Our Changing Planet The Fy 2002 U.S. Global Change Research Program

Describes the activities & plans of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). This interagency program, established in 1989, supports research on the interactions of natural & human-induced changes in the global environment & their implications for society. Chapters: scientific insights from global change research; research program: near-term plans -- climate variability & change, atmospheric composition, global carbon & water cycles, changes in ecosystems, & human dimensions of global change; international research cooperation; the IPCC 3rd Assessment Report; USGCRP web site; the USGCRP budget & program by agency; & contact information.Leinen, Margaret is the author of 'Our Changing Planet The Fy 2002 U.S. Global Change Research Program' with ISBN 9780756720537 and ISBN 0756720532.