U.S. Geological Survey Climate Science Plan — Future Research Directions
Tamara Wilson, Ryan P. Boyles, Nicole DeCrappeo, Judith Z. Drexler, Kevin D. Kroeger, Rachel A. Loehman, John M. Pearce, Mark P. Waldrop, Peter D. Warwick, Anne M. Wein, Sara L. Zeigler, T. Douglas Beard, Jr. | September 6th, 2024
Climate is the primary driver of environmental change and is a key consideration in defining science priorities
conducted across all mission areas in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Recognizing the importance of climate
change to its future research agenda, the USGS’s Climate Science Steering Committee requested the development of a
Climate Science Plan to identify future research directions. Subject matter experts from across the Bureau formed the
USGS Climate Science Plan Writing Team, which convened in September 2022 to identify and outline the major climate
science topics of future concern and develop an integrated approach to conducting climate science in support of the
USGS and U.S. Department of the Interior missions.
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