U.S. Global Change Research Programs: Data Collection and Scientific Priorities : Hearing Before the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, March 6, 1996, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996 - 476 pages |
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... Global Change Research . Specifically , you were interested in receiving : 1. A review of scientific progress , and its implications for future activities of the programs . 2. An assessment of the observational strategy in the light 1 15.
... Global Change Research . Specifically , you were interested in receiving : 1. A review of scientific progress , and its implications for future activities of the programs . 2. An assessment of the observational strategy in the light 1 15.
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... activities . Develop advanced technologies to reduce the costs of continuing essential observations . Focus the tropospheric component of Chem - 1 on the global distribution of ozone and its precursors . Implement a future framework for ...
... activities . Develop advanced technologies to reduce the costs of continuing essential observations . Focus the tropospheric component of Chem - 1 on the global distribution of ozone and its precursors . Implement a future framework for ...
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... implications of new scientific insights for future USGCRP and MTPE / EOS activities ; a review of the role of NASA's MTPE / EOS program in the USGCRP observational strategy ; PREFACE vii · a review of the EOS Data and vi 32.
... implications of new scientific insights for future USGCRP and MTPE / EOS activities ; a review of the role of NASA's MTPE / EOS program in the USGCRP observational strategy ; PREFACE vii · a review of the EOS Data and vi 32.
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... activities ; and an assessment of whether recent developments in the following areas lead to a need to readjust MTPE / EOS plans . Specific consideration was given to - proposed convergence of U.S. environmental satellite systems and ...
... activities ; and an assessment of whether recent developments in the following areas lead to a need to readjust MTPE / EOS plans . Specific consideration was given to - proposed convergence of U.S. environmental satellite systems and ...
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... activities within the program must reflect evolving scientific priorities . • In addition to observational systems and data streams implemented as explicit components of the usgcrp , the program should make use of existing observational ...
... activities within the program must reflect evolving scientific priorities . • In addition to observational systems and data streams implemented as explicit components of the usgcrp , the program should make use of existing observational ...
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Page 285 - Nevertheless, the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.
Page 140 - The resulting science will provide US leadership in the development of an international consensus on the state of the Earth today and in the future. We are confident that we have developed a balanced approach that...
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Page 373 - The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.
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Page 271 - To establish the scientific basis for national and international policymaking relating to natural and human-induced changes in the global Earth system.
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Page 227 - The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.
Page 227 - The overwhelming majority of scientific experts, whilst recognizing that scientific uncertainties exist, nonetheless believe that human-induced climate change is inevitable. The question is not whether climate will change in response to human activities, but rather how much, how fast and where.