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Convening Lead Authors and Lead Authors by Chapter for the 2013 National Climate Assessment

Introduction:

Convening Lead Authors:
Jerry Melillo, Marine Biological Laboratory, MA
T.C. Richmond, Van Ness Feldman GordonDerr, WA
Gary Yohe, Wesleyan University, CT

Climate Change Science:

Convening Lead Authors:
John Walsh, University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK
Don Wuebbles, University of Illinois, IL

Lead Authors:
Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University, TX
Richard Somerville, University of California San Diego, CA
Graeme Stephens, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CA
Peter Thorne, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites – North Carolina State University, NC
Russ Vose, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – National Climatic Data Center, NC
Mike Wehner, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, CA
Josh Willis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CA

Water Resources:

Convening Lead Authors:
Paul Fleming, Seattle Public Utilities, WA
Aris Georgakakos, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA

Lead Authors:
Michael Dettinger, U.S. Geological Survey, CA
Christa Peters-Lidard, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, MD
Ken Reckhow, Duke University, NC
T.C. Richmond, Van Ness Feldman GordonDerr, WA
Kate White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, VA
David Yates, National Center for Atmospheric Research, CO

Energy Supply and Use:

Convening Lead Authors:
Jan Dell, CH2MHill, CA
Susan Tierney, Analysis Group Consultants, MA

Lead Authors:
Guido Franco, California Energy Commission, CA
Richard G. Newell, Duke University, NC
Rich Richels, Electric Power Research Institute, DC
John Weyant, Stanford University, CA
Thomas J. Wilbanks, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN

Transportation:

Convening Lead Authors:
Michael Meyer, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA
H. Gerry Schwartz, Jr., HGS Consultants, LLC, MO

Lead Authors:
Cindy Burbank, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc., VA
Michael Kuby, Arizona State University, AZ
Clinton Oster, Indiana University, IN
John Posey, East-West Gateway Council of Governments, MO
Edmond Russo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, MS
Arthur Rypinski, U.S. Department of Transportation, MD

Agriculture:

Convening Lead Authors:
Jerry Hatfield, U.S. Department of Agriculture, IA
Gene Takle, Iowa State University, IA

Lead Authors:
Richard Grotjahn, University of California Davis, CA
David Gustafson, Monsanto, MO
Patrick Holden, Waterborne Environmental, IL
R. Cesar Izaurralde, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, MD
Terry Mader, University of Nebraska, NE
Elizabeth Marshall, U.S. Department of Agriculture, DC

Forestry:

Convening Lead Authors:
Linda Joyce, U.S. Forest Service, CO
Steve Running, University of Montana, MT

Lead Authors:
David D. Breshears, University of Arizona, AZ
Virginia Dale, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN
Bob Malmsheimer, State University of New York, NY
Neil Sampson, The Sampson Group, Inc., VA
Brent Sohngen, Ohio State University, OH
Chris Woodall, U.S. Forest Service, MN

Ecosystems and Biodiversity:

Convening Lead Authors:
Peter Groffman, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, NY
Peter Kareiva, The Nature Conservancy, WA/CA

Lead Authors:
Shawn L. Carter, U.S. Geological Survey, VA
Nancy B. Grimm, National Science Foundation, VA/AZ
Joshua Lawler, University of Washington, WA
Michelle Mack, University of Florida, FL
Virginia Matzek, Santa Clara University, CA
Heather Tallis, Stanford University, CA

Human Health:

Convening Lead Authors:
Kim Knowlton, Natural Resources Defense Council and Columbia University, NY
George Luber, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GA

Lead Authors:
John Balbus, National Institutes of Health, MD
Howard Frumkin, University of Washington, WA
Mary Hayden, National Center for Atmospheric Research, CO
Jeremy Hess, Emory University, GA
Michael McGeehin, RTI International, GA
Nicky Sheats, Thomas Edison State College and New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance, NJ

Water/Energy/Land Use:

Convening Lead Authors:
Kathy Hibbard, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA
Tom Wilson, Electric Power Research Institute, DC

Lead Authors:
Kristen Averyt, University of Colorado, CO
Robert Harriss, Houston Advanced Research Center, TX
Robin L. Newmark, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, CO
Steven K. Rose, Electric Power Research Institute, DC
Elena Shevliakova, Princeton University, NJ
Vincent C. Tidwell, Sandia National Laboratories, NM

Urban/Infrastructure/Vulnerability:

Convening Lead Authors:
Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina, SC
William Solecki, Hunter College of City University of New York, NY

Lead Authors:
Nancy Bragado, City of San Diego, CA
Joanne Carmin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
Joyce E. Coffee, Edelman, IL
Michail Fragkias, Arizona State University, AZ
Matthias Ruth, University of Maryland – College Park, MD
Thomas J. Wilbanks, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN

Impacts of Climate Change on Tribal/Indigenous and Native Lands and Resources:

Convening Lead Authors:
Bull Bennett, Kiksapa Consulting, LLC, ND
Nancy Maynard, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, MD

Lead Authors:
Patricia Cochran, Alaska Native Science Commission, AK
Bob Gough, NativeEnergy, SD
Kathy Lynn, University of Oregon, OR
Garrit Voggesser, National Wildlife Federation, CO
Sue Wotkyns, Northern Arizona University, AZ

Land Use/Land Cover Change:

Convening Lead Authors:
Daniel G. Brown, University of Michigan, MI
Colin Polsky, Clark University, MA

Lead Authors:
Paul Bolstad, University of Minnesota, MN
Samuel D. Brody, Texas A&M University at Galveston, TX
David Hulse, University of Oregon, OR
Roger Kroh, Mid-America Regional Council, MO
Thomas R. Loveland, U.S. Geological Survey, SD
Allison Thomson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, MD

Rural Communities and Development:

Convening Lead Authors:
David Hales, College of the Atlantic, ME
Bill Hohenstein, U.S. Department of Agriculture, VA

Lead Authors:
Marcie D. Bidwell, Mountain Studies Institute, CO
Craig Landry, East Carolina University, NC
David McGranahan, U.S. Department of Agriculture – Economic Research Service, DC
Joseph Molnar, Auburn University, AL
Lois W. Morton, Iowa State University, IA
Marcela Vasquez, University of Arizona, AZ

Impacts on Biogeochemical Cycles, with Implications for Ecosystems and Biodiversity:

Convening Lead Authors:
James N. Galloway, University of Virginia, VA
William Schlesinger, Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies, NY

Lead Authors:
Christopher M. Clark, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, DC
Nancy B. Grimm, National Science Foundation, DC/AZ
Robert Jackson, Duke University, NC
Beverly Law, Oregon State University, OR
Peter Thornton, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN
Alan Townsend, University of Colorado, CO

Northeast:

Convening Lead Authors:
Radley Horton, Columbia University, NY
Gary Yohe, Wesleyan University, CT

Lead Authors:
William E. Easterling, Pennsylvania State University, PA
Robert Kates, Independent Scholar, ME
Matthias Ruth, University of Maryland – College Park, MD
Edna Sussman, SussmanADR LLC, NY
Adam Whelchel, The Nature Conservancy, CT
David Wolfe, Cornell University, NY

Southeast and Caribbean:

Convening Lead Authors:
Lynne Carter, Louisiana State University, LA
James W. Jones, University of Florida, FL

Lead Authors:
Leonard Berry, Florida Atlantic University, FL
Virginia Burkett, U.S. Geological Survey, LA
James F. Murley, South Florida Regional Planning Council, FL
Jayantha Obeysekera, South Florida Water Management District, FL
Paul J. Schramm, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GA
David Wear, U.S. Forest Service, NC

Midwest:

Convening Lead Authors:
Sara Pryor, Indiana University, IN
Donald Scavia, University of Michigan, MI

Lead Authors:
Charles Downer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, MS
Marc Gaden, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, MI
Louis Iverson, U.S. Forest Service, OH
Rolf Nordstrom, Great Plains Institute, MN
Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin, WI
G. Philip Robertson, Michigan State University, MI

Great Plains:

Convening Lead Authors:
Dennis Ojima, Colorado State University, CO
Mark Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, OK

Lead Authors:
John M. Antle, Oregon State University, OR
Doug Kluck, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, MO
Renee A. McPherson, University of Oklahoma, OK
Sascha Petersen, Adaptation International, TX
Bridget Scanlon, University of Texas, TX
Kathleen Sherman, Colorado State University, CO

Southwest:

Convening Lead Authors:
Guido Franco, California Energy Commission, CA
Gregg Garfin, University of Arizona, AZ

Lead Authors:
Hilda Blanco, University of Southern California, CA
Andrew Comrie, University of Arizona, AZ
Patrick Gonzalez, National Park Service, DC
Thomas Piechota, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, NV
Rebecca Smyth, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, CA
Reagan Waskom, Colorado State University, CO

Northwest:

Convening Lead Authors:
Philip Mote, Oregon State University, OR
Amy Snover, University of Washington, WA

Lead Authors:
Susan M. Capalbo, Oregon State University, OR
Sanford D. Eigenbrode, University of Idaho, ID
Patricia Glick, National Wildlife Federation, WA
Jeremy Littell, University of Washington, WA
Richard Raymondi, Idaho Department of Water Resources, ID
Spencer Reeder, Cascadia Consulting Group, WA

Alaska and Arctic:

Convening Lead Authors:
F. Stuart Chapin III, University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK
Sarah F. Trainor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK

Lead Authors:
Patricia Cochran, Alaska Native Science Commission, AK
Henry Huntington, Huntington Consulting, AK
Carl Markon, U.S. Geological Survey, AK
Molly McCammon, Alaska Ocean Observing System, AK
A. David McGuire, U.S. Geological Survey and University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK
Mark Serreze, University of Colorado, CO

Hawaii and Pacific Islands:

Convening Lead Authors:
Jo-Ann Leong, University of Hawaii, HI
John J. Marra, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, HI

Lead Authors:
Melissa Finucane, East-West Center, HI
Thomas Giambelluca, University of Hawaii, HI
Mark Merrifield, University of Hawaii, HI
Stephen E. Miller, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, HI
Jeffrey Polovina, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, HI
Eileen Shea, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – National Climatic Data Center, NC

Oceans and Marine Resources:

Convening Lead Authors:
Scott Doney, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA
Andrew A. Rosenberg, Conservation International and University of New Hampshire, NH

Lead Authors:
Michael Alexander, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Earth System Research Laboratory, CO
Francisco Chavez, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, CA
Catherine Drew Harvell, Cornell University, NY
Gretchen Hofmann, University of California Santa Barbara, CA
Michael Orbach, Duke University, NC
Mary Ruckelshaus, Natural Capital Project, CA

Coastal Zone, Development, and Ecosystems:

Convening Lead Authors:
Margaret Davidson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center, SC
Susanne Moser, Susanne Moser Research & Consulting and Stanford University, CA

Lead Authors:
Paul Kirshen, University of New Hampshire, NH
Peter Mulvaney, Greenleaf Advisors, LLC, IL
James F. Murley, South Florida Regional Planning Council, FL
James E. Neumann, Industrial Economics, MA
Laura Petes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, MD
Denise J. Reed, University of New Orleans, LA

Decision Support:

Convening Lead Author:
P. Lynn Scarlett, Resources for the Future, DC
Richard H. Moss, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, MD

Lead Authors:
Melissa A. Kenney, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Johns Hopkins University, MD
Howard Kunreuther, University of Pennsylvania, PA
Robert Lempert, RAND Corporation, CA
Jay Manning, Cascadia Law Group, WA
B. Ken Williams, U.S. Geological Survey, VA

Mitigation:

Convening Lead Authors:
Henry D. Jacoby, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
Anthony C. Janetos, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, MD

Lead Authors:
Richard Birdsey, U.S. Forest Service, PA
James L. Buizer, University of Arizona, AZ
Katherine Calvin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, MD
Francisco de la Chesnaye, Electric Power Research Institute, DC
Dave Schimel, National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc., CO
Ian Sue Wing, Boston University, MA

Adaptation:

Convening Lead Authors:
Rosina Bierbaum, University of Michigan, MI
Arthur Lee, Chevron Corporation, CA
Joel Smith, Stratus Consulting, CO

Lead Authors:
Maria Blair, American Cancer Society, NY
Lynne Carter, Louisiana State University, LA
F. Stuart Chapin, III, University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK
Paul Fleming, Seattle Public Utilities, WA
Susan Ruffo, The Nature Conservancy, DC

Research Agenda for Climate Change Science:

Convening Lead Authors:
Robert Corell, Center for Energy and Climate Solutions, VA
Diana Liverman, University of Arizona, AZ

Lead Authors:
Kirstin Dow, University of South Carolina, SC
Kristie Ebi, Stanford University, CA
Timothy L. Killeen, National Science Foundation, VA
Kenneth Kunkel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – National Climatic Data Center, NC
Linda O. Mearns, National Center for Atmospheric Research, CO
Jerry Melillo, Marine Biological Laboratory, MA

The NCA Long-term Process – Vision and Future Deliverables:

Convening Lead Authors:
Maria Blair, American Cancer Society, GA
John Hall, U.S. Department of Defense, VA

Lead Authors:
James L. Buizer, University of Arizona, AZ
David Gustafson, Monsanto, MO
Brian Holland, ICLEI, CA
Susanne Moser, Susanne Moser Research & Consulting and Stanford University, CA
Bob Vallario, U.S. Department of Energy, MD
Anne Waple, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – National Climatic Data Center, NC