American Association of State Climatologists

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The American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) is a professional scientific organization composed of state climatologists, directors of Regional Climate Centers, and associate members dedicated to advancing climate services.

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Goals

  • Advance the development and delivery of science-based climate services at local and state levels.
  • Enhance climate data collection, analysis, and dissemination.
  • Support climate-related education, research, and decision-making.

  • No direct federal agency sponsorship; operates as a professional organization.

Creation

Founded in 1976, the AASC was established to promote climate services and research, without specific legislation cited for its creation.

Membership

The core membership in the AASC consists of the 47 State Climatologists and the official climatologist of Puerto Rico. There is one State Climatologist for each state in the United States.

The individual is appointed by the state and is recognized by the National Climatic Data Center of the NOAA, with whom the AASC collaborates. The other full members of the AASC are the directors of the six Regional Climate Centers. There are also associate members of the AASC, bringing the total membership to approximately 150.

Publications

Members and associate members of the AASC perform various climatological services and research.

The AASC also publishes the Journal of Service Climatology.

At least three of the organization's full members (John Christy, Alabama, Philip Mote, Washington and David Robinson, New Jersey) served as contributing authors[1] for the Fourth Assessment Report: Annex of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In 2007 two members came under scrutiny for their "skeptical" views toward anthropogenic climate change.[2]

Funding

The AASC operates on membership dues, grants, and potentially other funding sources, details of which are not publicly disclosed. There's no public information regarding specific funding amounts or end dates.

Leadership

The title of the leader of the program is President.

Website

https://stateclimate.org

Social Media Accounts

Wikipedia Article

wikipedia:American Association of State Climatologists

References

  1. ↑ "Annex I_FINAL.indd". http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-annexes.pdf. Retrieved 2014-05-17. 
  2. ↑ Hopkin, Michael (2007). "Role of state climatologist comes under scrutiny". Nature 445 (7130): 806. Bibcode 2007Natur.445..806H. doi:10.1038/445806b. PMID 17314943. 

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