About the Journal

We operate on open science principles because weather and climate affect everyone. Authors retain copyright under a CC-BY license, ensuring hurricane predictions and AI-driven forecast models reach those who need them most.

Scope & Focus

• Dynamics & Synoptics: Jet stream meandering, blocking patterns, and the chaos behind "the butterfly effect"

• Severe Weather: Tornadogenesis, supercell thermodynamics, and hailstone microphysics (field campaign data welcome)

• Climate Interactions: Ocean-atmosphere coupling, teleconnections, and abrupt climate shifts

• Boundary Layer & Pollution: Urban heat islands, wildfire smoke transport, and fog formation

• Tools & Tech: Radar innovations, ensemble modeling breakthroughs, and machine learning that actually improves forecasts

Why This Journal?

• Fast Publication Cycle for time-sensitive research (e.g., analysis of ongoing extreme events)

• Data Transparency Mandate: Raw model outputs and observational datasets must be shared

• Forecaster-Academic Bridge: We prioritize work that improves real-world prediction

• "Failed Forecast" Analyses section because understanding why models break teaches more than when they work

Peer Review With Teeth

• Double-blind review by active atmospheric scientists

• Methodological rigor over flashy results show us your error bars

• Code sharing required for computational studies