Climatology
A section of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433).
Section Information
Climatology focuses on the long-term evolution of processes and phenomena within the atmosphere. The Section’s scope encompasses past (palaeo) and present-day climates, as well as future predictions (seasonal–decadal) and projections. The impact and attribution of external climate drivers, such as greenhouse gas forcing, including short-term climate forcers; solar variability, anthropogenic aerosol, and volcanic forcing; and the atmospheric response from near-surface forcing, including land-use change, cryosphere, and oceans, are examined. Regions of interest include the tropics, mid-latitudes, and the polar regions. Tropospheric phenomena, including Hadley, Walker, and monsoon circulations; sub-tropical mid-latitude jets; and atmospheric blocking are reviewed. Stratosphere and mesosphere processes and variability, including external influence from trace gas and GHG changes, e.g. stratospheric ozone, and phenomena including sudden stratospheric warmings, the quasi-biennial oscillation, and the Brewer–Dobson circulation are also areas of focus.
Keywords
- Global and regional climate;
- Climate change and variability;
- Paleoclimate;
- Atmosphere dynamics;
- Long-term observations;
- Modeling;
- Detection and attribution;
- Monsoons;
- Hadley and Walker circulations;
- Solar cycle;
- Volcanic forcing;
- Modes of climate variability (e.g., ENSO, NAO, MJO, PDO, etc.);
- Atmospheric blocking;
- Teleconnections;
- Stratosphere–troposphere coupling;
- Sudden stratospheric warming;
- Quasi-biennial oscillation;
- Geoengineering.
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Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Paleoclimate Changes and Dust Cycle Recorded by Eolian Sediments (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- The Water Cycle and Climate Change (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Urban Emissions and Climate Action: Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Tropical Monsoon Circulation and Dynamics (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
- Extreme Climate Events: Causes, Risk and Adaptation (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Tourism and Climate Change in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Understanding Cloud Processes and Cloud–Climate Feedback: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Meteorological Extremes and Their Impacts on Agricultural Productivity and Food Security (Deadline: 1 August 2025)
- Drought Monitoring, Prediction and Impacts (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Climate Change Over the Tibetan Plateau and Surroundings on Decadal to Sub-Orbital Timescales and Its Driving Mechanisms (Deadline: 1 September 2025)
- Southern Hemisphere Climate Dynamics (Deadline: 16 September 2025)
- Climate Change Challenges for Heritage Architecture (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Urban Carbon Emissions (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Climate Change and Climate Variability, and Their Impact on Extreme Events (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Recent Advances in Urban Climate (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Large-Scale Climate Change and Its Impacts on Weather Extremes (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Climate Change and Extreme Weather Disaster Risks (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Hydrological Extremes and Drought Management—Challenges, Innovations, and Solutions (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Climate Change and Its Impact on Ground Based Astronomical Observations (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Spatial and Temporal Variability in Drought: Exploring Regional Drought Indicators and Indices (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Vulnerability to Weather and Climate-Related Extremes in Italy: Past, Present, and Future (Deadline: 22 November 2025)
- Ocean Temperatures and Heat Waves (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Glacier Mass Balance and Variability (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- The Hydrologic Cycle in a Changing Climate (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Climate Change in the Cryosphere and Its Impacts (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- The Drivers and Impacts of Climate Change Over the Eastern Mediterranean (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Desert Climate and Environmental Change: From Past to Present (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Solar Radiation and Its Influences on Climate Change (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Perspectives in Tropical Climate Variability and Related Effects (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Observational and Model-Based Extreme Precipitation Analysis (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Urban Heat Islands, Global Warming and Effects (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Hydroclimate Extremes Under Climate Change (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Urban Adaptation to Heat and Climate Change (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Research on Temperature Extremes and Atmospheric Circulation (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Urban Design Guidelines for Climate Change (2nd edition) (Deadline: 24 February 2026)
