American Meteorological Society

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Today in history 🗓 30 October 2004: University of Hawaii students visiting the Hamilton library had to escape through a window due to surging flood waters. Photo credit 📷: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

I'm honored to announce that I’ve been approved by the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Council as the incoming Commissioner of the AMS Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC), beginning January 2025 at the AMS Annual Meeting (#AMS2025). This role supports the efforts of over 450 dedicated volunteers across 30 committees and six boards, all working to advance scientific and technological excellence within the #weather enterprise. As I conclude my six years with the AMS Weather Analysis and Forecasting Committee—having had the privilege to serve as both Chair and Vice Chair—I’m deeply grateful for the invaluable relationships and experiences this service has brought. I look forward to contributing to the AMS community and furthering the impactful work of STAC in advancing the science and technology that are crucial to the fields of #meteorology, #climatology, #hydrology, and #spaceweather. #WeatherEnterprise #ScientificLeadership

Wrapping up a FANTASTIC week at the 31st American Meteorological Society Severe Local Storms conference in Virginia Beach, VA. It was great to catch up with old friends and I was so impressed with the science shared, particularly from all the students in attendance—the future of severe storms research is very bright! I was fortunate enough to get to present two posters on revisiting the utility of Linear Depolarization Ratio in the context of rapid-update phased array radar observations, as well as our latest modeling results examining what polarimetric signatures of downbursts may tell us about their forcing mechanisms and Maci Gibson's M.S. work on regional climatologies of these signatures. A huge thanks to the conference organizers for such a flawless and enjoyable conference!

This week members of our Radar Science team were at the American Meteorological Society's Conference on Severe Local Storms. Radar Scientist, Kiel Ortega, presented why Climavision's supplemental radar network build-out is so vital! Our comprehensive coverage provides more clarity than ever before into tornadic, severe, and impactful events across the United States. If you missed Kiel's presentation, you can learn more about our Radar-as-a-Service offering on our website. Reach out to us today to see where our network is expanding to next! https://hubs.la/Q02VT5Lm0 #RemoteSensing #WeatherTechnology

As we concluded our last 2024 specialty meeting, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our planning committees, presenters, and attendees for contributing to the advancement of weather, water, and climate sciences 👏 Interested in attending our upcoming meetings? Find more information here: https://bit.ly/3O3NKgB

We hope all who attended the 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms #31SLS last week had a fantastic experience. Recordings are now available to all attendees: https://bit.ly/4hjmWpS

Did you know that AMS members have access to ALL webinar recordings through the Webinar Directory that features over 160 webinars on topics ranging from modeling, forecasting, to work/life balance? Visit the AMS Webinar Directory here: https://bit.ly/3l7xRYH

WORD OF THE WEEK 💬 Solar radiation observation — An evaluation of the radiation from the sun that reaches the observation point. The observing instrument is usually a pyrheliometer or pyranometer. Two types of such observations are taken. The more common consists of measurements of the radiation reaching a horizontal surface, consisting of both radiation from the sun (direct solar radiation) and that reaching the instrument indirectly by scattering in the atmosphere (diffuse sky radiation). The second type of observation involves the use of an equatorial mount that keeps the instrument pointed directly at the sun at all times. The sensitive surface of the instrument is normal to the path of solar radiation and is shielded from indirect radiation from the sky. Photo credit 📷: Japan Meteorological Agency

That's a wrap on the 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms 🔚 Thank you to all who attended, presented, and sponsored—you made this a wonderful event! #31SLS