Spotlight: Leaders Elected for AMS
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Many thanks to all members who voted in the AMS Elections, and AMS congratulates those who were elected! All of the candidates who ran are to be commended for their commitment to AMS and their ongoing service to the weather, water, and climate community.
The AMS Nominating Committee welcomes member recommendations of candidates for President-Elect and Council each year. Please email the Nominating Committee by 31 December—include a 1-page letter describing the candidate’s qualifications.
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What's New?
AMS Weather Band Open!
The AMS Weather Band was created to reach beyond our core membership of professionals and engage the public—AMS Executive Director Keith Seitter describes it as "one huge ongoing conversation among people eager to learn more about how the atmosphere works, sharing their own experiences and observations, while engaging with experts who can give them insights into the latest research results, new observational capabilities, new forecast techniques, and a host of other topics..." Read Keith's full welcome remarks and
learn more on the Weather Band site.
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All Great Things Come to an End—But at AMS They Are the Beginning of Something Greater
The AMS 100th Anniversary Campaign is about to end. We have, so far, raised almost $10,000,000! If you have not yet given to the campaign, or if you have the ability to give again, please donate today, on this Giving Tuesday.
As we enter our second century, AMS will continue to expand its efforts to protect the integrity of science and provide authoritative information for policy-makers and the general public, while also supporting students, teachers, scientists, and the wide range of professionals that make up the AMS community. All gifts and pledges (including commitments to an estate gift) will be counted for the campaign if received by 31 December 2020. Make an online donation today and help to move forward the Centennial initiatives to propel AMS into our second century.
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Summer Courses for Teachers |
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Teachers: reward yourself for your hard work during this challenging year with a chance to learn from experts, connect with other outstanding teachers, and learn more about weather or physical oceanography. The American Meteorological Society summer courses, Project Ocean and Project Atmosphere, are accepting applications through 26 March. These competitive professional development courses are open to K–12 teachers and include online and in-person components and field experiences. All travel expenses are covered and participants receive stipends and earn graduate credit upon successful completion of the courses. Learn more »
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“I have always had a love for nature and all things weather-wise. During my master’s thesis work, I began working with land surface models, coupled to global climate models, and from that grew further my interest and passion in hydrometeorological connections and water resource applications. When I went to work for NASA, I was able to work directly in support of these areas and toward applying the amazing science being conducted at NASA to real-world applications, like forecasting drought.”
—Kristi R. Arsenault, NASA
Read the full interview with Dr. Arsenault about her work with NASA's new hydrological forecast system in your October
2020 print or digital
BAMS.
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Did You Know?
New Statement in Process
The devastating hurricane seasons of 2017 to 2019 have highlighted the importance of hurricane observations, forecasts, preparedness, and more. Advances in all of these areas will help mitigate damage, improve emergency response, and reduce the stress on our communities and impacts on government budgets. A new AMS Statement on Hurricane Forecasting in the United States is open for comment on our website. Please submit all comments by 24 December 2020.
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Holiday Gifts for AMS Friends
The new AMS Lands' End store is the perfect place to find holiday gifts for your family, colleagues, and even yourself. Don't miss out on high-quality Lands' End merchandise with AMS-branded apparel to help confront everything from winter storms to casual Fridays—or casual every days in a home office. Visit the store today and give the gift of pride in AMS with the comfort and quality you can depend on from Lands' End.
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Featured Release from AMS Books!
Environmental Security: Concepts, Challenges, and Case Studies, by John M. Lanicci, Elisabeth Hope Murray, and James D. Ramsay, serves as an introduction to how increasingly complex, dynamic, and asymmetric security threats affect environmental factors such as energy, water, and food supply. The concepts, challenges, and case studies illuminate the critical role environmental security plays in overall state security, as well as in our way of life and for humanity at large. Member discounts are available in the AMS Bookstore.
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Meeting Notes and Deadlines
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Recent Podcast Releases
In our most recent episodes of Clear Skies Ahead, AMS talked first with Rob Cifelli, Research Scientist and Lead of the Hydrometeorology Modeling and Applications Team at NOAA's Physical Sciences Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, and then with Melissa Huffman, a Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Lunar Halo photographed by Kevin League, 29 January 2015, Helena, Montana. NOAA Photo Library | | | |
AMS Glossary Word of the Month |
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Any of a family of colored or whitish rings, arcs, pillars or spots of light that appear in the sky and are explained by the reflection or refraction of light by ice crystals.
They are usually found in the vicinity of the light source, the most important of which are the sun and moon, but may arise from artificial lights if seen, say, through an ice fog. Halos exhibiting some prismatic coloration are explained, at least in part, by the refraction of light by the ice crystals. However, the color is usually fairly pale, being best on a red edge next to
the light. Read more »
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Careers
The
AMS Career Center connects employers in the weather, water, and climate community with job seekers. Current opportunities include the following:
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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 Scott Izynski and Bryan Bachman, who recently earned the CBM designation! | | |
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Congratulations to Max Thompson, who recently earned the CCM designation! | |
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Visit our web page to learn more about how AMS Certifications can help enhance your career in the private, public, or academic sector.
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