Strategic Plan for the
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Final Report, July 2003

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CCOIIG, 2003: An Ocean Implementation Plan for the U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program [PDF] [Doney, S (ed.)]. Carbon Cycle Ocean Interim Implementation Group, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Washington, DC, USA (manuscript).

CCWG, 1999: A U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan [PDF] [Sarmiento, J.L. and S.C. Wofsy (eds.)]. Carbon and Climate Working Group, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Washington, DC, USA, 69 pp.

EHP, 2001: Environmental Health Perspectives: Human Health Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the United States [Bernard, S.M., M.G. McGeehin, and J.A. Patz (eds.)]. EHP Supplement 109(2), Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, USA, 64 pp.

FAO, 2002: Terrestrial Carbon Observation: The Rio de Janeiro Recommendations for Terrestrial and Atmospheric Measurements [Cihlar, J., S. Denning, F. Ahern, F. Bretherton, J. Chen, C. Dobson, C. Gerbig, R. Gibson, R. Gommes, T. Gower, K. Hibbard, T. Igarashi, R. Olson, C. Potter, M. Raupach, S. Running, J. Townshend, D. Wickland, and Y. Yasuoka (eds.)]. FAO Environment and Natural Resources Series No. 2. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy, 42 pp.

Global Carbon Project, 2003: Science Framework and Implementation [PDF]. Earth System Science Partnership (IGBP, IHDP, WCRP, DIVERSITAS) No. 1; Global Carbon Project Series No. 1, Canberra, Australia (in press).

GCOS, 2003: The Second Report on the Adequacy of the Global Observing Systems for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC [PDF]. WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICS, GCOS-82, Technical Document No. 1143, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 85 pp.  Also available:  Executive Summary [PDF] and Report to SBSTA-18 [PDF].

GOOS, 2002: A Global Ocean Carbon Observation System - A Background Report [PDF] [Doney, S. and M. Hood (eds.)]. Global Ocean Observing System Report No. 118, UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, IOC/INF-1173, 55 pp.

IPCC, 2000a: Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry. A Special Report of the IPCC [Watson, R.T., I.R. Noble, B. Bolin, N.H. Ravindranath, D.J. Verardo, and D.J. Dokken (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 377 pp.

IPCC, 2000b: Emissions Scenarios. A Special Report of IPCC Working Group III [Nakicenovic, N., J. Alcamo, G. Davis, B. de Vries, J. Fenhann, S. Gaffin, K. Gregory, A. Grubler, T.Y. Jung, T. Kram, E.L. La Rovere, L. Michaelis, S. Mori, T. Morita, W. Pepper, H. Pitcher, L. Price, K. Riahi, Al. Roehrl, H.-H. Rogner, A. Sankovski, M. Schlesinger, P. Shukla, S. Smith, R. Swart, S. van Rooijen, N. Victor, and Z. Dadi (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 599 pp.

IPCC, 2001a: Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis. A Contribution of Working Group I to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Houghton, J.T., Y. Ding, D.J. Griggs, M. Noguer, P.J. van der Linden, X. Dai, K. Maskell, and C.A. Johnson (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 881 pp.

IPCC, 2001b: Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. A Contribution of Working Group II to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [McCarthy, J.J., O.F. Canziani, N.A. Leary, D.J. Dokken, and K.S. White (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 1032 pp.

IPCC, 2001c: Climate Change 2001: Mitigation. A Contribution of Working Group III to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Metz, B., O. Davidson, R. Swart, and J. Pan (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 752 pp.

IPCC, 2001d: Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report. A Contribution of Working Groups I, II, and III to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Watson R.T. and the Core Writing Team (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 397 pp.

LSCOP, 2002: A Large-Scale CO₂ Observing Plan: In Situ Oceans and Atmosphere [Bender, M., S. Doney, R. Feely, I. Fung, N. Gruber, D. Harrison, R. Keeling, J. Moore, J. Sarmiento, E. Sarachik, B. Stephens, T. Takahashi, P. Tans, and R. Wanninkhof (eds.)]. LSCOP Working Group, National Technical Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA, 201 pp.

MA Secretariat, 2002: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Methods [PDF] [Reid, W., N. Ash, E. Bennett, P. Kumar, M. Lee, N. Lucas, H. Simons, V. Thompson, and M. Zurek (eds.)]. Millenium Assessment Secretariat, ICLARM Office, Penang, Malaysia, 81 pp.

NACP, 2002: The North American Carbon Program (NACP). A Report of the NACP Committee of the U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Steering Group [Wofsy, S. and R. Harriss (eds.)]. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 56 pp.

NASA, 2002: Air Pollution as a Climate Forcing: Proceedings of a Workshop (Honolulu, Hawaii � 29 April - 3 May 2002) [Hansen, J.E. (ed.)]. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA, 169 pp.

NRC, 1999a: Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade. Committee on Global Change Research, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 616 pp.

NRC, 1999b: Capacity of U.S. Climate Modeling to Support Climate Change Assessment  Activities. Climate Research Committee, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 78 pp.

NRC, 1999c: Our Common Journey: A Transition Toward Sustainability. Board on Sustainable Development, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 363 pp.

NRC, 1999d: From Monsoons to Microbes: Understanding the Ocean's Role in Human Health. Committee on the Ocean's Role in Human Health, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 144 pp.

NRC, 1999e: Making Climate Forecasts Matter. Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 187 pp.

NRC, 1999f: A Question of Balance: Private Rights and the Public Interest in Scientific and Technical Databases. National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 158 pp.

NRC, 1999g: Adequacy of Climate Observing Systems. Panel on Climate Observing Systems Status, Climate Research Committee, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 66 pp.

NRC, 2000: Reconciling Observations of Global Temperature Change. Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 104 pp.

NRC, 2001a: Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions.  Committee on the Science of Climate Change, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 42 pp.

NRC, 2001b: Grand Challenges in Environmental Sciences. Committee on Grand Challenges in Environmental Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 106 pp.

NRC, 2001c: Under the Weather: Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Disease. Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 160 pp.

NRC, 2001d: Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling. Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 142 pp.

NRC, 2001e: The Science of Regional and Global Change: Putting Knowledge to Work. Committee on Global Change Research, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 19 pp.

NRC, 2001f: Global Air Quality: An Imperative for Long-Term Observational Strategies. Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 56 pp.

NRC, 2002: Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises. Committee on Abrupt Climate Change, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 230 pp.

Ocean Theme Team, 2001: An Ocean Theme for the IGOS Partnership [Lindstrom, E., J. Fellous, M. Drinkwater, R. Navalgund, J. Marra, T. Tanaka, J. Johannessen, C. Summerhayes, and L. Charles (eds.)]. NP-2001-01-261-HQ. National Aeronautics and Space Administration [on behalf of the Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership], Washington, DC, USA, 36 pp.

USGCRP, 2000: High-End Climate Science: Development of Modeling and Related Computing Capabilities. Ad Hoc Working Group on Climate Modeling (report to the USGCRP, December 2000), U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, 44 pp.

USGCRP, 2001: A Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle [Hornberger, G.M. J.D. Aber, J. Bahr, R.C. Bales, K. Beven, E. Foufoula-Georgiou, G. Katul, J.L. Kinter III, R.D. Koster, D.P. Lettenmaier, D. McKnight, K. Miller, K. Mitchell, J.O. Roads, B.R. Scanlon, and E. Smith (eds.)]. The USGCRP Water Cycle Study Group, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, 118 pp.

WAG, 1997: Climate Change and Vector-Borne and Other Infectious Diseases: A Research Agenda. The Washington Advisory Group, Washington, DC, USA, 25 pp.

WCRP, 1995: CLIVAR Science Plan - A Study of Climate Variability and Predictability. World Climate Research Programme Report No. 89 (WMO/TD No. 690), World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 157 pp.

WMO, 1999: Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 1998. Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project - Report No. 44, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 732 pp.

WMO, 2003: Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2002. Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project - Report No. 47, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 498 pp.