Review of the National Science
Foundation’s Division on Atmospheric
and Geospace Sciences Draft Goals
and Objectives Document
Committee to Review the NSF AGS Draft Science Goals and Objectives
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Division on Earth and Life Studies
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COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE NSF AGS DRAFT SCIENCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
SUSAN AVERY, (Chair), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts
DANIEL N. BAKER, University of Colorado, Boulder
AMY CLEMENT, University of Miami, Florida
W. JEFFREY HUGHES, Boston University, Massachusetts
JAMES L. KINTER, III, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
CHARLES E. KOLB, Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts
JENNIFER A. LOGAN, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
JOHN W. NIELSEN‐GAMMON, Texas A&M University, College Station
NRC Staff:
KATIE THOMAS, Study Director
AMANDA STAUDT, Director
SHELLY FREELAND, Senior Program Assistant
ROB GREENWAY, Program Associate
BOARD ON ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE
ANTONIO J. BUSALACCHI, JR. (Chair), University of Maryland, College Park
GERALD A. MEEHL (Vice Chair), National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado
LANCE F. BOSART, State University of New York, Albany
MARK A. CANE, Columbia University, Palisades, New York
SHUYI S. CHEN, University of Miami, Florida
HEIDI CULLEN, Climate Central, Princeton, New Jersey
PAMELA EMCH, Northrup Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, California
WILLIAM B. GAIL, Global Weather Corporation, Boulder, Colorado
LISA GODDARD, Columbia University, Palisades, New York
TERRI S. HOGUE, Colorado School of Mines, Golden
ANTHONY JANETOS, Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, Maryland
RONALD “NICK” KEENER, JR., Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina
JOHN E. KUTZBACH, University of Wisconsin‐Madison
STEPHEN W. PACALA, Princeton University, New Jersey
ARISTIDES A.N. PATRINOS, New York University, Brooklyn
RAYMOND T. PIERREHUMBERT, The University of Chicago, Illinois
KIMBERLY PRATHER, University of California, San Diego
S.T. RAO, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
DAVID A. ROBINSON, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway
JOHN T. SNOW, The University of Oklahoma, Norman
CLAUDIA TEBALDI, Climate Central, Princeton, New Jersey
XUBIN ZENG, University of Arizona, Tucson
Ocean Studies Board Liaison
DANIEL RUDNICK, University of California, San Diego
NRC Staff
AMANDA STAUDT, Director
EDWARD DUNLEA, Senior Program Officer
LAURIE GELLER, Senior Program Officer
KATHERINE THOMAS, Program Officer
LAUREN BROWN, Associate Program Officer
AMANDA PURCELL, Research and Financial Associate
RITA GASKINS, Administrative Coordinator
ROB GREENWAY, Program Associate
SHELLY FREELAND, Senior Program Assistant
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 National Research Council’s (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. The committee wishes to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
WILLIAM B. GAIL Global Weather Corporation, Boulder, CO
MAURA E. HAGAN, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
YVETTE RICHARDSON, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
WALTER A. ROBINSON, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
SUSAN E. TRUMBORE, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
WARREN M. WASHINGTON, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
PAUL O. WENNBERG, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Although the reviewers listed above have provided constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the views of the committee, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Thomas H. Vonder Haar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, appointed by the National Research Council, he 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 panel and the institution.