
The 1979 National Academy of Sciences report "Carbon Dioxide and Climate: A Scientific Assessment" was one of the first climate change assessments designed for policy-makers.
A free pdf of the report may be downloaded from the National Academies Press.
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BASC Reports
- Global Sources of Local Pollution: An Assessment of Long-Range Transport of Key Air Pollutants to and from the United States 2009
- Letter Report on the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2009
- Scientific Value of Arctic Sea Ice Imagery Derived Products 2009
- Uncertainty Management in Remote Sensing of Climate Data: Summary of a Workshop 2009
- Evaluation of the Multifunction Phased Array Radar Planning Process 2008
- Observing Weather and Climate from the Ground Up: A Nationwide Network of Networks 2008
- Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3: Reanalyses of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features: Implications for Attribution of Causes of Observed Change 2008
- Analysis of Global Change Assessments: Lessons Learned 2007
- Earth Observations from Space: The First 50 Years of Scientific Achievements 2007
- Environmental Data Management at NOAA: Archiving, Stewardship, and Access 2007
- Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4: Trends in Emissions of Ozone Depleting Substances, Ozone Layer Recovery, and Implications for Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure 2007
- Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.2, "Climate Projections Based on Emission Scenarios for Long-lived and Short-lived Radiatively Active Gases and Aerosols" 2007
- Review of the U.S. Climate Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3, "Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate" 2007
- Review of the U.S. Climate Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.2, "Best Practice Approaches for Characterizing, Communicating, and Incorporating Scientific Uncertainty in Climate Decision Making" 2007
- Completing the Forecast: Characterizing and Communicating Uncertainty for Better Decisions Using Weather and Climate Forecasts 2006
- NOAA's Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application 2006
- Preliminary Principles and Guidelines for Archiving Environmental and Geospatial Data at NOAA: Interim Report 2006
- Strategic Guidance for the National Science Foundation's Support of the Atmospheric Sciences 2006
- Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years 2006
- Understanding and Responding to Multiple Environmental Stresses: Report of a Workshop 2006
- Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and operations Communities, Interim Report 2005
- Improving the Scientific Foundation for Atmosphere-Land-Ocean Simulations: Report of a Workshop 2005
- Review of NOAA's Plan for the Scientific Stewardship Program 2005
- Review of the (GEWEX [Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment] America Prediction Project) (GAPP) Science and Implementation Plan 2005
- Review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product on Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere 2005
- Strategic Guidance for NSF's Support of the Atmospheric Sciences: An Interim Report 2005
- Thinking Strategically: The Appropriate Use of Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program 2005
- Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate released Review of the U.S. CLIVAR Project Office. , The 2004
- Climate Data Records from Environmental Satellites: Interim report 2004
- Flash Flood Forecasting Over Complex Terrain: With an Assessment of the Sulphur Mountain Radar in Southern California 2004
- Radiative Forcing of Climate Change: Expanding the Concept and Addressing Uncertainties 2004
- Where the Weather Meets the Road: A Research Agenda for Improving Road Weather Services 2004
- Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research 2003
- Estimating Climate Sensitivity: Report of a Workshop 2003
- Fair Weather: Effective Partnerships in Weather and Climate Services 2003
- Tracking and Predicting the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases: Implications for Homeland Security 2003
- Understanding Climate Change Feedbacks 2003
- Weather Forecasting Accuracy for FAA Traffic Flow Management: A Workshop Report 2003
- Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises 2002
- Review of the NARSTO Draft Report: NARSTO Assessment of the Atmospheric Science on Particulate Matter 2002
- Weather Radar Technology Beyond NEXRAD 2002
- Workshop Summary Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information 2002
- Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions 2001
- Climate Services Vision: First Steps Toward the Future, A 2001
- Comments on Catalyzing U.S. World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Activities 2001
- Global Air Quality: An Imperative for Long-Term Observational Strategies 2001
- Improving the Effectiveness of U.S. Climate Modeling 2001
- Under the Weather: Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Disease 2001
- Assessment of the Current Status of the U.S. Weather Research Program 2000
- From Research to Operations in Weather Satellites and Numerical Weather Prediction: Crossing the Valley of Death 2000
- Improving Atmospheric Temperature Monitoring Capabilities 2000
- Reconciling Observations of Global Temperature Change 2000
- Adequacy of Climate Observing Systems 1999
- Atmospheric Effects of Aviation: A Review of NASA's Subsonic Assessment Program 1999
- Capacity of U.S. Climate Modeling to Support Climate Change Assessment Activities 1999
- Emerging Global Water and Energy Initiatives--An Integrated Perspective 1999
- Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data--A Critical National Resource 1999
- GEWEX Global Water Vapor Project (GVap)--U.S. Opportunities, The 1999
- Hydrologic Science Priorities for the U.S. Global Change Research Program, An Initial Assessment 1999
- Review of NASA's Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft Project, A 1999
- Atmospheric Change and the North American Transportation Sector 1998
- Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft Project: An Interim Review of Science and Progress, The 1998
- Atmospheric Sciences Entering the Twenty-First Century, The 1998
- Decade-to-Century-Scale Climate Variability and Change: A Science Strategy 1998
- GEWEX-CLIVAR: Coordination of U.S. Activities 1998
- GEWEX Continental Scale International Project (GCIP): A Review of Progress and Opportunities, The 1998
- Meteorological Buoy and Coastal Marine Automated Network for the United States, The 1998
- Scientific Strategy for U.S. Participation in the GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) Component of the CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability) Programme, A 1998
- Interim Assessment of AEAP's Emissions Characterization and Near-Field Interactions Elements, An 1997
- Interim Review of the Subsonic Assessment Project: Management, Science, and Goals 1997
- Learning to Predict Climate Variations Associated with El Nino and the Southern Oscillation, Accomplishments and Legacies of the TOGA Program 1996
- Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales 1996
- Plan for a Research Program on Aerosol Radiative Forcing and Climate Change, A 1996
- Organizing U.S. Participation in GOALS (Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System) 1995
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