Adequacy of Climate Observing Systems -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Questions and Answers -- CLIMATE MONITORING PRINCIPLES -- 2 Findings and Recommendations -- 3 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendis A Message from the 1997 Conference on the World Climate Research Programme to the Third Conference of the Parties… -- Appendix B Relevant Sections from the Framework Convention on Climate Change -- Article 2 Objective -- Article 4 Commitments -- Article 5 Research and Systematic Observation -- Appendix C Statement of Task -- Appendix D U.S. Global Change Research Program -- Appendix E Decision 14/CP.4 -- Research and systematic observation -- Appendix F Acronyms.