Important advice from an editor for responding to reviewers
Occasionally as an editor I see an author respond to a reviewer, let’s say Reviewer 1, in the following manner. “Response to Reviewer 1’s comment that we should rerun the model: Reviewer 2 didn’t see a problem with our method, so we choose not to rerun the model.” It may well be that Reviewer 2 […]
CHOICE Reviews Online
Reprinted with permission from CHOICE http://www.cro2.org/, copyright by the American Library Association. 47-6207 Q223 2009-39865 CIP Science & Technology \ General Schultz, David M. Eloquent science: a practical guide to becoming a better writer, speaker, and atmospheric scientist. American Meteorological Society, 2009. 412p bibl index; ISBN 9781878220912 pbk, $45.00. Reviewed in 2010jul CHOICE. Scientists often […]
Who are “the experts”?
August 1, 2010 Filed under Blog, Uncategorized
One of the features of Eloquent Science is the “Ask the Experts” columns. (The idea for these sections came from a discussion with Prof. Tracey Holloway, University of Wisconsin.) I don’t say much about who these people are in the book, but you may be interested to know a little more. Y. Hancock is a […]
Reference list style guides
As an author, creating and double-checking reference lists in your manuscript are a hassle. Chances are if you make a mistake, a reader will go looking for that source and be stymied by a wrong year or incorrect page number. On top of the problems of accuracy, different journals require different formats for their reference […]
Writing is Like Forecasting
July 30, 2010 Filed under Excerpts
This section is published in the June 2010 issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Volume 91, p. 791.
Where to publish case studies in meteorology
Dr. Alexander Keul of Salzburg University asked me whether any journals were publishing case studies in meteorology. What was interesting was that I had received another question or two along these lines recently. Seemed like an opportunity to blog. I would argue that there are two extremes of what one might call “case studies.” On […]
What are your pet peeves?
Appendix B: Commonly Misused Scientific Words and Expressions of Eloquent Science was inspired by a list of incorrect science expressions and annoyances maintained by Chuck Doswell. Many of Chuck’s pet peeves are included in Appendix B. I also surveyed my friends and colleagues about their pet peeves and included many of them in Appendix B. […]
If a tree falls in the forest…
This month’s issue of the Annals of Improbable Research answers the question of whether a tree falling in the forest will make a sound if no one is around to hear it. The answer is yes (Melchior 2010). Moreover, the bigger the tree, the louder the sound. What I like about this article is that […]
Positive and negative feedback in science: Scientists as social animals
At a recent meeting at the University of Manchester, the keynote speaker was Prof. Helen Gleeson OBE. She gave an informative and interesting history of her career and the lessons she has learned. One thing she said resonated with me (paraphrasing): “As a scientist, you get lots of rejections, but not a lot of supportive […]
How to Research and Write Effective Case Studies in Meteorology
If you write or review case studies, this open-access article at the Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology provides 16 tips about how to research and write an effective case study. Schultz, D. M., 2010: How to research and write effective case studies in meteorology. Electronic J. Severe Storms Meteor., 5 (2), 1-18.
