Director’s Message

Executive Summary

CGD Achievements (Section Narratives):

Climate Analysis Section - CAS

Dataset Development
Climate Observations and Analysis
Climate Diagnostics
The Water Cycle
El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Other Tropical Studies
The North Atlantic
Decadal Variability
Model Evaluations
Anthropogenic Climate Change and Detection
General Overviews

Climate Change Research - CCR

Paleoclimate
Natural Climate Variability During the Period of Annually Resolved Records
Future Climate Change
Collaborations with other Organizations
Description of IPCC Simulation Production Process
Research Projects

Community Climate System Model – CCSM

Scientific Objectives
Overall Activities and Accomplishments of the CCSM Project
Present Scientific Capabilities of the CCSM Modeling System
Control Runs Accomplished and Data Available
IPCC Simulation Production Process
Some Highlights of Scientific Results Using CCSM Models
Plans for the Use of CCSM3

Climate Dynamics and Predictability - CDP

Predictability and Prediction Studies of Weather and Climate Variations
Diagnostic and Theoretical Studies of Variability and Validation
Data Assimilation and Numerical Model Development Studies

Climate Modeling Section - CMS

Climate Modeling
Climate Research
Climate and Chemistry
WACCM Development

Geophysical Statistics Project - GSP

Spatial and Spatio/Temporal Processes
Regression and Classification
Statistical Computing
Model Validation and Synthesis

Oceanography Section - OS

Global Ocean and Sea-Ice Modeling
High Resolution Ocean Simulations
Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling
Air-sea-ice Interactions
Forcing of the Ocean Circulation

Terrestrial Sciences Section - TSS

Community Land Model
Hydrology
Biogeochemistry
Land Cover and Land Use Change
Carbon Data Assimilation

Education and Outreach
Community Service
Awards
Publications
People: Visitors, Collaborators, Staff

Director’s Message Executive Summary CGD Achievements (Section Narratives): Climate Analysis Section - CAS