Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Aims & Scope

Meteorologische Zeitschrift (Contributions to Atmospheric Sciences) accepts high-quality, English language, double peer-reviewed manuscripts on all aspects of observational, theoretical and computational research on the entire field of meteorology and atmospheric physics, including climatology.

Manuscripts from applied sectors such as, e.g., Environmental Meteorology or Energy Meteorology are particularly welcome.

Meteorologische Zeitschrift (Contributions to Atmospheric Sciences) represents a natural forum for the meteorological community of Central Europe and worldwide.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Preservation url
• Apc url

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Earth and Planetary Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,300.00 EUR. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated

  Citation: 9092

  Authors: Markus, Jürgen, Christoph, Bruno, Franz

• Köppen's climate classification map for Brazil

  Citation: 8167

  Authors: Clayton Alcarde, José Luiz, Paulo Cesar, José Leonardo, Gerd

• Observed and projected climate shifts 1901-2100 depicted by world maps of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification

  Citation: 860

  Authors: Franz, Markus

• The Regional Climate Model COSMO-CLM (CCLM)

  Citation: 817

  Authors: Burkhard, Andreas, Andreas

• The ASCAT Soil Moisture Product: A Review of its Specifications, Validation Results, and Emerging Applications

  Citation: 518

  Authors: Wolfgang, Sebastian, Richard, Thomas, Zoltan, Stefan, Julia, Patricia, Alexander, Stefan, Jürgen, Gerhard, Katharina, Christoph, Johann, Ute, Stefan, Luca, Yong, Günter, Josef, Kla

• The climate of the European Alps: Shift of very high resolution Köppen-Geiger climate zones 1800–2100

  Citation: 475

  Authors: Franz, Katharina, Klaus, Ingeborg

• Detecting and understanding the multi-decadal variability of the East Asian Summer Monsoon Recent progress and state of affairs

  Citation: 364

  Authors: Tianjun, Daoyi, Jian, Bo

• Ãœber Bedingungen zur Bildung von Kondensstreifen aus Flugzeugabgasen

  Citation: 326

  Authors: Ulrich

• The thermal zones of the Earth according to the duration of hot, moderate and cold periods and to the impact of heat on the organic world

  Citation: 290

  Authors: Wladimir

• PALM - A large-eddy simulation model performing on massively parallel computers

  Citation: 265

  Authors: Siegfried, Michael