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An Investment in Science for the Nation's Future

A Report by the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Research of the National Science and Technology Council

A Supplement to the President's Fiscal Year 1997 Budget

Table of Contents

Letter to Congress

Executive Summary

1. Overview of the U.S. Global Change Research Program
   
   • The Earth System
   • The U.S. Global Change Research Program
   • Program Direction and Agency Contributions
   • USGCRP Goal
   • National Academy of Sciences Review of the USGCRP
   • Research Framework

2. Global Change Environmental Science Issues
   • Seasonal to Interannual Climate Variability
   • Climate Change Over Decades to Centuries
   • Changes in Ozone, UV Radiation, and Atmospheric Chemistry
   • Changes in Land Cover and in Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems

3. Integrating Research Themes, Scientific Information, and Outreach Responsibilities
   
   • Observing and Monitoring Global Change
   • Global Change Data, Products, and Information Services
   • Earth System Science
   • Human Contributions and Responses to Global Change
   • International Research Cooperation
   • Global Change Education and Communication

Appendices

1. The Proposed USGCRP Budget for FY97
2. FY95-FY97 USGCRP Budget by Program
3. History of the USGCRP
4. Acronym List
   • Agency Acronyms
   • Global Change Acronyms
5. Subcommittee on Global Change Research

Further Information

About the National Science and Technology Council

About the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

About the Office of Science and Technology Policy

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