Jim Angell’s Contributions to Meteorology

MARCH 2005 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY | O ver the past half century, Jim Angell has made pioneering contributions to meteorology, especially to our understanding of climate variability, stratospheric processes, and the ozone layer. On 4 November 2003, many colleagues and friends gathered at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Science Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, for a 1-day symposium reviewing and honoring Jim’s career achievements and celebrating his 80th birthday (which was 2 November). This article highlights some of Jim’s contributions, both as reviewed during the symposium, and as captured in poems composed in his honor and recited at a birthday dinner celebration.1 Jim’s memories are interspersed in italics. More information about Jim Angell and the Angell Symposium, including photos, some presentations, his publications list, and more poems, can be found on the Angell Symposium Web site (www.arl.noaa.gov/ss/climate/AngellSymposium.html).