RECOGNITION OF YOUR PEERS

ast month at the AMS Annual Meeting in Long The first step in the process is obtaining the appro- Beach, a number of outstanding individuals from priate nomination form that is used to coordinate the Lour community were honored for their contribu- package. These are easily found on the AMS Web site tions either by being elected to AMS Fellow or by re- (www.ametsoc.org/AMS) by choosing "Awards- ceiving one of the many awards presented by the Nomination Forms" on the pull-down "Navigate Society. There always seems to be general agreement through our site" menu at the left of the AMS Home that those chosen for the various awards are deserv- Page. From here you can print out forms for Fellow ing, but I often hear someone say, "I wonder why 'so- or award nominations, as well as see descriptions of and-so' has never been elected to Fellow," or some all the AMS awards. As outlined in the associated text similar comment. This seems a good opportunity to on the Web site, the award should be accompanied remind everyone of how the awards process works by up to three supporting letters that supplement the in the Society and to issue a "call to arms" to mem- original nomination. It is recommended that the text bers to nominate their deserving colleagues. of the original nomination be supplied to those who I think most of the membership knows that elec- will write supporting letters so that each can highlight tion to Fellow and all the awards and lectureships additional strengths or accomplishments of the nomi- awarded by the Society are conferred on the recipi- nated individual to make the package as strong as pos- ents by your elected Council. Some seem unaware, sible. All nomination packages must be complete and however, that the process starts at a very grass-roots submitted prior to I May. level—by an AMS member taking the lead in creating Many of the award nominations are reviewed by a nomination package for a deserving individual and one or more AMS committees. For example, the securing supporting documentation that is submitted Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advance to the AMS. Thus, in many cases, the reason why "so- of Applied has its nominations reviewed and-so" has never received an award is because "so- by the Board on Private Sector Meteorology with in- and-so" was never nominated for one. put from the Applied Climatology STAC Committee. The nomination process does require a bit of ef- Other awards are handled by a volunteer committee fort. No matter how great the contributions made by constituted specifically for the award process, such as an individual in some area, the Society is diverse the Atmospheric Research Award Committee, which enough that those working in other areas may not makes recommendations on the Rossby Medal and be familiar with those contributions and in some cases other atmospheric awards. AMS Fellow nominations may not even be familiar with the name of the indi- are reviewed by the Fellows Committee, which is vidual. Thus, the nomination package must be com- chaired each year by the second past-president of the plete enough that all members of the various volun- AMS. teer committees reviewing it—including those on the The recommendations coming from these various Council—will see the merit of the nomination in com- committees are all forwarded to the Awards Over- parison to the nominations of other individuals. Thank- sight Committee (AOC), which is chaired by the first fully, each year a number of AMS members are willing past-president and made up of the chairs of the awards to invest the time and effort required to nominate a committees and the commissioners. The AOC reviews colleague for election to Fellow or for one of the all recommendations from the various committees to Society's awards. ensure consistency and balance before passing the rec-

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MEET THE STAFF

CARA GUALTIERJ Senior Copy Editor

ara Gualtieri, senior copy editor in the AMS Pub- me well." She liked that the editorial assistant posi- lications Department, has had a long-standing tions in the Publications Department are designed Cinterest in the intricacies of language and meth- not only to provide support to other staff members ods and styles of communication. Naturally, publish- but as definite stepping stones toward copyediting ing seemed like an ideal career choice, and AMS and more. "To have gone from exclusively marking has turned out to be the perfect place to pursue her up references to supervising the copy-editor staff interests. within 2xh years is something that I could never have In terms of educational preparation for a publish- expected to happen in the larger corporate environ- ing career, Cara did not go the traditional route of ments in which I started my publishing career." majoring in English as an undergraduate; instead, she As senior copy editor, Cara's responsibilities in- received a bachelor's degree clude copyediting, specifically for Journal of Atmo- in geography from Clark spheric and Oceanic Technology and Journal of Hy- University in 1993. Coinci- drometeorology; checking all final page-proofs for dentally, as part of that each of the eight print journals; assigning duties; hir- course of study she took sev- ing; giving performance reviews; training; and gen- eral classes in meteorology, erally being available to the staff (and authors) as a which she found interesting trustworthy resource for questions of grammar and but did not pursue as a spe- AMS style and procedure. cialty. Subsequent graduate Cara finds it difficult to say which of these is most work centered around writ- appealing. "On a personal level, I particularly enjoy ing and publishing. the mental and physical aspects of copyediting a Before coming to AMS manuscript: employing proper grammar and consis- in 1999, Cara gained exten- tency of style, and the visceral pleasure of marking sive experience in several facets of publishing, includ- edits with a well-sharpened pencil." She also likes the ing marketing, manufacturing, and production, but idea of performing a service for authors by enhanc- only on books and with limited editorial responsibili- ing the appearance and readability of their manu- ties. "AMS offered me the chance to explore not only scripts. "As a nonprofit scientific publisher AMS has an entirely editorial position but a faster-paced pro- taken on the role of steward of the research presented duction schedule, both of which I thought would suit in the manuscripts submitted to our journals, and I

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think it's important to live up to that responsibility trains, and supervises, but also on the present and fu- by treating each manuscript as if it were as impor- ture of the Publications Department as a whole. "I tant to the staff at AMS as it is to the author(s) who like working for an organization that has a mission entrusted it to us." other than profit, and one that is responsive to the As for the supervisory aspects of her job, Cara needs and opinions of its members and staff, and to finds hiring and training to be the most rewarding. the demands of a changing communications land- She feels that hiring is a test of one's ability to judge scape. I think that this is an especially interesting and character, intelligence, compatibility, and potential dynamic time to work for the AMS Publications De- with only limited, and rather artificial, exposure to a partment—the transition to online editing and elec- candidate. Cara says that training is a different kind tronic publishing will be really exciting, and I look of challenge because not everyone learns and pro- forward to being involved in the process." cesses information in the same way. "As I continue Cara credits her positive experience and successes to be exposed to varying personality types, I expect thus far to the dedicated and talented group of edi- to learn more about myself and my skills as a torial assistants and copy editors that she works with teacher." every day, and to the advice and support from expe- After some initial skittishness with regard to ac- rienced people like Gary Gorski, journals production cepting a managerial role, Cara finds that it is grati- manager, Ken Heideman, publications director, and fying in that not only can she have a direct and posi- Barry Mohan, AMS controller. tive influence on the careers of the people she hires, —RACHEL S. THOMAS-MEDWID

AMS 21 ST CENTURY CAMPAIGN

A Living Tribute: Introducing the Carl W. Kreitzberg Scholarship

tudents, family, and colleagues have contributed his students with his innate curiosity and constant funds toward endowing an AMS named scholar- questioning, instilling a similar drive in many of them. Sship to honor Carl W. Kreitzberg in recognition Born in Missoula, Montana, Kreitzberg's career of his retirement from Drexel University in 2001. The began by obtaining a B.S. in meteorology from the establishment of this scholarship acknowledges University of Washington in 1959. His continued Kreitzberg's continuing role as a scientist, mentor, studies at the University of Washington led to a Ph.D. colleague, and friend. Throughout his career he has in atmospheric sciences in 1963. Under the tutelage been a dedicated leader and advocate for observational of Professor Richard Reed, his dissertation was titled, campaigns and numerical modeling research to better "The Structure of Occlusions as Determined from understand mesoscale weather phenomena. He inspired Serial Ascents and Vertically Directed Radar." Kreitzberg's first postgraduation job was as a re- search scientist in the Satellite Meteorology Branch , NTU y CE R C of the then-Air Force Cambridge Research Labora- tories (AFCRL). At AFCRL, he continued his inter- ^ Jflpfey % est in the mesoscale structure of extratropical cyclones SCIENCE l^giS SOCIETY and occluded fronts, employing AFCRL's Project ETEO R0L0 G ICAlM& Stormy Spring's special observing network of rawin- sondes, automatic recording surface sites, special SERVICE weather radars, instrumented aircraft, and special

Ensuring a strong future for the atmospheric observations by Air Weather Service, coast guard, and and related sciences and services. navy installations. This special collection of detailed ob-

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY MARCH 2003 BAffr | 391 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:36 AM UTC servations led to papers describing the mesoscale wind Interchange and Data Centers of the National Acad- field and weather systems within frontal occlusions. emy of Science Geophysics Research Board; National In September 1967, Kreitzberg accepted an assis- Research Council Committee on Levee Policy for the tant professorship in the Department of Meteorology National Flood Insurance Program; Short-Range at The Pennsylvania State University. During the Weather Prediction Panel of the Committee on At- summer of 1969, he was a visiting scientist at the Na- mospheric Science of the National Academy of Sci- tional Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). ence; and, the National Science Foundation's Observ- During that time he began the development of a me- ing Facilities Advisory Committee. Kreitzberg also soscale numerical modeling system called the Limited served a year at ONR preparing for the ERICA field Area Mesoscale Prediction System (LAMPS) that was project and a year as a research scientist liaison for the focused on the simulation of the wind, temperature, Pennsylvania legislature. In recognition of his many and precipitation patterns he had observed in both contributions to the atmospheric sciences over the years, West and East Coast fronts. This required the devel- Kreitzberg was elected a Fellow of the AMS in 1987. opment of new convective parameterization ap- Kreitzberg has always believed that research in proaches and the inclusion of three-dimensional order to gain understanding was a fun, enjoyable ac- cloud droplet and raindrop parameters. tivity. He demonstrated this by his sense of humor and In January 1970, Kreitzberg moved to the Depart- intensely curious spirit in the classroom each and ev- ment of Physics and Atmospheric Science at Drexel ery day, and in his one-on-one mentoring of gradu- University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At Drexel, ate students over the years. he continued his research in observing and modeling The Carl W. Kreitzberg Scholarship will be admin- mesoscale systems with the emphasis on quantitative istered by the AMS and awarded, in the amount of precipitation simulation. In addition to his Drexel $2000 annually, to a student majoring in atmospheric students, several other students used LAMPS to pur- science. sue their M.S. and Ph.D. research at their home uni- For further information or to send your contribu- versities. Kreitzberg also sponsored several tion, please contact the AMS Development Office, 45 postdoctoral researchers on his many research Beacon Street, , MA 02108; telephone: 617- projects throughout his active career. His research 227-2426 ext. 235; e-mail: [email protected]. sponsors over the years included the Department of Please mark your contribution "Attn: Carl W. Defense, the Department of Energy, NASA, the Na- Kreitzberg Scholarship." tional Science Foundation, NOAA, and the Office of —DONALD CHISHOLM Naval Research (ONR). Kreitzberg believes that field observations were a necessary and integral part of exercising and testing numerical models and therefore of increasing our un- derstanding of mesoscale weather events. Thus, he has TELEVISION SEALS OF APPROVAL been a passionate leader in the development and 2002 implementation of many national mesoscale field pro- 1333 David Hamblin 1334 Bonnie Schneider 2002 grams, including AFCRL's Project Stormy Spring, 1335 Kristi Powers 2002 SESAME '79, GALE, ERICA, and STORMFEST. 1336 Kevin Craig 2002 Kreitzberg has served the atmospheric science 1337 Robert Nucatola 2002 community through many activities. For example, he 1338 Mark Heyka 2002 was Drexel's UCAR Member's Representative (1974- 1339 Thomas Brannon 2002 81) and a member and then chair of the UCAR Nomi- 1340 Donald Barrentine 2002 nating Committee (1974-79). For many years, he 1341 David Curren 2002 served as a member and later chair of the NCAR 1342 Tom Harris 2002 Computer Advisory Panel. Examples of his other at- 1343 Grant Weyman 2002 mospheric science community activities include serv- 1344 Donald Schwenneker 2002 ing on the NOAA Survey Team for the Johnstown, 1345 Paul Diano 2002 Pennsylvania, flood; the Advisory Committee for the 1346 Vytas Reid 2002 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Physics Re- 1347 Tracy Butler 2002 search Evaluation Group; the Committee on Data 1348 Ted Shapiro 2002

BA[ft MARCH 2003 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:36 AM UTC Abbott Lawrence Rotch Memorial, , Milton, , ca. 1914.

In December 1893, the newly created Metropolitan Park Commission (MPC), a Massachusetts state gov- ernment agency established to manage a metropolitan Boston system of park reservations, took the Blue Hills as a public reservation, including the land on the sum- mit of , on which the Blue Hill Meteo- rological Observatory stands. The MPC granted the observatory's owner, Abbott Lawrence Rotch (1861- 1912), a lease for the land that he formerly owned. To honor her husband and the observatory's founder, Rotch's wife, Margaret, donated $4000 in 1912 for the erection of a drinking fountain near the top of Great Blue Hill. Sculpted of granite and marble, the memorial was designed by Bela L. Pratt (1867— 1917), a prolific Boston artist whose works com- memorate Edward Everett Hale (in the Boston Pub- lic Garden) and Nathaniel Hawthorne (in Salem, Mas- sachusetts), among others. The memorial was erected in July 1914 on the northwest side of Great Blue Hill at the intersection of two hiking paths. In 1968, the memorial was moved inside the observatory's bound- ary fence. Further history of the observatory property: In 1896, the observatory became a department at and the MPC granted the univer- sity a 99-year lease. When Harvard terminated its af- filiation with the observatory in 1971, the Metropoli- tan District Commission (MDC, formerly the MPC) became its owner. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the MDC, has remained the owner since 1971. Since 1999, the MDC has leased the management of the observatory to the Blue Hill Observatory Science Center. The archival collections of the MDC include approximately six photographs of the memorial taken by the MPC, ca. 1914- 15, one of which was published in the MPC's 1915 annual report.

Established in 1971, the MDC Archives is the centralized repository for the MDC's inactive archival records and the records of its many predecessor agencies. These records are available to staff and the public. For more information, please con- tact Sean M. Fisher, MDC Archives, Metropolitan District Commission, 20 Somerset Street, Boston, MA 02108; 617- 722-5140; [email protected]. The MDC is only a few blocks from the AMS Headquarters.

OBITUARIES

r. Harold Paul "Hal" Gerrish, former hurricane senior hurricane specialist at the NHC for 11 years, and specialist at the NOAA's National Hurricane chief of the Science and Programs Division at the DCenter (NHC), passed away on 8 August 2002 NOAA Aircraft Operations after battling Lou Gehrig's disease. Center for three years. He was a HAROLD GERRISH Gerrish was a recognized international authority on Fellow of the AMS, Member 1930-2002 hurricanes. His distinguished career included active Emeritus of the AMS West Cen- duty as a weather officer in the U.S. Air Force for four tral Florida chapter, and Certified Consulting Meteo- years (he served as a weatherman for the Suez Crisis in rologist (no. 115). He received numerous awards, in- 1956), emeritus professor of meteorology and physical cluding the U.S. Department of Commerce Gold and oceanography at the University of Miami for 23 years, Silver Medal Awards, Miami Federal Employee of the

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gineering from the University of Miami (1979). —MAX MAYFIELD

illiam H. Klein, an internationally known the Extended Forecast Division of the U.S. Weather researcher and manager, died on 26 Decem- Bureau in 1946. He worked there several years with Wber 2002 at age 83 of complications related to Jerry Namias and began to develop statistical rela- Alzheimer's disease. tionships among meteorological observations and Bill, as all his friends called him, started his me- analyses. In 1959, he moved up to chief of the teorological career as many did of his age—through division's Development and Testing Section. At the necessity in helping the war effort. Klein was teach- time, numerical weather prediction was making its ing biology in high school when World War II broke debut, and Klein recognized the potential for using out, and the U.S. Army Air Corps sent him to the these upper-air forecasts to forecast surface weather. Massachusetts Institute of He capitalized on efforts in statistical prediction at WILLIAM H. KLEIN Technology (MIT), where he the Travelers Research Center (TRC) in Hartford, 1919—2002 received a masters in meteorol- Connecticut, and first used and popularized the tech- ogy and graduated second in nique "perfect prog," although he was always care- his class in 1944. He worked during the war as a ful to point out the term was coined by Keith Vegas weather officer and thus began his long and distin- of TRC. guished career. Perfect prog was so called because statistical rela- Bill had an intense interest in forecasting and took tionships were developed between upper-air atmo- the opportunity to become a research forecaster in spheric variables and day-to-day weather. It was

394 I BAI15- MARCH 2003 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/07/21 04:36 AM UTC 45 BEACON therefore assumed that if one had a "perfect progno- Klein published more than 100 papers during his sis" of the upper atmosphere, the "weather" could be career on topics such as automated temperature and predicted by the statistical relationships. Numerical precipitation forecasting, statistical meteorology, syn- models were moderately successful even then at pre- optic climatology, extended forecasting, meteorologi- dicting the upper atmosphere, but not at determin- cal systems, and the relation of weather to circulation. ing the actual weather. Before this time, statistical His many contributions and accomplishments were relationships had to be based on lag correlations- recognized numerous times through the years. In projections of the current weather to the future by 1964, he received the some method or for longer range by large-scale pat- Department of Com- terns. This was sometimes called the classical merce (DOC) Silver method, possibly so named by Hans Panofsky, who Medal for "valuable later said, "When anything is called 'classical' it prob- contributions to sci- ably means it isn't right." It was to Klein's credit that ence through original he was able to make this transition to the use of nu- research and distin- merical models at this early stage of their evolution. guished authorship in Klein literally personified statistical methods in pre- the fields of extended dicting surface weather. forecasting and dy- Klein, with Billy Lewis, Isadore Enger, and Curtis namic climatology." Crockett, used the perfect prog technique to develop In 1974, he received multiple regression equations for five-day mean tem- the DOC Gold Medal peratures at a network of 39 surface stations across the for "his leadership in . The equations were applied to 700-mb improving techniques heights forecast by barotropic and baroclinic models, of weather forecasting and the resulting temperature predictions were used and analysis." In 1975, william K,ein as guidance by the Extended Forecast Division. A few he received the AMS's years later, the first "objective" nationwide guidance Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Advance forecast of weather variables issued from the National of Applied Meteorology for "his notable development Meteorological Center was for maximum and mini- of objective procedures for predicting surface weather mum temperature, being developed by Klein, Frank elements and his leadership in bringing these and Lewis, and George Casely. These were produced rou- other scientific advances in meteorology into practi- tinely from 1965 through 1973. Later, when it became cal use." He was elected Fellow of the AMS in 1970 feasible to collect samples of data from the numerical and AMS Councilor in 1973. models and another technique was developed within As devoted a scientist as Bill was, he was also a his organization, Klein fully embraced it and became devoted husband, father, grandfather, and uncle. He its most avid salesman. loved theater, chamber music, and travel, and was a Klein was a 1938 graduate of City College in New formidable doubles tennis player. He was a friend to York, and besides his M.S. from MIT, was awarded a many and helped advance many careers. He cared Ph.D. from New York University in 1964. He became deeply about the communities of Greenbelt, Mary- the first director of the Techniques Development land, where he lived for 12 years until 1958, and Laboratory under Merritt Techter, who was director Bethesda, Maryland, where he lived until his death. of the Systems Development Office (SDO), and He is survived by his wife, the former Jenni George Cressman, who was director of the U.S. Witkowski; sadly, Bill passed away on the day of the Weather Bureau. He retained that position until he couple's sixtieth wedding anniversary. He is also sur- moved up to become director of SDO in 1975, a po- vived by two sons, Richard Klein, of Pittsburgh, Penn- sition from which he retired from the NWS in 1980. sylvania, and David Klein, of Ann Arbor, Michigan; After that, he was active through association with the six grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. University of Maryland until his illness prohibited it. —BOB GLAHN

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