Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309061458
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
A Scientific Strategy for U.S. Participation in the GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) Component of the CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability) Programme
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309061458
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Decade-to-Century-Scale Climate Variability and Change
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309060982
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Society today may be more vulnerable to global-scale, long-term, climate change than ever before. Even without any human influence, past records show that climate can be expected to continue to undergo considerable change over decades to centuries. Measures for adaption and mitigation will call for policy decisions based on a sound scientific foundation. Better understanding and prediction of climate variations can be achieved most efficiently through a nationally recognized "dec-cen" science plan. This book articulates the scientific issues that must be addressed to advance us efficiently toward that understanding and outlines the data collection and modeling needed.
Proceedings of the International CLIVAR Conference, Paris, France, 2-4 December 1998
Author: Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2007
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related AgenciesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2148
Book Description
Understanding Climate Change Feedbacks
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309090725
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
During the past decade, scientists have learned much about the complex natural processes that influence climate variability and change, and our ability to model climate has increased significantly. We also have begun to better identify those parts of the climate system that are particularly important and not well understood and that therefore limit our ability to project the future evolution of Earth's climate. One of these critical areas is our understanding of the role of feedbacks in the climate system and their role in determining climate sensitivity. Feedbacks are processes in the climate system that can either amplify or dampen the system's response to changed forcings. This study looks at what is known and not known about climate change feedbacks and seeks to identify the feedback processes most in need of improved understanding. It identifies key observations needed to monitor and understand climate feedbacks, discusses ways to evaluate progress in understanding climate feedbacks, recommends ways to improve climate modeling and analysis for climate feedbacks research, and identifies priority areas for research.
Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program
Author: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biotic communities
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
EOS Science Plan
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmospheric chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
COARE-98
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Convection (Meteorology)
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Hydrologic Science Priorities for the U.S. Global Change Research Program
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309172691
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
The availability of fresh water is potentially one of the most pervasive crises of the coming century. Water-related decisions will determine the future of major ecosystems, the health of regional economies, and the political stability of nations. A vigorous program of research in hydrologic sciences can provide the basis for sound water management at local, regional, national, and international levels. The Committee on Hydrologic Science was established by the National Research Council in 1999 to identify priorities for hydrologic science that will ensure its vitality as a scientific discipline in service of societal needs. This charge will be performed principally through a series of studies that provide scientific advice on the hydrologic aspects of national program and U.S. hydrologic contributions to international programs. This first report contains a preliminary assessment of the hydrologic science content of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Because this is a short and focused report, little effort is spent to reaffirm the established and successful elements of the USGCRP. In fact, the Committee generally endorses the findings of the National Research Council (NRC) report Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade (NRC, 1998a; the so-called Pathways report) in this respect. Instead the attention here is directed toward the most critical missing hydrologic science elements in the FY2000 USGCRP. This brings the focus to the terrestrial component of the water cycle. The integrative nature of terrestrial hydrology could significantly strengthen the USGCRP.
Our Common Journey
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309067839
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
World human population is expected to reach upwards of 9 billion by 2050 and then level off over the next half-century. How can the transition to a stabilizing population also be a transition to sustainability? How can science and technology help to ensure that human needs are met while the planet's environment is nurtured and restored? Our Common Journey examines these momentous questions to draw strategic connections between scientific research, technological development, and societies' efforts to achieve environmentally sustainable improvements in human well being. The book argues that societies should approach sustainable development not as a destination but as an ongoing, adaptive learning process. Speaking to the next two generations, it proposes a strategy for using scientific and technical knowledge to better inform future action in the areas of fertility reduction, urban systems, agricultural production, energy and materials use, ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation, and suggests an approach for building a new research agenda for sustainability science. Our Common Journey documents large-scale historical currents of social and environmental change and reviews methods for "what if" analysis of possible future development pathways and their implications for sustainability. The book also identifies the greatest threats to sustainabilityâ€"in areas such as human settlements, agriculture, industry, and energyâ€"and explores the most promising opportunities for circumventing or mitigating these threats. It goes on to discuss what indicators of change, from children's birth-weights to atmosphere chemistry, will be most useful in monitoring a transition to sustainability.