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The Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) was the program responsible for coordinating and integrating research on global warming by U.S. government agencies from February 2002 to June 2009.〔(Climate Change Science Program ) 2006. Overview of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, Fact Sheet 1. Washington, D.C. (January)〕 Toward the end of that period, CCSP issued 21 separate climate assessment reports that addressed climate observations, changes in the atmosphere, expected climate change, impacts and adaptation, and risk management issues. Shortly after President Obama took office, the program's name was changed to U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) which was also the program's name before 2002. Nevertheless, the Obama Administration generally embraced the CCSP products as sound science providing a basis for climate policy.〔See Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States.〕 Because those reports were mostly issued after the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and in some cases focused specifically on the United States, they were generally viewed within the United States as having an importance and scientific credibility comparable to the IPCC assessments for the first few years of the Obama Administration.〔For example, see (Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act: Technical Support Document ) 2009. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, D.C. (December)〕 ==The products== The primary outputs from the CCSP were its strategic plan and 21 Synthesis and Assessment Products (SAP), five of which were released on January 16, 2009, the last business day of the Bush Administration.〔(Climate Change Science Program ) 2009. Information on Synthesis and Assessment Products〕 The CCSP Strategic Plan of 2003〔(U.S. Climate Change Science Program ), 2003. Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. Washington, D.C. See also (Press release of 24 July 2003 )〕 defined five goals: #Extend knowledge of the Earth’s past and present climate and environment, including its natural variability, and improve understanding of the causes of observed changes (see Observations and causes of climate change), #Improve understanding of the forces bringing about changes in the Earth’s climate and related systems (see Changes in the atmosphere) #Reduce uncertainty in projections of how the Earth’s climate and environmental systems may change in the future (see Climate projections) #Understand the sensitivity and adaptability of different natural and managed systems to climate and associated global changes (see Impacts and adaptation) #Explore the uses and identify the limits of evolving knowledge to manage risks and opportunities related to climate variability and change (see Using information to manage risks) The plan also proposed 21 SAP's, each of which were designed to support one of these five goals. The plan was updated in 2008.〔(Climate Change Science Program. ) 2008 Revised Research Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. Washington, D.C.〕 The following sections discuss the SAP's, grouped according to the five topic areas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Climate Change Science Program」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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