Phys.org December 23, 2024
The effects of climate change on atmospheric circulation are more complex because the atmosphere is noisy and chaotic and thermodynamic changes can generate effects that make circulation changes difficult to decipher. According to an international team of researchers (USA – University of Chicago, NOAA, Boulder CO, University of Virginia, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Israel, Finland) the circulation signals are an opportunity for improving our understanding of dynamical mechanisms, testing our theories and reducing uncertainties. The signals have also presented puzzles that represent an opportunity for better understanding the circulation response to climate change, its contribution to climate extremes, interactions with moisture, and connection to thermodynamic discrepancies. The next decade is likely to be a golden age for dynamics with many advances possible… read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLEÂ
A map of Earth shows the global cloud cover on 11 July 2005… Credit: NASA