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About the Synthesis and Assessment Products:
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) series of 21 "Synthesis and Assessment Products"
(SAPs) integrate research results focused on important science issues
and aimed to support informed discussion and decision making regarding
climate variability and change by policy makers, resource managers,
stakeholders, the media, and the general public. The 13 USGCRP participating Agencies
led the production of these reports. The SAPs were prepared in
conformance with the provisions of the Data Quality Act (Section 515 of
the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of 2001).
Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere: Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differences (2006)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.1
Lead Agency NOAA
Past Climate Variability and Change in the Arctic and at High Latitudes (2009)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.2
Lead Agency USGS
Reanalysis of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features. Implications for Attribution of Causes of Observed Change (2008)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3
Lead Agency NOAA
Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations and Review of Integrated Scenario Development and Application (2007)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.1
Lead Agency DOE
North American Carbon Budget and Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle (2007)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.2
Lead Agencies NOAA
Atmospheric Aerosol Properties and Climate Impacts (2009)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.3
Lead Agency NASA
Trends in Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Substances, Ozone Layer Recovery, and Implications for Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure (2008)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4
Lead Agency NOAA
Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations (2008)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.1
Lead Agency DOE
Climate Projections Based on Emissions Scenarios for Long-Lived and Short-Lived Radiatively Active Gases and Aerosols (2008)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2
Lead Agency NOAA
Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate: Regions of Focus - North America, Hawaii, Caribbean, and U.S. Pacific Islands (2008)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3
Lead Agency NOAA
Abrupt Climate Change (2008)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.4
Lead Agency USGS
Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-Level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region (2009)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1
Lead Agency EPA
Thresholds of Climate Change in Ecosystems (2009)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.2
Lead Agency USGS
The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity (2008)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3
Lead Agency USDA
Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources (2008)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.4
Lead Agency EPA
Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States (2007)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.5
Lead Agency DOE
Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems (2008)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6
Lead Agency EPA
Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.7
Lead Agency DOT
Uses and limitations of observations, data, forecasts, and other projections in decision support for selected sectors and regions (2008)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.1
Lead Agency NASA
Best practice approaches for characterizing, communicating, and incorporating scientific uncertainty in decisionmaking (2009)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.2
Lead Agency NOAA
Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data (2008)
Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3
Lead Agency NOAA
Agency Acronyms:
DOE - Department of Energy
DOT - Department of Transportation.
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
USDA - U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS - U.S. Geological Survey
For information regarding USGCRP Scientific Assessments, please contact
Dr. Fabien Laurier at
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