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First submission (for review purposes only): Manuscripts must be submitted in English only. A pdf file of the manuscript containing the title page with authors information, English abstract, keywords, text, reference list, abbreviation list, appendices (where necessary). Tables and figures together with captions are to be positioned at the end of the paper. The manuscript should be formatted single-column, double spaced, with page numbering and line numbering. Manuscripts have to be submitted to the Meteorol. Z. (Contrib. Atm. Sci.) web site https://ms.schweizerbart.de/submit/metz

In case you encounter any difficulties while submitting your manuscript online, please get in touch with the Publisher:
mail@borntraeger-cramer.de

Abstract and keywords: Each article must be preceded by an English Abstract and a minimum of 4 keywords. On a separate title page, please indicate the title of the paper, the names of all authors, their institutions and complete mailing and email addresses and the corresponding author.

Peer review: Manuscripts will be reviewed by two referees.

Abbreviations must be explained as they are used in the text. SI units are mandatory. If necessary, a list of symbols is to be added. Equations must be written with extreme care, especially with respect to indices.

Headings are to be typeset in regular letters (no capital letters, no bold face, underlining etc.).

Figures shall be provided with legends or captions that make the figures understandable without reference to the text. Each figure must be referenced explicitly, have to be numbered consecutively and the file name has to be labelled in with first author’s name and figure number, respectively. Figures and captions must be submitted on separate pages of paper at the end of the manuscript. For the final version of the manuscript, figures are requested as encapsulated PostScript (.eps) files; only if that is not possible, high-resolution Tagged Image Files (.tif, specifications: see below) or .jpg must be supplied. Please refrain from using frames around or shaded areas behind the figures and allow for a reduction of the illustrations (most desirably to the width of one column, i.e. 86 mm). Individual letters after reduction should at least be 2 mm high. Pixel-oriented files (.tif or .jpg) should provide a minimum resolution of 300 dpi for grey-scale or colour figures and of 600 dpi for black-and-white figures.

Tables should be restricted to an absolute minimum and should preferably be drawn in MS Excel or MS Word.

Dates: Day, month, and year are written in the form "13 March 2014". Do not abbreviate the names of months except in figure captions or tables. The recommended time zone annotation system is universal time and is abbreviated UTC. Time, time zone, day, month, and year are written in the form "1720 UTC 13 March 2014." The use of other time zones (please define acronym) is permissible-for instance, EST, EDT, PST, LST (local standard time), or LT (local time). Do not use Z or GMT in place of UTC. Four-digit astronomical or military time (i.e., a 24-hour clock) is required.

Data availability statement: We request all authors to include a "Data availability statement" sub-section at the end of the manuscript that documents the availability of the data supporting the findings presented in the manuscript. The data referred to should include both the data from which the findings were derived and those eventually produced in the presented study. The statement should also include computer codes used or developed in the study.

References: All publications referred to in the text, tables and figures captions must include the name of the author(s) or the name of the first author with the addition et al. and the year of publication date in parentheses. All publications referred to in the text must be included in the reference list and vice versa. We strongly recommend authors to use the APA 6 reference style to format references. EndNote users can download the EndNote style file here. (https://www.schweizerbart.de/resources/downloads/style-files/endnote_style_schweizerbart_apa6.ens).

Example for the correct order of the references list: Meyer, A. (1988). - Meyer, A. (1999). - Meyer, A., Müller, C. (1998). - Meyer, A., Schulze, B. (1988). Meyer, A., Brinkmann, D., Schulze, B., Fürst, F., Salom, E. (1951).

Example for a journal reference (APA 6th style):
Journal Article: Kottek, M., Grieser, J., Beck, C., Rudolf, B., Rubel, F. (2006). World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 15(3), 259–263. https://doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130
Book: Emeis, S. (2010). Measurement Methods in Atmospheric Sciences – In situ and remote. Borntraeger Science Publishers.
Book Chapter: Pozo-Vázquez, D., Santos-Alamillos, F., Lara-Fanego, V., Ruiz-Arias, J., & Tovar-Pescador, J. (2011). The impact of the NAO on the Solar and Wind Energy Resources in the Mediterranean Area. In S. Vicente-Serrano & R. Trigo (eds.), Hydrological, Socioeconomic and Ecological Impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the Mediterranean Region (Vol. 46, pp. 213–231). Dordrecht: Springer. Advances in Global Change Research; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1372-7_15.
Thesis: Koch, A. (2013). Climate Impact Mitigation Potential given by Flight Profile and Aircraft Optimization. PhD thesis, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany, https://10.13140/RG.2.1.4896.9047.
Web: Press Office (2021). 2020 ends Earth’s warmest 10 years on record. The Met Office, University of East Anglia and UK National Center for Atmospheric Science. https://www.uea.ac.uk/news/-/article/2020-ends-earth-s-warmest-10-years-on-record.
Other: Sridhar, B., Chen, N.Y., Ng, H.K. (2013). Energy Efficient Contrail Mitigation Strategies for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Aviation. Proceedings of the 10th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, ATM 2013.

Templates / Style files / formatting

Final Version: The final manuscript must be produced with a word processing system, either by LaTeX (download LaTeX-Style file ) or MS Word (download Word Style File). For up to date technical directions on formatting please contact the publisher. It must include all illustrations either as files (specifications: see section Figures above).

Online first publication (pre-print-publication)

Manuscripts that are ready to be published (e.g. accepted by the editors, composed and the proofs checked by the authors) will be made available online (Open Access) prior to final publication. Papers will have a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) assigned and may be cited. This service will give the opportunity to have articles available well in advance of their actual publication date. Papers published Online first will carry the dates: Received (date), published online (date).

Online first publication (early access-publication): Manuscripts that are ready to be published (e.g. accepted by the editors, composed and the proofs checked by the authors) will be made available online (Open Access) prior to final publication. Papers will have a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) assigned and may be cited. This service will give the opportunity to have articles available well in advance of their actual publication date. Papers published Online first will carry the dates: Received (date), published online (date).

Proofs: Authors will receive proofs shortly before publication to correct typesetting errors. Changes to the contents of the manuscript will be charged in principle.

Copyright: Submission of a manuscript for publication in Meteorologische Zeitschrift is considered binding assurance that this work has not been and will not be published elsewhere in this form and length.

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February 2025