International Society of Biometeorology
Purpose and Objective
The International Society of Biometeorology (ISB) provides an international forum for the promotion of interdisciplinary collaboration between meteorologists, health professionals, biologists, climatologists, ecologists, and other scientists.
The general objectives of the International Society of Biometeorology (ISB) are:
- The development of biometeorology, which is an interdisciplinary science studying the interactions between atmospheric processes and living organisms (plants, animals, and humans)
- The dissemination of knowledge relevant to the relation between meteorological factors, physical-chemical systems and living organisms
- The exchange of current information on the physical environment of plants, animals and humans, between ISB members (from some 100 disciplines)
Acronym: ISB
Country or Region: International
Established Since: 1956
Number of Members: ~250
Website: www.biometeorology.org
Contact:
President: Prof. Scott Sheridan, Kent State University:[email protected]
Secretary: Mike Allen, Towson University: [email protected]
Publications:
International Journal of Biometeorology, see http://link.springer.com/journal/484
Other Society Information:
see ISB website