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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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Climate Change and Climate Variability, and Their Impact on Extreme Events (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 19 December 2024)
- Climate Change Challenges for Heritage Architecture (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Climate Change and Tourism: Impacts and Responses (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Impacts of Climate Change on Basin Hydrology (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Climate and Weather Extremes in the Mediterranean (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Climate Change and Extreme Weather Disaster Risks (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Hydroclimate in a Changing World: Recent Trends, Current Progress and Future Directions (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Regional Climate Predictions and Impacts (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Extreme Climate Events: Causes, Risk and Adaptation (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Drought Monitoring, Prediction and Impacts (Deadline: 3 February 2025)
- Climate Change and Its Impact on Ground Based Astronomical Observations (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Urban Carbon Emissions (Deadline: 21 February 2025)
- Extreme Climate in Arid and Semi-arid Regions (Deadline: 21 February 2025)
- The Drivers and Impacts of Climate Change Over the Eastern Mediterranean (Deadline: 27 February 2025)
- Recent Advances in Urban Climate (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Paleoclimate Reconstruction (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Solar Energy and Climate Change (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- The Potential of the Built Environment in Climate-Related Challenges (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 29 April 2025)
- Urban Heat Islands, Global Warming and Effects (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- The Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Toward Sustainable Buildings and Cities: Thermal Environment and Human Comfort (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
- Understanding and Forecasting Seasonal Weather and Climate Extreme Events (Deadline: 9 May 2025)
- Weather and Climate Extremes: Observations, Modeling, and Impacts (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Challenges in Weather and Climate Modelling: Model Development, Validation, and Perspectives (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Estimation, Prediction and Projection of Wind Speed and Wind Energy (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Climate Change in the Cryosphere and Its Impacts (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Strategies to Mitigate Climate Change (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Tropical Air-Sea Interactions and Their Impact on East Asian Anomalous Climate (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Climate Change and Its Impacts in the United States (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Climate Change and Its Effects over Spain (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Desert Climate and Environmental Change: From Past to Present (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- The Water Cycle and Climate Change (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Urban Design Guidelines for Climate Change (2nd edition) (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Paleoclimate Changes and Dust Cycle Recorded by Eolian Sediments (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Urban Emissions and Climate Action: Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future (Deadline: 20 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)
- Climate Change Over the Tibetan Plateau and Surroundings on Decadal to Sub-Orbital Timescales and Its Driving Mechanisms (Deadline: 1 September 2025)
