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Scope
Monthly Weather Review (MWR) publishes research relevant to the analysis and prediction of observed atmospheric circulations and physics, including technique development, data assimilation, model validation, and relevant case studies. This research includes numerical and data assimilation techniques that apply to the atmosphere and/or ocean environments. MWR also addresses phenomena having seasonal and subseasonal time scales.
2017 Impact Factor: 3.247 (#20 in Meteorology and Atmospheric Science1)
Submission Types
- Articles: Up to 7500 words (approximately 26 double-spaced pages), including the body text, acknowledgments, and appendixes. The word limit does not include the title page, abstract, references, captions, tables, and figures. If a submission exceeds the word limit, the author must provide a justification for the length of the manuscript and request the Chief Editor’s approval of the overage. This request may be uploaded in a document with the "Cover Letter" item type or entered in the comment field in the submission system.
- Reviews: Synthesis of previously published literature that may address successes, failures, and limitations. Requires Review Proposal. For more information, see Review Articles.
- Comment and Reply Exchange: Comments are written in response to a published article and should be submitted within 2 years of the publication date of the original article (although the editor can waive this limit in extenuating circumstances). The author of the original article has the opportunity to write a Reply. These exchanges are published together.
- Picture of the Month: Brief communication emphasizing imagery of weather phenomena of interest to the meteorological community.
- Annual Weather Summary: Extensive overview of, for example, an entire season of hurricane activity. A higher word count may be granted at the chief editor's discretion.
Editors and Staff Contacts
Chief Editor
David M. Schultz, University of Manchester
Editors
Altuğ Aksoy, CIMAS, RSMAS, University of Miami and NOAA/AOML/Hurricane Research Division
Jeffrey Anderson, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Kristen L. Corbosiero, University at Albany, State University of New York
Matthew D. Eastin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Clark Evans, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Jidong Gao, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory
Almut Gassmann, Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Joshua P. Hacker, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Pamela Heinselman, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory
Daniel Hodyss, Naval Research Laboratory
Daniel Kirshbaum, McGill University
Todd Lane, University of Melbourne
Ron McTaggart-Cowan, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Hugh Morrison, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Paul Roundy, University at Albany, State University of New York
Elizabeth Satterfield, Naval Research Laboratory
Russ S. Schumacher, Colorado State University
Ryan D. Torn, University at Albany, State University of New York
Stan Trier, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Christopher Weiss, Texas Tech University
Hilary Weller, University of Reading
Associate Editors
David Kenton Adams, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Becky Adams-Selin, Atmospheric and Environmental Research
Melanie Ades, European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts
John Albers, CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory
Wayne M. Angevine, CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory
Bogdan Antonescu, National Institute for Research and Development in Optoelectronics
Karina Apodaca, Colorado State University/CIRA and NOAA/AOML/Hurricane Research Division
Peter Banacos, NOAA/National Weather Service
Michael Bell, Colorado State University
Tommaso Benacchio, Politecnico di Milano
David Bodine, University of Oklahoma
Kristen Calhoun, CIMMS, University of Oklahoma, and NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory
Sean P. F. Casey, CIMAS, RSMAS, University of Miami and NOAA/AOML/Hurricane Research Division
Steven Cavallo, University of Oklahoma
Adam Clark, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory
James Correia, Analysis and Mission Support Division, Analysis and Nowcast Branch, National Weather Service
Daniel T. Dawson II, Purdue University
Pedro da Silva Peixoto, University of São Paulo
Casey Davenport, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jennifer DeHart, Colorado State University
Charlotte DeMott, Colorado State University
Anthony C. Didlake, Jr., The Pennsylvania State University
Andreas Dörnbrack, German Aerospace Center Oberpfaffenhofen
Amal El Akkraoui, SSAI/NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
Alison M. Fowler, University of Reading
David John Gagne, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Thomas Galarneau, University of Arizona
Guoqing Ge, CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory
Jeremy Gibbs, University of Utah
Eric Gilleland, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Christian Grams, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Kevin R. Haghi, University of Washington
Andrew Hazelton, CIMAS, University of Miami and NOAA/AOML/Hurricane Research Division
Deanna Hence, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
Jana Houser, Ohio University
Adam Houston, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Haiyan Jiang, Florida International University
Aaron Johnson, University of Oklahoma
Sina Khani, Princeton University
Daryl Kleist, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Environmental Modeling Center
John Knaff, NOAA/National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Center
Andrea L. Lang, University at Albany, State University of New York
Matthieu Le Henaff, CIMAS, University of Miami and NOAA/AOML/Physical Oceanography Division
Zach Lebo, University of Wyoming
Lili Lei, Nanjing University
Sebastian Lerch, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
Yu-Chieng Liou, National Central University, Taiwan
Luke Madaus, Jupiter
Edward Mansell, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory
Björn Maronga, Leibniz University of Hanover
Jim Marquis, University of Colorado Boulder and the Center for Severe Weather Research
Rachel Mauk, The Ohio State University
Amy McGovern, University of Oklahoma
Justin McLay, Naval Research Laboratory
Jason Milbrandt, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Justin Minder, University at Albany, State University of New York
Hiroaki Miura, The University of Tokyo
Matthias Morzfeld, University of Arizona
Lars Nerger, Alfred Wegener Institute
Thomas Nipen, Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Chris Nowotarski, Texas A&M University
Philippe Papin, Naval Research Laboratory
John Peters, Naval Postgraduate School
Riwal Plougonven, École Polytechnique
Inna Polichtchouk, European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts
Derek Posselt, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Jonathan Poterjoy, University of Maryland
Corey Potvin, CIMMS and NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory
Michael Riemer, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Rosimar Rios-Berrios, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Glen Romine, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Angela Rowe, University of Washington
Masaki Satoh, The University of Tokyo
Phillip Scheffknecht, Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics
Michael Scheuerer, CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory
Carl Schreck III, North Carolina State University
Craig Schwartz, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Stefano Serafin, University of Innsbruck
David Sills, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Patrick Skinner, CIMMS, University of Oklahoma, and NOAA/OAR/National Severe Storms Laboratory
Ryan Sobash, National Center for Atmospheric Research
W. James Steenburgh, University of Utah
Stephanie N. Stevenson, CIRA, Colorado State University and NOAA/NWS/National Hurricane Center
Madalina Surcel, Canadian Centre for Meteorological and Environmental Prediction, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Robin Tanamachi, Purdue University
Stefan Tulich, CIRES, University of Colorado and NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory/Physical Sciences Division
Paul Ullrich, University of California, Davis
Marcus van Lier-Walqui, Columbia University and NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Stephane Vannitsem, Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium
Adam Varble, University of Utah
Joanne Waller, University of Reading
Andrew Winters, University at Albany, State University of New York
Hailing Zhang, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Peer Review Support Staff
Gwendolyn Whittaker, Assistant to David M. Schultz
Tiffany Bischoff, Assistant to Altuğ Aksoy and Paul Roundy
Laura Buttner, Assistant to Russ S. Schumacher and Stan Trier
Hayley Charney, Assistant to Todd Lane, Ryan D. Torn, and Christopher Weiss
Felicia Gullotta, Assistant to Almut Gassmann, Daniel Kirshbaum, and Hilary Weller
Erin Gumbel, Assistant to Kristen L. Corbosiero and Pamela Heinselman
Andrea Herbst, Assistant to Daniel Hodyss and Hugh Morrison
Rebecca Perriello, Assistant to Jeffrey Anderson
Christine Ziebarth, Assistant to Matthew D. Eastin, Clark Evans, Jidong Gao, Joshua P. Hacker, Ron McTaggart-Cowan, and Elizabeth Satterfield
Production Staff
John K. Creilson, Lead Technical Editor
Andrea L. Schein, Lead Copy Editor
Betsy Byers, Author Submission Support