Atmospheric Sciences section members are concerned with climate change, atmospheric chemistry, dynamics, radiative transfer and other processes that affect the atmosphere.

 

AGU Atmospheric Sciences Section Newsletter

Tables of contents

Vol. 1, no. 1, June 6, 2007

Section news from Warren Wiscombe, by Warren Wiscombe, pp. 1, 3.
COST Actions: New European Cooperative Programs, by Juan A Añel, pp. 2, 4.
Noah Diffenbaugh: Promising Junior Scientist, by Will Anderson, p. 2.
From Alan Robock AS Section President-Elect, by Alan Robock, p. 3.
Al Gore Encourages Communication, by Alan Robock, pp. 3, 4.
AGU Highlights: High-Latitude Storm Tracks, by Michel dos Santos Mesquita, p. 4.

Vol. 1, no. 2, July 6, 2007

Section News from the Executive Committee, by Alan Robock and Warren Wiscombe, pp. 1, 3, 4.
The Earth Simulator, by Will Anderson, p. 2.
Computational Science and the International Polar Year, by Michel dos Santos Mesquita, pp. 2, 3.
New Energy and Climate Change Strategy Presented by the EU Commission, by Juan Añel, p. 3.
Fall Meeting News: Atmospheric Sciences dinner at the Fall Meeting, by Alan Robock, p. 4.

Vol. 1, no. 3, August 9, 2007

The New Face of Computer Simulations, by Will Anderson, p. 1.
Meet the Press, by Michel dos Santos Mesquita, Will Anderson, Anna Harper, pp. 2.
Pass It On, by Anna Harper, pp. 2.
Mount McKinley: A New Source of Data, by Michel dos Santos Mesquita, pp. 3, 4.

Vol. 1, no. 4, September 7, 2007

Searching for Future Scientists: Climate Workshop Engages the Next Generation, by Michel dos Santos Mesquita, p. 1.
Equipping Teachers to Teach Weather and Climate, by Anna Harper, p. 2.
The Little Shop of Physics: Bringing Exciting Science to Schools, by Anna Harper, pp. 2, 3.
Meet the Press, Part 2, by Juan Antonio Añel Cabanelas, p. 3.
Surviving the Extremes: Measuring winds on Mt. McKinley, by Michel dos Santos Mesquita, p. 3.
Workshop Spotlight: Climate Dynamics, Climate Change and Regional Climate Prediction, by Juan A. Añel, p. 4.

Vol. 1, no. 5, October 22, 2007

IPCC Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize, by Anna Harper, pp. 1, 4.
When Art and Science Fuse Well, by Michel dos Santos Mesquita, pp. 1, 3, 4.
You Decide, by Anna Harper, pp. 2, 3.
AGU Meeting Size, by Warren Wiscombe, pp. 4, 5, 6.
Chapman Conference: The Role of the Stratosphere in Climate and Climate Change, by Juan A. Añel, p. 6.

Vol. 1, no. 6, December 3, 2007

Bowie Award Recipient Susan Solomon, by Anna Harper, pp. 1, 5.
Dr. Alfonso Saiz-Lopez Earns the 2007 James R. Holton Award, by Will Anderson, p. 2.
Stamps: Making a Hobby out of Your Career, by Juan A. Añel, pp. 3.
Outstanding Student Paper Award, by Anna Harper, p. 3.
Environmental Studies in the Boreal Forest Zone: Summer Institute in Russia, by Vladimir Alexeev, Julia Kurbatova, Pavel Groisman, Elena Sparrow, Michel dos Santos Mesquita, p. 4.
Wanted! Volunteer for AGU's New Student Advisory Board, by Warren Wiscombe, p. 5.
Introducing the AS Section Education Chair, by Lin Chambers, p. 5.
Fall Meeting News: IPCC Tribute, by Tim Killeen, p. 5.
"Learn" About Options for the Fall Meeting, by Lin Chambers, p. 5.
Navigating the Fall Meeting, by Anna Harper, p. 6.

Vol. 2, no. 1, March 5, 2008

New Award Honors Yoram J. Kaufman, by Alan Robock, p. 1.
IPCC Special Session, by Michel Mesquita, pp. 1, 2.
Climate Change and Ethics, by Anna Harper, pp. 2, 3.
Announcing the New AGU Fellows, by Michael Prather, pp. 3, 4.

Vol. 2, no. 2, May 26, 2008

Documenting a Land of Extremes, by Michel Mesquita, pp. 1, 4.
Newsletter Looks to Highlight Top Projects and Encourage Collaboration, by Juan A. Añel, p. 2.
Graduate Students Visit Arctic Research Mission Airplanes, by Michel Mesquita, p. 3.
Holton Award Nominations Due Before July 11, by Alan Robock, p. 4.
Feedback, Input by the Readers, p. 4.

Vol. 2, no. 3, July 25, 2008

Predicting Arctic Sea Ice in 2008, by Michel Mesquita, pp. 1, 4.
AS Horizons: Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment (SAMUM), by Juan A. Añel, pp. 2, 3.
Beijing Focuses on Air Quality for the 2009 Summer Olympics, by Anna Harper, pp. 3, 4.
Section News, by Alan Robock, pp. 4, 5.

Vol. 2, no. 4, September 27, 2008

Regional Climate Assessment Reports for Northern Europe, by Hans von Storch, p. 1.
Section News, by Alan Robock, pp. 2, 3.
Forecasting and Training with STORM, by Morgan Brown, p. 3.
CoCoRaHS: Involving Communities to Monitor Weather, by Rob Cifelli, with assistance from Nolan Doesken and Henry Reges, pp. 3, 6.
Climate Change's Effects on Alaska's Coastlines, by Michel Mesquita, pp. 4, 5.
Monitoring European Heatwaves, by Juan A. Añel, pp. 5, 6.
bluefire: A Powerful New Tool for Atmospheric Science, by William Anderson, p. 7.
Monsoon Madness, by Yolande Serra, p. 8.

Vol. 2, no. 5, November 13, 2008

Preparing Undergraduates for Careers in Our Field: Undergraduate Research Experience at Storm Peak Laboratory, by Morgan Brown, pp. 1, 4.
AS Horizons: SPARC DynVar & UTLS Initiative, by Juan A. Añel, pp. 2, 3.
Section News, by Alan Robock, p. 3.
How Prepared are Undergraduate Students for the Job Market in Atmospheric Sciences Efforts from Brazil?, by Paula Doubrawa Moreira and Michel Mesquita, p. 4.
The Next Level: Arctic Field School for Graduate Students and Post-Docs, by John Walsh, Vladimir Alexeev, and Elena Sparrow, p. 5.
South American Cyclogenesis, by David Mendes, Enio. P. Souza, and Michel S. Mesquita, p. 6.
Atmospheric Scientists Recognized by the International Radiation Commission, by Charles Gatebe, p. 7.
German Climate Computing Centre Boosted by High-Performance Computing Capacities, by Hans von Storch, pp. 7, 8.
Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate, Juan A. Añel, p. 8.

Vol. 3, no. 1, March 14, 2009

Section News, by Alan Robock, pp. 2.
CIRCE: European Research Project on Climate Change and Impact in the Mediterranean Environment, by Hans von Storch, p. 3.
Supercomputers Going Green, by Michel dos Santos Mesquita, p. 3.
Pooling Resources to Study Tropical Convection and its Effects on World Weather, by Anna Harper, p. 4.
Workshop Spotlight: Western Boundary Currents, by Meghan F. Cronin, Michael Alexander, Kathie Kelly, Bo Qiu, and Yolande Serra, p. 5.
Wind Power Research Incentive in Norway, by Idar Barstad and Michel dos Santos Mesquita, p. 5.
Understanding PM2.5 in the Midwestern United States, by Morgan Brown, p. 6.

Vol. 3, no. 2, May 21, 2009

Summary of projected climate change for Brazil by the end of the 21st Century, image provided by Dr. Jose A. Marengo, p. 1.
Section News, by Alan Robock, p. 2.
Policy Spotlight, by Anna Harper, pp. 3, 4.
Profiling Courtenay Strong: 2008 Holton Award Winner, by Morgan Yarker, p. 4.
Future Change of Climate in South America in the Late 21st Century: the CREAS Project, by Jose A. Marengo, p. 5.
The Future of Rain Gauges?, by Michel dos Santos Mesquita, p. 5.
The Art of Creating and Giving Effective Presentations at Scientific Meetings, by Charles K. Gatebe, p. 6.

Vol. 3, no. 3, July 17, 2009

Section News, by Alan Robock, p. 2.
Meteorological Downscaling Methods with Artificial Neural Network Models, by David Mendes, José A. Marengo, and Michel d. S. Mesquita, p. 3.
Interview with Heinz Wanner, by Hans von Storch, pp. 4, 5.
Teachers Learn about Wind Power During the ATEEC Fellows Institute, by Morgan B. Yarker, p. 5.
A Few Words From JGR-Atmospheres, by Yolande Serra, p. 6.
The Current Situation of Arid and Semi-arid Lands in South America, by Humberto A. Barbosa, Holm Tiessen, and Michel d. S. Mesquita, pp. 6, 7.

Vol. 3, no. 4, September 17, 2009

Section News, by Alan Robock, p. 2.
The Promising Future of Wind Energy: Offshore "Floating" Turbines, by Michel d. S. Mesquita and Idar Barstad, pp. 3, 4.
Holton Award Winner 2009: Simona Bordoni, by Morgan Yarker, p. 4.
Interview with Rene Laprise, by Hans von Storch, pp. 5, 6.
The 2nd Lund Regional-scale Climate Modelling Workshop, Burkhardt Rockel, Lars Barring, and Marcus Reckermann, pp. 6, 7.
The Olympic Legacy: What Were the Effects of the Pollution Controls During Beijing Summer Olympics?, by Anna Harper, pp. 7, 8.

Vol. 3, no. 5, November 24, 2009

Section News, by Alan Robock, p. 2
Cosmic Rays Used to Measure Soil Moisture, by Yolande Serra, pp. 3, 4.
The NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center, by Anna Harper, pp. 4, 5.
Interview with Raino Heino, by Hans von Storch, pp. 5, 6.
Iowa Symposium on Energy and Climate Change for the Midwest, by Morgan Yarker, p. 7.
Unlocking the carbon cycle: the Eight International Carbon Dioxide Conference, by Anna Harper, pp. 7, 8.
Terrestrial Environment (Climatic) Criteria Guidelines for Use in Aerospace Vehicle Development, 2008 Revision, by William W. Vaughan, pp. 8, 9.
WAVACS International Summer School, by Didac Fortuny, p. 9.
Workshop Report: The Extratropical UTLS, Observations, Concepts and Future Directions, by Juan A. Añel and Andrew Gettelman, pp. 9, 10.
Meteorology in Poland: Research and Service, by Joanna Wibig, pp. 10, 11.

Vol. 4, no. 1, January 24, 2010

Section News, pp. 2, 3.
AGU Elections - from the candidates for President-Elect, p. 4.
What's next after the UN climate talks in Copenhagen?, by Charles Kironji Gatebe, p. 5.
History, Service and Science of Meteorology in Norway, by Knut Eden, pp. 6, 7.
Interview with Christoph Kottmeier, by Hans von Storch, pp. 7, 8.

Vol. 4, no. 2, March 23, 2010

Section News, pp. 2, 3.
From State-of-the-Art Model to Top-Notch Research: A Visit ot the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division at NCAR, by Michel d.S. Mesquita, pp. 4, 5.
Service and Science of Meteorology in Romania, by Aristita Busuioc, p. 5, 6, 7.

Vol. 4, no. 3, June 4, 2010

Section News, by Alan Robock, p. 2.
New Education Chair for Atmospheric Sciences Section, by Morgan Yarker, p. 2.
Memories of Joanne Simpson, by Margaret (Peggy) Lemone, p. 3.
Aerosol-cloud-climate and air quality interactions over Europe, by Anna Harper, pp. 4, 5.
A Few Highlights from the EGU2010, by Michel d.S. Mesquita, pp. 5, 6.
Data Support for Climate and Weather Research, by Rachel Hauser and Anna Harper, pp. 6, 7.
Meteorology in the military. Part I: Training and education of a military weather forecaster, by Yolande Serra, pp. 7, 8, 9.
Interview with Aristita Busuioc, by Hans von Storch, p. 9.

Vol. 4, no. 4, August 30, 2010

Section News, by Anne Thompson, p. 2.
AS Horizons; Sea Ice impacts on the temperature and circulation on the Antarctica peninsula: a study using the BRAMS model, by N. T. Boiaski, L. M. V. Carvalho, A. W. Gandu and M. S. Mesquita, p. 3.
6th Study Conference on BALTEX, by Marcus Reckermann and HansJörg Isemer, pp. 4, 5.
Interview with Roger A. Pielke Sr., by Hans von Storch, pp. 5. 6.

Vol. 4, no. 5, November 22, 2010

Section News, p. 2.
AS Horizons; NCAR Announces the Release of the Community Earth System Model (CESM), by Morgan B. Yarker, p. 3.
The Need of High-Resolution Climate Data, by Michel d.S. Mesquita, p. 3.
Interview with Nanne Weber, by Hans von Storch, pp. 4, 5.
Meteorology in the military. Part II: AFW Research and Development Program, by Lt. Col. Neil Sanger, Lt. Col. Lee Byerle, and Yolande Serra, pp. 5, 6, 7

Vol. 4, no. 6, December 6, 2010

Section News, p. 2.
Interview with Alan Robock, by Hans von Storch, pp. 3, 4, 5.
Douglas R. Worsnop: Kaufman Award winner, by Anna B. Harper, pp. 5, 6.
William R. Boos: Holton Award winner, by Morgan B. Yarker, p. 7

Vol. 5, no. 1, March 29, 2011

Section News, p. 2.
Forecasts and Impacts of Severe Winter Weather Winter of 2010–2011 in U.S., by Anna Harper, pp. 3, 4, 5, 6.
Interview with Gabriele Hegerl, by Hans von Storch, pp. 6, 7, 8.
An Indo-Norwegian Research Collaboration on Climate Change, by Mesquita, M.d.S., Veldore, V., Bhadwal, S., Jansen, E., Bhardwaj, S., and Machineni, N., pp. 8, 9.

Vol. 5, no. 2 June 10, 2011

Section News, p. 2.
What drives the young generation towards Atmospheric Science?, by Morgan B. Yarker, pp. 1, 3.
Tips for Mentoring Students, by C. K. Gatebe, pp. 4, 5.
Interview with Bette Otto-Bliesner, by Hans von Storch, pp. 5, 6.
Writing in the “Cloud”: How Google Docs can be used to write scientific manuscripts, by Michel d. S. Mesquita and Jüergen Bader, pp. 6, 7.

Vol. 5, no. 3, September 7, 2011

Section News, p. 2.
RIMES – End to End Multi-Hazard Early Warning System, by Violeta Toma, pp. 1, 3, 4, 5.
Visiting One of India’s Most Prestigious Meteorological Institutes, by Michel d. S. Mesquita and R. Krishnan, p. 5.
Interview with Dr. Mong-Ming Lu, by Hans von Storch, pp. 6, 7.
Studying Boundary Layer and Air Quality Processes in a Suburban Environment, by Everette Joseph, Kevin Sanchez, David Doughty, Demetrius Venable, Jose Fuentes, Rasheen Connell, Qilong Min, and Belay Demoz, pp. 7, 8, 9, 10.

Vol. 5, no. 4, November 23, 2011

Interview with Thomas Knutson, by Hans von Storch, pp. 1, 3, 4.
Section News, Atmospheric Science Section Member Awarded Climate Communication Prize, by Morgan B. Yarker, p. 2.
AGU Fall Meeting 2011 Highlights, p. 2.
Extreme rainfall frequency in the Atlanta metropolitan area: An analysis of September 2009, by Laura Belanger, pp. 4, 5, 6.

Vol. 6, no. 1, April 3, 2012

Interview with Anne Thompson, a Fulbright Scholar in South Africa, by Violeta Toma, pp. 1, 3, 4.
Section News, AGU 2011 Fall Meeting Awards, p. 2.
Downscaling model techniques for climate change analysis applied to the Amazon region, by David Mendes, José A. Marengo, Sidney Rodrigues, Magaly Oliveira, and Michel d. S. Mesquita, pp. 4, 5.
Interview with Dr. Bjorn Stevens, by Hans von Storch, pp. 5, 6, 7.
Providing Capacity to an Increasing Demand for Climate Services, by Michel d. S. Mesquita, Saurabh Bhardwaj, and Vidyunmala Veldore, pp. 7, 8.

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