CCSP Announcements

Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.4

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:37:38 GMT

(Abrupt Climate Change) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 30 April 2008 through 16 June 2008. (link posted 30 April 2008)

Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.2

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:55:33 GMT

(Best practice approaches for characterizing, communicating, and incorporating scientific uncertainty in decisionmaking) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 23 April 2008 through 9 June 2008. (link posted 23 April 2008)

Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:06:31 GMT

(Re-analyses of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features: Implications for Attribution of Causes of Observed Change) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 14 April 2008 through 29 May 2008. (link posted 14 April 2008)

Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:42:41 GMT

(Trends in emissions of ozone-depleting substances, ozone layer recovery, and implications for ultraviolet radiation exposure) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 18 March 2008 through 2 May 2008. (posted March 18 2008)

Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:41:12 GMT

(Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 18 March 2008 through 2 May 2008. (posted March 18 2008)

Final Report of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.7

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:20:45 GMT

(Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study): is posted online. See also press release (dtd 12 March 2008) from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). (posted 12 March 2008).

Public Review Draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:27:45 GMT

(Coastal elevations and sensitivity to sea level rise) is posted online. Comments will be accepted from 25 February 2008 through 10 April 2008.

Strategic Advice on the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Meeting

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:01:40 GMT

The ninth meeting of the National Academies' Climate Change Science Program Committee will be held 19-21 March 2008 in Boulder, Colorado.

Review of CCSP Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3: Decision-Support Experiments and Evaluations Using Seasonal to Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Report (dtd 2008) from the National Research Council. (link posted 4 Feb 2008)

Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3: Reanalyses of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features:

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:39:48 GMT

Report (dtd 2008) from the National Academies Press. (link posted 22 Jan 2008)

The Committee for the Expert Review of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (CERSAP) will meet February 5-6, 2008 in Washington, DC

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Meeting notice (dtd 18 Jan 2008) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (link posted 18 Jan 2008)

Funding Opportunities

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:11:23 GMT

The Funding Opportunities page on the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) website has been updated. (link updated 8 January 2008)

Final (third) review draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.7

Wed, 07 Jan 2008 15:23:17 GMT

(Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study). [PDF] (dtd 21 December 2007) is posted online. See also public review comment on second review draft. (links added 7 January 2008)

Summary of Revised Research Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP).

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:51:52 GMT

The CCSP in 2008 will supplement its 2003 Strategic Plan with a Revised Research Plan. This summary of the Revised Research Plan is open for public comment for 60 days (through 26 February 2008). Comments will be considered in developing the final Revised Research Plan as well as a Scientific Assessment, both due by June 2008. (posted 28 Dec 2007)

Review of CCSP Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3: Decision-Support Experiments and Evaluations Using Seasonal to Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data.

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Report (posted 18 December 2007) from the National Research Council. (link posted 28 Dec 2007)

Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4: Trends in Emissions of Ozone Depleting Substances, Ozone Layer Recovery, and Implications for Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure.

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:56:18 GMT

Report (November 2007) from the National Research Council. (link posted 7 December 2007)

Available for Public Review: Report on Climate Projections Based on Emissions Scenarios for long-lived radiatively active trace gases and future climate impacts of short-lived radiatively active gases and aerosols.

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:04:18 GMT

Comments on the draft (Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2) will be accepted from 5 December 2007 through 22 January 2008. See also invitation to comment and Federal Register notice (posted 5 December 2007)

Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Climate Change Science Program for Fiscal Year 2008.

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:25:50 GMT

A report by the Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. A Supplement to the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2008. (posted 16 November 2007).

The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): The North American Carbon Budget and Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle.

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:46:36 GMT

Final Synthesis and Assessment Report 2.2, issued by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. See also Government Science Panel Publishes Report on North America’s Carbon Budget, press release (dtd 13 November 2007) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (links posted 13 November 2007)

Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study.

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:28:29 GMT

Public review draft of report is posted. Comments will be accepted from 25 October 2007 through 10 December 2007. See also invitation to comment and Federal Register notice (both dated 25 Oct 2007). (link posted 25 October 2007)

Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States.

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:41:09 GMT

Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.5, final report (issued 18 October 2007). See also Third U.S. Climate Change Science Program Report Issued, press release (dtd 18 Oct 2007) from the Department of Energy. (links posted 18 October 2007)

Open meeting of the Product Development Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate).

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:39:33 GMT

Federal Register notice (dtd 9 October 2007) announcing meeting to be held 22 - 24 October 2007 in Asheville, North Carolina. Meeting information will be available online on the committee's Web site. (links posted 10 October 2007)