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Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project

A Review of Progress and Opportunities

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

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Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project

A Review of Progress and Opportunities

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

Efforts to understand climate variability and predict future climate change have highlighted many aspects of the hydrologic cycle and the exchange of energy and water at the atmosphere-surface interface as areas of critically needed study. The very nature of weather and climate demands that an international perspective and a comprehensive research approach be applied to understand these important issues. In response to this need, the international partners of the World Climate Research Program developed GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Experiment) as a major focus of international study. As the first of five continental-scale experiments, the GEWEX Continental Scale International Project (GCIP) was established to quantitatively assess the hydrologic cycle and energy fluxes of the Mississippi River basin. GCIP focuses on understanding the annual, interannual, and spatial variability of hydrology and climate within the Mississippi River basin; the development and evaluation of regional coupled hydrologic/atmospheric models; the development of data assimilation schemes; and the development of accessible, comprehensive databases. Improved water resource management on seasonal to interannual time scales is also a key GCIP goal. This book reviews the GCIP program, describes progress to date, and explores promising opportunities for future progress.

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0309060818

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Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

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Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel of the National Research Council (NRC) was tasked by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) to provide a rapid and succinct assessment to relevant agencies on the general merit of the GEWEX America Prediction Project (GAPP), as well as the Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period (CEOP). In addition, the panel was asked to provide guidance to the agencies on the relationships between the agencies' newly proposed hydrologic research activities, GAPP, and CEOP. Providing this guidance is critical, in part, because the federal agencies tend to have somewhat differing priorities across the wide span of GEWEX activities.

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The GEWEX Global Water Vapor Project (GVaP)--U.S. Opportunities

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

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The GEWEX Global Water Vapor Project (GVaP)--U.S. Opportunities

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

Water vapor plays a vital role in shaping weather and climate on Earth. Hence, monitoring water vapor is critical if we are to explain and predict the behavior of the climate system. Unfortunately, measuring and analyzing water vapor on the time and space scales needed for this purpose have proven elusive. Therefore, it is appropriate and timely for the international climate research community, through the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX), to focus a project around water vapor. To this end, a GEWEX Global Water Vapor Project (GVaP) has been proposed, and draft Science and Implementation Plans have been developed. As requested by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), the National Research Council's (NRC) GEWEX Panel has reviewed these plans with an eye toward U.S. priorities.

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Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

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Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

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Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

By: Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

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Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

By: Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

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Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

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Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

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Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data--A Critical National Resource

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

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Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data--A Critical National Resource

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel was asked to assess the value of the NEXRAD data for answering key atmospheric and hydrological science questions (see the tasking letter in the appendix). In response, the panel reviewed the status of WSR-88D data collection, processing, and archival, as well as the accessibility of archived data (with an emphasis on Level II). For this purpose, the panel examined reports by R. Carbone (panel member) and G. Mandt, Director, NWS/Office of Meteorology (OM). It should be noted that, because an emphasis of the present review was in identifying areas for improving the utility of the NEXRAD data, the conclusions and recommendations presented in this report could be taken out of context to suggest that the data in their present form have little utility. On the contrary, the panel concluded that the NEXRAD data are valuable for both their real-time applications in weather forecasting, and their utility for studying atmospheric dynamics in greater detail than was previously possible. At the same time, the panel identified strategies that could significantly improve the utility and value of the data.

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Our Common Journey

A Transition Toward Sustainability

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Policy Division,Board on Sustainable Development

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Our Common Journey

A Transition Toward Sustainability

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Policy Division,Board on Sustainable Development

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.

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0309067839

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Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate

By: National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change,Panel on Strategies and Methods for Climate-Related Decision Support

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Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate

Everyone-government agencies, private organizations, and individuals-is facing a changing climate: an environment in which it is no longer prudent to follow routines based on past climatic averages. State and local agencies in particular, as well as the federal government, need to consider what they will have to do differently if the 100-year flood arrives every decade or so, if the protected areas for threatened species are no longer habitable, or if a region can expect more frequent and more severe wildfires, hurricanes, droughts, water shortages, or other extreme environmental events. Both conceptually and practically, people and organizations will have to adjust what may be life-long assumptions to meet the potential consequences of climate change. How and where should bridges be built? What zoning rules may need to be changed? How can targets for reduced carbon emissions be met? These and myriad other questions will need to be answered in the coming years and decades. Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate examines the growing need for climate-related decision support-that is, organized efforts to produce, disseminate, and facilitate the use of data and information in order to improve the quality and efficacy of climate-related decisions. Drawing on evidence from past efforts to organize science for improved decision making, it develops guidance for government agencies and other institutions that will provide or use information for coping with climate change. This volume provides critical analysis of interest to agencies at every level, as well as private organizations that will have to cope with the world's changing climate.

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0309137373

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The GEWEX Global Water Vapor Project (GVaP)--U.S. Opportunities

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

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The GEWEX Global Water Vapor Project (GVaP)--U.S. Opportunities

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

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China and Global Change

Opportunities for Collaboration

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Panel on Global Climate Change Sciences in China

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China and Global Change

Opportunities for Collaboration

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Panel on Global Climate Change Sciences in China

Given China's current and potential impacts on the global environment and the contributions Chinese science can make to global change research, China's full participation in international research programs dealing with global change is very important. This book provides insights into how research priorities are determined and detailed information about institutional infrastructure, human resources, and other factors that will constrain or facilitate Chinese responses to and research on global change issues. An overview of research relevant to the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program and the World Climate Research Program is presented. Additionally, research in certain areas of atmospheric chemistry and physical and ecological interactions of the atmosphere and land surface are explored in further detail.

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0309048419

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Research Strategies for the U.S. Global Change Research Program

By: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Committee on Global Change

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Research Strategies for the U.S. Global Change Research Program

By: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Committee on Global Change

This book recommends research priorities and scientific approaches for global change research. It addresses the scientific approaches for documenting global change, developing integrated earth system models, and conducting focused studies to improve understanding of global change on topics such as earth system history and human sources of global change.

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0309043484

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Global Environmental Change

Research Pathways for the Next Decade

By: Committee on Global Change Research,Policy Division,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council

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Global Environmental Change

Research Pathways for the Next Decade

By: Committee on Global Change Research,Policy Division,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council

How can we understand and rise to the environmental challenges of global change? One clear answer is to understand the science of global change, not solely in terms of the processes that control changes in climate and the composition of the atmosphere, but in how ecosystems and human society interact with these changes. In the last two decades of the twentieth century, a number of such research efforts--supported by computer and satellite technology--have been launched. Yet many opportunities for integration remain unexploited, and many fundamental questions remain about the earth's capacity to support a growing human population. This volume encourages a renewed commitment to understanding global change and sets a direction for research in the decade ahead. Through case studies the book explores what can be learned from the lessons of the past 20 years and what are the outstanding scientific questions. Highlights include: Research imperatives and strategies for investigators in the areas of atmospheric chemistry, climate, ecosystem studies, and human dimensions of global change. The context of climate change, including lessons to be gleaned from paleoclimatology. Human responses to--and forcing of--projected global change. This book offers a comprehensive overview of global change research to date and provides a framework for answering urgent questions.

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030951780X

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Review of CCSP Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3

Decision-Support Experiments and Evaluations Using Seasonal to Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data

By: National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Economic, Governance, and International Studies,Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change,Panel to Review CCSP Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3: Decision-Support Experiments and Evaluations Using Seasonal to Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data

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Review of CCSP Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3

Decision-Support Experiments and Evaluations Using Seasonal to Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data

This study offered an independent peer review for a synthetic document being produced for the CCSP. It found the draft document to be in a fairly early stage of development and noted several issues needing attention in the revision. The draft was inconsistent across sections with respect to whether or not it accepted two assumptions: that more skillful forecasts necessarily have greater value, and that the most useful form of information is a projected future value of an outcome parameter with an uncertainty distribution. Available scientific evidence gives reason to question these assumptions, and the draft did not discuss the evidence. Among other issues needing attention, the review called for the revised draft to do more to substantiate its claims of the potential benefits of knowledge-action networks and to give more careful consideration to the appropriate balance of roles between governmental and private efforts.

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Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data--A Critical National Resource

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

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Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data--A Critical National Resource

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel

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Review of USGCRP Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on a Review of A Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle

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Review of USGCRP Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle

In 2001, the U.S. Global Change Research Program produced the report A Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle. This report was designed to represent a research strategy and scientific plan for investigating the global water cycle, and its interactions with climate and for developing an enhanced understanding of the fundamental processes that govern the availability and biogeochemistry of water resources. The USGCRP managers are currently considering how to move forward with implementation of this ambitious, broad, and potentially very fruitful plan on an interagency basis, and it requested that the National Research Council (NRC) advise them in this regard. This report, Review of USGCRP Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle, provides comments on the water cycle science plan as related to its recommended scientific initiatives and goals, and it provides comments on the usefulness of the water cycle science plan to the USGCRP agencies in developing a coordinated global water cycle implementation plan.

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Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project

Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project

Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

The GEWEX Global Water Vapor Project (GVaP)--U.S. Opportunities

The GEWEX Global Water Vapor Project (GVaP)--U.S. Opportunities

Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective

Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data--A Critical National Resource

Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data--A Critical National Resource

Our Common Journey

Our Common Journey

Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate

Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate

The GEWEX Global Water Vapor Project (GVaP)--U.S. Opportunities

The GEWEX Global Water Vapor Project (GVaP)--U.S. Opportunities

China and Global Change

China and Global Change

Research Strategies for the U.S. Global Change Research Program

Research Strategies for the U.S. Global Change Research Program

Global Environmental Change

Global Environmental Change

Review of CCSP Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3

Review of CCSP Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3

Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data--A Critical National Resource

Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data--A Critical National Resource

Review of USGCRP Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle

Review of USGCRP Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water Cycle

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