Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

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Scope

The Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (JTECH) (ISSN: 0739-0572; eISSN: 1520-0426) publishes research describing instrumentation and methods used in atmospheric and oceanic research, including remote sensing instruments; measurements, validation, and data analysis techniques from satellites, aircraft, balloons, and surface-based platforms; in situ instruments, measurements, and methods for data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation and assimilation in numerical models; and information systems and algorithms.

2025 Impact Factor: 2.35

Submission Types

  • Articles: Up to 7500 words, including the body text, acknowledgments, and appendixes. The word limit does not include the title page, abstract, references, captions, tables, and figures. If a submission exceeds the word limit, the author must provide a justification for the length of the manuscript and request the Chief Editor’s approval of the overage. This request may be uploaded in a document with the "Cover Letter" item type or entered in the comment field in the submission system.
  • Reviews: Synthesis of previously published literature that may address successes, failures, and limitations. Requires Review Proposal. For more information, see Review Articles.
  • Comment and Reply Exchange: Comments are written in response to a published article and should be submitted within 2 years of the publication date of the original article (although the editor can waive this limit in extenuating circumstances). The author of the original article has the opportunity to write a Reply. These exchanges are published together. 
  • Corrigenda: The corrigendum article type is available for authors to address errors discovered in already published articles. For more information, see Corrigenda.

Editor and Staff Contacts


Co-Chief Editors

Atmospheric Technology
Stephen Nesbitt, University of Illinois
Oceanic Technology
Javier Fochesatto, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Editors

Brenda Dolan, Colorado State University
Oceana Puananilei Francis, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Robert Jackson, Argonne National Laboratory
Benjamin Johnson, UCAR
Fraser King, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Rolf G. Lueck, Rockland Scientific International, Inc.
Toshi Matsui, ESSIC University of Maryland and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center


Associate Editors

Kevin A. Adkins, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Corey Amiot, Earth System Science Center, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Jason Apke, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University

Maristella Berta, Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council (CNR-ISMAR, Italy)

Tim Boyer, NOAA/National Centers for Environmental Information

Brian Cairns, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Ting-Yu Cha, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Haonan Chen, Colorado State University and NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory

Joseph Finlon, ESSIC University of Maryland and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Eric Firing, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

David Flagg, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Marine Meteorology Division

Bobby Jackson, Argonne National Laboratory

Douglas Keller, Laboratoire Ondes et Milieux Complexes, Université Le Havre Normandie, Normandy, France

Haoran Li, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences

Erica McGrath-Spangler, GESTAR II and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Mariko Oue, Stony Brook University

Mayra I. Oyola-Merced, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Gleb Panteleev, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center

Larissa Reames, University of Oklahoma and NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory

Kevin Smalley, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Michael Stock, Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma

Firat Y. Testik, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio

Sebastián Torres, Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations, University of Oklahoma and NOAA/OAR/National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma

Melissa A. Wagner, University of Colorado Boulder (Integrated Remote Sensing and In-Situ Sensing Lab) and Disaster Imaging Inc.

Zhuocan Xu, Stony Brook University


Peer Review Support Staff

Colleen Gaffney, Assistant to Stephen Nesbitt, Javier Fochesatto, and Toshi Matsui

Aylin Arruda, Assistant to Fraser King

Jane Foley, Assistant to Brenda Dolan

Erin Gumbel, Assistant to Oceana Puananilei Francis

Robbie Matlock, Assistant to Robert Jackson

Andrea Schein, Assistant to Benjamin Johnson and Rolf G. Lueck


Production Contacts

Please see the AMS Publications contacts page.

5 2025 Journal Impact Factors by Clarivate Analytics; Meteorology and Atmospheric Science and Engineering, Ocean categories.