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The largest group of contributors to WCRP are several thousands of climate scientists from around the world who offer their expertise and time as volunteers to, for example, help organize workshops in key areas of research, lay out avenues for future research in [[white paper]] articles, and serve on WCRP science or advisory boards.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Asrar |first1=G.R. |last2=Hurrell |first2=J.W. |last3=Busalacchi |first3=A.J. |editor1-last=Asrar |editor1-first=G.R. |editor2-last=Hurrell |editor2-first=J.W. |title=Climate Science for Serving Society |publisher=Springer Netherlands |date=2013 |pages=1–12 |chapter=The World Climate Research Program Strategy and Priorities: Next Decade}}</ref> Official scientific guidance for the programme is provided by a Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) consisting of 18 volunteer scientists selected by mutual agreement between the three sponsoring organizations.<ref name=review2017>{{cite web |url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002562/256218e.pdf |title=Report of and update on the WMO-IOC-ICSU World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and its review by its sponsors |publisher=IOC/UNESCO Information Document |date=2017}}</ref> Everyday operations are supported by a secretariat of around 8 full-time staff, hosted by the [[World Meteorological Organization]] in Geneva.
== Activities and
WCRP's largest activities are its four "Core Projects" (called [[Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate|SPARC]], [[CLIVAR]], [[CliC]], and [[GEWEX]]),<ref name="review2017" /> which support climate research on the global atmosphere, oceans, the cryosphere, and the land surface (together constituting the Earth's physical climate system) as well as interactions and exchanges between them. Each Core Project again has a structure similar to that of WCRP itself, namely contributing scientists, a scientific steering group, and a secretariat ("international project office") hosted by individual countries.
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