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Progress in Pan American CLIVAR Research: The North American Monsoon System

R. WAYNE HIGGINS    
ART DOUGLAS    
ANDREA HAHMANN    
E. HUGO BERBERY    
DAVE GUTZLER    
JIM SHUTTLEWORTH    
DAVID STENSRUD    
JORGE AMADOR    
RIT CARBONE    
MIGUEL CORTEZ    
MICHAEL W. DOUGLAS    
RENÉ LOBATO    
JOSÉ MEITIN    
CHESTER ROPELEWSKI    
JAE SCHEMM    
SIEGFRIED SCHUBERT    
CHIDONG ZHANG    

Resumen

The overall goal of Pan American CLIVAR Research on the North American Monsoon System is to determine the sources and limits of predictability of warm season precipitation over North America, with emphasis on time scales ranging up to seasonal-to-interannual. To achieve this goal, several research objectives have been identified including (1) a better understanding of the key components of the monsoon system and their temporal and spatial variability, (2) a better understanding of the role of this system within the global water cycle (3) improved observational data sets, and (4) improved simulation and monthly-to-seasonal prediction of the monsoon and regional water resources. The purpose of this paper is to review the recent progress made towards achieving these objectives and to highlight some of the future challenges based on gaps in our understanding.

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