Proceedings of the First WCRP International Conference on Reanalyses
Subtitle: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, 27-31 October 1997.
Contributors: International Council of Scientific Unions.; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.; World Meteorological Organization.; World Climate Research Programme.
Series: WMO/TD -- no. 876.; WCRP -- 66.; WCRP (Series) -- 104.
Publisher: International Council of Scientific Unions, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, World Meteorological Organization
Published: 1998
Place of publication: [Geneva, Switzerland]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 461
Subjects: Climatology -- Congresses.; Climatology -- Databases -- Congresses.
Notes: "February 1998."

At head of title:  World Climate Research Progamme, International Council of Scientific Unions, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, World Meteorological Organization.

"In brief, the reanalyses represent the most valuable resource hitherto available for climate diagnostic studies, offer new scope for investigation of many features of the global climate system, and have indicated new directons and emphasis for research and development of data assimilation systems."--Conf. Summary.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: [Section titles only] Overview; value: Reanalyses and comparative data sets; value: The global general circulation; value: Surface fluxes and the hydrological cycle; value: Prediction and teleconnections; value: Budgets and precipitation variability; value: TOGA, AMIP, land surface and clouds; value: General circulation studies; value: Regional studies; value: Assimilation methodology and future plans; value: Poster presentations; value: Appendix, List of Participants.