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Definition Climate "
The climate (ancient Greek: κλίμα) is the weather averaged
over a long period of time. A descriptive saying is that "climate is what
you expect, weather is what you get." The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) glossary definition is: The exact boundaries of what is
climate and what is weather are not well defined and depend on the
application. For example, in some senses an individual El Niño event could
be considered climate; in others, as weather." Source:
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Climate
NOAA Climate Program Office — Created in October 2005, the
Climate Program Office incorporates the Office of Global Programs, the
Arctic Research Office, the Climate Observations and Services Program, and
coordinates climate activities across NOAA. The CPO focuses on developing a
broader user community for climate products and services, provides a focal
point for climate activities within NOAA, leads NOAA climate education and
outreach activities, and coordinates international climate activities.
Climate
The Climate and Radiation Branch at NASA's
Goddard Space Flight Center supports a key NASA mission, namely, to
understand and protect our home planet. We seek a better understanding of
Earth's climate on all time scales, from daily, seasonal and interannual
variability through changes on geologic time scales. Our research focuses on
atmospheric measurement, numerical modeling, and climate analysis. We
investigate atmospheric radiation, both as a driver for climate change and
as a tool for the remote sensing of Earth's atmosphere and surface. The
Branch research program seeks to better understand how our planet reached
its present state, and how it may respond to future drivers, both natural
and anthropogenic.
Climate Predictor Center The National Weather Service agency that
maintains a continuous watch on short term climate fluctuations and
diagnoses and predicts them.
Climate.org
A project of the Climate Institute in
Washington, D.C. Climate.org seeks to provide reliable information on
climate change, energy and the environment. The site is regularly updated
with recent news and articles.
World Climate
WorldClimate.com contains over 85,000 records of
world climate data (historical weather averages) from a wide range of
sources
World Climate Zones All about the World Climates. Includes
photos, world climate zones, facts about climate, seasons, Kšppen's climate
classification system, low-latitude, ...
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