Provides a comprehensive evaluation of the state of knowledge of climate change for the USPresents an insider-perspective on the processes used to conduct the largest and most comprehensive National Climate Assessment ever produced, written by many of the leaders of the field
Contains a wide array of insights that is useful for a wide range of future scientific assessments, ranging from IPCC, to future national and international science assessments, to more focused evaluations of the state of knowledge within specific fields

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The Third US National Climate Assessment: Innovations in Science and Engagement.- Building Community, Credibility and Knowledge: the Third US National Climate Assessment.- Building a Sustained Climate Assessment Process.- Engagement in the Third U.S. National Climate Assessment: Commitment, Capacity, and Communication for Impact.- Innovations in Science and Scenarios for Assessment.- Innovations in Information Management and Access for Assessments.- Building an Integrated U.S. National Climate Indicators System.- Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services in the United States: Process and Prospects for Sustained Assessment.- Engagement with Indigenous Peoples and Honoring Traditional Knowledge Systems.- The Third National Climate Assessment's Coastal Chapter: the Making of an Integrated Assessment.- Assessing Decision Support Systems and Levels of Confidence to Narrow the Climate Information Usability Gap.- Innovations in Assessment and Adaptation: Building on theUS National Climate Assessment.- U.S. National Climate Assessment Gaps and Research Needs: Overview, the Economy and the International Context.- Aspirations and Common Tensions: Larger Lessons from the Third US National Climate Assessment.