Editorial
Editorial
Pichler, Hans; Richner, Hans; Roth, Rainer; Taubenheim, Jens
Meteorologische Zeitschrift Vol. 1 No. 1 (1992), p. 4 - 5
published: Mar 10, 1992
published online: Aug 2, 2018
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Abstract
The Österreichische Gesellschaft für Meteorologie, the Austrian Society for Meteorology, was founded in November 1865. The general aim was to support and encourage the science of meteorology and to create a forum for the discussion of research results. The primary organ for the latter objective was the publication of a journal for meteorology, and the first issue of the "Zeitschrift der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Meteorologie" appeared in May 1866 under the editorship of G. von Jelinek and J. von Hann. The journal, which was published biweekly until 1874, rapidly acquired a high standing among the scientific community. Somewhat later (1883) saw the founding of the Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft, the German Meteorological Society, and in 1884 the German Society too began the publication of its own "Meteorologische Zeitschrift". Since the motives and goals of both societies were nearly identical, the two journals were amalgamated in 1886 following a request from the Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft. From this date, the "Meteorologische Zeitschrift" was published jointly by the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Meteorologie and the Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft; the first jointly published issues corresponded to volume 21 of the Austrian and volume 3 of the German journals. Under the competent leadership of J. von Hann and W. Köppen, the "Meteorologische Zeitschrift" achieved a high international reputation. It became the leading European journal in the field of meteorology and climatology, and its influence radiated beyond Europe. Distinguished researchers published their papers in the "Meteorologische Zeitschrift", and it contained many reports and treatises which have come to represent milestones in the science. Thus, the journal set scientific benchmarks, and consequently, the history of the "Meteorologische Zeitschrift" reflects to a large measure the development of meteorology and climatology during the dawn of the 19th and the first decades of the 20th century.
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