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:
- The Saharan Aerosol Long-Range Transport and Aerosol–Cloud-Interaction Experiment: Overview and Selected Highlights by B. Weinzierl et al.
- Using 3D Laser Scanning Technology to Create Digital Models of Hailstones by I. M. Giammanco et al.
- A Comprehensive Database of Flood Events in the Contiguous United States from 2002 to 2013 by X. Shen et al.
- Over 5,000 Years of Ensemble Future Climate Simulations by 60-km Global and 20-km Regional Atmospheric Models by R. Mizuta et al.
- Mesonets: Mesoscale Weather and Climate Observations for the United States by R. Mahmood et al.
- Observing and Predicting the 2015/16 El Niño by M. L. H'Leureux
- Arctic Radiation-IceBridge Sea and Ice Experiment: The Arctic Radiant Energy System during the Critical Seasonal Ice Transition by W. L. Smith Jr. et al.
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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.
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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.