A Personal Perspective on the Further Reform of the Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

First of all, I wish to thank the Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS) Editorial Board for recommending the publication of this original letter, summarizing my personal perspective on the reform of AAS, that was distributed during its 19 December 2001 Board meeting. The letter has now been significantly improved by the incorporation of many helpful comments and suggestions from extensive email discussions conducted among over 60 foreign participants, including several board members of AAS, as well as from numerous personal communications (see the acknowledgements section).

Putting Faces to Names： Snapshots of Two Committee Meetings, 95 Years Apart, Emphasize Continuous International Cooperation in the Atmospheric Sciences

1.Introduction Spectacular advances have been made in the atmospheric sciences on a global level during a period of one hundred years or more,which is arguably most evident through"the quiet revolution of numerical weather prediction"(Bauer et

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences:A featured journal from Essential Science Indicators

In May 2008, ScienceWatch.com named Advances in Atmospheric Sciences a Rising Star among Geosciences journals. According to Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters, the journal＇s cur-rent citation record includes 764 papers cited a total of 1,658 times between January 1, 1998 and February 29 2008.

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ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

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《Advances in Atmospheric Sciences》Index to Vol.30

A. P. LINGASWAMY; see B. S. K. REDDY et al.; （1）, 235-246 AN Junling; LI Ying; CHEN Yong; LI Jian; QU Yu; TANG Yujia; Enhancements of Major Aerosol Components Due to Additional HONO Sources in the North China Plain and Implications for Visi- bility and Haze; （1）, 57-66

The State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modelling for Atmospheric Science and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

The State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modelling for Atmospheric Science and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG) was established in 1985. It was considered an Excellent Opening Laboratory in the national assessment organized by the former State Science and Technology Committee (now the Ministry of Science and Technology) in 1988. Because of this, LASG was upgraded to a State Key Laboratory in 1989. It won the honor of "Excellent

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1 Copyright Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as—tacitly or explicitly—by the responsible authorities at the institution where the work was carried out. The author warrants that his/her contribution is original and that he/she has full power to make this grant. All authors sign for and accept responsibility for releasing this material. Transfer of copyright to the editorial office of Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (China) and Springer becomes effective if and when the article is accepted for publication. After submission of the Copyright Transfer Statement

State Key Lab of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Science and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

The State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Science and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG) was set up as early as in 1985. It has been appraised as an Excellent State Key Lab in each of the three national assessments organized by State Economic Planning Commission, National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in 1991, 1996 and 2000, respectively.

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES IN THE 21ST CENTURY—IN MEMORY OF THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE CHINESE METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

On the basis of the development of society,economy,sciences and technologies in the 21st centu- ry,a possible new leap is analysed and outlined in the systems and concepts of the atmospheric sound- ing,prediction,services and modification.It is indicated that the atmospheric sciences should be a closely integrated component and actively play the leading role in the global system sciences.

ADVANCES IN THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES OF CHINA,1983—1986

This article gives a comprehensive summing-up to the advances in the atmospheric sciences of China during 1983-1986.From the ten aspects that are important or very active in recent years,it describes the research work conducted and the results obtained by Chinese meteorologists in this period.The references are omitted here because of the limited space.The main contents are as follows:

What Do the Cited and Citing Environments Reveal about Advances in Atmospheric Physics?

The networking status of journals reflects their academic influence among peer journals. This paper analyzes the cited and citing environments of this journal, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences （Adv. Atmos. Sci.）, using methods from social network analysis. Since its initial publication, Adv. Atmos. Sci. has been actively participating in the international journal environment and international journals are frequently cited in Adv. Atmos. Sci. Particularly, this journal is intensely interrelated with its international peer journals in terms of their similar citing patterns. The international influence of Adv. Atmos. Sci. is comparatively bigger than other Chinese SCI journals in atmospheric sciences as reffected by total cites to Adv. Atmos. Sci. and the total number of international journals citing it. The academic visibility of Adv. Atmos. Sci. is continuing to improve in the international research community as the number of reference citation it receives in its peer journals internationally increases over time.

Using Python to Predict Global City Temperatures for 400+ Cities

The purpose of this investigation was to use Python to model global city temperatures for 400+ cities for many decades. The process used a compilation of secondary data to find my renowned sources and use different regression models to plot temperatures. Climate change is an impending crisis for our Earth, and modeling its changes using Machine Learning will be crucial to understanding the next steps to combat it. With this model, researchers can understand which area is most harshly affected by climate change leading to prioritization and solutions. They can also figure out the next sustainable solutions based on climate needs. By using KNeighbors and other regressors, we can see an increase in temperature worldwide. Although there is some error, which is inevitable, this is mitigated through several measures. This paper provides a simple yet critical understanding of how our global temperatures will increase, based on the last 200+ years.

INTERACTIONS OF MULTIPLE TYPHOONS AND RELATIONSHIPS OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL VORTICITY

Three typhoons, Goni, Morakot and Etau which were generated in Western Pacific in 2009, are successfully simulated by the WRF model. The horizontal and vertical vorticity and their interaction are analyzed and diagnosed by using the simulation results. It is shown that their resultant vectors had a fixed pattern in the evolution process of the three typhoons: The horizontal vorticity converged to the tropical cyclone(TC) center below 900 h Pa level, flowed out from it at around 900 to 800 h Pa, and flowed in between 800 h Pa and 700 h Pa. If multiple maximum wind speed centers showed up, the horizontal vorticity converged to the center of the typhoon below the maximum wind speed center and diverged from the TC center above the maximum wind speed center. At low levels, the three typhoons interacted with each other through vertical circulation generated by the vortex tube. This circulation was mainly generated by the eastward or westward horizontal vorticity vectors. Clouds and precipitation were generated on the ascending branch of the vertical circulation. The vortex tubes often flowed toward the southwest of the right TC from the northeast of the left TC. According to the full vorticity equation, the horizontal vorticity converted into the vertical vorticity near the maximum wind speed center below 850 h Pa level, and the period of most intense conversion was consistent with the intensification period of TC, while the vorticity advection was against the intensification. The vertical vorticity converted into the horizontal vorticity from 800 h Pa to 600 h Pa, and the wind speed decreased above the maximum wind speed region at low levels.