Special Issue on Detection, Attribution, and Projection of Regional Extreme Weather and Climate Events in China

(Abbreviated title: Extreme Weather and Climate in China)

Call for Papers

In recent years, the detection and attribution of extreme weather and climate events has been one of the most cutting-edge scientific issues in the field of climate change research. China has a vast territory and a large population density. The impacts caused by extreme weather and climate events are very serious. However, the current attribution research on major extreme events in China is far from satisfying the increasingly high demands of the public and government on the scientific community.

This special issue will concentrate on reporting the most recent research results from studies of heat waves, persistent heavy precipitation, drought, and related compound extreme events in China. The special issue aims to reflect some of the latest developments in research on regional extreme weather and climate events in China, contributing to promote the climate change research in China.

Papers for this special issue are solicited for, although not limited to, the following topics: 

1. Detection and attribution methods suitable for regional extreme weather and climate events (including compound extreme events);

2. Distinguishing of the relative contributions of human activities and natural forcing to the changes of extreme events in China, based on multiple attribution methods and new sets of climate model simulation data;

3. Constraint projection of future changes in China's regional extreme events, based on the results of detection and attribution;

4. Research on the attribution of major extreme events in China in the past five years.

In support of the publication of this special issue, publication charges of innovative, well-written papers will be waived, pending on the scores and comments of the handling Editor/reviewers and the Responsible Editors Team of this special issue; and three best papers will be awarded with certificates and/or cash prizes. Contributions from both Chinese and overseas authors are well encouraged.

Important Dates

Submission open: May 31, 2021

Submission deadline: December 31, 2021

Publication time: As soon as the paper is accepted and edited. The Special Issue in virtual format will be compiled online and the Special Issue in print is available upon request.

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Responsible Lead Editors for the Special Issue:

Panmao Zhai, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, pmzhai@cma.gov.cn

Panmao Zhai, Chief Scientist of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Senior (II) Researcher, and Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group I. Former member of CCl/CLIVAR/JCOMM Expert Team on Climate Change Detection Indices (ETCCDI); Theme leader of Working Group on Climate Services, Adaptation and Agrometeorology (WGCAA); Co-Chair of WMO/CCl Climate Variability and Change Group. As principle investigator, he has presided over the completion of a National Basic Research (973) Program of China and a National Key Research and Development Program of China. Currently, he is mainly engaged in the detection and attribution and projection of extreme weather and climate events.

Tianjun Zhou, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, zhoutj@lasg.iap.ac.cn

Tianjun Zhou, Senior (II) and Distinguished Researcher of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and one of the NSFC Distinguished Young Scholars. Served as a member of WCRP/SPARC Scientific Steering Committee of SSG project; member of WCRP Working Group on Coupled Modelling (WGCM); and IPCC WG1 AR5 and AR6 lead author. He was "Elsevier China Highly Cited Scholar" (2014-2019) and "Web of Science Global Highly Cited Researcher" (2018-2020). He is now mainly engaged in climate simulation, air-sea interaction, and monsoon research.

Ying Sun, National Climate Center, sunying@cma.gov.cn

Ying Sun, Chief Scientist of the National Climate Center of China, NSFC Distinguished Yong Scholar, and one of National Talents. She has won WMO Young Scientist Research Award, Zou Jingmeng Meteorological S&T Talent Award, first prize of the Chinese Meteorological Society S&T Progress Award, and Tsinghua University-Inspur Group Computational Earth Science Young Talent Award. Served as a member of the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection Indices (ETCCDI) of WMO and the World Climate Research Program. Currently serves as the lead author of IPCC WGI AR6. Mainly engaged in climate change research, including the impact of human activities on climate change, extreme events, and their detection and attribution. 

中国区域性极端天气气候事件的检测归因和预估

征稿启事

近年来，极端天气气候事件检测归因和约束预估已成为气候变化研究中的前沿问题，对准确理解和评估极端事件风险至关重要。中国幅员辽阔，人口密度大，极端天气气候事件类型多样，其造成的影响日益加剧，但相关研究成果远不能满足公众和政府对相关科学认知与服务的强烈需求。

本期专刊将针对我国高温热浪、持续性强降水、干旱及相关复合型极端事件的检测归因和约束预估方面的科学问题，征集最新研究成果，以期反映中国区域性极端天气气候事件研究的最新进展，促进我国气候变化科学发展。

征文主要面向但不限于以下研究方向：

1. 适用于区域性极端天气气候事件（包括复合型极端事件）的检测归因方法；

2. 基于多种不同归因方法和最新气候模式模拟资料, 区分人类活动和自然强迫因子对中国区域极端事件的相对贡献；

3. 基于观测和归因结果，对中国区域性极端事件未来变化的约束预估；

4. 近5年中国发生的区域性重大极端事件的归因研究。

本专刊将根据编辑/审稿人对稿件质量的评分和评审意见，对有创新、高质量的优秀论文将免除出版费用；同时，将授予3篇优秀专刊论文获奖证书和现金奖励。欢迎海内外研究人员踊跃投稿。

专刊责任编辑：

翟盘茂，中国气象科学研究院首席科学家、二级研究员、IPCC 第一工作组联合主席。曾任CCl/CLIVAR/JCOMM 气候变化检测与极端事件指数专家组（ETCCDI）成员；WMO II 区协气候工作组 (WGCAA)组长；WMO/CCl 气候变率与变化组共同主席。作为项目首席科学家主持完成国家973项目1项，国家重点研发计划1项。主要从事极端天气气候事件检测归因和预估研究。

电子邮箱：pmzhai@cma.gov.cn

周天军，中国科学院大气物理研究所研究员、国家杰出青年科学基金获得者。任WCRP/“平流层-对流层过程及其在气候中的作用”计划SPARC科学指导委员会SSG委员、WCRP耦合模拟工作组WGCM委员、IPCC WG1 AR5和AR6主要作者。2014-2020入选“Elsevier中国高被引学者榜单”；2018-2020入选Web of Science“全球高被引科学家”榜单。主要从事气候模拟、海气相互作用和季风研究。

电子邮箱：zhoutj@lasg.iap.ac.cn

孙颖，国家气候中心首席科学家、国家杰出青年科学基金获得者、人社部“百千万人才工程”国家级人选。获得世界气象组织青年科学家研究奖，邹竞蒙气象科技人才奖，中国气象学会气象科学技术进步一等奖，清华大学-浪潮集团计算地球科学青年人才奖等。曾担任世界气象组织及世界气候研究计划气候变化检测及指数联合专家组（ETCCDI）成员，目前担任政府间气候变化专门委员会（IPCC）第六次评估报告检测归因章主要作者。主要从事气候变化研究，包括人类活动对气候变化的影响、极端事件及其检测归因等。

电子邮箱：sunying@cma.gov.cn

重要时间节点：

专刊投稿开始日期: 2021 年5月 31 日

专刊投稿截止日期: 2021年 12月 31 日

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