Meteorological Society

Meteorological Society
Name	Meteorological Society
Formation	19th century
Type	Learned society
Location	International
Fields	Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Climatology

Meteorological Society The Meteorological Society is a learned association dedicated to the study of James Glaisher, Luke Howard, George Stokes, John Dalton, Francis Beaufort, and related pioneers in atmospheric observation, modelling, and forecasting. It traces roots through institutions such as the Royal Society, American Meteorological Society, Deutsche Wetterdienst, Met Office, and Bureau of Meteorology, serving as a forum connecting figures tied to Royal Meteorological Society, Smithsonian Institution, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, Max Planck Society, and École Normale Supérieure.

History

Founded during a period influenced by the work of Benjamin Franklin, Alexander von Humboldt, Vilhelm Bjerknes, Lewis Fry Richardson, and Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, the Meteorological Society developed alongside organizations such as the Royal Observatory Greenwich, Greenwich Meridian, Kew Observatory, and Observatoire de Paris. Early collaborations involved datasets from the Transcontinental Railway, HMS Challenger expedition, Challenger expedition, and meteorological networks connected to the International Meteorological Organization and later the World Meteorological Organization. The Society engaged with projects led by C.-H. D. Buys Ballot, Sir Francis Galton, George Hadley, Sir John Herschel, and institutions like the Imperial College London and University of Cambridge.

Mission and Activities

The Society promotes objectives resonant with initiatives by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations Environment Programme, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Activities include supporting campaigns comparable to those organized by Climate Research Unit, Hadley Centre, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory. Outreach partnerships mirror collaborations with BBC Weather Centre, NHK Science, The Weather Channel, Scientific American, and Nature.

Membership and Structure

Membership includes professionals linked to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Princeton University, University of Oxford, Stanford University, University of Tokyo, Peking University, Tsinghua University, University of Melbourne, and McGill University. Governance reflects institutional models similar to those at Cambridge University Press, Royal Institution, National Academy of Sciences, German Research Foundation, and Wellcome Trust. Committees interface with agencies such as the European Space Agency, Japan Meteorological Agency, China Meteorological Administration, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Indian Meteorological Department.

Publications and Conferences

The Society publishes journals and proceedings in the tradition of Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, Geophysical Research Letters, Nature Climate Change, and Science. It organizes conferences akin to American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, AGU Fall Meeting, and World Climate Research Programme workshops. Special issues have featured work related to El Niño–Southern Oscillation, Madden–Julian oscillation, Arctic amplification, Antarctic ozone hole, and analyses by researchers affiliated with Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institutet, Météo-France, and Met Éireann.

Research and Education

Research priorities align with projects at Hadley Centre for Climate Science and Services, Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Educational programs mirror curricula from University of California, Berkeley, Imperial College London Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, University of Copenhagen, and McMaster University, and often collaborate with museums such as the Science Museum, London, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and Exploratorium. The Society supports student initiatives that connect to competitions like International Meteorological Olympiad and training linked to World Weather Research Programme.

Awards and Recognition

Awards conferred follow the spirit of honors like the Symons Gold Medal, Buys Ballot Medal, Crawford Medal, Rutherford Medal, Crafoord Prize, and recognitions administered by institutions such as the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Geophysical Union, European Research Council, and Institute of Physics. Laureates include researchers with histories at Sverdrup Family research, Roger Revelle Institute, Claude Lorius programs, Syukuro Manabe, Kerry Emmanuel, Susan Solomon, Richard Lindzen, and teams involved with IPCC assessment reports.

Category:Learned societies