AMS Fellows are elected by the AMS Council based on “outstanding contributions to the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences or their applications during a substantial period of years."
The Editor’s Award is given to an individual for outstanding service to the AMS journals, the Glossary of Meteorology, and the Meteorological Monographs. Services may include providing exceptional reviews in a timely fashion, providing consistently helpful reviews, or providing reviews of difficult submissions, as well as other assistance to the publication.
Dr. Jeremy Werdell is awarded the 2026 Nordberg Award for Earth Science for his groundbreaking work in ocean color remote sensing and for his successful leadership of NASA’s PACE mission for which he has been Project Scientist since 2012. His scientific vision, leadership, and exceptional community-building brought PACE from concept to orbit to transformative science. His efforts in improving ocean color remote sensing have led to internationally adopted algorithms and have influenced the design and validation of many missions. In addition, Dr. Werdell’s extensive efforts at mentorship and education—advising postdoctoral fellows, designing early-career training courses, serving on university faculty—help ensure and sustain the future of ocean remote sensing.
A recognition aiming to acknowledge outstanding contributions from individuals in remote sensing, atmospheric sciences, meteorology, and telecommunications. "For significant contributions towards improved estimates of snowfall from satellite-based passive and active microwave observations"
The article " Modeling atmospheric brown carbon in the GISS ModelE Earth system model" by Maggie DeLessio et al.. was voted the best research publication by the science staff of Goddard Institute for Space Studies to have been published in 2024. The paper appeared in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Recognizing their groundbreaking contributions to Earth observations and celebrating the teams' enduring impact and NASA Goddard’s leadership in advancing Earth Science for the Nation
"For your significant contribution to our understanding of the evolution of, carbon sequestration in, and sedimentation in Hudson River marshes. Your passion as a mentor has led countless graduate students into scientific research.
Established in 2013 by the Elsevier award program, this prestigious Elsevier/JQSRT (Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer) award is named after Richard M. Goody, whose pioneering research has had a profound and long-lasting impact on the disciplines of atmospheric radiation, remote sensing, and climate science.
An award for a contractor employee who, by distinguished service, ability, or vision has personally contributed to the advancement of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Wallops Flight Facility. This award replaces the former Wallops Director’s Award and is the highest award bestowed at Wallops. The citation reads: "For distinguished Goddard Space Flight Center and Wallops Flight Facility public service as a NASA contractor for over two decades, inspiring students, educators, citizen scientists, researchers, and the public!"
For their article titled “Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture Can Capture Dynamics Relevant to Plant Water Uptake.” Papers are selected “that the WRR Editor’s consider being in the top ~1% published in the journal each calendar year.”
The Peter S. Eagleson Hydrologic Sciences Award formerly known as the Hydrologic Sciences Award and the Robert E. Horton Award from 1956 to 1998, is presented annually and recognizes outstanding contributions to the science of hydrology over the course of the awardees’ careers. Successful nominees are senior scientists, with an emphasis on their contributions over the past five years.
For her pioneering work in developing and integrating models with remote sensing observations to understand aerosol sources, sinks, and their impacts on the Earth and its environment
Paul B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in the Atmospheric Sciences
Named in honor of Arthur S. Flemming, awardees are recognized for excellence in federal service. Dr. Douglas Morton, of NASA Goddard's Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, was recognized in the category of Applied Science and Engineering. Dr. Morton is being recognized for his leadership in the development of remote-sensing techniques as well as technologies for the detection, monitoring, and study of forest dynamics, fires, and the carbon cycle.
