Our Changing Planet The 2000 U.S. Global Change Research Program Implementation Plan and Budget Overview

Discusses the nation's research investments to understand the complexity of global environmental change. Includes: summary of key U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) accomplishments in 1998; setting the stage for global change research in the 21st century; projections to the Year 2010; changing vision for the research agenda for the 21st century; implementing the USGCRP in FY2000; observation, monitoring, & data management; earth system modeling & simulation; international connections; & assessment of global environmental issues. Illustrated.Lane, Neal is the author of 'Our Changing Planet The 2000 U.S. Global Change Research Program Implementation Plan and Budget Overview' with ISBN 9780788182532 and ISBN 0788182536.