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This book lays out a science plan for a major, international, 15-year research program. The past 10 years have seen significant progress in studies of short-term climate variations, in particular for the region of the tropical Pacific Ocean and the El Nino/Southern Oscillation phenomenon. Some forecast skill with lead times as long as a year in advance has already been developed and put to use. The GOALS program plans to capitalize on this progress by expanding efforts on observations and seasonal-to-interannual predictions to the remainder of the tropics and to higher latitudes.Table of Contents FRONT MATTER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 2 THE GOALS PROGRAM AND ITS SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES 3 LARGE-SCALE INTERACTIONS AMONG THE UPPER OCEAN, ATMOSPHERE, ANDLAND 4 ELEMENTS AND GROWTH OF THE PROGRAM 5 DATA MANAGEMENT 6 RELATIONSHIP OF GOALS TO OTHER PROGRAMS 7 GOALS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT APPENDICES APPENDIX A: PRESENT STATUS OF SHORT TERM CLIMATE PREDICTION APPENDIX B: THE 1993 GOALS STUDY CONFERENCE APPENDIX C: ACRONYMS AND OTHER INITIALS REFERENCES