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US Climate Change Science Program Updated 11 December 2008

Reanalysis of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features: Implications for Attribution of Causes of Observed Change

Final Report, Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3
 

See also press release from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (dtd 11 Dec 2008)

 

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SAP 1.3 Cover CCSP, 2008: Reanalysis of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features: Implications for Attribution of Causes of Observed Change. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [Randall Dole, Martin Hoerling, and Siegfried Schubert (eds.)]. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC, 156 pp.

See also brochure:

Reanalysis and Attribution: Understanding How and Why Recent Climate has Varied and Changed.




Final Report

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Entire Report [7.4 Mb]

Individual Sections

Front Matter and Preface [756 Kb]

Executive Summary [240 Kb]

Chapter 1: Introduction [500 Kb]

Chapter 2: Reanalysis of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features [2.6 Mb]

Chapter 3: Attributions of the Causes of Climate Variations and Trends over North America During the Modern Reanalysis Period [3.3 Mb]

Chapter 4: Recommendations [520 Kb]

Appendix A [152 Kb]

Appendix B [152 Kb]

Glossary and Acronyms [260 Kb]

References [696 Kb]

This document, part of the Synthesis and Assessment Products described in the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Strategic Plan, was prepared in accordance with Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554) and the information quality act guidelines issued by the Department of Commerce and NOAA pursuant to Section 515). The CCSP Interagency Committee relies on Department of Commerce and NOAA certifications regarding compliance with Section 515 and Department guidelines as the basis for determining that this product conforms with Section 515. For purposes of compliance with Section 515, this CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Product is an “interpreted product” as that term is used in NOAA guidelines and is classified as “highly influential”. This document does not express any regulatory policies of the United States or any of its agencies, or provide recommendations for regulatory action.

 


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