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Neutralizing Some of the Language in Global Warming Discussions

he topic of anthropogenic global warming has need to have substantive discussion if we are going to become so polarized it is now hard to talk about it serve the public in a reasonable way as a community. T without what amounts to name-calling entering into Thus, it is imperative that we find some terminology the discussion. In blogs, e-mails, and published opinion that allows a person’s position on climate change to pieces, terms like “deniers” and “contrarians” are lev- be expressed without implied, assumed, or imposed eled in one direction while “warmist” and “alarmist” are value judgments. leveled in the other. Both the scientific community and Some months back I saw an article that simply used broader society have much to gain from respectful dia- the terms “convinced” and “unconvinced” to describe logue among those of opposing views on climate change, those who had been convinced by the evidence that but a reasonable discussion on the science is unlikely if anthropogenic climate change was occurring and those we cannot find inoffensive terminology for those who who had not been convinced1. This terminology helps have taken positions different than our own. in a number of ways. First and foremost, it does not The sense I have gotten is that those who do not carry with it the baggage of value judgment, since for feel that human influence is causing the global tem- any particular scientific argument there is no intrinsically peratures to rise would prefer to be called “skeptics.” positive or negative connotation associated with being However, I have tried to avoid using this term as a either convinced or unconvinced. In addition, this termi- label for those individuals. Skepticism is a cornerstone nology highlights that we are talking about a scientific, upon which science is built. All of us who have been evidence-based issue that should be resolved through trained as scientists should be skeptics with respect logical reasoning, and not something that should be de- to all scientific issues—demanding solid evidence for cided by our inherent belief system. (And for that reason, a hypothesis or claim before accepting it, and reject- I work very hard to avoid saying someone does or does ing any position if the evidence makes it clear that it not “believe” in global warming, or similar phrases.) cannot be correct (even if it had, in the past, been There may be other neutral terms that can be ap- well-accepted by the broader community). plied to those engaged in the climate change discussion, I have seen some pretty egregious cases of individu- but “convinced” and “unconvinced” are the best I have als who call themselves climate change skeptics accept- seen so far. I have adopted this terminology in the hope ing claims that support their position with little or no of reducing some of the polarization in the discussion. documented evidence while summarily dismissing the results of carefully replicated studies that do not. On the other side, I have seen cases of climate scientists who have swept aside reasonable counter hypotheses Ke i t h L. Se i t t e r , CCM as irrelevant, or even silly, without giving them proper Ex e c u t i v e Di r e c t o r consideration. Neither situation represents the way a truly skeptical scientist should behave. All of us in the 1 Anderegg, W. R. L., J. W. Prall, J. Harold, and S. H. Schneider, community should expect better. 2010: Expert credibility in climate change. CMOS Bulletin SCMO, We will not be able to have substantive discussions 38, 179–183. (Originally published in Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., on the many facets of climate change if we spend so doi:10.1073/pnas.1003187107) [Available online at www.pnas. much time and energy in name-calling. And we really org/content/early/2010/06/04/1003187107.abstract.]

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[Editor’s Note: The following is excerpted from a post on the AMS blog, The Front Page (http://blog.ametsoc.org/).]

npacking from my trip to Seattle, I mulled over also educate us about these new weather phenomena the many ideas about communicating weather and new types of data like Doppler radar reflectiv- U and climate gleaned from planning, the formal ity. People turn to their weather broadcaster for program, smaller meetings, and hallway and dinner information not only about weather but also science. conversations. Below is but a partial list: I would be Many weather broadcasters, like Tom Skilling, solicit interested in hearing what others think. questions from the public. We feel more comfortable The first idea originated well before the meeting, hearing difficult messages from these people, because when Raj Pandya, Steve Ackerman, and I were brain- we have a long relationship with them. (However, as storming about the Presidential Forum. After we settled one of the panelists, Claire Martin noted, the media on a panel discussion on communicating with the public, could do a much better job). we decided that we needed to include weather as well as The importance of trust was reinforced in a small climate to provide synergy between the two, to provide meeting on data-stewardship issues. A colleague a fresh twist, and to transcend the negativity sometimes looked at us and said, “I see you all have wedding associated with communicating about climate. rings. Anyone who has been married a long time real- What I saw at the meeting suggested that was the izes there will be disagreements, but you can handle right thing to do. Talking about “climate” alone has them if you remember what you have in common.” too often divided Americans, while talking about One of the newspaper advice columns said exactly the weather sets us at ease, and experiencing a severe same thing. If you have something difficult to talk storm or blizzard unites us. Besides, it is not clear to about, start by reminding yourself about shared val- me at least where one draws the line between weather ues before diving in. If it gets too hard, then go back and climate. I suspect, as we learn more, we will be to those shared values before trying again. A similar talking more and more about the changes that are approach might work with other relatives and friends: taking place from year to year using terms that we allowing a dialogue that includes common values didn’t even know 30 years ago—like El Niño and La rather than giving a lecture on the science. Niña, Arctic Oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscilla- Ralph Cicerone’s talk on Thursday reminded us tion, and so on. “Climate change” discussion will be of two more important points related to developing richer with the inclusion of these phenomena. trust. First, we should work to the best of our ability Communication about polarizing subjects requires to earn our trust as a scientific profession. This means trust, which can emerge from long-term engagement. working hard to keep the peer review process robust, As we learned from the Presidential Forum, people not only by selecting good editors and reviewers, but in the media not only bring us weather forecasts, but also by ensuring that data used in publications are available to check conclusions. Certified Broadcast And secondly, we need to make ourselves available to Meteorologists (CBM) help the public understand our science (and science in general) better. Part of this is by making ourselves avail- 485 Edward Curran 2010 able to the local TV weather broadcasters, as suggested 486 Betty Davis 2010 in Monday’s Presidential Forum, and making ourselves 487 Chikage Windler 2010 available in other ways, such as giving talks to schools, 488 Barry Brandt 2010 489 Andrew Thut 2010 civic groups, and museums and participating in scout- 490 Christopher Brandolino 2010 ing groups, etc. Cicerone quoted statistics that suggested 491 Michael Bettes 2010 that people respected scientists, but few actually knew 492 Matthew Hinkin 2010 any scientists, save perhaps their physician. Building familiarity will allow better communication.

498 | April 2011 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC Other conversations reinforced what we already Television Seals of Approval know: that there are those out there who don’t want to have a conversation, but simply want to attack. This 1858 Darren Miller 2010 rarely happens with weather, but it certainly happens with climate. To reflect on Cicerone’s comments again, we needn’t “pander” to them, but we do need to maintain familiarity and trust. We can perhaps do this by our scientific integrity and to be approachable to those having a conversation that allows common ideas desiring a conversation rather than an argument. and values to emerge. But the chances for such a con- Looking back on this essay, I realize that all the versation increases when—either through common points are closely related: that we will do better about experience or shared values—we obtain a degree of communicating about difficult topics if we develop familiarity and trust.

Annual Meeting Echoes

A sampling of tweets “heard” at the 2011 Annual Meeting in Seattle:

• cleeweather—Loved being at the #91stAMS • nsj—Hilderbrand: 126 talks and 62 posters Student Conference today! Learned so much at #91stAMS include uncertainty, ensemble, and had a good time with people there. Seattle or probability in their titles. We’re taking it is amazing! seriously.

• w_abshire—Absolutely awesome day one at • codykirkpatrick—How to give a good presen- AMS. So many amazing students are here. Our tation at #91stAMS? I’ve always said “rehearse it Society should be in good shape for years to until you’re tired of it.” Practice = confidence. come! #91stams • nsj—Salvatore: People often respond more • DDwx—Exclnt question/answer session be- strongly to risk messages that allude to pets. tween diverse background audience & speakers #91stAMS on communicating weather in AMS/NCA workshop! #twcams #91stAMS • stormdiaries—GREAT IDEA! RT @nsj: Hud- son: NWS actively analyzing Twitter as means • deeplycloudy—Discussion of numbering to disseminate weather watches and warnings. hotel floors by fibonacci sequence in the el- #91stAMS evator. Must’ve been meteorology students at # ams2011 • BleuZ00m—@10pizzi http://twitpic. com/3peulb - #FF J, a pre-snowstorm bread/ • milesgrant—Great point at #91stAMS: “Scien- milk/eggs run is called ‘French Toast Syndrome’ tists should stop using the word ‘believe.’ We’re per #91stAMS conferees. not talking about Santa Claus.” #climate • nsj—Drake: Hurricane size and intensity are of- • raillynn—Hmm, thinking of a career change. ten conflated. For example, we often hear a storm The #AMS2011 WeatherFest yesterday really is “big” when “strong” is meant. #91stAMS rekindled my love of all types of weather! Go Heliophysics! • matternst34—RT @nsj: Drake: The Saffir- Simpson scale is often misused. It is a wind scale, • milesgrant—Just tried to do Flipcam clip w/ not a danger scale. Plus, each storm & impacts poster presenter at #91stAMS - her sponsors are different. #91stAMS told her she couldn’t, too risky. #Climate communication #fail. Follow the AMS on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ametsoc

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AMS One of Weather Museum’s 2010 Heroes

he John C. Freeman Weather Museum, the nation’s first weather museum, located at T Weather Research Center in Houston, Texas, recently honored three weather heroes for outstanding service in 2010. The Weather Hero Award is given to individuals or groups who have demonstrated heroic qualities in the education of others in the fields of science or math, volunteer efforts in the meteorological community, or assistance to others during a weather crisis. The 2010 Weather Heroes honored were AMS, KHOU-TV in Houston, and Kenneth Graham, meteorologist-in-charge of the NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge office. Jill Hasling, president of The Weather Research Center AMS was recognized for developing and host- and executive director of the John C. Freeman Weather ing WeatherFest for the past 10 years. Taking Museum, and Robert Orkin, chairman of the board of The place at the Annual Meeting each year, Weather- Weather Research Center, presenting the Weather Hero Fest is an interactive science and weather fair that Award to the AMS. is designed to instill a love of math and science in children of all ages, encouraging careers in Graham received the award for his support of the these and other science and engineering fields. AMS Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill cleanup. As meteorologist- Executive Director Keith Seitter accepted the award in-charge of the New Orleans/Baton Rouge forecast on behalf of the Society. office in Slidell, Louisiana, Graham assisted NOAA and “While we are thrilled to display this award at provided weather forecasts immediately following the AMS Headquarters,” he said, “the real recipients are nighttime explosion. Starting on day one of the Deepwa- the hundreds of volunteers who have given so gener- ter Horizon explosion, NWS forecasters played a major ously of their time and have made WeatherFest such role protecting the safety of everyone working to miti- a success over the past decade.” gate and clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. KHOU-TV was honored for hosting Weather Day The awards were presented at the center’s third at the Houston Astros baseball field in fall of 2010. annual Groundhog Day Gala and its fifth annual Weather Day was a unique educational field trip and Weather Hero Awards on 2 February 2011. learning opportunity that featured an interactive Weather Research Center opened The John C. program about severe weather specific to the region. Freeman Weather Museum in 2006. As well as hous- Over the course of the day, participants learned about ing nine permanent exhibits, the museum also offers hurricanes, thunderstorms, flooding, and weather many exciting programs that include weather camps, safety—highlighted by video, experiments, trivia, boy/girl scout badge classes, teacher workshops, birth- and more. day parties and weather labs.

About Our Members

Andy Heidinger was selected as a recipient of the Heidinger’s research at NOAA is focused primarily 2010 NOAA Bronze Medal. Heidinger was recognized on cloud and aerosol remote sensing using imagers. “for developing an enhanced production system for His projects include the development of new algo- satellite-based real-time radiation data from NOAA’s rithms for operational satellites (AVHRR and GOES). operational geostationary satellites.” In addition, he is involved with projects developing

500 | April 2011 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC new remote-sensing techniques and radiative transfer Certified Consulting models for advanced sensors (VIIRS and ABI). He is Meteorologists (CCM) also interested in satellite calibration and analysis of long-term imager datasets. 667 Esmaiel Malek 2010 Heidinger is stationed at the Cooperative Institute 668 Walker Ashley 2010 of Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the Space Science and Engineering Center at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin in Madison. He received his Ph.D. from Colorado State University in 1998. His Ph.D. re- Heidinger was also selected as NOAA Employee search was focused on using measurements in the A- of the Month for January 2011. He was recognized in band of oxygen to perform nadir sounding of clouds particular for delivering the first externally developed and aerosol. Heidinger also serves as an adjunct pro- climate data record (CDR) dataset, PATMOS-x, to fessor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic the National Climatic Data Center as part of its CDR Sciences at the University of Wisconsin. program.

Real-World Meteorology A series of profiles celebrating a half-century of Certified Consulting Meteorologists

Who: Esmaiel Malek

What: Biometeorology

When: CCM since 2010

Where: Port Orange, Florida

Why: To meet or exceed the professional standard established by the AMS

How: After receiving his B.S. degree in agricultural engineering, Esmaiel earned his M.S. degree in irrigation science. A few years later he earned his Ph.D. in biometeorology, which relates life to weather. During his academic career, he re- searched the microclimate of the desert environment, including evaluation of energy and water balance components, harnessing of solar and wind energies, and study of evapotranspiration in the semiarid desert located in border of Utah and Nevada. Esmaiel developed a module for evaluation of cloudiness at the local scale. Since 1990, he has been involved in an innovative approach for application of saline wastewater from coal-fired power plants for production of agricultural crops such as alfalfa and wheat in central Utah. He was part of the team that evaluated the climatic impacts of construction of the proposed Jordanelle reservoir in northern Utah.

In His Own Words: “From my childhood, I was fascinated about weather and climate. While lying on the ground and watching the sky, I would wonder how clouds are formed and disappear, why they move in a specific direction in my location, and why some precipitate and some don’t. I would also ponder why minimum and maximum relative humidity occur around midafternoon and around sunrise, respectively. I wanted to know what the effect of weather is on people, animal, and crops, and many more weather-related questions. “Because of these interests and desire to know about the weather and climate, I earned my Ph.D. in biometeorology. I have published three books (in foreign languages) on weather-related topics, around 44 scientific articles, and have been involved in many consulting projects. Being a CCM, and encouraging other colleagues to be one, has been an honor for me, and I’m sure that it will continue to be rewarding and beneficial as my career continues to develop.”

For more information on the Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) Program, please visit the AMS Web site at www.ametsoc.org/amscert/index.html.

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Membership. The membership of the Society as Certificates Granted to Certified Consulting Meteo- of 31 December 2010: rologists in 2010. Ten (10) persons were approved as Certified Consulting Meteorologists. Their names Honorary Members 31 can be found at www.ametsoc.org/memdir/seallist/ Fellows 608 get_listofccm.cfm (numbers 658–667). There are 302 Members 9039 active CCMs. Members with Student Privileges 199 Associate Members, Voting 39 Meetings of the Council and Ex- Associate Members, Nonvoting 961 ecutive Committee. The Council met in Associate Members, Precollege 138 Atlanta, Georgia, on 17 January; by teleconference Associate Members, K–12 Teacher 96 21 April; in Boston, Massachusetts, on 22–23 Septem- Student Members 2679 ber; and by teleconference 2 November. Corporation Members* 173 The Executive Committee met in Atlanta, Georgia, on 16 January; in Washington, D.C., on 8–9 April; Total 13,963 by teleconference 22–23 July and 4 August; and in *Includes 8 Sustaining, 68 Regular, 12 Small Busi- Boston, Massachusetts, on 21 September. ness, and 85 Publications Election Results - President-Elect Election of Honorary Members. The Council elected and new Councilors Stanley A. Changnon, Ralph J. Cicerone, and Qin Dahe as Honorary Members of the Society. President-Elect: Louis W. Uccellini Councilors: Peter J. Lamb Patricia A. Phoebus William L. Read H. Joe Witte

Publications. AMS publication activities pro- duced the following output during 2010: Changnon Cicerone Dahe Pages Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 1756 Fellows elected in 2010. See sidebar. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 4056 Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 2604 Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Certificates Journal of Physical Oceanography 2784 Awarded in 2010. One hundred eighteen (118) per- Monthly Weather Review 4584 sons were approved as Certified Broadcast Meteorolo- Journal of Climate 6708 gists. Their names can be found at www.ametsoc. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 2084 org/memdir/seallist/get_listofcbm.cfm (numbers Weather and Forecasting 1852 409–526). There are 470 active CBMs. Journal of Hydrometeorology 1432 Earth Interactions 254 Television Seals of Approval Granted in 2010. Weather, Climate, and Society 324 Twenty-six (26) persons were granted Television Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts 2695 Seals of Approval. Their names can be found at Books 688 www.ametsoc.org/memdir/seallist/get_listoftv.cfm Total Pages 31,821 (numbers 1833–1858). There are 710 active Television Sealholders.

502 | april 2011 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC Books, CD-ROMS, lecture notes, Deceased members. With deep regret we list and videotapes. below the members of the Society who died in 2010: • Weather on the Air by Robert Henson, 264 pp. Elford Astling Nikolai Dotzek • Adaptive Governance and Climate Change by Morton Barad Albert Flahive Ronald D. Brunner and Amanda H. Lynch, 424 pp. William Biggers Norihiko Fukuta Donald Boggs Benjamin Garnier Meetings and conferences under Raymond Boylan Donnell Gould sponsorship or cosponsorship of Gary Briggs Freeman Hall the Society. See table. Program abstracts, Robert Burnash Glenn Hilst extended abstracts, and recorded presentations are, James Cassidy Paul Humphrey in many cases, available on line at http://ams.confex. Chen-Wu Chien Donald Kent com/ams/htsearch.cgi. Jack Cox Martin Koenig Robert Culnan Walter Leight James Dooge James McDonell Bo Doos Dan Meador

Fellows Elected in 2010 The 30 individuals pictured below were elected as Fellows of the AMS in 2010 for their outstanding contributions to the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences or their application. The newly elected Fellows were honored with a reception during the 91st AMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington. First row (l–r): E. Hugo Berbery, Amy S. Bower, Harold E. Brooks, Johnny Chung Leung Chan, Dudley B. Chelton, Eric Arthur D’Asaro, and James D. Doyle. Second row: James Rodger Fleming, Steven J. Goodman, Maura E. Hagan, Bartlett C. Hagemeyer, CCM, Richard M. Hodur, George A. Isaac, Thomas D. Keenan, and Kevin R. Knupp. Third row: Sonia M. Kreidenweis, William P. Mahoney III, Natalie M. Mahowald, Jonathan Thomas Malay, James I. Metcalf, CCM, Joel N. Myers, John W. Nielsen-Gammon, and David W. Reynolds. Fourth row: W. David Rust, Bradley F. Smull, Veronica Johnson Weems, Robert S. Winokur, Xubin Zeng, and Steven Michael Zubrick. Photo not available for Stephan P. Nelson.

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AMS 2010 Annual Meeting, 17–21 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia Tenth Presidential Forum; Warren Washington Symposium; Joachim Kuettner Symposium; 26th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology ; 24th Conference on Hydrology; 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; 19th Symposium on Education; 18th Conference on Applied Climatology; 16th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; 15th Symposium on Meteorological Obser- vation and Instrumentation; 14th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; 13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International; 12th Conf. on Atmospheric Chemistry; Ninth Annual Student Conference; Eighth Presidential History Symposium; Eighth Conf on Artificial Intel- ligence Applications to Environmental Science; Eighth Annual Users Forum; Seventh Symposium on Space Weather; Sixth Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R; Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; Third Annual CCM Forum; Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services; Second Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; Second Workshop on Eloquent Professional Communication: Customer-Oriented Writing and High-Impact Presentations; First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago to 15 Years Ahead; Symposium on Planetary Atmosphere; NCAR 50th Anniversary Special Symposium; Special Symposium on Environment and Health; IMPACTS: Weather 2009; WeatherFest

2010 Specialty Meetings AMS 2010 Public–Private Partnership Forum, 6–7 April, Washington, D.C. 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 10–14 May, Tucson, Arizona 38th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology, 23–27 June, Miami, Florida 13th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation/13th Conference on Cloud Physics, 28 June–2 July, Portland, Oregon 29th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology/19th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence/Ninth Symposium on the Urban Environment, 2–6 August, Keystone, Colorado 2010 AMS Summer Community Meeting, 9–13 August, University Park, Pennsylvania 14th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, 30 August–3 September, Lake Tahoe Vicinity, California 17th Conference on Air–Sea Interaction/17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography/Ninth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes, 27 September–1 October, Annapolis, Maryland 25th Conference on Severe Local Storms, 11–15 October, Denver, Colorado

2010 Exhibit Programs AMS Annual Meeting, 17–21 January, Atlanta, Georgia 38th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology, 23–27 June, Miami, Florida

2010 Short Courses, Workshops, and Educational Forums Annual Meeting Short Courses, 17 January, Atlanta, Georgia • Datasets for Use in Climate Applications: Access, Use, and Tools Specialty Meeting Short Courses • Tropical Weather: Going Deep into The Tropics and Oceans, Broadcast Meeting, 22 June, Miami, Florida • Wind Energy Applications, Supported by Atmospheric Boundary Layer Theory, Observations and Modeling, Boundary Layers and Tur- bulence Meeting, 1 August, Keystone, Colorado

504 | april 2011 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC Charles Moore Franklin Snyder This report acknowledges donations received prior Lee Pearcy Kenneth Spengler to 30 November 2010. A complete listing of 2010 do- James Peterson Charles Stearns nors will be published in an upcoming Bulletin. The Owen Phillips Melvin Stern structure of the Campaign consists of the following Harold Rothrock Chankey Touart levels: Friends (up to $99); Contributor ($100–$299); Robert K. Ryan Bruce Warren Sponsor ($300–$999); Benefactor ($1000–$2999); Walter Saucier Aksel Wiin-Nielsen Patron ($3000–$9999); Leadership Circle ($1000 or Stephen Schneider Laura Wintersteen more for at least 3 years); Founder (a one time or Mark Schroeder Harold Woolf cumulative donation of $10,000 or more). Uri Schwarz Michio Yanai Itsuro Shimizu John Young Founder______Joanne Simpson David Atlas Yoshimitsu Ogura Werner A. Baum* Richard E. Orville Chapters authorized in 2010. The fol- Stephen Bennett Harold D. Orville lowing 5 chapters were authorized in 2010, bringing Charlotte Benton Jerome M. Paros the total number of active chapters to 124. A full list Al Blackadar Donald Perkey of AMS chapters may be found on the AMS Web site Elbert W. Friday Arthur Pike* at www.ametsoc.org/amschaps/newdirec/ Harry R. Glahn X. William Proenza Richard* and Helen Eugene M. Rasmusson Central Gulf Coast, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi Hagemeyer Richard J. Reed Concord-Carlisle Pre-College, Concord, Massachusetts Richard E. Hallgren Michael A. Roberts Southwest Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan Larry and Nancy Heacock Manon G. Rodriguez University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida J. Leith Holloway Richard D. Rosen University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Charles L. Hosler Robert T. Ryan Paul A. Humphrey* Edgar J. Saltsman* AMS/Industry/Government Gradu- David S. Johnson* Yale M. Schiffman ate Fellowship and Scholarship Charles Kinzer Mark J. Schroeder Program. Since its inception in 1991, the Fel- James J. Obrien Robert J. Serafin lowship and Scholarship Program has awarded 908 Family of K. Vic Ooyama* Thomas E. Skilling III fellowships and undergraduate scholarships with a Paul H. Kutschenreuter* Paul L. Smith value exceeding $8.7 million. We are extremely for- James R. Mahoney Kenneth C. Spengler* tunate to have so many wonderful partners that see Ronald D. McPherson Verner E. Suomi* the enormous value in supporting the next generation H. Stuart Muench Yoshihide Takano of scientists. Many of the fellowship and scholarship Rochelle M. Murphy John W. Townsend sponsors will be exhibiting in Seattle, affording Jerome Namias* David Q. Wark* members the opportunity to thank them for their continued support. A listing of organizations that are currently sponsoring a fellowship or scholarship Leadership Circle______is shown in Table 2. Richard A. Anthes Harry R. Glahn David Atlas Todd Glickman Member donations. AMS members con- Susan K. Avery Benjamin C. Hablutzel tinue to generously support the Society’s activities John Cahir Richard E. Hallgren through their contributions to the AMS 21st Century Bradley R. Colman William H. Hooke Campaign. Contributions received between 1 January John A. Dutton John E. Jones and 1 December 2010 totaled approximately $130,000. Franco Einaudi Thomas R. Karl As in past years, nearly half of these donations were Jennifer Francis John J. Kelly designated for named scholarships. The remain- George L. Frederick T. N. Krishnamurti der will continue to support programs like graduate Elbert W. Friday fellowships, minority scholarships, travel grants, and Ira W. Geer the AMS student conference. *deceased

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Chris C. Robbins

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Anthony J. Baltz

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Edgar L Andreas Jeffrey M. Drbohlav Edward A. Olenic Richard D. Rosen John J. Bates Paul A. Higgins Maria A. Pirone William F. Ryan Roscoe R. Braham Robert D. Kelly Erich J. Plate Scott A. Sandgathe Frederick H. Carr John R. Lincoln Erik S. Pytlak John D. Spengler Robert Christopherson Kuo-Nan Liou Steven R. Radis Dayton G. Vincent James A. Coakley Walter A. Lyons Mohan K. Ramamurthy Thomas H. VonderHaar Kenneth C. Crawford Parker MacCready Walter A. Robinson Roger M. Wakimoto Michael J. Dixon Curtis H. Marshall Richard B. Rood Timothy L. Wilfong

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Jennifer C. Alexander Henry F. Diaz James G. Howcroft Mr. & Mrs. McDonnell Phillip A. Arkin Russell R. Dickerson Donald B. Hyde James Metcalf David Atlas John W. Diercks Edward R. Johnson James H. Meyer Gary R. Austin Neal M. Dorst William Joseph Johnson Cecilia A. Miner David Axelson Walter H. Drag Eugenia Kalnay Robert B. Minturn Lisa M. Bastiaans Imke Durre C. S. Keen Bijoy M. Misra Darrel G. Baumgardner Roger T. Edson Frank P. Kelly Barry C. Mohan Robert C. Beardsley Carl O. Erickson Timothy L. Killeen Thomas C. Moore Uma S. Bhatt Renee R. Fair Mr. & Mrs. Kim Joseph M. Moran Kenneth P. Bowman Eric J. Fetzer Daniel B. Kirk-Davidoff Rebecca E. Morss Daniel W. Breed Rana A. Fine John M. Klinck Harvey Leonard Stephen Brenner Wayne J. Fischer John E. Kutzbach Moskowitz Kirk Bryan Jeffrey M. Forbes Gary M. Lackmann Tsugunobu Nagai William R. Bua Susan Q. Foster Brian K. Lamb Louisa Bogar Nance George D. Buckley H. A. Friedman John A. Lasley Shaima L. Nasiri Nancy C. Budiansky James T. Gandy Conrad C. Lautenbacher Gustavo V. Necco Robert C. Bundgaard Marvin A. Geller Kevin J. Lawless William Stuart Olson Stephen J. Burges Bruce Gilchrist Dennis P. Lettenmaier Claire L. Parkinson Joost A. Businger Dean P. Gulezian Douglas K. Lilly Ernest Paroczay Gregory P. Byrd Ronald K. Guy Francis L. Ludwig Richard E. Passarelli William S. Chamberlin Maura E. Hagan Steven A. Maciejewski Joseph M. Pelissier Vincent J. Cardone John A. Hamilton Anthony J. Mandile Allan C. Ramsay William D. Collins John L. Hayes David A. Matthews Andrea J. Ray Marie-Claire Colton Peter H. Hildebrand Roger D. Mazur Robert W. Reeves Stephen F. Corfidi Gale F. Hoffnagle John McCarthy Adrian A. Ritchie Nancy A. Dean James E. Hoke Kenneth R. McDonald Alan E. Rogers

506 | april 2011 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC Ta b l e 2. AMS/Industry/Government Graduate Fellowship and Scholarship Program sponsors. AMS Cor- porate Patrons are noted with an asterisk.

FELLOWSHIP SPONSORS minority Scholarship SPONSORS AMS 21st Century Campaign AMS 21st Century Campaign ITT* Baron Services Lockheed Martin Corporation* NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise senior undergraduate Scholarships NOAA’s National Weather Service (SUPPORTED BY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF AMS) NOAA’s Climate Program Office AMS 75th Anniversary Endowed Scholarship SAIC Bhanwar Lal Bahethi Scholarship U.S. Department of Energy Om and Saraswati Bahethi Scholarship Saraswati (Sara) Bahethi Scholarship freshman undergraduate Werner A. Baum Undergraduate Endowed Scholarship Scholarship sPONSORS Loren W. Crow Memorial Scholarship AWS Technologies WeatherBug Karen Hauschild Friday Endowed Scholarship Baron Radar Services Bob Glahn Endowed Scholarship in Statistical Meteorology Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems Dr. Pedro Grau Undergraduate Scholarship The Boeing Company Richard and Helen Hagemeyer Scholarship CLS America, Inc. John R. Hope Endowed Scholarship in Atmospheric Sciences Earth Resources Technology, Inc. David S. Johnson Endowed Scholarship Harris Corporation Larry R. Johnson Scholarship Lockheed Martin MS2 Dr. Yoram Kaufman Scholarship NOAA’s Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology Carl W. Kreitzberg Endowed Scholarship Raytheon Information Services Max Mayfield Scholarship in Weather Forecasting Riverside Technologies inc. Ethan and Allan Murphy Endowed Memorial Scholarship R. M. Young Company K. Vic Ooyama Endowed Scholarship Science and Technology Corporation Howard T. Orville Endowed Scholarship in Meteorology Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Paros-Digiquartz Scholarship Center for Atmospheric Physics Guillermo Salazar Rodriguez Undergraduate Scholarship SGT Mark J. Schroeder Endowed Scholarship in Meteorology Vaisala, Inc. Jerome Namias Memorial Endowed Scholarship Edgar J. Saltsman Endowed Scholarship Bernard Vonnegut and Vincent Schaefer Endowed Scholarship Percival D. Wark and Clara B. (Mackey) Wark Endowed Scholarship

Thomas C. Royer Eleanor L. Smith Wen-Wen V. Tung C. David Whiteman Mark S. Russo Timothy C. Spangler David D. Turner Julie Ann Winkler W. David Rust Mr. & Mrs. Spengler Ana L. Unruh H. Joe Witte Robert E. Saffle David B. Spiegler Tiffany C. Vance Patricia A. Wontroba Kenneth Sassen Michael E. Splitt Glenn Ernest VanKnowe Eric F. Wood Jae-Kyung Eom Schemm Albert J. Sreter Lelia B. Vann Phoebe A. Woodworth Thomas W. Schlatter E. E. Sreter Daniel E. Vietor Julian M. Wright Wendy Schreiber-Abshire Knut H. Stamnes John M. Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Yass Dian J. Seidel James R. Stoll Li Wei Thomas C. Yoksas Tanya E. Servaas Anne M. Thompson Pamela M. Wesely Fuqing Zhang Joseph H. Shinn David W. Titley John A. White III Xiaolei Zou

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Michael A. Alexander David W. Fulker Brent M. Lofgren James A. Schiavone Dale J. Allen Kevin P. Gallo Gerald G. Mace Robert E. Schlesinger Clark M. Amerault Sirous Haji-Djafari Philip David Mann Johannes M. Schmetz Caspar M. Ammann Masamitsu Hayasaki Steven R. Marks Michael L. Sestak Magdalena D. Anguelova Jerold A. Herwehe Frank J. Marsik Anji Seth Julie M. Arblaster Mary Higgins David W. Martin Hannah Sharer-Boehme Donald J. Aycock Otto F. Hilbert Loren Carl Marz Arthur M. Shevchenko Elizabeth A. Ayers Timothy J. Hoar Phillip J. Marzette Gilbert C. Simmons Alfred J. Bedard Franz Holawe Eleanor D. Maskell Jerome A. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Berg Robert F. Hornbeck James H. Mather Tracy Lorraine Smith Angelica M. Betancourt- William R. Hudelson Claudio Mazzoleni Louis C. St. Laurent Negron James Wilson Hurrell David F. McGinnis Richard Swinbank Brian J. Billings Kenneth Drew Jaffe John T. Merrill Haider Taha Vernon G. Bohl Alex A. Janssen Chris Mooers Elixabeth B. Taylor Lawrence W. Bradford Ray E. Jensen Fred L. Mowry Stephen V. Taylor A. Allen Bradley Victoria Johnson Edward C. Mozley Volker Thiermann Nancy Brigham Vladimir M. Jill C. Mullican Philippe E. Tissot Helene G. Brooks Kamenkovich Daniel Murer Yoshiaki Toba Philip L. Canter Miltiades A. Charles Herbert Murphy Douglas Tobias Norine Casey Karamechedis Masami Nonaka Kevin R. Tyle Keith A. Cherkauer Timothy O. Keefer Enda W. O’Brien Daniel B. Ventola Bernadette H. Connell Robert F. Kelly Gary A. Ogletree Herbert J. Viebrock Lawrence F. Cosgrove G. S. Kent Richard J. Okrasinski Gary S. Wade Thomas P. Curran M. B. Kirkham Bruce Parker William S. Wade Paul A. Davis Albert D. Kirwan Richard E. Payne Jennifer K. Wesely Russ E. Davis David H. Kitzmiller Gareth D. Powell Robert M. White Louise DeAngelis Paul G. Knight David Quesada Thomas B. Williams Emily Ann Dixon Arlene G. Laing Venkatachalam Robert S. Winokur Mr. & Mrs. Doherty Robert E. Lautzenheiser Ramaswamy Warren J. Wiscombe Richard H. Dunk James R. Ledwell Pallav K. Ray Heinz D. Woehlk Theodore S. Durland Laurence G. Lee R. Suseela Reddy Urban E. Wussler George J. Eckert Helene Lerner William E. Riechers Gail J. Wyant Paul D. Farrar Peter F. Lester Michele M. Rienecker Patrick H. Wyant Richard L. Ford Scott A. Lewis Luke B. Robinson Kristen N. Yeager Linda Fox Andrew C. Little John T. Roth Kunio Yoneyama Sigmund Fritz Kristine Locke R. Ananthakrishna Sarma Benjamin F. Zaitchik

508 | april 2011 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC Finances. AMS’ financial situation continued to tion than projected in the 2010 budget. Summaries of improve during 2010, in concert with the U.S. econo- the budgets for 2010 and 2011 are as follows: my, and we finished the year in a better financial posi-

Summary of 2010 Budget Net Income Income Expense (expense) Member Services (incl. BAMS) $1,881,000 $1,954,840 $(73,840) Publications—Journals 6,380,000 6, 298 ,110 81,890 Publications—Books 150,000 194,490 (44,490) Meetings/Exhibits 2,922,000 2,772,290 149,710 K–13 Education Program 3,092,350 3,092,350 0 Policy Program 1,275,500 1,275,500 0 Development (incl. scholarships) 761,000 761,000 0 Special Initiatives 0 4,500 (4,500) Totals $16,461,850 $16,353,080 $108,770

Summary of 2011 Budget Net Income Income Expense (expense) Member Services (incl. BAMS) $1,916,000 $1,959,040 $(43,040) Publications—Journals 6,763,000 6,433,980 329,020 Publications—Books 163,000 198,190 (35,190) Meetings/Exhibits 2,650,000 2,678,620 28,620 K–13 Education Program 3,120,000 3,120,000 0 Policy Program 1,165,000 1,165,000 0 Development (incl. scholarships) 740,000 740,000 0 Totals $16,517,000 $16,294,830 $222,170

The Society ended 2010 with all major program areas coming in approximately at or better than the budget projections shown above, and with strong performance in both the meetings and publications programs. The performance of the Society’s investment portfolio during 2010 was also impressive. Under the guidance of the Society’s Investment Committee, our equity portfolio enjoyed an increase in market value of approximately $530,000, while the fixed-income portion of the portfolio earned approximately $70,000. Combined with the excess revenue from the Society’s major programs, this resulted in a growth of the reserves of nearly $1 million. Total estimated reserves after closing the books for 2010 will be approximately $11 million (about $8.9 million is designated as unrestricted net assets and $2.1 million as temporarily or permanently restricted net assets). Budget guidelines were developed by the Council in 2009 to support the Society’s goal of building our unrestricted net assets to a level equal to one year’s operating budget. As described by Executive Director Seitter in the November 2010 Bulletin, the Society acquired a new tangible asset this year with the purchase of 44 Beacon Street. Because this purchase represents an investment in addition to the acquisition of much- needed space, the Council approved applying net surplus revenues toward servicing the debt on the loan for this new component of the Society’s total assets. Please note the numbers presented above are estimates only. Our audited financial statements and the final Secretary–Treasurer’s Report will be published in the Bulletin later this year.

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY april 2011 | 509 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC 2011 AMS Annual AWARDS

The Society recognizes those who make outstanding contributions to the atmospheric, oceanic, hydrologic, and related sciences with awards. Awardees are recognized every year at the AMS Annual Meeting Awards Banquet, held this past year on 26 January 2011 in Seattle, Washington. Specifications for all AMS awards, along with nomination forms, are posted on the AMS Web site.

THE CARL-GUSTAF ROSSBY RESEARCH MEDAL THE SVERDRUP GOLD MEDAL AWARD Joseph B. Klemp, for illuminating the Eric A. D’Asaro, for pioneering instru- dynamics of mountain waves and thun- mental, observational, and analytical derstorms, and for his contributions to progress in understanding upper ocean improvements in numerical techniques responses to atmospheric forcing. and community models.

Klemp D’Asaro

THE JULE G. CHARNEY AWARD THE HENRY STOMMEL RESEARCH AWARD Ronald B. Smith, for fundamental Dudley B. Chelton, for fundamental contributions to our understanding contributions to advancing our un- of the influence of mountains on the derstanding of ocean circulation and atmosphere through both theoretical air-sea interaction. advances and insightful observations.

Smith Chelton

THE VERNER E. SUOMI AWARD THE REMOTE SENSING PRIZE Frank D. Marks, for creative use of Claire L. Parkinson, for pioneering airborne Doppler radar and other tech- work in the remote sensing of sea ice nologies to advance understanding of variability and trends, and for leader- the dynamics of tropical cyclones. ship of the highly successful Aqua satellite mission.

Marks Parkinson

510 | april 2011 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC THE CHARLES FRANKLIN BROOKS AWARD THE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICES TO THE SOCIETY Henry E. Fuelberg, for a sustained Joseph B. Klemp, for outstanding and record of award-winning teaching, ad- sustained contributions to the advance- vising of undergraduates, and individu- ment of AMS publication and educa- alized mentoring of over 70 graduate tional goals. students toward successful careers in meteorology.

Fuelberg Klemp

THE CLEVELAND ABBE AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED THE CLARENCE LEROY MEISINGER AWARD SERVICE TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES George H. Bryan, for innovative G. Brant Foote, for leadership of a research into the explicit modeling, major laboratory that has successfully theory, and observations of convective- implemented state-of-the-science meth- scale motions. ods for addressing problems that affect people’s lives.

Bryan Foote

THE CHARLES E. ANDERSON AWARD THE HENRY G. HOUGHTON AWARD J. Marshall Shepherd, for outstanding Robert Wood, for advancing under- and sustained contributions in promot- standing of the interactions of cloud ing diversity in the atmospheric sci- droplets, aerosols, radiation, and pre- ences through educational and outreach cipitation in marine stratocumulus. activities for students and scientists in multiple institutions.

Shepherd Wood

THE KENNETH C. SPENGLER AWARD THE NICHOLAS P. FOFONOFF AWARD George L. Frederick, for outstanding Annalisa Braco, for contributions to leadership and playing a pivotal role understanding mesoscale ocean dy- in the formation of the Weather and namics, geostrophic turbulence, and Climate Enterprise Commission. tropical dynamics, and their coupling with marine ecosystems.

Frederick Braco

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY april 2011 | 511 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION THE AWARD FOR DISTINGUISED SCIENCE TO THE ADVANCE OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY JOURNALISM IN THE ATMOSPHERIC AND RELATED SCIENCES Rick Curtis, for outstanding contributions to advancing the use of meteorol- Margot Roosevelt, for a body of work ogy in the airline industry, significantly reporting on the science and impacts enhancing safety and efficiency of of climate change from both global and operations. local perspectives.

Curtis Roosevelt

THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CHARLES L. MITCHELL AWARD BIOMETEOROLOGY Alan R. Moller, for exceptional applied Kywa Tha Paw U, for pioneering work research on severe storm morphology on canopy turbulence models and the and evolution and its contribution to surface renewal methodology, creative storm spotter training and capability. teaching techniques, and outstanding leadership in promoting excellence and high standards in biometeorology. Moller Paw U

THE AWARD FOR BROADCAST METEOROLOGY THE AWARD FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL SPECIFIC PREDICTION Bryan Busby, for outstanding weather communication, mentorship, and sus- NWS Weather Forecast Office, Mobile, Alabama, for tained dedication to the public, and for accurately predicting and communicating the 11-12 Feb- service to the AMS broadcast commu- ruary 2010 Deep South snowfall event. nity.

Busby

THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE REPORTING BY A BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST Julie Watts, for exceeding the standard weathercast to educate her audience about El Nino. AMS President Peggy LeMone presents the Award for an Exception Specific Prediction to David Eversole, accepting on behalf of the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Mobile, Alabama. Watts

512 | april 2011 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC THE FRANCIS W. REICHELDERFER AWARD THE LOUIS J. BATTAN AUTHOR’S AWARD K–12 CATEGORY Jason Burks and Christopher B. Darden, for outstanding contributions to the transition of new datasets to Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch, for their book, How NWS forecast offices to improve short-term weather We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate. forecasting. A wonderful book for teachers and students that shows through words and outstanding illustrations how scientists use data to understand our changing climate.

Cherry Braasch

Christopher Bryan Darden (left) and Jason Burks receive The Francis W. Reichelderfer Award from AMS President Peggy LeMone.

THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICES TO METEOROLOGY BY A CORPORATION THE HELMUT E. LANDSBERG AWARD Weather Decision Technologies, Inc. (WDT, Inc.), for Jerry Allwine, for his work as chief ten years of exceptional service in transferring innovative scientist and manager of the four urban science and technologies from research and development field experiments carried out under to customer-focused operational meteorological products the Urban Dispersion Program, and and services. for sustained research contributions to applied dispersion model development and testing. Allwine

THE LOUIS J. BATTAN AUTHOR’S AWARD Bernard Mergen, for his book, Weather Matters. A colorful, entertaining, and detailed discussion of America’s pre- occupation with weather as expressed through a broad spectrum of media, history, and science. AMS President Peggy LeMone (center) presents The Award for Outstanding Services Mergen to Meteorology by a Corporation to (l–r) JT Johnson, Michael Eilts, Bill Conway, and Richard Carpenter of Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY april 2011 | 513 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC SPECIAL AWARD EDITOR’S AWARD Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology James F. Witt, for innovative leadership in teaching high school meteorology, Matthew Menne, for exceptionally mentoring, and inspiring his students thorough, insightful, and diligent re- to accomplishments in the meteorologi- views related to climate data records cal community and in life. and analyses.

Witt Menne

THE MAX A. EATON PRIZE EDITOR’S AWARD Michael Ventrice, for his paper, “The Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Role of Guinea Highlands Convection Yanting Wang, for numerous, per- on Tropical Cyclogenesis.” ceptive, and timely reviews that have enhanced the quality of the journal.

Ventrice Wang

THE peter V. Hobbs PRIZE EDITOR’S AWARD Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Zhe Feng, for his paper, “Investigation of Anvil Cloud Properties Associated Carl Wunsch, for thorough, insightful, with Mid-Latitude Deep Convection and constructive reviews that signifi- by Using Integrated Ground Radar and cantly improved the quality and timeli- Satellite Observations.” ness of the journal’s publications.

Feng Wunsch

EDITOR’S AWARD EDITOR’S AWARD Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Timothy Lang, for rapid response and Zachary Eitzen, for insightful, timely, exceptional reviews related to radar and and thorough reviews that greatly im- its applications. proved the quality of the journal.

Lang Eitzen

514 | april 2011 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC EDITOR’S AWARD EDITOR’S AWARD Journal of Climate Monthly Weather Review Weather and Forecasting Yuko Okumura, for consistently providing highly constructive reviews Ryan Torn, for providing thorough that helped the authors improve their and timely reviews of numerous manu- papers. scripts for both journals.

Okumura Torn

EDITOR’S AWARD EDITOR’S AWARD Journal of Climate Weather and Forecasting Dáithí Stone, for supplying an un- David Novak, for exceptional timeliness usually large number of high quality with helpful and meticulous reviews. reviews in a timely manner.

Stone Novak

EDITOR’S AWARD EDITOR’S AWARD Journal of Hydrometeorology Journal of Physical Oceanography Terri Hogue, for prompt, diligent, Marie-Pascale Lelong, for agreeing to and useful reviews that significantly review and re-review a large number of improved the quality of the journal. exceptionally challenging manuscripts and providing insightful remarks into their strengths and weaknesses.

Hogue Lelong

EDITOR’S AWARD EDITOR’S AWARD Monthly Weather Review Journal of Physical Oceanography Altug Aksoy, for providing a large num- Leif Thomas, for careful, thoughtful, ber of high-quality reviews to several of and timely reviews of manuscripts on the editors. upper ocean physics and air-sea interaction.

Aksoy Thomas

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY april 2011 | 515 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 09:45 AM UTC EDITOR’S AWARD The Award for OUTSTANDING Weather, Climate, and Society CHAPTER of the Year Margarethe Kusenbach, for an excellent Twin Cities, Lakeville, Minnesota, for outstanding com- and constructive review of a manuscript munity outreach, professional development, opportunities that improved the style and clarity as for members, and commitment to increasing membership well as the theoretical and methodologi- with “bring a friend” mantra. cal contributions.

Kusenbach

EDITOR’S AWARD Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Jeffrey Anderson, for providing practi- cal and insightful advice to authors and editors that significantly improved a complex manuscript while maintaining Andrea Bleistein, Local Chapter Committee chair, and Jonathan Malay, critical points of information. incoming AMS president, present the Local Chapter of the Year Award to Lisa Schmit (center) of the Twin Cities Chapter of the AMS.

Anderson

The Award for OUTSTANDING The Robert E. Horton Lecturer in Hydrology STUDENT CHAPTER of the Year for 2011 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, for commitment to in- James A. Smith, for outstanding creasing membership through mentoring, study sessions, contributions to the study of radar- and student-faculty dinners, and for dedicated outreach based rainfall estimation, the scaling activities and promotion of AMS. properties of rainfall and basin runoff response, and the hydrometeorology of extreme floods.

Smith

Bernhard Haurwitz Memorial Lecturer for 2011 Dennis L. Hartmann, for many important and fundamental contributions to our understanding of atmospheric and climate dynamics. The Student Chapter of the Year Award is presented to the Iowa State University Chapter. (l–r) Local Chapter Committee Chair Andrea Bleistein, chapter representatives Kristyna Carter, Nicholas Carletta, JoBeth Minniear, Hartmann Peter Effertz, and incoming AMS President Jonathan Malay.

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