Science Papers and Publications

NCDC publishes numerous assessments and reports each year with collaborators all over the world

NCDC publishes the most recent national and international reports on the state of the climate as well as various other peer-reviewed papers and articles.

• Current Publications
• Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society State of the Climate Report
  Every year NCDC leads an international effort to develop the peer-reviewed State of the Climate Report, which has been an annual supplement to Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) since its introduction (as “Climate Assessment”) in 1991. The report summarizes the global and regional climate of the preceding calendar year and places it into historical context. Recent editions cover more than 40 Essential Climate Variables, with input from more than 350 authors from nearly 50 nations.
  • State of the Climate in 2012
  • State of the Climate in 2011
  • State of the Climate in 2010
  • State of the Climate in 2009
  • Previous Editions
• Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States Report
  The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) worked to create the Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States report. This report summarizes the science of climate change and the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future, and serves as the most recent National assessment of the state of the climate.
  • Access the online version of the 2009 Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States report.
  • Visit the USGCRP homepage.
  • Find information about the National Climate Assessment currently in production.
• National and International Reports and Resources on Climate.gov
• Paleoclimatology Publications
  The World Data Center for Paleoclimatology features newly archived paleoclimatic data, climate reconstructions, and journal articles relevant to important issues in paleoclimatology.