Abstract
In the online seminar series "Perspectives on climate sciences: from historical developments to future frontiers", which took place during 2020-2021, well-known and established scientists from several fields-including mathematics, physics, climate science and ecology-presented their perspectives on the evolution of climate science and on relevant scientific concepts. This special issue aims to create a platform for a more detailed elaboration of the topics discussed in the seminars but also to publish new scientific findings. In this paper, we first give an overview of the content of the seminar series, and then we introduce the written contributions to this special issue. In line with the spirit of the seminar series, this paper is structured along thematic areas of the broad field of climate science, conveying different perspectives on the climate system: geophysical fluid dynamics, dynamical systems theory, multiscale processes, statistical physics, paleoclimate and the human dimension.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 185-193 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 3 Apr 2024 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
Christian L. E. Franzke is supported by the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Republic of Korea, under grant no. IBS-R028-D1. Lesley De Cruz acknowledges support from the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO) through the FED-tWIN programme (grant no. Prf-2020-017). Vera Melinda Galfi acknowledges the support of the Water and Climate Risk Department, Institute of Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Institute for Basic Science | IBS-R028-D1 |
| Belgian Federal Science Policy Office | Prf-2020-017 |