Archived Postings of the U.S.
Climate Change Science Program

2008

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Change on the United States. A report of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council. See also press release (dtd 29 May, 2008). (links posted 29 May 2008)

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Revised Research Plan: An update to the 2003 Strategic Plan. A report by the Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. See also press release (dtd 29 May, 2008). (links posted 29 May 2008)

Final Report of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (The effects of climate change on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity) posted online. See also press release (dtd 27 May 2008) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). (links posted 27 May 2008)

Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.4 (Abrupt Climate Change) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 30 April 2008 through 16 June 2008. (link posted 30 April 2008)

Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.2 (Best practice approaches for characterizing, communicating, and incorporating scientific uncertainty in decisionmaking) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 23 April 2008 through 9 June 2008. (link posted 23 April 2008)

Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3 (Re-analyses of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features: Implications for Attribution of Causes of Observed Change) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 14 April 2008 through 29 May 2008. (link posted 14 April 2008)

Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4 (Trends in emissions of ozone-depleting substances, ozone layer recovery, and implications for ultraviolet radiation exposure) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 18 March 2008 through 2 May 2008. (posted March 18 2008)

Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3 (Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 18 March 2008 through 2 May 2008. (posted March 18 2008)

Final Report of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.7 (Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study): is posted online. See also press release (dtd 12 March 2008) from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). (posted 12 March 2008).

Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1 (Coastal elevations and sensitivity to sea level rise) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 25 February 2008 through 10 April 2008.

Strategic Advice on the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Meeting The ninth meeting of the National Academies' Climate Change Science Program Committee will be held 19-21 March 2008 in Boulder, Colorado.

Review of CCSP Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3: Decision-Support Experiments and Evaluations Using Seasonal to Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data Report (dtd 2008) from the National Research Council. (link posted 4 Feb 2008)

Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3: Reanalyses of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features: Report (dtd 2008) from the National Academies Press. (link posted 22 Jan 2008)

The Committee for the Expert Review of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (CERSAP) will meet February 5-6, 2008 in Washington, DC Meeting notice (dtd 18 Jan 2008) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (link posted 18 Jan 2008)

Funding Opportunities The Funding Opportunities page on the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) website has been updated. (link updated 8 January 2008)

Final (third) review draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.7 (Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study). [PDF] (dtd 21 December 2007) is posted online. See also public review comment on second review draft. (links added 7 January 2008)