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Title and Description:
CCSP Product 3.2 Climate projections for research and assessment based on emissions scenarios developed through the Climate Change Technology Program.
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. This report, to be produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in coordination with other federal agencies, will focus on accelerating the incorporation of improved knowledge of climate processes and feedbacks into climate models to reduce uncertainty about climate sensitivity (i.e., response to radiative forcing), projected climate changes, and other related conditions. It also emphasizes improving national capacity to develop and apply climate models.

ID:  21 Info. Type:  HISA
Estimated Dissemination Date:  7/1/2008  Actual: 9/4/2008
Contact Person:  Linda Suttora NOAA Locator

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

Estimated Peer Review Start Date:  4/30/2007
Review type:  NAS review
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?  yes

Will there be opportunities for the public to comment on the work product to be peer reviewed?  yes

How?  First, a public comment period on the document prospectus will occur. Lead authors may then solicit input from stakeholders on the development of the product. Public comment on the product will take place after peer review, for no less than 45 days. From this comment period, the lead authors will prepare a 3rd draft of the product, followed by a final product.

When?  Public comment on the prospectus will be at least a 30 day review beginning July 28, 2006. Subsequent public comment on the product will be a 45-day review (December 7, 2007)

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:
Charge statement: http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12035&page=44
Peer review report: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12035
Agency response: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-2/sap3.2-response-NRC-review.pdf
Draft assessment: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-2/public-review-draft/default.htm

For additional information see http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-2/default.htm.