In the September 15 Issue of Nature Climate Change, a group of scientists published a review article on the role of satellite remote sensing in climate change studies. SoMAS faculty Minghua Zhang is one of the co-authors who contributed to the review of the role of remote sensing data on climate modeling. The article focused on important discoveries by satellite remote sensing of the climate system that have not been detected by conventional observations or models; for example, the spatial pattern of sea-level rise and the cooling effects of increased stratospheric aerosols. It also reviewed unique insights into the climate system that have been gained on the spatial-temporal processes within the atmosphere, land and oceans. The group also discussed remaining challenges and what are needed in the future. The article was led by Dr. Jun Yang of Tsinghua University, co-authored by nine experts from UC Berkeley University of Texas at Austin, Stony Brook University and other institutions.
“Satellite remote sensing and high-performance computing are two complementary pillar tools of modern climate science. It is remarkable how much progress we have made in the last thirty years because of advances in these two technologies,” said Minghua Zhang. Dr. Zhang is also Dean and Director of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.
The article is titled “The role of satellite remote sensing in climate change studies” and is available at Nature.com.
