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New Policy Study, Formatting Publications, Annual Meeting updates, and more!

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Spotlight: New AMS Policy Study

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“Chicago" by Danielle Williams

Recently published by the AMS Policy Program, The Intersection of Socioeconomic Status & Climate Change Risks & Hazards in the United States Great Lakes Region: An Intern Report details the strong interactions between socioeconomic status (SES) and climate change impacts and vulnerabilities: climate change is widespread and exacerbates existing socioeconomic inequalities. The report analyzes this relationship within the context of the United States Great Lakes Region to better understand how socioeconomic factors and climate change risks and hazards interact in a region that heavily relies on its natural resources. This region includes 21 percent of the world’s fresh water, relying on the lakes for a majority of industries, jobs, and income. As climate change progresses, resources and natural processes may continue to be impacted and scarcities will likely become more common, posing challenges throughout the region, especially for individuals subjected to socioeconomic inequalities.

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What's New?

AMS Publications: New Formatting Requirements

Effective 1 September 2021, AMS has new formatting requirements for submissions to our journals and BAMS. All submissions must now include a . In addition, figures and tables should be integrated throughout the text (instead of appended to the end of the manuscript) and the required line spacing is 1.5. Authors preparing manuscripts for submission should review the web page and use the Word or LaTeX manuscript templates available there.

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Profiles from BAMS

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"Controlling or preventing floods during the wet months and ensuring water supply during the dry months are essential for our livelihood. To accomplish these goals we need robust scientific understanding of water movement in the atmosphere and at the Earth’s surface, as well as observational and forecasting capabilities. I find the field of hydrometeorology offers the opportunity to do both."

 

—Edwin Sumargo, University of California, San Diego, whose BAMS article describes a hydrometeorological observation network aimed at advancing our understanding of the processes driving extreme precipitation and runoff in the U.S. West Coast. Read more of his interview in your August 2021 print or .

Student Opportunities

 

If you would like to share, learn, collaborate, and network at the 102nd AMS Annual Meeting—AMS can help!

 

  • Do you have what it takes to be a Student Assistant? AMS provides hotel accommodations, meeting registration, and a small per diem to dependable undergraduate AMS student members who work directly with AMS staff to provide services to conference attendees. The deadline for this program has been extended to 15 October—apply today! (Note that you will also need to renew your Student Membership for 2022 before the deadline.)
  • Are you interested in a Travel Grant to cover costs? Senior undergraduates or graduate students—apply now for an ! To encourage interactions among students, their peers, and professionals in the field, AMS will fund your travel costs, hotel, and meeting registration to attend the Annual Meeting in Houston. Applications are due on 8 October.

about the 102nd Annual Meeting and how AMS is working to ensure a safe and productive meeting for all.

Meetings Notes and Deadlines

15 October - Deadline to to the Collective Madison Meeting, consisting of the following conferences: the 25th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, the 17th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, and the 16th Conference on Cloud Physics/16th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation

 

10 January 2022 - Deadline to submit your abstract to the

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102nd Annual Meeting

Health and Safety

 to learn more about the vaccination requirement and mask mandate for in-person attendees at the AMS Annual Meeting in Houston. For full information on health and safety at the 102nd Annual Meeting, .

 

Abstract Submission

Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract. Look for the online program to go live in late October! Please remember that you can change your presentation method (remote vs in-person) until 1 November.

 

Options for Attending the Annual Meeting

We are confident that the 102nd Annual Meeting will allow participants to share their science and connect with one another, however they choose to attend. , and remember attendees have flexibility to choose/change virtual or in person attendance until 15 December.

 

Presidential Forum

The 2022 AMS Presidential Forum will engage attendees in a discussion with an exceptionally distinguished panel representing international, national, regional, and local institutions advancing environmental security in the face of rapid and long-term physical, societal, and technological changes. to learn more about our panelists: Sherri Goodman (Moderator), Jane Lubchenco, Mami Mizutori, and Alice Hill.

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Webinar Series

If you have questions about how to maximize your Annual Meeting experience, catch the next installment of our Annual Meeting Webinar Series, taking place Wednesday, 20 October at 1 PM Eastern. Questions from the audience will drive this discussion, so please or via chat during the webinar. , and check out past recordings in the .

 

Exhibitors

Applications are being accepted for both the and the —submit yours now!

 

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Career Development News

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Recent Podcast Releases

In our September episodes of , AMS talked to JP Kalb, Weather Observer at San Jose Airport Weather Station in Cupertino, CA, about aspects of his life as an autistic meteorologist. We also discussed the highs and lows of graduate school, teaching, and programming with Jake Carstens, Graduate Research Assistant at Florida State University in Tallahassee.

Certification Corner

AMS Certifications are respected credentials that provide you with professional recognition and strengthen your connections to the public, the atmospheric science community, and its resources.

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Congratulations to Ally Debicki, Jan Lockhart, and Andrew Stutzke, who recently earned the CBM designation!

to learn more about how AMS Certifications can help enhance your career in the private, public, or academic sector.

Career Opportunities

 

The connects employers in the weather, water, and climate community with job seekers. Current opportunities include the following:

Richland, Washington

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 

Chico, California

Western Weather Group, Inc.

 

Fairfax, Virginia

Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences (AOES) at George Mason University

 

Olympia, Washington

Department of Natural Resources WA State

 

Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming

Richland, Washington

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 

Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

 

Albany, New York

New York State Mesonet

 

(tenure track, Atmospheric Sciences)

Lincoln, Nebraska

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

 

Various Locations Across the US, Colorado

University Corporation for Atmospheric Sciences

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AMS Glossary Word of the Month

The particular geopotential surface that most nearly coincides with the mean level of the oceans of the earth.

 

For mapping purposes it is customary to use an ellipsoid of revolution as an adequate and convenient approximation to the geoid. The dimensions and orientation of the assumed ellipsoid may represent an attempt to find the ellipsoid that most nearly fits the geoid as a whole, or they may represent an attempt to fit only a particular part of the geoid without regard to the remainder of it.

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