for studies of the photochemistry and reaction kinetics of tropospheric pollutant molecules, which have been of major value in the elucidation of the complex mechanisms operative in the chemistry of the polluted troposphere. Also, for research adding to our knowledge of the reaction pathways of several classes of important pollutant species, including the sulfur and nitrogen oxides, ozone, hydrocarbons, aldehydes, and ketones

for outstanding technical contributions to aerosol science and technology by a young scientist

for achievements in the energy field and outstanding leadership within the AABE organization and the community

for his unique insights and substantial scientific achievements in understanding the dynamics of the solar convection zone and the mechanism of the Sun's magnetic dynamo, and for his leadership and support of solar physics research programs. News Release

for groundbreaking work on the structure of sunspots and on flows and magnetic fields in the solar convection zone, and particularly for bringing state-of-the-art numerical methods to bear on these problems

for her research on the role of helical magnetic fields in the structure and dynamics of the solar corona

for work on the theory of stellar atmospheres

for promoting scientific literacy, clarity of message, and efforts to foster respect and understanding of science-based values as they relate to the implications of climate change. News story

for work on the Journal of Geophysical Research–Atmospheres

for work on Space Weather: The International Journal of Research and Applications

for work on Geophysical Research Letters

for work on Geophysical Research Letters

for work on the Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics

for work on Global Biogeochemical Cycle

for unselfish cooperation in research through facilitating, coordinating, and implementing activities

for outstanding efforts to provide and improve access to quality science education materials worldwide

for outstanding contributions to fundamental geophysics and for unselfish cooperation in research

for broad influence in atmospheric science through exceptional creativity, inspiration of younger scientists, mentoring, international collaborations, and unselfish cooperation in research

Tim Killeen, 2006-2008

for development of new technology and innovative experiments that have led to a greatly improved understanding of low-level weather hazards and their impact on flight safety

for outstanding contributions to the advancement of free-flight balloon systems and related technologies, particularly in the areas of design concepts, technical insight, and managerial leadership. News Release

for the paper "The maximum intensity of tropical cyclones in Axisymmetric Numerical Model Simulations"

for illuminating the dynamics of mountain waves and thunderstorms and for his contributions to improvements in numerical techniques and community models. News Release

for brilliant and sustained leadership in the field of radar meteorology, for important contributions to cloud physics and mesoscale meteorology, and for inspiring new generations of scientists in these fields

for fundamental research contributions in the areas of the structure and dynamics of jet streams, fronts, cyclones, severe storms, and mesoconvective systems; and the behavior of the general circulation of the atmosphere

for sustained contributions and skilled leadership in establishing the scientific foundations of small- and mesoscale meteorology including convection, gravity waves, and boundary layer turbulence

for his fundamental contributions to the theory of statistical hydrodynamics and its application to the assessment of weather and climate predictability

for his imaginative research on the structure of the convective atmospheric boundary layer and its applications to prediction models and diffusion

for his vision and determination to promote diversity, especially among students in the field of atmospheric and related sciences through mentoring, research, and outreach

for joyfully sharing her understanding of meteorology through publications and individual mentoring, and inspiring people of all ages with her journey as a woman of science. News Release

for pioneering efforts as a mentor and passionate support of individuals, educational programs, and outreach initiatives designed to foster a diverse population of atmospheric scientists. News Release

for outstanding and sustained contributions to the advancement of AMS publication and educational goals. News Release

for decades of service to the AMS and as a representative of the atmospheric sciences community at the highest level of policymakers

for his wise leadership as President and his long record of devoted service to the American Meteorological Society as editor of its journals and member of its committees

for innovative research into the explicit modeling, theory, and observations of convective-scale motions

for the analysis and diagnosis of observed climate variability and the role of anthropogenic climate change. News Release

for insightful and dynamically informed analyses of climate variability on time scales ranging from days to decades. News Release

for application of large-eddy simulation for increased understanding of turbulence and boundary layer clouds. News Release

for significant contributions to the understanding of mesoscale phenomena through insightful and detailed analysis of observations

with Robert B. Wilhelmson for development of numerical models that have contributed significantly to the understanding of severe convective storms

for research and modeling in tropical cyclones and mesoscale meteorology

for his experimental and theoretical studies of turbulent processes in the boundary layer

for prolific and imaginative work on a variety of problems concerning the dynamics of planetary and terrestrial atmospheres

for his important contributions to the theory of atmospheric motion, including the propagation of wave energy in shearing flow, the role played by critical layers in baroclinic instability and internal gravity waves, and the formation of true frontal discontinuities

with Norman Phillips for theoretical and applied research in the field of numerical weather prediction

for leadership of a major laboratory that has successfully implemented state-of-the-science methods for addressing problems that affect people’s lives. News Release

for building consensus in the weather research community on problems of major national and international importance, and for fostering the conduct of collaborative and coordinated weather research. News Release

for vigorous leadership in helping to define, communicate, and address the scientific priorities of atmospheric and ocean science

for outstanding leadership in the development of scientific ballooning and its application to meteorology

for outstanding service to the national and international atmospheric science community in providing innovative and comprehensive data management

for his outstanding leadership of scientific activities and contributions to national and international scientific affairs. He has provided wise and effective guidance coupled with a contagious enthusiasm that makes hard work seem easy.

for his extraordinary leadership and vision in planning and implementing complex international scientific programs; and in recognition of his outstanding lifetime record of achievements as productive scientist, intrepid experimenter, inspiring administrator, patient negotiator, and skillful diplomat, to the enduring benefit of human knowledge and welfare

Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, for frequent, timely, and in-depth reviews and re-reviews

Journal of Climate, for consistently providing highly constructive reviews that helped the authors improve their papers

Journal of Climate, for his exceptionally constructive and insightful reviews that led to dramatic improvements in manuscripts

Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, for thoughtful, detailed, and constructive reviews of papers on convective mixing and stratosphere-troposphere exchange processes. News Release

Journal of Applied Meteorology, for exceptional efforts as a scientific reviewer. News Release

Journal of Climate, for consistently comprehensive, insightful, and constructive reviews on a range of climate issues. News Release

Journal of Climate, for reviews that are thorough, concise, and crystal clear, and have a beauty and completeness akin to a fine piece of art

Chin-Hoh Moeng
for meticulous reviews of papers on the boundary layers and turbulent fluxes for the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
William Large
for critical reviews which have decidedly helped the editors to maintain the standard of publication for the Journal of Physical Oceanography

for providing exceptionally meritorious reviews of manuscripts submitted to the Monthly Weather Review

for providing exceptionally meritorious reviews of manuscripts
Margaret "Peggy" LeMone
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Kevin Trenberth
 Journal of Climate
Andrew Weinheimer
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

for providing exceptionally meritorious reviews of manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

for unusually constructive and authoritative reviews of scientific contributions to the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, which have led to substantial improvement in both the quality and the style of the journal

for critical and conscientious review of manuscripts for the Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, resulting in considerable improvement in its scientific quality

for his leadership and Unidata's success in providing universities with access to atmospheric and related data for use in science instruction. News Release

for the paper "Case Studies of Two Thunderstorms Initiated by Boundary Layer Convergence"

for wide-ranging contributions to improving the understanding and modeling of cloud microphysical processes

for her outstanding contributions to our understanding of the global distribution of the mineral aerosol and its thermodynamic and biogeochemical roles and for developing accurate atmospheric circulation and chemistry models

for outstanding contributions to modeling climate and its response to human and natural changes

for highly significant, scholarly contributions to understanding the dynamics that govern a wide spectrum of mesoscale phenomena and processes. News Release

for pioneering investigations of atmospheric predictability, global waves, and the intraseasonal oscillation. News Release

for highly significant research and development in data assimilation, modeling, and numerical weather prediction

for improving our understanding of the dynamics of the climate system through diagnostic analyses of its fundamental properties. News Release

for outstanding contributions to our understanding of biofeedback processes

for sustained contributions in theoretical and modeling studies related to tropical and mesoscale meteorology

for his innovative and significant contributions to our understanding of the dynamics of the atmosphere and oceans encompassing a wide variety of scales, processes, and phenomena

(then known as the Second Half Century Award)
for many productive efforts toward furthering our understanding of turbulent processes in the planetary boundary layer through analytical studies and highly original numerical and laboratory experiments

(then known as the Second Half Century Award)
for theoretical, experimental, and observational contributions to the study of small-scale atmospheric phenomena, including thermal convection, mountain waves, and turbulent interactions

for exemplary leadership in fostering economic growth of the weather and climate enterprise

for the development of Hurricane Strike! , an immersive, highly interactive and entertaining educational resource for teaching hurricane science and safety with creative use of multimedia and exceptional meteorological quality

for his popular book, The Changing Atmosphere, which clearly explains the complex relations between anthropogenic atmospheric effects and societal issues

for Global Warming, a book on the atmospheric sciences that fosters public understanding of meteorology

for the paper "Extra-tropical Forcing of the East African Jet"

for exemplary management of the acquisition and modification of a mid-size jet (High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research) to make transformative atmospheric measurements

for extensive and exceptional work over the years on the development, writing, implementation, and execution of the new standards for broadcasters though the AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Program

for achievement in science. News Release

Jackson Herring
Annick Pouquet

with David Purkey, Jack Sieber, Annette Huber-Lee, Hector Galbraith, Jordan West, Susan Herrod-Julius, Chuck Young, Brian Joyce, and Mohammad Rayefor "Climate-Driven Water Resources Model of the Scramento Basin, California"

for being a leading model of how American students can work with students in other parts of the world through the process of scientific inquiry

for the first realistic magneto-hydrodynamic 3D simulation of sunspots

for the paper "Efficient Atmospheric Cleansing of Oxidized Organic Trace Gases by Vegetation"

for Polar Lows—Ungava Bay, Northern Canada, December 2000

for research resulting in significant advances in our ability to account for and better understand the formation of hazardous winter precipitation

for outstanding service to the Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions community over nearly 25 years

for her accomplishments in the area of science and her impact on the Latino community

for achievements in meeting climate modeling challenges by restructuring and converting atmospheric and ocean general circulation models for parallel execution at a sustained speed of 1.125 gigaflops

as a pioneer and leading expert in the field of atmospheric general circulation modeling for weather and climate and in recognition of his leadership role in global modeling community activities

for his outstanding academic and scientific achievements

for improvements in the methods used to transport water vapor in global climate models

for achievements in the science of meteorology, especially for the exploration of atmospheric flow over mountains by means of instrumented sailplanes. Also, for pioneering the theory of continental drift and enriching our knowledge of the global circulation of the atmosphere.

for participation in the FAA-sponsored program to create the Aviation Digital Data Service.  Team members: Frank Hage, Shirley Knight, Padhrig McCarthy, and Gregory Thompson.  News Release

for participation in the FAA-sponsored program to create the Weather Support to Deicing Decision Making system. Team members: Jeffrey Cole, Michael Dixon, Scott Landolt, Roy Rasmussen, and Charles Wade.

for her groundbreaking research into the role humans play in tropic coral reef ecosystems

for his applications of statistics to quantifying variability and extremes in climate and his promotion of collaboration between atmospheric and statistical scientists

for outstanding contributions to the application of statistics in atmospheric and climate science

William Curtis for his work with the solar eclipse effort in Mauritania
Nelder Medrud for his work as the field support manager in Chinguetti, Mauritania

for distinguished service to the Society

for his work with the Skylab satellite effort

with Patrick Hogan, Pat Moran, Tom Gaskins, Paul Collins, Lado Garakanidze, Randolph Kim, Patrick Murris, Jay Parsons, and Chris Maxwell for NASA World Wind Java Software Development Kit and Web Mapping Services Server

for the outstanding publication "Evidence for Large Decadal Variability in the Tropical Mean Radiative Energy Budget"

for outstanding managerial competence, leadership, and technical initiatives that have been essential to the development and advancement of scientific ballooning

for designing a warning system to help pilots navigate storms without encountering air turbulence. News Release

for his exceptional research in solar and solar-wind physics, particularly in the area of coronal and solar-wind disturbance. News Release

for his indispensable contributions to understanding the effects of variable solar inputs on the earth's atmosphere and ionosphere by powerful global modeling techniques. News Release

for studies of solar activity changes of short and long duration and their effects on the ionosphere and terrestrial atmosphere

for the paper "The Use of Analogies in Assessing Physical and Societal Responses to Global Warming"

for his study of the fluid dynamics of Earth's oceans and atmosphere

for exceptional research in solar and solar-wind physics, particularly in the area of coronal and solar-wind disturbances

for the paper "Nine Fallacies of a Natural Disaster"

for his appearance as a scientific consultant on NBC television's live coverage from Mexico of the 1970 solar eclipse

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for superior performance as director of GALE, an interagency field program to study the conditions that cause severe winter storms in the western Atlantic Ocean

For innovative contributions to weather prediction through developing and implementing a methodology to assimilate satellite-based Global Positioning System-Radio Occultation observations into the National Weather Service’s operational global weather prediction model and demonstrating how these data improve the skill and extend the range of weather forecasts

with A. Solomon, P.O.G. Persson, M.D. Shule, and J.W. Bao for "Investigation of Microphysical Parameterizations of Snow and Ice in Arctic Clouds during M-PACE through Model-Observation Comparisons"

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore. Scores of scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have served as authors or reviewers for the four assessment reports issued by the IPCC since 1990, and several NCAR scientists have played leadership roles. UCAR technical staff have provided considerable administrative and technical support. News Release|  NCAR scientists serving on IPCC since 1990

for his 2-kW amplifier for a portable 449-MHz spaced antenna wind profiler radar. News Release

for outstanding contributions by a foreign expert to the development of Chinese society, economy, technology, science, and education, particularly the active promotion of Sino-American cooperation in the field of atmospheric sciences and technology. News Release

for his fundamental contributions to the understanding of Earth's coupled climate system through numerical simulation, leadership in U.S. science policy, and inspiring mentorship of young people of all backgrounds and origins. News Release

for promoting participation among women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in scientific and engineering careers. The award was accepted by Thomas Windham, founding director. News Release

for research in ionospheric magnetism and auroras in Antarctica

for original research into the distribution or variation of rainfall or its application to meteorology or a related science

in the noninteractive multimedia category for "Rip Currents: Nearshore Fundamentals", an online, animated guide to the science of rip currents.  News Release

for outstanding acts of leadership in aerospace technology in discovering an algorithm that allows aircraft radar to better detect turbulence. News Release

for UCAR Highlights 2002

for UCAR at 40

for UCAR Highlights 1998/1999

for the 1989 NCAR Annual Report, for its accessible and interesting style, quality of color photography, and careful editing

for Picturing Climate's Complexity: Community Climate System Model

for outstanding research and significant accomplishments in building instruments and interpretation of results in the monitoring of the atmosphere, in particular on the High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS)

for her thesis An Assessment of Uncertainties and Limitations in Simulating Tropical Cyclone Climatotogy and Future Changes

for pioneering climate impact studies, making special note of his work on El Niño and Peruvian fisheries in the mid-1970s and his more recent analysis of drought in Africa

for distinguished leadership, dedication, and support of the cause of the environment and for placing so generously his wisdom and talents in the service of the earth

for outstanding services in the conduct of weather modification operations and research

for the article "Drought in Africa," Scientific American, June 1987