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      Uncertainty Management in Remote Sensing of Climate Data: Summary of a Workshop

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      Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Climate Research Committee, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, Space Studies Board, Committee on Earth Studies, Division…

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      The Future of Atmospheric Chemistry Research: Remembering Yesterday, Understanding Today, Anticipating Tomorrow

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on the Future of Atmospheric Chemistry Research

      Our world is changing at an accelerating rate. The global human population has grown from 6.1 billion to 7.1 billion in the last 15 years and is projected to reach…

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      Urban Meteorology: Forecasting, Monitoring, and Meeting Users’ Needs

      Committee on Urban Meteorology: Scoping the Problem, Defining the Needs,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Division on Earth and Life Sciences,National Research Council

      The 2011 Summer BASC summer study focused on current and emerging forecasting and monitoring technologies for the urban environment, and sought input and feedback from diverse communities of scholars, technology…

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      Improving the Scientific Foundation for Atmosphere-Land-Ocean Simulations: Report of a Workshop

      Committee on Challenges in Representing Physical Processes in Coupled Atmosphere-Land-Ocean Models,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Academies’ Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) held a workshop to explore and evaluate efforts to model physical processes of coupled atmosphere-land-ocean (A-L-O) models. During the workshop…

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      Superfund and Mining Megasites: Lessons from the Coeur D'Alene River Basin

      Committee on Superfund Site Assessment and Remediation in the Coeur d' Alene River Basin,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Coeur d and Alene River Basin has been known as ‘The Silver Valley’ for being one of the productive silver, lead, and zinc mining areas in the United States…

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      Fair Weather: Effective Partnerships in Weather and Climate Services

      Committee on Partnerships in Weather and Climate Services,Committee on Geophysical and Environmental Data,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board

      Decades of evolving US policy have led to three sectors providing weather services - NOAA, academic institutions, and private companies. This book examines their roles in providing weather and climate…

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      Review of the U.S. Climate Science Program’s Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.2, Best Practice Approaches for Characterizing, Communicating, and Incorporating Scientific Uncertainty in Climate Decision Making

      Committee to Review the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.2,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      This report reviews the U.S. Climate Change Science Program’s new draft assessment product on characterizing and communicating uncertainty information for climate change decision making, one of 21 climate change assessment…

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      Managing Carbon Monoxide Pollution in Meteorological and Topographical Problem Areas

      National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology

      The regulation of carbon monoxide has been one of the great success stories in air pollution control. While more than 90 percent of the locations with carbon monoxide monitors were…

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      A Space Physics Paradox: Why Has Increased Funding Been Accompanied by Decreased Effectiveness in the Conduct of Space Physics Research?

      Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Analyzes several disturbing trends in government support for space physics research. This book identifies funding and management problems that thwart cost efficiency within this discipline, and suggest possible solutions. It…

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      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

      Committee to Review the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4,National Research Council

      The US Climate Change Science Program produces draft assessments that investigate changes in the Earth’s climate and related systems. This National Research Council book commends the assessment’s authoring team for…

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      Water Resources Planning for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway

      National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee to Review the Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississsippi River-Illinois Waterway Draft Feasibility Study

      Considers the issue of managing multiple resources of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway , with regard to several NRC reports on Corps of Engineers planning procedures. This report…

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      A Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Strategic Plan

      Committee to Advise the U.S. Global Change Research Program,National Research Council

      The U.S. government supports a large, diverse suite of activities that can be broadly characterized as global change research. Such research offers a wide array of benefits to the nation…

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      Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data: Ensuring Readiness for 2010 and Beyond

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board

      The system of satellites in place to provide environmental data-data to monitor events such as forest fires and floods; to make weather predictions; and to assess crops, transportation impacts, fisheries…

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      Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years

      Committee on Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Assesses the state of scientific efforts to reconstruct surface temperature records for Earth during approximately last 2,000 years and the implications of these efforts for our understanding of global climate…

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      Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research

      Committee on the Status and Future Directions in U.S Weather Modification Research and Operations,National Research Council

      Examines the status of the science underlying weather modification in the United States. This study calls for a coordinated national research program to answer fundamental questions about basic atmospheric processes…

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      Satellite Observations of the Earth’s Environment: Accelerating the Transition of Research to Operations

      Committee on NASA-NOAA Transition from Research to Operations,National Research Council

      This report examines the NASA-NOAA research-to-operations transition process and provides recommendations for improvements that will lead to more rapid and efficient interagency transitions.

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      Linkages Between Arctic Warming and Mid-Latitude Weather Patterns: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Polar Research Board,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on Linkages Between Arctic Sea Ice Loss and Mid-Latitude Weather Patterns: A Workshop

      The Arctic has been undergoing significant changes in recent years. Average temperatures are rising twice as fast as they are elsewhere in the world. The extent and thickness of sea…

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      Observing Weather and Climate from the Ground Up: A Nationwide Network of Networks

      Committee on Developing Mesoscale Meteorological Observational Capabilities to Meet Multiple Needs,National Research Council

      Helps to identify short-term and long-term goals for federal government sponsors and other public and private partners in establishing a coordinated nationwide ‘network of networks’ of weather and climate observations.

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      Flash Flood Forecasting Over Complex Terrain: With an Assessment of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD in Southern California

      Committee to Assess NEXRAD Flash Flood Forecasting Capabilities at Sulphur Mountain, California,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Next Generation Radars (NEXRADs) are used to detect wind and precipitation to help National Weather Service forecasters predict storms. This book assesses the performance of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD in…

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      Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security

      National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board

      Scientific evidence shows that most glaciers in South Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayan region are retreating, but the consequences for the region’s water supply are unclear, this report finds. The Hindu…

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