--- - attributes: ~ caption: 'The educational guides are tailored to each region of the country shown above, as well as coasts and oceans. (Source: The Third National Climate Assessment, 2014)' chapter: description: ~ display_name: 'Chapter 2: Federal Investments in Global Change Research ' doi: ~ identifier: federal-investments-global-change-research number: 2 report_identifier: usgcrp-ocpfy2016 sort_key: 20 title: 'Federal Investments in Global Change Research ' url: ~ chapter_identifier: federal-investments-global-change-research create_dt: ~ description: 'The educational guides are tailored to each region of the country shown above, as well as coasts and oceans. (Source: The Third National Climate Assessment, 2014)' display_name: '2.16: Third National Climate Assessment: Map of Regions' identifier: third-national-climate-assessment-map-regions lat_max: 71.398048 lat_min: 18.913826 lon_max: -66.957802 lon_min: -179.133392 ordinal: 16 report: _featured_priority: ~ _public: 1 contact_email: ~ contact_note: ~ display_name: 'Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2016' doi: ~ frequency: ~ identifier: usgcrp-ocpfy2016 in_library: ~ publication_year: 2015 report_type_identifier: report summary: "This FY 2016 edition of Our Changing Planet, USGCRP's annual report, summarizes the Program's significant advancements toward achieving its scientific goals, delivering on its Congressional mandate, supporting the President’s Climate Action Plan, and building a knowledge base that effectively informs human responses to global change. It includes an overview of the USGCRP research enterprise and recent highlights that demonstrate progress on the 2012–2021 Strategic Plan. The report also spotlights progress in interagency research priority areas that intersect with the Climate Action Plan, such as climate predictions, drought and other hydrologic extremes, and actionable science. The highlights in this Our Changing Planet report represent the broad spectrum of USGCRP activities that extend from Earth system observations, modeling, and fundamental research through synthesis and assessment, decision support, education, and public engagement. " title: 'Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2016' topic: ~ url: https://downloads.globalchange.gov/ocp/ocp2016/Our-Changing-Planet_FY-2016_full.pdf report_identifier: usgcrp-ocpfy2016 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: 'Third National Climate Assessment: Map of Regions' type: figure uri: /report/usgcrp-ocpfy2016/chapter/federal-investments-global-change-research/figure/third-national-climate-assessment-map-regions url: ~ usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: 'This graph shows the number of days by which the start of spring in each year differs from the average start of spring during the 20th century. The spring of 2012 (circled) set a record for earliest start. (Source: Adapted from the USGCRP indicators pilot, with data from USA-NPN and NOAA NCDC)' chapter: description: ~ display_name: 'Chapter 2: Federal Investments in Global Change Research ' doi: ~ identifier: federal-investments-global-change-research number: 2 report_identifier: usgcrp-ocpfy2016 sort_key: 20 title: 'Federal Investments in Global Change Research ' url: ~ chapter_identifier: federal-investments-global-change-research create_dt: ~ description: 'This graph shows the number of days by which the start of spring in each year differs from the average start of spring during the 20th century. The spring of 2012 (circled) set a record for earliest start. (Source: Adapted from the USGCRP indicators pilot, with data from USA-NPN and NOAA NCDC)' display_name: '2.4: Annual Start of Spring for the Contiguous United States' identifier: annual-start-spring-contiguous-united-states lat_max: 49.371742 lat_min: 24.545219 lon_max: -66.957802 lon_min: -124.762146 ordinal: 4 report: _featured_priority: ~ _public: 1 contact_email: ~ contact_note: ~ display_name: 'Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2016' doi: ~ frequency: ~ identifier: usgcrp-ocpfy2016 in_library: ~ publication_year: 2015 report_type_identifier: report summary: "This FY 2016 edition of Our Changing Planet, USGCRP's annual report, summarizes the Program's significant advancements toward achieving its scientific goals, delivering on its Congressional mandate, supporting the President’s Climate Action Plan, and building a knowledge base that effectively informs human responses to global change. It includes an overview of the USGCRP research enterprise and recent highlights that demonstrate progress on the 2012–2021 Strategic Plan. The report also spotlights progress in interagency research priority areas that intersect with the Climate Action Plan, such as climate predictions, drought and other hydrologic extremes, and actionable science. The highlights in this Our Changing Planet report represent the broad spectrum of USGCRP activities that extend from Earth system observations, modeling, and fundamental research through synthesis and assessment, decision support, education, and public engagement. " title: 'Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2016' topic: ~ url: https://downloads.globalchange.gov/ocp/ocp2016/Our-Changing-Planet_FY-2016_full.pdf report_identifier: usgcrp-ocpfy2016 source_citation: 'Adapted from Start of Spring, USGCRP indicators pilot' submission_dt: ~ time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Annual Start of Spring for the Contiguous United States type: figure uri: /report/usgcrp-ocpfy2016/chapter/federal-investments-global-change-research/figure/annual-start-spring-contiguous-united-states url: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/indicator-start-of-spring usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source. - attributes: ~ caption: 'Sea ice in the Arctic fluctuates from year to year, but the annual minimum extent (measured each year in September) has decreased overall since measurements began in the late 1970s. Changes in sea ice have implications both for the environment and for human activities such as shipping. The Sea Ice Prediction Network aims to improve forecasts of Arctic sea ice for use by scientists and stakeholders. (Source: USGCRP indicators pilot, with data from NASA)' chapter: description: ~ display_name: 'Chapter 3: Crosscutting Priorities to Serve Science and Society ' doi: ~ identifier: crosscutting-priorities-serve-science-society number: 3 report_identifier: usgcrp-ocpfy2016 sort_key: 30 title: 'Crosscutting Priorities to Serve Science and Society ' url: ~ chapter_identifier: crosscutting-priorities-serve-science-society create_dt: ~ description: 'Sea ice in the Arctic fluctuates from year to year, but the annual minimum extent (measured each year in September) has decreased overall since measurements began in the late 1970s. Changes in sea ice have implications both for the environment and for human activities such as shipping. The Sea Ice Prediction Network aims to improve forecasts of Arctic sea ice for use by scientists and stakeholders. (Source: USGCRP indicators pilot, with data from NASA)' display_name: '3.22: September Average Sea Ice Extent in the Arctic' identifier: september-average-sea-ice-extent-arctic lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 22 report: _featured_priority: ~ _public: 1 contact_email: ~ contact_note: ~ display_name: 'Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2016' doi: ~ frequency: ~ identifier: usgcrp-ocpfy2016 in_library: ~ publication_year: 2015 report_type_identifier: report summary: "This FY 2016 edition of Our Changing Planet, USGCRP's annual report, summarizes the Program's significant advancements toward achieving its scientific goals, delivering on its Congressional mandate, supporting the President’s Climate Action Plan, and building a knowledge base that effectively informs human responses to global change. It includes an overview of the USGCRP research enterprise and recent highlights that demonstrate progress on the 2012–2021 Strategic Plan. The report also spotlights progress in interagency research priority areas that intersect with the Climate Action Plan, such as climate predictions, drought and other hydrologic extremes, and actionable science. The highlights in this Our Changing Planet report represent the broad spectrum of USGCRP activities that extend from Earth system observations, modeling, and fundamental research through synthesis and assessment, decision support, education, and public engagement. " title: 'Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2016' topic: ~ url: https://downloads.globalchange.gov/ocp/ocp2016/Our-Changing-Planet_FY-2016_full.pdf report_identifier: usgcrp-ocpfy2016 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: September Average Sea Ice Extent in the Arctic type: figure uri: /report/usgcrp-ocpfy2016/chapter/crosscutting-priorities-serve-science-society/figure/september-average-sea-ice-extent-arctic url: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/indicator-arctic-sea-ice-extent usage_limits: Free to use with credit to the original figure source.