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:
- Standardizing the Definition of a "Pulse" Thunderstorm by P. W. Miller and T. L. Mote
- Collaborative Efforts between the U.S. and U.K. to Advance Prediction of High-Impact Weather by J. S. Kain et al.
- GoAmazon2014/5 Observes Pollution Affecting Gases, Aerosols, Clouds, and Rainfall over the Rain Forest by S. T. Martin et al.
- Observations of Severe Local Storms and Tornadoes with the Atmospheric Imaging Radar by J. M. Kurdzo et al.
- A New High-Resolution Sea Surface Temperature Blended Analysis by E. Maturi et al.
- The Southern China Monsoon Rainfall Experiment (SCMREX) by Y. Luo et al.
- Toward Reduced Representation of Mixing State for Simulating Aerosol Effects on Climate by L. Fierce 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.