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History of Meteorology 
 

volume 5, 2009 
 
 

Samuel Randalls 
 

Guest Editor 
 
 
 

James Rodger Fleming 
 

Editor-in-Chief 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

History of Meteorology is the peer-reviewed journal of the ICHM 
 

© ICHM 2009 
 

ISSN 1555-5763 
 

 
 

Proceedings of the International Commission on History of Meteorology 



 Introduction, Call for Papers, and Style Guide ii 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Contents            pages 
 
 
Introduction, Call for Papers, and Style Guide      iv-vi 
 
 
James Beattie (New Zealand) 

Climate Change, Forest Conservation and Science: A Case Study of                             
New Zealand, 1860s-1920        1-18 

 
 
J.M. Vaquero, M.C. Gallego and J.A. García (Spain) 

A Note on a Possible Optic-Atmospheric Phenomenon in the Iberian                   
Peninsula in the 13th Century        19-22 

 
 
Brant Vogel (USA) 

Bibliography of Recent Literature in the History of Meteorology.                                
Twenty Six Years, 1983-2008        23-125 

 
 
James Fleming (USA) 

Historical Introduction 
(Reprinted from the 1994 International Bibliography of Meteorology)           126-137 

 
 
 



 Introduction, Call for Papers, and Style Guide iv 
 

 
Introduction 

 
With History of Meteorology reaching its fifth volume, this issue provides ample 

evidence of the value of having a journal specifically dedicated to the subject. Offering 
opportunities for original full length research papers, short communications, bibliographic 
resources and historical reprints, History of Meteorology provides an open access space for the 
dissemination of a wide variety of material. This issue opens with a paper by James Beattie that 
provides a thoughtful examination of the relationships cited, theorized and critiqued between 
deforestation and climate. He expounds both the disputes over what would count as legitimate 
forest science and the way in which ideas circulated in New Zealand between state, 
conservationist and international actors. A short communication from Vaquero, Gallego and 
García highlights the potential of examining local phenomena, such as the one they describe with 
the Christian conquest of Seville, with the aid of meteorological science as an explanatory tool. 
Brant Vogel’s systematic bibliography of published works in the history of meteorology and 
cognate disciplines from 1983-2008 provides an immensely valuable resource for both seasoned 
and new researchers in the field. The construction of this bibliography has taken considerable 
time and care, an accomplishment that will, I am sure, be received with much gratitude by all. 
Complementing the bibliography, this issue also reprints a historical introduction by James 
Fleming to the 1994 edition of the International Bibliography of Meteorology, started in 1872 by 
Cleveland Abbe and originally published in four volumes between 1889 and 1891. The essay 
deserves reprinting for a wider audience because of its explanation of the historical development 
of this bibliographic work in the U.S. Army Signal Corps Office. 

 
The ICHM website (http://www.meteohistory.org) contains announcements for jobs, 

conferences and publications, and new members are welcome to join our pursuit of ‘scholarship 
and friendship’ in the history of meteorology, climatology, and related sciences. To give a 
flavour of the diversity of interests within the community, I would direct you to a volume edited 
by Vladimir Jankovic and Christina Barboza on ‘Weather, Local Knowledge and Everyday Life: 
Issues in Integrated Climate Studies’ (published by MAST in 2009). This collection of papers 
from participants at the 2008 conference in Rio de Janeiro include topics as diverse as 
avalanches in the late Middle Ages (Rohr), the Rio Apa shipwreck in 1887 (Barboza), television 
weather girls (Turner), the outdoor garment industry (Jankovic), climate engineers (Fleming), 
cloud-spotters (Anderson) and the Bavarian Foehn (Lüdecke). Knowing, interpreting and 
understanding weather includes, but also takes us beyond the realms of (what might be termed) 
scientific meteorology and our histories have done likewise. I am sure that 2010 will be another 
fruitful year for researchers in this field. In the wake of the various ‘scandals’ and debates 
afflicting contemporary climate change science at the end of 2009, the need for continuing 
constructive and intellectually engaging historical research on the climate and weather sciences 
has rarely been stronger. 

 
 
Samuel Randalls 
London 



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History of Meteorology 
 
CALL FOR PAPERS 
 
Papers on the history of meteorology, climatology, and related sciences are now being accepted 
for consideration in History of Meteorology 6.  Articles should be based on original research and 
present a novel thesis.  They must be engaging, clearly written, and fully documented, following 
the style guide below.  All papers will be subject to peer review.  Authors are reminded that 
international and interdisciplinary perspectives are encouraged and articles should engage social, 
cultural, and/or intellectual themes and contexts.  Because this is an electronic journal, it is 
possible to publish color illustrations and experiment with alternative media such as audio and 
video files and databases.  Session conveners are invited to propose special sections or issues of 
the journal. 
 
History of Meteorology has a stable URL at http://meteohistory.org and has been assigned ISSN 
1555-5763 by the U.S. Library of Congress.  It is currently being indexed by two leading 
services: Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science (from which citations are posted 
online on the RLG History of Science and Technology database) and Meteorological and 
Geoastrophysical Abstracts. 
 
The submission deadline for volume six is October 1, 2010, but earlier notice is appreciated.  
Queries or manuscripts should be directed to the editor-in-chief, Jim Fleming, e-mail 
jfleming@colby.edu 
 
 



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STYLE GUIDE 
 
Manuscripts for History of Meteorology are to be submitted electronically to the editor in MS 
Word format (please ask in advance about other formats).  Before publication, authors must 
certify that their work is original and that all necessary permissions have been acquired. 
 
Format 
 
Paper size:   U.S. Letter 
Margins:   1.0 inch on all sides 
Headers and footers: 0.5 inch (left blank except for preliminary pagination) 
Line spacing:   double 
Font:   text: 12 point Times New Roman; captions: 11 point Times New Roman 
Section headers: Use of bold section headers is encouraged 
Paper length:  Less than 10,000 words, including citations. 
   Ask if your manuscript is longer than this. 
 
Figures and Tables 
 
Figures must be provided as separate image files (jpeg or tiff) with a resolution of at least 150 
dpi.  Both figures and tables must be mentioned in the text (e.g. Fig. 1) before their appearance in 
the paper. Figure captions appear below the figure in 11-point type with a hanging indent: 
 

Fig. 1. Caption descriptive of the image but does not repeat what was said in the text of 
the paper. Image courtesy of (or by permission of) XXX. 

 
Tables must be carefully formatted in advance by the author.  Titles appear above the table in 11-
point type: 
 

Table 1. Title of table (handing indent if it is a long title). 
 
Citations 
 
Citations may be either Endnotes, numbered sequentially, or References (Author date) listed 
alphabetically at the end of the paper. Any major style, consistently applied, is acceptable. 
 
Each citation must provide name of author/editor, full title of the work, place, publisher, date, 
and page references.  
 
Titles of books and journals are italicized, not underlined.  Archival and manuscript material 
must contain a full description in the first citation. 
 
Use of abbreviations (e.g. Amer. J. Sci.) is encouraged, as is the short reference format for 
subsequent citations of a text (e.g. Petterssen, Weather Forecasting, 12.). 
 
Endnotes are not meant to be discursive. 


