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Title

  • Main Title Best Practice Approaches for Characterizing, Communicating, and Incorporating Scientific Uncertainty in Decision Making
  • Added Title U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.2, January 2009
  • Series Title Synthesis and Assessment Product

Creator

  • Author: U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research
    Creator Type: Organization
  • Editor: Morgan, Granger
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Editor: Dowlatabadi, Hadi
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Editor: Henrion, Max
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Editor: Keith, David
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Editor: Lempert, Robert
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Editor: McBrid, Sandra
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Editor: Small, Mitchell
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Editor: Wilbanks, Thomas
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
    Place of Publication: Washington, DC USA
    Additional Info: www.climatescience.gov.

Date

  • Creation: 2009-01

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report discusses the current state of understanding about the characteristics and implications of uncertainty related to climate change and variability to an audience of policymakers, decision makers, and members of the media and general public with an interest in developing a fundamental understanding of the issue.
  • Physical Description: v, 96 p. : col. ill.

Subject

  • Keyword: environmental change
  • Keyword: decision-support resources
  • Keyword: human contributions and responses
  • Keyword: climate change
  • Keyword: climate variability

Collection

  • Name: Environmental Policy Collection
    Code: ESDC

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • URL: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap5-2/final-report/sap5-2-final-report-all.pdf
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc12036

Note

  • Display Note: This document, part of the Synthesis and Assessment Products described in the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Strategic Plan, was prepared in accordance with Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554) and the information quality act guidelines issued by the Department of Commerce and NOAA pursuant to Section 515). The CCSP Interagency Committee relies on Department of Commerce and NOAA certifications regarding compliance with Section 515 and Department guidelines as the basis for determining that this product conforms with Section 515. For purposes of compliance with Section 515, this CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Product is an "interpreted product" as that term is used in NOAA guidelines and is classified as "highly influential". This document does not express any regulatory policies of the United States or any of its agencies, or provide recommendations for regulatory action. [harvested: 2009-09-01]
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