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- Summary:
- In 2006, EPA initiated the review of a series of papers that were written as background for the
U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1 Coastal
Elevations and Sensitivity to Sea-Level Rise. These documents were linked to questions in the
SAP4.1 Prospectus. The reviews were intended to serve as “Level One” peer reviews—short,
brief reviews to help the authors ensure that each background paper contained reasonable
assumptions, estimates, and conclusions given the available data.
Potential reviewers were identified on the basis of their areas of expertise, including knowledge
of the specific coastal areas studied. To accommodate the range of topics explored in the papers (e.g., wetland accretion, GIS mapping, and coastal zone biology), reviewers were sought from a variety of backgrounds. Candidate reviewers included scientists, engineers, and others involved with mid-Atlantic coastal research, management, and policy in federal, state, and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector.
For each document, reviewers were given the paper itself, a review charge, and other background documents as needed to support their review. Many of the papers were relatively brief, and reviewers were often asked to review more than one paper. Comments sent by reviewers were compiled in a comment spreadsheet for use by EPA, and each author was sent verbatim comments on the paper(s) that they wrote. The comments of all reviewers were carefully considered and incorporated, wherever possible, throughout the revised technical documents. ( English )
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