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• Data Management for Global Change Research Policy Statement
  This document outlines and explains the data management global change research policies of the U.S. Global Change Research Program. Read more.

• A Framework For Socio-economic & Ecological Assumptions in Climate Impact Assessment
  This paper discusses the handling of socio-economic and ecological (SEE) assumptions in assessing the impacts of climate change and variability in the National Assessment. It also outlines a Framework to approach the problem of describing SEE characteristics of the future world for which climate impacts are assessed. Read more.

• Scenarios and Data
  Scenarios can provide a starting point for examining questions about an uncertain future and can help us visualize alternative futures in concrete and human terms. The National Assessment followed a scenario-based approach and this document explains what scenarios were used to provide context for carrying out the analyses. Read more.

• Overview of the National Assessment Scenario Strategy
  In order to have materials that could be synthesized across regions and sectors, the National Assessment Synthesis Team developed a framework for considering both climate and socieconomic scenarios. This document outlines and explains the strategy behind this scenario framework. Read more.