Thinking strategically : the appropriate use of metrics for the climate change science program /

The Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) and its predecessor U.S. Global Change Research Program have sponsored climate research and observations for nearly 15 years, yet the overall progress of the program has not been measured systematically. Metrics a system of measurement that includes the item...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Metrics for Global Change Research, National Research Council (U.S.). Climate Research Committee, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council (U.S.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Climatic changes.
Climatology.
Climat > Changements.
climate change.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Climatic changes
Climatology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Lessons Learned from Developing Metrics
  • 3 Principles for Developing Metrics
  • 4 Characterizing and Reducing Uncertainty
  • 5 Process of Developing Metrics
  • 6 Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program
  • 7 Conclusions and Next Steps
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A Measuring Government Performance
  • Appendix B Case Study Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program
  • Appendix C Pool of Generic Metrics for Science and Technology

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