US Climate Change Science Program - Global Change Research Program
The United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was created as a high-priority national research program to: address key uncertainties about changes in the Earth's global environmental system, both natural and human-induced; monitor, understand, and predict global change; and provide a sound scientific basis for national and international decision-making. Some of the global change issues studied include: seasonal to inter-annual climate fluctuations, climate change over decades to centuries, stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and atmospheric chemistry. Another research subject is analysis of changes in land cover and in terrestrial and marine ecosystems. In addition to background on USGCRP this site contains a library of global change research documents and a listing of current or on-going research projects. Most of these papers are posted on-line in their entirety. One unique feature of this site is "Ask Doctor Global Change" by clicking on this service the user can browse a list of frequently asked global change questions or create one of their own. The answers are provided by global systems experts working at the Global Change Research Information Office. This resource is part of the Biocomplexity collection. http://serc.carleton.edu/biocomplexity/
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Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Oceanography, Biology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Hydrology, Atmospheric Science:Climatology Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12) Theme: Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Hydrology/Hydrogeology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Water
