Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's draft synthesis and assessement product 2.4

By National Research Council U.S. . Committee To Review The U.S. Climate Change Science Program S Draft Synthesis And Assessment Product 2.4.

Evaluation of the multifunction phased array radar planning process

By National Research Council U.S. . Committee On The Evaluation Of The Multifunction Phased Array Radar Planning Process.

Global sources of local pollution

By National Research Council U.S. . Committee On The Significance Of International Transport Of Air Pollutants

"Recent advances in air pollution monitoring and modeling capabilities have made it possible to show that air pollution can be transported long distances and that adverse impacts of emitted polluta...

America's Climate Choices

By National Research Council U.S. . Committee On America S Climate Choices

Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change

By National Research Council U.S. . Panel On Adapting To The Impacts Of Climate Change

"Across the United States, impacts of climate change are already evident. Heat waves have become more frequent and intense, cold extremes have become less frequent, and patterns of rainfall are lik...

Limiting the magnitude of future climate change

By National Research Council U.S. . Panel On Limiting The Magnitude Of Climate Change

"Climate change, driven by the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, poses serious, wide-ranging threats to human societies and natural ecosystems around the world. The la...

Climate stabilization targets

By National Research Council U.S. . Board On Atmospheric Sciences And Climate

"Emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels have ushered in a new epoch where human activities will largely determine the evolution of Earth's climate. Because carbon dioxide in t...

Verifying greenhouse gas emissions

By National Research Council U.S. . Committee On Methods For Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions

"The world's nations are moving toward agreements that will bind us together in an effort to limit future greenhouse gas emissions. With such agreements will come the need for all nations to make a...

When Weather Matters: Science and Services to Meet Critical Societal Needs

By National Research Council U.S. . Committee On Progress And Priorities Of U.S. Weather Research And Research To Operations Activities

"The past 15 years have seen marked progress in observing, understanding, and predicting weather. At the same time, the United States has failed to match or surpass progress in operational numerica...

The National Weather Service modernization and associated restructuring

By National Research Council U.S. . Committee On The Assessment Of The National Weather Service S Modernization Program

"The Modernization and Associated Restructuring (MAR) of the National Weather Service (NWS) was a large and complex re-engineering of a federal agency. The process lasted a decade and cost an estim...