Thinking Strategically: The Appropriate Use of Metrics for the Climate Change Science Program

by National Research Council, Climate Research Committee, Committee on Metrics for Global Change Research, et al.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309096596
• ISBN13: 9780309096591
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.4"