The Reports Library features scientific assessments, annual reports, strategic research plans, and other resources produced by USGCRP and the collaborative efforts of our member agencies. Select reports by other authoritative scientific bodies with whom we work, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the National Research Council (NRC), are also accessible here. Most reports are available for download (open and click View); some can be ordered in print free of charge (open and click Add to Cart).
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Brochure summarizing the Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Change on the United States. Includes FAQs. 4 pages.
This CD includes the Program's annual Our Changing Planet reports from FY 2007–2009, plus an image collection with many of the illustrations in different resolutions (including high resolution).
2008: North American Continental Margins: A Synthesis and Planning Workshop. Report of the North American Continental Margins Working Group for the U.S. Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering Group and Interagency Working Group.
2008 scientific assessment of the effects of global change in the United States, with special emphasis on climate change.
An ad hoc committee, composed of individuals who have studied, participated in, or been users of global change assessments, was convened to prepare this report. For the report’s conclusions, the committee draws both from existing literature and from its examination of a relatively small but varied selection of global change assessments, each analyzing global change processes that are at least in part driven by human activities.
This report presents a vision for the Earth science program; an analysis of the existing Earth Observing System and recommendations to help restore its capabilities; an assessment of and recommendations for new observations and missions for the next decade; an examination of and recommendations for effective application of those observations; and an analysis of how best to sustain that observation and applications system.
CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products. Overview. Four page fact sheet on the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's "Synthesis and Assessment" products. Published in February 2007 by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. Infosheet CCSP-5.
This report is the contribution of Working Group II to the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report. It is a comprehensive assessment of the current knowledge of the impacts of climate change, the vulnerability of natural and human environments, and the potential for response through adaptation.
This report is the contribution of Working Group III to the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report. It includes a detailed assessment of costs and potentials of mitigation technologies and practices, implementation barriers, and policy options for key sectors such as energy and agriculture.
