The Editor’s Award of Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS) is given to an individual who has contributed a reviewer’s report of outstanding merit on a manuscript submitted for publication in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences(AAS). The quality of AAS depends essentially upon reviewers’ voluntary and painstaking efforts. Nominations are considered by the editors and editorial office, which make recommendations for final approval by the Editors-in-Chief.

2016 AAS Editor's Award winners are:

Name	Citation
Bergman, John	For an insightful and constructive review.
Bonin, Timothy	For being one of the best reviewers in the field of boundary layer meteorology, thanks to his thorough and instrumental comments to improve the quality of the manuscripts he reviews.
Chiswell, Stephen	For prompt and constructive reviews of manuscripts.
Gao, Jidong	For insightful and detailed comments that have contributed to significant improvements of multiple manuscripts.
Kennedy, Aaron	For multiple, timely, and thorough reviews that improved manuscripts.
Park, Mijeong	For a lengthy and detailed review of a manuscript.
Qian, Weihong	For his comprehensive and timely reviews that provided valuable insights with unusual precision and thoughtfulness.
Wu, Renguang	For multiple and timely reviews that greatly improved manuscripts.
Xu, Kuan-Man	For a critical but insightful and constructive review, which is essential for maintaining AAS at a high-quality level.
Yu, Kosaka	For relevant, fruitful and constructive comments that greatly helped authors to enhance the quality of paper.

Congratulations to the 2016 AAS Editor's Award winners! AAS would like to thank its editors for nominating peers who are so deserving of this award.