American Association of State Climatologists
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The American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) is a professional scientific organisation for climatologists in the United States
, which was founded in 1976.
There are currently 47 state climatologists in the AASC, one from each represented state. These state climatologists are appointed within each state and are recognised by the National Climatic Data Center
, with whom the AASC collaborates. There are also associate members of the AASC, bringing the total membership to approximately 150. Members and associate members of the AASC perform various climatological services and research.
In 2007 two members came under scrutiny for their "skeptical" views toward human-forced climate change http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v445/n7130/full/445806b.html. However, at least three of the organization's full members (John Christy
, Alabama
; Mote, Washington; Robinson, New Jersey
) served as contributing authors http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-annexes.pdf for the Fourth Assessment Report
of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The AASC also publishes the Journal of Service Climatology.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, which was founded in 1976.
There are currently 47 state climatologists in the AASC, one from each represented state. These state climatologists are appointed within each state and are recognised by the National Climatic Data Center
National Climatic Data Center
The United States National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina is the world's largest active archive of weather data. The center became established in late 1951, with the move into the new facility occurring in early 1952....
, with whom the AASC collaborates. There are also associate members of the AASC, bringing the total membership to approximately 150. Members and associate members of the AASC perform various climatological services and research.
In 2007 two members came under scrutiny for their "skeptical" views toward human-forced climate change http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v445/n7130/full/445806b.html. However, at least three of the organization's full members (John Christy
John Christy
John R. Christy is a climate scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville whose chief interests are satellite remote sensing of global climate and global climate change. He is best known, jointly with Roy Spencer, for the first successful development of a satellite temperature...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
; Mote, Washington; Robinson, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
) served as contributing authors http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-annexes.pdf for the Fourth Assessment Report
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
Climate Change 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , is the fourth in a series of reports intended to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic information concerning climate change, its potential effects, and options for...
of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The AASC also publishes the Journal of Service Climatology.