Appendix A
Acronyms
CCSP
U.S. Climate Change Science Program
CCRI
Climate Change Research Initiative
CCTP
Climate Change Technology Program
CENR
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
CEQ
Council on Environmental Quality
CGCR
Committee on Global Change Research (NRC)
CLIVAR
International Climate Variability and Prediction Project
CPT
Climate Process [Modeling and Science] Teams
DMS
Oceanic Dimethylsulfide
DOC
Department of Commerce
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DOD
U.S. Department of Defense
DOI
U.S. Department of the Interior
DOS
U.S. Department of State
DOT
U.S. Department of Transportation
DPC
Domestic Policy Council
ENSO
El Niño-Southern Oscillation
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ESSC
Earth System Sciences Committee (NASA)
GCRP
U.S. Global Change Research Program
GFDL
Geophysical Fluids Dynamic Laboratory
HHS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
IGBP
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
IHDP
International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
NACIP
National Aerosol-Climate Interactions Program
NACP
North American Carbon Program
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCAR
National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCEP
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
NEC
National Economic Council
NGO
Non-governmental Organization
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPOESS
National Polar-orbiting
NRC
National Research Council
NSC
National Safety Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OSTB
Office of Science and Technology Policy
SGCR
Subcommittee on Global Change Research
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
USAID
U.S. Agency for International Development
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey