REVIEW OF THE DRAFT
CLIMATE SCIENCE
SPECIAL REPORT
Committee to Review the Draft Climate Science Special Report
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Division on Earth and Life Studies
A Report of
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COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE DRAFT CLIMATE SCIENCE SPECIAL REPORT
PHILIP W. MOTE (Chair), Oregon State University, Corvallis
SUSAN K. AVERY, Avery Consulting, LLC, Boulder, Colorado
BENJAMIN BOND-LAMBERTY, Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Lab, College Park, Maryland
ROBERT M. DeCONTO, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
ANDREW G. DICKSON, University of California, San Diego
PHILIP B. DUFFY, Woods Hole Research Center, Massachusetts
CHRISTOPHER B. FIELD, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford, California
JAMES L. KINTER, III, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
DENNIS P. LETTENMAIER, University of California, Los Angeles
LORETTA J. MICKLEY, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
DANIEL J. VIMONT, University of Wisconsin, Madison
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Staff
APRIL MELVIN, Study Director
AMANDA STAUDT, Board Director
ERIN MARKOVICH, Senior Program Assistant
BOARD ON ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE
A.R. RAVISHANKARA (Chair), Colorado State University, Fort Collins
SHUYI S. CHEN (Vice Chair), University of Miami, Florida
CECILIA BITZ, University of Washington, Seattle
LANCE F. BOSART, State University of New York, Albany
MARK A. CANE, Columbia University, Palisades, New York
HEIDI CULLEN, Climate Central, Princeton, New Jersey
PAMELA EMCH, Northrup Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, California
ARLENE FIORE, Columbia University, Palisades, New York
WILLIAM B. GAIL, Global Weather Corporation, Boulder, Colorado
MARY GLACKIN, The Weather Company, an IBM Business, Washington, D.C.
LISA GODDARD, Columbia University, Palisades, New York
MAURA HAGAN, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado
TERRI S. HOGUE, Colorado School of Mines, Golden
ANTHONY JANETOS, Boston University, Massachusetts
EVERETTE JOSEPH, SUNY University at Albany, New York
RONALD “NICK” KEENER, JR., Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina
JOHN R. NORDGREN, The Kresge Foundation, Troy, Michigan
JONATHAN OVERPECK, University of Arizona, Tucson
ARISTIDES A.N. PATRINOS, New York University, Brooklyn
DAVID A. ROBINSON, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway
ALLISON STEINER, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
DUANE WALISER, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Ocean Studies Board Liaison
DAVID HALPERN, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Polar Research Board Liaison
JENNIFER FRANCIS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Marion, Massachusetts
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Staff
AMANDA STAUDT, Director
DAVID ALLEN, Senior Program Officer
LAURIE GELLER, Senior Program Officer
KATHERINE THOMAS, Senior Program Officer
LAUREN EVERETT, Program Officer
APRIL MELVIN, Associate Program Officer
AMANDA PURCELL, Associate Program Officer
YASMIN ROMITTI, Research Associate
RITA GASKINS, Administrative Coordinator
SHELLY FREELAND, Financial Associate
ROB GREENWAY, Program Associate
MICHAEL HUDSON, Senior Program Assistant
ERIN MARKOVICH, Senior Program Assistant
Acknowledgments
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. 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 participation in their review of this report:
CLAUDIA BENITEZ-NELSON, University of South Carolina, Columbia
GABRIELE HEGERL, University of Edinburgh, UK
BRIAN HOSKINS, Imperial College London, UK
RICHARD J. JACKSON, University of California, Los Angeles
JEAN JOUZEL, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Gif sur Yvette, France
JEFF SEVERINGHAUS, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA
KEVIN E. TRENBERTH, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Michael R. Ladisch, Purdue University, and Kenneth H. Brink, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 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.
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