Diagnostic meteorology is intertwined with the role of humans in forecasting, as discussed in D86a. Truly, weather forecasting is part of the science of meteorology, but recent history has created the illusion of a dichotomy between them. This paper attempts to illustrate how we envision diagnostic meteorology should proceed. In the process, we shall provide a basis for understanding why the ga...

Formed in 1983 and currently with 90 members, the Special Interest Group for the History of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography (History Group) encourages the study of the history and heritage of meteorology and physical oceanography. It provides a forum for discussion of all aspects of the history of meteorology and physical oceanography, co-operates with similar institutions and publishes a...

The temperature of the Earth is rising, and is highly likely to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The study of the effects of sustained heating on the ecosystems of theworld is necessary so thatwemight predict and respond to coming changes on both large and small spatial scales. To this end, ecosystem warming studies have been performed formore than 20 years using a variety ofmethod...