Climate Change and the Minnesota State Climatology Office

Researchers investigating climate change and climate change impacts in Minnesota are invited to utilize data sets maintained by the Minnesota State Climatology Office. A report titled Observing the Climate was prepared by the Minnesota State Climatology Office in March 2008. The report examines both recent and long-term climate trends in Minnesota. A preface to the results section briefly describes non-climatic influences on the climate observing system. Future enhancements, revisions and updates to this document are likely.

Information resources:

Overview
   • Climate Change Information (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)
   • Fourth Assessment Report from United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
   • America's Climate Choices (The National Academies)

Observed Climate Data
   • Observing the Climate (Minnesota State Climatology Office)
   • Access Historical Minnesota Climate Data (Minnesota State Climatology Office)
   • United States Historical Climatology Network Data Set - Version 2 (U.S. Department of Energy)

Climate Change Impacts
   • Climate Change and Lake Superior (Minnesota Sea Grant)
   • Projected Climate Change Impacts on Midwest (U.S. Global Change Research Program)
   • Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate (U.S. Global Change Research Program)
   • Minnesota Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan (LCCMR)
   • Climate Change Indicators in the United States (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
   • Responses to Climate Change (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
   • Climate Change and Water Resources Management: A Federal Perspective (U.S. Geological Survey)
   • Ecological Impacts of Climate Change (The National Academies)

Climate Change Adaptation
   • Minnesota Climate Change Adaptation Working Group
   • Regional climate change adaptation strategies for biodiversity conservation in a midcontinental region of North America (Biological Conservation)

Climate Modeling
   • Workshop on Scenarios of Future Climate (Oregon Climate Service)
   • Multi-Model Dataset Archive (U.S. Department of Energy)

Climate Change Information Resources for Educators
   • NOAA Climate Services - Education (National Oceanic and Atmospherice Administration)
   • NASA Innovations in Climate Education (NICE) (NASA)
   • Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) (National Science Foundation, et al.)
   • Climate, Adaptation, Mitigation, E-Learning (CAMEL) (National Science Foundation, et al.)