The Radiation and Climate GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to present their work and discuss new methods, cutting-edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussions to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.

Process interactions within the earth system drive our climate to evolve in complex and seemingly chaotic ways. Underneath this complexity lies a fundamental coherence that is exemplified in the structure of atmospheric and oceanic circulations, preferred modes and timescales of variability, and can be readily seen as patterns in the clouds. Understanding the fundamental drivers of this coherence, dictated in part by conservation principles and power law relationships, remains a challenge at the frontiers of radiation and climate science. Leveraging this underlying coherence carries great potential for increasing our understanding of climate system behavior and improving our modeling and predictive capabilities. Moreover, knowledge of theoretical and observational constraints on the climate system enhances our confidence in climate projections to inform societal resilience actions. The power of understanding such constraints on climate system behavior motivates the theme of the 2023 Gordon Research Seminar in Radiation and Climate “Theoretical and Observational Constraints on Climate System Behavior.”

This Gordon Research Seminar will be held in conjunction with the “Radiation and Climate” Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.