climate variability, its extremes and possible future changes, has a strong impact on mankind.

CLIVAR seeks to better understand and predict our climate in order to take precautions and to reduce impacts of climate variability and change on our planet.

• Project overview — A brief description of the main aims of the project
• BODC's role — Our duties as the CLIVAR Moored Instrument and Sea Level Data Assembly Centres
• Official web site — View the CLIVAR pages
• Data policy — CLIVAR data management policy
• Moored instrument data — Details of the Moored Instrument Data Assembly Centre
• Sea level data — Details of the Delayed-mode Sea Level Data Assembly Centre
• Other links — Links to CLIVAR sites and other relevant initiatives