USGCRP Home Library Our Changing Planet FY2008 Budget Tables Table 1. FY 2006-2008 Climate Change Science Program Budget by Goal and Focus Area | | Search |
Budgets ($M)2 |
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Focus Area |
Description (from CCSP Strategic Plan)1 |
FY 2006 |
FY 2007 Estimate |
FY 2008 Request |
Agencies |
Goal 1 | Improve knowledge of the Earth’s past and present climate and environment, including it natural variability, and improve understanding of the causes of observed variability and changes | ||||
Focus 1.1 | Better understand natural long-term cycles in climate [e.g., Pacific Decadal Variability (PDV), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)] | DOC, DOE, DOI, NASA,NSF | |||
Focus 1.2 | Improve and harness the capability to forecast El Niño-La Niña and other seasonal-to-interannual cycles of variability | DOC, DOE, DOI, NASA, NSF | |||
Focus 1.3 | Sharpen understanding of climate extremes through improved observations, analysis, and modeling, and determine whether any changes in their frequency or intensity lie outside the range of natural variability | DOC, DOE, DOI, NASA, NSF | |||
Focus 1.4 | Increase confidence in the understanding of how and why climate has changed | DOE, DOI, NASA, NSF, SI | |||
Focus 1.5 | Expand observations and data/information system capabilities | DOC, DOE, DOI, NASA, NSF, SI | |||
Goal 1 Total | |||||
Goal 2 | Improve quantification of the forces bringing about changes in the Earth’s climate and related systems | ||||
Focus 2.1 | Reduce uncertainties about the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases, emissions of aerosols and their precursors, and their climate effects | DOC, DOE, DOT, NASA, NSF | |||
Focus 2.2 | Monitor the recovery of the ozone layer and improve the understanding of the interactions of climate change, ozone depletion, tropospheric pollution, and other atmospheric issues | USDA,DOE, NASA | |||
Focus 2.3 | Increase knowledge of the interactions among emissions, long-range atmospheric transport, and transformations of atmospheric pollutants, and their response to air quality management strategies | NASA, NSF | |||
Focus 2.4 | Develop information on the carbon cycle, land cover and use, and biological/ecological processes by helping to quantify net emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases, thereby improving the evaluation of carbon sequestration strategies and alternative response options | USDA, DOC, DOE, DOI, NASA, NSF, SI | |||
Focus 2.5 | Improve capabilities to develop and apply emissions and related scenarios for conducting “If…, then…” analyses in cooperation with CCTP | DOE | |||
Goal 2 Total | |||||
Goal 3 | Reduce uncertainty in projections of how the Earth’s climate and related systems may change in the future | ||||
Focus 3.1 | Improve characterization of the circulation of the atmosphere and oceans and their interactions through fluxes of energy and materials | DOC, DOE, NASA, NSF | |||
Focus 3.2 | Improve understanding of key “feedbacks” including changes in the amount and distribution of water vapor, extent of ice and the Earth’s reflectivity, cloud properties, and biological and ecological systems | DOE, DOI, NASA, NSF | |||
Focus 3.3 | Increase understanding of the conditions that could give rise to events such as rapid changes in ocean circulation due to changes in temperature and salinity gradients | NASA, NSF | |||
Focus 3.4 | Accelerate incorporation of improved knowledge of processes and feedbacks into climate models to reduce uncertainty in projections of climate sensitivity, changes in climate, and related conditions such as sea level | DOC, DOE, NASA, NSF | |||
Focus 3.5 | Improve national capacity to develop and apply climate models | DOC, DOE, NASA, NSF | |||
Goal 3 Total | |||||
Goal 4 | Understand the sensitivity and adaptability of different natural and managed ecosystems and human systems to climate and related global changes | ||||
Focus 4.1 | Improve knowledge of the sensitivity of ecosystems and economic sectors to global climate variability and change | USDA, DOE, DOI, EPA, NASA, NSF, SI | |||
Focus 4.2 | Identify and provide scientific inputs for evaluating adaptation options, in cooperation with mission-oriented agencies and other resource managers | HHS, EPA, NSF | |||
Focus 4.3 | Improve understanding of how changes in ecosystems (including managed ecosystems such as croplands) and human infrastructure interact over long time periods | USDA, DOC, DOE, NASA, NSF,SI | |||
Goal 4 Total | |||||
Goal 5 | Explore the uses and identify the limits of evolving knowledge to manage risks and opportunities related to climate variability and change | ||||
Focus 5.1 | Support informed public discussion of issues of particular importance to U.S. decisions by conducting research and providing scientific synthesis and assessment reports | USDA, DOE, DOI, DOT, EPA, NASA, NSF, SI | |||
Focus 5.2 | Support adaptive management and planning for resources and physical infrastructure sensitive to climate variability and change; build new partnerships with public and private sector entities that can benefit both research and decisionmaking | USDA, DOC, DOI, USAID, EPA, NASA, NSF, SI | |||
Focus 5.3 | Support policymaking by conducting comparative analyses and evaluations of the socioeconomic and environmental consequences of response options | USDA, DOI, NASA, NSF, SI | |||
Goal 5 Total | |||||
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1See Chapter 2 of the Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program for a detailed discussion.
2Any minor discrepancies within this table and between this table and others are due to rounding.
Abbreviations:
USDA: U.S. Department of Agriculture
DOC/NOAA: Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
DOD: Department of Defense
DOE: Department of Energy
HHS/NIH: Department of Health and Human Services/National Institutes of Health
DOI/USGS: Department of the Interior/U.S. Geological Survey
DOS: Department of State
DOT: Department of Transportation
USAID: United States Agency for International Development
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NSF: National Science Foundation
SI: Smithsonian Institution
USGCRP: U.S. Global Change Research Program
CCRI: U.S. Climate Change Research Initiative
CCSP: U.S. Climate Change Science Program
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