Cryospheric Climatology: Emerging Branch of Cryospheric Science

Authors

LUO Yong, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
QIN Dahe, State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China
ZHAI Panmao, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
MA Lijuan, National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China
ZHOU Botao, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
XU Xinwu, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Keywords

cryospheric climatology; climatology; cryospheric science; interdisciplinary; climate system; climate change

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Since the 1980s, the establishment and development of modern climate system theory have promoted the cross integration of cryospheric science and climatology, thus giving birth to a new branch of cryospheric science-cryospheric climatology. The formation and evolution of cryosphere are closely related to the earth's climate. Now it is generally recognized that cryosphere is not only the product of climate under certain conditions, but also its changes affect the weather and climate, and affect the social economy and sustainable development of human beings. Cryospheric climatology is a science that studies the interaction between cryosphere and atmosphere and its physical mechanism. Starting from the introduction of the development history of cryospheric climatology, this paper systematically explains its basic concepts and subject characteristics. Cryospheric climatology focuses on the role of cryosphere in the formation and anomaly of weather, climate, and general atmospheric circulations, the process and mechanism of interaction between cryosphere and atmosphere, the development of climate system model and cryosphere models, the projection of change in climate and cryosphere, and the service function of cryospheric climatology to social economy. We will continue to deepen the understanding of interaction process and mechanism between the cryosphere and the atmosphere, and promote the development of parameterization schemes for the processes of terrestrial cryosphere, marine cryosphere, and atmospheric cryosphere towards refinement, quantification, and complexity. In particular, we will focus on considering the spatial-temporal scales of nonlinear effects among different components and elements of the cryosphere. The development of global and regional climate system model coupled with cryosphere processes is the future trend of cryospheric climatology.

First page

407

Last Page

413

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

Yong, LUO; Dahe, QIN; Panmao, ZHAI; Lijuan, MA; Botao, ZHOU; and Xinwu, XU (2020) "Cryospheric Climatology: Emerging Branch of Cryospheric Science," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 35 : Iss. 4 , Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20200330001
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol35/iss4/2