Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) is the flagship magazine of AMS and publishes articles of interest and significance for the weather, water, and climate community as well as news, editorials, and reviews for AMS members.
Featured in the Latest Issue
A selection of peer-reviewed, open access articles offered on Journals Online:
- S-Pol’s Polarimetric Data Reveal Detailed Storm Features (and Insect Behavior) by J. C. Hubbert et al.
- LANFEX: A Field and Modeling Study to Improve Our Understanding and Forecasting of Radiation Fog by J. D. Price et al.
- Wind Energy Exploration over the Atacama Desert: A Numerical Model–Guided Observational Program by R. C. Muñoz et al.
- The Evolution and Impact of a Meteorological Outreach Program for Public Safety Officials: An Update on the Oklahoma Mesonet’s OK-First Program by J. E. Hocker et al.
- Toward a European Climate Prediction System by C. D. Hewitt and J. A. Lowe
- The Future of the Global Weather Enterprise: Opportunities and Risks by A. Thorpe and D. Rogers
- FACETs: A Proposed Next-Generation Paradigm for High-Impact Weather Forecasting by L. P. Rothfusz et al
- Regional Climatology of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean: High-Resolution Mapping of Ocean Structure and Change by D. Seidov et al.
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Additional BAMS Publications
State of the Climate
This is the only annual peer-reviewed check-up of the world’s climate health. Each July in this BAMS Supplement, more than 400 scientists worldwide provide detailed updates on global climate indicators, notable weather events, and other data collected on land, water, ice, and in space.
Explaining Extreme Events
In this annual supplement to BAMS, NOAA curates an array of fast-response research on how climate change affected that year’s extreme weather and climate events.
Front Page Blog
An extension of the magazine, the blog relays news about research and relates science to the current events and trends amongst members and interested readers everywhere.