Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
Nature. 2012 Nov 29;491(7426):692-7. doi: 10.1038/nature11579.
A new data set of middle- and upper-stratospheric temperatures based on reprocessing of satellite radiances provides a view of stratospheric climate change during the period 1979-2005 that is strikingly different from that provided by earlier data sets. The new data call into question our understanding of observed stratospheric temperature trends and our ability to test simulations of the stratospheric response to emissions of greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances. Here we highlight the important issues raised by the new data and suggest how the climate science community can resolve them.
基于卫星辐射再处理的中层和高层平流层温度新数据集提供了 1979-2005 年平流层气候变化的视角，与早期数据集提供的视角截然不同。新数据质疑了我们对观测到的平流层温度趋势的理解，以及我们测试温室气体和消耗臭氧层物质排放对平流层响应模拟的能力。在这里，我们强调了新数据带来的重要问题，并提出了气候科学界如何解决这些问题的建议。
