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US Climate Change Science Program
Updated: 14th April, 2008

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CCSP Goal 1
Improve knowledge of the Earth's past and present climate and environment, including its natural variability, and improve understanding of the causes of observed variability and change.

Product Ref # Scheduled Completion date Topic Lead Agency Contributing Agency Mailing Lists
1-1 COMPLETED 5/06/2006 Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere: Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differences NOAA NASA / DOE / NSF SAP 1-1
1-2 12/2008 Past Climate Variability and Change in the Arctic and at High Latitudes USGS NSF / NOAA / NASA / DOE SAP 1-2
1-3 9/2008 Re-analyses of historical climate data for key atmospheric features. Implications for attribution of causes of observed change. NOAA NASA / DOE SAP 1-3
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CCSP Goal 2
Improve quantification of the forces bringing about changes in the Earth's climate and related systems

Product Ref # Scheduled Completion date Topic Lead Agency Contributing Agency Mailing Lists
2-1 COMPLETED 10/7/2007 Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations and Review of Integrated Scenario Development and Application DOE EPA / NOAA / NASA SAP 2-1
2-2 COMPLETED 11/13/2007 North American carbon budget and implications for the global carbon cycle NOAA DOE / NASA / USDA / USGS SAP 2-2
2-3 10/2008 Aerosol properties and their impacts on climate NASA NOAA SAP 2-3
2-4 9/2008 Trends in emissions of ozone-depleting substances, ozone layer recovery, and implications for ultraviolet radiation exposure NOAA NASA SAP 2-4
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CCSP Goal 3
Reduce uncertainty in projections of how the Earth's climate and environmental systems may change in the future

Product Ref # Scheduled Completion date Topic Lead Agency Contributing Agency Mailing Lists
3-1 COMPLETED 7/31/2008 Climate Change Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations DOE NOAA / NASA / NSF SAP 3-1
3-2 COMPLETED 9/4/2008 Climate projections for research and assessment based on emissions scenarios developed through the CCTP NOAA NSF / DOE SAP 3-2
3-3 COMPLETED 6/19/2008 Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate. Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, Caribbean, and U.S. Pacific islands. NOAA NASA / USGS / DOE SAP 3-3
3-4 11/2008 Abrupt Climate Change USGS NOAA / EPA / DOE / NSF SAP 3-4
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CCSP Goal 4
Understand the sensitivity and adaptability of different natural and managed ecosystems and human systems to climate and related global changes

Product Ref # Scheduled Completion date Topic Lead Agency Contributing Agency Mailing Lists
4-1 12/2008 Coastal elevation and sensitivity to sea level rise EPA USGS / NOAA / NASA / DOE SAP 4-1
4-2 12/2008 Thresholds of Change in Ecosystems USGS EPA / NOAA / USGS / DOE / NSF SAP 4-2
4-3 COMPLETED 5/27/2008 The effects of climate change on agriculture, biodiversity, land, and water resources USDA EPA / NOAA / NASA / NSF / USGS / DOE / USAID SAP 4-3
4-4 COMPLETED 6/20/2008 Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources EPA USDA / NOAA / NASA / USGS / DOE / USAID SAP 4-4
4-5 COMPLETED 10/18/2007 Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States DOE SAP 4-5
4-6 COMPLETED 7/17/2008 Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems EPA NOAA / NASA / DOE SAP 4-6
4-7 COMPLETED 3/12/2008 Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: Gulf Coast Study DOT USGS / DOE / NASA SAP 4-7
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CCSP Goal 5
Explore the uses and identify the limits of evolving knowledge to manage risks and opportunities related to climate variability and change

Product Ref # Scheduled Completion date Topic Lead Agency Contributing Agency Mailing Lists
5-1 COMPLETED 9/9/2008 Uses and limitations of observations, data, forecasts, and other projections in decision support for selected sectors and regions. NASA EPA / NOAA / USGS / DOE SAP 5-1
5-2 9/2008 Best practice approaches for characterizing, communicating, and incorporating scientific uncertainty in decisionmaking. NOAA EPA / DOE / DOT/NSF / NASA SAP 5-2
5-3 8/2008 Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data NOAA NASA / EPA / USGS SAP 5-3
*** Agency Acronyms

Agency Acronyms:

  • DOE.  Department of Energy
  • DOT.  Department of Transportation.
  • EPA.  Environmental Protection Agency
  • NASA.  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • NSF.  National Science Foundation
  • NOAA.  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • USAID.  U.S. Agency for International Development
  • USDA.  U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • USGS.  U.S. Geological Survey (Department of Interior

 

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