Peer Review Plans

Title and Description:
State of the Climate in 2008.
The State of the Climate Report is a 150+ page summary of weather and climate conditions of the past year. Working with contributing authors from more than 50 countries around the world, this report places today’s climate in historical context and provides perspectives on the extent to which the climate system varies and changes as well as the effect that climate is having on societies and the environment.

ID:  129 Info. Type:  ISI
Estimated Dissemination Date:  7/30/2009
Contact Person:  Peter Grimm NOAA Locator

Date First Posted in Peer Review Agenda:  6/16/2008

Estimated Peer Review Start Date:  3/30/2009
Review type:  individual letters
Expected number of peer reviewers:  more than 10
Peer reviewers will be selected by:  a designated outside organization

Will the public, including scientific or professional societies, be asked to nominate potential peer reviewers?  no

Will there be opportunities for the public to comment on the work product to be peer reviewed?  no

How?  NA

When?  NA

Will the agency provide significant and relevant public comments to the peer reviewers before they conduct their review?  no

Primary disciplines or expertise needed in the review:  Scientists with relevant expertise in disciplines of climatology, meteorology, oceanography.

Comments on Peer Review:
There could be up to 12 reviewers.
Selection process: A list of suggested reviewers is provided by the report's contributing authors, with final selection made by NOAA/NCDC and the American Meteorological Society.
Charge statement to peer reviewers:  ID129_StatementToPeerReviewers_StateClimate_Nov08-1.doc
Final peer review report:  When completed will be available at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/state-of-climate/state-of-climate.html.