United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-09-28 monographic deposited born digital 61 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-1172 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1172 P0b002ee180381d30 f:d071172 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1172 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1172 GAO-07-1172 Archives Data collection Data storage Earth sciences data systems Grant administration Interagency relations Policy evaluation Reporting requirements Research and development Research grants Research program management Research programs Climate change Data sharing Policies and procedures Climate Change Science Program Other Written Product A76808 Much of the nearly $2 billion annual climate change research budget supports grants from the Department of Energy (DOE), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and National Science Foundation (NSF). Some of the data generated by this research are stored in online archives, but much remains in a less accessible format with individual researchers. As a result, some researchers are concerned about the availability of data. GAO analyzed (1) the key issues that data-sharing policies should address; (2) the data-sharing requirements, policies, and practices for external climate change researchers funded by DOE, NASA, NOAA, and NSF; and (3) the extent to which these agencies foster data sharing. GAO examined requirements, policies, and practices and surveyed the 64 officials managing climate change grants at these agencies. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1172/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1172.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1172/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1172.pdf GAO-07-1172 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1172 Other Written Product GAO-07-1172; Climate Change Research: Agencies Have Data-Sharing Policies but Could Do More to Enhance the Availability of Data from Federally Funded Research; Archives Data collection Data storage Earth sciences data systems Grant administration Interagency relations Policy evaluation Reporting requirements Research and development Research grants Research program management Research programs Climate change Data sharing Policies and procedures Climate Change Science Program