Celebrating the anniversary of three key events in climate change science

Journal Article · 24 February 2019 · Nature Climate Change

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0424-x · OSTI ID:1647443

Santer, Benjamin D. ^[1]; Bonfils, Céline W. ^[1]; Fu, Qiang ^[2]; Fyfe, John C. ^[3]; Hegerl, Gabriele C. ^[4]; Mears, Carl ^[5]; Painter, Jeffrey F. ^[1]; Po-Chedley, Stephen ^[1]; Wentz, Frank J. ^[5]; Zelinka, Mark D. ^[1]; Zou, Cheng-Zhi ^[6]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
2. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
3. Canadian Center for Climate Modeling and Analysis and Climate Change, Victoria, BC (United States)
4. Univ. of Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
5. Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA (United States)
6. Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD (United States)

Climate science celebrates three 40th anniversaries in 2019: the release of the Charney report, the publication of a key paper on anthropogenic signal detection, and the start of satellite temperature measurements. This confluence of scientific understanding and data led to the identification of human fingerprints in atmospheric temperature. The 1970s saw growing concern about the potential for anthropogenic climate change. In this paper, we focus on understanding how the scientific advances arising from the three anniversary events aided efforts to identify human influences on the thermal structure of the atmosphere.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: European Research Council (ERC); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344
• OSTI ID: 1647443
• Report Number(s): LLNL-JRNL--758507; 946666
• Journal Information: Nature Climate Change, Journal Name: Nature Climate Change Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 9; ISSN 1758-678X
• Publisher: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English