International Commission on History of Meteorology

A non-profit organization dedicated to scholarship and friendship

The ICHM is an official commission of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science

 

 

Journal

History of Meteorology
Peer reviewed journal of the ICHM
ISSN 1555-5763
© ICHM 2006

Call for Papers, Vol. 4 (2008)
Submission Deadline Extended: May 30th, 2008

Current issue:

History of Meteorology 3 (2006)
4 articles and a streaming video

Back issues:

History of Meteorology 2 (2005)
History of Meteorology 1 (2004)


The ICHM has partnered with Encyclopedia of Earth to provide authoritative information about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. Selected content from History of Meteorology will now also be freely accessible at eoearth.org.


Membership

Membership Form <---JOIN HERE

List of Members


Organization

Bylaws

Officers (2006-2009)

Cornelia Luedecke, President,
email: C.Luedecke
lrz.uni-muenchen.de

Vladimir Jankovic, Vice-president,
email: vladimir.jankovic
manchester.ac.uk

Doria Grimes, Secretary-Treasurer,
email: Doria.Grimes
noaa.gov

Jim Fleming, Past President & Editor, History of Meteorology
email: jfleming
colby.edu

Roger Turner, Webmaster,
Rogertsas.upenn.edu


Bibliography

World History of Science Online
History of Science on the Internet (from DHST)
Organizations
Projects
Libraries
Ready, 'Net, Go! Archival Internet Resources
Historical Bibliographies


Archives

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007


Links

AMS: American Meteorological Society
EMS: European Meteorological Society
Encyclopedia of Earth

IAMAS: Intl. Assoc. of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
International Union of History and Philosophy of Science

CONFERENCES:

 

Weather, Local Knowledge and Everyday Life,
Museu de Astronomia e Ciencias Afins, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 26-30 May 2008.

Program Now Available. Registration Deadline: March 15. Sponsored by the ICHM and organized by Vladimir Jankovic, Cornelia Luedecke, James Fleming, and Sam Randalls. Visit the conference website at http://www.weatherlife.org



RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

 

Fede e Scienza: un incontro proficuo. Origini e sviluppo della Meteorologia fino agli inizi del '900. Scienza e Fede - Saggi 4, Collana diretta da Rafael Pascual, L.C. (Faith and Science: a Profitable Encounter. Origins and Development of Meteorology until the early '900. Science and Faith - Essays 4, Collection directed by Father Rafael Pascual, L.C.). By Luigi Iafrate, Roma, Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum, 2008.

 

Inigo Jones: The Weather Prophet, by Tim Sherratt. Metarch Papers No. 16, Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, 2007, 60pp, illustrated.

 

Intimate Universality: Local and Global Themes in the History of Weather and Climate, edited by James Rodger Fleming, Vlad Jankovic, and Deborah R. Coen (Science History Publications/USA, 2006).

 

FROM BEAUFORT TO BJERKNES AND BEYOND: Critical Perspectives on Observing, Analyzing, and Predicting Weather and Climate, edited by Stefan Emeis and Cornelia Ludecke has been published with 19 papers from the ICHM meeting in Polling, Germany. See the flier (pdf) or order direct from the publisher.

 

The Callendar Effect: The Life and Work of Guy Stewart Callendar (1898-1964), the Scientist Who Established the Carbon Dioxide Theory of Climate Change by James Rodger Fleming (AMS Books, 2006). Winner of the 2007 EXCEL Gold Award from the Society of National Association Publishers.

News and Queries:

Circulation reconstruction project seeks help from ICHM members.

Sam Randalls appointed lecturer at University College London.


OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

History of Science on the Internet (from DHST))

Conference announcements from the History of Science Society

  

 

 

 

   

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of November 10, 2007, ICHM has 291 members from 49 nations