The Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Data Management for Global Change, which is responsible for the coordination of data and information for the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), has begun to determine the highest priority actions needed for improving existing datasets and creating new products from existing datasets to enhance the understanding of policy- relevant global change processes.
The Group is conducting a pilot study to establish which is the most efficient method for determining these needs. Interested scientists are encouraged to participate.
The study is planned for completion in early 1995, and a summary of the final report will be mailed to all respondents.
For more information: Robert M. Cushman, Task Group Chair, Identification and Prioritization Pilot Study, Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 615-574-0390