Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Title	Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Discipline	Meteorology; Climatology
Abbreviation	J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatol.
Publisher	American Meteorological Society
Country	United States
Frequency	Monthly
History	1962–present

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Meteorological Society that covers research on atmospheric processes relevant to weather forecasting, climate variability, and environmental applications. The journal publishes original research, technical notes, and review articles linking observations, theory, and modeling to operational and societal concerns in meteorology and climatology. It serves researchers and practitioners associated with organizations such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, and university departments at institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Oklahoma, and University of Reading.

History

The journal traces its roots to earlier specialty periodicals and evolved in the context of postwar expansion of atmospheric science tied to agencies including National Weather Service, Office of Naval Research, and United States Geological Survey. Its formation paralleled initiatives by the American Meteorological Society to professionalize dissemination alongside journals such as Monthly Weather Review and Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, and it has reflected advances associated with projects like the Global Weather Experiment, Global Atmospheric Research Program, and programs by National Center for Atmospheric Research and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Over decades the journal adapted to changes driven by developments at European Space Agency, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and collaborations among universities such as Pennsylvania State University, Colorado State University, and University of Washington.

Scope and Content

The journal focuses on applied topics including numerical weather prediction used by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and National Centers for Environmental Prediction, mesoscale and convective processes relevant to National Severe Storms Laboratory and Storm Prediction Center, boundary-layer research linked to Desert Research Institute and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and climate applications studied at Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory and Hadley Centre for Climate Science and Services. It emphasizes practical contributions to operations at agencies such as Federal Aviation Administration, Ports Boston Harbor, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and to projects like Integrated Ocean Observing System, Global Precipitation Measurement, and Coupled Model Intercomparison Project. The journal regularly features methodological advances used by groups at Princeton University, Columbia University, Yale University, and international partners including University of Tokyo and Peking University.

Editorial and Publication Details

Published monthly by the American Meteorological Society, the journal uses peer review overseen by an editorial board drawn from academia, government laboratories such as NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, and research centers including Met Office Hadley Centre and Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis. Manuscript submission and editorial policies align with standards observed by journals like Journal of Climate and Geophysical Research Letters, and the publication maintains ethical policies comparable to those of the Committee on Publication Ethics. The journal distributes content to subscribers including libraries at Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, and corporate entities such as IBM and Microsoft engaged in earth systems modeling.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is indexed in major databases and abstracting services alongside titles such as Science, Nature, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and is discoverable through platforms used by libraries at Library of Congress, British Library, and National Diet Library. It is included in indexing services similar to Web of Science, Scopus, and specialized repositories utilized by researchers at Max Planck Society, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Institutional access is common among research groups at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and university consortia including Big Ten Academic Alliance.

Impact and Reception

The journal has influenced operational practice and academic research with articles citing work from teams at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, NOAA, NCAR, Met Office, and major universities such as University of Chicago and University of California, Berkeley. Its impact is measured alongside metrics used by journals like Journal of Geophysical Research and Monthly Weather Review, and it is referenced in guidelines and assessments produced by bodies including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, World Meteorological Organization, and agencies such as U.S. Geological Survey. Prominent scientists who have published in the journal include researchers affiliated with Princeton University, MIT, Stanford University, and Imperial College London.

Notable Articles and Contributions

The journal has published influential studies on ensemble forecasting methods developed at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and Met Office, convective parameterization advances tied to work from NOAA ESRL and National Severe Storms Laboratory, boundary-layer observations from campaigns like GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment and ARM Climate Research Facility, and applied climatology studies informing assessments by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Hadley Centre. Landmark contributions have supported improvements in operational forecasts used by National Weather Service, flood risk assessment by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, aviation safety guidance by Federal Aviation Administration, and renewable energy siting studied at institutions such as Duke University and Technical University of Denmark.

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