Science of Climate Change (SCC)
Science of Climate Change (SCC) is an independent, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of the Earth’s climate system and its governing processes. The journal publishes original research articles, review papers, methodological studies, data analyses, and scholarly discussion addressing climate variability and change across spatial and temporal scales.
SCC welcomes scientifically grounded contributions from a broad range of climate-related disciplines, including atmospheric sciences, meteorology, hydrology, land-atmosphere interactions, oceanic and cryospheric processes, solar and astronomical influences on climate, climate data analysis, and Earth-system modelling.
Established in 2021, SCC has developed into an international publication operating under a not-for-profit framework supported by moderate article processing charges that sustain editorial management, peer review coordination, and digital dissemination. All published content is freely accessible worldwide immediately upon release, ensuring broad scientific exchange without subscription barriers. Since 2025, the journal has been published by the SCC Publishing Association.
Stein Storlie Bergsmark Nikolaos Malamos
SCC Publishing SCC’s Editorial Board
Cederlöf: The Temperature Fluctuations in Uppsala has Natural Causes
The temperature record from Uppsala in Sweden starts already in 1722. This is one of the world’s longest temperature series available. A great job has been made to adjust and homogenize this data to be consistent over time, measurement locations and changed equipment. However, during the 20th and 21th century this temperature series has diverged…
Solheim: SCC – the three first years
The scientific journal Science of Climate Change was initiated by the Climate Realists in Norway in the summer of 2020. The first issue appeared in August 2021 and the journal has now existed in 3 years and produced 11 issues. The objective of this journal was and is, to publish – different to many other…
Hansen: The Danish Energy Transition
Denmark has set ambitious goals for CO₂-emission reductions and wishes to play the role of front-runner in the World. However, in reality the results are not so impressive and the transition is running into serious difficulties. Continue reading …
Brekkestø: The Rise and Fall of Civilizations in a Climate Perspective
Civilizations flourished during the warm periods, such as the Bronze Age, the Roman era, and the medieval times, when weather conditions were relatively stable with more precipitation in the tropic and subtropical areas. Civilizations experienced decline or succumbed during the cold periods, such as 1 200 to 500 BC, 300 to 700 AD and the…
Nordin: The Role of Science in Climate Politics
I gave a short introduction to the climate conference in Mölndal 26-27 October 2024. The theme of the conference was “Science and Politics” so I picked up a couple of basic philosophical words of wisdom for this occasion. The first sentence comes from the 18th century philosopher David Hume with the following logic statement:¬ (Is…
Koutsoyiannis: Relative importance of carbon dioxide and water in the greenhouse effect
Using a detailed atmospheric radiative transfer model, we derive macroscopic relationships of downwelling and outgoing longwave radiation which enable determining the partial derivatives thereof with respect to the explanatory variables that represent the greenhouse gases. We validate these macroscopic relationships using empirical formulae based on downwelling radiation data, commonly used in hydrology, and satellite data…