Integrating federal research on global change and climate change

Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program

Our Changing Planet.
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program for Fiscal Year 2006.�
(posted 10 Nov 2005).

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Announcements related to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Includes:

• IPCC Working Group I Contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC:� Government and Expert Review.��The second-order draft of Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis is available for expert and government review.� The draft report is available along with instructions and related materials.� Comments are due 9 May 2006.�See also Federal Register notice (dtd 7 April 2006).� (posted 7 April 2006).

Synthesis and Assessment Products.� The CCSP Strategic Plan plan calls for the creation of a series of more than 20 synthesis and assessment reports.� New:

• Product 1.1.� Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere: Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differences.� Final report is posted. See also Report Reconciles Atmospheric Temperature Trends press release (2 May 2006) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (dtd 2 May 2006).
• Product 4.5: Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States.� Final prospectus and Public review comments on draft prospectus posted. (dtd 24 April 2006)
• Product 5.3: Decision support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data. Final prospectus and Public review comments on draft prospectus posted. (dtd 24 April 2006)
• Product 3.3:� Climate Extremes: Analysis of the Observed Changes and Variations and Prospects for the Future.�Draft prospectus is issued along with invitation to comment.� Deadline for comments: 12 May 2006.� See Federal Register notice (all items posted 12 April 2006).