TY - JOUR
T1 - Introducing the Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology
AU - Di Girolamo, Paolo
AU - Di Sabatino, Silvana
AU - Archer, Cristina Lozej
AU - Buontempo, Carlo
AU - Bordoni, Simona
AU - Budillon, Giorgio
AU - Buzzi, Andrea
AU - Cimini, Domenico
AU - Curci, Gabriele
AU - Cuxart, Joan
AU - Davolio, Silvio
AU - Ferretti, Rossella
AU - Gerosa, Giacomo Alessandro
AU - Marzano, Frank
AU - Miglietta, Mario Marcello
AU - Paccagnella, Tiziana
AU - Petitta, Marcello
AU - Pilla, Francesco
AU - Richard, Evelyne
AU - Rotunno, Richard
AU - Serafin, Stefano
AU - Serio, Carmine
AU - Troccoli, Alberto
AU - Zardi, Dino
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The rapid technological development of the past few decades has allowed for an unprecedented
wealth of data about ourselves and our planet. The cost reduction of space platforms, the
microelectronic revolution and the nearly exponential increase in computer power have been
generating novel opportunities to explore and understand the world around us. Tools and
theoretical approaches, capable of putting together all the insights we may possibly gain from
all these new streams of data in a multidisciplinary framework, are still being developed. We
are hence faced with both a unique challenge and an opportunity to make a significant progress
in many scientific fields, first and foremost in the atmospheric and climate sciences.
We are pleased to announce here the launch of the Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and
Technology (BAST), a new peer-reviewed journal which is meant to bridge this gap in the broad
area of the atmospheric sciences. The journal encourages a cross-disciplinary approach with an
emphasis on new sensor technologies and systems, combined observational and modeling
techniques, innovative numerical methods, data analysis, and retrieval techniques. BAST offers
a platform to share new ideas and fresh developments to stimulate research activities focusing on
urban, coastal, marine, rural, and mountain environments. Particular attention will be given to
cross-disciplinary studies, especially those involving citizens for the collection of crowd-sourced
data and those devoted to the characterization of uncertainties and homogenization of methods.
BAST aims at connecting weather and climate communities using both observational and
modeling approaches, creating a forum hosting discussion and brainstorming activities. The
journal also hopes to attract contributions reporting approaches or techniques from other
scientific fields that can be applicable to atmospheric sciences, as well as contributions where
technological developments are discussed alongside with their scientific and societal impacts.
In this sense BAST will provide a new platform to support the technological revolution towards
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42865-020-00006-5
* Paolo Di Girolamo
[email protected]
Extended author information available on the last page of the article
Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology (2020) 1:1–11
Published online: 16 March 2020
a climate-smart society through the collection and exploitation of big data. The journal will
give visibility to international experiments and projects in atmospheric science and technology,
illustrating preliminary or consolidated results from these initiatives. Additional fields of
interest are : environmental protection; observation, understanding, and modeling of hazardous
and extreme events and mitigation of their impacts; development of new sensing tools
integrating satellite information with surface or airborne measurements; operation of unmanned
and remotely piloted air vehicles equipped with sensors of small size and weight,
especially remote sensors, pushing electro-optical-mechanical components towards a continuously
increasing miniaturization.
Research articles, Review articles, Technical reports, Brief reports, Letters and News are
welcome. While keeping the focus of the journal on scientific research, the “Bulletin” format
provides appropriate visibility to contributions from the operational side, i.e., meteorological
services and private companies developing sensors and products of interest to the atmospheric
science and technology community. Below we provide a more detailed description of the topics
that will be emphasized and fostered in BAST.
AB - The rapid technological development of the past few decades has allowed for an unprecedented
wealth of data about ourselves and our planet. The cost reduction of space platforms, the
microelectronic revolution and the nearly exponential increase in computer power have been
generating novel opportunities to explore and understand the world around us. Tools and
theoretical approaches, capable of putting together all the insights we may possibly gain from
all these new streams of data in a multidisciplinary framework, are still being developed. We
are hence faced with both a unique challenge and an opportunity to make a significant progress
in many scientific fields, first and foremost in the atmospheric and climate sciences.
We are pleased to announce here the launch of the Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and
Technology (BAST), a new peer-reviewed journal which is meant to bridge this gap in the broad
area of the atmospheric sciences. The journal encourages a cross-disciplinary approach with an
emphasis on new sensor technologies and systems, combined observational and modeling
techniques, innovative numerical methods, data analysis, and retrieval techniques. BAST offers
a platform to share new ideas and fresh developments to stimulate research activities focusing on
urban, coastal, marine, rural, and mountain environments. Particular attention will be given to
cross-disciplinary studies, especially those involving citizens for the collection of crowd-sourced
data and those devoted to the characterization of uncertainties and homogenization of methods.
BAST aims at connecting weather and climate communities using both observational and
modeling approaches, creating a forum hosting discussion and brainstorming activities. The
journal also hopes to attract contributions reporting approaches or techniques from other
scientific fields that can be applicable to atmospheric sciences, as well as contributions where
technological developments are discussed alongside with their scientific and societal impacts.
In this sense BAST will provide a new platform to support the technological revolution towards
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42865-020-00006-5
* Paolo Di Girolamo
[email protected]
Extended author information available on the last page of the article
Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology (2020) 1:1–11
Published online: 16 March 2020
a climate-smart society through the collection and exploitation of big data. The journal will
give visibility to international experiments and projects in atmospheric science and technology,
illustrating preliminary or consolidated results from these initiatives. Additional fields of
interest are : environmental protection; observation, understanding, and modeling of hazardous
and extreme events and mitigation of their impacts; development of new sensing tools
integrating satellite information with surface or airborne measurements; operation of unmanned
and remotely piloted air vehicles equipped with sensors of small size and weight,
especially remote sensors, pushing electro-optical-mechanical components towards a continuously
increasing miniaturization.
Research articles, Review articles, Technical reports, Brief reports, Letters and News are
welcome. While keeping the focus of the journal on scientific research, the “Bulletin” format
provides appropriate visibility to contributions from the operational side, i.e., meteorological
services and private companies developing sensors and products of interest to the atmospheric
science and technology community. Below we provide a more detailed description of the topics
that will be emphasized and fostered in BAST.
KW - atmosphere
KW - atmosphere
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/156891
U2 - 10.1007/s42865-020-00006-5
DO - 10.1007/s42865-020-00006-5
M3 - Article
SN - 2662-1495
VL - 1
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology
JF - Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology
ER -