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| Sociedad Española de Meteorología | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sociedad Española de Meteorología |
| Formation | 19XX |
| Type | Scientific society |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
| Region served | Spain |
| Membership | Professional meteorologists, researchers, students |
| Language | Spanish |
Sociedad Española de Meteorología is a professional association dedicated to advancing atmospheric science, operational forecasting, climate research, and public understanding of weather phenomena in Spain. The society functions as a nexus among academic institutions, national services, research centers, and international bodies to coordinate research, standards, and communication. Through conferences, journals, training, and awards the association connects practitioners in observational meteorology, numerical weather prediction, and climate science.
The society was founded in the late 20th century by a group of academics and practitioners associated with institutions such as Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Barcelona, Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (Spain), and regional observatories. Early members included researchers affiliated with Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Valencia, and meteorological services in Andalusia, Galicia, and the Canary Islands. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s the organization increased interaction with European networks like European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, EUMETSAT, and the World Meteorological Organization, hosting symposia that featured speakers from Hadley Centre, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, and Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace. The society also engaged with national research projects funded by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Spain) and participated in initiatives tied to the Horizon 2020 programme and earlier Framework Programmes of the European Commission.
The society’s mission emphasizes support for atmospheric research, the improvement of operational forecasting, and the dissemination of knowledge to decision-makers, media, and the public. Activities include organizing annual congresses and workshops that attract contributors from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain), Barcelona Supercomputing Center, and international laboratories such as NOAA and Met Office. It promotes best practices in observational networks including collaborations with observatories like AEMET stations, research platforms such as Meteorological Observatory of Izaña, and remote-sensing facilities linked to Copernicus Programme missions. The society also issues position statements on topics debated in forums like Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessments and national policy dialogues with Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico.
Governance is typically collegial, with an elected board representing regions and subfields; officers have come from departments at Universidad de Sevilla, Universidad de Zaragoza, Universidad de Salamanca, and research institutes such as Instituto de Física de Cantabria. Membership categories accommodate professionals from AEMET, postgraduate students from programs at Universidad de Alicante and Universidad de Oviedo, and private-sector meteorologists working with companies like AccuWeather Europe and energy firms engaged in wind resource assessment. Committees within the society address standards, conferences, publications, and education, liaising with bodies such as the European Meteorological Society and national academies including the Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales.
The society supports peer-reviewed publication and the circulation of technical reports, collaborating with journals edited at institutions such as Universidad de Córdoba and Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Research themes promoted include mesoscale dynamics studied by groups at Instituto Andaluz de Geofísica y Prevención de Desastres (IAGP), climate variability analyses using datasets from Spanish National Research Council projects, and applied topics like hydrometeorology and urban climatology investigated by teams at Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena and Universidad de Valladolid. Proceedings from annual meetings are often cited alongside papers in international journals such as those produced by American Meteorological Society, Journal of Climate, and Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. The society also curates technical notes on observational standards, metadata protocols aligned with Global Climate Observing System, and best-practice guidelines for numerical modeling developed with computing centers like Meteo-France and Deutscher Wetterdienst.
Educational initiatives target university students, school teachers, and media professionals via short courses and certification programs run in partnership with departments at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Universidad de La Laguna. Outreach events include public lectures in collaboration with museums and cultural institutions such as Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (Spain), citizen-science projects linked to regional meteorological observatories, and media briefings coordinated during extreme events in coordination with broadcasters like Radio Nacional de España and Televisión Española. The society develops materials used in secondary education aligned with curricula from regional education authorities in Catalonia and Basque Country and supports internships at research centers including CIEMAT and hydrographic services like Puertos del Estado.
Partnerships extend to European infrastructure and research consortia including EuroGOOS, Copernicus Climate Change Service, and collaborations with university networks such as Universidad de Navarra and Universidad de Murcia. The society has memoranda of understanding with international organizations including World Meteorological Organization regional offices, and it participates in multinational projects with partners like CSIC institutes, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, and research groups at ETH Zurich and University of Oxford on topics such as climate extremes and renewable-energy meteorology.
The society grants awards recognizing contributions to atmospheric science, outstanding doctoral theses from universities like Universidad de Cantabria and Universidad de Extremadura, and lifetime achievement honors for researchers who have led programs at AEMET or contributed seminal work referenced by institutions such as IPCC and European Research Council. Recipients often include academics affiliated with Universidad de Málaga, Universidad de Vigo, and international collaborators from University of Lisbon and Université Grenoble Alpes. The awards are presented at the annual congress and have been acknowledged by national science bodies including the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology.
Category:Scientific societies in Spain Category:Meteorology organizations