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Peer Review Plans |
Title and Description:
CCSP Product 3.3 Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate
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 sharpening understanding of climate extremes through improved observations, analyses, and modeling, and determining whether any changes in their frequency or intensity lie outside the range of natural variability. The ability to assess, understand, and predict extreme events has important implications for natural resources, property, infrastructure, and public safety.
ID: 23 Info. Type: HISA
Estimated Dissemination Date: 6/30/2008 Actual: 6/19/2008
Contact Person: Linda Suttora NOAA Locator
Date First Posted in Peer Review Agenda: 6/16/2005
Estimated Peer Review Start Date: 2/15/2007
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? 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 produce the final product.
When? Public comment on the prospectus was a 30 day review beginning in April 12, 2006. Public comment on the report will be August 15, 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:
Provision of public comments to peer reviewers: Public comments go back to the Author Team for responses to each comment suggestion. Author Team will respond and will document responses, and make those available upon request.
The charge statement is in the Prospectus, posted at http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-3/sap3-3prospectus-final.htm.
Date on which peer review report was completed: 6/18/07. Peer review (NRC report): http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11973.html
The draft assessment for public comment: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-3/public-review-draft/default.htm
The agency response to the peer review is posted at: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-3/public-review-comments/sap3-3-responses-NRC-comments.pdf
Guidelines for Producing the CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap-guidelines.htm
For additional information, see http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-3/default.htm.