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Comments on Catalyzing U.S. World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Activities

Climate Research Committee

Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources

National Research Council


NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2001. Comments on Catalyzing U.S. World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Activities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10081.
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    NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20418

    NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

    This study was supported by Contract No. 50-DKNA-7-90052 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2001. Comments on Catalyzing U.S. World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Activities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10081.
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    THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

    National Academy of Sciences

    National Academy of Engineering

    Institute of Medicine

    National Research Council

    The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

    The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. William A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

    The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is president of the Institute of Medicine.

    The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts and Dr. William A. Wulf are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2001. Comments on Catalyzing U.S. World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Activities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10081.
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    CLIMATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE

    EUGENE M. RASMUSSON (Chairman), University of Maryland, College Park

    EDWARD S. SARACHIK (Vice-Chairman), University of Washington, Seattle

    MAURICE L. BLACKMON, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

    STANLEY A. CHANGNON, Midwestern Climate Center, Illinois State Water Survey

    RICHARD E. HALLGREN, American Meteorological Society, Washington, D.C.

    JAMES E. HANSEN, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, New York

    DOUGLAS G. MARTINSON, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York

    RAYMOND NAJJAR, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

    STEVEN W. RUNNING, University of Montana, Missoula

    DIAN J. SEIDEL, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, Silver Spring, Maryland

    LYNNE D. TALLEY, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California

    ANNE M. THOMPSON, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

    ANDREW J. WEAVER, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

    ERIC F. WOOD, Princeton University, New Jersey

    NRC Staff

    PETER A. SCHULTZ, Study Director

    CARTER W. FORD, Project Assistant

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    BOARD ON ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE

    ERIC J. BARRON (Chairman), Pennsylvania State University, University Park

    SUSAN K. AVERY, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder

    HOWARD B. BLUESTEIN, University of Oklahoma, Norman

    STEVEN F. CLIFFORD, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado

    GEORGE L. FREDERICK, Radian Electronic Systems, Austin, Texas

    MARVIN A. GELLER, State University of New York, Stony Brook

    CHARLES E. KOLB, Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts

    JUDITH L. LEAN, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.

    ROGER A. PIELKE, JR., National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

    MICHAEL J. PRATHER, University of California, Irvine

    ROBERT T. RYAN, WRC-TV, Washington, D.C.

    MARK R. SCHOEBERL, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

    JOANNE SIMPSON, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

    THOMAS F. TASCIONE, Sterling Software, Inc., Bellevue, Nebraska

    ROBERT A. WELLER, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts

    ERIC F. WOOD, Princeton University, New Jersey

    Ex Officio Members

    DONALD S. BURKE, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

    DARA ENTEKHABI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

    MARIO MOLINA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

    EUGENE M. RASMUSSON, University of Maryland, College Park

    EDWARD S. SARACHIK, University of Washington, Seattle

    NRC Staff

    ELBERT W. (JOE) FRIDAY, JR., Director

    TENECIA A. BROWN, Project Assistant

    CARTER W. FORD, Project Assistant

    LAURIE S. GELLER, Program Officer

    DIANE L. GUSTAFSON, Administrative Assistant

    ALEXANDRA R. ISERN, Program Officer

    ROBIN A. MORRIS, Financial Associate

    PETER A. SCHULTZ, Senior Program Officer

    VAUGHAN C. TUREKIAN, Program Officer

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2001. Comments on Catalyzing U.S. World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Activities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10081.
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    COMMISSION ON GEOSCIENCES, ENVIRONMENT, AND RESOURCES

    GEORGE M. HORNBERGER (Chairman), University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    RICHARD A. CONWAY, Union Carbide Corporation (Retired), S. Charleston, West Virginia

    LYNN GOLDMAN, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland

    THOMAS E. GRAEDEL, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

    THOMAS J. GRAFF, Environmental Defense, Oakland, California

    EUGENIA KALNAY, University of Maryland, College Park

    DEBRA KNOPMAN, Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.

    BRAD MOONEY, J. Brad Mooney Associates, Ltd., Arlington, Virginia

    HUGH C. MORRIS, El Dorado Gold Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia

    H. RONALD PULLIAM, University of Georgia, Athens

    MILTON RUSSELL, Joint Institute for Energy and Environment and University of Tennessee (Emeritus), Knoxville

    ROBERT J. SERAFIN, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

    ANDREW R. SOLOW, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

    E-AN ZEN, University of Maryland, College Park

    NRC Staff

    ROBERT M. HAMILTON, Executive Director

    GREGORY H. SYMMES, Associate Executive Director

    JEANETTE SPOON, Administrative and Financial Officer

    CHRISTINE HENDERSON, Scientific Reports Officer

    SANDI FITZPATRICK, Administrative Associate

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authoring group would like to thank all of those who participated in the review and provided input to the discussions at the September 8, 2000 meeting of the National Research Council's (NRC) Climate Research Committee (CRC). The committee is especially grateful to W. Lawrence Gates, Paul Try, Roger Barry, David Legler, David Battisti, Antonio Busalacchi, Jr., and Marvin Geller.

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:

ERIC J. BARRON, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

JAMES R. HOLTON, University of Washington, Seattle

KUO-NAN LIOU, University of California, Los Angeles

PIERRE R. MOREL, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

CARL WUNSCH, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many 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, appointed by the NRC's Report Review Committee, who was 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.

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The purpose of this letter report is to state the findings and recommendations of the Climate Research Committee's (CRC) brief review of the U.S. contributions to the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). The primary objectives of the review were to: (1) assess the coordination (national-international and project-to-project) of the U.S. scientific contributions to the WCRP; (2) identify potential science gaps and/or redundancies in the U.S. contributions to the WCRP, and; (3) identify existing or emerging issues and needs that might require more in-depth attention. Due to the limited time available for this review, the CRC focused on the first of these objectives.

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