Mission
The Journal of Applied and Service Climatology (JoASC) (ISSN: 2643-0223) is an online journal sponsored by the Association of American State Climatologists that seeks to advance the science and application of weather and climate observations to maximize the quality and value of such data for the advancement of environmental and societal relationships, impacts, and understanding related to atmospheric conditions, trends, and extremes.
Scope
The Journal of Applied Service Climatology (JoASC) (ISSN: 2643-0223) publishes articles pertaining to the fields of applied and service climatology including but not limited to agricultural and forestry climatology, bioclimatology, climate data quality and instrumentation, environmental climatology, hydroclimatology, human dimensions of climate risk, climate education and outreach strategies, socioeconomic impact assessments, climate education and outreach strategies, memorial recognitions to key contributors to the field, and climate services administration.
JoASC also publishes review articles on the use of climate information in decision making, climate service tools (web-based or stand-alone programs), data sets with detailed meta-data, climate education materials (including stand-alone technical presentations), notes, comments to the editor, and invited articles.
Examples of applied service climatology research include topics such as weather and climate monitoring, applications of weather and climate data for decision support activities, and the analysis of weather and climate data related to impacts and scientific discovery. Examples of climate data practices may include the comparison of instrumentation, practices and standards, and the delivery of climate information in both a useful and usable manner. Examples of applications of historical climatological observations may include case study analyses in addition to historical essays of observations, trends, and patterns.