The Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) will be officially launched in May 2017.  YOPP will be an internationally-coordinated period of intensive observing, modeling, prediction, verification, user engagement, and educational activities initiated by the World Meteorological Organization’s World Weather Research Programme (WWRP).  The goal of YOPP is to advance significantly our environmental prediction capabilities for the polar regions and beyond.

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