Overview of the California Applications Program (CAP)

The California Applications Program (CAP), is a collective of university, federal and private agency scientists studying the impacts of climate variability and attempting to improve climate and extended weather forecasts in the California region. CAP, in partnership with the Scripps Experimental Climate Prediction Center and funded by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, is working to improve climate information and forecasts for fire prevention and management, water resources and hazards, and human health.

To evaluate the utility of this information, the program has identified and is collaborating with a selected set of managers at the federal, state, and local level to address the needs of these specific applications. This talk assesses the goals of the CAP program, progress made, and issues and problems that have arisen toward achieving them.