Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
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Title	Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
Discipline	Atmospheric science; Oceanography
Abbreviation	J. Atmos. Ocean. Technol.
Publisher	American Meteorological Society
Country	United States
Frequency	Monthly
History	1984–present

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Meteorological Society that focuses on instrumentation, observational techniques, and data processing relevant to the atmospheric and oceanographic communities. It serves as a venue for technical advances used by practitioners associated with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, and academic laboratories at institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Washington, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Colorado State University, and University of Reading. The journal informs projects and programs including Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, Argo (oceanography), Global Precipitation Measurement, Hurricane Hunter (aircraft), and field campaigns coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization.

History

The journal was established in the mid-1980s amid growing instrumentation needs highlighted by programs at National Center for Atmospheric Research, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and collaborations with agencies such as Office of Naval Research and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Early volumes documented innovations tied to initiatives like TOGA and GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment, and technologies emerging from laboratories at Princeton University, California Institute of Technology, University of Texas at Austin, and Imperial College London. Over successive editorial tenures drawn from scientists affiliated with NOAA/AOML, NCAR, University of Miami, and Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, the journal expanded coverage to include remote sensing from platforms operated by European Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and instrument deployments on research vessels such as RV Knorr and RRS Discovery.

Scope and Topics

The journal emphasizes development and evaluation of observational and measurement systems used in programs like Gulfstream IV research flights, HyMeX, SPURS, and SABOR. Frequent topics include radar systems pioneered in projects at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Doppler radar networks used by National Weather Service, lidar systems developed in collaborations with Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, in situ sensor technologies from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and satellite retrieval algorithms supporting missions by NOAA, ESA, and JAXA. Articles often address data assimilation tools used at centers such as ECMWF, Met Office, and NCEP, and signal-processing techniques applied in studies linked to PMEL, AOML, and university groups at Columbia University and University of Colorado Boulder.

Editorial Board and Publication Process

The editorial board has traditionally drawn editors and associate editors from institutions including NCAR, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NOAA ESRL, Purdue University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Miami, University of Oslo, and University of Tokyo. Manuscripts undergo peer review by experts affiliated with laboratories and organizations such as Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, WMO, ESRL, RIKEN, and CSIRO. The review process emphasizes reproducibility and instrument characterization standards developed in community efforts involving AMS Committee on Instruments and Observing Systems, International Hydrographic Organization, and working groups convened at conferences like American Geophysical Union and European Geosciences Union.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is indexed in bibliographic services and citation databases used by researchers at Clarivate Analytics, Scopus (Elsevier), and institutional repositories at universities including Harvard University, Stanford University, Yale University, and University of Cambridge. Abstracting coverage supports discovery through systems employed by libraries such as Library of Congress and consortia like Research Libraries Group, and is incorporated into literature services used by programs at NOAA, NASA Goddard, and ECMWF.

Impact and Reception

Papers published in the journal have influenced instrumentation and observational practice adopted by operational centers including National Weather Service, Met Office, Japan Meteorological Agency, and research programs at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory. The journal’s contributions to radar meteorology, lidar remote sensing, buoy and profiler design, and satellite algorithm validation are frequently cited in reports from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, field campaign summaries for Hurricane Field Programmes, and methodological papers appearing in Journal of Climate and Monthly Weather Review. Its readership spans scientists at NCAR, NOAA, NASA, ECMWF, and academic departments at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, and University of Oxford.

Category:Oceanography journals Category:Atmospheric science journals