The 13th and 14th Workshops on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate

1.Overview In July 2018,the Antarctic community came together to meet at the 13th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate (WAMC) in Madison,Wisconsin,USA (Fig.1);and in the following year in June 2019,the 14th WAMC was held in Charleston,South Carolina,USA (Fig.2).With a growing history,the WAMC addresses the topics of Antarctic meteorology and climate (Kameda et al.,2008;Colwell et al.,2016;Lazzara et al.,2018) as well as weather-related issues of scientific and operational support.The workshops bring together researchers,operational forecasters,numerical modelers,observational specialists,and students.The themes of both workshops included Antarctic meteorological observations,Antarctic atmospheric numerical modeling,Antarctic meteorological and climate research,and Antarctic weather forecasting and operational services.The 2018 and 2019 WAMC were both followed by a one-day focus on the Year of Polar Prediction-Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH),when preparations and follow-up discussions were made with regard to the YOPP Special Observing Period from 16 November 2018 to 15 February 2019.