In December 2010, the Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the U.S. Department of Energy in conjunction with the U.S. Global Change Research Program convened a workshop in Arlington, Virginia to address questions and issues regarding the use of mathematical models for the National Climate Assessment (NCA). The workshop also addressed the complex issues that arise when data and models are applied at multiple spatial and temporal scales, an inherent requirement of a national climate assessment. An Interagency National Climate Assessment (INCA) Task Force provided guidance...
In December 2010, the Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the U.S. Department of Energy in conjunction with the U.S. Global Change Rese...
Understanding of the Earth's carbon cycle is an urgent societal need as well as a challenging intellectual problem. The impacts of human-caused changes on the global carbon cycle will be felt for hundreds to thousands of years. Direct observations of carbon stocks and flows, process-based understanding, data synthesis, and careful modeling are needed to determine how the carbon cycle is being modified, what the consequences are of these modifications, and how best to mitigate and adapt to changes in the carbon cycle and climate. The importance of the carbon cycle is accentuated by its complex...
Understanding of the Earth's carbon cycle is an urgent societal need as well as a challenging intellectual problem. The impacts of human-caused change...
The Climate Change Impacts and Responses: Societal Indicators for the National Climate Assessment workshop, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the National Climate Assessment (NCA), was held on April 28-29, 2011. Participants brought a wide range of disciplinary expertise in the social and natural sciences, sector experience, and knowledge about developing and implementing indicators for a range of purposes. Participants included representatives from federal and state government,...
The Climate Change Impacts and Responses: Societal Indicators for the National Climate Assessment workshop, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and ...
This document reports on a workshop held in December 2010 in Arlington, Virginia to explore needs, options, and research for the development of scenarios to support science and assessment of climate and global change over the coming decades. The overall effort was led by the science community and coordinated through a research community steering group. Responding to the interagency U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), the workshop was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research. The purpose, scope, and objectives of the effort were...
This document reports on a workshop held in December 2010 in Arlington, Virginia to explore needs, options, and research for the development of scenar...
