Description
The Climate Prediction Program for the Americas (CPPA) is a competitive research program to
improve operational intraseasonal to interannual climate prediction and the hydrological
applications. This program is strongly motivated by the Nation's need for skillful intraseasonal to
interannual predictions and the application of climate forecasts for regional and sectoral
resource management. CPPA is an integrated from former NOAA's Climate Variability and
Predictability (CLIVAR)
Pan American Climate
Studies (PACS) and
Global Energy and Water Cycle
Experiment (GEWEX) Americas Prediction Project (GAPP).
CPPA has the following scientific objectives:
- Improve the understanding and model simulation of ocean, atmosphere and land-surface processes
through observations, data analysis, and modeling studies;
- Determine the predictability of climate variations on intra-seasonal to interannual time scale,
including predictability of the continental-scale monsoon systems across the Americas;
- Advance NOAA's operational climate forecasts, monitoring, and analysis systems;
- Develop climate-based hydrologic forecasting capabilities and decision support tools for water
resource applications.
Resources
Highlights
Funded Projects
CPPA Progress Report Form
CPPA Science Panel
CPPA FY09 Information Sheet
CPPA Data Management