Our Changing Planet FY1996
The FY 1996 U.S. Global Change Research Program

The print version of Our Changing Planet: The FY 1996 U.S. Global Change Research Program is available free of charge from the GCRIO Online Catalog.

An Investment in Science for the Nation's Future

A Report by the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Research of the National Science and Technology Council

A Supplement to the President's Fiscal Year 1996 Budget

Table of Contents

Letter to Congress

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

2. Seasonal to Interannual Climate Fluctuations and Related Events

3. Climate Change over the Next Few Decades

4. Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Increased UV Radiation

5. Changes in Land Cover and in Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems

6. Crosscutting Aspects of Global Change Research

7. International Cooperation

Highlights of Recent USGCRP Research Results

A. Seasonal to Interannual Climate Change
B. Climate Change Over the Next Few Decades
C. Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Increased UV Radiation
D. Changes in Land Cover and inTerrestrial and Marine Ecosystems

Appendices