OUR CHANGING PLANET
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program
for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005

See also press release (dated 25 Aug 2004)

Also available:
PDF version of the full report

The hardcopy version of this report is available free of charge from the GCRIO Online Catalog

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter of Transmittal

Officials of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research

The U.S. Climate Change Science Program

• Introduction
• The CCSP Strategic Plan [also available: PDF]
• Implementing the Strategic Plan [also available: PDF]
• Developing Decision Support Resources [also available: PDF]

Highlights of Recent Research and Plans for FY 2004 and FY 2005

• Introduction
• Atmospheric Composition [also available: PDF]
• Climate Variability and Change [also available: PDF]
• Global Water Cycle [also available: PDF]
• Land Use and Land Cover Change [also available: PDF]
• Global Carbon Cycle [also available: PDF]
• Ecosystems [also available: PDF]
• Human Contributions and Responses [also available: PDF]
• International Research and Cooperation [also available: PDF]

Appendix: Climate Change Science Program Participating Agencies

• Introduction
• Department of Agriculture (USDA) [also available: PDF]
• Department of Commerce / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC/NOAA) [also available: PDF]
• Department of Defense (DOD) [also available: PDF]
• Department of Energy (DOE) [also available: PDF]
• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [also available: PDF]
• Department of the Interior / U.S. Geological Survey (DOI/USGS) [also available: PDF]
• Department of State (DOS) [also available: PDF]
• Department of Transportation (DOT) [also available: PDF]
• Agency for International Development (USAID) [also available: PDF]
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)[also available: PDF]
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)[also available: PDF]
• National Science Foundation (NSF) [also available: PDF]
• Smithsonian Institution (SI) [also available: PDF]

Budget Tables

Note: In addition to being separately available as listed, all of the tables below are available as a single PDF.

• Introduction
• Table 1 shows the CCSP FY 2002 – FY 2005 Budget by Agency, with USGCRP and CCRI budgets listed separately and also combined in a single CCSP total. [also available: PDF]
• Table 2 shows the CCSP FY 2002 – FY 2005 Scientific Research Budget by USGCRP Research Element. [also available: PDF]
• Table 3 shows the FY 2003 – FY 2005 Budget for the Climate Change Research Initiative. [also available: PDF]
• Department of Agriculture (USDA) [also available: PDF]
• Department of Commerce / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC/NOAA)[also available: PDF]
• [Department of Defense (DOD).  Because DOD research activities are conducted for defense-related missions, they are not included in the CCSP budget crosscut.   Related DOD research does contribute to CCSP goals, however.]
• Department of Energy (DOE) [also available: PDF]
• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [also available: PDF]
• Department of the Interior / U.S. Geological Survey (DOI/USGS) [also available: PDF]
• Department of State (DOS) [also available: PDF]
• Department of Transportation (DOT) [also available: PDF]
• Agency for International Development (USAID) [also available: PDF]
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [also available: PDF]
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) [also available: PDF]
• National Science Foundation (NSF) [also available: PDF]
• Smithsonian Institution (SI) [also available: PDF]

This document describes the proposed U.S. Climate Change Science Program for FY 2004 and 2005. It does not express any regulatory policies of the United States or any of its agencies, or make any findings of fact that could serve as predicates for regulatory action. Agencies must comply with required statutory and regulatory processes before they could rely on any statements in this document or by the CCSP as a basis for regulatory action.