38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change

Abstract Information

Abstracts are closed! The deadline was 29 August 2024 at 11:59 PM ET

Abstract Fee and Author Instructions
All presenters must also register for the meeting.

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The 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change is sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Climate Variability and Change.

The science of climate variability and change encompasses a broad range of space and time scales and brings together a variety of interrelated disciplines. We welcome submissions on all scientific aspects of climate variability and change, including observational, theoretical, and modeling-based approaches. 

Call for Papers

We particularly encourage submissions to the following themed sessions:

  • A session honoring Mark Cane’s legacy and reflecting on the future of climate science
  • Atmospheric Rivers: Processes, Impacts, and Communicating Uncertainty
  • Cities and Climate Change
  • Communicating Climate Change Uncertainty to the Public
  • Earth system predictability across timescales for informed decisions and societal resilience at the community level
  • El Niño Southern Oscillation: Dynamics, Prediction and Projection
  • Explaining Extreme Events from a Climate Perspective
  • Frontiers in Earth System Modeling
  • Global Warming Pattern: Formation Mechanisms and Climate Impacts
  • Heat Waves: Mechanisms, Predictability, Prediction, and Impacts
  • Land Use and Land Cover Change
  • Large-Scale Atmospheric Dynamics and Climate: Jet Streams, Storm Tracks, Stationary Waves, and Monsoons
  • Multiyear to Decadal Climate Variability: Mechanisms, Predictability and Prediction
  • Observationally Derived Causal Inference of Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Phenomena
  • Responsible Integration of AI in Climate Modeling, Projections and Services
  • The impact of climate variability and change on renewable energy generation
  • Winter Weather in a Warming World

Joint Sessions

  • Panel on Climate, Environment, Health, and Early Warning: Advancing Actionable Climate (Joint with the 16th Conference on Environment and Health)
  • Aerosol-climate interactions from regional to global scale (Joint with the 17th Symposium on Aerosol Cloud Climate interactions)
  • African Climate Change and Variability (Joint with the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry)
  • Air Quality, Carbon Cycle science of the African continent (Joint with the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry)
  • Climate variability in Emissions-driven Earth System Model Runs (Joint with the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry)
  • Greenhouse Gases (Joint with the 27th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry)
  • Tropical Cyclone–Ocean Interactions (Joint with the 24th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction)
  • Communicating Climate Change Uncertainty to the Public (Joint with the 34th Conference on Education)
  • Responsible Integration of AI in Climate Modeling, Projections and Services (Joint with the  24th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science)

Student Award Opportunities

Student Presentation Award
The 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change is also sponsoring a competition for students to showcase their own original research in climate science. Judging criteria include scientific rigor, presentation quality, and overall impact. The competition will grant first and second place cash prizes to 4 winners, with $100 for 1st and 2nd place in both oral and poster presentations. To be eligible, participants must meet these criteria:

  • Enrolled in a university (undergraduate or graduate) at the time of presentation
  • Serve as the lead author and presenter of the research
  • Express intent to compete while submitting the abstract.

Student Presenter Travel Allowance
The committee is pleased to offer four (4) Student Presenter Travel Allowances of $400 each to attend the AMS 105th Annual Meeting in New Orleans from 12 to 16 January 2025. The Student Presenter Travel Allowance is designed to help offset expenses relating to registration fees, transportation costs, food, and lodging for students presenting posters or oral papers. To apply, students should prepare a short written statement (no more than one page) declaring their financial need and circumstance, the relevance of their research to the conference, how they will benefit from attending the conference, and a copy of their abstract for the meeting. Students who wish to apply must submit their application to the program chairs via email with the subject line “AMS 105th Annual Meeting - Student Presenter Travel Allowance Application'':  Gretchen Keppel-Aleks ([email protected]) and Youngji Joh ([email protected]).

Deadline for applications: 1 November 2024 New Deadline: 8 November

Recipients will be notified on or before: 15 November 2024

Conference Contacts

For additional information, please reach out to the program chairs: Gretchen Keppel-Aleks ([email protected]) and Youngji Joh ([email protected])