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Appendix D: Line-by-line Comments Submitted by Committee Members
Pages 71-78

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From page 71...
...  P 6, line 17: Here it is stated that the Update alone is focused on climate, but some recognition of other the broader global change question is in order.
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From page 72...
... Use seems like the right concept here, and the user should be involved in identifying what is useful. A better wording might be "These foci set priorities for the Program, so as to advance the understanding of global change and to enable the Program to work constructively with users so that the emerging understanding informs decisions effectively."  P
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...  Page 18; line 23: Global Change is more than just the carbon cycle.
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From page 74...
... The social dynamics of partnerships, in which partners have differing commitments to continuity, precision, and accuracy of observations, is another area in which sociologists studying networks could make pragmatically valuable contributions. Objective 1.4  P
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... 29, line 3: No mention of the NOAA-National Water Center, which has data provision responsibilities. From their prospectus: "Scientists at the Center will collaboratively research, develop and deliver state-of-the-science national hydrologic analyses, forecast information, data, decision-support services and guidance to support and inform essential emergency services and high-value water management decisions."  P
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From page 76...
... It is worth noting, in addition, that an important contribution of USGCRP lies in understanding and communicating opportunities in which a specific agency-focused research enterprise provides benefits beyond the scope of the agency's perceived mandate. Studies of wetland function in the coastal zone, for example, have contributed to an understanding of the way that natural functions of coastal ecosystems bring economic benefits and protection to human communities.
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... As the nations of the world respond to a changing climate and other manifestations of global change, the international research enterprise has evolved toward Goals 2 and 3, in part as a reflection of continued American leadership in all four goal areas."  P 44, line 36-38: And what now?
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...  P 46, line 29: In this context, it seems now sensible to mention -- and provide sufficient detail on -- the new commitments associated with the Paris Accords on rich nation funding of climate adaptation and climate impact mitigation to assist the world's poor.
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