Our Changing Planet A U.S. Strategy for Global Change Research : a Report (1988) / Chapter Skim
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The U.S. Global Change Research Program
The U.S. Global Change Research Program
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A better predictive understanding of global change requires improved answers to the following four major questions that form the core of the U.S. Global Change Research Program research agenda: 1.
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3. The national and international infrastructures and commitment to the global change research agenda are basically in place, with such elements as the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, the World Climate Research Program, the CES, and the National Academy of Sciences.
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Global Change Research Program recognizes the need to achieve a greater level of integration among both single-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary scientific activities. The current foundation of earth science research rests primarily on single-disciplinary activities.
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The U.S. Global Change Research Program is the national effort to meet that need.
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Establish an Integrated, Comprehensive Monitoring Program for Earth System Measurements on a Global Scale There is no substitute for actual observation of global change. Observations not only provide direct indications of a changing world, but also serve to test models and predictions.
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Some of the most significant human impacts of global change are expected to be regional in scope, but current climate models cannot forecast at regional scales. Even with enhanced computing capability, scientists modeling the climate have found that the current characterization of the land and of plants to be inadequate for their models' needs and have called upon hydrologists and botanists to provide better descriptions of heat and water transfer.
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Examples of recent studies that focus on the study of the Earth as a single, integrated system include: • "Earth System Science: A Program for Global Change" published in 1986 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Earth System Sciences Committee; • "Global Change in the Geosphere-Biosphere: Initial Priorities for an IGBP" published in 1986 by the National Academy of Sciences; and • the International Council of Scientific Unions has organized the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme and recently published a plan of action. Building on these and related studies, the Program will develop national and international partnerships between governmental bodies, the academic science community, and the private research sector to achieve the specific objectives and long-term goals of the U
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15 Major National and International Organizations Involved in Global Change Research Activities National Organizations • FCCSET Committee on Earth Sciences • National Climate Program • National Academy of Sciences Committee on Global Change • Other Boards and Committees of the National Academy of Sciences International Organizations • International Council of Scientific Unions: International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme and related activities • World Meteorological Organization: World Climate Research Program and related activities • United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and related activities • United Nations Environmental Programme • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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