We introduce the special issue on the Statistical Mechanics of Climate by presenting an informal discussion of some theoretical aspects of climate dynamics that make it a topic of great interest for mathematicians and theoretical physicists. In particular, we briefly discuss its nonequilibrium and multiscale properties, the relationship between natural climate variability and climate change, the different regimes of climate response to perturbations, and critical transitions.

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气候统计力学特刊简介

我们通过对气候动力学的一些理论方面进行非正式讨论来介绍关于气候统计力学的特刊，这使其成为数学家和理论物理学家非常感兴趣的话题。特别是，我们简要讨论了它的非平衡和多尺度特性、自然气候变率与气候变化之间的关系、气候对扰动的不同反应机制以及关键转变。