Acknowledgments
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC's Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Betsy Ancker-Johnson, General Motors Corporation (retired), Austin, Texas
Wallace S. Broecker, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York
David L. Dilcher, University of Florida, Gainesville
Thomas M. Donahue, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
James R. Holton, University of Washington, Seattle
Jerry D. Mahlman, NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (retired), Princeton, New Jersey
Syukuro Manabe, Institute for Global Change Research, Yokohama City, Japan
Pamela A. Matson, Stanford University, California
William D. Nordhaus, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Eugene M. Rasmusson, University of Maryland, College Park
Susan Solomon, NOAA/Aeronomy Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado
Andrew R. Solow, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts
Grace Wahba, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Although the reviewers listed above have provided constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Richard M. Goody (Harvard University) and Robert A. Frosch (Harvard University). Appointed by the National Research Council, they were responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.
We would also like to thank the following individuals for their input regarding the IPCC process: John Christy, Haroon Kheshgi, Michael Mann, Jerry Meehl, Berrien Moore, Michael Oppenheimer, Joyce Penner, Ray Pierrehumbert, Michael Prather, Venkatachalam Ramaswamy, Ben Santer, Piers Sellers, Susan Solomon, Ron Stouffer, Kevin Trenberth, and Robert Watson.
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