The ''Monthly Weather Review'' is a

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published by the

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. It covers research related to analysis and prediction of observed and modeled circulations of the atmosphere, including technique development,

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, model validation, and relevant case studies. This includes papers on numerical techniques and data assimilation techniques that apply to the atmosphere and/or ocean environment. The current

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is Ron McTaggart-Cowan (

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History

Source: The journal was first published in January 1873 by the

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, but issues were later extended back to the start of the federal government's fiscal year (July 1872). It was issued by the Office of the

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until 1891. In 1891, the Signal Office's

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responsibilities were transferred to the Weather Bureau under the

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. The Weather Bureau published the journal until 1970 when the Bureau became part of the newly formed

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, which published it until the end of 1973. Since 1974, it has been published by the

.''Monthly Weather Review''

Central Library.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences and the

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 3.735.

References

External links

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NOAA Central Library
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