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      Review of the U.S. Climate Science Program’s Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3, Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate

      Committee to Review the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3,National Research Council

      This National Research Council (NRC) report reviews a draft of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3, Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate…

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      Review of the U.S. CLIVAR Project Office

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee to Review the U.S. Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) Project Office,National Academy of Sciences

      Evaluates the performance of the US CLIVAR Project Office (PO) in fulfilling its charge from supporting agencies. This report concludes that the project office is vital for coordinating US CLIVAR…

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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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program’s Synthesis and Assessment Product on Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Climate Research Committee,Committee to Review the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product on Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere

      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…

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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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      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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      Haze in the Grand Canyon: An Evaluation of the Winter Haze Intensive Tracer Experiment

      Committee on Haze In National Parks and Wilderness Areas,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,National Research Council,R.A. Duce

      Presents working principles for assessing the relative importance of anthropogenic emission sources that contribute to haze in US national parks and wilderness areas. This book examines topics, such as methods…

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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 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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      Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change

      America's Climate Choices: Panel on Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change,National Research Council

      Climate change, driven by the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, poses serious, wide-ranging threats to human societies and natural ecosystems around the world. The largest overall source…

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      Adequacy of Climate Observing Systems

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources,Climate Research Committee

      The 1997 Conference on the World Climate Research Programme to the Third Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change concluded that the global capacity…

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      The Meteorological Buoy and Coastal Marine Automated Network for the United States

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,William A. Sprigg

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      Coastal Meteorology: A Review of the State of the Science

      Panel on Coastal Meteorology,Committee on Meteorological Analysis, Prediction, and Research,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,National Research Council

      The research community engaged in studies of coastal meteorology over the years has made significant advancements in describing and predicting atmospheric properties along coasts. This book reviews this progress and…

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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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      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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      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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      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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      Foundational Research Gaps and Future Directions for Digital Twins

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Board on Life Sciences, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics, Committee on Foundational Research Gaps and Future Directions for Digital Twins

      Across multiple domains of science, engineering, and medicine, excitement is growing about the potential of digital twins to transform scientific research, industrial practices, and many aspects of daily life. A…

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      Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions

      Addressing climate change is essential and possible, and it offers a host of benefits - from better public health to new economic opportunities. The United States has a historic opportunity…

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      Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wildland Fires

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Committee on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Monitoring, Modeling, and Management-A Workshop

      Climate change is fundamentally changing ecosystems and their fire conditions, and the 2023 fire season highlighted the urgency of developing and implementing solutions to address wildland fires. Wildland fires transfer…

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      Research on the Dynamics of Climate and the Macroeconomy

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Policy and Global Affairs Division, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Division on Life and Earth Studies, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Roundtable of Macroeconomics and Climate-Related Risks and Opportunities

      Understanding the intricate relationship between climate dynamics and the macroeconomy is crucial for informed policy and long-term planning. However, there is a gap between climate modeling and the understanding of…

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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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      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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      Next Generation Earth System Prediction: Strategies for Subseasonal to Seasonal Forecasts

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on Developing a U.S. Research Agenda to Advance Subseasonal to Seasonal Forecasting

      As the nations economic activities, security concerns, and stewardship of natural resources become increasingly complex and globally interrelated, they become ever more sensitive to adverse impacts from weather, climate, and…

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      Identifying New Community-Driven Science Themes for NSF’s Support of Paleoclimate Research: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Polar Research Board,Ocean Studies Board,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

      Sediments, ice, corals, and trees are just some of the natural storehouses of information that help tell the complicated history of Earth?s climate. Paleoclimate researchers use these ?proxies,? in combination…

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      Global Change Research Needs and Opportunities for 2022-2031

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

      The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is a collection of 13 Federal entities charged by law to assist the United States and the world to understand, assess, predict, and…

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      Enhancing Participation in the U.S. Global Change Research Program

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

      The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is a collection of 13 Federal entities charged by law to assist the United States and the world to understand, assess, predict, and…

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      Accomplishments of the U.S. Global Change Research Program

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

      The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is an interagency program, established by the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990, mandated by Congress to assist the Nation and the…

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      Integrating Public and Ecosystem Health Systems to Foster Resilience: A Workshop to Identify Research to Bridge the Knowledge-to-Action Gap

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences, Board on Global Health, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

      Ecosystems form the foundation upon which society can survive and thrive, providing food, water, air, materials, and recreation. These connections between people and their environments are under stress from human-driven…

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      Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

      Commitee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change,National Research Council

      The world’s climate is changing, and it will continue to change throughout the 21st century and beyond. Rising temperatures, new precipitation patterns, and other changes are already affecting many aspects…

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      Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Update to the Strategic Plan Document

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

      The Update to the Strategic Plan (USP) is a supplement to the Ten-Year Strategic Plan of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) completed in 2012. The Strategic Plan sets…

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      Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Draft Decadal Strategic Plan, 2022-2031

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

      More intense heat waves, extended wildfire seasons and other escalating impacts of climate change have made it more important than ever to fill knowledge gaps that improve society’s understanding, assessment…

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      Negative Emissions Technologies and Reliable Sequestration: A Research Agenda

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

      To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, negative emissions technologies (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating…

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      Integrating Social and Behavioral Sciences Within the Weather Enterprise

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Board on Environmental Change and Society

      Our ability to observe and forecast severe weather events has improved markedly over the past few decades. Forecasts of snow and ice storms, hurricanes and storm surge, extreme heat, and…

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      Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Health and Medicine Division,Food and Nutrition Board

      For nearly a century, scientific advances have fueled progress in U.S. agriculture to enable American producers to deliver safe and abundant food domestically and provide a trade surplus in bulk…

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      Reflecting Sunlight: Recommendations for Solar Geoengineering Research and Research Governance

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

      Climate change is creating impacts that are widespread and severe for individuals, communities, economies, and ecosystems around the world. While efforts to reduce emissions and adapt to climate impacts are…

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      Understanding Earth’s Deep Past: Lessons for Our Climate Future

      Committee on the Importance of Deep-Time Geologic Records for Understanding Climate Change Impacts,National Research Council,National Academies

      There is little dispute within the scientific community that humans are changing Earth’s climate on a decadal to century time-scale. By the end of this century, without a reduction in…

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      Modeling the Health Risks of Climate Change: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Standing Committee on Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions

      Climate change poses risks to human health and well-being through shifting weather patterns, increases in frequency and intensity of heat waves and other extreme weather events, rising sea levels, ocean…

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      Restructuring Federal Climate Research to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change

      Committee on Strategic Advice on the U.S. Climate Change Science Program,National Research Council

      With effective climate change mitigation policies still under development, and with even the most aggressive proposals unable to halt climate change immediately, many decision makers are focusing unprecedented attention on…

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      Pathways to an Equitable and Just Energy Transition

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions

      While technologies are clearly instrumental in transitioning away from fossil fuel-based energy and toward a decarbonized economy, decisions about which technologies are prioritized, how they are implemented, and the policies…

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