FIG. 1.

Schematic view of the components of the global climate system (bold), their processes and interactions (thin arrows), and some aspects that might change due to global warming (bold arrows). Some of these components have reliable datasets, while others don't. This figure does not show the various temporal time scales at which these processes interact. The multiple spatiotemporal scales at which components of the climate system interact make a data-driven study of climate extremely challenging. Figure from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).³⁸