A scientific research center established to improve understanding and prediction of Earth's climate variations on seasonal, interannual, and decadal scales, with a special emphasis on the interactions between Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces.
Hosted by the Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA), located at the George Mason University, the IGPO is the locus of GEWEX activities, coordinating and carrying out the actions that form the bulk of GEWEX’s mission