ASR publishes original contributions on (a) advances in understanding weather and climate processes and (b) the development of operational systems and applications of meteorology, climatology, and related disciplines. This also includes new challenges and the role of communication, education and training, and engagement with society in the profession and its practices. ASR is an open-access journal for contributions presented at the annual meetings of the European Meteorological Society (EMS) and other related events. The peer review is organized by the session conveners of the respective conference, who act as the guest editors for the proceedings. Advances in Science and Research performs single-blind peer review. However, it is up to the referees if they would like to reveal their identity.

Conveners of the following sessions have kindly agreed to act as guest editors.

• ES2.1: Communication and media
• ES2.2: Communicating science and dealing with Uncertainties

Operational Systems and Applications (OSA) programme stream

• OSA1.2: Looking backwards and looking forwards: outcomes and prospects for the WMO WWRP Value Chain Project
• OSA1.5: The Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF): development, research and applications
• OSA2.1: Energy meteorology
• OSA3.2: Climate monitoring: data rescue, management, quality and homogenization
• OSA3.5: Deriving actionable information from climate data

Understanding Weather & Climate Processes (UP) programme stream

• UP1.2: Atmospheric boundary-layer processes, turbulence and land-atmosphere interactions
• UP1.3: Understanding and modelling of atmospheric hazards and severe weather phenomena
• UP1.4: High-resolution precipitation monitoring and statistical analysis for hydrological and climate-related applications
• UP2.2: Exploring the interfaces between meteorology and hydrology
• UP2.4: Atmosphere-Ocean interactions: open-ocean and coastal processes
• UP2.5: Deposition processes and emission dynamics of atmospheric compounds in changing climates: measuring, modeling, predictions
• UP2.6: The cryosphere and cold region processes in the climate system
• UP3.3: Synoptic climatology
• UP3.5: Advancing understanding of Mediterranean climate: observed and future changes, variability, large-scale circulation and attribution of trends
• UP3.6: Global and regional reanalyses

Review statement: All papers of this volume underwent the regular peer-review process of Advances in Science and Research handled by guest editors designated by the managing editor.