Thinking Strategically:

The Appropriate Use of Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program

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Publication Year:2005

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Committee on Metrics for Global Change Research, Climate Research Committee, National Research Council
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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 ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-10	(skim)
1 Introduction	11-18	(skim)
2 Lessons Learned From Developing Metrics	19-46	(skim)
3 Principles for Developing Metrics	47-54	(skim)
4 Characterizing and Reducing Uncertainty	55-62	(skim)
5 Process of Developing Metrics	63-76	(skim)
6 Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program	77-86	(skim)
7 Conclusions and Next Steps	87-94	(skim)
Appendix A Measuring Government Performance	95-102	(skim)
Appendix B Case Study Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program	103-140	(skim)
Appendix C Pool of Generic Metrics for Science and Technology	141-144	(skim)
Appendix D Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	145-148	(skim)
Appendix E Abbreviations and Acronyms	149-150	(skim)

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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 being measured, the unit of measurement, and the value of the unit offer a tool for measuring such progress; improving program performance; and demonstrating program successes to Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, and the public. This report lays out a framework for creating and implementing metrics for the CCSP. A general set of metrics provides a starting point for identifying the most important measures, and the principles provide guidance for refining the metrics and avoiding unintended consequences.

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The Appropriate Use of Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program

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