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The second annual ASLI's Choice Awards presentation
took place at San Antonio, Texas during the
AMS Meeting on Wednesday. Jan. 17, 2007 in
the book signing area. It also coincided with
the 10th anniversary of ASLI.
There were many good contenders for ASLI's
Choice so the selection committee had some
hard decisions to make. This year, a new category
was added to the awards: History of Meteorology
category.
The winners are...
2006 ASLI Choice (Scientific and
Technical Category)
Atmospheric chemistry and physics: from
air pollution to climate change
John H. Seinfeld, Spyros N. Pandis. Wiley.
2nd ed.
ASLI Choice for thorough treatment and significant
update to a timely topic.
2006 ASLI Choice (Historical
Category)
Callendar Effect: the life and times of
Guy Stewart Callendar, the scientist who established
the carbon dioxide theory of climate change
James Rodger Fleming. American Meteorological
Society.
ASLI Choice for a comprehensive biography
of a climate change scientist.
Honorable Mentions:
Atmospheric Halos and the Search for
Angle X
Walter Tape and Jarmo Moilanen. American Geophysical
Union
Honorable Mention for nicely illustrated update
to a niche topic.
An inconvenient truth: the planetary emergency of global warming and what
we can do about it. Al Gore. Rodale Press
Honorable Mention for public awareness and
imagery.
Railroads and Weather : from fogs to
floods and heat to hurricanes, the impacts
of weather and climate on American railroading
Stanley A. Changnon. American Meteorological
Society
Honorable Mention for unique topic in American
meteorological history.
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