Peer Review Plans

Title and Description:
CCSP Product 1.1 Temperature trends in the lower atmosphere - steps for understanding and reconciling differences
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), established in 2002 to coordinate climate and global change research conducted in the United States and to support decision-making on climate-related issues, is producing twenty-one synthesis and assessment reports that address its research, observation, and decision-support needs. The first report, produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in coordination with other federal agencies, focuses on understanding reported differences between independently produced data sets of temperature trends for the surface through the lower stratosphere and comparing these data sets to model simulations.

ID:  22 Info. Type:  HISA Estimated Dissemination Date:  3/31/2006
Contact Person: Linda Suttora  NOAA Locator

Date First Posted in Peer Review Agenda:  6/16/2005

Estimated Peer Review Start Date: 
Review type:  NAS review
Expected number of peer reviewers:  4-10
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?  yes

How?  A public comment period on the document will occur, post peer-review.

When?  Public comment will be a 45 day review beginning September 19.

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:  Geophysical sciences, including: physics, meteorology, oceanography; statistics.

Comments on Peer Review:
Public comments went back to the Author Team for consideration.
Review Type: NRC Review completed 5/3/05.
Charge statement: Prospectus (review section): http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap1-1/sap1-1prospectus-final.htm#6
Final Peer Review Report, titled "Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product on Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere" can be viewed at: http://fermat.nap.edu/catalog/11285.html
Final product may be viewed at: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap1-1/finalreport/default.htm
Actual dissemination date: 5/2/2006

For more information see http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap1-1/default.htm.