Stratospheric processes play a significant role in the earth's climate.
The absorption of solar radiation in the stratosphere by ozone modulates the solar forcing of climate. The concentrations of some stratospheric gases, principally ozone, carbon dioxide and water vapour, determine significant radiative forcing terms, and there is two-way interaction between stratospheric and tropospheric dynamics. The principal objective of this project is to help the stratospheric research community focus on the issues of particular interest to climate.