FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General Comments and Recommendations -- 3 Chapter Comments and Recommendations -- 4 GAPP and Related Programs -- References -- Appendixes -- A NRC Committee Statement of Task -- B NRC Committee Public Meeting Agenda, March 30, 2005, Washington, D.C. -- C Acronyms -- D Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff -- E GEWEX America Prediction Project (GAPP) Science and Implementation Plan.