Spotlight: AMS Career Advising Portal
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Looking for Career Advice?
AMS is here to provide you with support and guidance to help you reach your professional goals. Our new Career Advising Portal is a place where you can schedule time with an adviser to give you advice and tips, learn about all the career pathways available in weather, water, and climate fields, and access webinars and other career related resources. Learn More »
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Preserving History
AMS Oral Histories are now included in NOAA's Voices Oral History Archives, which collects interviews "related to the changing environment, climate, oceans and coasts since 2003".
Data and Software Guidelines
AMS Publications has recently updated and expanded the Data and Software Policy Guidelines for authors. The guidelines now explicitly include guidance around software and model data output that support published articles in our journals. Also included are specific examples of how to cite these supporting resources, as well as a wide range of examples of Availability Statements, which are now required of all submissions to the journals. If you have any questions regarding the guidelines or AMS’s data and software policies, please contact datapolicy@ametsoc.org.
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2023 AMS Summer Policy Colloquium
Are you a graduate student, postdoc, faculty member, or early career professional interested in attending the AMS
Summer Policy Colloquium? There is still time to apply for support! Funding to attend the Colloquium is available through both the National Science Foundation and the Hooke Fellowship in Policy and Leadership. Submit an application by 15 March!
For more information, please visit ametsoc.org/spc.
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2023 Summer Education Programs
AMS Teacher Professional Development courses Project Atmosphere and Project Ocean are accepting applications through 24 March. All travel expenses are covered and participants receive stipends and earn graduate credit upon successful completion. These also can help you earn the CAT certification!
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The Weather Band Jamposium was a wonderful event! Many thanks to the organizers and the experts who shared their experiences and knowledge, and to attendees—who asked some great questions! The presentations and Q&A gave all attendees a better understanding of weather, preparedness, climate, communication, and more! If you missed any of the sessions, recordings will be available soon to all members of AMS and the Weather Band.
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“Just as the impacts of changes to snow resources will not be felt equally everywhere, the response of snow to anthropogenic climate change will look very different in different places. I am currently working on improving our understanding of where and how anthropogenic climate change has affected seasonal snowpacks, both in their long-term trends and in the likelihood of extremes like snow droughts.”
—Alexander Gottlieb (Dartmouth College). Alexander's article in the February BAMS seeks to find agreement on what constitutes a "snow drought" in order to aid in the prediction of and preparation for their impacts. Read more of his interview in your
BAMS Digital Edition.
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Recent Podcast Release
In our February episode of
Clear Skies Ahead, AMS talked to Alec Kownacki about the benefits of mentorship and networking, the growing field of air quality meteorology, and using communication skills to bridge the gap between the scientific community and the general public.
Subscribe to Clear Skies Ahead »
Upcoming Short Course
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Under the Hood - How Signal Processing in the WSR-88D Provides the Best Quality Data
26 August 8:00 AM - 3:45 PM CT
Conference on Radar Meteorology - Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)
Learn how the selection of resolution volume and number of samples from the volume determine functionality and quality. See the importance of wavelength selection, waveform design, sample rates, detection, system dynamic range, and coherency and other parameters considered in requirements development. The course will emphasize how functional and quality requirements support operations and research. Learn more »
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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 Ashley Ballard, who recently earned the CCM designation! | | |
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Congratulations to Tucker Antico and Niurma Sanchez, who recently earned the CBM designation! | | |
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Congratulations to Tracy LaRose, who recently earned the CAT 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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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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AMS Glossary Word of the Month
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Photo by Artem Verbo on Unsplash | | | |
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The complex motion imparted to a ship upon encountering waves.
All the motions can be regarded as combinations of three oscillations about horizontal or vertical axes (roll, pitch, and yaw), and three linear displacements of the center of gravity (heave,
surge, and sway). Learn More»
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