Journal of Operational Meteorology - National Weather Association | 2024 Cite Score: 1.9 | Q2

About this Journal:
Peer-reviewed open-access journal published by the American Meteorological Society.The Journal of Operational Meteorology is contained in the LOCKSS and Portico archives. LOCKSS system has permission to collect, preserve, and serve this Archival Unit. LOCKSS is an open-source, library-led digital preservation system built on the principle that "lots of copies keep stuff safe." Portico is among the largest community-supported digital archives in the world, preserving e-journals, e-books, and other electronic scholarly content to ensure researchers and students will have access to it in the future. Libraries that subscribe to the JOM may obtain access via IP authentication. Contact the NWA Publications Committee Chair for more information (pubchair@nwas.org). The Journal of Operational Meteorology also can be found on EBSCOhost databases.
Focuses on practical and operational aspects of meteorology.
Publishes research that directly supports forecasting operations and applied weather services.
Includes studies that demonstrate improvements in forecasting accuracy, tools, and workflows.
Supports knowledge exchange between operational meteorologists, researchers, and weather service organizations.

Scope of the Journal:
Operational weather forecasting methods and techniques.
Severe weather prediction, warning systems, and hazard monitoring.
Applications of numerical weather prediction (NWP) models in real-time operations.
Use of radar, satellite, and remote sensing tools in forecasting.
High-impact weather events: case studies, analysis, and forecasting lessons.
Atmospheric data assimilation and observational techniques.
Weather communication, decision support, and public safety applications.