This special issue of Advances in Atmospheric Sciences provides a selection of research highlights from the Climate Science for Service Partnership China (CSSP China). This pioneering partnership between China and U...This special issue of Advances in Atmospheric Sciences provides a selection of research highlights from the Climate Science for Service Partnership China (CSSP China). This pioneering partnership between China and UK based researchers has broken new ground in the development of climate science for services. By accelerating and enhancing collaborative science, CSSP China has built a strong foundation for services to support climate and weather resilient economic development and social welfare in China and the UK. In presenting some of the collaborative work undertaken in the project, this special issue illustrates the advantages of a sustained and ambitious scientific partnership developing leading edge research to support the climate services of the future. In this preface, we describe the genesis of the CSSP China project to develop science for services, explain the structure of the project, and consider some of the potential legacies.展开更多
文摘This special issue of Advances in Atmospheric Sciences provides a selection of research highlights from the Climate Science for Service Partnership China (CSSP China). This pioneering partnership between China and UK based researchers has broken new ground in the development of climate science for services. By accelerating and enhancing collaborative science, CSSP China has built a strong foundation for services to support climate and weather resilient economic development and social welfare in China and the UK. In presenting some of the collaborative work undertaken in the project, this special issue illustrates the advantages of a sustained and ambitious scientific partnership developing leading edge research to support the climate services of the future. In this preface, we describe the genesis of the CSSP China project to develop science for services, explain the structure of the project, and consider some of the potential legacies.