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With the rise of a new-round scientific and technological revolution, the era of Earth System Science is coming. Crossing the disciplines between geology and atmospheric science will inevitably bring new developments in Earth science. Atmospheric science has undergone three development stages in the past four centuries, including collecting data, creating theories, and building models. However, geology requires more prolonged data accumulation due to the more profound spatio-temporal complexity. At present, geology is facing a shift in the research paradigm from collecting data to creating theories and building models. Crossing the disciplines between geology and atmospheric science will provide experiences and inspirations for this shift. Here, two scientific questions are essential in crossing the fields. First, how does the solar forcing influence atmospheric and oceanic circulation? Second, how does the solid Earth surface, including topography and bathymetry, modify the Earth climate system? Answering these two questions will help to create new theories on multi-time scales and develop Earth system models in a new generation. The department of atmospheric science at China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) has become a pioneer in promoting this disciplinary cross in China but still has a long way to go.
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