The mounting evidence of climate change’s impacts on the middle and upper atmosphere highlights the urgent need for observational data to monitor and understand these trends. In this regard, numerous critical scientific questions remain unanswered, emphasising the necessity for additional research and international cooperation in this area.
Current challenges in satellite monitoring of the middle and upper atmosphere over the next decade are concerning, particularly due to limited data series available for these layers. To address these issues, the goals of the ISSI team #25-631 are to advance the study of climate change in the middle and upper atmosphere, enhance data availability, and devise strategies for evaluating and monitoring climate change through satellite observation.
Contact: Prof. Juan A. Añel, EPhysLab, Universidade de Vigo, Ourense, Spain, (j.anhel@uvigo.gal)