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OUR CHANGING PLANET
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program
for Fiscal Year 2009

A Report by the Climate Change Science Program and
The Subcommittee on Global Change Research
A Supplement to the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
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Table 1 - FY 2007 - 2009 Climate Change Science Program Budget by Goal and Focus Area

 
 
Budgets ($M)2
 
Focus Area
Description (from CCSP Strategic Plan)1
FY 2007
FY 2008 Estimate
FY 2009 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)]
39.6
43.6
47.3
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
37.0
35.4
37.1
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
35.8
37.0
42.0
DOC, DOE, DOI, NASA, NSF
Focus 1.4 Increase confidence in the understanding of how and why climate has changed
38.4
39.2
43.8
DOE, DOI, NASA, NSF, SI
Focus 1.5 Expand observations and data/information system capabilities
173.7
191.1
240.4
DOC, DOE, DOI, NASA, NSF, SI
Goal 1 Total
324.5
346.3
410.6
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
94.1
96.2
103.9
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
27.3
28.1
30.8
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
39.1
40.4
43.0
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
127.6
132.0
134.2
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
3.0
3.0
3.0
DOE
Goal 2 Total
291.0
299.6
314.8
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
37.6
38.5
44.4
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
66.0
66.8
69.4
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
7.5
11.8
12.6
DOE, DOI, 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
84.1
89.8
103.0
DOC, DOE, NASA, NSF
Focus 3.5 Improve national capacity to develop and apply climate models
41.8
43.3
50.6
DOC, DOE, NASA, NSF
Goal 3 Total
236.9
250.1
279.8
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
62.5
60.8
62.8
USDA, DOE, DOI, DOT, 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
56.5
57.9
57.5
HHS, DOI, DOT, 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
40.1
43.1
39.7
USDA, DOC, DOI, DOT, NASA, NSF,SI
Goal 4 Total  
159.1
161.8
160.0
 
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
57.9
52.2
52.8
USDA, DOI, 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
62.0
66.1
72.0
USDA, DOC, DOI, USAID, EPA, NASA, NSF
Focus 5.3 Support policymaking by conducting comparative analyses and evaluations of the socioeconomic and environmental consequences of response options
18.4
20.8
19.0
USDA, DOE, DOI, EPA, NASA, NSF, SI
Goal 5 Total
138.3
139.1
143.8
CCSP PROGRAM TOTAL  
1,149.8
 
1,197.0
 
1,309.0
 

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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