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PAGES Science Plan and Implementation Strategy

Author: PAGES Scientific Steering Committee and IPO

Product Type: science plan

Short Description: The PAGES Science Plan and Implementation Strategy defines the scientific objectives and key research issues of PAGES, the Past Global Changes project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, and outlines a strategy for addressing them.

The ideas represented here were crystallized over the last 4 years from feedback provided by the paleoscience community, from discussions that took place at the PAGES 2nd Open Science Meeting and subsequent annual Scientific Steering Committee meetings, and from issues raised in the 4th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The Science Plan emphasizes the importance of integrative scientific approaches and collaborations in order to successfully investigate connections in the Earth System in the past and to make sound projections for the future. It is intended for paleoscience researchers and potential sponsors, as well as for the wider Earth System Science community.

Year: 2009

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