The Dynamics and Impacts of Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling on Regional and Global Climate

Dear Colleagues,

The ocean and atmosphere, as two of the most critical components of the Earth’s system, interact across a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. These interactions regulate the global energy balance and water cycle, significantly influencing both global and regional climate changes. Enhancing our understanding of ocean–atmosphere coupling at various scales is crucial for improving our capability in predicting different modes of climate variability. As a result, ocean–atmosphere coupling has become a cutting-edge field of interest in both oceanography and atmospheric science, with the potential to drive significant breakthroughs in predictions across scales and future climate change research.

Understanding ocean–atmosphere coupling requires a multi-faceted approach, incorporating perspectives across various time scales (daily, seasonal, inter-annual, decadal, and multi-decadal), spatial scales (large-scale, mesoscale, and submesoscale), and latitudinal variations (as dominant air–sea coupling processes can differ significantly in tropical, subtropical, mid-latitude, and polar regions). This research also necessitates the integration of diverse disciplines, including meteorology, oceanography, hydrology, biology, and ecology. Moreover, advancing our understanding depends on robust data support from observations, ocean–atmosphere coupled models, reanalysis products, and other sources. This Special Issue aims to foster a comprehensive understanding of the intricate interactions within ocean–atmosphere coupling and address critical scientific challenges that remain unresolved.

This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The roles of air–sea interactions at different scales in the global energy and water cycle processes;
• Changes in the ocean, atmosphere, and coupled systems in the context of global warming;
• Air–sea interactions during extreme weather events, such as typhoons/hurricanes;
• The relationship between ocean–atmosphere coupling processes in key oceanic regions and global climate change;

Development and application of numerical models, data assimilation methods, and reanalysis systems in ocean–atmosphere coupling research.

Dr. Aixue Hu
Dr. Mengrong Ding
Guest Editors

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