Abstract

The 2022 NACP Science Implementation Plan highlights key gaps and offers strategies for program implementation. The intention is to facilitate coordinated, complementary, and comprehensive science research activities that address the major goals of the NACP. This new plan builds on the foundation... Show moreThe 2022 NACP Science Implementation Plan highlights key gaps and offers strategies for program implementation. The intention is to facilitate coordinated, complementary, and comprehensive science research activities that address the major goals of the NACP. This new plan builds on the foundation of the 2005 NACP Science Implementation Strategy to design an up-to-date research program that responds to emerging research needs, recent discoveries, and new capabilities. The plan reviews key activities needed for a full implementation of the NACP's broad science goals, and highlights selected activities deemed to be of highest priority, based upon three main criteria: the largest uncertainties, the weakest understanding, and the greatest public need. The plan also reviews major achievements of the program to date, provides a vision for sustaining and strengthening collaborative linkages to diverse partners and institutions, and identifies data and information management capabilities needed to support the overall program. Show less