Archive Statements of the AMS

The following statement(s) have expired and are here for historical purposes and do not represent statements of the AMS that are “in force” at this time.

Enhancing Weather Information with Probability Forecasts

(Adopted by AMS Council on 12 May 2008) Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. 89

Expectations Concerning Media Performance During Severe Weather Emergencies

(Adopted by the Council 14 January 2001), Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.82, 705

Free and Open Exchange of Environmental Data

(Adopted by the Council 13 January 2002),Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.83, 452—456 

Full and Open Access to Data

(Adopted by AMS Council on 4 December 2013) 

Geoengineering the Climate System 2009

(Readopted by the AMS Council on 6 January 2013) 

Green Meetings

(Adopted by the AMS Council on 3 January 2011) 
 

Guidance Statement on the Use of the Term "Live Radar" by the Broadcast Media

(Adopted by the Council 14 February 2000), Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.,81, 1347

Hurricane Forecasting in the United States 2007

(Adopted by AMS Council on 14 March 2007) Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.88, 950 

Inadvertent Weather Modification

(Adopted by the AMS Council on 2 November 2010) 
 

Lightning Protection Systems

(Adopted by the Council 12 November 2002), Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.84, 117—118

Tornado Preparedness and Safety

(Adopted by the Council 14 February 2000), Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.81, 1061—1065

Lightning Safety Awareness

(Adopted by the Council 29 April 2002), Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.,84, 260—261

Meteorological Drought

(Adopted by AMS Council on 23 December 2003), Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 85 

Mobile Homes and Severe Windstorms

(Adopted by AMS Council on 8 October 2004) Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.86

Tornado Forecasting and Warning

(Adopted by AMS Council on 8 October 2004) Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.86

Radio Frequency Allocations for Meteorological Operations and Research

(Adopted by the AMS Council on 1 October 2009) 
 

On the Infrastructure Supporting Weather, Water, Environmental, and Climate Sciences, Services, and Assessments

(Adopted by the AMS Council on 1 October 2009)
 

Planned Weather Modification through Cloud Seeding

(Adopted by the AMS Council on 2 November 2010) 

Research and Operational Use of Environmental Satellites in Weather Applications as Part of an Integrated Earth Observing System

(Adopted by AMS Council on 25 January 2006) Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 87

Space Weather

Adopted by AMS Council on 5 May 2008) Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 89